CTVA US Comedy - "Ozzie's Girls" (Filmways/Synd)(1973-74)

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The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
(1952-66) starring Ozzie & Harriet Nelson

Ozzie's Girls (1972, 1973-74)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger
[Uploaded/Corrected  Dec 2018]
references:
TV Guide /  Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)

 
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OZZIE'S GIRLS (1972, 1973-74)
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Filmways Production for Syndication

US Situation Comedy series 1972 pilot x 30 min + 1973-74 23 episodes x 30 min Color
Pilot on Film, Series on Videotape (to be verified)

starring:
Ozzie Nelson & Harriet Nelson
with:
Brenda Sykes as Brenda MacKenzie
Susan Sennett as Susie Hamilton

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The Pilot episode was shown 10Sep1972 on NBC as a one-off half hour special.
A year later, it was included in the 1973-74 syndicated package.
Pilot on Film, Series on Videotape (to be verified)

1.01 [--] Ozzie's Girls: PILOT
10Sep1972 NBC Sun 8:30pm Eastern
Syndicated broadcasts:
08Sep1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 6:30pm
11Sep1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio, Tues. 7:30pm
16Sep1973 KGO-7 San Francisco, CA Sun. 6:30pm
03Jan1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, Thurs. 6:30pm
10Mar1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
Guest cast:
Parley Baer … George Grundy
Synopsis 1:
"Ozzie's Girls" is a half-hour comedy special on NBC at 8:30 in which Ozzie and Harriet Nelson meet complications
when they decide to rent a room to a college coed.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie and Harriet reminisce about the time when the Nelson home was full of activity, and decide to rent the boys’ room to a college girl.
Synopsis 3:
When Ozzie and Harriet promise the same room to two college girls, the girls decide to share it. After Ozzie becomes concerned
about renting them the room, he decides to speak with the girls, but discovers they have the same things in mind.
Synopsis 4:
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson decide to rent a room to a college coed and wind up with two takers - one white and one black.

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Syndicated   23 episodes x 30 min Color

1.02 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE GIRL IN THE RED AND WHITE T-SHIRT
16Sep1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 6:30pm
22Sep1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
23Sep1973 KOMO-4 Seattle, Washington, Sun. 7pm
12Oct1973 WPVI Philadelphia
07Jan1974 (R) KOMO-4 Seattle, Wash., Mon. 7:30pm
17Mar1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
Guest cast:
Jim Begg ... Postman
Joie Guercio ... Alice
Lenore Stevens ... Lenore Morrisson
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie seems to be overly interested in the girl in the T-shirt who has moved in next door.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie tells Harriet that he has just had a drink with their new next-door neighbor, but fails to mention that she is five years old.
Synopsis 3:
Harriet and the girls gang up on Ozzie when they think he is interested in a sexy neighbor.

1.03 [--] Ozzie's Girls: LIFE'S LITTLE HANGUPS
(aka “Life's Little Hang-Ups”)
23Sep1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 6:30pm
06Oct1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
20Sep1973 or 11Oct1973 KDFW-4 Dallas, Thurs. 6:30pm
25Nov1973 (Repeat?) WABC-7 NYC, Sun. 6:30pm
15Apr1974 KOMO-4 Seattle, Mon. 7:30pm
12May1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7pm
19May1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
Guest cast:
Joie Guercio ... Alice
Michael Dennis Wagner … Mike
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie and Harriet set out to help Susie and Brenda get over their newly acquired hangups about being too fat or too thin.
Synopsis 2:
Susie is trying to diet while Brenda is on an eating binge.
Synopsis 3:
When Ozzie and Harriet set out to help Susie and Brenda get over their newly acquired hangups, they discover that they’ve
developed a couple of their own.

1.04 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE COMPUTER
(aka “The Computer Brings in Jamie”)
(aka “Jamie and the Computer”)
27Sep1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, Thurs. 6:30pm
30Sep1973 KOMO-4 Seattle, Washington, Sun. 7pm
29Sep1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
09Oct1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio Tues. 7:30pm
12Jan1974 (R) WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
31Mar1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
25May1974 (R) WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Doug Wick … Doug
James Daughton … Jamie
Synopsis 1:
The college computer plays Cupid and Susie falls for her computer-Romeo.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and Brenda get involved when a college psychology class experiment with a computer sets Susie up with a
date and she falls for her computer Romero but he doesn’t reciprocate.

1.05 [--] Ozzie's Girls: HARRIET LEAVES HOME
07Oct1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 6:30pm
04Oct1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, Thurs. 6:30pm
18Oct1973 (?) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
19Oct1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio, Tues. 7:30pm
27Oct1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
30Dec1973 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
11Apr1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Gaye Nelson … Cathy
Lenore Stevens … Lenore Morrison
Jack Wagner … 1st Delivery Man
Ben Bennett … 2nd Delivery Man
Synopsis:
Bedlam reigns in the Nelson household when Harriet goes on an overnight trip leaving Ozzie,
Brenda and Susie to fend for themselves.

1.06 [--] Ozzie's Girls: TUXEDO PANTS
14Oct1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 6:30pm
01Nov1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
17Nov1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
27Nov1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio Tues. 7:30pm
31Mar1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
25Apr1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guests:
Joie Guercio … Alice
Bill McLean … Peters
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie’s waistline gets some critical attention from Harriet and the girls when his old tuxedo pants won’t quite bridge the gap.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie goes on a diet.

1.07 [--] Ozzie's Girls: SILVER THREADS AMONG THE SWINGERS
20Oct1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
18Nov1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
06Apr1974 (R) WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
10May1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Fri. 7:30pm
23May1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Jay Hammer ... Harvey
Synopsis:
It’s Charleston and Funky Chicken time at the Nelson’s with everyone joining in, and that is until Ozzie and Harriet
get the feeling that they might be fifth wheels in Brenda and Susie’s social activities.

1.08 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE WAY TO A GIRL'S HEART
28Oct1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
01Nov1973 WTMJ-4 Milwaukee, WI, Thurs. 6:30pm
03Nov1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
11Nov1973 KOMO-4 Seattle, WA, Sun. 7pm
13Nov1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio Tues. 7:30pm
15Nov1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
21Apr1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
Guest cast:
Nick Benedict … Bruce
James Watson … James
Synopsis 1:
The girls bring their dates home for dinner.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie’s fatherly instincts take over when he suspects that Brenda and Susie’s dates for the evening are campus operators with designs on the girls.
Synopsis 3:
Raising boys was never like this! Ozzie suspects that Brenda and Susie’s dates are campus swingers.


1.09 [--] Ozzie's Girls: STUFF IS FOR USING
30Oct1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio, Tues. 7:30pm
04Nov1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
08Nov1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
10Nov1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
04Apr1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
28Apr1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
03May1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Fri. 7:30pm
Guest cast:
Arnold Stang … Happy
Synopsis 1:
Susie and Brenda are curious about a full formal silver service that is gathering dust in a kitchen cupboard, and Ozzie tells how
it was given to Harriet and himself many years ago and never used. It inspires him to finally do so and Has Harriet and the girls
polish it up for an elegant dinner, and wear evening clothes, befitting an important occasion.
Synopsis 2:
Brenda and Susie search for a reason to celebrate so they can use the Nelson s good silver A most unusual dinner party results.

1.10 [--] Ozzie's Girls: A WEDDING TO REMEMBER
25Oct1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
23Dec1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
10Jan1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth Thurs. 6:30pm
14May1974 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio, Tues. 7:30pm
Guest cast:
Michael DeGreve … Michael
Ayn Ruymen … Roberta
Synopsis:
Ozzie and Harriet suspect that wedding bells are about to ring for Susie and do their best to slow down the marriage plans—only
to discover that their good advice has landed them right in the middle of a most unusual ceremony.

1.11 [--] Ozzie's Girls: BRENDA'S TERM PAPER
21Oct1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
22Nov1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Thurs. 6:30pm
07Apr1974 (R) WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
18Apr1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Leonard Drum … Professor Andrews
Synopsis:
Ozzie suggests "The Good Old Days" as the theme for Brenda's term paper and then learns that nostalgia isn't necessarily
everyone's cup of tea. [Redlands Daily Facts]

1.12 [--] Ozzie's Girls: BEST LAID PLANS
11Nov1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
20Nov1973 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio, Tues. 7:30pm
29Nov1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Thurs. 6:30pm
01Dec1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
28Mar1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
13Apr1974 (R) WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
Synopsis 1:
Susie and Brenda offer to lay a kitchen floor for Harriet. [Kittanning Simpson Leader Times, Pennsylvania]
Synopsis 2:
Brenda and Susie tackle a household repair job and Inadvertently Intrude on another man's domain. [Santa Ana Register]

1.13 [--] Ozzie's Girls: DROPOUT
(aka “The Drop-Out”)
02Dec1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
06Dec1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Thurs. 6:30pm
20Apr1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
09May1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
19May1974 or 26May1974 (R) WABC-7 NYC, Sun. 7pm
26May1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
Guest cast:
Diana Canova … First Girl
Ron Kolman … Guy
Synopsis:
Ozzie finds himself elected to handle a delicate situation when Susie becomes discouraged over her college grades and decides to drop out.

1.14 [--] Ozzie's Girls: ROAR OF SILENCE
09Dec1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
13Dec1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Thurs. 6:30pm
15Dec1973 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
23June1974 (Repeat) WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
Guest cast:
David Doyle … Professor McCutcheon
Kelly Lange … Interviewer
Synopsis:
A cold war develops between the Nelsons’ girls when personal habits begin to get on each other's nerves.

1.15 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE THING'S A PLAY
16Dec1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
27Dec1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Thurs. 6:30pm
06Jan1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
08Jan1974 WTVR-6 Richmond, Virginia, Tues. 7:30pm
15Jan1974 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio Tues. 7:30pm
19Jan1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
31Jan1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
02May1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
18May1974 (R) WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
09June1974 (R) WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
Guests:
Will Mackenzie … Professor Engelhart
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie and Harriet take quick action to smooth some ruffled feathers when Brenda and Susie try out for the lead in an avant-garde
play and only one of them gets the part.
Synopsis 2:
Susie gets the lead and Brenda gets the blues when she's chosen to be the understudy in the school play.
[Petersburg Virginia Progress Index]

1.16 [--] Ozzie's Girls: SORRY, RIGHT NUMBER
20Dec1973 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Thurs. 6:30pm
16Dec1973 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
06Jan1974 (Repeat?) WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7pm
13Jan1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
07Feb1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
27Apr1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
30May1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Synopsis:
Brenda and Susie’s popularity becomes a problem for the Nelsons when phones never stop ringing and Ozzie and Harriet
become an overworked dating service.

1.17 [--] Ozzie's Girls: BROKEN BRIC-A-BRAC
08Jan1974 WJW-8 Cleveland, Ohio Tues. 7:30pm
13Jan1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7pm
17Jan1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, Thurs. 6:30pm
20Jan1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
04May1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Sat. 6:30pm
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie, Harriet, Brenda, and Susie each think he or she is responsible when a piece of bric-a-brac in the Nelson
household is accidentally broken.
Synopsis 2:
Brenda and Susie think someone else is responsible when brick-a-brac in the Nelson household is accidentally broken,
and each secretly sets out to repair the damage.

1.18 [--] Ozzie's Girls: I'M HARRIET - DON'T FLY ME
(aka “I’m Ozzie - Fly Me”)
24Jan1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, Thurs. 6:30pm
26Jan1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
27Jan1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
Guest:
David Doyle … Professor McCutcheon
Synopsis:
Brenda and Susie’s psychology professor applies instant therapy to get Harriet Nelson over a fear of flying so that
husband Ozzie can attend his high school reunion.

1.19 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE MAN FROM C.H.A.D.
27Jan1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7pm
03Feb1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
07Mar1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Mike Warren … Steve
Mike Warren … Mike
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie Nelson has to take a crash course in teenage conversation to prepare himself to meet one of the Nelson girls’ dates.
UCLA basketball star Mike Warren is featured in a guest role.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie runs into a conversation lag with some of Susie’s boyfriends.

1.20 [--] Ozzie's Girls: OZZIE FORGETS TO REMEMBER
03Feb1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7pm
02Mar1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
14Mar1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
14July1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
25July1974 WFMY-2 Greensboro, NC, Thursday 7:30pm
Synopsis 1:
For once, Ozzie remembers Harriet’s birthday but he loses the gift.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie Nelson can’t remember where he's hidden Harriet's birthday present. When he enlists the Nelson girls' help in finding it,
their search turns up startling discoveries.

1.21 [--] Ozzie's Girls: SENSITIVITY
10Feb1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
17Feb1974 WLS-7 Chicago, IL, Sun. 6pm
21Feb1974 (R) KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Jim Begg ... Postman
Ron Kolman ... Delivery Boy
Gaye Nelson ... Cathy
Synopsis:
It takes some delicate handling on Ozzie and Harriet Nelson’s part when Brenda seems to be receiving more than her share
of attention and Susie feels left out.

1.22 [--] Ozzie's Girls: VOICES IN THE NIGHT
14Feb1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
17Feb1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sunday 7pm
16Mar1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
05Aug1974 (R) KOMO-4 Seattle, Wash., Mon. 7:30pm
Guest cast:
David Doyle … Professor McCutcheon
Synopsis:
Brenda and Susie become understandably alarmed when they hear strange voices in their bedroom during the night.
When Ozzie, Harriet and Professor McCutcheon try to solve the mystery, the situation becomes even more confusing.

1.23 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE MURDER MYSTERY MYSTERY
(aka “The Murder-Mystery Mystery”)
24Feb1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
28Feb1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
23Mar1974 WDSU-6 New Orleans, Louisiana Sat. 6:30pm
08Aug1974 WFMY-2 Greensboro, NC, Thurs. 7:30pm
Guest cast:
David Doyle … Professor McCutcheon
Sally Hughes ... Librarian
Gaye Nelson ... Cathy
Synopsis 1:
Ozzie discovers a real whodunit in his home when he tries to get hint from Harriet and the girls on solution of the mystery novel he is reading.
Synopsis 2:
Ozzie becomes frustrated when he gets involved in a mystery novel and then finds that the final pages of the book are missing.

1.24 [--] Ozzie's Girls: THE CANDIDATE
03Mar1974 WABC-7 New York City, Sun. 7:00pm
21Mar1974 KDFW-4 Dallas-Ft. Worth, Thurs. 6:30pm
Guest cast:
Mark Harmon … Mark Johnson
Gaye Nelson … Cathy
Michael Wagner … Mike
Georganne LaPiere … Georganne
Synopsis 1:
Susie has been nominated to run for vice president of her class, but she doesn't want the job. Like most campaigns, it gets dirty.
Synopsis 2:
Brenda and Susie become involved in campus politics when Ozzie's speechwriting assistant lands Susie in the middle of a campaign for class office.

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