Ozzie Nelson
Director
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Season 2
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".
Released Oct. 3, 1952
Episode 30 min
2+
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Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - New Chairs
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.
Sept. 18, 1953, midnight
S2E2 - The Party
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.
Sept. 25, 1953, midnight
S2E3 - The Boys' Paper Route
The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.
Oct. 2, 1953, midnight
S2E4 - The Window Pane
Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.
Oct. 9, 1953, midnight
S2E5 - David's Pipe
An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.
Oct. 16, 1953, midnight
S2E6 - David's Birthday
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.
Oct. 23, 1953, midnight
S2E7 - No Noise
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?
Oct. 30, 1953, midnight
S2E8 - The Hustler
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.
Nov. 6, 1953, midnight
S2E9 - Young City Officials
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.
Nov. 13, 1953, midnight
S2E10 - The Suggestion Box
The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.
Nov. 20, 1953, midnight
S2E11 - The Ladder
Ozzie and Thorny get themselves marooned on a roof without a ladder.
Nov. 27, 1953, midnight
S2E12 - Parental Guidance
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.
Dec. 4, 1953, midnight
S2E13 - The Insurance Policy
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.
Dec. 11, 1953, midnight
S2E14 - The Credit Reference
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.
Dec. 18, 1953, midnight
S2E15 - The Miracle
Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.
Dec. 25, 1953, midnight
S2E16 - The Hunter
Ozzie takes steps to get out of going hunting with Thorny.
Jan. 1, 1954, midnight
S2E17 - Ozzie's Night Out
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.
Jan. 8, 1954, midnight
S2E18 - The Camera Show
Ozzie buys cameras for everyone in the family. It doesn't take long for him to get caught in a compromising position on film.
Jan. 15, 1954, midnight
S2E19 - Courage
Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.
Jan. 22, 1954, midnight
S2E20 - The Incentive
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.
Jan. 29, 1954, midnight
S2E21 - Too Many Children
The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.
Feb. 5, 1954, midnight
S2E22 - Harriet Gives a Party
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.
Feb. 12, 1954, midnight
S2E23 - David's Career
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.
Feb. 19, 1954, midnight
S2E24 - Old Fashioned Remedy
Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.
Feb. 26, 1954, midnight
S2E25 - The Initiation
Dave is in charge of his club's initiation committee, and Thorny's son Will is among the pledges that must undergo the process.
March 5, 1954, midnight
S2E26 - Ricky's Lost Letter
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.
March 12, 1954, midnight
S2E27 - Father and Son Tournament
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.
March 19, 1954, midnight
S2E28 - Gentleman David
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.
March 26, 1954, midnight
S2E29 - David Writes a Column
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.
April 2, 1954, midnight
S2E30 - Overprotection
Ozzie and Harriet anguish over whether or not to allow 13-year-old Ricky to take a 150-mile train trip on his own.
April 9, 1954, midnight
S2E31 - Be On Time
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.
April 16, 1954, midnight
S2E32 - An Evening with Hamlet
Ozzie and Thorny stage their version of "Hamlet" in the Nelson's living room.
April 23, 1954, midnight
S2E33 - The New Neighbor
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.
April 30, 1954, midnight
S2E34 - The Bird's Nest
Ozzie needs to have the roof gutter repaired before the next rain, but a bird's nest is holding up the works.
May 7, 1954, midnight
S2E35 - A Friend of the Family
Harriet writes to 'Aunt Martha', who gives advice through her 'A Friend of the Family' column in the local newspaper.
May 14, 1954, midnight
S2E36 - A Tuxedo for David
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.
May 21, 1954, midnight
S2E37 - The Painter
May 28, 1954, midnight
S2E38 - Economical Ozzie
After giving David a lecture on saving his money, Ozzie and Thorny indulge in some impulsive buying at the local sporting goods store.
June 4, 1954, midnight
S2E39 - The Swimming Pool
Everyone in the neighborhood wants to use Ozzie's new backyard pool. The trouble is - it hasn't been built, yet.
June 11, 1954, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 1952
Last Air Date: March 26, 1966, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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