The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 through March 26, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television where it continued its success, running on both radio and television for a few years. The series stars Ozzie Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet Nelson, and their young sons, David and Eric "Ricky" Nelson. Don DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' friendly neighbor "Thorny".
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Episode 1 - David's Engagement
Release Date: 1955-09-23Ozzie and Harriet are concerned when David appears to be heading toward the altar at what they consider much too young an age.
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Episode 2 - Homemade Ice-Cream
Release Date: 1955-09-30Ozzie decides to make homemade ice cream but it doesn't turn out as well as expected.
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Episode 3 - Football Hero
Release Date: 1955-10-07Ozzie wants Ricky to play football but Harriet wants him to join the school band.
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Episode 4 - An Invitation to Dinner
Release Date: 1955-10-14Ozzie invites an old friend of his to dinner without telling Harriet.
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Episode 5 - Carnation Perfume
Release Date: 1955-10-21 -
Episode 6 - The Campers
Release Date: 1955-10-28 -
Episode 7 - The Man Across the Street
Release Date: 1955-11-11Ozzie and Thorny get into a heated football game with their new neighbor.
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Episode 8 - Music Appreciation
Release Date: 1955-11-18David doesn't like Ricky's jazz music records, and Ricky doesn't care for David's classical music records. It's a battle of the phonographs!
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Episode 9 - A Ball of Tinfoil
Release Date: 1955-11-25Ozzie's decision to clean the garage causes housekeeping trouble.
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Episode 10 - Wedding Rings
Release Date: 1955-12-02 -
Episode 11 - The Gay Blade
Release Date: 1955-12-09The 'Gay Blade' is a new kind of knife sharpener, which Harriet bought, and she expects non-mechanically inclined Ozzie to figure out how to correctly assemble its numerous parts.
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Episode 12 - The Eclipse
Release Date: 1955-12-16No one wants to stay up until 2:37 in the morning to watch the lunar eclipse - except Ozzie. He's determined to snap a picture of the scientific event through a telescope.
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Episode 13 - The Gadget
Release Date: 1956-01-06 -
Episode 14 - Art Studies
Release Date: 1956-01-13Harriet thinks that she and Ozzie are not spending enough quality time together. Ozzie offers to take her golfing but Harriet has other plans.
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Episode 15 - Volunteer Firemen
Release Date: 1956-01-20Ozzie and Thorny decide to become volunteer firemen.
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Episode 16 - The Car Mix-up
Release Date: 1956-01-27Harriet accidentally takes the wrong car home from the supermarket.
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Episode 17 - Ricky, the Organizer
Release Date: 1956-02-03 -
Episode 18 - The Safe Driver
Release Date: 1956-02-10After receiving a citation for safe driving, Ozzie is asked to drive a vehicle in a city parade. Ozzie then realizes that his drivers license has expired. He tries to get his license renewed before the day of the parade.
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Episode 19 - Watching Thorny's House
Release Date: 1956-02-24Ozzie & Thorny decide it would be a great idea to postpone their chores and go up to Pine Lake for the weekend. Harriet and the boys are busy, so Ozzie promises to look after Thorny's house, while the Thornberry's go up to the lake.
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Episode 20 - Personal Column
Release Date: 1956-03-09 -
Episode 21 - A Day in Bed
Release Date: 1956-03-23Ozzie is determined to stay in bed all day, but he soon finds out that it's not going to be as easy as he had first imagined.
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Episode 22 - Buried Treasure
Release Date: 1956-03-30While digging for worms to go fishing, Ricky discovers an old Spanish Doubloon.
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Episode 23 - A Beautiful Day
Release Date: 1956-04-13Ozzie greets a beautiful morning brimming with optimism, which soon makes a downhill turn.
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Episode 24 - Honest Face
Release Date: 1956-04-20Psychology student David checks Ozzie's photograph for criminal tendencies.
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Episode 25 - Harriet's Secret Admirer
Release Date: 1956-05-25Someone keeps sending flowers to Harriet and this begins to fluster Ozzie.
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Episode 26 - Re-Dressing Ricky
Release Date: 1956-06-08