What happens
Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard sit in their Rogers Road living room, where Ozzie, having read a new book on hypnotism, decides he has a gift for it. He tries his techniques first on Harriet, who resists, then on the household maid Gloria, who ends up convinced she is the great actress Ethel Barrymore. Harriet grows worried that her husband will keep experimenting. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is a comedy series, and this episode aired on January 28, 1945. Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard star.
The Nelson household at 1847 Rogers Road, Hollywood, in the living room and kitchen.
Characters: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Gloria, Roger
Listen for: Ozzie's mock hypnotism routine on Harriet and Gloria, and Gloria's sudden belief that she is Ethel Barrymore.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.