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Hazel (1961)

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating
7.2 (2,449 votes)
Episode average
7.8 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1961)

8.01 avg 35 episodes 7.7 → 8.6 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 140 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 99 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 90 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 90 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 80 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 95 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 78 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 98 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 100 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 77 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 74 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 96 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 65 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 88 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 68 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 66 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 68 votesEp 18: 8.7 · 97 votesEp 19: 7.2 · 77 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 68 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 73 votesEp 22: 7.5 · 72 votesEp 23: 7.9 · 74 votesEp 24: 8.2 · 78 votesEp 25: 7.7 · 74 votesEp 26: 7.5 · 77 votesEp 27: 7.8 · 67 votesEp 28: 7.5 · 66 votesEp 29: 8.0 · 62 votesEp 30: 8.2 · 74 votesEp 31: 7.9 · 56 votesEp 32: 8.0 · 59 votesEp 33: 8.5 · 76 votesEp 34: 7.7 · 63 votesEp 35: 8.6 · 73 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hazel and the Playground7.7140
2Hazel Makes a Will8.499
3Hazel Plays Nurse7.990
4A Matter of Principle8.490
5Dorothy's New Client7.880
6What'll We Watch Tonight?8.495
7A Dog for Harold7.778
8George's Niece8.398
9Everybody's Thankful But Us Turkeys8.6100
10Winter Wonderland7.977
11Hazel's Winning Personality8.274
12Hazel's Christmas Shopping8.696
13Dorothy's Obsession7.665
14Hazel's Dog Days8.188
15A Replacement for Phoebe8.168
16Hazel's Famous Recipes7.766
17Hazel's Tough Customer7.968
18Hazel's Secret Wish8.797
19Hazel, the Tryst-Buster7.277
20The Investment Club7.668
21Hazel's Mona Lisa Grin8.473
22Hazel and the Gardener7.572
23Dorothy's Birthday7.974
24Number, Please?8.278
25Them New Neighbors Is Nice7.774
26Hazel's Pajama Party7.577
27Three Little Cubs7.867
28Bringing Out the Johnsons7.566
29Hazel Quits8.062
30Hazel the Matchmaker8.274
31Rock-A-Bye Baby7.956
32The Burglar in Mr. B's PJ's8.059
33Heat Wave8.576
34George's Assistant7.763
35Hazel's Day8.673

Season 2 (1962)

8.03 avg 32 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 91 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 66 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 64 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 66 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 71 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 62 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 62 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 59 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 73 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 69 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 59 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 66 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 67 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 68 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 62 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 68 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 62 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 60 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 55 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 64 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 64 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 59 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 57 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 52 votesEp 25: 8.0 · 59 votesEp 26: 7.5 · 56 votesEp 27: 8.4 · 64 votesEp 28: 7.3 · 60 votesEp 29: 7.9 · 54 votesEp 30: 8.3 · 54 votesEp 31: 8.5 · 58 votesEp 32: 8.0 · 58 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hazel's Cousin8.491
2Rosie's Contract8.066
3We've Been So Happy Till Now7.764
4How to Lure an Epicure7.966
5Barney Hatfield, Where Are You?7.771
6A Four-Bit Word to Chew On8.462
7Hazel's Tax Deduction7.962
8Mr. B on the Bench8.259
9License to Wed7.973
10Genie with the Light Brown Lamp8.469
11The Natural Athlete8.559
12New Man in Town7.766
13Herbert for Hire7.967
14Hazel and the Lovebirds7.768
15Top Secret7.962
16The Sunshine Girls Quartet7.968
17A Good Example for Harold8.362
18Hazel's Highland Fling7.660
19Ain't Walter Nice?8.255
20Mr. Griffin Throws a Wedding7.464
21Hazel and the Stockholder's Meeting8.464
22Hazel's Day Off8.659
23I've Been Singing All My Life8.257
24The Fire's Never Dead, While the Ashes Are Red8.152
25Hazel's Navy Blue Tug-Boats8.059
26The Hazel Walk7.556
27Hazel Digs a Hole for Herself8.464
28Hazel Sounds Her 'A'7.360
29Hazel's Luck7.954
30Oh, My Aching Back8.354
31Maid of the Month8.558
32So Long, Brown Eyes8.058

Season 3 (1963)

7.95 avg 32 episodes 8.8 → 8.3 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 65 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 61 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 55 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 56 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 52 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 53 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 49 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 72 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 56 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 55 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 62 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 59 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 45 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 54 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 50 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 52 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 62 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 64 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 50 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 47 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 52 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 41 votesEp 24: 7.6 · 48 votesEp 25: 7.8 · 44 votesEp 26: 8.3 · 48 votesEp 27: 7.8 · 50 votesEp 28: 7.7 · 46 votesEp 29: 8.2 · 53 votesEp 30: 7.8 · 40 votesEp 31: 8.2 · 50 votesEp 32: 8.3 · 49 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Potluck a la Mode8.865
2An Example for Hazel7.961
3Dorothy Takes a Trip7.655
4You Ain't Fully Dressed Without a Smile8.256
5Cheerin' Up Mr. B8.052
6Piccolo Mondo7.653
7Hazel Scores a Touchdown7.749
8George's 32nd Cousin7.972
9The Baby Came C.O.D.8.056
10All Hazel Is Divided Into Three Parts7.855
11Hazel and the Vanishing Hero7.862
12Call Me Harve8.463
13The Retiring Milkman7.659
14Hazel's Nest Egg7.845
15Hazel and the Halfback7.854
16Hazel and the Model T8.350
17Hot Potato a La Hazel8.152
18Scheherazade and Her Frying Pan: Part 17.462
19Scheherazade and Her Frying Pan: Part 27.464
20The Fashion Show8.550
21George's Ordeal8.347
22The Reluctant Witness7.852
23Democracy at Work8.041
24The Countess7.648
25Hazel's Midas Touch7.844
26Everybody's a Comedian8.348
27All Mixed Up7.850
28Arrivederci, Mr. B7.746
29Such a Nice Little Man8.253
30Campaign Manager7.840
31Let's Get Away from It All8.250
32Maid for a Day8.349

Season 4 (1964)

7.94 avg 26 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 52 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 53 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 55 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 50 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 52 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 59 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 49 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 51 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 55 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 54 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 55 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 50 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 52 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 51 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 68 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 58 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 58 votesEp 18: 7.3 · 55 votesEp 19: 6.6 · 44 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 47 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 51 votesEp 22: 8.2 · 52 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 60 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 53 votesEp 25: 8.0 · 43 votesEp 26: 8.4 · 53 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Never Trouble Trouble8.252
2Luncheon with the Governor8.153
3Ain't That a Knee Slapper?8.555
4Marriage Trap7.850
5The Flagpole8.352
6Welcome Back, Kevin7.259
7Mind Your Own Business8.049
8High Finance Hits a New Low8.151
9Just Me, Harold and the Universe8.455
10Mix-Up on Marshall Road8.054
11A Lesson in Diplomacy7.855
12To Build or Not to Build8.250
13Better to Have Loved and Lost7.652
14Hazel Squares the Triangle8.251
15Just 86 Shopping Minutes to Christmas8.368
16Champagne Tony7.558
17It's a Dog's Life7.558
18Love 'em and Leave 'em7.355
19Temper, Temper6.644
20Bonnie Boy7.947
21Stop Rockin' Our Reception8.151
22What's Buggin' Hazel?8.252
23Hazel's Day in Court8.260
24Hazel's Inquisitive Mind8.153
25George's Man Friday8.043
26The Investor8.453

Season 5 (1965)

7.21 avg 29 episodes 6.6 → 7.5 30 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 77 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 54 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 51 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 45 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 45 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 51 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 44 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 52 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 45 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 41 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 47 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 39 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 40 votesEp 14: 7.3 · 36 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 46 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 45 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 41 votesEp 18: 7.2 · 37 votesEp 19: 7.2 · 43 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 49 votesEp 21: 5.6 · 76 votesEp 22: 6.9 · 48 votesEp 23: 7.4 · 50 votesEp 24: 7.4 · 41 votesEp 25: 7.7 · 42 votesEp 26: 7.4 · 40 votesEp 27: 7.3 · 38 votesEp 28: 7.3 · 47 votesEp 29: 7.5 · 44 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Who's in Charge Here?6.677
2Hazel's Second Week7.354
3How to Lose 30 Pounds in 30 Minutes7.651
4Do Not Disturb Occupants7.445
5The Holdout7.145
6A-Haunting We Will Go7.351
7Hazel Needs a Car7.244
8Hazel Sits It Out7.452
9A Lot to Remember7.445
10A Bull's Eye for Cupid7.141
11The Crush7.347
12Kindly Advise7.039
13Noblesse Oblige7.040
14Hazel's Endearing Young Charms7.336
15A Car Named Chrysanthemum7.546
16Once an Actor7.045
17$285 by Saturday6.741
18Boom or Bust7.237
19Harold's Gift Horses7.243
20How to Find Work Without Really Trying8.149
21My Son, the Sheepdog5.676
22Please Don't Shout6.948
23But Is It Art?7.450
24Who Can Afford a Bargain?7.441
25Hazel's Free Enterprise7.742
26Bee in Her Bonnet7.440
27The Perfect Boss7.338
28A Little Bit of Genius7.347
29A Question of Ethics7.544
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