Love, American Style
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1. Love and a Couple of Couples
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
A woman drops in on her ex-husband on the night he's planning to propose to another woman. When she tries on the engagement ring, it gets stuck.
Director: Jerry Paris
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Yvonne Craig (June), Penny Fuller (Agnes Richmond), David Ketchum (Lyle Peterson), Don Diamond (The Plumber), Michael Callan (Gary Holmes)
2. Love and the Hustler
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
A big-time pool shark is hustled by a beautiful ringer.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Eddie Anderson, Gail Fisher, Mantan Moreland, Lee Weaver (Ace), Flip Wilson (Big Red)
3. Love and the Pill
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Two parents are worried about their daughter Kim's plans to take a "swinger's tour" of Europe with her boyfriend. They confront Dennis and ask him to spike Kim's orange juice with the birth control pill.
Director: Jud Taylor
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Bob Cummings (Bert Parker), David Ladd (Dennis), Jane Wyatt (Ellen Parker)
4. Love and the Living Doll
Community Score
| 7.1 Good |
When a woman turns down a neighbor for a date, he tries to make her jealous with a fake date in his apartment, complete with an inflatable doll as his companion.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Richard X. Slattery (Police officer), Estelle Winwood (Mrs. Bradbury), Marlyn Mason (Barbara), Arte Johnson (Harvey)
5. Love and the Letter
Community Score
| 6.7 Fair |
A student in an English as a second language class is in love with his teacher, so he uses a class assignment to write a letter in English to express his feelings for her anonymously.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (Valdez), Elda Maida (Maria), Miko Mayama (Miss Joy Chung), Yoshio Yoda (Mr. Tenaka), Henry Corden (Mr. Arthur Schmidt), Robert Clary (Maurice), Margaret O'Brien (Miss Walker), Reni Santoni (Vito Salone)
6. Love and the Joker
Community Score
| 8.4 Great |
Two greeting card writers date, but their personalities reflect their work. While one wants romance, the other can't stop making wisecracks and pulling practical jokes.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , E.J. Peaker (Vera), Larry Storch (Bill)
7. Love and the Unlikely Couple
Community Score
| 8.8 Great |
When a plain young man brings his beautiful girlfriend home to meet his parents, his mother thinks she's a gold digger even though they have no money.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Alice Ghostley (Mrs. Silversmith), Lou Jacobi (Mr. Silversmith), Barbara Rhoades (Bunny), Wes Stern (Wally Silversmith)
8. Love and the Phone Booth
Community Score
| 8.6 Great |
A shy country boy staying with his swinging friend tries to find a date with no success. When his friend suggests calling a "good time" number on a phone booth, he finds that he hits it off with the woman on the other end.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Pamela Austin (Patty Smith), William Bramley (Policeman), Dwayne Hickman (Ray), Peter Kastner (Dave), Stuart Margolin (Drunk in Jail)
9. Love and the Doorknob
First aired: 10/13/1969 Production Code: 527When his new wife innocently tells him that his mouth is too small, a man tests her comment by wrapping his mouth around a doorknob ... and immediately gets stuck.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Stefanie Powers (Poppy), Kathleen Freeman (Nurse), Paul Hartman (Dr. Brick), Gary Lockwood (Ernie), Stafford Repp (Landlord)
10. Love and Who?
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
A man wakes up after a hangover and does not remember anything from the night before.
Director: Richard Michaels
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Maureen Arthur, Sid Caesar (John Smith)
11. Love and the Militant
Community Score
| 5.6 Mediocre |
A fake black militant invades the office of a college president in order to impress his pretty secretary.
12. Love and the Legal Agreement
Community Score
| 8.6 Great |
A lawyer and his wife, both of whom flirt, agree on a trial separation but both refuse to move from their home. They agree to live together as long as they don't question each other's love life, but jealousy soon rears its ugly head.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Bill Bixby (Darian Patrick), Denny Miller (Mike Price), Connie Stevens (Louise Patrick)
13. Love and the Single Couple
Community Score
| 8.8 Great |
What to do when your coed daughter has a male roommate.
14. Love and the Modern Wife
Community Score
| 7.7 Good |
A husband thinks his wife doesn't need to take a pop psychology course on how to save their marriage. When she says it's necessary because she suspects him of cheating, he decides he to make her suspicion come true.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: William Callaway (Blackout Player), Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Hal Baylor (Man in Bar), Bob Crane (Howard), Pat Crowley (Laurie), Allan Melvin (Bartender), Angelique Pettyjohn (Girl in Bar), Elena Verdugo (Wanda)
15. Love and the Phonies
First aired: 10/27/1969A husband and wife just back from a dinner party criticize how their fellow guests were trying to impress with fake ostentation, all the while undressing from sophisticated guests themselves to frumpy middle-aged couple.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Richard Deacon (Boyd Daniels), Phyllis Diller (Daphnie Daniels)
16. Love and the Dating Computer
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
A mixed-up match from a computer dating service lands two guys in a very unhappy situation or is it?
Director: Gary Nelson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Broderick Crawford (Francis Adams), Jane Dulo (Dating Agency Representative), Herb Edelman (Marion Feinstein), Melinda O. Fee (Number 45961), Dorothy Neumann (Mrs. Gaye)
17. Love and the Watchdog
Community Score
| 6.7 Fair |
Puff-Puff is a watchdog who's more trouble than he's worth to reunited divorcees.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Tracy Reed (Blackout Player) , Michael Callan (Gary Holmes), Penny Fuller (Aggie), Patsy Kelly (Mrs. Hennessey), John Lawrence (Hobo on the Train), Hal Smith (Dog Napper)
18. Love and the Busy Husband
Community Score
| 8.8 Great |
A wife pulls out all the stops to get the attention of her busy husband. But exactly what does she need to do, draw blood?
Director: Coby Ruskin
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Emmaline Henry (Pamela), Dick Patterson (Harry), Peg Shirley, Dave Willock
19. Love and Take Me Along
Community Score
| 6.7 Fair |
An unmarried reverend and his single companion.
Director: Oscar Rudolph
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Diana Ewing, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Vito Scotti
20. Love and the Geisha
Community Score
| 6.9 Fair |
A wife walks out on her husband when his sports watching interferes with their marriage. A Japanese geisha from his past shows up and tries to rekindle the past but yet again the sports on television wins out.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Carolyn Jones (Vera), Red Buttons (Norman), Nobu McCarthy (Kei-Yoko)
21. Love and the Advice Givers
Community Score
| 8.5 Great |
A husband and wife are at a crossroads after 10 years of marriage. Tired of fighting, he wants out of his marriage and wants a divorce on his 35th birthday. When the couple receive differing advice from other people about their marriage, they realize how much they still love each other.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Tina Louise (Audrey), Aldo Ray (Herb), Les Crane (Mel), Avery Schreiber (Marshall)
22. Love and the Roommate
Community Score
| 8.9 Great |
A wayward bachelor dating a beautiful stewardess and flirting with every other girl falls hard for the stewardess' plain roommate.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , John Beck (Howie), Ted Bessell (Roger), Anjanette Comer (Billie Joe), Sharon Harvey, Louise Lawson, Diane McBain (Jill)
23. Love and the Burglar
Community Score
| 8.5 Great |
In New York, a struggling second-story man from England tries to burglarize an equally struggling compatriot.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Judy Carne, Noel Harrison, Sharon Harvey (Michelle)
24. Love and the Wild Party
Community Score
| 8.8 Great |
Two Midwestern hayseeds attend a swinging "freedom party" in the naive belief that the dancing will be square.
25. Love and the Big Leap
Community Score
| 8.6 Great |
Skydivers Betty and Ralph prepare for their free-fall wedding, the big leap with a stuttering minister.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Dennis Day (Minister), Rich Little (Ralph), Jessica Walter (Betty)
26. Love and the Former Marriage
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
A man's ex-wife still calls him in every emergency, and so does her new husband.
Director: Coby Ruskin
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Carl Betz (John Fillmore), Harrison Ford (Roger Crane), Elliott Reid (Paul), Jenny Sullivan (Julie), Dana Wynter (Debbie)
27. Love and the Good Deal
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
A pair of newlyweds try adjusting to marriage despite the intrusions of a roguish neighbor, a bewildered mother-in-law, a crafty telephone repairman and finding a special bed for their tiny apartment.
Director: Jerry Paris
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Jorge Moreno (Manuel), Jessica Myerson (Nurse), Schuyler Aubrey (Maureen), Frank Campanella (Harry Dorfman), Phillip Clark (Paul), Hans Conried (Victor Belasco), Norman Fell (Jack "J.K." Lewis), Felix Locher (Armand), Jane Wyatt (Mother)
28. Love and the Shower
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
A divorce shower complete with everything for the newly single man courtesy of his three best friends, including two new young ladies, Michelle and Margo ... oh and a surprise pop in from his ex-wife-to-be!
Director: Jud Taylor
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Carl Ballantine (Leo), Joe Flynn (Walter), Henry Gibson (Lennie Granger), Reva Rose (Kathy Granger), Hal England (Fred)
29. Love and Mother
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Three is definitely a crowd when a new bride's mother shows up to spend the night in the happy couple's room.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Morey Amsterdam (Jake Adams), Christopher Connelly (Paul), Shelley Fabares (Sheila), Kay Medford (Mrs. Adams)
30. Love and the Athlete
Community Score
| 8.4 Great |
A man tries to expose a female athlete.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Marty Allen (Fontaine), Pamela Curran (Ingrid), Eddie Mayehoff (Arledge)
31. Love and the Dummies
Community Score
| 5.9 Mediocre |
Love between two shy ventriloquists who let their dummies do all the talking.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player), Paul Winchell (Dale) , Scatman Crothers (One Man Band), Jack Garner, Shari Lewis, Cliff Norton (Unsuccessful Magician), George O'Hanlon (Talent Agent)
32. Love and the Comedy Team
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
Two comedy writers try to meet a deadline, but the finacée of one is not very understanding.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Tracy Reed (Blackout Player), Lynne Marta (Blackout Player), William Callaway (Blackout Player), Buzz Cooper (Blackout Player), Stuart Margolin (Blackout Player), Mary Grover (Blackout Player), Barbara Minkus (Blackout Player) , Mabel Albertson (Mrs. Landers), William O'Connell (The Reverend), Jack Carter (Morey Fields), Ruta Lee (Joan Landers), Regis Philbin (Fred Miller)