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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

  • TV Series
  • 1973
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
67
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Anne Archer, Robert Urich, Anita Gillette, and David Spielberg in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973)
Comedy

Bob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted and Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like sw... Read allBob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted and Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like swimming in the buff.Bob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted and Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like swimming in the buff.

  • Creator
    • Larry Rosen
  • Stars
    • Robert Urich
    • Anne Archer
    • David Spielberg
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    67
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Larry Rosen
    • Stars
      • Robert Urich
      • Anne Archer
      • David Spielberg
    • 2User reviews
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    Robert Urich
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    • Bob Sanders
    Anne Archer
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    • Carol Sanders
    David Spielberg
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    • Ted Henderson
    Anita Gillette
    Anita Gillette
    • Alice Henderson
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Elizabeth Henderson
    Brad Savage
    Brad Savage
    • Sean Sanders
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Maitre D'
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    Michael Lerner
    • Dr. Nasserman
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    • Timothy Doyle
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Match Game: Episode #1.1 (1973)

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    6/10
    A fish out of water on early '70s television
    Bob and Carol Sanders are a pair of free-spirited 20-somethings, Ted and Alice Henderson are their repressed 30-something neighbors. Bob works for a TV network, Ted is a lawyer, and both of their wives are homemakers. The Sanders have a precocious young son and the Hendersons have a snarky tween daughter. Plots generally revolve around sexual frustrations and jealousies.

    Loosely adapted from the hit 1969 film, the biggest problem with this show was that the material was a little too risqué for 1970s network TV (in context, this aired during the final season of "The Brady Bunch"). For example, in one episode, Alice reveals that she lost her virginity to another man prior to meeting Ted - but they had to dance all around the word "virgin." The other problem is that the characters were poorly defined. Bob and Carol were made out to be the hip, swinging couple, but you never really got a sense of that from their actions - the hippest, swingingest character was actually Alice, who was supposed to have been a wallflower.

    Despite various problems with the writing, there were some genuinely funny moments, the cast was great and had appropriate chemistry. Robert Urich exuded charisma as Bob, and it was clear that he was destined for bigger and better things. Anita Gillette was absolutely charming as the flighty Alice, David Spielberg was pitch-perfect as tightly-wound lawyer Ted, and frequent guest-star Jodie Foster brought that patented brand of miniature adulthood that was present in all of her childhood roles. The weakest link was Anne Archer as Carol, though I don't think it was her performance, the problem was the lackluster writing of her character. Archer was never given much to do, and she revealed in an interview immediately after the show was canceled that she was relieved to be done with it.

    Certainly not the worst offering of the '70s - and not the worst TV spin-off of a film either - but it's pretty clear why it didn't last long on the air. It's worth seeking out for fans of the cast (particularly Urich and Gillette), but fans of the movie would doubtlessly find it pretty appalling.
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 陽気なカップル
    • Production companies
      • Frankovich Enterprises
      • Screen Gems Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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