Hazel (TV series)
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For the British television series of a similar name, see Hazell (TV series).
Hazel is an American sitcom about a spunky live-in maid named Hazel Burke (played by Shirley Booth) and her employers, the Baxters. The five-season, 154-episode series aired in prime time from September 28, 1961, to April 11, 1966, and was produced by Screen Gems. The first four seasons of Hazel aired on NBC, and the fifth and final season aired on CBS. Season 1 was broadcast in black-and-white except for one episode which was in color, and seasons 2–5 were all broadcast in color. The show was based on the single-panel comic strip of the same name by cartoonist Ted Key, which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Ted Key |
Based on | The Saturday Evening Post character |
Directed by | E. W. Swackhamer William D. Russell |
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Opening theme | "Hazel" (1961-1964) |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 (1 in black & white (except for S1 E6), 4 in color (including S1 E6)) |
No. of episodes | 154 (34 in black & white, 120 in color) (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Harry Ackerman |
Producer | James Fonda |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Screen Gems |
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Network | NBC (seasons 1-4, 1961–1965) CBS (season 5, 1965–1966) |
Release | September 28, 1961 (1961-09-28) – April 11, 1966 (1966-04-11) |
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