The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.
Cast:Ozzie Nelson , Harriet Nelson , Ricky Nelson , David Nelson , Don DeFore , Jack Wagner , Skip Young , Lyle Talbot , Frank Cady , Mary Jane Croft , Joe Byrne , Connie Harper , Parley Baer , Sally Hughes , James Burton , Karl Kindberg , James Stacy , Charlene Salerno
S1.E1 ∙ The Rivals
David has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.
S1.E2 ∙ The Poet
When Harriet finds a poem written to her in high school, she thinks it was written by Ozzie, which convinces him he has a knack for writing poetry.
S1.E3 ∙ The Pills
Ozzie decides to diet so he can fit into a pair of size 33 pants.
S1.E4 ∙ The Fall Guy
Ozzie quickly regrets advising David against allowing people to take advantage of his good nature.
S1.E5 ∙ The Halloween Party
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.
S1.E6 ∙ Riviera Ballet
Ozzie has tickets to the Riviera Ballet, but Harriet doesn't want him to go because the actresses will be wearing skimpy bathing suits.
S1.E7 ∙ David the Babysitter
David gets a babysitting job and Ozzie is worried about David and the baby.
S1.E8 ∙ Rick Goes to a Dance
Ricky receives a perfumed letter from his neighbor ,Julie Thornberry, inviting him to his first dance.
S1.E9 ∙ Day After Thanksgiving
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.
S1.E10 ∙ Thorny's Gift
Ozzie is outraged after he doesn't receive a timely 'thank you' for the birthday gift he sent to Thorny.
S1.E11 ∙ Harriet's Hairdo
Harriet thinks Ozzie doesn't notice her hairstyle, so at the advice of a friend, she dons a platinum blonde wig.
S1.E12 ∙ Boys' Christmas Money
The boys want to earn extra money for Christmas, so Ozzie gives them permission to look for work.
S1.E13 ∙ Late Christmas Gift
Ozzie and David receive Christmas gifts after Christmas from Grandma Nelson.
S1.E14 ∙ Newspaper Write-up
Ozzie is upset when a reporter misspells his name in an article about a high school banquet he organized.
S1.E15 ∙ Basketball Players
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.
S1.E16 ∙ Stop Worrying
Ozzie thinks the family is worrying too much, and that worrying is a futile waste of energy.
S1.E17 ∙ Tuba Incident
Ozzie wants to establish that he's head-of-the-household, and Harriet wants to be a good wife. Marital strife ensues.
S1.E18 ∙ The Rover Boys
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. Thorny is just too proud to admit the truth and decides to learn everything he can before the PTA meeting.
S1.E19 ∙ Separate Rooms
David and Ricky finally get their own separate rooms - with hilarious results.
S1.E20 ∙ The Valentine Show
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.
S1.E21 ∙ The Traffic Signal
There's a new traffic signal, and no one knows who should take the credit or get the blame.
S1.E22 ∙ The Dental Receptionist
Ozzie soon regrets a flirtatious moment shared with his dentist's new southern belle receptionist.
S1.E24 ∙ The Safe Crackers
While in Herb Dunkle's empty office, Ozzie teaches Ricky how to crack a safe.
S1.E25 ∙ Brother Beesley's Philosophy
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.
S1.E26 ∙ The Bowling Alley
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.
S1.E27 ∙ The Orchid and the Violet
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 boy friend of Harriet's.
S1.E28 ∙ The Pancake Mix
Hasty Tasty Pancake Company is offering a double-your-money-back guarantee, so Ricky decides to apply for a refund.
S1.E29 ∙ Whistler's Daughter
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.
S1.E30 ∙ The Fish Story
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.
S1.E31 ∙ Night School
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.
S1.E32 ∙ The Traders
Ozzie tries to teach Ricky and David how to get a good deal in the swap trades they make with friends.
S1.E33 ∙ The Boxing Matches
Ozzie gets roped into agreeing to fight Thorny in a boxing exhibition match to be held at tonight's Boy Scout rally.
S1.E34 ∙ A Door Key for David
David is given his first house key and the responsibility that goes with it.
S1.E35 ∙ The Play's the Thing
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.
S1.E36 ∙ Monetary System
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.
S1.E37 ∙ Who's Walter
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.
S1.E39 ∙ Oscillating Ozzie
Ozzie is stuck in his conservative routine, until he has a chat with the ever-exuberant Emmy Lou.
S2.E1 ∙ New Chairs
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.
S2.E2 ∙ The Party
Ricky's upset about not being invited to Will Thornberry's party.
S2.E3 ∙ The Boy's Paper Route
The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.
S2.E4 ∙ The Window Pane
Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.
S2.E5 ∙ David's Pipe
An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.
S2.E6 ∙ David's 17th Birthday
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.
S2.E7 ∙ No Noise
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?
S2.E8 ∙ The Hustler
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.
S2.E9 ∙ Boys' Day
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.
S2.E10 ∙ The Suggestion Box
The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.
S2.E11 ∙ The Ladder
Ozzie and Thorny get themselves marooned on a roof without a ladder.
S2.E12 ∙ Parental Guidance
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.
S2.E13 ∙ The Insurance Policy
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.
S2.E14 ∙ The Credit Reference
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.
S2.E15 ∙ The Miracle
Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.
S2.E17 ∙ Ozzie's Night Out
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.
S2.E18 ∙ The Camera Show
Ozzie buys cameras for everyone in the family. It doesn't take long for him to get caught in a compromising position on film.
S2.E19 ∙ Courage
Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.
S2.E20 ∙ The Incentive
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.
S2.E21 ∙ Too Many Children
The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.
S2.E22 ∙ David's Career
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.
S2.E23 ∙ Harriet Gives a Party
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.
S2.E24 ∙ Old Fashioned Remedy
Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.
S2.E25 ∙ The Initiation
Dave is in charge of his club's initiation committee, and Thorny's son Will is among the pledges that must undergo the process.
S2.E26 ∙ Ricky's Lost Letter
Ricky wants to send a letter to a cute girl who wrote to him, but Ozzie has accidentally destroyed the envelope containing her return address.
S2.E27 ∙ Father and Son Tournament
Both Dave and Ricky want Ozzie to partner with them for the Father And Son Table Tennis Tournament. The dilemma is that he can only play with one son.
S2.E28 ∙ Gentleman David
The school's Backward Dance is tonight. The girls invite the boys to this event. Fearing that David doesn't have a date to the dance, Ozzie meddles in his son's affairs.
S2.E29 ∙ David Writes a Column
David has a school assignment to write an article for the school paper. Unable to think of a subject to write about. Ozzie suggests writing an article about the school's baseball team and it's latest slump.
S2.E30 ∙ Over Protection
Ozzie and Harriet anguish over whether or not to allow 13-year-old Ricky to take a 150-mile train trip on his own.
S2.E31 ∙ Be on Time
It looks like Ozzie's going to be late to a luncheon where he's scheduled to deliver a speech on the importance of being on time.
S2.E32 ∙ An Evening with Hamlet
Ozzie and Thorny stage their version of "Hamlet" in the Nelson's living room.
S2.E33 ∙ The New Neighbor
After meeting his new neighbor at the bank, Ozzie beliefs he's a thief and stole his penknife. When hinting to his new neighbor didn't solve the problem, Ozzie decided he needed to warn Thorny and put his valuables in the bank.
S2.E34 ∙ The Bird's Nest
Ozzie needs to have the roof gutter repaired before the next rain, but a bird's nest is holding up the works.
S2.E35 ∙ A Friend of the Family
Harriet writes to 'Aunt Martha', who gives advice through her 'A Friend of the Family' column in the local newspaper.
S2.E36 ∙ A Tuxedo for David
David is excited about an upcoming dance and it's going to be formal. But Ozzie thinks buying his son a new tuxedo is too expensive so various options are explored. Ozzie discusses it with Thorny whose boy, Will, also needs a tux.
S2.E37 ∙ The Painter
In order to buy new golf clubs, Ozzie convinces Harriet to have the old slip covers on the chairs in the den dyed.
S2.E38 ∙ Operation Economy
After learning Thorny has decided to economize, Ozzie decides to save money by washing the car himself.
S2.E39 ∙ The Swimming Pool
Everyone in the neighborhood wants to use Ozzie's new backyard pool. The trouble is - it hasn't been built, yet.
S3.E1 ∙ Wedding Anniversary
Ozzie and Harriet must decide whether to celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary with a night on the town or to stay at home and chaperon a party for Ricky.
S3.E2 ∙ Too Many Ties
In order to make closet space, Harriet insists Ozzie get rid of his multitude of neckties.
S3.E3 ∙ The Furnace
It's hot versus cold, as Ozzie and Harriet battle over setting the furnace's thermostat.
S3.E4 ∙ A Load of Gravel
Ozzie gets upset when the gravel Thornberry ordered is dumped in his yard instead. After a phone call, things get worse. Worse yet, Thornberry is down on his back and can't deal with the problem himself, which leaves only one person to take care of the mess.
S3.E5 ∙ The Usher
Ozzie is bursting with pride when David is chosen over several boys as an usher at the local movie theatre. Ozzie's pride it tempered when he learns why David was chosen over the other boys.
S3.E6 ∙ Come as You Are Party
Wally Dipple invites Ozzie and Harriet to his annual "Come-As-You-Are" party, and Ozzie does his best not to be caught in a robe and pajamas like last year.
S3.E7 ∙ The Dipple Door
Wally Dipple invents an unusual garage door opener. Ozzie and Thorny want to invest in it, but their plans hit a little snag.
S3.E8 ∙ The Odd Bolt
Ozzie comes across a mysterious metal bolt, and sets about the house in search of where it's supposed to go.
S3.E9 ∙ A Matter of Inches
Ozzie agrees to pay David fifty dollars when he grows to be the same height as his dad.
S3.E10 ∙ The Lost Christmas Gift
After the Christmas gifts have been opened, one exception is noticed: Ricky's catcher's mitt. Ozzie guesses it might have been delivered to another Nelson family across town, as a package had before. They go there and find a poor, young widow with small kids. Ozzie, Harriet and the boys decide to give them a merry Christmas.
S3.E11 ∙ The Fruitcake
When Harriet insists that everyone write thank-you notes, Ozzie struggles to write his to Thorny.
S3.E12 ∙ The Bloodhound
Ricky tries to teach an old dog new tricks. Meanwhile, Ozzie and Thorny take drastic measures to avoid going to a violin recital with their wives, in order to stay home and watch the big fight on television, instead.
S3.E13 ∙ Missing Sandwiches
As a favor to their wives, Ozzie and Thorny are to deliver sandwiches and potato salad to the women's club. They need to use David's car but he leaves with the food in the trunk. Ozzie takes Ricky's bike and Thorny is on skates as they try to locate the missing refreshments.
S3.E14 ∙ Individuality
Ozzie tries to derail Thorny's scheme to save money by having his house painted with the paint that is leftover from painting Ozzie's home. Ozzie demands that Thorny paint his house a different color than his. Meanwhile, Ricky gets permission to express his individuality by redecorating his half of the bedroom he shares with David.
S3.E15 ∙ The Electric Trains
Ricky wants to turn in his old train set in for a new chemistry set.
S3.E16 ∙ A Matter of Principle
After giving David a lecture on saving his money, Ozzie and Thorny indulge in some impulsive buying at the local sporting goods store.
S3.E17 ∙ Career Woman
After hearing a speech at the women's club about exciting careers for women. Harriet starts to think about pursuing a career of her own, something "old-fashioned" Ozzie is dead against.
S3.E18 ∙ The Girl Who Came to Dinner
Ozzie and Harriet encourage David to invite his girlfriend over for dinner. Ricky and his friends unexpectedly show up for dinner the same night.
S3.E19 ∙ The Sportscar
Doc Williams is selling a fancy sportscar, and Ozzie is tempted to buy it.
S3.E20 ∙ Ricky's Blind Date
David is taking Susan to a fraternity party but he needs to find a date for her younger cousin Betty. David enlists Ricky as the escort and the Nelsons find laughs in getting Ricky ready for the dance. Ozzie is stumped on how to retrieve the tuxes from a closed dry cleaner.
S3.E21 ∙ Spring Housecleaning
Ozzie and Thorny are under extreme marital pressure to perform their annual spring cleaning chores.
S3.E22 ∙ The Pajama Game
Dressed only in pajamas, Ozzie and Thorny embark on a bizarre adventure.
S3.E23 ∙ Ricky's Shadow
A little girl is following Ricky around, everywhere he goes. When Ozzie & Harriet try to talk to her, she runs away. Ozzie, Harriet, David, Ricky & even Thorny are trying to figure out what she wants.
S3.E25 ∙ Ricky's Charge Account
After Ricky has been coming home and hardly eating his dinner, Ozzie and Harriet become concerned. Ozzie sets up a charge account at the drugstore after Thorny sees Ricky in there possibly eating ice cream.
S3.E26 ∙ The Testimonial
Ozzie wants to throw a surprise testimonial dinner in appreciation of Doc Williams.
S3.E27 ∙ Thorny's Piano
Ozzie's next-door neighbor, Thorny, has not taken piano lessons since he was nine years old, but he bets Ozzie he can learn to play a complete song within one week.
S3.E28 ∙ The Stray
Ozzie and Harriet's trip to Rainbow Lake is in jeopardy when a dog follows Ricky home from school.
S4.E1 ∙ David's Engagement
Circumstantial evidence leads Ozzie and Harriet to believe that David is about to get married.
S4.E2 ∙ Homemade Ice-Cream
Ozzie decides to make homemade ice cream but it doesn't turn out as well as expected.
S4.E3 ∙ Football Hero
Ricky can't decide which is harder on his body: playing high school football or playing in the high school band.
S4.E4 ∙ An Invitation to Dinner
Ozzie accepts a dinner invitation from a friend he bumps into on the street. Trouble is - Ozzie won't confess he doesn't remember his friend's name nor where he lives. In fact, he doesn't even remember where he knows the guy from.
S4.E5 ∙ Carnation Perfume
A gift Ozzie buys for Harriet on their anniversary winds up in a coat pocket worn by David who doesn't have a present for his girlfriend Susie's birthday.
S4.E6 ∙ The Campers
Ozzie accepts Thorny's challenge that he, Harriet and the boys can't survive a night in the woods without modern conveniences.
S4.E7 ∙ Man Across the Street
A hard fought football game creates controversy between Ozzie, Thorny, and the new neighbor across the street.
S4.E8 ∙ Music Appreciation
David doesn't like Ricky's jazz music records, and Ricky doesn't care for David's classical music records. It's a battle of the phonographs!
S4.E9 ∙ A Ball of Tinfoil
Ozzie rents a trailer to reduce closet clutter and take old belongings to the junkyard, but he cherishes much of the chattel, which he trades with neighbors. The neighbors' wives don't appreciate the junk, so it is all returned to Harriet. Ozzie eventually dumps all the items, including those received from the neighbors, greatly enhancing the appearance of the Nelson household.
S4.E10 ∙ Wedding Rings
Harriet decides to buy a wedding ring for Ozzie to celebrate his birthday.
S4.E11 ∙ The Gay Blade
The 'Gay Blade' is a new kind of knife sharpener, which Harriet bought, and she expects non-mechanically inclined Ozzie to figure out how to correctly assemble its numerous parts.
S4.E12 ∙ The Eclipse
No one wants to stay up until 2:37 in the morning to watch the lunar eclipse - except Ozzie. He's determined to snap a picture of the scientific event through a telescope.
S4.E13 ∙ The Gadget
Harriet buys a new kitchen gadget after seeing it demonstrated at a local store
S4.E14 ∙ Art Studies
Harriet thinks that she and Ozzie are not spending enough quality time together. Ozzie offers to take her golfing but Harriet has other plans.
S4.E15 ∙ The Volunteer Firemen
Ozzie and Thorny decide to become volunteer firemen.
S4.E16 ∙ The Car Mix-Up
Both Ozzie and Harriet unintentionally steal two separate cars from the same stranger.
S4.E17 ∙ Ricky, the Organizer
Ricky's plans for an evening out with friends keep changing.
S4.E18 ∙ The Safe Driver
After receiving a citation for safe driving, Ozzie is asked to drive a vehicle in a city parade. Ozzie then realizes that his drivers license has expired. He tries to get his license renewed before the day of the parade.
S4.E19 ∙ Watching Thorny's House
Ozzie & Thorny decide it would be a great idea to postpone their chores and go up to Pine Lake for the weekend. Harriet and the boys are busy, so Ozzie promises to look after Thorny's house, while the Thornberry's go up to the lake.
S4.E20 ∙ Personal Column
Ozzie meets a woman on the bus who flatters him; the next morning a personal ad in the newspaper seems like it might be concerning him.
S4.E21 ∙ A Day in Bed
Ozzie is determined to stay in bed all day, but he soon finds out that it's not going to be as easy as he had first imagined.
S4.E22 ∙ Buried Treasure
While digging for worms to go fishing, Ricky discovers an old Spanish Doubloon. Soon afterwords, Ozzie, David and Ricky are digging a huge hole in the backyard.
S4.E23 ∙ A Beautiful Day
Ozzie greets a beautiful morning brimming with optimism, which soon turns to cynicism, which then turns to pessimism, which eventually turns to complete gloom.
S4.E24 ∙ The Honest Face
Psychology student David checks Ozzie's photograph for criminal tendencies.
S4.E25 ∙ Harriet's Secret Admirer
Ozzie is flustered when an anonymous admirer sends flowers to Harriet and requests a photograph of her.
S4.E26 ∙ Re-dressing Ricky
The Nelsons dress up to influence Ricky who's become careless about his appearance.
S5.E1 ∙ The Kappa Sigma Party
Ozzie and Harriet end up hosting the rush party for David's fraternity.
S5.E2 ∙ Captain Salty and the Submarine
Ozzie is curious as to how a certain toy submarine works, so he sends in 6 Salty root beer bottle caps plus 50 cents to a cartoon television program, in order to obtain one. As usual, the results are unexpected.
S5.E3 ∙ The Hidden Panel
The Nelsons begin begin to search their house for a strong box which is said to have jewels in it.
S5.E4 ∙ Christmas in October
David is taking art and after he brings home a Christmas scene he painted, his parents are impressed. Ozzie and Harriet decide to make it their Christmas card.
S5.E5 ∙ The Banjo Players
The rocking jazz band that Ricky plays drums in gets their first job playing at a sorority dance. Ozzie thinks they would sound much better with a banjo, so he tries to horn in on the act.
S5.E6 ∙ The Fifty Dollar Bill
Ozzie wins a fifty dollar bill for his car being the 1,000th car washed at the local car wash. His troubles only begin after that.
S5.E7 ∙ The Pool Table
Ozzie goes to the store to buy filing cabinets for the boys' bedroom - and comes home with a pool table, instead.
S5.E8 ∙ David Picks Up the Tab
David treats his parents and date to dinner at an upscale restaurant, but it's possible he may not have enough money to cover the tab.
S5.E9 ∙ The Balloons
Harriet is on the dance committee for a charity event and there is plenty to do. The women decide to involve their husbands and Ozzie finds himself with a major task. He must find a way to inflate 1,000 balloons.
S5.E10 ∙ Ricky's Car
Ozzie makes a deal with Ricky that he will pay half of a car's price so his son plans to get a job. But Ozzie's involvement complicates matters for both Ricky and his friend Pete, leading to a solution that satisfies everyone but Ozzie.
S5.E11 ∙ A Doctor in the House
The Nelsons put Doc Williams up at their house for a few days. Ozzie becomes paranoid that the doctor is plotting to remove his tonsils against his will.
S5.E12 ∙ The Busy Christmas
Ozzie volunteers for so many Christmas committees that he has little time to do his Christmas shopping, hang the Christmas lights or buy a Christmas tree.
S5.E13 ∙ The Day After Christmas
Feeling nostalgic on the day after Christmas, Ozzie is determined to take the family ice skating up at the lake.
S5.E14 ∙ Ozzie's Double
A stranger with a British accent is passing through town, and he looks exactly like Ozzie. It's bad enough that he's been seen about town with an attractive young redhead - he's a wanted pickpocket, too.
S5.E15 ∙ Hairstyle for Harriet
Ozzie becomes quite anxious, when Harriet goes to a beauty parlor to get a new look.
S5.E16 ∙ The Puppy
Ozzie and the boys surprise Harriet with a Beagle puppy on her birthday, but the puppy has a surprise of his own for all of them.
S5.E17 ∙ The Borrowed Tuxedo
Ozzie needs a tuxedo to wear to a banquet but his does not fit. He borrows Doc Williams' tuxedo for the banquet and ends up falling into a cake. Doc Williams needs the tuxedo back for an event the next day.
S5.E18 ∙ Like Father, Like Son
A series of coincidences start around the Nelson household, starting with David telling his parents that he has just started dating a girl, whose name just happens to be Harriet.
S5.E19 ∙ The Duena
David invites a pretty Spanish girl to a dance knowing she doesn't speak a word of English, but doesn't count on her bringing her duenna as a chaperon.
S5.E20 ∙ The Hot Dog Stand
David, Wally, and Chuck take over management of the campus hot dog stand.
S5.E21 ∙ The Reading Room
It's lonely at the top. That's because Harriet converted some upstairs space into a reading room for Ozzie. Now he feels left out of family activities - mainly watching TV.
S5.E22 ∙ The Disbelievers
No one believes Ozzie after he catches one of the biggest fish up at the lake.
S5.E23 ∙ The Clubhouse
The Tigers are planning on building a clubhouse and Ozzie unwittingly volunteers to let them build it in his backyard.
S5.E25 ∙ Ozzie and Harriet Go to Washington
Ozzie writes to his local congressman to buy Willow Lake for the city. He and Harriet travel to Washington to meet with their representative.
S5.E26 ∙ The Editor
Harriet is elected editor of the Woman's Club News. Ozzie gets involved, and things go awry.
S5.E28 ∙ Ricky, the Drummer
The Tommy Jackson Band is coming to town, and Ricky dreams of sitting in on drums.
S5.E29 ∙ The Tommy Brannigan Story
Ozzie buys Tommy Brannigan golf clubs for himself, Wally Dipple and Doc Williams.
S5.E30 ∙ The Sculpturing Class
The Womens Club sculpt busts of their husbands heads. Ozzie panics when he thinks Harriet sculpted the male model's head instead.
S5.E31 ∙ Ozzie, the Treasurer
Ozzie has been treasurer of the men's lodge for the past three years, which is two years too many as far as he is concerned. Now he is balancing the books for the next elected treasurer.
S5.E32 ∙ Ricky's Surprise Party
Ozzie and Harriet try to plan a surprise birthday party for Ricky.
S5.E33 ∙ Night Watchman
Dave and Wally take jobs as night watchmen for the antique show at the Women's Club.
S5.E34 ∙ David Has a Date with Miss Universe
David invites Miss Universe to the fraternity dance. Of course, everyone else tries to get in on the action.
S5.E35 ∙ The Strict Parents
Ozzie worries he and Harriet may be to strict with Dave and Ricky. Ozzie let's them go away for the night without asking where they are going then has second thoughts.
S5.E36 ∙ The Coffee Table
Ozzie builds a coffee table for Harriet at a wood shop class instead of going bowling.
S5.E37 ∙ The Fishing Lure
Ozzie makes a fishing lure out of a feathered ornament from Harriet's new hat.
S5.E38 ∙ Taking Care of Freddy
Oz agrees to babysit a small boy's pet named Freddie, but he misunderstands just what sort of pet Freddie is.
S5.E39 ∙ The Loan
Ozzie and Darby are furious with each other over the matter of a questionable ten-dollar debt.
S6.E1 ∙ Fixing Up the Fraternity House
David and his fraternity brothers hold a big dance in an effort to raise money for improvements on the fraternity house.
S6.E2 ∙ Man Without a Family
After Ricky and his friends find another house at which to hang out, Ozzie learns that silence is not always golden.
S6.E3 ∙ The Treasurer's Report
Ozzie goes to great effort to present the Men's Club treasury report, but it seems no one is interested, until a little side-benefit is discovered.
S6.E4 ∙ The Boys Land in Jail
The boys head up to Elmsville to play at a high school dance. After they leave, Ozzie finds out that the dance has been canceled and he has no way of telling them.
S6.E5 ∙ The Mystery Shopper
The Emporium is hosting a contest for customers to name the 'Mystery Shopper'.
S6.E6 ∙ Ricky's Big Night
Rick wants to go out with a new girl, but she doesn't date high school boys, so Rick uses Dave's fraternity ring and pin to get a date with her.
S6.E7 ∙ Free Flowers
Ozzie, Darby, and Joe's late night bowling have wives needing apologies. After buying a bouquet Darby changes his mind leading the other two to fight over the blooms. Harriet and Clara become bewildered over the disappearing flowers.
S6.E8 ∙ Ozzie's Triple Banana Surprise
Ozzie has a restless night, after he downs two double-banana torpedoes.
S6.E9 ∙ The Fourteen-Mile Hike
Ozzie has promised to take the neighborhood youngsters on a hike but he also wants to play in a golf tournament. He has a plan to do both but he needs David and Rick's help to make it happen. His trail reading skills though are not that good.
S6.E10 ∙ Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream
Thoughts and dreams of Tutti-Frutti ice cream prompt Ozzie and Darby to embark on an all-night quest in search of the flavor needed to satisfy their craving.
S6.E11 ∙ Christmas Tree Lot
David and Rick decide to earn some extra cash to buy Christmas presents by opening up a Christmas tree lot, but soon discover that being a small-time entrepreneurs is a lot more involved than they had realized.
S6.E12 ∙ Ricky Goes on TV
Ricky and his friends are going to be on 'The High School Hour'. After finding out Ricky is going to be on a music panel, Ozzie heads over to the high school to convince them to let Ricky sing.
S6.E13 ∙ The Trophy
The Nelsons compete against other neighborhood families in the Men's Club picnic decathlon.
S6.E14 ∙ The Road Race
Ozzie fixes up an old-time car so he can enter a race against a modern hotrod. Will it be another race of the tortoise versus the hare?
S6.E15 ∙ David and the Stewardess
Dave meets a beautiful blonde stewardess on a flight, but constant interruptions and chance run-ins with one of the airline's pilots prevent them from having time alone on several attempted dates.
S6.E16 ∙ Picture in Rick's Notebook
After an 8x10 photo of a beautiful mystery girl falls out of Rick's notebook, he tries to find out who she is. He wants a date with her.
S6.E17 ∙ Harriet's Dancing Partner
Harriet goes dancing with an old dancing partner, while a nervous Ozzie stays home and plays poker with the guys.
S6.E18 ∙ The Safe
Ozzie buys a large used safe for the home. Problems ensue, so Ozzie hatches a devious plot that causes upheaval among his neighbors.
S6.E19 ∙ David and the Men's Club
Invited to a Men's Club meeting by his father, David makes a suggestion which unintentionally snowballs out of control.
S6.E20 ∙ Who Is Betty?
Ricky tries to secretly juggle three dates with three girls named Betty at the "Girls Asks Boy" Dance.
S6.E21 ∙ The Old Band Pavilion
Ozzie spearheads a campaign to bring back live band music to the park pavilion.
S6.E22 ∙ Practical Joker
Ozzie and Darby wager on whether Darby can pull a practical joke on Ozzie within one week. With just one day left to go, Ozzie has is guard up, and he decides to attempt to play a practical joke on Darby.
S6.E23 ∙ Scavenger Hunt
Ozzie, Darby, Doc, and Joe challenge their wives to a scavenger hunt, in order to determine which is the smarter sex.
S6.E24 ∙ The Dating System
The competition is fierce when Dave and Wally place a bet as to which of them can first get a date with a certain lovely sorority girl.
S6.E25 ∙ The Closed Circuit
Joe Randolph and Ozzie play a prank on their wives. It backfires, of course.
S6.E26 ∙ The Top Gun
Ozzie tries to win a tepee for the neighborhood kids, by entering a contest to outdraw cowboy and western TV star Tex Barton.
S6.E27 ∙ The Record Trout
Ozzie & Darby both claim they caught a large record making trout for the Men's Club, while fishing. This problem is made worse after they take the fish to the taxidermist.
S6.E28 ∙ The Bachelor
Ozzie and Harriet play Cupid in their effort to get their actor-friend, inveterate bachelor John Archer, married.
S6.E29 ∙ The Code of Honor
Wally catches Dave in what appears to be a compromising situation with a fellow frat brother's date. He suspects Dave has violated the unwritten code of the fraternity: "No Brother shall attempt to steal another guy's girl away from him."
S6.E30 ∙ Ricky Is Micky
Harriet tries to arrange a blind date for Ricky, who retaliates by posing as his best friend.
S6.E31 ∙ Rick's Chemistry Grade
Oz runs into a teacher that informs him that if his son doesn't pick up his work in chemistry, he'll get a failing grade, so he high pressures Rick into studying harder, and forgoing his social life.
S6.E32 ∙ The Magic of Three
Ozzie, Darby, Doc, and Butch are scheduled to be singing waiters at the Women's Club luncheon. Darby makes a bet with a nervous Ozzie that Ozzie won't make it through the event without breaking something.
S6.E33 ∙ The International Set
Ozzie and Darby throw separate parties on the same night each with a different theme. Things become complicated when they both decide to host their parties together and can't agree on a theme.
S6.E34 ∙ Ozzie and the Bridge Group
Ozzie's new neighbor causes him to reassess what he does with his leisure time. He gives up bridge and tries golf, painting, horseback riding and going to the fights and finds he doesn't enjoy any of these pastimes.
S6.E35 ∙ A Cruise for Harriet
When Ozzie announces he will take a week off from work and go on a fishing trip, Harriet decides to go on an ocean cruise by herself.
S7.E1 ∙ David Loses His Poise
Dave is attracted to a certain girl at school, but every time he's near her, he turns into a total klutz.
S7.E2 ∙ David Becomes a Football Coach
Dave must decide whether to allow a girl to play on the little league football team he's coaching.
S7.E3 ∙ A Surprise for Clara
Ozzie's birthday is on Saturday, it's also the Randolph's 25th anniversary on Monday. Joe wants to redecorate their home as a present for Clara. He asks Ozzie's help on how to get Clara to go to her Mother's for the weekend.
S7.E4 ∙ The Pony
Ozzie unknowingly wins a pony in a contest which makes him very popular with the neighborhood children.
S7.E5 ∙ Stealing Rick's Girl
Dave's fraternity decides to rush Rick as a promising freshman. But Rick is indecisive because his girl might dump him if he joins.
S7.E6 ∙ Ozzie's Daughters
Ozzie and Harriet take in two teenage girls, while Dave and Rick temporarily stay elsewhere. Ozzie gets in a panic when his two "daughters" go missing, while on a late-night date with Dave and Rick.
S7.E7 ∙ Ozzie Spills the Beans
The Men's Club uses Ozzie's raffle suggestion to guess the amount of beans in a jar, and Ozzie is tasked with counting the beans.
S7.E8 ∙ Rick's Riding Lesson
Wally, Rick and Dave decide to go horseback riding. When Rick spots a beautiful young instructor he pretends to be a novice and offers to exchange guitar lessons for riding lessons.
S7.E9 ∙ Harriet Creates a Triangle
Harriet arranges a date for David. Little does she know that Ricky is already interested in dating the same girl.
S7.E11 ∙ The Motorcycle
Dave is considering buying a used motorcycle, and Harriet wants Ozzie to talk him out of it.
S7.E12 ∙ The Helpful Neighbor
Ozzie overextends himself while being a helpful neighbor, and each good deed snowballs into one disaster after another.
S7.E13 ∙ The Runaways
Ozzie discovers two small children hiding in the backseat of his car.
S7.E14 ∙ Rick's Scientific Date
Wally's cousin is in town, and he needs to find a date for her. He fools Rick into accepting a blind date, by tricking him into believing he's used a scientific method to select the perfect date for him.
S7.E15 ∙ Rick's Dinner Guests
Plans get mixed up when Rick invites a new girl and her parents over for dinner.
S7.E16 ∙ Ozzie and the Space Age
When the Bijou Theater offers $1,000 to anyone who can get a picture of a flying saucer, Ozzie decides to have some fun and fake a photograph, but soon learns that his photo may be real.
S7.E17 ∙ Jealous Joe Randolph
Clara asks Ozzie to help her select a fishing rod for her husband's birthday, but their secret rendezvous causes Joe suspects his wife of infidelity.
S7.E18 ∙ The Composite Girl
Rick and a friend are selected by their fraternity brothers to take pictures of pretty girls on campus for the Campus queen contest. They prepare a trick photo, which goes into the finals of the contest.
S7.E19 ∙ Ozzie's Old Teammate
Ozzie's teammate from his college football team pays him a visit.
S7.E20 ∙ The Newspaper Interview
Darby thinks Ozzie is jealous because he was selected "Neighbor of the Week" and has his picture in the town newspaper.
S7.E21 ∙ The Exploding Book
Dave and Wally are both dating the same young lady. Dave is invited to the girl's birthday party, but accidentally picks up the box with the wrong gift - a book that will explode when opened.
S7.E22 ∙ Ozzie Changes History
In preparing for a pageant about the town's founder, Ozzie learns some disconcerting information about him.
S7.E23 ∙ The Tent
Ozzie, Joe, and Darby are literally left out in the cold when they go camping with their wives.
S7.E24 ∙ Ricky, the Bullfighter
Ricky gets interested in a lovely Señorita, an exchange student from Spain. He decides to impress her by learning some bullfighting, even using a practice dummy "Bull" in the backyard. Ozzie has a nightmare where he's a corner man to Matador Rick in a bullfighting stadium.
S7.E25 ∙ Togetherness
After Ozzie and Harriet attend a lecture on the topic of 'Togetherness', the Nelsons decide to do more things together as a family.
S7.E26 ∙ The Other Guy's Girl
After Rick tries to help out Zeke with his girlfriend Connie, a misunderstanding leads Zeke and Rick to think they are dating each other's girls.
S7.E27 ∙ The Treasurer's Son
The fraternity is unhappy with Wally's performance as their treasurer, and when Rick opens his mouth at the wrong time, he gets railroaded into taking over the duties. When the fraternity decides to rent the Men's Club for their dance, Ozzie, the treasurer of the club, winds up going through some sticky negotiations with his son, Rick, who is the fraternity's treasurer.
S7.E28 ∙ Always a Bridegroom
Dave and a girlfriend are invited to dinner by a young married couple. Ozzie immediately jumps to the conclusion that the newlyweds are planning to convince Dave of the joys of wedded bliss.
S7.E29 ∙ The Costume Dance
The Men's Club plans to have a dance and Ozzie suggests everyone wear costumes but he presents the same suggestion to the fraternity for their dance. As a result there are no costumes left to rent for the Men's Club dance.
S7.E30 ∙ Full House
Ozzie and Harriet take on fourteen unexpected weekend guests when the fraternity is cleared out for termite extermination.
S7.E31 ∙ The Little Black Box
Harriet and Clara bet their husbands that men have more curiosity than women. To prove their point, they put a lock on a box and bet the men that they'll force open the box to learn its contents before the weekend.
S7.E32 ∙ The Buckingham
David & Ricky buy an old English car, a Buckingham. Although they enjoy it at first, the upkeep of the car winds up costing them more than they can afford.
S7.E33 ∙ The Girl in the Bowling Alley
Rick meets a beautiful girl at the bowling alley but only gets her first name. He wants to take her to the dance Saturday and spends the week trying to find her so he can take her.
S7.E34 ∙ Darby, the Rockhound
After visiting a hobby show, Darby decides to collect rocks and Ozzie decides to build a barbecue out of rocks.
S7.E35 ∙ Taking Advantage of Harriet
Ozzie tries to talk Harriet out of being imposed upon by others.
S7.E36 ∙ Ozzie Plans a Surprise
After learning from his two sons that he talks in his sleep, Ozzie worries he'll reveal Harriet's upcoming birthday surprise. He takes unusual measures to prevent this from happening.
S8.E1 ∙ The Sea Captain
One of Ozzie's old college friends, now a sea captain, invites Dave to join him on his next round-the-world cruise - much to Ozzie and Harriet's consternation.
S8.E2 ∙ Ozzie, the Host
Ozzie invites Darby over for dinner. The simple dinner turns into a big party as more friends are invited.
S8.E3 ∙ David, the Law Clerk
Dave applies for a job as a clerk for a influential law firm and worries that all of his family's coincidental meetings with the partner making the selection will be held against him.
S8.E4 ∙ Who Needs Girls
Ricky must decide between going to a dance or going up to the mountains with the guys.
S8.E5 ∙ The Rancher's Daughter
Doc and Joe commiserate with Ozzie about the lack of good fishing prospects nearby. When Dave brings a rancher and his daughter to dinner, the rancher reveals a wonderful fishing spot on his property and invites Oz to come. The boys go to unsubtle measures to also get in on it, but it looks like it's all over when suddenly David has a fight with the girl.
S8.E6 ∙ The Nelsons Decide to Move
Dave and Rick are growing up and aren't as home as much as they used to be, so Ozzie and Harriet look into selling the old family house and moving into an apartment.
S8.E7 ∙ David, the Sleuth
While bowling one evening, Dave spots a man bowling that he believes is seeking an insurance settlement from one his law firm's clients. With Rick's assistance, Dave tries to supply proof that the man is perfectly healthy.
S8.E8 ∙ The Gas Station
When the women's club takes over a gas station one weekend for charity, Ozzie, Darby and Joe are sure they'll be sweet talked into helping, and resolve to refuse. However, when they aren't asked, they get anxious and eager to assist after a few hours with the other husbands.
S8.E9 ∙ Fathers' Night at the Fraternity House
The fraternity brothers are short of funds for the swimming pool they want to build in back of the frat house, so they plan to put the squeeze on their fathers by luring them to a Dad's Night steak dinner.
S8.E10 ∙ Happy Anniversary
Harriet and Ozzie both make plans to surprise the other on their anniversary.
S8.E12 ∙ An Interest for Harriet
Ozzie tries to interest Harriet in his activities so they can be together.
S8.E13 ∙ Ozzie Keeps a Secret
The parents of a girl that Rick is dating ask Ozzie & Harriet for their help in planning a surprise birthday party for their daughter. Ozzie originally intends to tell Rick but suddenly has a change of heart about telling him.
S8.E14 ∙ Dave's Car Payments
David panics when he gets a letter informing him that he's missed a series of car payments and his car could be repossessed.
S8.E15 ∙ The Circus
David's boss assigns him the difficult task of serving a summons upon the father of a girl that he's interested in getting to know better.
S8.E16 ∙ Rick's English Literature Class
The local Women's Club needs a guest speaker, and Ozzie is nominated.
S8.E17 ∙ The Lockout
If Dave and Rick don't return their dates to the dorm by eleven o'clock, they will be locked out by their strict housemother.
S8.E18 ∙ The Uninvited Guests
Ozzie and Harriet are receiving a visit from a couple they met when away for a weekend through mutual friends but are having trouble remembering who they are.
S8.E19 ∙ A Trap for Ricky
A girl has a crush on Ricky and her friends devise ways to bring them together.
S8.E20 ∙ An Interesting Evening
Ozzie, Harriet, Joe and Clara spend an evening with new friends who just moved into town. The next night they meet at the Nelson's house and Ozzie tries to arrange an interesting evening for them too.
S8.E21 ∙ Dave Goofs Off
David has never met his other boss, senior partner Mr. Kelley, who is back in town. David wants to make a good first-impression, but no matter how hard he tries, a comedy of errors seems to have "pink slip" written all over it.
S8.E22 ∙ The Magic Dishes
Mystifying events occur after Ozzie and his friends make fun of a romantic story attached to a set of heirloom dishes once owned by Harriet's great-grandmother.
S8.E23 ∙ The Professor's Experiment
Rick volunteers to assist a professor with his chemistry experiments on Saturday night to avoid having to take two girls to a fraternity dance on the same night.
S8.E24 ∙ The T-Shirts
One of the founders of the Men's Club is returning to town and Ozzie's in charge of getting T-shirts welcoming him back. He becomes stuck with 31 shirts saying "Welcome Back Skinny" because the guys think the nickname is undignified for a man who's made it big and isn't skinny anymore.
S8.E25 ∙ The Missing Husband
Harriet tries to get Ozzie to meet an old school friend and her husband.
S8.E26 ∙ Bad Day at Blueberry Rock
Ozzie is determined to ride his rented bicycle all the way uphill to Blueberry Rock.
S8.E27 ∙ Dave and the Schoolteacher
David strikes up a relationship with an old elementary school classmate, who has now grown up to be a beautiful elementary school teacher.
S8.E29 ∙ The Forgotten Promise
Ozzie and Joe try to duck out on a promise they made to their wives that they would attend an upcoming lecture with them.
S8.E30 ∙ Painting the Sorority House
Rick and his fraternity brothers get roped into painting their girlfriends' sorority house.
S8.E31 ∙ No News for Harriet
Harriet has been hearing neighborhood news and gossip through the grapevine when she could be hearing it first from Ozzie, so she asks him to keep her more abreast of what he learns when he's out and about.
S8.E32 ∙ A Weekend Vacation
Ozzie & Harriet make plans to go to the lodge at the lake, for the weekend. Harriet happens to mention this to Clara Randolph, who thinks it would be a great idea if she and Joe came along.
S9.E1 ∙ The Fraternity Junk Drive
A newspaper article mistakes the fraternity's intentions regarding disbursement of funds raised from their junk drive. The frat brothers must scramble to set things right.
S9.E2 ∙ David Gets Discouraged
After Dave's boss, Mr. Kelley, asks him to do several menial tasks, Dave feels like he's not getting anywhere in the law profession, so he considers quitting his job and entering the advertising field.
S9.E3 ∙ Ozzie, the Boat-Keeper
Joe Randolph buys a new boat without telling his wife. He then makes Ozzie cover for him, until he summons up the courage to tell Clara about the boat.
S9.E4 ∙ His Brother's Girl
Dave falls for Rick's girlfriend, Jane, and the feeling is mutual. Dave invites Jane to a dance and can't decide how to break the news to his brother.
S9.E5 ∙ David Gets a Raise
David can't seem to find the right time to ask his boss for a raise.
S9.E6 ∙ The Table and the Painting
Ozzie admires a table built by Joe Randolph, so Joe gives it to him. Ozzie then feels compelled to give an old picture he painted to Joe. Both friends suspect each others motives.
S9.E7 ∙ A Sweater for Rick
Rick's girlfriend is secretly knitting him a sweater. When she turns down several dates to work on the project he begins to date another girl, who also knits him a sweater. Now Rick has two sweaters and two girlfriends to juggle.
S9.E8 ∙ A Friend in Need
Ozzie begins to question whether he can count on his friends when the chips are down.
S9.E9 ∙ David's Almost In-Laws
When Ozzie and Harriet are invited to Dave's girlfriend's house for dinner, they assume that the two youngsters are about to announce their engagement.
S9.E10 ∙ David Hires a Secretary
When Mr Kelley's secretary goes on vacation, Dave is assigned the task of hiring a temporary replacement.
S9.E11 ∙ A Lawnmower for Ozzie
Ozzie and Rick break into the Randolph's garage to retrieve the lawnmower that Joe borrowed but never returned.
S9.E12 ∙ The Girl in the Emporium
Ricky and Wally notice a pretty sales clerk in a store and try to get jobs for the Christmas shopping rush in the same department.
S9.E13 ∙ A Piano for the Fraternity
The fraternity wants to buy a piano for the Christmas party, and David and Rick meet a nice older couple with a piano they can afford.
S9.E14 ∙ Rick Counts the Ballots
Rick is in charge of the committee counting the votes to elect a new Prom Queen. His girlfriend is among the candidates, and Rick does his best to keep the winner's identity a secret from her and everyone else until the prom.
S9.E15 ∙ The Girl That Loses Things
Rick's girlfriend becomes jealous when he keeps bumping into a klutzy girl.
S9.E17 ∙ The Lost Briefcase
David loses his briefcase containing important papers for an upcoming case.
S9.E18 ∙ The Chaperones
Ozzie & Harriet volunteer to be chaperone's at a party for Rick's fraternity. But there seems to be some confusion as to where the party is going to be held at.
S9.E19 ∙ Bowling with the Wives
Ozzie inadvertently invites the wives to come bowling with the guys.
S9.E20 ∙ Our Man in Alaska
A reporter for the college newspaper always seems to know all about the activities of Dave and Rick's fraternity. The fraternity brothers are convinced that Rick is supplying her with inside information.
S9.E21 ∙ Two Small Boys and a Dog
Two little boys find a dog, and they ask Dave to decide which of them should be its owner. To complicate matters, the little boys are brothers of Dave and Rick's girlfriends.
S9.E22 ∙ The Boys' Portraits
A pretty college student paints a portrait of Rick, but Ozzie and Harriet are afraid that Dave will become jealous.
S9.E23 ∙ Mr. Kelley's Important Papers
Ozzie takes a message from David's new job at the law office concerning some important documents of his boss, Mr. Kelley. But David is not to be found so Harriet and Ozzie track the attorney to a ski lodge to deliver the papers.
S9.E24 ∙ Dave's Golf Story
Dave has a great golf story, but Wally submits it to the attractive campus newspaper editor as his own.
S9.E25 ∙ Rick's Broken Arm
As part of an elaborate hoax to help get Wally out of hot water with Ginger, Ricky agrees to pretend to have a broken arm by wearing a cast on it.
S9.E26 ∙ The Little House Guest
The Nelson's friend, little boy Barry, is expecting a new arrival to his family, and he hopes it's going to be a baby brother. He spends a few nights at the Nelson's, while his mother goes to the hospital "to pick up the baby".
S9.E27 ∙ The Manly Arts
Harriet fears the worst, when Dave and Rick take on a task of delivering a shipping crate containing valuable works of art late at night.
S9.E28 ∙ A Question of Suits and Ties
The sorority girls issue a proclamation dictating a dress code that must be adhered to by fraternity boys, when going out on dates. The fraternity boys fight back, and the war of the sexes escalates from there.
S9.E29 ∙ The Pen and Pencil Set
Harriet asks Ozzie to check for gift ribbon in the hall closet. When a box of wrapping paper falls on the floor, a small unmarked Christmas present is found and the Nelson family tries to figure out who it is from.
S9.E30 ∙ Selling Rick's Drums
With the help of Bruce, Dave schemes to secretly sell Rick's old drum set to a pretty girl, who both he and Rick want to meet and ask out on a date.
S9.E31 ∙ Extra Sensory Perception
Ozzie and Joe make a bet with their wives that they can prove men have greater extra sensory perception than women.
S9.E32 ∙ Rick's 21st Birthday
Rick's late Great-Uncle Walter left an envelope for Rick to be opened on his 21st birthday, and the entire Nelson household can hardly wait to find out what's inside.
S9.E33 ∙ Built in TV Set
Getting a free used television set from neighbor Joe becomes a very expensive proposition for Ozzie.
S10.E1 ∙ The Dancing Lessons
Ozzie and Joe get roped into going to the Women's Club Annual Dinner Dance, so they secretly take dancing lessons at a downtown studio in hopes of impressing their wives.
S10.E2 ∙ The High Cost of Dating
The high cost of dating means that Rick and his fraternity brothers will have to save if they want to show their girls a big time. But cash seems to have a way of getting itself spent.
S10.E3 ∙ The Newlyweds Get Settled
While Dave and June are on their honeymoon, Harriet decides to unpack their wedding gifts and fix up their new apartment without their knowledge or permission.
S10.E4 ∙ The Fraternity Rents Out a Room
The fraternity brothers rent out a room to one of their professors. Naturally, it doesn't work out very well, and the boys have got to figure out a way to get him to move back out.
S10.E5 ∙ David Goes Back to Work
Dave is too busy to have lunch with June and cannot reach her by phone on his first day back to work after their honeymoon.
S10.E6 ∙ Ten for the Tigers
The Tigers tell Ozzie they need ten dollars and he provides suggestions for ways for them to earn the money.
S10.E7 ∙ Rick Grades a Test
Rick is put in a position where he must grade his girlfriend's English exam.
S10.E8 ∙ The Barking Dog
Ozzie needs to go to sleep, so he can get up early in the morning to go fishing, but a barking dog is making sleep impossible.
S10.E9 ∙ Rick Comes to Dinner
Rick and his date get invited to Dave and June's apartment for dinner. After Dave talks to June about it, to make sure it's okay, he finds out that Rick's date is one of his old girlfriends. Someone he's never mentioned to June.
S10.E10 ∙ The Trading Stamps
Harriet is keeping seventy books of trading stamps in a kitchen drawer, which the Women's Club has saved and plans to redeem for a fancy gift to give to their retiring president at this evening's banquet. In the meantime, Ozzie, Joe, and Darby find the books and cash them in on sporting goods for themselves.
S10.E11 ∙ Rick, the Milkman
To make some extra money, Rick agrees to substitute for the vacationing milkman. In addition to the hard-earned cash, Rick discovers the job has a fringe benefit - meeting a beautiful customer first thing every morning.
S10.E12 ∙ The Fraternity Pin
Rick feels pressured into pinning a girl he's been dating for only a few weeks.
S10.E13 ∙ The Backyard Pet Show
Ozzie tells the neighborhood kids they can hold a pet show in his backyard, and then gets stuck by their parents with the unwanted responsibility of being the judge.
S10.E14 ∙ The Special Cake
June bakes a special cake for Dave, in hopes he'll remember the first anniversary of his marriage proposal.
S10.E15 ∙ The Randolph's Niece
The Randolphs and Ozzie and Harriet hear wedding bells when Ricky goes out with the Randolph's niece. However, Ricky and the girl aren't really that interested in each other.
S10.E16 ∙ A Lamp for Dave & June
June finds the perfect lamp for their new apartment, but Dave claims they can't afford to purchase any household items.
S10.E17 ∙ The Fraternity Cook
Harriet has a new job: cooking for Rick and his fraternity brothers. So does Ozzie: fixing his own meals.
S10.E18 ∙ Operation Barry
Barry is scheduled to have Doc Williams take out his tonsils, but he goes missing the day before the operation.
S10.E19 ∙ Making Wally Study
Rick and Wally's fraternity house is in danger of being put on scholastic probation, which means Wally must improve his study habits. To help out, Rick dates Ginger while Wally studies.
S10.E20 ∙ Lending Money to Wally
Rick and his fellow fraternity brothers find a sneaky way to help Wally out of a monetary jam.
S10.E21 ∙ The Lonesome Parents
Ozzie and Harriet become upset when they don't hear from David and June.
S10.E22 ∙ The Client's Daughter
An important client of Dave's boss needs an escort for his daughter, so Dave talks his brother Rick into going on a blind date.
S10.E23 ∙ The Student Nurse
Rick and Wally compete for a date with a student nurse. Rick lands a date with her but has an allergic reaction to a vaccination, leaving the door open for Wally.
S10.E24 ∙ Barry's Birthday
Ozzie and Joe inadvertently bring Barry fishing with them on the day of his surprise birthday party.
S10.E25 ∙ Little Handprints in the Sidewalk
Ozzie and Harriet must replace their damaged sidewalk, and become sentimental over a section containing cement hand prints made by David and Ricky in 1945 when they were little. After saving the section, they don't know what to do with it.
S11.E1 ∙ Rick and the Maid of Honor
Rick, serving as the best man at a wedding, is embarrassed by the attention he receives from the maid-of-honor, because he's not attracted to her at all.
S11.E2 ∙ Mrs. Bradford's Recipe
Mrs. Bradford, a long-time client of Dave's boss, Mr. Kelley, wants to sue a local bakery. She claims they stole her favorite cake recipe.
S11.E3 ∙ The Apartment
Dave and June are gone for the weekend - which gives Ozzie and Joe an idea. Why not tell their wives they are leaving town on a short vacation, and then spend a nice secluded weekend in Dave's apartment?
S11.E4 ∙ Rick and the Sculptress
Rick finds himself in trouble with Roberta after he meets a beautiful girl at an art show and buys one of her sculptures.
S11.E5 ∙ The Trip to Mexico
Rick tells David about their parents plans to head south of the border. What started out as an exciting idea, turns out to be more than they bargained for.
S11.E6 ∙ The Tigers Go to a Dance
Harriet promotes a dance for elementary school-aged children, but forgets that eight-year-old boys have no interest in girls or dancing. She turns to her husband, Ozzie, for help.
S11.E7 ∙ The Women's Club Play
The women's club elect Ozzie to be in charge of organizing the annual children's play. Things don't work out as planned and they are unable to agree on what the play should be about or who is going to write it.
S11.E8 ∙ Rick Sends a Picture
Rick's in a jam after he accidentally sends a photograph of himself to a girl he hardly knows. It was intended for his grandmother, and he signed it, "To my favorite girl, with love from Rick."
S11.E9 ∙ Rick, the Host
Rick wants to spend some quiet alone-time with a beautiful new girl on campus, but Wally keeps getting in the way.
S11.E10 ∙ Losing Miss Edwards
Dave and his boss, Mr. Kelley, are at a loss when Miss Edwards unexpectedly hands in her letter of resignation.
S11.E11 ∙ An Old Friend of June's
Dave and June have anxious thoughts about each other, when Dave is stuck working late in the office with a gorgeous blonde secretary, while June is at home entertaining an old boyfriend of hers.
S11.E12 ∙ The Game Inventors
Wally invents a board game, then gets some help from Rick, and some legal advice from Dave.
S11.E13 ∙ Rick and the Boat Model
Rick gives his girlfriend's brother a boat model, and then he has to help him build it.
S11.E15 ∙ The Girl at the Ski Lodge
Wally invites Peggy, the waitress at a ski lodge to a dance on Saturday. Rick and the other guys decide to prank Wally by writing a letter accepting the invitation in Peggy's name.
S11.E16 ∙ Roadside Courtesy
Ozzie and Joe try to play a practical joke on Harriet and Clara. But the joke backfires when the girls run out of gas in the desert.
S11.E17 ∙ Dave and the Teenager
New neighbors have moved in down the hall from Dave and June's apartment. Their 14-year-old daughter quickly develops an annoying crush on Dave.
S11.E18 ∙ The Adventurers
To prove that they're real sports, Ozzie and Joe have decided to do a parachute jump for their club's annual sports show.
S11.E19 ∙ The Goat
At a rural picnic, a farmer gives Rick and his girlfriend a cute baby goat, and they promptly unload it on Ozzie and Harriet.
S11.E20 ∙ Any Date in a Storm
Rick and Wally find themselves frantically juggling two pairs of dates at a fancy new restaurant.
S11.E21 ∙ Decorating Dave's Office
Dave consults a professional decorator after June suggests that his office could use some sprucing up. When Dave learns that June plans on doing the work herself, he becomes afraid of hurting her feelings by using a professional.
S11.E22 ∙ Publicity for the Fraternity
After a dismal turnout for the fraternity's dance, Rick and his frat brothers try to come up with a way to drum up publicity.
S11.E23 ∙ The Woman's Club Bazaar
Clara Randolph has made some very ugly clay ashtrays to sell at the Women's Club Bazaar, and Doc Williams has found an unusual use for them.
S11.E24 ∙ Dave's Law Office
David fears for his job after a bright young lawyer applies at Dobson and Kelley. He considers opening his own law office.
S11.E25 ∙ Dave and the Fraternity Lease
The fraternity's house lease has expired, and a sorority wants to move in, so the frat brothers look to Dave for legal advice.
S11.E26 ∙ June Music Festival
Rick Nelson hosts a show within a show. His rock and roll band play a number of songs, while singers Jennie Smith, The Brothers Four and Bud & Travis as well as The Garrett Square Dancers also perform.
S12.E1 ∙ The Torn Dress
Rick desperately wants to impress a coed named Trudy, but the harder he tries, the more he fails.
S12.E2 ∙ The Secret Agent
June becomes convinced that Dave is a secret agent for the FBI.
S12.E3 ∙ Ozzie, Joe and the Fashion Models
Once again, Ozzie and Joe pull a gag in hopes of making their wives jealous. This time it involves taking photos of themselves posed in friendly positions with fashion models.
S12.E4 ∙ Rick's Wedding Ring
Newlywed Rick unwittingly accepts a date with a sorority girl to the "Girl Asks Boy Dance". What if his wife Kris finds out?
S12.E5 ∙ Getting Wally in Shape
Getting Wally into shape gets a bit out of hand, as Wally's self-confidence inflates to the size of his waistline.
S12.E6 ∙ The Blue Moose
The frat house is in sore need of a fresh coat of paint, so Wally devises a risky scheme to get another fraternity to do the work for them.
S12.E7 ∙ David Takes a Client to Dinner
Dave takes a client to dinner at a restaurant, but he should have taken him home - where June already has the meal prepared.
S12.E8 ∙ Wally's Pen Pal
Wally has carried on a years-long pen pal relationship with an attractive girl, whom he's never met in person. His letters have been full of lies about how great he is, but worst of all, he sent her a picture of Rick, writing that it was a picture of himself. Now she's flying into town, and Wally has talked Rick into impersonating him when they meet her at the airport.
S12.E9 ∙ The Lawyers Convention
Because of the cost, June won't be able to accompany David when he goes to a lawyers' convention.
S12.E10 ∙ The Money Watchers
Harriet and Clara, chosen to safeguard the proceeds of the Women's Club charity bazaar, are rather appalled by their task.
S12.E11 ∙ June Is Always Late
June is late for a dinner date with an important client who has a passion for punctuality.
S12.E12 ∙ Ozzie's Hidden Trophy
Ozzie goes bowling instead of gathering items for the women's club charity drive. Ozzie ends up winning a trophy for earning a high score and wants to show the trophy to everyone but has to hide it from Harriet.
S12.E13 ∙ Rick Makes a Loan
Rick is forced by Wally to make a business loan using Fraternity Treasury Funds. Wally's business scheme is far fetched at best . - Ozzie leans toward support for Wally's crazy venture.
S12.E14 ∙ David and the Mermaid
David is in an ocean of trouble with June when he goes missing with a beautiful mermaid.
S12.E15 ∙ The Swami
Ozzie and Harriet decide to pull a prank on each other when Ozzie disguises himself as a swami fortune teller at a University Woman's Club function.
S12.E16 ∙ Getting Together with the Boys
Ozzie, Dave, and Rick try to convince their wives to let them go fishing.
S12.E17 ∙ The Wedding Picture
Kris is upset because there were no wedding pictures taken of the cake cutting, so Rick decides to secretly re-stage the scene - with a substitute bride.
S12.E18 ∙ A Wife in the Office
David's wife June fills in at his office while his secretary is on vacation.
S12.E19 ∙ The Dean's Birthday
Rick and Wally try to capitalize on the dean's birthday when they learn that their fraternity won't be permitted to hold another dance.
S12.E20 ∙ The Uniforms
Ozzie and Joe want to impress their wives as a gag wearing admiral uniforms.
S12.E21 ∙ Wally's TV Set
Wally wants to install his TV set in Rick's house, which is all right with Rick, until he finds out that Wally comes - and stays - with the set.
S12.E22 ∙ The Hayride
Harriet and Clara think it would be very romantic to organize a hayride for the girls in the women's club and their husbands, but Ozzie and Joe are planning a big poker game for the same night.
S12.E23 ∙ Rick, the Law Clerk
Judge Roberts pressures Dave into interviewing the judge's nephew for the new law clerk job opening at Dave's law office. However, unbeknown to the judge, Dave has already hired Rick. Now, what can Dave do to get out of this jam?
S12.E24 ∙ Rick Is Late for Dinner
Kris plans a special dinner for Rick and his folks. Meanwhile, Jack has a family commitment, so he leaves Wally in charge at the Campus Malt Shop for one night. What could go wrong? Plenty.
S12.E25 ∙ A Letter About Harriet
After the local newspaper prints a husband's love letter to his wife, Ozzie and Joe feel pressured by their wives to do the same.
S13.E1 ∙ Rick and the Girl Across the Hall
Kris becomes jealous when Rick gives a few rides to Sheila, who works across the hall, while her car is being repaired.
S13.E2 ∙ Rick's Old Printing Press
Ozzie gives Rick's old printing press to some children, who enterprisingly use it to publish a neighborhood gossip sheet.
S13.E4 ∙ Rick and Kris Go to the Mountains
Rick and his fraternity brothers plan on holding an all-night poker game at his in-laws' mountain cabin. However, unknown to Rick, Kris thinks that Rick is planning a getaway for just the two of them.
S13.E5 ∙ A Letter of Recommendation
David reluctantly signs a letter of recommendation which Wally has written for himself but that David doesn't have time to read. Later Wally uses the letter to land a job with one of David's biggest clients.
S13.E6 ∙ Kris Goes to College
Kris decides to attend college which interferes with Rick's studies.
S13.E7 ∙ The Pennies
A pair of neighborhood boys ask Ozzie to hold their jar of pennies for safekeeping. Ozzie invites his friends over for a poker game and, strapped for funds, borrows the kids' change as a gambling stake, not realizing that the coins were part of a valuable collection.
S13.E8 ∙ The Ballerina
Harriet enlists Kris, Rick, and his fraternity brothers to help out with entertaining the kids at the Women's Club Annual Children's Show. Ozzie wants to get into the act, too.
S13.E9 ∙ A Bedtime Story
As part of a college prank prompted by the new dean, Rick has to literally stay in bed for an entire week, no matter where he goes.
S13.E10 ∙ Harriet's Quiz
Ozzie gets a so-so score on Harriet's marital quiz. He begins to wonder whether he has run out of things to say to her. Darby eventually helps to put everything into perspective for his anxious friend.
S13.E11 ∙ Kris Plays Cupid
There's double-trouble after Kris tries to play Cupid with Wally and Ginger.
S13.E12 ∙ Helpless Female
Kris thinks she'll appear more feminine to Rick, if she seems to be weak and helpless.
S13.E13 ∙ Exotic Housemother
As part of a publicity stunt, Rick's college frat house allows Bubbles La Tassle, an exotic dancer from the Zimbo Zambo Club, to pose as their housemother, but when she spends the night, they worry the dean will find out and expel them from school.
S13.E14 ∙ Chess Set
Ozzie discovers a neighborhood boy with a talent for chess is betting on his ability to win matches.
S13.E16 ∙ The Petition
While Mr. Kelley is out of town and unreachable, a woman visits the law office to arrange a transfer of $20,000 to a relative in Mexico City. Rick becomes suspicious that she may be impersonating the real client, so he schemes to find out the truth.
S13.E17 ∙ Dave, the Fraternity Advisor
Dave is pressured into becoming the advisor for Rick's fraternity, and he soon discovers the boys are living well beyond their means.
S13.E18 ∙ Rick Grows a Beard
Rick decides to grow a beard, much to his wife's disgust. When Rick's friends and relations decide to go one better and wear "fully grown" fake beards, disaster ensues.
S13.E19 ∙ The Big Dog
Will Rick wind up in the doghouse, after he surprises Kris with a Great Dane on her birthday?
S13.E20 ∙ The Trunk
Hoping to find hidden treasure, Ozzie and Joe purchase a locked mystery trunk at auction.
S13.E21 ∙ Kris' Girlfriend
Sally, an old girlfriend of Kris, moves into town. She overstays her welcome at Rick and Kris's house, while she takes forever looking for an apartment.
S13.E22 ∙ Rick's Raise
Rick feels under-paid and under-appreciated, so he quits his job as Dave's law clerk.
S13.E23 ∙ Breakfast for Harriet
Ozzie cancels a golf date to stay home and make breakfast for Harriet, who is in bed with a cold. As usual, things don't go as planned.
S13.E24 ∙ Desk Photo
Kris and Harriet have photos taken for Rick and Ozzie to put on their desks.
S13.E25 ∙ Early Rush Party
Rick's fraternity throws an illegal party to recruit a high school football star.
S13.E26 ∙ Painting from the Past
A painting from Rick's past comes back into his life and causes contention between him and Kris.
S14.E1 ∙ Tangled Web
It's becomes a tangled web, indeed, after Clara tries to impress an old friend by fooling her into believing Ozzie is her husband.
S14.E2 ∙ A Rose a Day
A rose a day from a secret admirer is being delivered to Harriet, and it's driving Ozzie crazy trying to find out who it is.
S14.E3 ∙ Kris & the Queen
Once again, Wally and Ginger are on the outs, so Kris and Rick help to set him up on a date to the dance with the Prom Queen in hopes of making Ginger jealous.
S14.E4 ∙ Helpful June
June is bored being a housewife and jumps at the chance to help Dave at his office. A misunderstanding at lunch, has June tailing a client of the law firm Dave works at. It gets really confusing when Harriet and Ozzie get involved.
S14.E5 ∙ The Prowler
While hiding out from the Randolphs, Ozzie is mistaken for a prowler in his own home.
S14.E6 ∙ The Nelsons Revisited
When Ozzie laments that since Dave and Rick are married, he never sees much of their school friends any more. The boys go around hinting this fact, and soon the Nelsons have lots of visitors. Wally invites them to chaperon a Frat house party, but they misinterpret it as a request to throw a party of their own.
S14.E7 ∙ Secret Passage
Rick and his fraternity brothers use a secret tunnel in a scheme to retaliate against the Betas, who stole their blue moose head.
S14.E8 ∙ Wally, the Author
The Nelsons and Rick's fraternity brothers panic when they learn that Wally has included embarrassing tidbits about all of them in a book he is trying to sell to a publisher.
S14.E9 ∙ A Message from Kris
Kris has left an important message for Rick. The trouble is, Wally has torn it into six pieces to use as paper to write IOUs, which he has issued to several fraternity brothers. Rick now has to hunt them down, redeeming them along the way.
S14.E10 ∙ Flying Down to Lunch
Harriet and Clara accuse Ozzie and Joe of being set in their ways and never doing anything different. So when a friend of Joe offers to take them along on an errand, by airplane, the boys decide to go with him and have lunch in Mexico.
S14.E12 ∙ Dave, the Worrier
June talks Dave into taking some time off. Dave leaves Rick in charge of the office and he and June head up to a cabin on the lake for a few days. But Dave can't relax and worries that Rick might not be able to handle things by himself.
S14.E13 ∙ The Ghost Town
Ozzie and Harriet unexpectedly wind up spending the night in a ghost town.
S14.E14 ∙ David Picks a Pie
June has volunteered Dave's services as a pie taster on a TV show - and he'd better be able to pick out his wife's pie.
S14.E15 ∙ Kris, the Little Helper
Kris is worn out from doing favors for Rick and his fraternity brothers.
S14.E16 ∙ The Sheik of Araby
Dave and June are chosen to entertain a prince and one of his wives. Ozzie and Harriet offer to host the party at their house, but when the Sheik fails to arrive, the Nelsons come up with a last minute substitute.
S14.E17 ∙ Wally's Traffic Ticket
Wally hires Dave to defend him against a traffic ticket charge.
S14.E18 ∙ An Honor for Oz
In return for all that he has done for them, The Tigers Club (ten neighborhood boys) give Ozzie a gift: a sporty hat that he hates, and the boys continually pester him to see if he is wearing it.
S14.E20 ∙ Ozzie-a-Go-Go
Ozzie wants to show up his neighbor Joe, so he asks Kris to teach him the steps and moves to the latest dance craze.
S14.E21 ∙ Trip Trap
With Harriet's help, June tries to trap Dave into taking a trip to Hawaii, and with the help of Ozzie, Rick, and Wally, Dave tries not to trip into her trap.
S14.E22 ∙ Waiting for Joe
Joe is consistently late which really irritates Ozzie. A picnic at the lake, planned for the next day, starts with both couples leaving together and ends with the Nelson's and the Randolph's coming back home at different times.
S14.E23 ∙ Rick's Assistant
Dave hires Joel, a bright nine-year-old boy, as Rick's law clerk assistant, which soon threatens to put Rick out of a job.
S14.E24 ∙ Dave's Other Office
The sprinkler system in Dave's law office springs a major leak, so he is forced to work at home. The trouble is, it's impossible to get any work done with June around.
S14.E25 ∙ Ozzie, the Babysitter
Ozzie reluctantly takes care of little Joel Harvey when his parents cannot find another sitter. Ozzie then breaks a slot car set that was supposed to be a surprise for Joel's birthday. With help from Harriet, Dave, and Thorny, Ozzie secretly replaces the toy.
S14.E26 ∙ The Game Room
Ozzie and Harriet desire to convert the boys old bedroom into something else. Harriet suggests a guest bedroom, but Ozzie secretly wants to buy a used pool table and convert the space into a game room.
