Leave it to Beaver

We loved our black and white televisions because we knew no better. Did we ever dream back then that we could have so much technology in a few years down the road?

The death of actor Tom Bosley of TV's "Happy Days" calls for a look at the Top TV Dads through the years.

Barbara Billingsley, best known for her role in the late 50s, early 60s sitcom "Leave it to Beaver" as June Cleaver, has died at the age of 94. Thus passed the actress who played the ideal American mom of that era.

For fans of "The Beav", here's some interesting trivia.

What is on television, and what role does it play in people's lives? What purpose is it serving, and do people's expectations affect television programming at all?

Every person has wants and needs. Abraham Maslow is known for theorizing that there are certain lower needs that need to be satisfied before higher needs can be achieved. He believes that in order to be completely happy, other needs must be met first.

A Comparison of Leave it to Beaver and Run's House

The enforcement of commercialism, the faulty nature of the ratings system, and the passivity of most viewers provides an environment in which the television maintains control over the viewers of American television.

A look at the TV shows and culture of 1950s America.

For Roy A. Barnes, watching Leave It To Beaver is like a religious experience in that he's watched many of these tv episodes over and over just like reading Bible passages or attending church services ritualistically. Read on to find out Roy's favorite ten episodes!

Television has morphed from a medium determined to spread mass culture, to creating a sense of reality which at the very least is disturbingly false.

There was a time when television reflected the main stream values of society. Is that still effective today? Or does television shape us in installing what television producers and executives as well as stars want us to think?

Article addressing common concerns about television for children, complete with tips and advice for keeping children safe from inappropriate content. This article addresses both allowing and forbidding television for children.

We take a look a the PBS series and television as it once was and is today and those characters that have been developed as a reflection of society as a whole.

Watching television is a common activity for all of us, including children. In fact, we watch a lot of it. What affect does it have on an impressionable child?

Shows like Judge Judy, Swift Justice and Judge Joe Brown are entertaining but the decisions don't always reflect the law.

The TV shows of yesterday

The amount of television that is recommended for children has been a question that parents have been asking since TV was invented.

television watching, family relationships, childhood obesity, television programming for kids

Two of the most popular media in pop culture are TV and music. What are the results when you mix the two into songs?

As parents of a child attending a Waldorf school, we were expected to expose our child to limited or no television. This is our family's story of our collective weaning off of the boob-tube.

As Halloween gets closer, the upcoming Halloween TV specials of 2010 just keep getting better! Get all the Halloween you can handle with the terrifying TV specials, movies, and cartoons on this list coming your way during the third week of October 2010