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ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET, THE: THE NEWSPAPER
WRITE-UP (TV)

Summary

The first of two programs on this tape. One in this long-running domestic comedy series about the real-life Nelson family: Ozzie Nelson and his wife Harriet Hilliard, a former band leader and band singer respectively, and their two sons, David and Ricky. In this episode, Ozzie and the boys returns from a high school sports banquet that they all enjoyed. Later, a reporter from the Morning Tribune visits the Nelson home to ask Ozzie for details about his role in organizing the banquet. Before she leaves, Ozzie gives her a picture of himself as a photographer failed to show up. The next morning, Ozzie is angry to read that the reporter spelled his first and last names wrong. At breakfast, the family overrules Ozzie’s suggestion to cancel their subscription to the Tribune. Later, Thorny kids Ozzie about how the Thornberry name was spelled correctly in the article -- unlike Ozzie’s. Harriet ends up going to see Mr. Matthews, the publisher of the Tribune, to ask for a correction. It turns out that the careless reporter was the publisher’s wife. The next morning, Thorny shows Ozzie that his name has been misspelled again in the story. Surprisingly, Ozzie finds the incident amusing. After Thorny leaves, Ozzie tells the family that Thorny pasted the wrong name in the paper as a practical joke, and that the paper’s apology ran as intended. Afterward, Ozzie’s publicity leaves the Nelsons deluged with salesmen making countless pitches. Includes commercials.

Details

  • NETWORK: ABC
  • DATE: January 2, 1953 8:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: B:12848
  • GENRE: Comedy
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy;
  • SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1952-1966
  • COMMERCIALS:
    • TV – Commercials – Hotpoint appliances
    • TV – Commercials – Listerine products
    • TV – Commercials – Pro “59” Pro-phy-lac-tic toothbrushes

CREDITS

  • Robert Angus … Producer
  • Bill Lewis … Producer
  • Ozzie Nelson … Director , Writer
  • Bill Davenport … Writer
  • Don Nelson … Writer
  • Ben Gershman … Writer
  • Basil Adlam (See also: Buzz Adlam) … Music by
  • Ozzie Nelson … Cast, Himself
  • Harriet Nelson (See also: Harriet Hilliard) … Cast, Herself
  • David Nelson … Cast, Himself
  • Ricky Nelson (See also: Rick Nelson) … Cast, Himself
  • Don DeFore … Cast, "Thorny" Thornberry
  • Paula Winslowe … Cast, Mrs. Matthews
  • Frank Nelson … Cast, Mr. Matthews