Created by ted key with shirley booth bobby buntrock don defore whitney blake 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 days end to his wife dorothy and his young son harold he entered the world of hazel. Hazel is an american sitcom about a live in maid named hazel burke played by shirley booth and her employers the baxtersthe five season 154 episode series aired in prime time from september 28 1961 to april 11 1966 and was produced by screen gemsthe first four seasons of hazel aired on nbc and the fifth and final season aired on cbsseason 1 was broadcast in black and white except . Hazel eyes are a bit of a mystery for starters people describe this magnificent eye color in many different ways some say it looks like hazelnut while others call it golden or brownish green one of the reasons its so hard to describe hazel colored eyes is that the hue itself seems to change . First known use of hazel noun before the 12th century in the meaning defined at sense 1 adjective before the 12th century in the meaning defined at sense 1