This 'Leave It to Beaver' Star Revealed the Devastating Reason Why He Was Cut From the 6-Season Sitcom

Tiger Fafara, who played Tooey Brown in Leave It to Beaver, revealed the unfortunate reason why he thinks he was cut from the iconic sitcom.

'Leave It to Beaver' Actor, 80, Breaks Silence on Why He Was Cut From the Show

Actor Luke "Tiger" Fafara, 80, is opening up about his time on the beloved family series, Leave It to Beaver, which ran from 1957 to 1963. In an August 2025 interview on That's Classic, Fafara, who ...
New York Post

‘Leave It to Beaver’ star Jeri Weil reveals real reason for Judy Hensler’s sudden show exit

Jeri Weil has revealed the truth behind why her “Leave It to Beaver” character abruptly left the beloved show 65 years ago. Weil, who portrayed Beaver Cleaver’s (Jerry Mathers) nemesis Judy Hensler on ...
Chicago Tribune

Peter H. Schwartz: Why nostalgia for the 1950s of ‘Leave it to Beaver’ persists in America’s religious right

Anyone looking to drench themselves in the 1950s nostalgia currently favored by the religious right in America should consider watching “Leave It to Beaver” stoned. Which is what I did with an old ...