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Phone calls are important in the Nelson home — and not just when David's making dates! They keep in touch with the folks back East in long-distance chats. That's one time when the hi-fi is turned down and even Ricky has to desert his drums.
The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet, on ABC-TV, Fri., 8 P.M. EST, is sponsored by The Hotpoint Co., Aunt Jemima Division of Quaker Oats, and Telechron Division of General Electric.
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with Hotpoint electric appliances, she cracked hope the pancakes sell like Hotpoints!"
As for Harriet's mother, she has been written into frequent Nelson scripts, but must be consulted about the actress who is to portray her. So far, her favorite is Lurene Tuttle. Much of Mrs. Hilliard's characteristic dialogue and plot surprises are supplied by Don Nelson, who lived at Mrs. Hilliard's home while he was a student at the University of Southern California. A typical incident — precious grist for a writer — took place after Don had married and moved away. He telephoned one day to learn whether his Navy check had arrived. Mrs. Hilliard said, "No — but I hear the postman now. Hold the wire and I'll see what he has for us."
Don held . . . and held . . . and held. Three minutes, five minutes, seven minutes. ... It occurred to him that Mrs. Hilliard might have suffered a fall, that the person at the door had not been the postman but some thug! He jumped into his car and scorched to the Hilliard home. And here, standing amid her roses while engaged in a fascinating conversation with her neighbor, was Mrs. Hilliard.
She broke into a surprised and delighted smile when she spotted Don, waved and called, "Hi!"
Don's instant relief was displaced by affectionate exasperation. "Can you tell me," he asked smoothly, "whether, by any chance, your telephone is off the hook?"
"I don't think so. I was just talking to . . . oh, heavens!"
New acquaintances frequently ask Ozzie and Harriet: "Is your show pretty much of a reflection of your daily family life?" Ozzie's standard answer has always been, "No, not really. It's Actionized drama, as most situation-comedy shows have to be."
Recently, some combination of circumstances pushed Ozzie a notch too far and he had to let off steam. He announced, (Continued on page 68)
Pretty as Diane Jergens is, Ricky's at the age where he's more interested in teaching her tennis than dancing.
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