What did Ozzie do for work on the show? I beleive he was a band leader in real life.
“On TV he had no defined source of income”
–The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (1980) by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh
I think he worked at the office. A lot of TV fathers at the time worked at the office…I know Ward Cleaver did too.
It was originally thought that he’d have a white collar job, perhaps in advertising. However, since the show revolved around the family and not work, they never had a chance to establish what it was.
Why not try something interesting. Pick points for each end of yout transit, and follow as straight a line as possible between the two. Who needs roads when you have feet?
Whoops, wrong thread! Stupid, stupid, stupid. :smack:
Nelson’s job was never stated on the show. He has been quoted as saying this was deliberate, as, when the show started on the radio, he was well-known as a traveling band leader, and it was thought that the public would not accept him in another role.
In the early 1950s there was a movie called Here Comes the Nelsons, starring Ozzie and Harriet in their roles from the TV series. In that film Ozzie was an advertising copy writer.
Off to Cafe Society.
Ozzie was a fluffer.
I think there was a reunion show wherein “Harriet” said, “One thing that always bothered me…what did you DO for a living?”