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Ward Cleaver Didn’t Leave It To Beaver When Life Lessons Were Needed

Ward Cleaver, played by Hugh Beaumont, was your typical late-1950s and early-1960s dad. His main job was to work and provide for his wholesome American family. When he wasn’t working, it was all about caring for his two young sons, Wally and Beaver.

Ward was known to dispense timeless wisdom and appeared to always be level-headed. Sure, his children engaged in some mischief but he never lost his cool and approached every situation with the attitude that it was a chance to learn an important life lesson.