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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 2

September. 18,1953

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

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 39 - The Swimming Pool

First Aired: June. 11,1954

Everyone in the neighborhood wants to use Ozzie's new backyard pool. The trouble is - it hasn't been built, yet.

Episode 38 - Economical Ozzie

First Aired: June. 04,1954

After giving David a lecture on saving his money, Ozzie and Thorny indulge in some impulsive buying at the local sporting goods store.

Episode 37 - The Painter

First Aired: May. 28,1954

Episode 36 - A Tuxedo for David

First Aired: May. 21,1954

David is excited about an upcoming dance and it's going to be formal. But Ozzie thinks buying his son a new tuxedo is too expensive so carious options are explored. Ozzie discusses it with Thorny whose boy Will also needs a tux.

Episode 35 - A Friend of the Family

First Aired: May. 14,1954

Harriet writes to 'Aunt Martha', who gives advice through her 'A Friend of the Family' column in the local newspaper.

Episode 34 - The Bird's Nest

First Aired: May. 07,1954

Ozzie needs to have the roof gutter repaired before the next rain, but a bird's nest is holding up the works.

Episode 33 - The New Neighbor

First Aired: April. 30,1954

After meeting his new neighbor at the bank, Ozzie beliefs he's a thief and stole his penknife. When hinting to his new neighbor didn't solve the problem, Ozzie decided he needed to warn Thorny and put his valuables in the bank.

Episode 32 - An Evening with Hamlet

First Aired: April. 23,1954

Ozzie and Thorny stage their version of "Hamlet" in the Nelson's living room.

Episode 31 - Be On Time

First Aired: April. 16,1954

It looks like Ozzie's going to be late to a luncheon where he's scheduled to deliver a speech on the importance of being on time.

Episode 30 - Overprotection

First Aired: April. 09,1954

Ozzie and Harriet anguish over whether or not to allow 13-year-old Ricky to take a 150-mile train trip on his own.

Episode 29 - David Writes a Column

First Aired: April. 02,1954

David has a school assignment to write an article for the school paper. Unable to think of a subject to write about. Ozzie suggests writing an article about the school's baseball team's latest slump.

Episode 28 - Gentleman David

First Aired: March. 26,1954

The school's Backward Dance is tonight. The girls invite the boys to this event. Fearing that David doesn't have a date to the dance, Ozzie meddles in his son's affairs.

Episode 27 - Father and Son Tournament

First Aired: March. 19,1954

Both Dave and Ricky want Ozzie to partner with them for the Father And Son Table Tennis Tournament. The dilemma is that he can only play with one son.

Episode 26 - Ricky's Lost Letter

First Aired: March. 12,1954

Ricky wants to send a letter to a cute girl who wrote to him, but Ozzie has accidentally destroyed the envelope containing her return address.

Episode 25 - The Initiation

First Aired: March. 05,1954

Dave is in charge of his club's initiation committee, and Thorny's son Will is among the pledges that must undergo the process.

Episode 24 - Old Fashioned Remedy

First Aired: February. 26,1954

Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.

Episode 23 - David's Career

First Aired: February. 19,1954

David's been spending time at Thompson's Garage. Ozzie thinks David may want to become a mechanic when he gets out of school. This is a great idea, until Ozzie talks to Thorny about what his son Will wants to do when he graduates.

Episode 22 - Harriet Gives a Party

First Aired: February. 12,1954

Harriet decides to give a dinner party but runs into problems when she learns her friend has already planned a dinner party and the Thornberrys are not invited.

Episode 21 - Too Many Children

First Aired: February. 05,1954

The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.

Episode 20 - The Incentive

First Aired: January. 29,1954

After promising to double whatever money his youngest son has left over at the end of the week, Ricky's collection of old pop bottles may cost Ozzie a pretty penny.

Episode 19 - Courage

First Aired: January. 22,1954

Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.

Episode 18 - The Camera Show

First Aired: January. 15,1954

Ozzie buys cameras for everyone in the family. It doesn't take long for him to get caught in a compromising position on film.

Episode 17 - Ozzie's Night Out

First Aired: January. 08,1954

The wife and kids give Ozzie the night off from helping them with their chores and homework, so with mixed feelings, he tries to amuse himself by spending a night out on the town.

Episode 16 - The Hunter

First Aired: January. 01,1954

Ozzie takes steps to get out of going hunting with Thorny.

Episode 15 - The Miracle

First Aired: December. 25,1953

Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.

Episode 14 - The Credit Reference

First Aired: December. 18,1953

Thorny needs a reference about his fiscal worthiness and asks Ozzie to write one for him. Ozzie as a joke writes a negative one but goes into a panic when he thinks Ricky mailed it.

Episode 13 - The Insurance Policy

First Aired: December. 11,1953

Harriet loses a gold pin Ozzie had given her. It was insured, and they collect on it. The check comes made out to both of them, and they disagree on who should endorse it over to the other person and what the money should be spent on.

Episode 12 - Parental Guidance

First Aired: December. 04,1953

David wants to start weightlifting and working out early in the morning, while Ricky wants to start staying up late and watching movies on the late show. Ozzie decides to let the boys have their way.

Episode 11 - The Ladder

First Aired: November. 27,1953

Ozzie and Thorny get themselves marooned on a roof without a ladder.

Episode 10 - The Suggestion Box

First Aired: November. 20,1953

The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.

Episode 9 - Young City Officials

First Aired: November. 13,1953

David and Will Thornberry's school essays give them both a chance to be mayor for the day during "Civic Day". Now if only Ozzie and Thorny will quit arguing about which son is going to be the honorable mayor.

Episode 8 - The Hustler

First Aired: November. 06,1953

Ricky intends to make extra money selling a spot remover. He's very successful but when things go wrong to entire family pitches in to help.

Episode 7 - No Noise

First Aired: October. 30,1953

Herb Dunkle talks to Ozzie about a new organization in town, "The National Anti-Noise Society". But is this new club ready for Ozzie & Thorny to join?

Episode 6 - David's Birthday

First Aired: October. 23,1953

It's David's 17th birthday, and he's trying to do anything he can to look older because he has a crush on Sally Patterson, a girl who is only interested in older men.

Episode 5 - David's Pipe

First Aired: October. 16,1953

An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.

Episode 4 - The Window Pane

First Aired: October. 09,1953

Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.

Episode 3 - The Boys' Paper Route

First Aired: October. 02,1953

The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.

Episode 2 - The Party

First Aired: September. 25,1953

Ricky and David are upset about not being invited to Will Thornberry's party. Later, they discover it’s a misunderstanding. But then, Ozzie finds out he wasn’t invited by “Thorny” (Will’s father) to a party occurring that same evening, and he becomes irritated with his best friend— unwilling to take the same advice he gave his kids and talk it over with him.

Episode 1 - New Chairs

First Aired: September. 18,1953

Confusion reigns when the local department store delivers two new chairs to the wrong Nelson family and then drops off additional chairs or takes back the wrong pieces of Nelson's furniture.

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