
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
S1 · E1IMDB:
5.9
Released
10/3/1952
Duration
0h 0m
Genre
Comedy, Family
Country
United States of America
Cast
Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson
Overview
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".

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
5.9Released
10/3/1952
Genre
Comedy, Family
Cast
Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson
Duration
0h 0m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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".
Episodes
EP 1AvailableThe Rivals
David has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.

The Rivals
David has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.
EP 2AvailableThe Poet
Ozzie and Harriet read the newspaper and talk about Nancy Walker.

The Poet
Ozzie and Harriet read the newspaper and talk about Nancy Walker.
EP 3AvailableThe Pills
Ozzie decides to diet so he can fit into a pair of size 33 pants.

The Pills
Ozzie decides to diet so he can fit into a pair of size 33 pants.
EP 4AvailableThe Fall Guy
Ozzie quickly regrets advising David against allowing people to take advantage of his good nature.

The Fall Guy
Ozzie quickly regrets advising David against allowing people to take advantage of his good nature.
EP 5AvailableHalloween Party
On Halloween night, Ozzie and Thorny make plans to attend a non-costume party as Satan and a Scotsman. Meanwhile Ricky and David attend a Halloween Party at school and the Nelson household is besieged by children demanding candy - or else.

Halloween Party
On Halloween night, Ozzie and Thorny make plans to attend a non-costume party as Satan and a Scotsman. Meanwhile Ricky and David attend a Halloween Party at school and the Nelson household is besieged by children demanding candy - or else.
EP 6AvailableRiviera Ballet
Ozzie has tickets to the Riviera Ballet, but Harriet doesn't want him to go because the actresses will be wearing skimpy bathing suits.

Riviera Ballet
Ozzie has tickets to the Riviera Ballet, but Harriet doesn't want him to go because the actresses will be wearing skimpy bathing suits.
EP 7AvailableDavid the Babysitter
David gets a babysitting job and Ozzie is worried about David and the baby.

David the Babysitter
David gets a babysitting job and Ozzie is worried about David and the baby.
EP 8AvailableRick Goes To A Dance
Ricky receives a perfumed letter from his neighbor, Julie Thornberry, inviting him to his first dance.

Rick Goes To A Dance
Ricky receives a perfumed letter from his neighbor, Julie Thornberry, inviting him to his first dance.
EP 9AvailableDay After Thanksgiving
Having come home the previous day from Aunt Ellen's without any Thanksgiving leftovers, Ozzie and the boys become obsessed with a craving for more turkey

Day After Thanksgiving
Having come home the previous day from Aunt Ellen's without any Thanksgiving leftovers, Ozzie and the boys become obsessed with a craving for more turkey
EP 10AvailableThorny's Gift
Ozzie is outraged after he doesn't receive a timely 'thank you' for the birthday gift he sent to Thorny.

Thorny's Gift
Ozzie is outraged after he doesn't receive a timely 'thank you' for the birthday gift he sent to Thorny.
EP 11AvailableHarriet's Hairdo
Harriet decides to try a new hair style but it doesn't go over well with the Nelson men. Ozzie gently tries to suggest he wants her to go back to the look he's used to.

Harriet's Hairdo
Harriet decides to try a new hair style but it doesn't go over well with the Nelson men. Ozzie gently tries to suggest he wants her to go back to the look he's used to.
EP 12AvailableThe Boys' Christmas Money
The boys want to earn extra money for Christmas, so Ozzie gives them permission to look for work.

The Boys' Christmas Money
The boys want to earn extra money for Christmas, so Ozzie gives them permission to look for work.
EP 13AvailableThe Late Christmas Gift
Ozzie and David receive Christmas gifts after Christmas from Grandma Nelson.

The Late Christmas Gift
Ozzie and David receive Christmas gifts after Christmas from Grandma Nelson.
EP 14AvailableNewspaper Write-up
Ozzie becomes upset, and increasingly obsessed, by a newspaper tribute to him that messes up his name.

Newspaper Write-up
Ozzie becomes upset, and increasingly obsessed, by a newspaper tribute to him that messes up his name.
EP 15AvailableBasketball Players
Ozzie and Thorny's discussion about basketball escalates until they challenge each other to a game. They include their sons in the grudge match but then begin having second thoughts.

Basketball Players
Ozzie and Thorny's discussion about basketball escalates until they challenge each other to a game. They include their sons in the grudge match but then begin having second thoughts.
EP 16AvailableStop Worrying
Ozzie discovers his family worrying about different things, and admonishes them, as well as rationalizing them out of their concerns. But later he reads a magazine article and seems to have trouble fighting off worry himself.

Stop Worrying
Ozzie discovers his family worrying about different things, and admonishes them, as well as rationalizing them out of their concerns. But later he reads a magazine article and seems to have trouble fighting off worry himself.
EP 17AvailableThe Tuba Affair
Ozzie wants to establish that he's head-of-the-household, and Harriet wants to be a good wife. Marital strife ensues.

The Tuba Affair
Ozzie wants to establish that he's head-of-the-household, and Harriet wants to be a good wife. Marital strife ensues.
EP 18AvailableThe Rover Boys
While discussing The Rover Boys' books with Thorny, Ozzie takes off to check out a book at the library, hoping to prove Thorny wrong. But when he's caught with a big book, one of his boys' teachers is convinced he knows a lot about the Peloponnesian War and asks him to lead a book discussion. Ozzie is just too proud to admit the truth and decides to learn everything he can before the PTA meeting.

The Rover Boys
While discussing The Rover Boys' books with Thorny, Ozzie takes off to check out a book at the library, hoping to prove Thorny wrong. But when he's caught with a big book, one of his boys' teachers is convinced he knows a lot about the Peloponnesian War and asks him to lead a book discussion. Ozzie is just too proud to admit the truth and decides to learn everything he can before the PTA meeting.
EP 19AvailableSeparate Rooms
David and Ricky finally get their own separate rooms - with hilarious results.

Separate Rooms
David and Ricky finally get their own separate rooms - with hilarious results.
EP 20AvailableThe Valentine Show
Ozzie and Harriet are concerned that David will blow all the money he's saved on a new girl he's taking to a Valentine's Day dance.

The Valentine Show
Ozzie and Harriet are concerned that David will blow all the money he's saved on a new girl he's taking to a Valentine's Day dance.
EP 21AvailableThe Traffic Signal
There's a new traffic signal, and no one knows who should take the credit or get the blame.

The Traffic Signal
There's a new traffic signal, and no one knows who should take the credit or get the blame.
EP 22AvailableThe Dental Receptionist
Ozzie soon regrets a flirtatious moment shared with his dentist's new southern belle receptionist.

The Dental Receptionist
Ozzie soon regrets a flirtatious moment shared with his dentist's new southern belle receptionist.
EP 23AvailableThe Speech
Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.

The Speech
Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.
EP 24AvailableThe Safecrackers
While in Herb Dunkle's empty office, Ozzie teaches Ricky how to crack a safe.

The Safecrackers
While in Herb Dunkle's empty office, Ozzie teaches Ricky how to crack a safe.
EP 25AvailableBrother Beesley's Philosophy
Andy Beesley gives Ozzie a new outlook on life: Enjoy life, while you can. Ozzie takes this philosophy to heart and sends the family on a spending spree down at The Emporium - a spending spree he soon regrets.

Brother Beesley's Philosophy
Andy Beesley gives Ozzie a new outlook on life: Enjoy life, while you can. Ozzie takes this philosophy to heart and sends the family on a spending spree down at The Emporium - a spending spree he soon regrets.
EP 26AvailableThe Bowling Alley
Fearing that Ozzie is coming down with a cold, Harriet orders her husband to spend the evening convalescing and then goes shopping with a friend. Ozzie manages a rapid recovery when Thorny reminds him of a date they made to go bowling.

The Bowling Alley
Fearing that Ozzie is coming down with a cold, Harriet orders her husband to spend the evening convalescing and then goes shopping with a friend. Ozzie manages a rapid recovery when Thorny reminds him of a date they made to go bowling.
EP 27AvailableThe Orchid and the Violet
It's spring, and love is in the air, so Ozzie wants to surprise Harriet by having a bunch of violets delivered to her. When orchids show up, instead, Ozzie suspects they're from an old rich boyfriend of Harriet's.

The Orchid and the Violet
It's spring, and love is in the air, so Ozzie wants to surprise Harriet by having a bunch of violets delivered to her. When orchids show up, instead, Ozzie suspects they're from an old rich boyfriend of Harriet's.
EP 28AvailableThe Pancake Mix
Hasty Tasty Pancake Company is offering a double-your-money-back guarantee, so Ricky decides to apply for a refund.

The Pancake Mix
Hasty Tasty Pancake Company is offering a double-your-money-back guarantee, so Ricky decides to apply for a refund.
EP 29AvailableWhistler's Daughter
Ozzie has some fast talking to do, after Harriet falls under the impression that he was taken in by an attractive young door-to-door saleswoman.

Whistler's Daughter
Ozzie has some fast talking to do, after Harriet falls under the impression that he was taken in by an attractive young door-to-door saleswoman.
EP 30AvailableThe Fish Story
To prove a point, Ozzie starts a rumor in the neighborhood by tricking his best friend Thorny into believing that the fish are biting like crazy in Mud Basin.

The Fish Story
To prove a point, Ozzie starts a rumor in the neighborhood by tricking his best friend Thorny into believing that the fish are biting like crazy in Mud Basin.
EP 31AvailableNight School
Ozzie finds out from Thorny that he is taking adult education courses at the local high school in the evenings. So Ozzie decides to take some classes and Harriet signs up too.

Night School
Ozzie finds out from Thorny that he is taking adult education courses at the local high school in the evenings. So Ozzie decides to take some classes and Harriet signs up too.
EP 32AvailableThe Traders
Ozzie tries to teach Ricky and David how to get a good deal in the swap trades they make with friends.

The Traders
Ozzie tries to teach Ricky and David how to get a good deal in the swap trades they make with friends.
EP 33AvailableBoxing Matches
Ozzie gets roped into agreeing to fight Thorny in a boxing exhibition match to be held at an evening Boy Scout rally.

Boxing Matches
Ozzie gets roped into agreeing to fight Thorny in a boxing exhibition match to be held at an evening Boy Scout rally.
EP 34AvailableDoor Key for David
David is given his first house key and the responsibility that goes with it.

Door Key for David
David is given his first house key and the responsibility that goes with it.
EP 35AvailableThe Play's the Thing
Ozzie is brimming with enthusiasm about appearing in the PTA pageant's play, until he learns that his role is the front end of Robin Hood's horse.

The Play's the Thing
Ozzie is brimming with enthusiasm about appearing in the PTA pageant's play, until he learns that his role is the front end of Robin Hood's horse.
EP 36AvailableMonetary System
David and Ricky would like an increase in their allowances so Ozzie develops a point system regarding household chores. He includes every family member but regrets it as it points out that one person is doing very little of the tasks.

Monetary System
David and Ricky would like an increase in their allowances so Ozzie develops a point system regarding household chores. He includes every family member but regrets it as it points out that one person is doing very little of the tasks.
EP 37AvailableWho's Walter?
Harriet encounters an older man who worked at an amusement park she and Ozzie frequented when they dated. She invites him to dinner where he thinks Ozzie is named Walter, then spends the evening telling stories about Harriet and Walter.

Who's Walter?
Harriet encounters an older man who worked at an amusement park she and Ozzie frequented when they dated. She invites him to dinner where he thinks Ozzie is named Walter, then spends the evening telling stories about Harriet and Walter.
EP 38AvailableCuriosity
Ozzie and Harriet try to kill each other's cat with curiosity.

Curiosity
Ozzie and Harriet try to kill each other's cat with curiosity.
EP 39AvailableOscillating Ozzie
Ozzie is stuck in his conservative routine, until he has a chat with the ever-exuberant Emmy Lou.

Oscillating Ozzie
Ozzie is stuck in his conservative routine, until he has a chat with the ever-exuberant Emmy Lou.
Cast

Ozzie
Ozzie Nelson

Harriet
Harriet Nelson

David
David Nelson

Ricky









