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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

ABC

1952-1966

First Broadcast: October 3, 1952

Last Broadcast: March 26, 1966

This sitcom features the entire Nelson family, Ozzie, Harriet, Ricky, and David as themselves. Every week, their adventures consisted of misunderstandings or problems that were quickly resolved. Ricky Nelson quickly rose to fame as a teen idol and rock star on the show.

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Where To Watch

Channel	Date/Time	Season	Episode	Title	Description
Heroes & Icons	10/29/2025 11:00AM	4	22	A Little Town With an Accent	A crafty mobster (Mark Lawrence) fakes his own death to avoid prison and plots to take over a town.
Heroes & Icons	10/30/2025 11:00AM	4	23	The Sound of Thunder	Gen. Fullbright searches for his Amerasian daughter in Vietnam.
Heroes & Icons	10/31/2025 11:00AM	5	1	Dishpan Man	Face and B.A. set out to rescue the passengers of a hijacked plane.
Heroes & Icons	11/03/2025 1:00PM	5	3	Firing Line	Murdock escapes from the veterans hospital to save Face, B.A. and Hannibal from execution.
Heroes & Icons	11/03/2025 12:00PM	5	2	Trial by Fire	A colonel who cooperated with the enemy dies.

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Cast

Actor	Character
Ozzie Nelson	Ozzie Nelson / Father George Nelson
Harriet Nelson	Harriet Nelson / Mother Ethel Nelson
David Nelson	David Nelson
Ricky Nelson	Ricky Nelson
Jack Wagner	Jack / Soda Clerk / Counterman / Student / Druggist / Photographer / Cab Driver
Don DeFore	Thorny
Skip Young	Wally / The Bellhop / Chubby
Lyle Talbot	Harvey Burnett / Joe Randolph
Frank Cady	Mr. Matthews / Doc Williams / The New Neighbor / Mr. Baxter / Sporting Good Salesman

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 14 seasons and 436 episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Check out The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet episode guide.

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Trivia

It was the longest-running American comedy series until its record was surpassed by The Simpsons in 2004.
The exterior shots of the Nelsons’ house on the show is the actual Nelson house in the Hollywood hills.