The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Best of Ricky and Dave

A Disgrace to Ozzie Nelson   October 8, 2008
I don't care what anyone says, Ozzie Nelson would not approve of this DVD release, since his wonderful and charming TV series has been painfully edited, removing entire scenes. I was very disapointed when I watched this DVD.

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The adventures of Ozzie and Harriet   September 7, 2008
I love anything that has to do with Ozzie and Harriet and their Sons. And this is so good.
Shirl

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The Nelson Family pay another wonderful tribute to their heritage! (6 of 6 Found this Helpful)   August 12, 2008
This was the second excellent DVD box-set from the Shout Factory on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, with many wonderful and heart-warming bonus features including some of Ricky's songs. Sure was great, every bit of it - and the video quality was wonderful. This is the type of product that serves to enhance America's image as these episodes are a sheer delight and comforting to watch - as are listenting to the few older radio (pre-TV episodes) shows included.

I love the endings on some of these video shows where Ozzie has Ricky or someone in the family look directly into the camera and provide some cute response appropriate to the episode. Always puts a smile on my face and makes me laugh. Too precious.

Maybe someday, all 435 episodes that were filmed will be officially released by the Nelson family; sure would be nice to have a complete official set. Anyway, please keep these coming if possible, and avoid the bootleg copies as they are inappropriate and a disservice to the contributions of the Nelson family.

And thanks to the Nelsons for all the hard work and time in putting these DVDs together for release.

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America's Favorite Family - At Their Best!!!!   July 23, 2008
I don't know what there would be not to like about these classic shows from TV's "Golden Era". The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet has been sorely neglected in recent years, never turning up in syndication, and heretofore only available in cheaply made public domain DVD's.

The Shout Factory DVD releases aren't perfect, and certainly some additional time and money could have been spend cleaning up the prints, but compared to what we've had in the past, it's almost as if we're watching first run broadcasts of the show. To my eyes it looks like Shout used versions of the program that were broadcase years ago on The Disney Channel, back when it was a pay-premium channel. Still, nothing to complain about in my book, what Shout has given us will likely never be released in any better quality.

All the same, it's great to see "America's Favorite Family", Ozzie, Harriet, David and Ricky again.....They've been away far too long!!!

I would recommend this set and the previous Should Factory release to any Nelson Family fan, or fan of nostalgic/classic television.....Shame they don't make 'em like this anymore.

As has been previously menitoned in earlier reviews, there are plenty of Ricky Nelson tunes throughout the discs, including an un-cut performance of one of the all-time quintessential Rock & Roll songs, "Hello Mary Lou". Ricky and his lead guitarist, the legendary James Burton, never sounded better.

So, journey back in time to the Black & White Days of Classic American Television with the Nelsons.......Buy with confidence!!!!

More Good News!!! Looks like we'll have a Yuletide visit from the Nelsons this year as well...Amazon has a Shout Factory, single disc, "Christmas With The Nelsons" available for pre-order (July 2008)

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Well Worth The Purchase Price (6 of 6 Found this Helpful)   July 15, 2008
For old - or new fans (like me) of the "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," this boxed set is a welcome change from the countless cheap DVDs with the same 10 or 12 episodes we've been subjected to over the past decade or so.

First, there are quite a few more "never before available on DVD" episodes on this set than on the first. Granted, there are a few that are already out there, but the sound and picture quality on this set is vastly improved from anything released so far.

I, like many others would like to have the series released like just about every other TV series has been - by SEASON. I can't tell you why this hasn't been done . . .

Shout! has done a good job on the digital transfer - but I would much rather see every UNCUT episode from season 1 to season 14. I hope this isn't a trend where a company will release "favorite episodes" for years and then come out with the "complete set" after the fans have spent hundreds of dollars on previous boxed sets.

There were 435 "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" episodes aired. Some were great, some okay, and some were not exactly life-changing experiences, but they all deserve to be seen by the fans!
Whatever it takes - let the public see episode 1/1 to 14/24 . . . PLEASE!

Until we see each season represented on DVD, do not hesitate to buy this set. The prints are good, the audio is good, and Rick sings some of his best (if under-rated) songs of his early career. Overall, a solid B for content - and an A- for the visual and audio aspects.

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