Hazel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the Saturday Evening Post cartoons, the series centered around Hazel Burke, a maid, who for the first four seasons worked for the Baxter family. George Baxter was the head of the family which consisted of his wife, Dorothy and their son, Harold. Hazel ran the household and often preempted George's authority. The next door neighbors, Herbert and Harriet Johnson were occasionally seen. When the series moved to CBS in the fall of 1965, Hazel was given a new family to look after. George and Dorothy were transferred to the Middle East leaving Hazel and Harold behind. They moved in with George's brother, Steve and his family, which consisted of Steve's wife, Barbara and their daughter Susie.

Series details

• Title: Hazel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1961-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-04-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 4538

Cast and credited roles

• Bobby Buntrock — Harold Baxter
• Shirley Booth — Hazel Burke
• Don DeFore — George Baxter
• Whitney Blake — Dorothy Baxter
• Ray Fulmer — Steve Baxter
• Lynn Borden — Barbara Baxter
• Julia Benjamin — Susie Baxter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1961-09-28; final listed air date 1962-06-07; episode order: 35.
• Season 2: premiered 1962-09-20; final listed air date 1963-05-09; episode order: 32.
• Season 3: premiered 1963-09-19; final listed air date 1964-04-23; episode order: 32.
• Season 4: premiered 1964-09-17; final listed air date 1965-03-25; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1965-09-13; final listed air date 1966-04-11; episode order: 29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hazel on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.