About this season
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.
Episodes (32)
1. Pot Luck a La Mode
Aired 19 September 1963 • 30 min
George tries keeping Hazel away from his eccentric client.
2. An Example for Hazel
Aired 26 September 1963 • 30 min
George hopes that Hazel will tone down her brazen ways after meeting his shy spinster cousin.
3. Dorothy Takes a Trip
Aired 3 October 1963 • 30 min
Hazel jumps to conclusions when she spots George with a pretty woman.
4. You Ain't Fully Dressed Without a Smile
Aired 10 October 1963 • 30 min
A desk that may or may not have belonged to Abraham Lincoln is given to George as a gift.
5. Cheerin' Up Mr. B
Aired 17 October 1963 • 30 min
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.
6. Piccolo Mondo
Aired 24 October 1963 • 30 min
Hazel tries learning Italian, so she can translate recipes. Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake. Martelli: Gregory Morton.
7. Hazel Scores a Touchdown
Aired 31 October 1963 • 30 min
Fueding football owners become the object of Hazel's obsession, she's determined to bring them together.
8. George's 32nd Cousin
Aired 7 November 1963 • 30 min
George's distant cousin moves in and Hazel quickly becomes sick of her and tries to get her to move out.
9. The Baby Came C.O.D.
Aired 14 November 1963 • 30 min
George and Hazel help a lawyer and his pregnant wife.
10. All Hazel is Divided Into Three Parts
Aired 21 November 1963 • 30 min
Hazel wants to do something to help some poor children so she presents a charity auction.
11. The Vanishing Hero
Aired 28 November 1963 • 30 min
Harold's image of his father is shattered by a visiting athlete's boast that he once 'licked' George when they were children.
12. Call Me Harve
Aired 5 December 1963 • 30 min
Problem: finding sweaters for sheep before the temperature drops.
13. The Retiring Milkman
Aired 12 December 1963 • 30 min
George seeks a tactful way to fire the local milkman.
14. Hazel's Nest Egg
Aired 19 December 1963 • 30 min
Harold's friend wants to pass the membership test to join the boyscouts so in steps Hazel to help him.
15. Hazel and the Halfback
Aired 26 December 1963 • 30 min
Hazel is putting on a trick bowling exhibition at the bowling alley and tries to get Frank Gifford to attend.
16. Hazel and the Model T
Aired 2 January 1964 • 30 min
Since George won't get her a car, Hazel buys a model-T for $25.
17. Hot Potato a la Hazel
Aired 9 January 1964 • 30 min
The owner of a china shop becomes Hazel's matchmaking victim when she tries to get him and her good friend married.
18. Scheherezade and Her Frying Pan (1)
Aired 16 January 1964 • 30 min
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.
19. Scheherezade and Her Frying Pan (2)
Aired 23 January 1964 • 30 min
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.
20. The Fashion Show
Aired 30 January 1964 • 30 min
Dorothy is scheduled to appear in a fashion show as a model but when she sprains her ankle, Hazel must take her place.
21. George's Ordeal
Aired 6 February 1964 • 30 min
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.
22. The Reluctant Witness
Aired 13 February 1964 • 30 min
Dorothy, an interior decorator, is having problems with her latest customer. The woman is unhappy with her work and brings a lawsuit against her.
23. Democracy at Work
Aired 20 February 1964 • 30 min
Hazel wants a raise and does her best to try to convince George that she deserves one.
24. The Countess
Aired 27 February 1964 • 30 min
Hazel is in for a shock, she's just inherited the estate of a countess as well as the title.
25. Hazel's Midas Touch
Aired 5 March 1964 • 30 min
George goes all out trying to convince a wealthy socialite to donate his art collection to the art museum.
26. Everybody's a Comedian
Aired 12 March 1964
Hazel adamantly refuses to entertain George's suggestion that she get a pair of glasses.
27. All Mixed Up
Aired 19 March 1964 • 30 min
A new TV commercial for cake mix is being made and a spokeswoman is needed to sell it. The director's choice: Hazel.
28. Arrivederci, Mr. B.
Aired 26 March 1964 • 30 min
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.
29. Such a Nice Little Man
Aired 2 April 1964 • 30 min
George becomes convinced that the new handyman the Johnsons have hired is a thief.
30. Campaign Manager
Aired 9 April 1964 • 30 min
Hazel tries to convince George that he would be the perfect candidate for city councilman.
31. Let's Get Away From it All
Aired 16 April 1964 • 30 min
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.
32. Maid for a Day
Aired 23 April 1964
George's sister is cast as a maid in a play and Hazel becomes her coach since being a maid is her profession.