 A comparison of how children interact with their brothers and sisters on such 1950s situation comedy television programs as "Leave It To Beaver" and "Father Knows Best" with those on such 1980s programs as "The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties" found that children interacted more positively in the 1950s but were more central to the main story action in the 1980s.The show received two Emmy nominations in 1958 for Best New Program Series of the Year and Best Teleplay Writing—Half Hour or Less (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher) for the premiere episode, "Beaver Gets 'Spelled".In 1984, Jerry Mathers was awarded the Young Artist's Former Child Star Special Award, and in 1987, Ken Osmond and Tony Dow were both honored with the Young Artist's Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award.