Season 1

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  7.7/1080 votes

  The Rivals

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1952

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

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: Don Nelson

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  7.2/1037 votes

  The Poet

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1952

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1058 votes

  The Pills

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1952

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

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport, Ben Gershman

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  7.1/1065 votes

  The Fall Guy

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1952

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

  Director: N/A

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  6.5/1058 votes

  Halloween Party

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1952

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Don Nelson

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  7.1/1045 votes

  Riviera Ballet

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1952

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport, Ben Gershman

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  7.1/1039 votes

  David the Babysitter

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1952

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Ben Gershman

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  7.3/1038 votes

  Rick Goes To A Dance

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1952

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

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport, Ben Gershman

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  7.4/1041 votes

  Day After Thanksgiving

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/1952

  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

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport, Ben Gershman

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  7.1/1042 votes

  Thorny's Gift

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1952

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

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport, Ben Gershman

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  7.4/1034 votes

  Harriet's Hairdo

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1952

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.4/1045 votes

  The Boys' Christmas Money

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/1952

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.6/1053 votes

  The Late Christmas Gift

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/1952

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

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: N/A

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  7.7/1026 votes

  Newspaper Write-up

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.9/1029 votes

  Basketball Players

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.9/1025 votes

  Stop Worrying

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1038 votes

  The Tuba Affair

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.7/1038 votes

  The Rover Boys

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.5/1043 votes

  Separate Rooms

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1037 votes

  The Valentine Show

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.3/1047 votes

  The Traffic Signal

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.6/1035 votes

  The Dental Receptionist

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/27/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.6/1038 votes

  The Speech

  Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1953

  Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.0/1033 votes

  The Safecrackers

  Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.8/1028 votes

  Brother Beesley's Philosophy

  Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/20/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.5/1044 votes

  The Bowling Alley

  Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/27/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.4/1044 votes

  The Orchid and the Violet

  Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/3/1953

  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.

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: N/A

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  7.5/1044 votes

  The Pancake Mix

  Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/10/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.2/1036 votes

  Whistler's Daughter

  Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/17/1953

  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.

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1034 votes

  The Fish Story

  Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/24/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.8/1031 votes

  Night School

  Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/1/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.6/1032 votes

  The Traders

  Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/8/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.6/1035 votes

  Boxing Matches

  Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 5/15/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1046 votes

  Door Key for David

  Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/22/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.6/1034 votes

  The Play's the Thing

  Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 5/29/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.8/1032 votes

  Monetary System

  Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 6/5/1953

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.2/1029 votes

  Who's Walter?

  Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/12/1953

  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.

  Director: Ozzie Nelson

  Writer: N/A

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  6.7/1030 votes

  Curiosity

  Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 6/19/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1033 votes

  Oscillating Ozzie

  Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 6/26/1953

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

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A