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The Best of the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

starring: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Skip Young
directed by: David Nelson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
EAN: 0826663103687
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Shout Factory Theatr
Manufacturer: Shout Factory Theatr
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout Factory Theatr
Release Date: May 01, 2007
Running Time: 570 minutes
Sales Rank: 18649
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Theatrical Release Date: October 03, 1952



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This features 24 classic episodes from one of the longest running & most enduring family sitcoms in the history of american tv. Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 05/01/2007

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet? The title alone is amusingly absurd. Unless your idea of adventure includes picnics, hay rides, recreational horseback riding, and square dances, the word hardly applies. As revealed in this four-disc, 24-episode boxed set (the first official Ozzie and Harriet release on DVD) that cherry-picks some of the best moments from the entire 1952-66 run, this was a show so mild it made Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood look like The Wire--and that was a big part of its considerable charm.

Bandleader Ozzie, singer Harriet (nee Hilliard), and sons David and Ricky had already been on the radio for several years before the television show appeared; there had also been a feature film, Here Come the Nelsons (with Rock Hudson). The TV series, likely the only one ever to feature an entire family portraying themselves, continued where the radio show had left off, with Ozzie (who directed, produced, and co-wrote the vast majority of the episodes) as the well-meaning but sometimes confused, bumbling patriarch, Harriet his sensible but gentle foil, David the dutiful, self-effacing older son, and Ricky the mischievous youngster. Things naturally changed over the next decade and a half, as the boys grew up, went to college, and got married, but the dynamic remained essentially the same. Ozzie and Harriet was nothing if not wholesome. The parents were decent, honest folks; never dictatorial or authoritarian, they guided their sons but gave them enough space to make their own decisions, and David and Ricky were as clean-cut as they come. Of course, there was also Ricky's emergence as a singing star. Broadcast in 1957, 'Ricky, the Drummer' was his musical debut (he sings and plays the skins with surprising skill), and the boxed set does a decent job of charting his growth from a somewhat wooden 16-year-old into a legitimate musician with a great band (featuring James Burton on guitar) and undeniable charisma; Rick Nelson was no Elvis Presley, but he had far more substance than other teen idols of the era.

Fourteen years is a long run for any TV show (only The Simpsons has surpassed it in the sitcom category), and by the time The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet started airing episodes in color in the '65-66 season, it had run out steam. Still, this is a classic bit of Americana that will find favor with old and new viewers alike. Bonus features include commentary on four episodes by David (the only living member from the original show) and Sam (son of Rick) Nelson, along with a 1949 radio broadcast, home movies, and more. --Sam Graham



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Classic family entertainment on DVD!!!
This is a great set of DVD's starring the one a only Nelson Family!!! Great family entertainment with ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - OZZIE AND HARRIET
I brought the best of the adventures of ozzie and Harriet by stanley livingston, because l enjoyed watching ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - very disappointing
This DvD had the potential of giving Ozzie and Harriet Fans episodes that had not been released in previous ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Especially fun for Disney, Hanna-Barbera and other TV fans
You can spot the wonderful Janet Waldo (sounding every bit like Judy Jetson) in "The Swami" and as Wally Cox's ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good To Get You Started
This is a good overview of the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet from it's first year to it's last. Some of the earlier ... Read More

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