- 7.7/1073 votes
#1 - 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
- 7.2/1033 votes
#2 - 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
- 7.1/1054 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.2/1061 votes
#4 - 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
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1056 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.1/1044 votes
#6 - 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
- 7.1/1038 votes
#7 - 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
- 7.2/1036 votes
#8 - 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
- 7.4/1038 votes
#9 - 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
- 7.1/1040 votes
#10 - 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
- 7.6/1031 votes
#11 - 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
- 7.2/1041 votes
#12 - 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
- 7.7/1048 votes
#13 - 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
- 7.8/1024 votes
#14 - 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
- 7.0/1027 votes
#15 - 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
- 7.0/1023 votes
#16 - 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
- 7.2/1036 votes
#17 - 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
- 8.0/1035 votes
#18 - 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
- 7.6/1041 votes
#19 - 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
- 7.2/1035 votes
#20 - 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
- 7.3/1044 votes
#21 - 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
- 6.7/1032 votes
#22 - 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
- 6.7/1035 votes
#23 - The Speech
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1953
Ozzie painstakingly rehearses for a speech.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1030 votes
#24 - 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
- 6.8/1025 votes
#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 1
Every episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Rivals" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Ozzie Nelson and written by Don Nelson, it aired on 10/3/1952. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Poet".