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Ozzie's friend flips a United States Benjamin Franklin half-dollar
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"Ozzie and Harriet" or "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was a half-hour television program which ran on the ABC television network from 1952 to 1966. The program was a family show which starred Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, along with their two sons, David and Ricky.
 
This episode is titled "An Interest for Harriet" and was first broadcast on December 30, 1959.
 
Ozzie is not sure whether to stay home with Harriet or to play in a softball (baseball) game. His friend flips a real United States Franklin half-dollar to decide for Ozzie.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
1. Title
David Nelson and Ozzie Nelson first perform a commercial for the Kodak Cavalcade Color Slide Projector.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
2. David and Ozzie show some slides
The program begins on Saturday with Ozzie and Harriet discussing their plans for the day.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
3. Harriet and Ozzie
Ozzie plans to play golf and Harriet plans to stay home.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
4. David, Ricky, and Ozzie
Ozzie brags to his sons that because he and Harriet have been married so long that he knows her moods. He then tells of an incident when they were first married and Harriet drove out to the golf course and deliberately created a flat tire.
 
Ozzie and Harriet and two friends, Joe Randolph and Clara Randolph, discuss what Ozzie should do.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
5. Joe offers to toss a coin
Joe pulls out a coin and flips it and the coin lands on the floor.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
6. Coin obverse
The coin is a Benjamin Franklin half dollar.
 
A Benjamin Franklin half dollar:
 
United States half dollar 1950
7. United States Benjamin Franklin half dollar 1950
Silver, 30.60 mm, 12.5 gm
 
These coins were minted from 1947 to 1963.
 
The coin reverse then appears.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
8. Coin reverse
The coin lands on it's side.
 
Joes says "It couldn't happen" and Harriet replies "Around here, it could."
 
Ozzie and Harriet head to the ball park.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
9. Harriet and Ozzie cooking
The other men are playing softball.
 
Ozzie and Harriet - An Interest for Harriet
10. Ozzie takes a swing
Cast, Directors, Writers:
 
Ozzie Nelson as Ozzie Nelson
Harriet Nelson as Harriet Nelson
David Nelson as Dave Nelson
Ricky Nelson as Rick Nelson
Lyle Talbot as Joe Randolph
Mary Jane Croft as Clara Randolph
 
Director: Ozzie Nelson
Writers: Don Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Jay Sommers
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