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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1953 - 1954
Episode 1
New Chairs
Fri, Sep 18, 195330 mins
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.
Episode 2
The Party
Fri, Sep 25, 195330 mins
Ricky's upset about not being invited to Will Thornberry's party.
Episode 3
The Boy's Paper Route
Fri, Oct 2, 195330 mins
The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.
Episode 4
The Window Pane
Fri, Oct 9, 195330 mins
Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.
Episode 5
David's Pipe
Fri, Oct 16, 195330 mins
An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.
Episode 6
David's 17th Birthday
Fri, Oct 23, 195330 mins
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 7
No Noise
Fri, Oct 30, 195330 mins
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 8
The Hustler
Fri, Nov 6, 195330 mins
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 9
Boys' Day
Fri, Nov 13, 195330 mins
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 10
The Suggestion Box
Fri, Nov 20, 195330 mins
The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.
Episode 11
The Ladder
Fri, Nov 27, 195330 mins
While waiting for a woman to audition some dreary poetry reading for an upcoming PTA show, Ozzie meets Thorny in the backyard, and they decide to use his new lightweight ladder to climb onto the roof. A windy storm arises and knocks the ladder down, leaving them stuck on the roof all afternoon.
Episode 12
Parental Guidance
Fri, Dec 4, 195330 mins
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 13
The Insurance Policy
Fri, Dec 11, 195330 mins
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 14
The Credit Reference
Fri, Dec 18, 195330 mins
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 15
The Miracle
Fri, Dec 25, 195330 mins
Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.
Episode 16
The Hunter
Fri, Jan 1, 195430 mins
Ozzie takes steps to get out of going hunting with Thorny.
Episode 17
Ozzie's Night Out
Fri, Jan 8, 195430 mins
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 18
The Camera Show
Fri, Jan 15, 195430 mins
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 19
Courage
Fri, Jan 22, 195430 mins
Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.
Episode 20
The Incentive
Fri, Jan 29, 195430 mins
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 21
Too Many Children
Fri, Feb 5, 195430 mins
The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.
Episode 22
David's Career
Fri, Feb 12, 195430 mins
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 23
Harriet Gives a Party
Fri, Feb 19, 195430 mins
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 24
Old Fashioned Remedy
Fri, Feb 26, 195430 mins
Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.
Episode 25
The Initiation
Fri, Mar 5, 195430 mins
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 26
Ricky's Lost Letter
Fri, Mar 12, 195430 mins
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 27
Father and Son Tournament
Fri, Mar 19, 195430 mins
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 28
Gentleman David
Fri, Mar 26, 195430 mins
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 29
David Writes a Column
Fri, Apr 2, 195430 mins
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 and it's latest slump.
Episode 30
Over Protection
Fri, Apr 9, 195430 mins
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 31
Be on Time
Fri, Apr 16, 195430 mins
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 32
An Evening with Hamlet
Fri, Apr 23, 195430 mins
Ozzie and Thorny stage their version of "Hamlet" in the Nelson's living room.
Episode 33
The New Neighbor
Fri, Apr 30, 195430 mins
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 34
The Bird's Nest
Fri, May 7, 195430 mins
Ozzie needs to have the roof gutter repaired before the next rain, but a bird's nest is holding up the works.
Episode 35
A Friend of the Family
Fri, May 14, 195430 mins
Harriet writes to 'Aunt Martha', who gives advice through her 'A Friend of the Family' column in the local newspaper.
Episode 36
A Tuxedo for David
Fri, May 21, 195430 mins
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 various options are explored. Ozzie discusses it with Thorny whose boy, Will, also needs a tux.
Episode 37
The Painter
Fri, May 28, 195430 mins
In order to buy new golf clubs, Ozzie convinces Harriet to have the old slip covers on the chairs in the den dyed.
Episode 38
Economical Ozzie
Fri, Jun 4, 195430 mins
After learning Thorny has decided to economize, Ozzie decides to save money by washing the car himself.
Episode 39
The Swimming Pool
Fri, Jun 11, 195430 mins
Everyone in the neighborhood wants to use Ozzie's new backyard pool. The trouble is - it hasn't been built, yet.
