List of episodes of the series «The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet»

  • Seasons count: 14
  • Episodes count: 435
  • Total viewing time: 5 h.
The Rivals
Release date: 10/3/1952

The Rivals

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode description:
    David has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.
The Poet
Release date: 10/10/1952

The Poet

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie and Harriet read the newspaper and talk about Nancy Walker.
The Pills
Release date: 10/17/1952

The Pills

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie decides to diet so he can fit into a pair of size 33 pants.
The Fall Guy
Release date: 10/24/1952

The Fall Guy

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie quickly regrets advising David against allowing people to take advantage of his good nature.
Halloween Party
Release date: 10/31/1952

Halloween Party

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode description:
    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.
Riviera Ballet
Release date: 11/7/1952

Riviera Ballet

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie has tickets to the Riviera Ballet, but Harriet doesn't want him to go because the actresses will be wearing skimpy bathing suits.
David the Babysitter
Release date: 11/14/1952

David the Babysitter

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode description:
    David gets a babysitting job and Ozzie is worried about David and the baby.
Rick Goes To A Dance
Release date: 11/21/1952

Rick Goes To A Dance

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode description:
    Ricky receives a perfumed letter from his neighbor, Julie Thornberry, inviting him to his first dance.
Day After Thanksgiving
Release date: 11/28/1952

Day After Thanksgiving

  • Episode number: 9
  • Episode description:
    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
Thorny's Gift
Release date: 12/5/1952

Thorny's Gift

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie is outraged after he doesn't receive a timely 'thank you' for the birthday gift he sent to Thorny.
Harriet's Hairdo
Release date: 12/12/1952

Harriet's Hairdo

  • Episode number: 11
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Boys' Christmas Money
Release date: 12/19/1952

The Boys' Christmas Money

  • Episode number: 12
  • Episode description:
    The boys want to earn extra money for Christmas, so Ozzie gives them permission to look for work.
The Late Christmas Gift
Release date: 12/26/1952

The Late Christmas Gift

  • Episode number: 13
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie and David receive Christmas gifts after Christmas from Grandma Nelson.
Newspaper Write-up
Release date: 1/2/1953

Newspaper Write-up

  • Episode number: 14
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie becomes upset, and increasingly obsessed, by a newspaper tribute to him that messes up his name.
Basketball Players
Release date: 1/9/1953

Basketball Players

  • Episode number: 15
  • Episode description:
    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.
Stop Worrying
Release date: 1/16/1953

Stop Worrying

  • Episode number: 16
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Tuba Affair
Release date: 1/23/1953

The Tuba Affair

  • Episode number: 17
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie wants to establish that he's head-of-the-household, and Harriet wants to be a good wife. Marital strife ensues.
The Rover Boys
Release date: 1/30/1953

The Rover Boys

  • Episode number: 18
  • Episode description:
    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.
Separate Rooms
Release date: 2/6/1953

Separate Rooms

  • Episode number: 19
  • Episode description:
    David and Ricky finally get their own separate rooms - with hilarious results.
The Valentine Show
Release date: 2/13/1953

The Valentine Show

  • Episode number: 20
  • Episode description:
    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 Traffic Signal
Release date: 2/20/1953

The Traffic Signal

  • Episode number: 21
  • Episode description:
    There's a new traffic signal, and no one knows who should take the credit or get the blame.
The Dental Receptionist
Release date: 2/27/1953

The Dental Receptionist

  • Episode number: 22
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie soon regrets a flirtatious moment shared with his dentist's new southern belle receptionist.
The Speech
Release date: 3/6/1953

The Speech

  • Episode number: 23
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.
The Safecrackers
Release date: 3/13/1953

The Safecrackers

  • Episode number: 24
  • Episode description:
    While in Herb Dunkle's empty office, Ozzie teaches Ricky how to crack a safe.
Brother Beesley's Philosophy
Release date: 3/20/1953

Brother Beesley's Philosophy

  • Episode number: 25
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Bowling Alley
Release date: 3/27/1953

The Bowling Alley

  • Episode number: 26
  • Episode description:
    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 Orchid and the Violet
Release date: 4/3/1953

The Orchid and the Violet

  • Episode number: 27
  • Episode description:
    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 Pancake Mix
Release date: 4/10/1953

The Pancake Mix

  • Episode number: 28
  • Episode description:
    Hasty Tasty Pancake Company is offering a double-your-money-back guarantee, so Ricky decides to apply for a refund.
Whistler's Daughter
Release date: 4/17/1953

Whistler's Daughter

  • Episode number: 29
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Fish Story
Release date: 4/24/1953

The Fish Story

  • Episode number: 30
  • Episode description:
    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.
Night School
Release date: 5/1/1953

Night School

  • Episode number: 31
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Traders
Release date: 5/8/1953

The Traders

  • Episode number: 32
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie tries to teach Ricky and David how to get a good deal in the swap trades they make with friends.
Boxing Matches
Release date: 5/15/1953

Boxing Matches

  • Episode number: 33
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie gets roped into agreeing to fight Thorny in a boxing exhibition match to be held at an evening Boy Scout rally.
Door Key for David
Release date: 5/22/1953

Door Key for David

  • Episode number: 34
  • Episode description:
    David is given his first house key and the responsibility that goes with it.
The Play's the Thing
Release date: 5/29/1953

The Play's the Thing

  • Episode number: 35
  • Episode description:
    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.
Monetary System
Release date: 6/5/1953

Monetary System

  • Episode number: 36
  • Episode description:
    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.
Who's Walter?
Release date: 6/12/1953

Who's Walter?

  • Episode number: 37
  • Episode description:
    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.
Curiosity
Release date: 6/19/1953

Curiosity

  • Episode number: 38
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie and Harriet try to kill each other's cat with curiosity.
Oscillating Ozzie
Release date: 6/26/1953

Oscillating Ozzie

  • Episode number: 39
  • Episode description:
    Ozzie is stuck in his conservative routine, until he has a chat with the ever-exuberant Emmy Lou.