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[music playing]

- And now Hotpoint presents America's favorite family

comedy, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,"

starring the entire Nelson family.

Here is Ozzie, who plays the part of Ozzie Nelson.

And of course, his lovely wife Harriet, as Harriet Nelson.

The older of the Nelson boys, David, appears as David Nelson.

And the younger brother, the irrepressible Ricky,

played by Ricky Nelson.

The Nelson's next door neighbor, Thorny,

is played by Don DeFore.

[music playing]

- Oh, hi, mom.

- Hi, Rick.

What's the matter?

- Oh, nothing.

- Well, you don't sound very convincing.

Something wrong?

- Life overwhelms me.

- It's all right.

Life overwhelms me, too, sometimes.

What's your particular problem?

- It's just that it's a man's world.

- You just finding that out?

- I've suspected it for some time now.

- Well, never mind.

You'll be a big man someday.

- Promises.

That's all I get.

Promises.

- What's this about promises?

- Oh, your small son has just realized

a few of the disadvantages of being a small son.

- Oh.

What's happened all of a sudden, Rick?

- Oh, heck.

It's a man's world.

- Well, yeah.

I guess it is at that.

What's your big complaint?

- Well, Iggy Schwartz and I wanted to go to the movies

this afternoon.

- Well, why didn't you go?

- They wouldn't let us in.

It said for adults only.

- That's too bad.

- It looked like a great picture, too.

- Oh, it did, did it?

- Yeah.

It had some pictures outside the theater.

They wouldn't even let us look at those.

- Well, I don't imagine you missed very much.

- Then we wanted to help some guys move a house

and they wouldn't let us.

- Didn't have your union card, huh?

- No. They said we were too little.

- Well, you probably were.

- It's not our fault. I'll probably always

be a little boy.

People will always be saying, "Sorry, sonny,

you're too small."

"Sorry, little fella, you're too little."

I'm too little!

- Don't you worry.

One of these days you'll be a great big fella.

- By that time I'll be a little old man.

- I don't know-- all this talk about being a little boy.

When you get past 13, you're getting along, you know.

- Heck, yes.

You're practically middle-aged.

- Then why don't people treat me that way?

- What's your complaint?

- Why can't I stay up late at night?

- Oh, because you're too little.

- See what I mean?

And there's a swell picture on television tonight.

- Oh, I don't know, Ricky.

Those movies run awfully late.

- Well, just a second, Harriet.

May be OK if he stayed up to see the late show just this one

night. - Well, I don't care.

Whatever you say. - Oh, boy!

Thanks, Pop!

And there's a swell movie tomorrow night, too!

- Hey, wait a minute. Where are you going?

- I'm going to find the whole week's schedule for all

the late movies.

- Do you think that's wise, letting

him stay up late like that?

- Oh, sure.

I mean, after all, the poor little guy

had a tough afternoon.

I just didn't have the heart to turn him down.

- Yeah, but he won't get enough sleep.

- Well, he may miss a few hours.

But one or two nights of going to bed late

and getting up early the next morning will cure him.

- Maybe you're right.

- What's the matter with the midget?

- Who? - My little brother.

- Oh.

Your father gave him permission to stay up and watch

the late movie.

- Oh.

I wondered what he was so excited about.

Practically knocked me over.

He'd do it, too, the way I feel.

- Well, what's the matter, Dave? - I don't know.

I haven't been feeling too good lately.

- Oh.

Well, sit down and take a load off your feet.

- That's too bad, dear.

You'll feel better after dinner, though.

- Sure.

- I was thinking of borrowing Georgie Dunkle's barbells.

- What are they supposed to do for you?

- Well, it would give me some extra muscles.

- I think you look fine with the ones you got.

- I know, but I got to get in shape.

I was reading a magazine article the other day,

and they said if you want to feel healthy and strong

you should definitely get some barbells.

- What magazine was that?

- It was called "Barbells."

- Well, I think it's silly to do that kind

of strenuous exercise.

- Oh, I don't think so, not if he doesn't overdo it.

- I think I'll get up real early in the morning

with these exercises.

Do a little road work, use the barbells, shadowbox a little,

do some sitting up exercises.

- I'm exhausted already.

- Sounds like a good idea to me.

- You really think so, Pop?

- Yes, I do.

Up early in the morning, plenty of good exercise and fresh air.

Not enough people get exercise during the winter months.

- Yeah.

I think I'll go over to Georgie's and get his barbells

now.

- Well, be careful now.

- Oh, Harriet.

- Well, I mean it.

Do you think it's wise to let him fool around with all

this exercise business?

Sounds pretty strenuous.

- Well, there's nothing to worry about.

I'll tell you exactly what will happen.

He'll get up early a few mornings, do all that work

and exercise.

And believe me, in a day or two he'll quit by himself.

- Do you really think so?

- Oh, sure.

It's the same way with Ricky.

The best thing to do is let the boys find out for themselves.

- Well, I'll let you handle the situation.

- Well, there's nothing to handle.

Just let time take care of everything.

The worst that can happen is we have a couple

of tired boys on our hands.

Oh, I think I'll take a little stroll downtown.

- Where are you going?

- Oh, I thought maybe I'd take a walk past the Bijou Theater.

- Oh, I saw those pictures yesterday.

Nothing.

- Well, in that case, I guess I'll go out in my yard

and polish the car.

[music playing]

- Hi, Oz.

- Oh, hi, Thorny.

- Well, what are you chuckling about?

You know, I don't want to come polish your car.

- No, no, no.

This has nothing to do with polishing a car.

I was just kind of pleased with a little thing

that happened at the house.

You know, when you've got a couple of teenage boys

you've got to keep your wits about you all the time

or they'll put one over on old dad.

- You telling me.

I only have one and I know.

[laughs]

- It's a funny thing.

You see, the boys came up to me with a couple of rather unusual

requests, and I'm sure they figured

I was going to turn them down.

But instead, I gave it the old surprise element.

I went right along and told them, yes, fine.

- Wait a minute, Oz.

You don't mean to tell me you raised their allowances.

I thought we had a neighborhood agreement.

- No, no.

I didn't go that far.

- Oh. No.

It seems that all of a sudden Ricky

has decided that he'd like to see how the older folks live

and stay up late at night.

At the same time, David wants to get up at the crack of dawn

and work out with barbells and build up his muscles.

- Oh.

Sounds very confusing to me.

- No, no, not the way I worked it out.

I just said, well, go ahead, fellas.

I figured after a couple of mornings of getting up early,

Dave would find out how nice that warm bed can feel.

And after staying up late a couple of nights,

Ricky's going to realize that a guy can get

pretty tired around midnight.

- [laughs] Sounds like you're using the same ingenious method

I'm using on my boy, Will. - Oh?

Do you have a little problem with Will?

- Well, I wouldn't exactly call it little.

You see, Will has a set a task for himself.

He's decided that he's going to be the very first one ever

to read an entire set of encyclopedias.

- Holy smoke.

Whoever gave him that idea?

- Well, not me, you can be assured.

But he's over there reading every single page.

- Well, at least it's educational.

- Yeah, that's what he says.

In fact, he stopped doing homework

and is concentrating entirely on the encyclopedias.

He'll be quitting school next.

- Well, I don't see how you solved your problem at all.

- Well, Oz, it's very simple.

He's only on the first book, the As--

"airplanes" and "atom bombs" and stuff.

Wait till he gets to "bacteriology"

and "brachiopods" and "Brockmyer's disease."

- Well, I wouldn't worry about it, Thorny.

I can see that you're a man of superior intelligence

and genius when it comes to dealing with children.

- Well, thanks, Oz.

I can see that you're a man of superior intelligence

and genius. - Oh.

[laughs] In dealing with children?

- No.

In being able to see that I'm a man of superior intelligence

and genius.

- Don't forget to tune in again tomorrow

night when our picture will be "The Claw of the Vampire."

What's that?

Oh.

Oh, I beg your pardon.

That apparently was our movie for tonight.

Tomorrow night, our picture is--

oh, thank you--

"The Claw of the Vampire Clutches Again."

And so until then, may all your dreams be pleasant dreams.

[tv knob clicking]

- Hey, how come you turned off the television set?

- Well, all the programs are over.

- Well, there was something on that one station.

I saw it. - No, no, no.

That was just a test pattern.

- Aren't you afraid you might miss something?

- What is there to miss?

- The test pattern might go off.

- I don't think I'll wait around for all that excitement.

- I'll go get the checkerboard. - Now, wait a minute.

What for?

- Well, if Mom's going to bed, you and I

might as well play checkers.

- Good night, all.

- Wait a minute. Harriet?

- Don't make too much noise when you come up to bed.

- Here, Pop.

I'll get them all set up.

- Rick, are you sure we ought to do this?

It's awful late.

- Gee, Pop.

You said I could stay up.

- Well, yes, I know.

- If you're going back on your word--

- No, I'm not going back on my word.

I'll--

[music playing]

- Hey, Pop?

Pop, wake up.

Come on, Pop.

Up and at 'em.

- David, for goodness sake's.

What time is it?

- It's almost 6:30.

- 6:30?

What's the idea of waking me up?

- Well, it's time to start our morning exercises.

- Oh.

Oh.

Well, look, son.

Let's start in with the barbells tomorrow morning.

I'm kind of tired this morning. - Oh, come on, Pop.

You'll feel fine once we started exercising.

- Don't yank the covers off me.

- Oh, come on, Pop.

The morning air feels great.

- Well, not on my bare feet, it doesn't.

- Oh, come on, Pop.

You promised.

- OK.

But we better not lift the barbells in your room

though, David.

Your little brother was up awful late last night,

and we don't want to wake him up.

- Are you kidding?

He helped me carry the barbells upstairs this morning.

- Oh.

Oh.

Well, I'll-- OK.

Go in your room.

I'll be right there.

- Don't go back to sleep now, Pop.

- No.

[music playing]

- Oh, hi, Pop.

- Oh, hi, son.

How come you got up so early?

- I wanted to get the morning paper

so I can mark down all the television

shows we could watch tonight.

- Oh.

Well, good for you.

- There's three owl movies on tonight.

- Good for the owls.

- Let's get started with the barbells, Pop.

- Oh.

OK, Dave.

[music playing]

- There's one thing you should always

remember in lifting barbells early in the morning.

Rick, you better listen to this, too.

Always start in with smaller weights first, you see?

So you don't get muscle bound.

Here, these lighter ones here are better to start with.

- And those look like toys.

Try this one.

It's only 60 pounds.

- 60 pounds?

Dave, do you realize that a man could get a nasty muscle

wrench with 60 pounds?

- I was reading it in a magazine the other day where these guys

were lifting over 300 pounds.

- Well, yes, but they're big, fat Turkish and Egyptian guys.

And-- well, I can lift it, don't worry about that.

- This I got to see.

[weight clanging]

- What did you quit for, Pop?

You were doing so good.

- Well, I just figured out a better way

to get this off the ground.

Look, Ricky, you take that end.

David, you take that end, and I'll lift in the middle.

You know, I'm still a little sleepy, David.

You get your muscles toned up first,

and then I'll take it up later.

[music playing]

- Oh, good morning, dear.

- Good morning.

- What's the matter with you?

- Um, um, I've been building myself up.

- Well, then why do you look so torn down?

- Pop's just a little sleepy, Mom.

- Well, I've just been up there doing a few exercises--

the-- oh, how do you feel, Rick?

- Oh, I feel fine.

- Oh.

Where's David?

- He ate his breakfast long ago.

He's outside doing some road work.

[music playing]

- Ozzie, would you like me to fix you--

Ozzie?

- Well, what are you going to do?

He's not getting any younger, you know.

[music playing]

- Hey, that was swell, huh, Pop? - Hmm?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

That was the-- that was a very good picture.

Well, that's it.

- Oh, isn't there anything else on, Pop?

- No.

That the does it.

Well, should we hit the hay now, son?

- Aww, so early?

- Early?

You kidding?

It's 1:30.

Aren't you tired?

- Oh, heck no.

Let's listen to the radio.

- No, no, no, no.

I don't think there's anything on at this hour.

- Oh, sure there is.

There's Baggy Eyes Bigelow, the all night disk jockey.

- No.

No thanks.

- Don't you want to listen to old Baggy Eyes?

- No. No thanks.

Nodding Nelson, the weary weightlifter,

just wants to get up to bed.

Come on, Ricky.

[music playing]

- Oh, hi, Oz.

- Oh, hi, Thorny.

- Where have you been?

- Oh, I had to take the car down to the garage for a little

tune-up.

- Oh?

How's everything at home?

- Oh, just fine.

- What about David?

Is he still weightlifting?

- Yeah.

He's up every morning lifting weights,

but I don't think it's going to last much longer.

- Probably not.

- What about Ricky?

Is he still burning the midnight oil?

- Oh, yeah.

Every night.

But I have a hunch that's not going

to last much longer either.

He looked pretty tired this morning.

How's your boy, Will?

Still struggling with the encyclopedias?

- Well, yes.

But it's kind of a half-hearted effort now.

He won't last much longer either.

You know, this psychology we're using on the boys

really works wonders.

- Oh, oh, it's the only--

- Simply have to understand the adolescent mind.

- That's all.

When the kids get these silly ideas,

just string right along with them,

like Ricky with his staying up late at night and David

with his barbells.

After all, how long can it last?

- Not much longer.

- Well, I hope not, because I can't either.

Maybe this intelligent approach works on your boy Will,

but I'm afraid I'm going to have to find something

else for David and Ricky.

- Well, now that were being honest about it, I must admit,

I've been getting a little discouraged, too.

- Really?

- Yes.

Will doesn't seem to be getting tired of this encyclopedia

project at all.

Well, he's breezing right through volume two

and says he can't wait until he starts volume three.

- I guess we both have our problems.

- I think I've figured out a method to use on Will, though.

I'm simply going to tell him to stop reading the encyclopedia.

- Well, what reason are you going to give him?

- A very good one, Oz.

He'll do what I say because I'm his father.

It's the same approach my father used to use on me

and his father used on him.

And it seems to have stood the test of time very well.

[music playing]

- Hi, Mom.

- Oh, hello, David.

I've been wanting to talk to you, dear.

- Oh? What about?

- Well, it's about this weightlifting business.

How much longer do you plan to keep it up?

- I don't know.

I was wondering if this whole thing isn't just

a big waste of time.

Nobody at school seems to think I look any different.

And I even wore a T-shirt, too.

- Well, that's too bad.

- You'd think somebody would say something.

I've been working out for three days.

- Well, you look very muscular to me.

Just right.

- You really think so?

- Yes, I do.

Look, maybe now would be a good time

to stop before you get so lumpy you

can't wear any of your clothes.

What are you looking for? - A tape measure.

You got one I could borrow?

- Oh, yeah.

One of them over here in the top drawer.

- Thanks.

I just want to take a few measurements

to see if I've gained anything.

- Oh, I'm sure that you have.

- Holy smokes!

I've gained two inches in my chest.

- Well, that's fine.

- Wonder what my arms are?

- Holy smokes!

I gained two inches in my arms, too!

Let's see, that's 2 inches in three days, 4 inches in a week,

16 inches in a month.

Gee, in two months I'd have a 72-inch chest and 42-inch arms.

- Well, I'd suggest that you give up

the weightlifting for a while.

I'd hate to have to widen all the doorways in the house.

- Yeah, I guess so.

To tell you the truth, I've been getting kind of tired of it

anyway.

In fact, I was tired of it right after the first day.

- Why didn't you give it up?

- Well, I was just sticking to it for pop's sake.

- I'm afraid I don't understand that.

- Well, I noticed Pop was getting

kind of tired and run down, so I thought

this would be a good way to build him up.

- Oh, believe me, dear, there isn't a thing

in the world wrong with your father

that a few mornings in bed won't fix up.

- You sure he won't mind?

- I'm positive.

- Well, that's good.

I think I'll take the barbells back to Georgie's right now.

Thanks for the tape measure.

On second thought, I think I'll have him come over

here and pick them up.

I don't want to get to musclebound.

[music playing]

- Oh, Harriet?

- Yes, dear?

- Say, is there anything special you want me

to do for you this afternoon?

- No, nothing that I can think of.

If you give me a minute, I'm sure I can think of something.

- Oh, no, no, no.

Don't bother.

It's just I thought if you didn't have anything

for me to do I might take a little nap.

- A nap?

- Well, sure.

It's the only way I can carry on with this mad life

I've been leading--

Up with Ricky every night looking at television,

and up at the crack of dawn with David pushing those

barbells around.

- Oh, say, I think I've got some news for you

about the early morning weightlifting.

- Oh? What's that?

- David has decided to stop.

- You're kidding? - No.

Hope you aren't too disappointed.

- Oh, now you are kidding.

Gee, I feel like I've just gotten a parole or something.

Well, I told you this would happen.

- Yes.

Yes, you did.

- And instead of arguing with David

about the barbell business, I went right along with him.

Now the situation has solved itself.

- So it seems.

- Hi, Mom.

Hi, Pop.

- Well, you look a little bleary-eyed there, son.

What's the matter?

- That's a big gyp, boy.

- What's a big gyp?

- Our car is gone.

- Well, yeah.

I took it down the garage.

- Oh.

It's a big gyp, boy.

- What's this all about?

- I didn't get to take my nap this afternoon.

- Your nap?

- Yeah, so I could stay up late tonight.

- Wait a minute.

You mean to say you've been taking a nap every afternoon?

- Yes, sir, in the back seat of your car.

- No wonder you've been able to stay up late

at night without getting tired.

- Yeah, but I'm tired now.

I think I'll go to bed early tonight.

You know what? - What?

- It's a big gyp, boy.

- Well, dear, I guess that gives you a perfect theory now.

- Yeah, but I sure knocked myself out proving it.

- Look, why don't you go upstairs and take a nap?

- No, no.

I'm OK.

You know, there's one good thing about this exercising.

I bet I took off a couple of pounds.

- You probably have.

- Is there a tape measure in there?

- Uh-huh.

- May I borrow it?

- Certainly.

Be my guest.

- I just want to measure my waist.

I wouldn't be surprised if I took a couple of inches off it.

Hey, what the heck is this?

Look, I've gained two inches around the waist.

- No, you haven't.

- Well, yes, I have.

Look at the tape measure.

- No, you take a look at it.

That's a very special tape measure.

It was designed by a young weightlifter's mother.

- I don't get it.

- I cut the first two inches off of it.

- Would you say this had anything

to do with David stopping his weightlifting?

- Well, maybe a little.

I had to do something.

I was afraid the weightlifting was getting to be too much.

- Yeah.

I guess it was pretty tough on poor Dave.

- It wasn't so easy on poor Dave's father either.

- You know something?

You can say that again.

- What's that?

- Never mind.

I'm too tired to say it again.

[music playing]

- Oh, would you like something more to eat?

- Oh, no, no, no.

I had plenty for dinner.

I just wanted to come down and tell you

I think I'm going to turn in early tonight.

I'm pretty tired.

I didn't want to disappear and have you wonder where I went.

- Well, that's a good idea.

- Oh, is this tonight's paper?

- Uh-huh.

Hey, how about this.

They're going to start televising the fights

in the West Side arena tonight.

Gee, that-- oh, no.

The main event doesn't go on until about 10:00 or 10:15

usually.

I wish I weren't so tired.

I'd like to see that.

Oh, gee, an awfully good late movie.

This is a wonderful picture.

I've seen it three times.

Really excellent.

- I'll be right back.

- Well, where are you going?

- I'm going to go upstairs and get

some pillows and your electric blanket

and throw it in front of the television set for you.

[music playing]

- Next week "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," starring

the entire Nelson family--

Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky--

will be brought to you by Antizyme,

the new toothpaste that gives you all-day immunity to tooth

decay acid.

[music playing]

- Well, good night, folks.

We'll see you again next week.

- Good night.

And remember, always look to Hotpoint for the finest first.

- Yes, sir.

That's what I always say, boy.

- What do you always say, little man?

- Always look to Hotpoint--

[bell ding]

--for the finest first.

- The part of the television announcer

was played by Jack Wagner.

This is Vern Smith speaking.

Don't forget that a completely different episode

of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"

is heard every Friday night on radio.

Consult your newspaper for time and radio station.

[music playing]