7.7/1043 votes#1 - New Chairs
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1953
Confusion reigns when the local department store delivers two new chairs to the wrong Nelson family and then drops off additional chairs or takes back the wrong pieces of Nelson's furniture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1029 votes
#2 - The Party
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1953
Ricky and David are upset about not being invited to Will Thornberry's party. Later, they discover it’s a misunderstanding. But then, Ozzie finds out he wasn’t invited by “Thorny” (Will’s father) to a party occurring that same evening, and he becomes irritated with his best friend— unwilling to take the same advice he gave his kids and talk it over with him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1037 votes
#3 - The Boys' Paper Route
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1953
The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1028 votes
#4 - The Window Pane
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1953
Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.
Director: Ozzie Nelson
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1029 votes
#5 - David's Pipe
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1953
An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1048 votes
#6 - David's Birthday
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1953
It's David's 17th birthday, and he's trying to do anything he can to look older because he has a crush on Sally Patterson, a girl who is only interested in older men.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1024 votes
#7 - No Noise
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1953
Herb Dunkle talks to Ozzie about a new organization in town, "The National Anti-Noise Society". But is this new club ready for Ozzie & Thorny to join?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1022 votes
#8 - The Hustler
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1953
Ricky intends to make extra money selling a spot remover. He's very successful but when things go wrong to entire family pitches in to help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1024 votes
#9 - Young City Officials
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1953
David and Will Thornberry's school essays give them both a chance to be mayor for the day during "Civic Day". Now if only Ozzie and Thorny will quit arguing about which son is going to be the honorable mayor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1035 votes
#10 - The Suggestion Box
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1953
The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1035 votes
#11 - The Ladder
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1953
Ozzie and Thorny get themselves marooned on a roof without a ladder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1026 votes
#12 - Parental Guidance
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1953
David wants to start weightlifting and working out early in the morning, while Ricky wants to start staying up late and watching movies on the late show. Ozzie decides to let the boys have their way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1029 votes
#13 - The Insurance Policy
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1953
Harriet loses a gold pin Ozzie had given her. It was insured, and they collect on it. The check comes made out to both of them, and they disagree on who should endorse it over to the other person and what the money should be spent on.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1023 votes
#14 - The Credit Reference
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1953
Thorny needs a reference about his fiscal worthiness and asks Ozzie to write one for him. Ozzie as a joke writes a negative one but goes into a panic when he thinks Ricky mailed it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1039 votes
#15 - The Miracle
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1953
Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1025 votes
#16 - The Hunter
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1954
Ozzie takes steps to get out of going hunting with Thorny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1023 votes
#17 - Ozzie's Night Out
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1954
The wife and kids give Ozzie the night off from helping them with their chores and homework, so with mixed feelings, he tries to amuse himself by spending a night out on the town.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1027 votes
#18 - The Camera Show
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/1954
Ozzie buys cameras for everyone in the family. It doesn't take long for him to get caught in a compromising position on film.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1024 votes
#19 - Courage
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1954
Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1027 votes
#20 - The Incentive
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1954
After promising to double whatever money his youngest son has left over at the end of the week, Ricky's collection of old pop bottles may cost Ozzie a pretty penny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1025 votes
#21 - Too Many Children
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/1954
The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1026 votes
#22 - Harriet Gives a Party
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/12/1954
Harriet decides to give a dinner party but runs into problems when she learns her friend has already planned a dinner party and the Thornberrys are not invited.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1030 votes
#23 - David's Career
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/19/1954
David's been spending time at Thompson's Garage. Ozzie thinks David may want to become a mechanic when he gets out of school. This is a great idea, until Ozzie talks to Thorny about what his son Will wants to do when he graduates.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1028 votes
#24 - Old Fashioned Remedy
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 2/26/1954
Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1033 votes
#25 - The Initiation
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/5/1954
Dave is in charge of his club's initiation committee, and Thorny's son Will is among the pledges that must undergo the process.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 2
Every episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Season 2!
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"New Chairs" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1953. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Party".