Eager Beaver may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

* Eager Beaver, a club in the 1993 novel ''

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'' and film adaptation * Eager Beaver, an animal in TV series '' Ranger Hal'' 1957–1969 * Eager Beaver, a robot in 1957 novel ''

The Door into Summer ''The Door into Summer'' is a science fiction novel by American science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (October, November, December 1956, with covers and interior illustr ...

'' * Harold "Eager" Beaver, in 1957 film ''

Eighteen and Anxious ''Eighteen and Anxious'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Joe Parker and written by Katherine Eunson and Dale Eunson. The film stars William Campbell, Martha Scott, Jackie Loughery, Jim Backus, Ron Hagerthy, and Jackie Coogan. The fil ...

Film and television

* ''The Eager Beaver'' (1946 film), a Warner Bros. cartoon * "Eager Beaver", an episode of ''The Real Housewives of Miami'' (season 2) * "Eager Beaver", an episode of ''

Kingsley's Meadow ''Kingsley's Meadow'' is a Christian children's direct-to-video series that ran from 1999 to 2003. The series was about a teenage lion named Kingsley who, with his friends, learn the virtues and values of the Bible. The series also featured live- ...

'' * "Eager Beaver", an episode of ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh'' * "Eager Beaver", an episode of ''Lassie''

Literature

* ''Eager Beaver'', a 1963 children's book by

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* ''Eager Beaver'', a comic by

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Music

* "Eager Beaver", a 1944 single by

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* "Eager Beaver", a 1951 single by

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* "Eager Beaver", a 1960 single by The Nutty Squirrels * "Eager Beaver", a song in the 1962 musical ''

No Strings ''No Strings'' is a musical drama with book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers. ''No Strings'' is the only Broadway score for which Rodgers wrote both lyrics and music, and the first musical he composed after the death of ...

'' * "The Eager Beaver", a song on the soundtrack of 1996 film '' Fargo''

Military

* Eager Beavers, a nickname for the 72d USAF helicopter squadron * Eager Beavers, nickname for the crew of ''

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'', a B-17E heavy bomber s/n 41-2666 during World War II * ''The Eager Beaver'', nickname for a B-17F heavy bomber s/n 42-29816 assigned to the

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during World War II * Eager Beaver Air Portable Fork Lift Truck, produced by

ROF Nottingham Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Nottingham opened in 1936 in The Meadows, Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was one of a number of Royal Ordnance Factories created in the build up to World War II. During the war the site employed up to four thousand ...

(1969–1973) *

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, sometimes known as Eager Beaver

Other uses

* Eager Beaver, an achievement level in

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* Fitz “Eager" Beaver (1922–1992), founder of Seattle newspaper '' The Facts'' * Eager Beaver, a pinball machine, 1965