Hazel is an American sitcom about a fictional live-in maid named Hazel Burke and her employers, the Baxters. The five-season, 154-episode series aired in primetime from September 28, 1961 until April 11, 1966 and was produced by Screen Gems. The show aired on NBC for its first four seasons, and then on CBS for its final season. The first season, except for one color episode was in black and white, the remainder in color. The show was based on the popular single-panel comic strip by cartoonist Ted Key, which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.
GreatjacobsonI grew up watching Hazel. I loved her personality and how she loved the family that she worked for. They loved her too. I also loved how she interacted with the characters that came by the house. It was a funny and heartwarming show.
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While trying to teach Harold how to kick a football, Hazel realizes that what is needed in town is a playground for the children. This leads her to go all out to try to get one despite George and his clients' opinion.
It's that time of the year when Hazel begins warming George up to the idea of a raise but this year, he absolutely refuses, leaving Hazel furious. Later, when Hazel falls and hurts herself, she decides to draw up a will, but George thinks she's planning a lawsuit against him.
Hazel plays Nurse for Mr. B & Missy as she taking care of the ill Baxters around the house after getting caught the flu. It's up to Hazel to get them better with a dose of medicine until Harold is the last Baxter to get caught by the flu.
Hazel is in no mood to be the perfect maid to an important client of George's after she gets a parking ticket that she is sure she didn't deserve. Although, the fine is only a couple of dollars, Hazel wants George to represent her and help her prove that she wan't at fault.
A competitor of Dorothy's is trying to get her to join her interior decorating business but Dorothy is content with her own small business despite few customers. This prompts Hazel to try to influence the new neighbors into hiring Dorothy to furnish their home.
George and Dorothy's nightly television viewing has been getting interupted by Hazel who's excuse is that her television set in her room is broken. This leads to George taking her down to the store to by her one, which is where she decides to get a color TV and quickly becomes the talk of the town.
Harold is out playing and finds an abandoned dog and brings him home. Hazel and Dorothy are overjoyed but the joy becomes fear when they remember that George forbids a dog in the house. This leads them to plot together to convince George to let Harold keep the dog.
Hazel tries cementing a mother-daughter relationship. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Nancy: Davey Davison. Deirdre: Cathy Lewis.
Hazel teaches the Baxters the meaning of Thanksgiving. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock.
The Baxters are planning a weekend ski trip to a lodge and Hazel is planning on going along to be in a snow contest with a man she has a crush on. However, Hazel may have to sit out of the race when George has to work unexpectedly and insists that Hazel stay with him while Harold go along ahead.
Hazel's friend Laura wants to get the attentions of a new gardner in the neighborhood but has some trouble doing so. This leads her and Hazel to take a class in changing your personality. Soon, Hazel begins doing so to hers and begins doing just what the instructor tells the class, shower everyone with compliments. However, Hazel's constant complimenting gets her into hot water with George and Dorothy.
Hazel has one gift to buy before Christmas and it's for Dorothy. However, when she discovers she doesn't have enough money for it, she gets a job at a department store and encounters a shoplifter.
Dorothy must have a piano she sees at an antique auction.
How to teach the Baxters' old dog new tricks? Shirley Booth, Don DeFore.
Hazel tries to recruit a new maid for the Johnsons. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock. Harriet: Norma Varden. Herbert: Donald Foster.
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Hazel is snubbed by other vacationers at a resort. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Edith: Peg La Centra. Elaine: Betty Lou Gerson.
Hazel's suspicions rise as George's old girlfriend visits. Trudy: Kathie Browne. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock.
A businessman tries selling worthless stock to Hazel's friends. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake.
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Hazel gives up her day off to prepare food for Dorothy's luncheon. Shirley Booth, Whitney Blake, Don DeFore. Jane: Joan Banks. Agnes: Deirdre Owen. Fred: Kenny Jackson.
George misplaces a slip of paper with his unlisted telephone number. Don DeFore, Shirley Booth, Whitney Blake. Sutherland: Vinton Hayworth. Brady: Dub Taylor.
Stan Blake's teen-age son develops a crush on Dorothy. Shirley Booth, Whitney Blake, Don DeFore. Stan: John Newton. Don: Paul Engle. Rosie: Maudie Prickett.
Hazel organizes a pajama party for a motherless girl. Linda: Brenda Scott. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake.
Dorothy tries getting a snobbish boy to join the Cub Scouts. Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Bobby Buntrock. Anne: Alix Talton. Kingsley: Henry Hunter.
Hazel spearheads a campaign for aid to education. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock. Johnson: Donald Foster. Mrs. Johnson: Norma Varden.
Hazel quits when George takes on a client who plans to drain a lake and build a factory. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Wheeler: John Litel. Cooper: Charles Seel.
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Hazel becomes a part-time nurse to the Johnsons' niece. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Harriet: Norma Varden. Herbert: Donald Foster. Miss Simmons: Mary Grace Canfield.
Hazel feeds and shelters a suspected thief. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore.
The mercury and George's blood pressure rise as Hazel campaigns for an air conditioner. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Barney: Robert B. Williams.
Hazel plays Cupid for two young law students. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Phil: Ken Wales. Gail: Maggie Pierce. Mr. Griffin: Howard Smith.
The Baxters celebrate Hazel's Day by taking their maid to dinner. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Deirdre: Cathy Lewis. Mitch: Dub Taylor. Harry: Robert P. Lieb.
Hazel learns that her successful cousin Sybil is going to be married and immediately makes plans to attend the wedding.
Hazel demands that George give her a written contract. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Rosie: Maudie Prickett.
Hazel tries patching up the Baxters' argument. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Zoltan: Steven Geray. Fulton: Jonathan Hole.
The Baxters try getting a columnist to plug Tonetti's restaurant. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Tonetti: Peter Mamakos. Williams: Harry Ellerbe. Templeton: Alan Hewitt. Maria: Pat Michon.
Hazel tries solving the case of the missing mailman. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Barney: Robert B. Williams.
Hazel's project: learning a new word every day. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Griffin: Howard Smith.
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Deirdre's daughter and Hazel's nephew announce their engagement. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Deirdre: Cathy Lewis. Nancy: Davey Davison. Eddie: John Washbrook. Rosie: Maudie Prickett.
Harold loses interest in his school work when his dog disappears. Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Charlie: Frederic Downs. Miss Tilcy: Virginia Gregg. Rosie: Maudie Prickett.
George's task: proving he's a better bowler than Hazel. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock. Jack: Bill Zuckert. Alex: Bing Russell.
Hazel and Rosie vie for the attention of a handsome chauffeur. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Rosie: Maudie Prickett. Mitch: Dub Taylor.
George helps a financially pressed friend find work. Shirley Booth, Whitney Blake. Harriet: Norma Varden. Herbert: Donald Foster. Griffin: Howard Smith. Roberta: Maida Severn.
Hazel tries to keep Deirdre from interfering in her daughter's love life. Deirdre: Cathy Lewis. George: Don DeFore. Dorothy: Whitney Blake. Nancy: Davey Davison. Eddie: John Washbrook. Gabriella: Susan Silo. Mr. Johnson: Donald Foster. Mrs. Johnson: Norma Varden. Bud: Robert Hogan. Harry: Robert P. Lieb.
Hazel walks off with a senator's top-secret papers. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Sterling: Larry Gates. Mavis: Judy Erwin. Blake: John Newton. Mrs. Talbert: Helen Wallace.
Hazel's singing group prepares to audition for a song festival. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Rosie: Maudie Prickett. Dolly: Peggy Clark. Helga: Betty Noyes. Griffin: Howard Smith.
Hazel and the Baxters vow to refrain from lying. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Rosie: Maudie Prickett. Boyle: Philip Ober. Barney: Robert B. Williams.
Hazel tries teaching Mr. Griffin's maid how to cook. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Griffin: Howard Smith. Angie: Katherine Henry. Gordon: James Doohan.
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Mr. Griffin plans a wedding for his nephew---who wants to elope. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore. Griffin: Howard Smith. Pete: Dick Sargent. Maggie: Carolyn Kearney.
Hazel confronts company stockholders with one of their defective vacuum cleaners. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Starkey: Max Showalter.
Hazel tries teaching George's client how to relax. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Arden: James Westerfield. Kemper: William Schallert.
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Hazel reunites a long-separated couple. Webster: Vaughn Taylor. Celeste: Lurene Tuttle. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake.
Trouble begins when Hazel borrows George's car. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Johnson: Donald Foster. Mrs. Johnson: Norma Varden. Joe: Harry Jackson.
Hazel and George argue over the route for a new highway. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake.
George's mother takes up gardening. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Deirdre: Cathy Lewis. Mrs. Baxter: Louise Lorimer.
Hazel tries persuading an orchestra leader to rehire a violinist. Sir Horace: Torin Thatcher. Lady Hobart: Doris Singleton. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake.
Hazel is plagued by bad luck after tearing up a chain letter. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Summerfield: Henry Hunter.
George finds the hurdles high as he sets out to win his son's respect. Harold: Bobby Buntrock. George: Don DeFore. Hazel: Shirley Booth. Dorothy: Whitney Blake.
Hazel is chosen Maid of the Month. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Griffin: Howard Smith. Miss Sharpe: Mary Scott. Anderson: Richard St. John.
Hazel eagerly awaits the arrival of an old flame. Gus: Patrick McVey. Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock.
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George tries keeping Hazel away from his eccentric client. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Griffin: Howard Smith. Sudley: Philip Ober.
George hopes that Hazel will tone down her brazen ways after meeting his shy spinster cousin.
Hazel jumps to conclusions when she spots George with a pretty woman. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore. Spencer: Gene Blakely. Phyllis: Bek Nelson.
A desk that may or may not have belonged to Abraham Lincoln is given to George as a gift.
Dorothy goes away for a couple days to visit her sister and George gets down in the dumps so Hazel tries to cheer him up.
Hazel tries learning Italian, so she can translate recipes. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Martelli: Gregory Morton.
Fueding football owners become the object of Hazel's obsession, she's determined to bring them together.
George's distant cousin moves in and Hazel quickly becomes sick of her and tries to get her to move out.
George and Hazel help a lawyer and his pregnant wife. Merrick: James Stacy. Evans: Oliver McGowan. Maria: Mikki Jamison. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock.
Hazel wants to do something to help some poor children so she presents a charity auction.
Harold's image of his father is shattered by a visiting athlete's boast that he once 'licked' George when they were children.
Problem: finding sweaters for sheep before the temperature drops. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Mr. Griffin: Howard Smith. Rosie: Maudie Prickett.
George seeks a tactful way to fire the local milkman. Claude: Sterling Holloway. Peggy: Queenie Leonard. Griffin: Howard Smith. Shirley Booth, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock.
Harold's friend wants to pass the membership test to join the boyscouts so in steps Hazel to help him.
Hazel is putting on a trick bowling exhibition at the bowling alley and tries to get Frank Gifford to attend.
Since George won't get her a car, Hazel buys a model-T for $25. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Griffin: Howard Smith. Egan: Maurice Manson.
The owner of a china shop becomes Hazel's matchmaking victim when she tries to get him and her good friend married.
While in Malibu, Hazel and her friend Gracie get mixed up with gangsters. Gracie's employer is a gangster and a meeting is scheduled at his home which is where Hazel and Gracie become prisoners.
Being held prisoner, Hazel and Gracie concoct a plan to get help. This leads to some close calls as Hazel plans to slip tranquilizers into the gangster's scrambled eggs.
Dorothy is scheduled to appear in a fashion show as a model but when she sprains her ankle, Hazel must take her place.
Hazel makes a bet with Rosie, which puts George in immediate danger, he's got to go on a diet to lose 10 pounds or Hazel loses.
Dorothy, an interior decorator, is having problems with her latest customer. The woman is unhappy with her work and brings a lawsuit against her.
Hazel wants a raise and does her best to try to convince George that she deserves one.
Hazel is in for a shock, she's just inherited the estate of a countess as well as the title.
George goes all out trying to convince a wealthy socialite to donate his art collection to the art museum.
Hazel adamantly refuses to entertain George's suggestion that she get a pair of glasses.
A new TV commercial for cake mix is being made and a spokewoman is needed to sell it, the director's choice, Hazel.
A non-English speaking Italian girl is trying to keep her baby after her husband goes into the army and his snooty mother-in-law tries to take it from her. Hazel steps in to offer some aide.
George becomes convinced that the new handyman the Johnsons have hired is a thief.
Hazel tries to convince George that he would be the perfect candidate for city councilman.
The owner of an Italian restaurant needs some extra help since his wife is pregnant, thus Hazel and the Baxters get jobs in the restaurant.
George's sister is cast as a maid in a play and Hazel becomes her coach since being a maid is her profession.
The Baxter house has been robbed and the person suspected of doing it is George's cousin, Fred.
The Governor is scheduled to visit the Baxter home for lunch while student protesters decide to stakeout the home awaiting his arrival.
Harvey Griffin becomes involved in a possible business merger between him and George thanks to Hazel.
George's secretary breaks up with her boyfriend after a big argument and Hazel takes steps to try to bring them back together.
George gets a flag as a gift from the Defense Department so Hazel tries to get him to buy a flagpole so he can fly it.
George's nephew, Kevin and his wife break up after she discovers that he is having an affair, so as usual, Hazel steps in to try to get the two back together.
George is fed up with Hazel always snooping in his business and Hazel is fed up with him snooping in hers, they each make a promise to just mind their own business.
Harriet and Herbert Johnson are having financial problems so George steps in and tries to help.
Hazel enters herself in a contest and becomes a finalist and if she wins she gets a trip for two to the world's fair.
George's partner and his new bride are looking to buy a home so Hazel arranges to sell the neighbor's house so they can have it.
A Russian dignitary is staying in the Baxter's home but little do they know that he's really a phony sent there to test them to see if they are the right family to host the real Russian.
Hazel wants to have the kitchen remodeled but George is against the idea. So Hazel comes up with a plan to trick him.
George's partner and his wife get into a terrible argument and it's all thanks to Hazel.
George's sister, Dierdre and her husband, Harry get into a fight which leads to a break up. So Hazel tries to get them back together.
Dorothy discovers a mink coat in the house and jumps to the conclusion that it's a Christmas gift for her from George. Little does she know, Harry had bought if for Rita and asked George to hide it for him.
Hazel is all excited because a famous golfer, Tony Lema, is going to be at the airport but once she's their, problems arise.
Unwanted houseguests invade the Baxter home and Hazel tries to help the Baxter get rid of them and their untrained dog.
Harold has a date to go to the school dance but he also has an escort who's going to accompany him and his date, Hazel.
A quick tempered opera singer is pacified by Hazel's boyfriend, Enzo.
The mayor appoints George to the committee investigating the sales of sweepstakes tickets and soon after, Hazel presents him with a present, a sweepstakes ticket.
The television reception the Baxter's have been getting is unbearable and George accuses his neighbor's short-wave radio as the culprit.
Gus, a friend of Hazel's, is caught with a bugging device while in a department store and is accused of being a spy for a rival store.
Hazel takes it upon herself to paint a crosswalk in the street in front of the Baxter home and quickly finds herslef in court.
The neighbor's maid becomes the object of Hazel's obsession when she tries to get the individual to join her club. However, she is unaware that the maid is actually a Japanese houseboy.
Hazel helps a gambler get a job as George's assistant.
A baker's wife has left him leaving him to run the store himself. So in steps Hazel, who invests in the business after the baker refuses to sell the business.
George and Dorothy leave the country and Hazel and Harold moves in with George's brother, Steve, and his family. Steve quickly finds his new housekeeper taking over the household.
With Hazel taking care of the entire home, Barbara feels useless which prompts Hazel to decide to leave.
Wanting to lose 30lbs, Hazel joins a health spa and quickly finds losing any weight will be more than she bargained for.
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Steve puts the household on a budget.
Hazel learns that Harold is getting gifts from his teacher. Miss Kirkland: Anne Seymour. Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden.
Hazel is disappointed when she wins a dinner for two---and no one can join her. Woods: Victor Jory. Hazel: Shirley Booth. Pierre: Louis Mercier. Barbara: Lynn Borden. Steve: Ray Fulmer.
Harold organizes a rock 'n' roll group. Shirley Booth, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden. Jeff: Pat Cardi. Mona: Mala Powers.
Hazel is dealt out of Steve's card game---for winning too often. Shirley Booth, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden. Jack: Charles Francisco. Harvey: Gene Blakely. Fred: Charles Bateman. Rosie: Maudie Prickett.
Hazel mistakes an artist for a house painter. Ames: Claude Akins. Ralph: Bill McLean. Shirley Booth, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden, Bobby Buntrock.
Steve tries selling a house in an exclusive neighborhood. Shirley Booth, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden. Bill: Lawrence Haddon. Millie: Ann Jillian. Mona: Mala Powers. Craven: John Harmon.
Hazel tries marketing her chili sauce. Lynn Borden, Ray Fulmer. Rickey: Ed Prentiss. Moore: Byron Foulger. Mona: Mala Powers. Fred: Charles Bateman.
Tea-leaf reader Hazel sees trouble for Steve. Shirley Booth, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden. Hogan: Guy Raymond. Mrs. Fillmore: Kathryn Givney.
Hazel enters Steve in a perfect-boss contest. Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden. Millie: Ann Jillian. Clara: Alice Backes. Mona: Mala Powers.
Harold is jealous when his friend is put in an advanced class. Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, Ray Fulmer, Lynn Borden. Jeff: Pat Cardi. Mona: Mala Powers.
Hazel runs afoul of the real-estate commission when she tries to drum up business for Steve. Shirley Booth, Lynn Borden. Johansson: John Qualen. Mrs. Johansson: Alice Frost. Ryan: Bill Zuckert.
