The Nelson family from left: Ozzie, David, Harriet and Ricky 

The family sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, created by Ozzie Nelson, 
began on the CBS radio network on Sunday October 8, 1944 with the final show
airing on NBC Radio June 18, 1954. The Nelsons’ sons, David and Ricky, did not 
join the cast until the radio show’s fifth year on February 20, 1949. Prior to that, 
the two boys were played by professional actors. The original announcer of the
show was Jack Bailey (below). The music was by Billy May and Ozzie Nelson.  

Jack Bailey

Leave It to Beaver is a television sitcom written from a child’s point-of-view by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher. These veterans of radio and early television were also
the creators of the show. The series had its debut on CBS on Friday October 4,
1957, and then moved to ABC the following year, ending its run on June 20, 1963.

Father Knows Best, originally a radio program in the 1940s, began a run on the
CBS television network on Sunday October 3, 1954 and ended on May 23 1960. 

Elinor Donahue (74)

Billy Gray (73)

Lauren Chapin (66)

My Favorite Martian is a television sitcom that aired on CBS from Sunday
September 29, 1963 to May 1, 1966 for 107 episodes (75 in black and
white 1963 – 1965, 32 color 1965- 1966).

 

The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first three seasons) is a sitcom which ran from Tuesday September 29,1953-1957 on ABC-
TV and from 1957 to September 14,1964 on the CBS television network. The
show ended when Thomas decided to retire.  

Funny bloopers with the cast and crew. Watch for Annette Funicello
and listen for the great Sheldon Leonard off camera (directing).

     
   Marjorie Lord (93)                         Sherry Jackson (69)                   
 

Angela Cartwright (59)