Press Release MPI Press Release: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Seasons 1 & 2 (DVD) (3 Viewers)

[The 1960's]

Continuing from earlier today.

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966)

S01E13 Late Christmas Gift (Dec.26.1952) Rebroadcast Version Dec.29.1965
Stars Ozzie Nelson Harriet Nelson David Nelson Ricky Nelson Don DeFore Bob Sweeney Carl Greyson​

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S01E18 Rover Boys (Jan.30.1953)
Stars Ozzie Nelson Harriet Nelson David Nelson Ricky Nelson Don DeFore Paula Winslowe Gary Armstrong Carl Greyson​

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S01E26 Bowling Alley (Mar.27.1953)
Stars Ozzie Nelson Harriet Nelson David Nelson Ricky Nelson Don DeFore Paula Winslowe Herb Vigran Carl Greyson​

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[Josh Steinberg]

I can’t believe I’m up to like episode 14 already. I’m skipping the Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes until we get to those seasons later in the year but still, it’s been super fun to revisit these early ones.

 

[RobertMG]

Bingo, Lou!!! To complain about this DVD set because you own a 20+-year-old TV, is really a low point on this discussion board. Instead you ought to be complaining about your TV, not the DVDs. Look, we are hoping and praying that all of the sets get released. The last thing this thread needs is someone downing the DVDs, and saying they won’t buy any more of them. Just not a good look.

thank heavens my dvd player has the zoom

I can’t believe I’m up to like episode 14 already. I’m skipping the Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes until we get to those seasons later in the year but still, it’s been super fun to revisit these early ones.

Not to go off topic I love the Ozzie and Harriet XMAS shows FKB too etc then back to the topic but did My Three Sons ever do a XMAS episode Ozzie and Harriet did some of the best!

 

[Gary OS]

thank heavens my dvd player has the zoom

Not to go off topic I love the Ozzie and Harriet XMAS shows FKB too etc then back to the topic but did My Three Sons ever do a XMAS episode Ozzie and Harriet did some of the best!

Nope. My Three Sons never did one. I was always disappointed in that show for that one reason. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a great show. But I was shocked that after 14 seasons they could never work one in.


Gary “Ozzie and Harriet were the kings of Christmas episodes, with Lassie coming in a close second, in my humble opinion” O.

 

[Gary OS]

I’m on vacation this week, so I’ve not been able to watch much of anything. But I’ll jump back into it next weekend.

 

[ElPaBr]

Check out this article https://mercurie.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-first-couples-to-share-bed-on.html

I don't think this is fully accurate. The first couple I've seen share a bed on TV who *weren't* married in real life was Gertrude Berg and Robert H. Harris on The Goldbergs (1954). It's likely they were not the first, but we'll never know because so much early programming is forever lost.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

Nope. My Three Sons never did one. I was always disappointed in that show for that one reason. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a great show. But I was shocked that after 14 seasons they could never work one in.


Gary “Ozzie and Harriet were the kings of Christmas episodes, with Lassie coming in a close second, in my humble opinion” O.

Would the way Fred MacMurray shot his scenes have prevented the Christmas episode? Too much time and work to get the set decorated and undecorated for those scenes?

 

[RobertMG]

Nope. My Three Sons never did one. I was always disappointed in that show for that one reason. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a great show. But I was shocked that after 14 seasons they could never work one in.


Gary “Ozzie and Harriet were the kings of Christmas episodes, with Lassie coming in a close second, in my humble opinion” O.

Ozzie and Harriet were yes the kings of XMAS Stories --- but the tops was the Honeymooners Twas The Night Before Christmas

 

[timk1041]

Another update: Delivery is scheduled for later today 6/27. Very excited.

 

[The 1960's]

Another update: Delivery is scheduled for later today 6/27. Very excited.

Good for you Tim!! This morning I experienced two episodes I'd never seen before and they were both hilarious!

 

[RobertMG]

Good for you Tim!! This morning I experienced two episodes I'd never seen before and they were both hilarious!

Ozzie was a natural talent ---- does anyone know why DeFore left the series and did he remain friends with Ozzie?

 

[Randy Korstick]

Leave it to Beaver was another head scratcher as to why they never did a Christmas episode. In 6 seasons you would have thought at least 2 Christmas episodes would have been a no brainer. Dennis the menace which was on the same time for 4 seasons had 3 Christmas episodes by comparison.

 

[RobertMG]

Leave it to Beaver was another head scratcher as to why they never did a Christmas episode. In 6 seasons you would have thought at least 2 Christmas episodes would have been a no brainer. Dennis the menace which was on the same time for 4 seasons had 3 Christmas episodes by comparison.

Leave it to Beaver was another head scratcher as to why they never did a Christmas episode. In 6 seasons you would have thought at least 2 Christmas episodes would have been a no brainer. Dennis the menace which was on the same time for 4 seasons had 3 Christmas episodes by comparison.

one episode of Beaver Mom makes angel wings for a costume for Beaver thats the only possible xmas reference

 

[TravisR]

I've always assumed that older TV shows tended to skip holiday episodes so they could play in syndication without having, say, a Christmas episode play in April. Personally, I think the audience can handle the 'confusion' of something like that but I suppose it's possible that networks underestimated the audience's intelligence.

 

[oldtvshowbuff]

Bachelor Father got one in for it's 5th and final season with "Deck The Halls".

 

[RobertMG]

Bachelor Father got one in for it's 5th and final season with "Deck The Halls".

never saw it!

 

[RobertMG]

never saw it!

its on youtube watching it now https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...FBEBCD56200302CB6601FBEBCD56200302C&FORM=VIRE

 

[RobertMG]

I've always assumed that older TV shows tended to skip holiday episodes so they could play in syndication without having, say, a Christmas episode play in April. Personally, I think the audience can handle the 'confusion' of something like that but I suppose it's possible that networks underestimated the audience's intelligence.

last night metv aired the Honeymooners XMAS

 

[Ron Lee Green]

I've always assumed that older TV shows tended to skip holiday episodes so they could play in syndication without having, say, a Christmas episode play in April. Personally, I think the audience can handle the 'confusion' of something like that but I suppose it's possible that networks underestimated the audience's intelligence.

I Love Lucy only did one Christmas episode, and I remember reading in one of Lucy's bios that it was her least favorite episode.

From imdb: This episode is referred to as "The Lost Episode" because it was not included in the syndication package. It was not included because of its Christmas theme and because it mostly consists of flashbacks to previous episodes. This episode remained unseen until the year Lucille Ball passed away and was aired by CBS on December 18, 1989. In December 1990 CBS aired a colorized version of the episode.

 

[RobertMG]

I Love Lucy only did one Christmas episode, and I remember reading in one of Lucy's bios that it was her least favorite episode.

From imdb: This episode is referred to as "The Lost Episode" because it was not included in the syndication package. It was not included because of its Christmas theme and because it mostly consists of flashbacks to previous episodes. This episode remained unseen until the year Lucille Ball passed away and was aired by CBS on December 18, 1989. In December 1990 CBS aired a colorized version of the episode.

yes it was big news when they aired it a few years back as a lost episode ---- but Ozzie And Harriet had the best although Donna Reed had one great one with Buster Keaton I also love the first one FKB did although cannot find a full length copy