The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom that aired from 1952 to 1966, starring the real-life Nelson family — bandleader Ozzie Nelson, his wife Harriet, and their sons David and Ricky — as fictionalized versions of themselves. The series began on radio in 1944 and made a seamless transition to television, becoming one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in American history with 435 episodes across 14 seasons. The show depicted gentle, everyday family situations in the Nelsons' suburban home, with Ricky Nelson eventually performing musical numbers that helped launch his pop music career. Many early episodes are in the public domain.