20 visits with the Nelsons
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 04/23/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Transfers of PLATINUM DISC (aka "Echo Bridge") public domain TV shows is about average. No sign of restoration here, with none dubbed from pristine studio prints. Minor downside: this company superimposes a faint logo on-screen every so often.
When band leader Ozzie Nelson married girl singer Harriet Hilliard in 1936, the two had no idea that they and sons David and Eric ('Ricky') would become a national institution. "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" began in 1944 as a radio show. Two actors portrayed the Nelson children until David and Ricky took over in '49. The family act switched to TV in 1952. Their youngest became a teen idol in the late '50s. Ricky Nelson had several top selling records and often performed on the show. This gentle sitcom ran continuously until mid-1966, thus the Nelsons were part of the American scene for 22 consecutive years.
PROGRAM--
(Includes imdb viewer ratings, original airdates and guest actors.)
DISC ONE:
6.4) Kris & the Queen (9/29/65) - Kristin Harmon/Skip Young/Charlene Salerno/LaurieSibbard/Jack Wagner
(6.1) A Wife in the Office (2/5/64) - June Blair/Constance Harper/Harry Lauter/Corinne Cole/Ben Bennett
(5.9) David Goes Back to Work (10/26/61) - Joe Flynn/June Blair/Constance Harper/Howard Wendell
(5.9) The Ballerina (11/4/64) - Kristin Harmon/Skip Young/Billy Mumy/Kent McCord
(?.?) Painting From the Past (3/17/65) - Kristin Harmon/Skip Young/Melinda Plowman/Jack Wagner
(5.7) A Lamp for Dave & June (2/11/62) - June Blair/Stanley Farrar/Sarah Selby/Janet Waldo
(?.?) The Big Dog (1/27/65) - Kristin Harmon/Constance Harper/Sally Hughes/Peggy Knudsen
(5.2) The Ghost Town (12/8/65) - Kristin Harmon/Lyle Talbot/Mary Jane Croft/Skip Young
(?.?) David's Almost In-Laws (11/23/60) - Lyle Talbot/John Hubbard/Lucy Prentis/Skip Young
(?.?) Flying Down to Lunch (11/17/65) - Lloyd Corrigan/Lyle Talbot/Mary Jane Croft/Barry Livingston/Stanley Livingston
DISC TWO:
(6.1) Rick and the Maid of Honor (9/27/62) - Skip Young/Roberta Shore/Lori Saunders/Jimmy Hawkins
(?.?) An Honor for Oz (1/29/66) - Constance Harper/Barbara Eiler/Joel Davison/Darby Hinton
(?.?) The Chaperones (1/25/61) - Richard Deacon/Lucy Prentis/David Lewis/Terry Huntingdon/Skip Young
(7.1) Rick, the Law Clerk (3/18/64) - Constance Harper/Roy Roberts/Buck Taylor
(7.9) The Randolph's Niece (1/25/62) - Lyle Talbot/Mary Jane Croft/Cheryl Holdridge/Linda Evans
(?.?) Any Date in a Storm (3/7/63) - Skip Young/Charlene Salerno/Pamela Austin/Jay Stewart (announcer)
(6.9) The Petition (1/6/65) - Skip Young/Mary Jane Croft/Constance Harper/Sally Hughes/Bob Eubanks
(?.?) Wally's Traffic Ticket (1/22/66) - Skip Young/Constance Harper/Jennifer Billingsley/Henry Hunter
(6.9) Hairstyle for Harriet (1/9/57) - Maurice Marsac/Barney Phillips/Mary Ellen Gleason/Bob Matz
(?.?) Rick's Raise (2/17/65) - Kristin Harmon/Skip Young/Constance Harper/Ivan Bonar/Jack Wagner"