Directory
References
Discover
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
radio and television program
Learn about this topic in these articles:
history of radio broadcasting
- In radio: Situation comedy
…radio and television, as was The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which starred former bandleader Ozzie Nelson, his real-life wife, Harriet Hilliard Nelson, and, eventually, their two sons, David and Ricky.
Read More - In radio: The end of American radio’s Golden Age
…as Father Knows Best and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, became even bigger successes on television than they had been on radio, but others disappeared quickly. Some series were revamped for television: Gunsmoke became a long-running success on TV, but it had an entirely different cast from the radio…
Read More
role of Rick Nelson
- In Rick Nelson
…on his parents’ television series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which embodied middle-American values in the 1950s and early ’60s.
Read More