Ozzie & Harriet Release From Sam Nelson? (1 Viewer)

[The 1960's]

I've given all of you so much enjoyment over the past two years ...

In only three days it's my Birthday ....

So I hope all of you will be bringing me gifts...

Maybe some Tutti-Fruitti Ice Cream ... I never get tired of that ...

But it doesn't really matter how you show your appreciation for me, or for Harriet or for David or for Rick ...

And remember, I'll always be here looking down from the heavens so don't be sad.

 

[Jeff Flugel]

Today (March 20th) is the great Ozzie Nelson's birthday. He was obviously a multi-talented man, both in front of and behind the camera. MPI Home Video's release of all 14 seasons of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on DVD has been a real high point of my recent classic TV viewing (and collecting), the antics of Ozzie, his family and friends having brought me a heck of a lot of pleasure, comfort and joy over the past couple of years. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling this way, especially among the shows' fans here in this thread.

So to celebrate, here's one of my favorite Ozzie-centric episodes from the show:

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
5.2 "Captain Salty and the Submarine"
A joyous, oddball slice of silliness, with lots of great zingers delivered by Ozzie's family at his expense. Ozzie gets mildly obsessed with an offer of a toy submarine from local afternoon kid's show, Captain Salty. He can't get the boys interested, so he sends in the required six Seafoam Root Beer bottle caps plus 50 cents under his own name. While the toy sub (according to the postman, they are apparently in big demand from other fathers in the area) proves a bit of a bust, Ozzie finds that his order of the submarine automatically entered him in a related Captain Salty contest, and he is the lucky winner of a shiny new bicycle. The only catch: Ozzie has to appear live on the Captain Salty show to accept it...

A very entertaining episode, this also marks one of the final appearances by the great Don DeFore as Ozzie's neighbor Thorny, who claims Ozzie's bicycle prize at the fade-out. In addition to it being just plain funny, and the sort of off-kilter premise that fits this gently surreal show to a "T", I get a special kick out of this episode, as it calls to mind some of the low-budget afternoon kids shows which I watched as a youngster back in the '70s. Side note: Jack Wagner, the actor playing Captain Salty, appeared in a whopping 122 episodes of the show in a variety of roles.

For a more in-depth appreciation of Mr. Nelson, head on over to the Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars thread.

In the meantime, feel free to post your thoughts about the man here. What are some of your favorite Ozzie moments, or episodes?

 

[timk1041]

Today (March 20th) is the great Ozzie Nelson's birthday. He was obviously a multi-talented man, both in front of and behind the camera. MPI Home Video's release of all 14 seasons of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on DVD has been a real high point of my recent classic TV viewing (and collecting), the antics of Ozzie, his family and friends having brought me a heck of a lot of pleasure, comfort and joy over the past couple of years. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling this way, especially among the shows' fans here in this thread.

So to celebrate, here's one of my favorite Ozzie-centric episodes from the show:

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
5.2 "Captain Salty and the Submarine"
A joyous, oddball slice of silliness, with lots of great zingers delivered by Ozzie's family at his expense. Ozzie gets mildly obsessed with an offer of a toy submarine from local afternoon kid's show, Captain Salty. He can't get the boys interested, so he sends in the required six Seafoam Root Beer bottle caps plus 50 cents under his own name. While the toy sub (according to the postman, they are apparently in big demand from other fathers in the area) proves a bit of a bust, Ozzie finds that his order of the submarine automatically entered him in a related Captain Salty contest, and he is the lucky winner of a shiny new bicycle. The only catch: Ozzie has to appear live on the Captain Salty show to accept it...

A very entertaining episode, this also marks one of the final appearances by the great Don DeFore as Ozzie's neighbor Thorny, who claims Ozzie's bicycle prize at the fade-out. In addition to it being just plain funny, and the sort of off-kilter premise that fits this gently surreal show to a "T", I get a special kick out of this episode, as it calls to mind some of the low-budget afternoon kids shows which I watched as a youngster back in the '70s. Side note: Jack Wagner, the actor playing Captain Salty, appeared in a whopping 122 episodes of the show in a variety of roles.

For a more in-depth appreciation of Mr. Nelson, head on over to the Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars thread.

In the meantime, feel free to post your thoughts about the man here. What are some of your favorite Ozzie moments, or episodes?

I don't know. There are so many favourite moments. Hard to list them all. Thanks for posting the above.

 

[The 1960's]

Ozzie Nelson (March 20, 1906-June 3, 1975) Birthday Remembrance

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

S06E10 Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream (Dec.11.1957) HD Stream

Directed by
Ozzie Nelson
Writing Credits
Don Nelson Jay SommersOzzie Nelson

Stars
Ozzie Nelson … Ozzie Nelson
Harriet Nelson … Harriet Nelson
David Nelson … Dave Nelson
Ricky Nelson … Rick Nelson
Parley Baer … Darby
Bruce Belland … The Four Prep (as The Four Preps - Bruce)
Ed Cobb … The Four Preps (as The Four Preps - Ed)
Glen A. Larson … The Four Preps (as The Four Preps - Glen)
Marvin Ingram …The Four Preps (as The Four Preps - Marvin)
Joseph Kearns … Druggist
Frank Sully … Sergeant Dolan
Mack Williams … Grocery Clerk
Joe Byrne … Malt Shop Customer
June Fenley … Malt Shop Worker
Barbara Gayle … Malt Shop Customer
Carl Greyson … Self (Announcer)
Connie Harper … Malt Shop Worker

Produced by
Ozzie Nelson Leo Pepin
Music by
Basil Adlam
Cinematography by
Neal Beckner
Editing by
Jim Faris
Production Design by
James Roth
Set Decoration by
Jack D. Moore
Makeup Department
Naomi Cavin
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Bremerkamp
Art Department
Jack Iannarelli
Sound Department
Victor Guarnier
Max M. Hutchinson
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Edesa
Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Sedilla
Editorial Department
Bill Murphy
Music Department
Frank McKelvey
Robert Bain
Script and Continuity Department
Dorothy Aldrin
​

While the family discusses the picture in the paper showing a little boy eating Tutti Frutti Ice Cream, Ozzie mentions the best Tutti Frutti he ever ate was at the Wrede & Koops Ice Cream Parlor in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Then, a few moments later in the episode dream sequence, Ozzie is seen eating Tutti Frutti Ice Cream at an actual ice cream parlor, the very same Wrede & Koops Ice Cream Store where he grew up! In real life, Ozzie loved ice cream. David said it was his only weakness. Ozzie talks himself right out of his diet.

​

The episode focuses on Ozzie’s yearning for Tutti Frutti Ice Cream and his search to find someone who has any. Along the way he manages to get everyone else obssessed with his craving as well.

Ozzie: Why is it when you’re on a diet you automatically turn to the ads showing good things to eat.
Rick: Hey was I ever lost?
David: Yeah a long time ago and they never found you.
Harriet: What brought that up?
Rick: See this picture of this little boy in here?
Harriet: Oh he’s a cute little fellow. He’s lost but he likes it. No wonder? Sgt. Dolan is keeping him happy with a large Tutti Frutti Ice Cream Cone until his parents show up.
Ozzie: Oh yeah , I saw that.
Rick: Tutti Frutti Ice Cream. Pretty good deal, huh pop? Think I’ll go out and get lost. And don’t show up at the Police station until I’ve had 6 or 7 cones.
David: Relax will ya.
Harriet: I haven’t tasted Tutti Fruitti Ice Cream in years. I remember they use to run a special on it about once a week when I was in High School.
Ozzie: Uhh Wrede & Koops Ice Cream Store back in Ridgefield Park used to have about the best I ever tasted. Gave you a great big dish of it for a dime.
Rick: Let’s go
Ozzie: Where?
Rick: Back to Ridgefield Park.
Ozzie: I don’t even know if they have the Ice Cream Store there anymore.
Rick: I’m willing to take a chance, I’m desperate.
Harriet: You think I was starving you guys to death or something.
Ozzie: No not me I had a good dinner. They sure used to serve big portions.
Harriet: The same thing in Kansas City, there’s a little Ice Cream store right down the corner from our house. Well it was right on the corner, it was about 2-3 blocks that was the place I was telling you about before. They use to run specials on their homemade Ice Cream.
Ozzie: Somehow you just don’t get Ice Cream like that anymore.
David: You don’t get anything like that anymore.
Ozzie: When you ordered a quart of Ice Cream in those days you use to pack it down real tight, then they wouldn’t level it off. They’d heap it up so high you could hardly get the corners on the box closed. A quart of Ice Cream was really a quart of Ice Cream!
Harriet: The same thing if you ordered it by the dish, they really gave you big portions.
Ozzie: Say have we got any Tutti Frutti Ice Cream out in the freezer?
Harriet: Not unless you put some in there, why?
Ozzie: Oh I was just wondering.
Harriet: Did you want some now?
Ozzie: Oh no, not necessarily, we had a fine big dinner it’s just that we didn’t have any desert.
Rick: How about getting some Tutti Frutti Ice Cream?
Harriet: I thought we all agreed we could do without deserts for a few days and cut down on our calories.
Rick: It’s alright with me if pop can take it.
Ozzie: Hah if pop can take it, are you kidding?

That night, Ozzie dreams about Tutti Frutti Ice Cream.

Wrede & Koops Ice Cream Parlor Dream Sequence

♫ Goody Goody [Tutti Frutti] ♫ *

Goody Goody [Tutti Frutti]

The Revised lyrics of Goody Goody sung by the entire Nelson Family incorporating the Tutti Frutti theme.

Harriet Nelson
So you found someone who set you back on your heels,
Goody goody!
So you found someone and now you know how it feels,
Goody goody!
So you gave him your heart too, just as I gave mine to you,

Harriet Nelson
And he broke it in little pieces, now how do you do?
So you lie awake just singin' the blues all night,
Goody goody!
And you think that love’s a barrel of dynamite,
Hooray and Hallelujah, you had it comin' to ya
Goody goody for him!
Goody goody for me!
I’m glad hope you're satisfied you rascal you.

David Nelson
Oh pardon me boy but what can I do for you?

Ozzie Nelson
Tutti Frutti!

David Nelson
And you young lady?

Harriet Nelson
Well I’ll have the same thing to,

Ozzie Nelson
Tutti Frutti!
With Peaches and Pineapples too,

Harriet Nelson
And Cherries sprinkled through,

Ozzie Nelson
Do you chop them in little pieces?

David Nelson
That’s exactly what we do!

Rick Nelson
And what about you and you and you?
Tutti Frutti!

Rick Nelson
That’s a lot of Tutti Frutti but I’m tryin’ to do my duty for you,

Ozzie Nelson
I thought you’d come through,

Hooray and Hallelujah!

Rick Nelson
You got it comin’ to ya.

Ozzie Nelson
Tutti Frutti for me,

Harriet Nelson
Tutti Frutti for me,

Tutti Frutti for me,
Tutti Frutti for me,

Tutti Frutti Tutti Frutti Tutti Frutti Tutti Frutti Tutti too Tutti Frutti, too too!

Harriet Dances The Charleston! ​

At the time this episode was filmed, Harriet Nelson was 48 years of age. As she danced the Charleston we can see she was quite agile.

​

As Ozzie awakens from his dream his yearning for Tutti Frutti Ice Cream has increased.

Ozzie: Give me my Tutti Frutti! I want my Tutti Frutti!
Harriet: Ozzie?
Ozzie: David come back, give me back my Tutti Frutti!
Harriet: What’s the matter?
Ozzie: It’s David, he knows I’m good for it. I’ll pay him.
Harriet: What are you talking about?
Ozzie: My Tutti Frutti Ice Cream!
Harriet: Oh is that what you’re dreaming about.
Ozzie: Oh I’m sorry I woke you up.
Harriet: Yeah, you were strumming on my backbone.
Ozzie: Ahh I was playing the Banjo. Harriet are you sure we don’t have any Tutti Frutti Ice Cream?
Harriet: I’m positive. Why don’t you go back to sleep?
Ozzie: Wait a minute. I have an idea. Maybe Darby has some. He likes Ice Cream almost as well as I do.
Harriet: Oh Ozzie, it’s 12 o’clock, he’s probably fast asleep.
Ozzie: No no he goes to bed very late.

Ozzie awakens a very grumpy next door neighbor, Darby (Parley Baer).

Grumpy Darby

​

When Ozzie comes back empty-handed, Harriet is dressed and ready to go out and find some Tutti Frutti Ice Cream!

​

First stop is Miller Drugs where the Druggist (Joseph Kearns) somehow convinces a dissatisfied Ozzie into buying a quart of Cherry Ice Cream as a replacement for the Tutti Frutti he doesn’t have.

Finally home and back to bed Ozzie is awakened by Darby, now locked out of his house. Ozzie invites him to play some cards. Thanks to Ozzie now Darby has the same craving for Tutti Frutti Ice Cream. Darby suggests they make some Tutti Frutti Ice Cream from scratch. While searching for recipes, Ozzie stumbles on a better one and they break out the frying pan and make a Hamburger instead. According to Darby, you just couldn’t ask for anything better than that.

They realize their burger requires a Tutti Frutti Ice Cream topper and Darby asks Ozzie what started this whole Tutti Frutti Ice Cream obsession. After Ozzie explains about the little boy in the newspaper article, Darby suggests they call Sgt. Dolan and find out just where they get their Tutti Frutti Ice Cream at the Police Station!

Ozzie and Darby are off to McDonald’s Market where the Tutti Frutti Ice Cream is the flavor of the month. However, once again, no Tutti Frutti Ice Cream, it’s all sold out. But the manager recommends a place called Lang’s.

The boys drive around and get lost. Ozzie has an idea.

The story ends as it began, in a Police Station eating Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream, only this time it’s Ozzie doing the eating.

Closing Credits

​

* The song Goody Goody was composed by Matty Malneck back in 1936 with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer Here’s that original recording by the Benny Goodman Orchestra with vocals by Helen Ward.

​

Goody Goody (1951) - With Johnny Mercer singing vocals. Some history. Back in the '30s, Johnny encountered the words "Goody Goody" on the menu of a Chinese restaurant and jotted them down for future use. The song was first recorded in January of '36 by Ted Wallace (Ed Kirkeby, who managed Fats Waller) and His Swing Kings, but it was the second recorded version, from the following month, by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, that became the monster hit. When Helen Ward was presented with the number, she was rather less than enthusiastic, imploring of her boss, "Please don't make me sing that damn song!" She admitted, though, that eventually she did learn to appreciate the insistent and impudent ditty. Many hits and a "Best Original Song" Oscar after writing "Goody Goody," Johnny sounds very pleased here with his song -- and why not?

The original Johnny Mercer Lyrics.

Good thing, got yourself a good thing
It's a good thing
It's a good thing, got yourself a good thing
I won't let you go
So you met someone
Who set you back on your heels
Goody goody
So you met someone
And now you know how it feels
Goody goody
So you gave him your heart too
Just as I gave mine to you
And he broke it in little pieces
Now how do you do?
So you lie awake
Just singin' the blues all night
Goody goody
So you think that love's
A barrel of dynamite
Hooray and Hallelujah
You had it comin' to ya
Goody goody for him
Goody goody for me
And I hope you're satisfied
You rascal you.

Ozzie Nelson Related Media

Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra - This Is No Dream (1932)



Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra (1943)



HARRIET NELSON - Just Because / Goody Goody (1957)



Ozzie and Harriet Interview (Nov.18.1969)



Day at Night: Ozzie Nelson, TV actor-producer (Jan.1.1974)​

Day at Night originally aired on public television from 1973-1974. This episode was restored by CUNY Television. Taped at WNET in New York, June 6, 1974. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's.

Tomorrow Show - Ricky & David Nelson Interview (1979)​

1979 interview with David and Ricky Nelson on NBC's Tomorrow Show. Hosted by Peter Graves.

Biography (1987-)
Stars Jack Perkins Peter Graves Harry Smith
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

Ozzie and Harriet: The Adventures of America's Favorite Family (Jun.21.1998)
Stars Parley Baer Joyce Brothers Peter Fornatale Peter Graves Kristin Harmon Sally Hughes Art Linkletter David Nelson Gunnar Nelson Harriet Nelson Matthew Nelson Ozzie Nelson Ricky Nelson Sam Nelson Tracy Nelson Paul Petersen Dwight Yoakam​

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and their sons Ricky and David become well-known thanks to their 1950s TV show.

In Memory to a Genius of a Man, Happy Birthday Ozzie Nelson!​

 

[ponset]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ozzie,

 

[moviepas]

Today (March 20th) is the great Ozzie Nelson's birthday. He was obviously a multi-talented man, both in front of and behind the camera. MPI Home Video's release of all 14 seasons of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on DVD has been a real high point of my recent classic TV viewing (and collecting), the antics of Ozzie, his family and friends having brought me a heck of a lot of pleasure, comfort and joy over the past couple of years. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling this way, especially among the shows' fans here in this thread.

So to celebrate, here's one of my favorite Ozzie-centric episodes from the show:

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
5.2 "Captain Salty and the Submarine"
A joyous, oddball slice of silliness, with lots of great zingers delivered by Ozzie's family at his expense. Ozzie gets mildly obsessed with an offer of a toy submarine from local afternoon kid's show, Captain Salty. He can't get the boys interested, so he sends in the required six Seafoam Root Beer bottle caps plus 50 cents under his own name. While the toy sub (according to the postman, they are apparently in big demand from other fathers in the area) proves a bit of a bust, Ozzie finds that his order of the submarine automatically entered him in a related Captain Salty contest, and he is the lucky winner of a shiny new bicycle. The only catch: Ozzie has to appear live on the Captain Salty show to accept it...

A very entertaining episode, this also marks one of the final appearances by the great Don DeFore as Ozzie's neighbor Thorny, who claims Ozzie's bicycle prize at the fade-out. In addition to it being just plain funny, and the sort of off-kilter premise that fits this gently surreal show to a "T", I get a special kick out of this episode, as it calls to mind some of the low-budget afternoon kids shows which I watched as a youngster back in the '70s. Side note: Jack Wagner, the actor playing Captain Salty, appeared in a whopping 122 episodes of the show in a variety of roles.

For a more in-depth appreciation of Mr. Nelson, head on over to the Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars thread.

In the meantime, feel free to post your thoughts about the man here. What are some of your favorite Ozzie moments, or episodes?

Ozzie shares his birthday with me & UK's the Late Vera Lynn.

 

[ponset]

Baseball Season starts Thursday, Batter Up.

 

[ponset]

 

[Ron Lee Green]

Borrowing Ponset's photo from above post to do a little "then and now" comparison. The house hasn't changed much. Most noticeably missing are the shutters and the steps leading to front door.

 

[LouA]

Ozzie and Harriet is 1 of the very best series of all time and the complete dvd release of it in 2022/2023 was super awesome))/Its very old fashioned with gentle character based humor.

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Great photo and comment!!

 

[LouA]

So, I started season 6 yesterday, (after coming home from a Yankees game!).
So several Ricky performances, including two versions of BeBop Baby recorded especially for the
show. I know that a number of Ricky’s hits were re-recorded especially for the show. Anyone know how many? They should be collected into a nice CD collection.
This season has the beloved Tutti Frutti Ice Cream episode -end of disc one. The Treasurers Report episode is a particularly well written and innovative script.
Wally, ( Skip Young) is now a regular presence, and adds to the gentle humor of the program.
I’m looking forward to watching this season!!

 

[LouA]

Borrowing Ponset's photo from above post to do a little "then and now" comparison. The house hasn't changed much. Most noticeably missing are the shutters and the steps leading to front door.

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I’m amazed! The house is still there! Great!!

 

[ponset]