I’ll be honest: I did not expect to put this show on this list. I mean, Leave It to Beaver? That sugar-coated jawbreaker of ’50s naivete? But on a fresh viewing, this show—unlike, say, The Adventures ...

Several of the boys have taken a liking to the old "Leave it to Beaver" TV show. I’m talking the squeaky clean, monochromatic, “Jerry Mathers as the Beaver” version. Watching episodes with them, you ...