So many people make such a hubbub over Seinfeld's "groundbreaking" concept of being a show about nothing, but bear in mind that by the time Jerry Seinfeld was BORN, this show had already been on TV for two seasons.
After a number of years on radio, Ozzie Nelson brought his family's show to television. Unlike other family sitcoms like "Life of Riley" which put the characters in unbelievably farcical situations to create humor, Ozzie & Harriet would begin with a rather everyday problem (ex. Ozzie comes across a bolt while housecleaning and tries to figure out where it belongs, or Ozzie gets a craving for tutti-frutti ice cream) and then ends up involving the whole family along with the next door neighbors in finding a solution.
Ozzie's moderately laid-back reactions to the inevitable chaos that results from his simple solutions add to the fun. In spite of it being a period piece, the humor does translate well to the present day, the earlier seasons when the boys were young even more so.
Review of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
