Episode 1
New Chairs
1953-09-18
Confusion reigns when the local department store delivers two new chairs to the wrong Nelson family and then drops off additional chairs or takes back the wrong pieces of Nelson's furniture.
TV season
1953-09-18
Episode 1
1953-09-18
Confusion reigns when the local department store delivers two new chairs to the wrong Nelson family and then drops off additional chairs or takes back the wrong pieces of Nelson's furniture.
Episode 2
1953-09-25
Ricky and David are upset about not being invited to Will Thornberry's party. Later, they discover it’s a misunderstanding. But then, Ozzie finds out he wasn’t invited by “Thorny” (Will’s father) to a party occurring that same evening, and he becomes irritated with his best friend— unwilling to take the same advice he gave his kids and talk it over with him.
Episode 3
1953-10-02
The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.
Episode 4
1953-10-09
Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.
Episode 5
1953-10-16
An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.
Episode 6
1953-10-23
It's David's 17th birthday, and he's trying to do anything he can to look older because he has a crush on Sally Patterson, a girl who is only interested in older men.
Episode 7
1953-10-30
Herb Dunkle talks to Ozzie about a new organization in town, "The National Anti-Noise Society". But is this new club ready for Ozzie & Thorny to join?
Episode 8
1953-11-06
Ricky intends to make extra money selling a spot remover. He's very successful but when things go wrong to entire family pitches in to help.
Episode 9
1953-11-13
David and Will Thornberry's school essays give them both a chance to be mayor for the day during "Civic Day". Now if only Ozzie and Thorny will quit arguing about which son is going to be the honorable mayor.
Episode 10
1953-11-20
The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.
Episode 11
1953-11-27
Ozzie and Thorny get themselves marooned on a roof without a ladder.
Episode 12
1953-12-04
David wants to start weightlifting and working out early in the morning, while Ricky wants to start staying up late and watching movies on the late show. Ozzie decides to let the boys have their way.
Episode 13
1953-12-11
Harriet loses a gold pin Ozzie had given her. It was insured, and they collect on it. The check comes made out to both of them, and they disagree on who should endorse it over to the other person and what the money should be spent on.
Episode 14
1953-12-18
Thorny needs a reference about his fiscal worthiness and asks Ozzie to write one for him. Ozzie as a joke writes a negative one but goes into a panic when he thinks Ricky mailed it.
Episode 15
1953-12-25
Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.
Episode 16
1954-01-01
Ozzie takes steps to get out of going hunting with Thorny.
Episode 17
1954-01-08
The wife and kids give Ozzie the night off from helping them with their chores and homework, so with mixed feelings, he tries to amuse himself by spending a night out on the town.
Episode 18
1954-01-15
Ozzie buys cameras for everyone in the family. It doesn't take long for him to get caught in a compromising position on film.
Episode 19
1954-01-22
Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.
Episode 20
1954-01-29
After promising to double whatever money his youngest son has left over at the end of the week, Ricky's collection of old pop bottles may cost Ozzie a pretty penny.
Episode 21
1954-02-05
The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.
Episode 22
1954-02-12
Harriet decides to give a dinner party but runs into problems when she learns her friend has already planned a dinner party and the Thornberrys are not invited.
Episode 23
1954-02-19
David's been spending time at Thompson's Garage. Ozzie thinks David may want to become a mechanic when he gets out of school. This is a great idea, until Ozzie talks to Thorny about what his son Will wants to do when he graduates.
Episode 24
1954-02-26
Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.
Episode 25
1954-03-05 • 30 min
Dave is in charge of his club's initiation committee, and Thorny's son Will is among the pledges that must undergo the process.
Episode 26
1954-03-12
Ricky wants to send a letter to a cute girl who wrote to him, but Ozzie has accidentally destroyed the envelope containing her return address.
Episode 27
1954-03-19 • 30 min
Both Dave and Ricky want Ozzie to partner with them for the Father And Son Table Tennis Tournament. The dilemma is that he can only play with one son.
Episode 28
1954-03-26
The school's Backward Dance is tonight. The girls invite the boys to this event. Fearing that David doesn't have a date to the dance, Ozzie meddles in his son's affairs.
Episode 29
1954-04-02
David has a school assignment to write an article for the school paper. Unable to think of a subject to write about. Ozzie suggests writing an article about the school's baseball team's latest slump.
Episode 30
1954-04-09
Ozzie and Harriet anguish over whether or not to allow 13-year-old Ricky to take a 150-mile train trip on his own.
Episode 31
1954-04-16
It looks like Ozzie's going to be late to a luncheon where he's scheduled to deliver a speech on the importance of being on time.
Episode 32
1954-04-23 • 30 min
Ozzie and Thorny stage their version of "Hamlet" in the Nelson's living room.
Episode 33
1954-04-30
After meeting his new neighbor at the bank, Ozzie beliefs he's a thief and stole his penknife. When hinting to his new neighbor didn't solve the problem, Ozzie decided he needed to warn Thorny and put his valuables in the bank.
Episode 34
1954-05-07
Ozzie needs to have the roof gutter repaired before the next rain, but a bird's nest is holding up the works.
Episode 35
1954-05-14
Harriet writes to 'Aunt Martha', who gives advice through her 'A Friend of the Family' column in the local newspaper.
Episode 36
1954-05-21
David has a formal school dance coming up and needs a tux.
Episode 37
1954-05-28
The family gives the den a makeover. Meanwhile, Ozzie has his eyes on a new set of golf clubs, hoping they’ll give him an edge in a golf tournament.
Episode 38
1954-06-04
After giving David a lecture on saving his money, Ozzie and Thorny indulge in some impulsive buying at the local sporting goods store.
Episode 39
1954-06-11
Everyone in the neighborhood wants to use Ozzie's new backyard pool. The trouble is - it hasn't been built, yet.