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 Loses His Poise
Release Date: 1958-10-01David tries to date a pretty girl, but everything keeps going wrong.
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Episode 2 - David Becomes a Football Coach
Release Date: 1958-10-08Dave must decide whether to allow a girl to play on the little league football team he's coaching.
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Episode 3 - A Surprise for Clara
Release Date: 1958-10-15Ozzie's birthday is on Saturday, it's also the Randolph's 25th anniversary on Monday. Joe wants to redecorate their home as a present for Clara. He asks Ozzie's help on how to get Clara to go to her Mother's for the weekend.
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Episode 4 - The Pony
Release Date: 1958-10-22Someone enters Ozzie's name in a contest as a joke and he wins first prize---a pony.
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Episode 5 - Stealing Rick's Girl
Release Date: 1958-10-29Ricky might lose his best galpal if it means pledging David's fraternity.
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Episode 6 - Ozzie's Daughters
Release Date: 1958-11-05With David and Ricky go away for the weekend, Harriet invites two teenaged girls to spend the weekend at the Nelson house.
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Episode 7 - Ozzie Spills the Beans
Release Date: 1958-11-12The Men's club decides to put on a bean counting contest-and Ozzie gets stuck with the task of actually counting the exact number of beans to go in a large jar.
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Episode 8 - Rick's Riding Lessons
Release Date: 1958-11-19Ricky gives a pretty riding instructor guitar lessons in exchange for riding lessons.
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Episode 9 - Harriet Creates a Triangle
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Episode 10 - The Dress Shop
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Episode 11 - The Motorcycle
Release Date: 1958-12-10When David takes up motorcycling, a worried Ozzie tries to talk him out of it.
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Episode 12 - Helpful Neighbor
Release Date: 1958-12-17Ozzie overextends himself while being a helpful neighbor, and each good deed snowballs into one disaster after another.
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Episode 13 - The Runaways
Release Date: 1959-01-07Ozzie tries to find out why two children were found hiding in the back seat of his car.
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Episode 14 - Rick's Scientific Date
Release Date: 1959-01-14Wally uses a psychology test to trick Rick into going on a blind date with his cousin.
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Episode 15 - Rick's Dinner Guests
Release Date: 1959-01-21Rick is expecting his new girlfriend and her parents over for dinner, but Ozzie fouls things up by mistakenly telling Rick that dinner is at the girlfriend's house, instead. Meanwhile, Harriet goes to the movies, and Ozzie invites his buddies over for a poker game, leaving Rick stuck in the middle.
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Episode 16 - Ozzie and the Space Age
Release Date: 1959-01-28Ozzie gets roped into trying to take a photo of a flying saucer for a contest sponsored by the Bijou Theatre. The theatre manager, played by Joseph Kearns, awards $1,000 prize money for the best photo.
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Episode 17 - Jealous Joe Randolph
Release Date: 1959-02-04Joe Randolph becomes jealous when he mistakes Ozzie being seen shopping with his wife as a romantic affair.
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Episode 18 - Composite Girl
Release Date: 1959-02-11A composite photograph of a girl taken by Ricky ends up being selected as campus queen.
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Episode 19 - Ozzie's Old Teammate
Release Date: 1959-02-18Ozzie's teammate from his college football team pays him a visit.
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Episode 20 - The Newspaper Interview
Release Date: 1959-02-25The local newspaper chooses Ozzie to be the subject of its Neighbor of the Week column.
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Episode 21 - The Exploding Book
Release Date: 1959-03-04When David and pal Wally fall for the same damsel, Wally tricks David into giving her a gag gift.
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Episode 22 - Ozzie Changes History
Release Date: 1959-03-11In preparing for a pageant about the town's founder, Ozzie learns some disconcerting information about him.
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Episode 23 - The Tent
Release Date: 1959-03-18Ozzie, Joe, and Darby are literally left out in the cold when they go camping with their wives.
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Episode 24 - Ricky, the Bullfighter
Release Date: 1959-03-25In order to impress a pretty Spanish exchange student, Ricky decides to take up bullfighting.
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Episode 25 - Togetherness
Release Date: 1959-04-01After Ozzie and Harriet attend a lecture on the topic of 'Togetherness', the Nelsons decide to do more things together as a family.
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Episode 26 - The Other Guy's Girl
Release Date: 1959-04-08Ricky suspects that a fraternity brother is sneaking around with his galpal so Ozzie advises him to do the same with the brother's galpal.
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Episode 27 - Treasurer's Son
Release Date: 1959-04-15After Ricky is elected treasurer of his fraternity, Ozzie gives him advice on financial matters.
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Episode 28 - Always a Bridegroom
Release Date: 1959-04-22Ozzie once again jumps to conclusions when David and his galpal are invited to dinner by a young married couple.
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Episode 29 - The Costume Dance
Release Date: 1959-04-29Ozzie hopes to convince his men's club to hold a costumed dance this year.
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Episode 30 - Full House
Release Date: 1959-05-06Ozzie and Harriet take on fourteen unexpected weekend guests when the fraternity is cleared out for termite extermination.
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Episode 31 - The Little Black Box
Release Date: 1959-05-13Harriet and Clara bet Ozzie that he cannot keep from opening a little black box before the week's end.
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Episode 32 - The Buckingham
Release Date: 1959-05-20David & Ricky buy an old English car, a Buckingham. Although they enjoy it at first, the upkeep of the car winds up costing them more than they can afford.
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Episode 33 - The Girl in the Bowling Alley
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Episode 34 - Darby, the Rockhound
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Episode 35 - Taking Advantage of Harriet
Release Date: 1959-06-10Ozzie seems to be protecting Harriet after feeling she is been taken advantage of by people.
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Episode 36 - Ozzie Plans a Surprise
Release Date: 1959-06-17After learning from his two sons that he talks in his sleep, Ozzie worries he'll reveal Harriet's upcoming birthday surprise. He takes unusual measures to prevent this from happening.