Classic TV Shows - The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet  | | | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - 1952-1966 | | |  | Show Summary  The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was the real-lifeNelson family on the air, with all the little adventuresthat an active middle-class American family might have,and two young boys growing up before their parents' andthe television audience's eyes. The Nelsons lived inHillsdale at 822 Sycamore Road. On TV Ozzie had nodefined source of income, and always seemedto be hanging around the house.In the early episodes the stories revolved mainly aroundthe four Nelsons, with only a few friends and neighbors,most notably Thorny Thornberry, who regularly offeredOzzie bits of ill-timed advice. Later, as the boys beganto date, a succession of girlfriends began to appear.In time both David and Ricky were married, and bothreal-life wives (June and Kris) appeared on the show.(Tim's TV Showcase) | Cast & Characters  Ozzie Nelson as Himself Harriet Nelsom as Herself David Nelson as Himself Eric "Ricky" Nelson as Himself Don DeFore as "Thorny" Thornberry (1952-1958) Parley Baer as Darby (1955-1961) Lyle Talbot as Joe Randolph (1956-1966) Mary Jane Croft as Clara Randolph (1965-1966) Frank Cady as Doc Williams (1954-1965) Skip Young as Wally (1957-166) Gordon Jones as Butch Burton (1958-1960) June Blair as June (Mrs. David Nelson) Kristin Harmon as Kris (Mrs. Rick Nelson) James Stacey as Fred (1958-1964) Joe Flynn as Mr. Kelley (1960-1962) Constance Harper as Connie Edwards (1960-1966) Jack Wagner as Jack (1961-1966) Charlene Salerno as Ginger (1962-1965) Ivan Bonar as Dean Hopkins (1964-1966) Greg Dawson as Greg (1965-1966) Sean Morgan as Sean (1965-1966) | | Series Run  435 Episodes First Telecast: October 3, 1952 Last Telecast: September 3, 1966 | | Broadcast History  October 1952- June 1956, ABC, Friday 8:00-8:30pm October 1956- September 1958, ABC, Wednesday 9:00-9:30pm September 1958- September 1961, ABC, Wednesday 8:30-9:00pm September 1961- September 1963, ABC, Thursday 7:30-8:00pm September 1963- January 1966, ABC, Wednesday 7:30-8:00pm January 1966- September 1966, ABC, Saturday 7:30-8:00 | | Show Merchandise  View Books View Music & Soundtracks View DVDs |  | |