September 18, 1953
Confusion reigns when the local department store delivers two new chairs to the wrong Nelson family and then drops off additional ...Read more
September 25, 1953
Ricky and David are upset about not being invited to Will Thornberry's party. Later, they discover it’s a misunderstanding. But th...Read more
October 2, 1953
The boys just got a newspaper route, but it's Ozzie who winds up having to make the rounds on their first morning.
October 9, 1953
Ozzie is falling behind on his list of chores around the house, so the rest of the family pitches in and helps out.
October 16, 1953
An old friend of the family mails a monogrammed pipe to David, not realizing he isn't even college age, yet.
October 23, 1953
It's David's 17th birthday, and he's trying to do anything he can to look older because he has a crush on Sally Patterson, a girl ...Read more
October 30, 1953
Herb Dunkle talks to Ozzie about a new organization in town, "The National Anti-Noise Society". But is this new club ready for Ozzie & Thorny to join?
November 6, 1953
Ricky intends to make extra money selling a spot remover. He's very successful but when things go wrong to entire family pitches in to help.
November 13, 1953
David and Will Thornberry's school essays give them both a chance to be mayor for the day during "Civic Day". Now if only Ozzie an...Read more
November 20, 1953
The Nelsons decide to start using a suggestion box for family matters.
November 27, 1953
Ozzie and Thorny get themselves marooned on a roof without a ladder.
December 4, 1953
David wants to start weightlifting and working out early in the morning, while Ricky wants to start staying up late and watching m...Read more
December 11, 1953
Harriet loses a gold pin Ozzie had given her. It was insured, and they collect on it. The check comes made out to both of them, an...Read more
December 18, 1953
Thorny needs a reference about his fiscal worthiness and asks Ozzie to write one for him. Ozzie as a joke writes a negative one bu...Read more
December 25, 1953
Ozzie tells his family a story from his childhood of when he wished for a white Christmas.
January 1, 1954
Ozzie takes steps to get out of going hunting with Thorny.
January 8, 1954
The wife and kids give Ozzie the night off from helping them with their chores and homework, so with mixed feelings, he tries to a...Read more
January 15, 1954
Ozzie buys cameras for everyone in the family. It doesn't take long for him to get caught in a compromising position on film.
January 22, 1954
Ozzie takes the courageous step of gathering enough nerve to return some of Harriet's lingerie.
January 29, 1954
After promising to double whatever money his youngest son has left over at the end of the week, Ricky's collection of old pop bott...Read more
February 5, 1954
The Nelsons wind up with a houseful of kids on a sleepover.
February 12, 1954
Harriet decides to give a dinner party but runs into problems when she learns her friend has already planned a dinner party and th...Read more
February 19, 1954
David's been spending time at Thompson's Garage. Ozzie thinks David may want to become a mechanic when he gets out of school. This...Read more
February 26, 1954
Ozzie treats a cold the way his mother used to do - with booze.
March 5, 1954 • 30m
Dave is in charge of his club's initiation committee, and Thorny's son Will is among the pledges that must undergo the process.
March 12, 1954
Ricky wants to send a letter to a cute girl who wrote to him, but Ozzie has accidentally destroyed the envelope containing her return address.
March 19, 1954 • 30m
Both Dave and Ricky want Ozzie to partner with them for the Father And Son Table Tennis Tournament. The dilemma is that he can only play with one son.
March 26, 1954
The school's Backward Dance is tonight. The girls invite the boys to this event. Fearing that David doesn't have a date to the dan...Read more
April 2, 1954
David has a school assignment to write an article for the school paper. Unable to think of a subject to write about. Ozzie suggest...Read more
April 9, 1954
Ozzie and Harriet anguish over whether or not to allow 13-year-old Ricky to take a 150-mile train trip on his own.
April 16, 1954
It looks like Ozzie's going to be late to a luncheon where he's scheduled to deliver a speech on the importance of being on time.
April 23, 1954 • 30m
Ozzie and Thorny stage their version of "Hamlet" in the Nelson's living room.
April 30, 1954
After meeting his new neighbor at the bank, Ozzie beliefs he's a thief and stole his penknife. When hinting to his new neighbor di...Read more
May 7, 1954
Ozzie needs to have the roof gutter repaired before the next rain, but a bird's nest is holding up the works.
May 14, 1954
Harriet writes to 'Aunt Martha', who gives advice through her 'A Friend of the Family' column in the local newspaper.
May 21, 1954
David is excited about an upcoming dance and it's going to be formal. But Ozzie thinks buying his son a new tuxedo is too expensiv...Read more
May 28, 1954
Episode 37 of Season 2 premiered on May 28, 1954
June 4, 1954
After giving David a lecture on saving his money, Ozzie and Thorny indulge in some impulsive buying at the local sporting goods store.
June 11, 1954
Everyone in the neighborhood wants to use Ozzie's new backyard pool. The trouble is - it hasn't been built, yet.