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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • TV Series
  • 1952–19661952–1966
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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7.4/10
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
3,461
1,101
  • Stars
    • Ozzie Nelson
    • Harriet Nelson
    • David Nelson
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    • Ozzie Nelson
    • Harriet Nelson
    • David Nelson
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    • 21User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 nominations total

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    Ozzie Nelson
    Ozzie Nelson
    • Ozzie Nelsonas Ozzie Nelson…
    435 episodes435 eps • 1952–1966
    Harriet Nelson
    Harriet Nelson
    • Harriet Nelsonas Harriet Nelson…
    435 episodes435 eps • 1952–1966
    David Nelson
    David Nelson
    • Dave Nelsonas Dave Nelson…
    434 episodes434 eps • 1952–1966
    Ricky Nelson
    Ricky Nelson
    • Rick Nelsonas Rick Nelson…
    434 episodes434 eps • 1952–1966
    Skip Young
    Skip Young
    • Wallyas Wally…
    123 episodes123 eps • 1956–1966
    Jack Wagner
    • Jackas Jack…
    121 episodes121 eps • 1952–1966
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Thornyas Thorny…
    117 episodes117 eps • 1952–1957
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Joe Randolphas Joe Randolph…
    91 episodes91 eps • 1955–1966
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • Doc Williamsas Doc Williams…
    78 episodes78 eps • 1953–1964
    Joe Byrne
    • Joeas Joe…
    78 episodes78 eps • 1956–1966
    Connie Harper
    • Miss Edwardsas Miss Edwards…
    77 episodes77 eps • 1958–1966
    Mary Jane Croft
    Mary Jane Croft
    • Clara Randolphas Clara Randolph…
    75 episodes75 eps • 1955–1966
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • Darbyas Darby…
    66 episodes66 eps • 1953–1965
    James Burton
    James Burton
    • Lead Guitaristas Lead Guitarist…
    60 episodes60 eps • 1957–1966
    Sally Hughes
    Sally Hughes
    • Sallyas Sally…
    56 episodes56 eps • 1954–1965
    Karl Kindberg
    • Dinkas Dink…
    45 episodes45 eps • 1959–1966
    Charlene Salerno
    • Gingeras Ginger…
    38 episodes38 eps • 1960–1965
    James Stacy
    James Stacy
    • Fredas Fred…
    38 episodes38 eps • 1956–1964
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    Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.
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    • Trivia
      Until it was surpassed by "The Simpsons (1989)" in 2004, this was the longest running comedy series in American television history.
    • Connections
      Edited into Heavy Petting (1989)

    User reviews21

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    7/10
    The Nelsons - an American institution
    One of the big jokes about The Adventures Of Ozzie&Harriet was just what did Ozzie do for a living. I think that it was hoped that people would remember from radio and film that Ozzie was a bandleader and crooner coming up around the same time Bing Crosby did. Harriet was also a singer, but now a full time mom raising their two sons.

    You have to view Ozzie&Harriet from a longer perspective. They were on radio for a dozen years before the TV series debuted in 1952. The births of David and Ricky were as much a part of our national folklore as Lucille Ball's most televised birth of little Ricky. And on radio it was known Ozzie was a musician.

    It's not like there were any gags or routines on the show and Ozzie was not an idiot father being put down by his kids. Harriet certainly was an All American mom. I wish she had sung a little, she was a great singer in 30s and 40s. Just idealized family life in the Eisenhower years.

    The show might have died had it not been discovered that Ricky Nelson inherited musical talent from his parents. He became quite the rock and roll king, but he could never be anything more than a good kid with Ozzie and Harriet raising him. No sullen Elvis Presley like rebellion in a Nelson.

    Ricky had a string of some pretty good hits for about 10 years with a built in audience to introduce them. It added a whole new generation of fans for the Nelsons until musical tastes changed.

    Change it did, the all American home wasn't playing quite so good in the counterculture 60s. But The Adventures of Ozzie&Harriet still has its place in our cultural history.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ozzie & Harriet
    • Filming locations
      • Selznick International Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
      • Stage Five Productions
      • Volcano Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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