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So point, point, to Hotpoint as the Nelsons do.

You'll toss your cares up in the air

when Hotpoint works for you.

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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.

[music playing]

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 his younger brother, the irrepressible Ricky,

played by Ricky Nelson.

The Nelsons' next door neighbor, Thorny,

is played by Don DeFore.

[music playing]

- Oh, hi, boys.

- Hi, Pop.

- Hey, what have we got here, a banquet?

- We're just finishing off some cake.

How's the PTA meeting?

- Oh, it went fine.

Thanks, Dave.

They elected your old man chairman

of the setup committee.

- Oh, swell.

- Neat.

What is it?

- Well, it means I'm in full charge of setting up

all the tables and chairs for the annual card party.

- Sounds pretty important.

- Sounds like a lot of work to me.

- How many guys you got under you?

- Well, I'm allowed to select an assistant

to help me move all the chairs.

- What do you have in the package, Pop?

- Oh.

Oh, this is just a little surprise

I bought for your mother and you guys.

- Oh, terrific.

Can we see it now?

- Well, why don't we wait till your mother comes down,

and we'll all look at it together?

Looks like pretty good cake there.

- Yeah, mom baked it this morning.

- Supposed to be for dinner, but we're just sampling it now.

- Oh.

- We don't want our dinner to spoil our appetites.

- Want a bite, Pop?

- No, thanks, Dave.

I mean, dinner will be in a couple of hours.

So I think I'll take a whole slice.

- Well, I see my work's being appreciated down here.

- Oh, hi. - Sure is a good cake, Mom.

- Yeah, it sure is.

In fact, one more piece to convince me.

- Oh, no, sir.

No more till dinnertime now.

Well, how'd the meeting go?

- Pop got elected chairman of the committee.

- Yeah, and he bought us a surprise, too.

- Well, how wonderful.

What's the surprise?

- Well, don't you want to hear about the committee I

was selected chairman of?

- Well, of course I do.

What's the surprise?

- Well, you know the boys are getting older,

and we don't have many pictures of them.

We need new ones.

- Yeah, sure wish we'd get rid of that corny picture of me

on the bear rug bare.

- I see you bought us some film for our camera?

- Well, no, not exactly.

You know how old our camera is.

- Well, it's not so old.

- Well, I know, but this clerk suggested that I

try one of the new models.

- Well, Ozzie, our old camera takes very nice pictures.

- Well, I know, but this new model is so much easier to use.

- How much?

- Oh, considerably.

- No, I mean how much?

- Oh, the price of it?

Well, only $3.98.

It's a genuine Mighty Elk, too. - Oh.

Well, I suppose for that price, you couldn't go wrong.

- Exactly, especially when you can get two of them for $6.50.

- You mean you bought two of them?

- No, not exactly.

- Oh, I should hope not.

- No, I bought four of them.

I figured it'd be a good idea.

See, in this way, nobody would be

using somebody else's camera.

- That's right, Mom.

I could take a picture of David taking

a picture of you taking a picture of Pop

taking a picture of me.

- Let's see the cameras, Pop. - Yeah, let's see 'em, Pop.

- OK.

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- Hey, they're neat.

- Aren't they, though?

There's one for you, Dave. - Thanks, Pop.

- One for Rick. - Thanks, Pop.

- They are cute.

- Yeah, I think so.

They take good pictures, too.

I saw some of 'em down at the store.

Easy to operate.

Oh, and the man gave us this carrying case free of charge.

- One carrying case for all four cameras?

- Well, it's a family special.

Gave us a gold key for each member of the family.

- Oh, yeah. Come on, David.

Let's take some pictures. - Wait a minute.

Don't go too far now, fellas. - Oh, no, pop.

We're just gonna take some candid

shots around the neighborhood. Thanks a lot for the cameras.

- Yeah, thanks a lot, Pop.

- OK, boys.

- Well, tell me about the committee.

- Oh, well, it's nothing really important.

You know the PTA's gonna give a charity card party,

and they've elected me chairman of the setup committee.

You know, in charge of setting up the chairs and tables.

- It sounds like a lot of heavy work.

- Well, yes, it does at first, but see,

I'm going to entice a few of my good friends

into doing the muscle work.

I'm just gonna direct the proceedings, so to speak.

I think I'll see if I can't inveigle my good friend

and neighbor, Mr. Thornberry, into doing

some work for a change.

- That may not be as easy as you think.

- I'll talk him into it.

Right now, I've talked myself into a piece of this chocolate

cake.

Would you like a slice?

- Oh, no thank you.

I've decided to go on a diet for a couple of weeks.

I've taken on a few pounds recently.

Incidentally, so have you.

- Well, one slice of cake more or less

isn't gonna make any difference.

You sure you don't want just a thin slice?

- No, no thanks.

I've got enough willpower.

- Are you suggesting I don't have?

- I'm not suggesting anything.

Chubby.

- Now, wait a minute.

Since you're so smart, I'll tell you what I'll do.

You're going on a diet for two weeks.

I'll go on a diet with you.

I'll make an agreement neither one of us

eats any cake, candy, ice cream, any sweets

of any sort for two weeks. - Good.

It's a deal.

- It's a deal.

And don't forget, either.

[music playing]

- Here you are.

- Oh, thanks, Margaret.

- Isn't that lovely?

- Terrific.

[music playing]

- Hiya, Thorny.

- How are ya, Oz?

- Holy smokes, what the heck do you call that?

- Well, it's a little dish they call "Frozen Passion."

- Oh, I can believe it.

Looks like the return of the Ice Age.

- It's not that big.

- What do they put in it?

- Well, it's a sort of a sampler, Oz.

Has a little of everything they could find.

- Yeah.

What are those little greenish flecks there?

- Well, I'm not quite sure, but I suspect shredded cucumber.

- Yummy yummy.

- It's a deluxe dish.

- I can believe that.

- I'm not quite hungry enough to have the super deluxe.

- Wow.

It's pretty big.

In fact, I should say it was almost too big.

- Oh, I don't know, Oz.

It's sure good.

- Now, though, eating things like that between meals.

Aren't you afraid you'll spoil your dinner?

- Oh, I don't know.

I may slow down by the time I get to dessert,

but then I'm not a big dessert eater, anyway.

- Oh, say, did you hear that I was

elected the chairman of the setup committee for the PTA?

- Well, congratulations.

It's quite a responsibility.

- Oh, well, thanks a lot.

It's nothing big, but like everything else,

it needs a director.

Brains to supervise the brawn, so to speak.

- Just a second, Oz.

Now, maybe I've got this wrong, but I

thought the setup committee was just

a fancy name for those guys who lug up the tables and chairs

and set 'em up?

- Well, that's a rather crude way of putting it.

Naturally, as I say, there's a certain amount

of physical work involved, but frankly, I

was counting on a few of my good friends to help me out.

It is for a very worthy cause, you know.

- Well, Oz, speaking of good friends,

do you consider me one of your good friends?

- Well, naturally, Thorny.

- Oz, I want you to know that I consider you

one of my good friends.

- Oh, gee, thanks a lot.

I knew I could count on you.

- That's why I insist that you let me buy you

one of these Frozen Passions.

- Well, thanks a lot, Thorny, but I can't.

Not now.

Harriet and I made a little agreement.

- Nonsense, Oz.

You're a friend of mine, aren't ya?

- Of course I'm a friend of yours,

but see, Harriet and I have made this little agreement whereby

neither of us is going to eat anything between meals for two

weeks, sweet stuff especially.

- Well, Oz, that's downright insulting.

I'm your best friend.

I'm trying to treat you.

Why, they'd shoot a man for this in the Old West.

- Yeah, well, that isn't the point, Thorny.

Look, getting back to this question of committee.

I mean, this question of friendship.

- Look, Oz, why don't you break down and have one?

I won't tell.

- No, it isn't that, Thorny.

That wouldn't be fair to Harriet.

After all, we made an agreement.

- Say, wait a minute, Oz.

I just thought of something.

When did this agreement of yours start?

- Say, Thorny, that's an idea.

I just assumed that it started today.

It could very well start tomorrow morning.

We didn't make any definite starting time.

- Margaret, bring another one of these Frozen Passions

for my friend, Mr. Nelson, and put it on my check.

- Oh, it is certainly very nice of you, Thorny.

- These Frozen Passions aren't exactly cheap, you know.

- I know they aren't.

- Here you are, gentlemen.

- Oh, gee, thanks.

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[thorny stutters]

- Check's on me, Oz.

- Oh, well, at least let me pay for my own.

- Oz, I wouldn't think of it.

Just dive in and enjoy yourself.

- Awful nice.

I should pay for my own, though, but--

Well...

Well.

- You know, Oz, I consider this a tiny payment

for the friendship and the understanding

you've given me all these years.

- Oh, don't be silly, Thorny.

I mean, you don't owe me anything.

- Oh, Oz, but I do!

I don't think you realize how much your friendship has

meant to me.

- Oh, how can you say that, Thorny?

It's meant a great deal to me, too.

- Well, I'm very glad to know that, Oz,

and I think we oughta promise that neither one of us

will ever make an unreasonable request that might jeopardize

that friendship.

- Oh, of course.

That goes without saying.

- Holy mackerel, Oz, I've got to be running along.

I'll see you later. - But--

[music playing]

Hi, I bought a magazine at the drugstore.

I'd had been home earlier, but I got to talking with Thorny.

- Is he gonna help you down at the PTA?

- Well, to be honest with you, Harriet,

I didn't get around to actually asking him.

You know, I don't think I will.

He's such a real good friend, I just hate to impose on him.

- Good ol' Thorny.

- What are you laughing at?

- Oh, nothing.

It's just he's such a smart guy.

- Now, wait a minute.

I wonder if he--

Yes, I think you're right.

What kind of a friend do you call that?

Treats me to a--

A fine thing.

I've got a little phoning to do.

I'm going to appoint somebody number one muscle man.

- Who?

- A certain sheep in wolf's clothing.

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Wolf in sheep's clothing, I mean.

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- What's the matter?

- Oh, how about that scheming Thornberry?

I've been phoning him and phoning him,

and he's too much of a coward to answer.

- Well, I really can't say I blame him.

You want this paper? - Oh, yeah.

Thanks.

Least he could do is to have Catherine answer

and say he isn't home.

- Well, that'd be dishonest.

- Well, are you kidding?

What about that routine he gave me at the drugstore?

Buttering me up just so I wouldn't put him

on the committee.

What do you call that?

- Well, I think it was pretty unfair myself.

As a matter of fact, I might be pretty mad at Thorny.

- You see?

- Gonna use that scheme myself to get a new dress.

- Harriet, you can't waste any time

with a fast operator like him around.

I'll call him up again.

- Why don't you wait for a while?

Maybe he's gone down to the drugstore or something.

- Yeah, that's right.

They say those criminals usually return

to the scene of the crime.

- I wonder how the kids are making out with their pictures?

They took them over to Thornberry's to have

them developed.

- Oh, they've been taking a lot of pictures

with their new cameras?

- Ricky says he's got some pretty good shots.

- Well, I wouldn't be surprised.

The boys'll just keep in mind that the candid shots are

always the most interesting.

Unposed pictures.

- Well, they've got plenty of those.

They've been taking pictures all over town.

- See?

I'll be afraid to take a shower around here.

- You've already taken a bath to the tune of four cameras.

- How could you say that?

You know darn well it was a good investment.

The boys seem to like them.

I think it's a good thing to have

them interested in a constructive hobby like that,

too.

I'd like to see how their pictures turn out.

- So would I. Well, I've got some things to do upstairs.

- Oh, you see the boys, tell them I'm looking for them,

will you?

- OK. - Were you looking for me, Pop?

- Oh, yes. Hi, Rick.

- That's quite a coincidence.

I was looking for you, too.

- Oh, you wouldn't kid me now, would you?

- Oh, heck, I wouldn't kid you for the world, Pop.

- Oh.

Very comforting.

You get any pictures taken with your new camera?

- Yes, sir.

I got some real crazy underwater shots.

- Underwater?

You must be the one who's crazy.

They'll never come out.

- Sure, they will.

They're real neat action shots.

- Action shots of what?

- Iggy Schwartz's goldfish.

- Goldfish?

Wait a minute now, you didn't put this camera in the water,

did you?

- Oh, heck no, Pop.

It wouldn't fit in the fishbowl.

- Oh.

Well, that's good.

Did you get any of the pictures developed?

- Yes, sir.

I got one here that oughta hand you and mom a laugh.

- Oh. Harriet?

Your mother's upstairs. Harriet?

- Yes, dear?

- It isn't very good.

- Oh.

- It's you down at the drug store eating

a great big dish of ice cream.

- So I see.

Harriet? Harriet?

- Yes, dear?

- Never mind my calling you.

Stay right where you are.

- Guess it isn't very good, huh, Pop?

- No.

On the contrary, Rick, this is an excellent picture.

Gee, I don't remember your being down at the drugstore, though.

I didn't see you.

- Yeah, I know pretty sneaky, huh, Pop?

The lights weren't very good.

That's why it's a little fuzzy.

- Yes, it is fuzzy, isn't it?

All except my face and the huge dish of ice cream.

They're just as clear as crystal.

Say, you know something, son?

This is a picture I think I'd like to have for my very own.

- Oh, Pop, why don't you wait till I get a better one?

- Well, you may not get a chance.

Look, I think I'd like to have this for my wallet.

- Oh, heck, I just thought I'd show it to you

and mom for a laugh then throw it away.

- Well, here's the laugh.

Now how about $0.25?

- $0.25?

- Yes, for the picture.

I'll buy the picture from you for $0.25.

- Oh, heck, Pop.

- No, no, no.

OK, $0.35, but that's my final offer.

- Oh, no.

- OK, $0.50, but this is the most I'll go. $0.50,

and I'll keep the picture.

How about it?

- OK, Pop, but I think you're making a mistake.

- Well, yes.

I've made the mistake.

I'm not gonna make it again.

- I think I'll go down to Sandy's malt shop

and get a Moron's Delight.

- Get one at the drugstore.

They give you more whipped cream.

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- Hi, Pop.

- Oh.

Oh, hello, son.

Where have you been?

- Down at the drugstore.

- With your camera? - Yes, sir.

You get some pretty good shots down there.

- Oh. Yeah.

So I've observed.

- Only next time, I think I'll get down behind the counter.

Get some better angles that way.

- Oh, then you took some pictures, huh?

- Just a couple.

The one of you didn't turn out so hot, though.

- Oh, you took a picture of me?

- Yes, sir.

I was just gonna show it to you and mom and then throw it away.

Mom?

- Come over here and sit down for a minute, son.

- Don't you want to see the picture, Pop?

- Yes, yes, but I don't want to disturb your mother.

She's sitting right upstairs with those big ears.

- That's you there eating ice cream.

- I know, David.

- It's a little fuzzy.

It's not really very good.

- I'd kind of like to have this picture, Dave.

- Oh, it's so small, Pop.

It's not good for framing.

- No, I have to disagree with you there, son.

I think this is an excellent picture for framing me for--

I'd like to buy it from you.

- Oh, Pop.

It's not a good picture.

- Oh, I'd like to have it for sentimental reasons.

Tell you what I'll do, son.

I'll give you $0.35 for it.

- How much did Ricky get?

- OK, I'll give you $0.50.

Here.

- Thanks, Pop.

- News certainly travels.

- I wonder why more people don't take up

this camera stuff as a hobby?

- Yes, it is very interesting.

- Yeah, and the pay is good, too.

- OK.

Bye now.

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- Hi, Oz.

- Hi.

- I'm glad to find you here alone.

I have a little business to talk over with you.

- What kind of business?

- Well, to put it bluntly, blackmail.

That's right, Oz.

You see, I've come into the possession of a certain picture

through my underworld connections

that I think you'll be very interested in.

- OK, let me see it.

- There you are.

- Outside of the fact that it isn't a very flattering picture

of me, I don't see what's so damaging about it.

- Don't see anything damaging?

What about the little agreement between you and Harriet?

- That doesn't start until tomorrow morning,

and you know it.

- Yes, but does Harriet know it?

- Well, we haven't talked about it specifically,

but I'm sure it's OK with her.

- Well, I guess it won't matter if I show her the picture.

- I say, I'm sure it won't make any difference to Harriet,

but I will admit that the picture does

have a certain nuisance value.

So how much do you want for it?

- Oh, Oz, it won't cost you a cent.

I'm not the type of fellow who tries

to profit on human frailties.

I just want you to promise that you

won't rope me in on that muscle committee for the PTA card

party.

- Now, wait a minute, Thorny.

You're a member of the PTA, and it's up to you

to do your share of the work.

- Well, Oz, I'm willing to do my share.

That is provided it's something I'm suited for.

Now, it just so happens that I have great executive ability.

I'm always happy to do any kind of work in that capacity.

As you say, there's the brain, and there's also the brawn.

- And I suppose you represent the brain?

- Naturally.

I just think you've seen a good example of my cleverness.

So--

- Look, I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll be very happy to set up the tables and chairs

if you'll help me.

Come on, what do you say, Thorny?

Look, maybe we can coax a couple of other slob--

friends into helping, too.

Come on, huh?

- OK, Oz.

But under the circumstances, I think

it's only fair that you reimburse me

for the frozen passion I bought for you today.

- I tell you what I'll do.

After the two weeks, I'll buy you

a super deluxe frozen passion.

But you help me with the chairs and tables.

- That's a deal.

- Terrific.

- You're sure a tough guy to take advantage of, boy.

- Thorny, it isn't that I don't trust you,

and I know you have the negative in your vault.

Oh, hey, a veritable windfall.

[music playing]

Oh, there you are.

I wondered where you were.

- I just thought I'd have a piece of cake and a cup of tea.

Would you like a piece of cake?

- Oh, no thanks.

I'm trying-- Well, Harriet?

- Something wrong?

- Well, yes.

I thought we had an agreement not to eat

any sweets between meals?

- Oh, we have, but that doesn't start until tomorrow.

Are you sure you wanna have some cake?

- Oh.

Well, yeah, I guess I'll have just a little.

- Here, take mine. - No, that's OK.

I'll just take this and eat it the old-fashioned way.

Mm.

- Something wrong?

- Maybe I'm getting absentminded or something,

but, you know, I thought our agreement started today.

- Well, so did I, but evidently, we were wrong.

- Well, what do you mean?

- Well, I was sitting in the drugstore

today having a cup of tea and a piece of rice cake,

and I heard a man in the next booth

say that it didn't start until tomorrow.

It was a very interesting conversation.

- This was down at the drugstore?

- Mm-hmm.

Guess he was sitting with another man, and each of 'em

was eating a huge dish of ice cream.

- Could you describe this man?

- Oh, I can do better than that.

Yeah, I took a picture of him.

[music playing]

Hey, where are you going?

- Well, I'll be right back.

I figure it's about time I went down and bought

myself a photograph album.

[music playing]

[phone rings]

I'll get it.

Hello?

- Who is it?

- Oh, hello, Mr. Miller.

It's Mr. Miller from the drugstore.

Yes, we did.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I thought he was--

Well, I'll take care of it right away.

That gosh darn Thornberry!

- What's the matter?

- Well, he makes a big deal out of treating me to a Frozen

Passion sundae yesterday and then walks out of the drugstore

without paying the check.

[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 for the finest first.

[music playing]

- The part of the waitress was played by Margaret Hadine.

This is Verne Smith speaking.

[music playing]

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]

When you're at your Hotpoint dealers,

ask him to demonstrate this new Hotpoint dishwasher.

It double washes, double rinses, and dries everything, even pots

and pans, electrically.

And yet, over the years, it costs only about $0.10 a day

more than doing dishes by hand.

Just see it, and I'll bet that Hotpoint

will change your viewpoint about dishwashing automatically.

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