Product Details

• Actors: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Skip Young
• Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Subtitled
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Passport
• DVD Release Date: May 23, 2006
• Run Time: 640 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ENUKKI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,685 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Ozzie And Harriet TV Collection" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Twenty-five episodes from the classic television series--which became the blueprint for family sitcoms in the 1950s and '60s and made Ricky Nelson a star--are presented here.System Requirements:Running Time: 650 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS UPC: 025493549096 Manufacturer No: PIPDV5490

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The quality isn't that great.....but, May 30, 2006

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R. L. Towler "Blatzman" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ozzie And Harriet TV Collection (DVD)

I just received this set today. I mainly got it because there are a handful of episodes in this set that I don't have. In all fairness, the quality of these episodes isn't all that great, as stated by another person. I offer the following explanation as to why this is. First off, all of the episodes in this set are in public domain. That means that anyone can copy them without copyright infringement. That is why most of these episodes are available from so may different companies on DVD & VHS. Second, all of these episodes have been copied from 16mm films. I believe that during the show's initial run, many of the episodes were transfered to 16mm film to be shown overseas to our armed forces stationed in other countries. (The Amos n' Andy show was also transfered to 16mm for the same reason) This is also true of the last season of Ozzie & Harriet, which was shown on TV in color. For some reason, the color episodes were copied in black & white and transfered to 16mm film. Unfortunately, time has not been very kind to these films, many of the older films have faded with age or have been spliced and taped together and the end result is blurry and jumpy pictures, the audio usually suffers too. There are roughly 50 to 60 episodes of this series in public domain. There may be less, this is just a guess on my part. The rest of the episodes that are not in public domain, roughly 360 are copyrighted and the copyright belongs to Mr. David Oswald Nelson, the only surviving member of the original TV family. It's up to him to release the rest of the episodes. Hopefully, one day soon he will do this.. I'm almost certain there are original copies in the Library of Congress, but as to what condition they are in is anybody's guess. So, I will only recommend this to a diehard, "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" fan. They may not be the best, but they are the only thing out there at the moment and the episodes are all still very watchable.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "TAOOAH" - An an innocent show from a bygone era!, June 9, 2006

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Glenn M. Schoditsch (Richmond, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Ozzie And Harriet TV Collection (DVD)

The Adventures of Ozzie And Harriet - a pleasant perusal of the real life Nelson family portraying the fictional middle American family, The Nelsons. Viewing the first disc, and keeping an open mind as to the date of the material, I found myself chuckling at most of the punchlines and wishing I had a neighbor like Thorny. Ozzie's dry wit, Harriet's clever come backs, Ricky and his 'early' precociousness with David portraying the straight man provide silly and harmless laughs for anyone.

The quality of this set? Horrible, by today's standards. With 435 episodes in the public domain and really only appealing to an older demographic, we may never see the digital restoration this American treasure deserves. So for the time being just enjoy this delightful set that spans over the entire run of the series. I sure wish I could get a cool job like Oz has!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ozzie & Harriet, May 17, 2007

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J. Melby "gramaj" (Thief River Falls, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ozzie And Harriet TV Collection (DVD)

This is an addition to my collection of the Ozzie & Harriet Show. I wish some TV network would pick up reruns of this show; it's a classic in TV shows. Thank you for sharing these shows with the public. It's fun to go back in time.