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Hazel is an American sitcom about a live-in maid named Hazel Burke and her employers, the Baxters. The five-season, 154-episode series aired in prime time from September 28, 1961, to April 11, 1966, and was produced by Screen Gems. The first four seasons of Hazel aired on NBC, and the fifth and final season aired on CBS. Season 1 was broadcast in black-and-white except for one episode which was in color, and seasons 2–5 were all broadcast in color. The show was based on the single-panel comic strip of the same name by cartoonist Ted Key, which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.
Original Release
09/28/1961 on NBC
US Release
09/28/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shirley Booth | Hazel Burke |
Bobby Buntrock | Harold Baxter |
Don DeFore | George Baxter |
Whitney Blake | Dorothy Baxter |
Maudie Prickett | Rosie |
Lynn Borden | Barbara Baxter |
Julia Benjamin | Susie Baxter |
Howard Smith | Harvey Griffin / Mr. Griffin |
Robert B. Williams | Barney |
Cathy Lewis | Deirdre Thompson |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Who's in Charge Here? | Monday, 13 September 1965 |
2 | Hazel's Second Week | Monday, 20 September 1965 |
3 | How to Lose 30 Pounds in 30 Minutes | Monday, 27 September 1965 |
4 | Do Not Disturb Occupants | Monday, 11 October 1965 |
5 | The Holdout | Monday, 18 October 1965 |
6 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Monday, 25 October 1965 |
7 | Hazel Needs a Car | Monday, 01 November 1965 |
8 | Hazel Sits It Out | Monday, 08 November 1965 |
9 | A Lot to Remember | Monday, 15 November 1965 |
10 | A Bull's Eye for Cupid | Monday, 22 November 1965 |
11 | The Crush | Monday, 29 November 1965 |
12 | Kindly Advise | Monday, 06 December 1965 |
13 | Noblesse Oblige | Monday, 13 December 1965 |
14 | Hazel's Endearing Young Charms | Monday, 27 December 1965 |
15 | A Car Named Chrysanthemum | Monday, 03 January 1966 |
16 | Once an Actor | Monday, 10 January 1966 |
17 | $285 by Saturday | Monday, 17 January 1966 |
18 | Boom or Bust | Monday, 24 January 1966 |
19 | Harold's Gift Horses | Monday, 31 January 1966 |
20 | How to Find Work Without Really Trying | Monday, 07 February 1966 |
21 | My Son, the Sheepdog | Monday, 14 February 1966 |
22 | Please Don't Shout | Monday, 21 February 1966 |
23 | But Is It Art? | Monday, 28 February 1966 |
24 | Who Can Afford a Bargain? | Monday, 07 March 1966 |
25 | Hazel's Free Enterprise | Monday, 14 March 1966 |
26 | Bee in Her Bonnet | Monday, 21 March 1966 |
27 | The Perfect Boss | Monday, 28 March 1966 |
28 | A Little Bit of Genius | Monday, 04 April 1966 |
29 | A Question of Ethics | Monday, 11 April 1966 |
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Directors
William D. Russell, Charles Barton, E.W. Swackhamer, Hal Cooper
Writers
Robert Riley Crutcher, William Cowley, Louella MacFarlane, Peggy Chantler Dick, Jane Klove, Ted Sherdeman, Keith Fowler, John McGreevey, Phil Leslie, James Fonda, Frank Grenville, William Cole, Dorothy Cooper, R.S. Allen, Jack Sher, Norm Liebmann, Ed Haas, Frank Crow, Jim Allen, Hendrik Vollaerts, Edward Kirsch, Helen Spencer, James B. Allardice, Fredric M. Frank
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shirley Booth | Hazel Burke |
Bobby Buntrock | Harold Baxter |
Don DeFore | George Baxter |
Whitney Blake | Dorothy Baxter |
Maudie Prickett | Rosie |
Lynn Borden | Barbara Baxter |
Julia Benjamin | Susie Baxter |
Howard Smith | Harvey Griffin / Mr. Griffin |
Robert B. Williams | Barney |
Cathy Lewis | Deirdre Thompson |
Donald Foster | Herbert Johnson |
Norma Varden | Harriet Johnson |
Lauren Gilbert | Harry Noll / Phil Baldwin |
Ann Jillian | Millie / Millie Ballard / Laurie |
Mala Powers | Mona / Mona Williams |
Molly Dodd | Miss Scott / Secretary / Helen / Miss Scott, Secretary |
Queenie Leonard | Mert / Marybelle / Peggy |
Charles Bateman | Fred Williams |
Henry Hunter | Dr. Summerfield / Doctor Summerfield / Dr. Bruce Kingsley / Dr. Klempner / Mr. Lucas |
Robert P. Lieb | Harry Thompson / Harry |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry Ackerman | Executive Producer |
James Fonda | Producer |
William Cowley | Producer |
Peter Kortner | Producer |
Editors
Asa Boyd Clark, Tom Biggart, Eda Warren, Richard K. Brockway
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1964 | Golden Globe | Best TV Star - Female | Nominated |
1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) | Nominated |
1963 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) | Won |
1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor | Nominated |
1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) | Won |