Press Release MPI Press Release: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Seasons 3-6 (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

THE ORIGINAL TV SITCOM FAMILY IS BACK AND FULLY RESTORED & REMASTERED IN 4K FOR ITS 70th ANNIVERSARY THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET™ SEASONS 3 + 4 available now SEASONS 5 + 6 available September 27th The Long-Running and Beloved Series About the Real-Life Nelson Family Arrives For The First Time Ever on Digital Platforms and As Multi-DVD Sets From MPI The Entire Series Has Been Restored From The Original 35mm Picture And Sound Elements In Association With The UCLA Film & Television Archive​ THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET Seasons 3 & 4 The Long-Running and Beloved Series About the Real-Life Nelson Family Arrives For The First Time Ever on Digital Platforms and As a Three Multi-DVD Sets From MPI The Entire Series Has Been Restored From The Original 35mm Picture And Sound Elements In Association With The UCLA Film & Television Archive ​ For a record-breaking fourteen seasons and 435 episodes, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet™ aired on ABC-TV from 1952 through 1966, becoming one of the most cherished cultural touchstones of the twentieth century. The gentle humor of the prolific and popular sitcom was brought to the screen by the real-life Nelson family: Ozzie and wife Harriet with their sons, David and Rick, all portraying themselves in a trend-setting blend of fact-meets-fiction comedy decades before Seinfeld and other semi-reality based shows. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet™ humorously chronicled the daily lives of the Nelson family as David and Ricky grew up before millions of weekly viewers. For the very first time, in association with the Nelson family, the entire series has been digitally restored with complete episodes from the original film negatives and audio reels for superior picture and sound quality. THE OFFICIAL COMPLETE SEASON THREE contains all 28 full, fun-filled episodes including rare adventures not seen on television in decades. Don DeFore appears as Ozzie’s neighbor pal Thorny along with classic television and film guest stars Frank Cady, Janet Waldo, Parley Baer, Diane Jergens, Joseph Kearns, Lloyd Corrigan, Grady Sutton and other familiar faces. THE OFFICIAL COMPLETE SEASON FOUR contains all 26 full, fun-filled episodes including rare adventures not seen on television in decades. Don DeFore appears as Ozzie’s neighbor pal Thorny along with classic television and film guest stars Frank Cady, Joi Lansing, Lyle Talbot, Mary Jane Croft, Hal Smith, Jesse White, Elvia Alman, Parley Baer, Diane Jergens, King Donovan, Marvin Miller and other familiar faces. ​ THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET Seasons 5 & 6 The Long-Running and Beloved Series About the Real-Life Nelson Family Arrives For The First Time Ever on Digital Platforms and As a Three Multi-DVD Sets From MPI​ For a record-breaking fourteen seasons and 435 episodes, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet™ aired on ABC-TV from 1952 through 1966, becoming one of the most cherished cultural touchstones of the twentieth century. The gentle humor of the prolific and popular sitcom was brought to the screen by the real-life Nelson family: Ozzie and wife Harriet with their sons, David and Rick, all portraying themselves in a trend-setting blend of fact-meets-fiction comedy decades before Seinfeld and other semi-reality based shows. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet™ humorously chronicled the daily lives of the Nelson family as David and Ricky grew up before millions of weekly viewers. For the very first time, in association with the Nelson family, the entire series has been digitally restored with complete episodes from the original film negatives and audio reels for superior picture and sound quality. THE OFFICIAL COMPLETE SEASON FIVE contains all 39 full, fun-filled episodes including rare adventures not seen on television in decades. Don DeFore appears as Ozzie’s neighbor pal Thorny along with classic television and film guest stars Frank Cady, Nancy Kulp, Edgar Buchanan, Mary Jane Croft, Dwayne Hickman, Joi Lansing, James Stacy, Parley Baer and other familiar faces. THE OFFICIAL COMPLETE SEASON SIX contains all 35 full, fun-filled episodes including rare adventures not seen on television in decades. Lyle Talbot and Mary Jane Croft appear as Ozzie and Harriet’s best friends Joe and Clara Randolph along with classic television and film guest stars Frank Cady, Stanley Livingston, James Stacy, Edgar Buchanan, Madge Blake, Hal Smith, Joi Lansing, Parley Baer, Yvonne Lime and other familiar faces. # # #​ THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET: SEASONS 3 AND 4 DVD SRP: $29.98 each Running time: 720/660 minutes each (3 discs each set) Language: English Not rated THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET: SEASONS 5 AND 6 DVD SRP: $29.98 each Running time: 990/870 minutes each (4 discs each set) Language: English Not rated​

 

[Bo Henry]

Any news on releases for Seasons 7 thru 14?

 

[Likecats]

Seasons 7 and 8 release date is November 15th.

 

[Susan Nunes_329977]

These can't come soon enough. I am now binge watching season 4.

 

[Bo Henry]

I'm going to slowly purchase the seasons. I just purchased Season 1 as a part of my birthday present.

 

[stuartfanning]

General review.

Random Notes on Recent Viewings

I’m now up to the last disc in Volume 5 of THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET. Only a few appearances by neighbor Thorny (Don Defore) in th...

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[Bo Henry]

Seasons 7 and 8 release date is November 15th.

If they continue releasing two seasons at a time, we just might have the whole series issued within the next six months.

 

[moviebuff75]

I consider these the definitive versions. I'm sure that Ozzie was prouder of Ricky than he was the few minutes of footage he had to cut to include his son on the reruns. I'm sure he would consider these his preferred versions as well

 

[Mark-P]

Apparently season’s 1-6 have quietly been released digitally in HD! I happened to see a mention of it at The Digital Bits and went looking and sure enough Vudu and Amazon have the first 6 seasons for HD purchase (at $25 per season) and the first 2 seasons are even available on Amazon Prime for subscribers. Glad I didn’t invest in DVDs as this is much better!

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Indeed - they’ve been coming out day and date with the DVDs. I bought season 1 on Vudu and shared some observations on one of the threads here. The bottom line for me was that they’re from the same new masters, and they have the same pluses and minuses as the DVDs. I decided that I wanted to have a physical version in my library so I’m sticking with buying the DVDs for now, but I may purchase more of the digitals at a later date, especially if there’s ever a good deal on the complete series.

I would bet that the licensing fee from Amazon Prime is doing a good job helping put this project into the black.