Love, American Style (1969–1974)

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.

Stars:

Stuart Margolin, Mary Grover, Barbara Minkus

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stuart Margolin	...	Love American Style Player (28 episodes, 1969-1973)
Mary Grover	...	Love American Style Player (26 episodes, 1969-1971)
Barbara Minkus	...	Love American Style Player (26 episodes, 1969-1973)
William Callaway	...	Love American Style Player (25 episodes, 1969-1971)
Tracy Reed	...	Love American Style Player (25 episodes, 1969-1974)
Buzz Cooper	...	Love American Style Player (20 episodes, 1969-1970)
Lynne Marta	...	Love American Style Player (18 episodes, 1969-1970)

Storyline

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | love | poor | pool | collection | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1969 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Television, Parker-Margolin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 30 min (1970-1971) 60 min (1969-1970 and 1971-1974)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode titled "Love and Happy Days" (25 February 1972) was the birth of the hit show Happy Days and featured eventual cast members Ron Howard, Anson Williams and Marion Ross.

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Connections

Referenced in I Love the '70s (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Love American Style"
(Title Song)
Lyrics by Arnold Margolin
Music by Charles Fox
Performed by The Ron Hicklin Singers (as the Charles Fox Singers)
(Seasons 2-5)

User Reviews

A Product of Its Time

This show is definitely a show that worked for the era it was produced in, the late 60's/early 70's. This show came out at the height of the sexual revolution and could have easily been called "Lust, American Style". Each episode pretty much was about the same thing, men and women in constant pursuit of each other. Also, the most memorable trademark was the ever present brass bed. However, despite the emphasis on sex there were a few more touching episodes in this series. One that comes to mind is an episode in which an old man creates a sculpture of his deceased wife on the anniversary of her death and the angel of death (played hilariously by Soupy Sales) comes down to inform him that he is about to die. At the end of the episode, there is a shot of the old man, who has become a statue himself, holding his wife's hand. This was perhaps the most moving episode from one of the wildest show's of the early 70's.