In 1961, Booth was cast in the title role on the NBC situation comedy "Hazel", based on Ted Key's popular single-panel cartoon from the "Saturday Evening Post" about the domineering yet endearing housemaid named Hazel Burke who works for the Baxter family. The series also starred Don DeFore as George Baxter, Whitney Blake as Dorothy "Missy" Baxter, and Bobby Buntrock as the Baxters' young son Harold (whom Hazel called "Sport"). Upon its premiere, "Hazel" was an immediate hit with audiences and drew high ratings.