THE PLOT THUS FAR
George Baxter was a highly successful corporation lawyer who was always in control of everything at the office, but almost nothing at home. When he returned from the office at day’s end, to his wife Dorothy, and his young son Harold, he entered the world of Hazel. Hazel was the maid and housekeeper who ran the Baxter household more efficiently than George ran his office. She was always right, knew exactly what needed doing, and pre-empted his authority with alarming, though, justified regularity.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
George Baxter was a successful and wrapped a little too tight attorney who had married a woman with her own lifelong nanny/housekeeper. They had a young son Harold. George is a klutz around the house and most of the conflict revolves around his frustration when he is routinely shown-up by the much more competent Hazel.
Hazel pretty much runs the family, sorting out the Baxter’s weekly problems and keeping the frustrated blustering George in line. Living with Hazel was a lot worse than living with Amos McCoy because she was rarely wrong or repentant as she incessantly meddled in everyone’s life. I like that Hazel is always offering everyone freshly brewed coffee and baked goods such as cookies or pie or layer cake with inch-thick icing.
The DVD comes with no special features. The A/V Quality is pretty sharp, but it lacks any substantial punch-up. That being said, what do you expect for a 50 year old show? Also, I had a hard time hearing the dialogue on early episodes as the audio mix seemed to jump all over the place. Maybe it was just me, but it was noticeable. I’d recommend a rental for all classic television fans.
RELEASE DATE: 02/21/2012
