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Hazel (TV series)
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| Hazel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | E.W. Swackhamer William D. Russell |
| Starring | Shirley Booth Don DeFore Whitney Blake Bobby Buntrock Ray Fulmer (1965-1966) Lynn Borden (1965-1966) Julia Benjamin (1965-1966) |
| Theme music composer | Jimmy Van Heusen Sammy Cahn |
| Opening theme | Hazel |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 154 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC (season 1 – season 4) CBS (season 5) |
| Original run | September 28, 1961 – September 5, 1966 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Hazel was a Screen Gems television series broadcast from 1961 to 1966. It aired in black and white on NBC for its first four seasons, and then in color on CBS for its final season. The title character, a live-in maid, was portrayed by Shirley Booth. Hazel was based on a popular single panel comic strip by cartoonist Ted Key that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. The first season of Hazel was released to DVD in 2006.
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Hazel, is a live-in maid in the home of corporate lawyer George Baxter, his wife Dorothy, their son Harold, and the family dog Smiley. The series dramatizes Hazel's day-to-day life looking after the Baxter family and keeping the household running.
At the beginning of the 1965-1966 season, when the show moved from NBC to CBS, DeFore and Blake were dropped from the show. To keep the show going, the storyline had George transferred to the Middle East by his job, causing he and Dorothy to have to move. Hazel went to work for George's younger brother, Steve, Steve's wife Barbara, and their daughter Suzie. George and Dorothy's son Harold remained in the States and also moved in with his Uncle Steve.
- Hazel Burke, a live-in maid in the Baxter home. She worked for Dorothy's family before Dorothy's marriage to George and she disapproved of the marriage. Played by Shirley Booth
- George Baxter, whom Hazel called "Mr. B". Played by Don DeFore.
- Dorothy, also called "Missy", is George's wife. She is an interior decorator and has a studio in the Baxter garage. Played by Whitney Blake.
- Harold, aka "Sport", the Baxter's school age son. Played by Bobby Buntrock.
- Steve, George's younger brother and a real estate agent. Played by Ray Fulmer.
- Barbara, Steve's wife. Played by Lynn Borden.
- Suzie, Steve and Barbara's daughter. Played by Julia Benjamin.
The show was considered to be an instant hit when it debuted, and its first season was fourth in the 1961-1962 Nielsen's ratings.[1] Shirley Booth received two Emmys, (1962 and 1963) for "Hazel" and an Emmy nomination for her third season (1964).
- Hazel at the Internet Movie Database