The Real Nelsons Were Horrible

The REAL Nelsons were Ozzie and Harriet.

These days out-of-wedlock births are the norm -- black, white, & brown.

Nice link and context, OP.

I always liked Tracy Nelson

Doesn't this belong in the "Worst Cases of Hollywood Nepotism" thread?

R5 Worst Cases of Hollywood Nepotism that worked out very well. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was a beloved TV show for 14 years, and giving the conservative audience exposure to rock and roll music through the youngest son Ricky.

harmon and nelson? Huh?

Very cute boys.

R8 I always had a hard time deciding who was better looking.

Unfortunately, the Nelson estate put the preservation of the show itself in the hands of their idiot cousin Sam because apparently nobody else wanted the job. That’s why the plans to bring the whole show to DVD after restoring it fell through.

If anyone was nepotism-worthy, it was Ricky Nelson.

He was still hot when he died.

They both look like dog shit in that photo, r9.

You must have a very pretty dog, r13, whom you feed quite well.

I thought that Barbara Billingsley had something to do with the birth of the Nelsons. It was called " Leave it to my beaver" .

Yes, R15, that’s where she learned how to speak Jive.

@R16 . As my Dad used to say, " Now you're talking turkey ! ".

Ricky was hot. Poor Tracy looks like Jerry Seinfeld

Ozzie and Harriett and sons shot 435 episodes of their tv sit-com over 14 years! More than double the "I Love Lucy" output. Say what you will, but they weren't lazy!

Sam has been trying get the rights back. David was usually the "responsible" Nelson, you should blame him.

Ricky was cute. David was handsome.

Tracy does look like Jerry Seinfeld. Not a great accent (that grating voice didn't help) but not a noxious presence.

the twins were living in the car of one of them for awhile. Kris was a money pit and batshit crazy for awhile.

[quote] They both look like dog shit in that photo, [R9].

It is a horrible photo. They both look terrible.

Once when David was giving an interview he was asked: "What's the difference between your life at home and your life on TV?"

And David replied: "On TV, my mom knows where the kitchen is."

Ricky was on the downlow when alive and had the hots (never acted upon) big time for friend and actor, Kent McCord who was about as straight as they came. I think that situation caused Ricky much heartache.

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Yes he was a fraternity brother of Rick's and acted in the show under his real name Kent McWhirter......always hot.....

Rick was gorgeous

So was David

Ricky Nelson was magnificent. David was...DL Hot.

Kent was anyone's definition of HOT.

Ricky could've been one of the most beautiful men ever, looking the way he did, he would have to work really hard not to become famous. I always found it interesting that Tracy was never a beauty despite her father, uncle (Mark Harmon) and aunt (Kelly Harmon--she of the Tic-Tac commercial from the '80s) were all gorgeous. That said, I will always hold a special place in my heart for Tracy if only because Jennifer DeNuccio is one of my all time favourite tv characters.

I thought Tracy died.

No -- just her career.

The Real Nelson's were NOT horrible.

Another thread started by someone who knows not what he speaks of.

Tracy's had 3 kinds of cancer! Here's a gut-wrenching video she did, praising Obamacare.

The show was called "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" but their adventures were lacking.

They were not horrible.

Why were the twins living in their car? Weren't they pop stars or something?

[quote] The show was called "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" but their adventures were lacking.

The thread is about Rick Nelson and his wife Kris Harmon (Mark Harmon's older crazy sister). OP's initial post apparently confused most people.

Harriet in her early days channeling Marlene Dietrich

Ozzie helped out friends of the cast who needed work. One of them (Dennis Holt) became very wealthy and basically employed David for many years. David's production company which did commercials and occasional longer form stuff was part of Holt's Western International Media.

I've always thought Ricky looked like a weasel.

R42 = David Nelson

I get around, boy.

They were awful. It's one thing to have an illegitimate baby (and no getting married after the deed doesn't legitimize it) but then they act all goody goody about it.

The acting all goody goody makes them horrible. Plus Ozzie used to call David fatso and tell him how awful he was compared to his good looking brother. In reality, Rick was drug out of his mind most of his life.

Then when Mrs Rick Nelson was going to get her kids taken away, she made up lies about Pam Dawber being a cokehead so she'd drop the custody suit.

The whole family was a clusterfuck.