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  • 1956-10-03T23:30:00Z on ABC
  • 25m
  • 17h 12m (39 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Family
Very long running family saga, based largely on the actual actors involved. As the sons age we go through their teenage dating problems, then marriage and careers. Ricky became a (real life) rock and roll star; David joined a law firm.

39 episodes

Season Premiere

1956-10-03T23:30:00Z

5x01 Kappa Sigma Party

Season Premiere

5x01 Kappa Sigma Party

  • 1956-10-03T23:30:00Z30m

David holds his fraternity rush party at the Nelson home and the other members of the family try to stay out of the way.

Along with some other fathers, Ozzie finds himself becoming obsessed with a children's television program.

1956-10-17T23:30:00Z

5x03 Hidden Panel

5x03 Hidden Panel

  • 1956-10-17T23:30:00Z25m

1956-10-24T23:30:00Z

5x04 Christmas in October

5x04 Christmas in October

  • 1956-10-24T23:30:00Z25m

David paints a Christmas card for his art class and the family decides to get it printed up for use as their card for the year.

1956-11-01T00:30:00Z

5x05 The Banjo Player

5x05 The Banjo Player

  • 1956-11-01T00:30:00Z30m

Rick and his band get their first engagement to play at a sorority dance. Ozzie and his friend think they might be able to play banjos at the dance.

1956-11-08T00:30:00Z

5x06 Fifty Dollar Bill

5x06 Fifty Dollar Bill

  • 1956-11-08T00:30:00Z25m

At the grand opening to a new car wash, Ozzie wins a $50 bill. But the prize turns out to have complications.

1956-11-15T00:30:00Z

5x07 The Pool Table

5x07 The Pool Table

  • 1956-11-15T00:30:00Z25m

Ozzie goes to the store to buy filing cabinets for the boys' bedroom - and comes home with a pool table, instead.

1956-11-22T00:30:00Z

5x08 David Picks Up the Tab

5x08 David Picks Up the Tab

  • 1956-11-22T00:30:00Z30m

On their anniversary, David takes Ozzie and Harriet to a swanky nightclub.

1956-11-29T00:30:00Z

5x09 The Balloons

5x09 The Balloons

  • 1956-11-29T00:30:00Z25m

Ozzie is faced with the daunting task of inflating 1,000 balloons for Harriet's charity affair.

1956-12-06T00:30:00Z

5x10 Ricky's Car

5x10 Ricky's Car

  • 1956-12-06T00:30:00Z25m

Ricky wants a car of his own. Ozzie agrees but only if he earns enough money to pay half the purchase price.

1956-12-13T00:30:00Z

5x11 A Doctor in the House

5x11 A Doctor in the House

  • 1956-12-13T00:30:00Z29m

Doc Williams bunks with the Nelsons while his residence undergoes renovations. Ozzie then begins having aches and pains.

1956-12-20T00:30:00Z

5x12 Ozzie's Busy Christmas

5x12 Ozzie's Busy Christmas

  • 1956-12-20T00:30:00Z30m

Ozzie is talked into acting as Santa for the Men's Club and also as Scrooge in a short play. He also is asked to sing Christmas Carols with all three things being on the same night. He tries hard to get a Christmas tree and put up decorations on the house but finds it impossible with the other commitments.

1956-12-27T00:30:00Z

5x13 The Day After Christmas

5x13 The Day After Christmas

  • 1956-12-27T00:30:00Z29m

The Nelsons are puzzled by a late Christmas gift from Grandpa Nelson.

1957-01-03T00:30:00Z

5x14 Ozzie's Double

5x14 Ozzie's Double

  • 1957-01-03T00:30:00Z25m

A stranger with a British accent is passing through town, and he looks exactly like Ozzie.

1957-01-10T00:30:00Z

5x15 A Hairstyle for Harriet

5x15 A Hairstyle for Harriet

  • 1957-01-10T00:30:00Z30m

In order to get new fashion ideas, Harriet decides to attend a beauty show.

1957-01-17T00:30:00Z

5x16 The Puppy

5x16 The Puppy

  • 1957-01-17T00:30:00Z30m

Ozzie and the boys decide to surprise Harriet with a new puppy.

1957-01-24T00:30:00Z

5x17 The Borrowed Tuxedo

5x17 The Borrowed Tuxedo

  • 1957-01-24T00:30:00Z25m

As usual, trouble ensues when Ozzie borrows a tuxedo from a neighbor.

1957-01-31T00:30:00Z

5x18 Like Father, Like Son

5x18 Like Father, Like Son

  • 1957-01-31T00:30:00Z25m

David is dating a young woman named Harriet, and the details of their dates strongly coincide with Ozzie and Harriet's first several dates. This leads Ozzie to fear that Harriet will find out about his long-ago date with another woman. Harriet reveals that she has known about it all along.

1957-02-07T00:30:00Z

5x19 The Duenna

5x19 The Duenna

  • 1957-02-07T00:30:00Z30m

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 chaperone.

1957-02-14T00:30:00Z

5x20 The Hot-Dog Stand

5x20 The Hot-Dog Stand

  • 1957-02-14T00:30:00Z25m

Ricky has some unusual advertising ideas when brother David and friends decide to open up a hot dog stand.

1957-02-21T00:30:00Z

5x21 The Reading Room

5x21 The Reading Room

  • 1957-02-21T00:30:00Z27m

Ozzie begins a one man campaign to revive the art of reading.

1957-02-28T00:30:00Z

5x22 The Disbelievers

5x22 The Disbelievers

  • 1957-02-28T00:30:00Z25m

1957-03-07T00:30:00Z

5x23 The Clubhouse

5x23 The Clubhouse

  • 1957-03-07T00:30:00Z25m

When the neighborhood children decide to build a treehouse in the Nelson's yard, trouble ensues.

1957-03-14T00:30:00Z

5x24 Jet Pilot

5x24 Jet Pilot

  • 1957-03-14T00:30:00Z30m

Ozzie is awarded a ride in a new Air Force jet plane because of his efforts in getting an Air Force base located in the community.

1957-03-28T00:30:00Z

5x26 The Editor

5x26 The Editor

  • 1957-03-28T00:30:00Z30m

Harriet is made editor of her women's club newsletter but runs into trouble when she accepts "help" from Ozzie.

1957-04-04T00:30:00Z

5x27 The Hawaiian Party

5x27 The Hawaiian Party

  • 1957-04-04T00:30:00Z25m

The Nelson family attends a Hawaiian luau.

1957-04-11T00:30:00Z

5x28 Ricky, the Drummer

5x28 Ricky, the Drummer

  • 1957-04-11T00:30:00Z30m

Ricky gets his first big show biz break when he sits in as a drummer with a big-name band.

1957-04-18T00:30:00Z

5x29 The Tommy Brannigan Story

5x29 The Tommy Brannigan Story

  • 1957-04-18T00:30:00Z25m

Ozzie finds a bargain on golf clubs. He buys three sets, for himself, Wally, and Doc - but they don't want to reimburse him for clubs he bought ""without their authorization"".
NOTE: ""Recap"" contains SPOILER.

1957-04-25T00:30:00Z

5x30 Sculpturing Class

5x30 Sculpturing Class

  • 1957-04-25T00:30:00Z25m

1957-05-01T23:30:00Z

5x31 Ozzie, the Treasurer

5x31 Ozzie, the Treasurer

  • 1957-05-01T23:30:00Z25m

Ozzie is womewhat disgruntled because he believes his work as club treasurer has gone unappreciated.

1957-05-08T23:30:00Z

5x32 Ricky's Surprise Party

5x32 Ricky's Surprise Party

  • 1957-05-08T23:30:00Z25m

1957-05-15T23:30:00Z

5x33 The Night Watchman

5x33 The Night Watchman

  • 1957-05-15T23:30:00Z25m

David gets a temporary job working nighttime security.

David invites Miss Universe, Carol Morris, to be his date at a fraternity dance.

1957-05-29T23:30:00Z

5x35 Strict Parents

5x35 Strict Parents

  • 1957-05-29T23:30:00Z25m

Ozzie and Harriet wonder whether or not they should question Ricky and David more closely about their social activities.

1957-06-05T23:30:00Z

5x36 The Coffee Table

5x36 The Coffee Table

  • 1957-06-05T23:30:00Z25m

1957-06-12T23:30:00Z

5x37 The Fishing Lure

5x37 The Fishing Lure

  • 1957-06-12T23:30:00Z25m

Ozzie makes a fishing lure out of a feathered ornament from Harriet's new hat.

1957-06-19T23:30:00Z

5x38 Taking Care of Freddy

5x38 Taking Care of Freddy

  • 1957-06-19T23:30:00Z22m

Ozzie agrees to take care of a neighbor's kitten but doesn't turn out to be the easy job he imagined.

Season Finale

1957-06-26T23:30:00Z

5x39 The Loan

Season Finale

5x39 The Loan

  • 1957-06-26T23:30:00Z25m

Ozzie and Darby are furious with each other over the matter of a questionable ten-dollar debt.

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