The New Leave It to Beaver

[2][3] The success of the television movie prompted the creation of a revival series, also titled Still the Beaver, that aired on The Disney Channel from 1984 to 1985.

Beaver is divorced and living with his mother, the widowed June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley), along with his two sons, Kip and Oliver.

Wally Cleaver lives next door with his wife Mary Ellen, his daughter Kelly and later, his son Kevin.

Hugh Beaumont, who played Ward Cleaver in the original series, had died in 1982, a year prior to the premiere of the telemovie.

Other series regulars included Wally's old friend Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), his wife Gert (Ellen Maxted) and their sons Freddie and Bomber (played by Osmond's two real-life sons), as well as "Lumpy" Rutherford (Frank Bank) and his daughter J.J., with Diane Brewster returning for four episodes to recreate her role as "Miss Canfield," Beaver's original grade school teacher.

Some of Beaver's old friends, Larry Mondello (Rusty Stevens), and Richard Rickover (Rich Correll), return to the series.

In addition to the cast of the subsequent sequel series, the television movie featured: It was dedicated in memory of Hugh Beaumont.

These were referred to as "special episodes" in an added voice-over by Barbara Billingsley and were known as: This season aired on The Disney Channel as Still the Beaver.

Kelly is nervous when she is cast in the title role of “Sleeping Beauty”; Wally and Beaver suspect that June may elope.

Kelly’s ruse to make her parents think she is a musical genius backfires when they arrange for her to take private piano lessons.

Wally blanches when Mary Ellen suggests he trade in his car; Kip and Freddie panic as they start their first day in high school.

Oliver writes another letter to his pen pal in Africa and in the process reflects on some of the most memorable moments—in clips—that have taken place since he moved in with his grandma after his parents’ divorce.

Kip dreams that he tries to win the heart of the new girl at school in this episode featuring Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.