Paterfamilias of "America's Favorite Family: The Nelsons: Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky." THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET is, to date, the longest running situation comedy, to air on American TV. The show ran from 1952 until 1966 with a total of 435 episodes. The show also ran on radio for several years before moving to television. Ozzie started his professional career in music. It was as a band leader of his own orchestra that he met singer Harriet Hilliard on December 31, 1931. They married in 1935. Their son David was born in 1936 and Ricky in 1940.Paterfamilias of "America's Favorite Family: The Nelsons: Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky." THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET is, to date, the longest running situation comedy, to air on American TV. The show ran from 1952 until 1966 with a total of 435 episodes. The show also ran on radio for several years before moving to television. Ozzie started his professional career in music. It was as a band leader of his own orchestra that he met singer Harriet Hilliard on December 31, 1931. They married in 1935. Their son David was born in 1936 and Ricky in 1940....more