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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!

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 through March 26, 1966, starring the real life...
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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".

  • The Rivals
    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

  • The Poet
    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

  • The Pills
    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

  • The Fall Guy
    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

  • Halloween Party
    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

  • Riviera Ballet
    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

  • David the Babysitter
    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

  • Rick Goes To A Dance
    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

  • Day After Thanksgiving
    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

  • Thorny's Gift
    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

  • Harriet's Hairdo
    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

  • The Boys' Christmas Money
    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

  • The Late Christmas Gift
    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

  • Newspaper Write-up
    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

  • Basketball Players
    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

  • Stop Worrying
    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

  • The Tuba Affair
    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

  • The Rover Boys
    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

  • Separate Rooms
    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

  • The Valentine Show
    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

  • The Traffic Signal
    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

  • The Dental Receptionist
    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

  • The Speech
    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

  • The Safecrackers
    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

  • Brother Beesley's Philosophy
    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