<P> The time setting of Leave It to Beaver is contemporary with its production--the late 1950s and the early 1960s . References to contemporary news issues or topics are infrequent . Communism is mentioned in the episode "Water, Anyone?" The launching of the Russian satellite Sputnik, which coincided with the debut of the series, is mentioned in several episodes, as is the rapidly expanding missile defense sector in the 1962 episode "Stocks and Bonds". </P> <P> Contemporary cultural references are more frequent but not overwhelming . The show acknowledges the greaser subculture and, in the last season, "The Twist", a popular song and dance craze of the early 1960s . The dance's promoter, Chubby Checker, is hinted at in the episode's fictional "Chubby Chadwick" and his fictional hit tune, "Surf Board Twist". Wally and his friends perform a tepid version of The Twist at Wally's party in "The Party Spoiler". The 1960 Kirk Douglas vehicle Spartacus is brought up in "Teacher's Daughter", Eisenhower is mentioned and, in one episode, Beaver's best friend Gilbert says Angela Valentine wore a "Jackie Kennedy wig" to class . Contemporary celebrities mentioned on the show include Rock Hudson, Tuesday Weld, Cary Grant, Sal Mineo, Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Sonny Liston, Cassius Clay, Bob Cousy, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Jack Paar, John Glenn, Bennett Cerf, Warren Spahn, Fabian Forte and others . Then current Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity star Don Drysdale appears as himself in the 1962 episode titled "Long Distance Call". When Beaver appears on a TV show, not knowing it is being recorded to air another day, Gilbert compares the misunderstanding with "a Rod Serling Twilight Zone". The episode in which Beaver graduates from grammar school (8th grade) is perhaps the only time a year is mentioned . June and Ward inspect the gift they have for Beaver's graduation and read the inscription, "...Class of' 63". </P> <P> Leave It to Beaver is set in the fictitious community of Mayfield and its environs . The principal setting is the Cleaver home . The Cleavers live in two houses over the series' run . The move was necessary when the façade of the original house, located at Republic Studios . became unavailable for filming following the production's move to Universal . The new house stood on the Universal backlot . The address of the first house is 485 Mapleton (sometimes Maple) Drive, and the second at 211 Pine Street . </P> <P> Surrounded by a picket fence, the Mapleton Drive house is two stories with a first floor kitchen, dining room, living room and adjoining patio, and at least three bedrooms on the second floor--one for the boys, one for the parents, and a guest room into which Beaver moves for a night . The cellar is accessible through a diagonal door in the kitchen . A kitchen door opens onto a small side yard, the driveway, and a single - car garage--a frequent setting for get - togethers between the boys, their father, and the boys' friends . </P>

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