 Much juvenile merchandise was released during the show's first run, including board games, novels, and comic books.The show has enjoyed a renaissance in popularity since the 1970s through off-network syndication, a reunion telemovie ("Still the Beaver", 1983) and a sequel series, "The New Leave It to Beaver" (1985–89).In 1997, a movie version based on the original series was released to negative reviews.