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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feel-good Americana of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his guitar-playing brother named Ricky. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.

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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners [[MediaNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feel-good Americana of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his guitar-playing brother named Ricky. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.
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** In a roundabout way, Wally Plumstead, played by Skip Young, which was the StageName of Ronald Plumstead.

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** In a roundabout way, Wally Plumstead, Plumstead was played by Skip Young, which was the StageName of Ronald Plumstead.
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** [[Music/SurfsUp "Disney Girls (1957)"]] by Music/TheBeachBoys extensively references the show in its bridge, with the song's narrator imagining himself as a third Nelson child.

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** [[Music/SurfsUp [[Music/SurfsUp1971 "Disney Girls (1957)"]] by Music/TheBeachBoys extensively references the show in its bridge, with the song's narrator imagining himself as a third Nelson child.
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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feelgood Americanism of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his guitar-playing brother named Ricky. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.

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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feelgood Americanism feel-good Americana of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his guitar-playing brother named Ricky. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.
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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feelgood Americanism of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his brother named Rick. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.

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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feelgood Americanism of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his guitar-playing brother named Rick.Ricky. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.
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** David Rabe's [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]]-winning 1971 play ''Sticks and Bones'' is a darkly comic story about a blind veteran of the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar coming home, and it makes the point of how the war upended the feelgood Americanism of TheFifties by naming the blind soldier David, with his parents named Ozzie and Harriet and his brother named Rick. Christopher Durang's 1976 play ''The Vietnamization of New Jersey'' is an absurdist satire on ''Sticks and Bones'', and takes the gag further by naming the mother Ozzie Ann, the father Harry and the blind son Et.
** [[Music/SurfsUp "Disney Girls (1957)"]] by Music/TheBeachBoys extensively references the show in its bridge, with the song's narrator imagining himself as a third Nelson child.
--->Hi Rick and Dave, hi Pop, good morning Mom\\
Guess what? I'm in love with a girl I found\\
She's pretty swell 'cause she likes church, bingo chances\\
And old-time dances

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* TheDanza: The entire family used their actual names. This even applied to some guest stars. One episode had actor John Archer (Creator/AnneArcher's father) play a fictionalized version of himself.

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The entire family used their actual names. This even applied to some guest stars. One episode had actor John Archer (Creator/AnneArcher's father) play a fictionalized version of himself.himself.
** In a roundabout way, Wally Plumstead, played by Skip Young, which was the StageName of Ronald Plumstead.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the wake of Music/RickyNelson's musical success, several record labels tried to talk David into launching a singing career, but he politely refused, telling them he wasn't a very good singer at all.

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* TheDanza: The entire family used their actual names.

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* TheDanza: The entire family used their actual names. This even applied to some guest stars. One episode had actor John Archer (Creator/AnneArcher's father) play a fictionalized version of himself.
* DirectedByCastMember: Ozzie directed all but a handful of episodes. David directed some episodes in the final seasons.
* WrittenByCastMember: Ozzie was effectively the showrunner, getting writing credits on a majority of the episodes.
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* TheDanza: The entire family used their actual names.

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