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Season 1

Season 1

1952
39 Episodes

Episodes

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1. The Rivals

Oct 3, 1952

David has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.

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2. The Poet

Oct 10, 1952

Ozzie and Harriet read the newspaper and talk about Nancy Walker.

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3. The Pills

Oct 17, 1952

Ozzie decides to diet so he can fit into a pair of size 33 pants.

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4. The Fall Guy

Oct 24, 1952

Ozzie quickly regrets advising David against allowing people to take advantage of his good nature.

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5. Halloween Party

Oct 31, 1952

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.

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6. Riviera Ballet

Nov 7, 1952

Ozzie has tickets to the Riviera Ballet, but Harriet doesn't want him to go because the actresses will be wearing skimpy bathing suits.

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7. David the Babysitter

Nov 14, 1952

David gets a babysitting job and Ozzie is worried about David and the baby.

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8. Rick Goes To A Dance

Nov 21, 1952

Ricky receives a perfumed letter from his neighbor, Julie Thornberry, inviting him to his first dance.

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9. Day After Thanksgiving

Nov 28, 1952

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

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10. Thorny's Gift

Dec 5, 1952

Ozzie is outraged after he doesn't receive a timely 'thank you' for the birthday gift he sent to Thorny.

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11. Harriet's Hairdo

Dec 12, 1952

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.

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12. The Boys' Christmas Money

Dec 19, 1952

The boys want to earn extra money for Christmas, so Ozzie gives them permission to look for work.

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13. The Late Christmas Gift

Dec 26, 1952
30 min

Ozzie and David receive Christmas gifts after Christmas from Grandma Nelson.

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14. Newspaper Write-up

Jan 2, 1953

Ozzie becomes upset, and increasingly obsessed, by a newspaper tribute to him that messes up his name.

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15. Basketball Players

Jan 9, 1953

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.

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16. Stop Worrying

Jan 16, 1953

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.

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17. The Tuba Affair

Jan 23, 1953

Ozzie wants to establish that he's head-of-the-household, and Harriet wants to be a good wife. Marital strife ensues.

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18. The Rover Boys

Jan 30, 1953

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.

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19. Separate Rooms

Feb 6, 1953

David and Ricky finally get their own separate rooms - with hilarious results.

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20. The Valentine Show

Feb 13, 1953

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.

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21. The Traffic Signal

Feb 20, 1953

There's a new traffic signal, and no one knows who should take the credit or get the blame.

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22. The Dental Receptionist

Feb 27, 1953

Ozzie soon regrets a flirtatious moment shared with his dentist's new southern belle receptionist.

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23. The Speech

Mar 6, 1953

Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.

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24. The Safecrackers

Mar 13, 1953

While in Herb Dunkle's empty office, Ozzie teaches Ricky how to crack a safe.

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25. Brother Beesley's Philosophy

Mar 20, 1953

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.

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26. The Bowling Alley

Mar 27, 1953

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.

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27. The Orchid and the Violet

Apr 3, 1953

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.

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28. The Pancake Mix

Apr 10, 1953

Hasty Tasty Pancake Company is offering a double-your-money-back guarantee, so Ricky decides to apply for a refund.

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29. Whistler's Daughter

Apr 17, 1953

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.

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30. The Fish Story

Apr 24, 1953

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.

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31. Night School

May 1, 1953

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.

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32. The Traders

May 8, 1953

Ozzie tries to teach Ricky and David how to get a good deal in the swap trades they make with friends.

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33. Boxing Matches

May 15, 1953

Ozzie gets roped into agreeing to fight Thorny in a boxing exhibition match to be held at an evening Boy Scout rally.

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34. Door Key for David

May 22, 1953

David is given his first house key and the responsibility that goes with it.

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35. The Play's the Thing

May 29, 1953

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.

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36. Monetary System

Jun 5, 1953

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.

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37. Who's Walter?

Jun 12, 1953

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.

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38. Curiosity

Jun 19, 1953

Ozzie and Harriet try to kill each other's cat with curiosity.

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39. Oscillating Ozzie

Jun 26, 1953

Ozzie is stuck in his conservative routine, until he has a chat with the ever-exuberant Emmy Lou.