Bob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted plus wife Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like swimming in the buff.
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Title: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973)
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| Robert Urich | ... | Bob Sanders 12 episodes, 1973 | |
| Anne Archer | ... | Carol Sanders 12 episodes, 1973 | |
| David Spielberg | ... | Ted Henderson 12 episodes, 1973 | |
| Anita Gillette | ... | Alice Henderson 12 episodes, 1973 | |
| Jodie Foster | ... | Elizabeth Henderson 5 episodes, 1973 | |
| Brad Savage | ... | Sean Sanders 5 episodes, 1973 | |
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Bob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted plus wife Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like swimming in the buff.
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They're two young couples learning a lot about love... and lifestyles... and laughter. See more »Genres:
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26 September 1973 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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(12 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Although 12 episodes were produced, ABC canceled the program after 7 aired. The complete series was later run on the USA network in the 1980s. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Having watched four episodes of the television-sitcom version of Paul Mazursky's "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice", I'm probably one-up on home audiences from 1973. ABC canceled the program early, and it's clear why: the casting just isn't right. The swinging couple (Robert Urich and Anne Archer) would be far better suited portraying the squares, while knotted-up David Spielberg and grating Anita Gillette seem as if they could get pretty kinky (given the right amount of alcohol). Mazursky, Larry Tucker, and other notable writers worked on the scripts, but without the proper actors this just looks like a sanitized sham. The fussily-decorated sets are huge compared to the sitcom sets of today, but since this is a dialogue-driven show it's simply a waste of space. 11-year-old Jodie Foster (as Spielberg and Gillette's daughter) brightens the proceedings, but the grown-ups look fairly clueless.