The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

- Season 1

(1952)

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Ozzie is upset when a reporter misspells his name in an article about a high school banquet he organized.

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.

Ozzie thinks the family is worrying too much, and that worrying is a futile waste of energy.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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