"Love, American Style" (1969) TV series 1969-1974

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Writers:

Joseph Barbera (writer)
Eric Bercovici (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

29 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Love | Marriage | Performer | Company

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Stuart Margolin	...	Love American Style player / ... (11 episodes, 1969-1973)
Barbara Minkus	...	Love American Style player / ... (8 episodes, 1969-1973)
Michael Callan	...	(segment "Love and Women's Lib") / ... (8 episodes, 1969-1973)
William Callaway	...	Love American Style player / ... (7 episodes, 1969-1971)
Mary Grover	...	Love American Style player / ... (7 episodes, 1969-1971)
Tracy Reed	...	Love American Style player / ... (7 episodes, 1969-1974)
E.J. Peaker	...	(segment "Love and the Accidental Passion") / ... (7 episodes, 1969-1973)
Warren Berlinger	...	(segment "Love and the Accidental Passion") / ... (7 episodes, 1970-1973)
John Myhers	...	(segment "Love and the Boss") / ... (7 episodes, 1970-1973)
Buzz Cooper	...	Love American Style player / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Lynne Marta	...	Love American Style player / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Naomi Stevens	...	(segment "Love and the Mistress") / ... (6 episodes, 1969-1973)
Joyce Van Patten	...	(segment "Love and the Naked Stranger") / ... (6 episodes, 1970-1974)
Phyllis Davis	...	(segment "Love and the Boss") / ... (6 episodes, 1970-1973)
Jo Anne Worley	...	(segment "Love and the Big Mother") / ... (6 episodes, 1970-1973)
Carol Wayne	...	(segment "Love and the Lady Killers") / ... (6 episodes, 1970-1972)
Richard Gautier	...	(segment "Love and Women's Lib") / ... (6 episodes, 1971-1973)
Judy Carne	...	(segment "Love and the Advice Column") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Alice Ghostley	...	(segment "Love and the Bonded Separation") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Lou Jacobi	...	(segment "Love and the Anniversary Crisis") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Marlyn Mason	...	(segment "Love and the Burglar Joke") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
James Millhollin	...	(segment "Love and the Father") / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1973)
Mary Ann Mobley	...	(segment "Love and the Seven-Year Wait") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Larry Storch	...	(segment "Love and the Arctic Station") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1974)
Stefanie Powers	...	(segment "Love and the Big Surprise") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1972)
Henry Gibson	...	(segment "Love and the Christmas Punch") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Peter Kastner	...	(segment "Love and the Awakening") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Rich Little	...	(segment "Love and the Hypnotist") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Jessica Walter	...	(segment "Love and the Jealous Husband") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1973)
Roger Perry	...	(segment "Love and the Lovely Evening") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1972)
Paul Winchell	...	(segment "Love and Lover's Lane") / ... (5 episodes, 1969-1972)
Kenneth Mars	...	(segment "Love and the Missing Mister") / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1974)
Steve Franken	...	(segment "Love and Formula 26B") / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1973)
Bridget Hanley	...	(segment "Love and the Lovesick Sailor") / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1973)
Frank Sutton	...	(segment "Love and the Bonded Separation") / ... (5 episodes, 1970-1973)
Jack Burns	...	(segment "Love and the Eyewitness") / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1973)
Michele Lee	...	(segment "Love and the Hand Maiden") / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1973)

Runtime:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

This series had more direct and indirect spin-offs than any other American TV series. The following series can trace their roots back to this show (most via the episode "Love and Happy Days"): - "Barefoot in the Park" (1970) - "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1972) - "Happy Days" (1974) - "Laverne & Shirley" (1976) - "Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz" (1982) - "Blansky's Beauties" (1977) - "Mork & Mindy" (1978) - "Out of the Blue" (1979) - "The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" (1980) - "Laverne & Shirley in the Army" (1981) - "Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour" (1982) - "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982) - "New Love, American Style" (1985) - and possibly others.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Love American Style

Love American Style Needs to be on DVD!

Having been born in the 1970's, I still recall my parents watching this and other 70's shows like it all the time. It's harmless in content, and in its day it made an otherwise turbulent world feel safer. Here we are in more times of turbulence; it would be nice to have this show back. They just don't make'em like that anymore! It's nice to be able to sit down and laugh at the ridiculousness of a show and forget your troubles outside your front door. It would be nice to have this show on DVD! How come it got tossed by the wayside? The Brady Bunch, which was much less popular at that time, is on DVD- All 5 seasons now! Though truly I loved the Brady Bunch, and am a member of one of the many ubiquitous web rings, I really think it was a much more ridiculous show than Love American Style. It's not fair they forget about this classic.