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ReallyRetroChick · 06-02-2011, 04:37 PM

I googled Hazel and just found these message boards and am happy to be here!

I just recently discovered antenna tv and also found Hazel. I thought it would annoy me but instead I am so hooked. All these old episodes are brand new to me. I feel like such a nerd but I adore this show. I remember watching other shows from this era as a kid but for some reason I never watched Hazel. I have now seen a lot of episodes from different seasons and they all have their own charm. Now they suddenly moved Hazel to 2 am! I am going through withdrawal. I have dvr but it's not the same. I was starting to look forward to my "hazel time" from 3-4. And now I regret not recording every episode when I had the chance. Why do the networks have to mess around with their scheduling all the time? For starters I guess I will buy the season one DVD. ......jonesin' for my Hazel fix

Rezny@gmail.com · 06-02-2011, 04:53 PM

Don't feel like as you said a nerd for liking a great classic show like Hazel.It's the cool sophisticated intelligent tv viewers who appreciate these shows. The nerds are the ones that watch the new tv shows because they don't know any better.Its great antenna tv has brought Hazel back on the air.

Hazel Anyday · 06-02-2011, 05:30 PM

All is not lost. I wrote about how I felt about the move to 2 am, but still all is not lost to you. You say you regret not recording before, you can still record them but just set the recorder for 2 to 3 am instead and then watch them the next day the same time you like to watch. I've watched Hazel since I was a kid in the '60's, so I've memorized the episodes by now, but I still love to watch them. My Hazel schedule is for me to watch every Sat. morning as I eat breakfast & whenever I'm on vacation I watch Hazel each morning with breakfast. But of course all my Hazels are recorded I have never watched it when it was actually on, at least not since I owned a VCR many long years ago. Now I watch my recorded DVDs of Hazel. Best thing is you can watch anytime you want. So start recording and enjoying again. Glad to have another Hazel fan join the ranks. (I called myself Hazel Anyday years ago when I joined Sitcoms Online because it meant I could watch Hazel anyday.)

Ronny G · 06-03-2011, 01:41 AM

I'm like you, RetroChick. I didn't watch Hazel much when I was a kid, either. I mostly watched shows with other kids in them like The Brady Bunch or shows with a gimmick like Gilligan, Bewitched or Jeannie. Now that I'm an adult, I enjoy Hazel's humor more. I like her competitive relationship with Mr. B and I laugh whenever she infuriates his snobbish sister, Deidre.
I also agree with Hazel Anyday. You should definitely record them so you'll have them for later because there's no telling how long Antenna TV will have the exclusive rights to it.
Talk about nerd: I record them everyday on my DVR and then I edit out the commercials and create menus using DVD authoring software. Here's a sample of one of my menus.

TeeVeeCloset · 06-03-2011, 09:07 AM

Even though I age 48 and grew up with these shows mainly in reruns in the 70's, I love the classics and Hazel is in my top 10. I have been sick lately and need to spend alot of time in bed, so last weekend I spent the entire Memorial Day 2011 weekend transferring all 29 season 5 episodes to DVD from Antenna TV recordings. Yes I encourage the thread starter to buy season 1, as season 2 is expected soon and they are released unedited, unlike when they are shown on TV cut to 22/23 minutes. BTW...for those who care..the only uncut season 5 episode that was shown uncut on Antenna TV was "#139 "Hazel's Endearing Young Charms". It was quite a weekend watching 29 episodes of Hazel in 3 days, but now all the commercials are neatly & professionally cut out!

tiredmike59 · 06-03-2011, 10:42 AM

I had vague memories of Hazel growing up in the 60s, along with a lot of other shows. I remember when TVLAND first started to air a couple episodes,I watched them and wondered what happened to that big sheep dog. Then I realized I was thinking of Please don't eat the daisies. I dont know why I confused the two shows.

1960'sTVfan · 06-03-2011, 11:38 AM

I recorded the Antenna TV airings also, the only episode they haven't shown yet is the 4th season Christmas episode. A couple 5th season episodes I recorded have that annoying 15 second public service message scrolling across the screen, I won't worry about it because the episodes are edited anyway. These Antenna TV airings are not perfect, but sufficient until the complete unedited series is out on DVD, no guarantee though if or when that is going to happen.

TeeVeeCloset · 06-03-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I recorded the Antenna TV airings also, the only episode they haven't shown yet is the 4th season Christmas episode. A couple 5th season episodes I recorded have that annoying 15 second public service message scrolling across the screen, I won't worry about it because the episodes are edited anyway. These Antenna TV airings are sufficient until the complete unedited series is out on DVD, no guarantee though if or when that is going to happen.

I'm afraid the "annoying 15 second public service message scrolling across the screen" as you describe was something coming from your local affliate and did not go on the national feed...I watch Antenna TV on WPIX.4 in New York and none of my season 5 episodes had any crawls. I only recorded season 5 because I feel with season 2 coming from Shout Factory, Season 1 was released from Sony (The owners)...there is a very good chance that season 5 will never be released on DVD because of the cast change, as the series moved from NBC to CBS and it is a gamble that all seasons 2, 3, 4, & 5 will ever be released. I figure they will give up after season 4, if we even get that far.

That is why I also recorded the entire last season 3 of "The Flying Nun", as it has been years since Sony released seasons 1 and 2 and I highly doubt season 3 will ever be released by anyone.

As far Antenna TV and playing Christmas Episodes, it is very odd. On some series they play them and other series they are skipped over.....Dennis The Menace had 4 seasons and 3 Christmas episodes which have all been played, Hazel had 5 seasons and 2 Christmas episodes. BTW...The two Hazel Christmas episodes were released on an official VHS totally unedited about 15 years ago and they can be found from ebay sellers at a very economical price, plus they have no "copy-guard"...so I transferred them to DVD perfectly.

1960'sTVfan · 06-03-2011, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeVeeCloset

I'm afraid the "annoying 15 second public service message scrolling across the screen" as you describe was something coming from your local affliate and did not go on the national feed...I watch Antenna TV on WPIX.4 in New York and none of my season 5 episodes had any crawls. I only recorded season 5 because I feel with season 2 coming from Shout Factory, Season 1 was released from Sony (The owners)...there is a very good chance that season 5 will never be released on DVD because of the cast change, as the series moved from NBC to CBS and it is a gamble that all seasons 2, 3, 4, & 5 will ever be released. I figure they will give up after season 4, if we even get that far.

That is why I also recorded the entire last season 3 of "The Flying Nun", as it has been years since Sony released seasons 1 and 2 and I highly doubt season 3 will ever be released by anyone.

As far Antenna TV and playing Christmas Episodes, it is very odd. On some series they play them and other series they are skipped over.....Dennis The Menace had 4 seasons and 3 Christmas episodes which have all been played, Hazel had 5 seasons and 2 Christmas episodes. BTW...The two Hazel Christmas episodes were released on an official VHS totally unedited about 15 years ago and they can be found from ebay sellers at a very economical price, plus they have no "copy-guard"...so I transferred them to DVD perfectly.

I considered recording the 3rd season Flying Nuns, but I think those shows are edited worse than the Hazels, an additional minute is trimmed off of them so I just let it go. Hopefully the 3rd season DVD will eventually get released, but I agree with you I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen.

I have an edited airing of Hazels 4th season Christmas episode from WWOR, I imagine Antenna TV will eventually air the episode and I can plan to record it for an upgrade at that time.

ReallyRetroChick · 06-03-2011, 02:13 PM

Hey, Thanks for the welcome. Ronny, that's really cool. I'm feeling less nerdy already. You all really know your hazel trivia. I think it's a riot that theres this running gag with her mentioning Mr. B's weight. And then I see her kick butt at pool, bowling and I remember seeing her try her hand at car restoration! So far I don't know what I'm missing regarding all the editing that goes on. I sure wish they would edit all those depressing and repetitive commercials

Unfortunately I know them by heart. At least with dvr I can avoid another ad about debt consolidation. They must think their demographic is a bunch of deadbeats.

1960'sTVfan · 06-03-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ReallyRetroChick

Hey, Thanks for the welcome. Ronny, that's really cool. I'm feeling less nerdy already. You all really know your hazel trivia. I think it's a riot that theres this running gag with her mentioning Mr. B's weight. And then I see her kick butt at pool, bowling and I remember seeing her try her hand at car restoration! So far I don't know what I'm missing regarding all the editing that goes on. I sure wish they would edit all those depressing and repetitive commercials

Unfortunately I know them by heart. At least with dvr I can avoid another ad about debt consolidation. They must think their demographic is a bunch of deadbeats.

Yes, welcome to the forum RetroChick. This is a fun place to discuss favorite old TV shows from the good ol days.

To explain the editing we are talking about: Complete episodes of Hazel are about 25 1/2 minutes long. Now that the show is in syndication, the episodes are edited down to about 22 1/2 minutes each. So roughly 3 minutes of material is cut from the episodes. Antenna TV has had a couple unusual exceptions where a complete episode has aired. Antenna TV has said that they air shows as provided to them from the supplier. In the case of Hazel, Sony supplied the episodes and all are edited outside of those couple exceptions. Hazel season 2 is supposed to be coming out on DVD in the near future, I imagine the complete episodes will be on the DVD's. At least I hope so.

MichaelKeith · 06-06-2011, 12:31 PM

RetroTVfan4ever, I was thinking the same thing too. Shout! Factory is putting out season 2 of Hazel later this year and I bet they will do like they did with "Leave It To Beaver" and release the whole series at once and also release individual season sets on DVD. I for one can't wait. Hazel is one of my all-time favorite shows, right up there with Bewitched!!!

ReallyRetroChick · 06-06-2011, 02:35 PM

Question: how long do you think i would have to wait if they decide to put out the entire series?

1960'sTVfan · 06-06-2011, 07:56 PM

I don't think Shout Factory will be releasing Hazel as a complete series. The show isn't popular enough to justify a complete series release. It will be the normal route, one season at a time. Best case scenario, if sales are good enough, seasons 3 and 4 might be out in 2012, and season 5 sometime in 2013. But if sales are poor for season 2, the series will probably get stalled again and chances become slim for completion on DVD.

Ronny G · 06-06-2011, 08:46 PM

Also, if sales aren't great, they might release the remaining seasons as Shout Factory exclusives--meaning you can only buy them at their website at a price which is generally more expensive than if you were to buy them at other stores. They did this to the later seasons of Father Knows Best and Mr. Ed.

Also, I don't think Hazel is ready to go to a complete series box set. The episodes need to be remastered. Beaver was already remastered, and ready to go, so it was easier to release it as a complete box set.

06-02-2011, 05:30 PM	#3
Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,135	All is not lost. I wrote about how I felt about the move to 2 am, but still all is not lost to you. You say you regret not recording before, you can still record them but just set the recorder for 2 to 3 am instead and then watch them the next day the same time you like to watch. I've watched Hazel since I was a kid in the '60's, so I've memorized the episodes by now, but I still love to watch them. My Hazel schedule is for me to watch every Sat. morning as I eat breakfast & whenever I'm on vacation I watch Hazel each morning with breakfast. But of course all my Hazels are recorded I have never watched it when it was actually on, at least not since I owned a VCR many long years ago. Now I watch my recorded DVDs of Hazel. Best thing is you can watch anytime you want. So start recording and enjoying again. Glad to have another Hazel fan join the ranks. (I called myself Hazel Anyday years ago when I joined Sitcoms Online because it meant I could watch Hazel anyday.)
	__________________ Haaazeelll!!

06-03-2011, 09:07 AM	#5
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	Even though I age 48 and grew up with these shows mainly in reruns in the 70's, I love the classics and Hazel is in my top 10. I have been sick lately and need to spend alot of time in bed, so last weekend I spent the entire Memorial Day 2011 weekend transferring all 29 season 5 episodes to DVD from Antenna TV recordings. Yes I encourage the thread starter to buy season 1, as season 2 is expected soon and they are released unedited, unlike when they are shown on TV cut to 22/23 minutes. BTW...for those who care..the only uncut season 5 episode that was shown uncut on Antenna TV was "#139 "Hazel's Endearing Young Charms". It was quite a weekend watching 29 episodes of Hazel in 3 days, but now all the commercials are neatly & professionally cut out!
	__________________ Living near "Ozzie Nelson Drive".....

06-02-2011, 04:37 PM	#1
ReallyRetroChick Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2011 Posts: 27	I LOVE Hazel! I googled Hazel and just found these message boards and am happy to be here! I just recently discovered antenna tv and also found Hazel. I thought it would annoy me but instead I am so hooked. All these old episodes are brand new to me. I feel like such a nerd but I adore this show. I remember watching other shows from this era as a kid but for some reason I never watched Hazel. I have now seen a lot of episodes from different seasons and they all have their own charm. Now they suddenly moved Hazel to 2 am! I am going through withdrawal. I have dvr but it's not the same. I was starting to look forward to my "hazel time" from 3-4. And now I regret not recording every episode when I had the chance. Why do the networks have to mess around with their scheduling all the time? For starters I guess I will buy the season one DVD. ......jonesin' for my Hazel fix

06-02-2011, 04:53 PM	#2
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Don't feel like as you said a nerd for liking a great classic show like Hazel.It's the cool sophisticated intelligent tv viewers who appreciate these shows. The nerds are the ones that watch the new tv shows because they don't know any better.Its great antenna tv has brought Hazel back on the air.

06-03-2011, 01:41 AM	#4
Ronny G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 14, 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 540	I'm like you, RetroChick. I didn't watch Hazel much when I was a kid, either. I mostly watched shows with other kids in them like The Brady Bunch or shows with a gimmick like Gilligan, Bewitched or Jeannie. Now that I'm an adult, I enjoy Hazel's humor more. I like her competitive relationship with Mr. B and I laugh whenever she infuriates his snobbish sister, Deidre. I also agree with Hazel Anyday. You should definitely record them so you'll have them for later because there's no telling how long Antenna TV will have the exclusive rights to it. Talk about nerd: I record them everyday on my DVR and then I edit out the commercials and create menus using DVD authoring software. Here's a sample of one of my menus.

06-03-2011, 10:42 AM	#6
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	I had vague memories of Hazel growing up in the 60s, along with a lot of other shows. I remember when TVLAND first started to air a couple episodes,I watched them and wondered what happened to that big sheep dog. Then I realized I was thinking of Please don't eat the daisies. I dont know why I confused the two shows.

06-03-2011, 11:38 AM	#7
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,094	I recorded the Antenna TV airings also, the only episode they haven't shown yet is the 4th season Christmas episode. A couple 5th season episodes I recorded have that annoying 15 second public service message scrolling across the screen, I won't worry about it because the episodes are edited anyway. These Antenna TV airings are not perfect, but sufficient until the complete unedited series is out on DVD, no guarantee though if or when that is going to happen.

06-03-2011, 02:13 PM	#10
ReallyRetroChick Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2011 Posts: 27	Hey, Thanks for the welcome. Ronny, that's really cool. I'm feeling less nerdy already. You all really know your hazel trivia. I think it's a riot that theres this running gag with her mentioning Mr. B's weight. And then I see her kick butt at pool, bowling and I remember seeing her try her hand at car restoration! So far I don't know what I'm missing regarding all the editing that goes on. I sure wish they would edit all those depressing and repetitive commercials Unfortunately I know them by heart. At least with dvr I can avoid another ad about debt consolidation. They must think their demographic is a bunch of deadbeats.

06-06-2011, 12:31 PM	#12
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	RetroTVfan4ever, I was thinking the same thing too. Shout! Factory is putting out season 2 of Hazel later this year and I bet they will do like they did with "Leave It To Beaver" and release the whole series at once and also release individual season sets on DVD. I for one can't wait. Hazel is one of my all-time favorite shows, right up there with Bewitched!!!

06-06-2011, 02:35 PM	#13
ReallyRetroChick Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2011 Posts: 27	Question: how long do you think i would have to wait if they decide to put out the entire series?

06-06-2011, 07:56 PM	#14
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,094	I don't think Shout Factory will be releasing Hazel as a complete series. The show isn't popular enough to justify a complete series release. It will be the normal route, one season at a time. Best case scenario, if sales are good enough, seasons 3 and 4 might be out in 2012, and season 5 sometime in 2013. But if sales are poor for season 2, the series will probably get stalled again and chances become slim for completion on DVD.

06-06-2011, 08:46 PM	#15
Ronny G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 14, 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 540	Also, if sales aren't great, they might release the remaining seasons as Shout Factory exclusives--meaning you can only buy them at their website at a price which is generally more expensive than if you were to buy them at other stores. They did this to the later seasons of Father Knows Best and Mr. Ed. Also, I don't think Hazel is ready to go to a complete series box set. The episodes need to be remastered. Beaver was already remastered, and ready to go, so it was easier to release it as a complete box set.