To honor the birthday of the late, great Ozzie Nelson, who was born on this date in 1906 (and died in 1975), we present this clip (actually a neat Kodak commercial) from his sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet which starred Ozzie and his real-life family -- his wife Harriet, and his two boys David and Ricky. The show, a true TV classic, aired on 1952 - 1966, and of course in reruns for many years thereafter. Ozzie Nelson was one of those relaxed performers who made it all look pretty darn easy, but he was a man of many talents, starting out as a swingin' bandleader and soon becoming a subtle and extremely likeable comic actor on radio and TV. He's adorable, and we think you'll like seeing this eternal paternal figure again. Enjoy!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
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Bravo for Ozzie Nelson! I always remember when I worked in Research at KTLA, we would say that Ozzie and Harriet had been the longest running comedy on TV. Of course now the Simpsons has it beat by a country mile! Wonderful old Kodak commercial too!
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