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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1952 - 1953
Episode 1
The Rivals
Fri, Oct 3, 195230 mins
David has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.
Episode 2
The Poet
Fri, Oct 10, 195230 mins
When Harriet finds a poem written to her in high school, she thinks it was written by Ozzie, which convinces him he has a knack for writing poetry.
Episode 3
The Pills
Fri, Oct 17, 195230 mins
Ozzie decides to diet so he can fit into a pair of size 33 pants.
Episode 4
The Fall Guy
Fri, Oct 24, 195230 mins
Ozzie quickly regrets advising David against allowing people to take advantage of his good nature.
Episode 5
The Halloween Party
Fri, Oct 31, 195230 mins
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.
Episode 6
Riviera Ballet
Fri, Nov 7, 195230 mins
Ozzie has tickets to the Riviera Ballet, but Harriet doesn't want him to go because the actresses will be wearing skimpy bathing suits.
Episode 7
David the Babysitter
Fri, Nov 14, 195230 mins
David gets a babysitting job and Ozzie is worried about David and the baby.
Episode 8
Rick Goes to a Dance
Fri, Nov 21, 195230 mins
Ricky receives a perfumed letter from his neighbor, Julie Thornberry, inviting him to his first dance.
Episode 9
The Day After Thanksgiving
Fri, Nov 28, 195230 mins
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.
Episode 10
Thorny's Gift
Fri, Dec 5, 195230 mins
Ozzie gets in a huff after buying Thorny a lighter for his birthday, wrapping it in Christmas paper, mailing it, and not getting a "thank you." Tired of listening to his bellyaching, the family forces Ozzie to confront Thorny about the matter by locking him out of the house.
Episode 11
Harriet's Hairdo
Fri, Dec 12, 195230 mins
Harriet thinks Ozzie doesn't notice her hairstyle, so at the advice of a friend, she dons a platinum blonde wig.
Episode 12
Boys' Christmas Money
Fri, Dec 19, 195230 mins
The boys want to earn extra money for Christmas, so Ozzie gives them permission to look for work.
Episode 13
Late Christmas Gift
Fri, Dec 26, 195230 mins
It's Christmas Day at the Nelson's, a joyous occasion marked by one glitch - the catcher's mitt Ozzie ordered for Rick never arrived. That evening, Ozzie and Rick drive to another family named Nelson thinking that the package might have been delivered by mistake. The package isn't there, either, but Ozzie and his son are struck by how the family, a single mom and three young children, and received so little at Christmas compared to their own relative prosperity. Ozzie organizes the neighbors, and with David playing Santa Claus, treat the other Nelson family to a second Christmas Eve. Later that evening, a package holding Rick's catcher's mitt mysteriously reappears under the Christmas tree.
Episode 14
Newspaper Write-up
Fri, Jan 2, 195330 mins
Ozzie is upset when a reporter misspells his name in an article about a high school banquet he organized.
Episode 15
Basketball Players
Fri, Jan 9, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 16
Stop Worrying
Fri, Jan 16, 195330 mins
Ozzie thinks the family is worrying too much, and that worrying is a futile waste of energy.
Episode 17
The Tuba Incident
Fri, Jan 23, 195330 mins
Ozzie wants to establish that he's head-of-the-household, and Harriet wants to be a good wife. Marital strife ensues.
Episode 18
The Rover Boys
Fri, Jan 30, 195330 mins
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. Thorny is just too proud to admit the truth and decides to learn everything he can before the PTA meeting.
Episode 19
Separate Rooms
Fri, Feb 6, 195330 mins
David and Ricky finally get their own separate rooms - with hilarious results.
Episode 20
The Valentine Show
Fri, Feb 13, 195330 mins
Ozzie is surprised to see how much cash that David has accumulated in the cigar box kept in his night stand. David is planning to take a new girl to a school dance, so when Harriet overhears David and Ricky talking about buying gifts, she assumes it is for David's date. It is a bit alarming to hear that he is willing to spend whatever it takes to get really good presents. Then Ozzie is handed David's notebook that was left at a neighbors that has a list of possible gifts that would be conceivable for giving a date. He tells Harriet that he will plant a suggestion with Ricky to transmit to David that what would really be appropriate is a corsage. Unknown to both Ozzie and Harriet, the boys had actually been discussing Valentine's presents for their parents. David takes Ricky's message at face value. They buy a nice box of chocolates for their mother and a corsage for their father. The parents are surprised to learn of their misunderstanding and manage to accept the presents with gratitude. Ozzie declares that he wanted a corsage so that he could present it to Harriet.
Episode 21
The Traffic Signal
Fri, Feb 20, 195330 mins
There's a new traffic signal, and no one knows who should take the credit or get the blame.
Episode 22
The Dental Receptionist
Fri, Feb 27, 195330 mins
Ozzie soon regrets a flirtatious moment shared with his dentist's new southern belle receptionist.
Episode 23
The Speech
Fri, Mar 6, 195330 mins
Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.
Episode 24
The Safe Crackers
Fri, Mar 13, 195330 mins
While in Herb Dunkle's empty office, Ozzie teaches Ricky how to crack a safe.
Episode 25
Brother Beesley's Philosophy
Fri, Mar 20, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 26
The Bowling Alley
Fri, Mar 27, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 27
The Orchid and the Violet
Fri, Apr 3, 195330 mins
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 boy friend of Harriet's.
Episode 28
The Pancake Mix
Fri, Apr 10, 195330 mins
Hasty Tasty Pancake Company is offering a double-your-money-back guarantee, so Ricky decides to apply for a refund.
Episode 29
Whistler's Daughter
Fri, Apr 17, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 30
The Fish Story
Fri, Apr 24, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 31
Night School
Fri, May 1, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 32
The Traders
Fri, May 8, 195330 mins
Ozzie tries to teach Ricky and David how to get a good deal in the swap trades they make with friends.
Episode 33
The Boxing Matches
Fri, May 15, 195330 mins
Ozzie gets roped into agreeing to fight Thorny in a boxing exhibition match to be held at tonight's Boy Scout rally.
Episode 34
A Door Key for David
Fri, May 22, 195330 mins
David is given his first house key and the responsibility that goes with it.
Episode 35
The Play's the Thing
Fri, May 29, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 36
Monetary System
Fri, Jun 5, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 37
Who's Walter
Fri, Jun 12, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 38
Curiosity
Fri, Jun 19, 195330 mins
Ozzie and Harriet try to kill each other's cat with curiosity.
Episode 39
Oscillating Ozzie
Fri, Jun 26, 195330 mins
Ozzie is stuck in his conservative routine, until he has a chat with the ever-exuberant Emmy Lou.
