Love, American Style

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The 86 users who count themselves as Love, American Style fans have written a total of 5 reviews.

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Love, American Style entertained viewers with stories about common people finding love in all walks of life. In this anthology series, each hour-long broadcast consisted of a group of vignettes, aired sequentially and separately and each with an introductory title card. Normally there were three or four... more »

Love, American Style entertained viewers with stories about common people finding love in all walks of life. In this anthology series, each hour-long broadcast consisted of a group of vignettes, aired sequentially and separately and each with an introductory title card. Normally there were three or four vignettes to a show, although occasionally there were as few as one or as many as five.

Short blackout skits would be shown in between segments whenever time allowed. The skits featured a recurring cast of players which included James Hampton, best known as Hannibal Dobbs from F Troop, and veteran character actor Stuart Margolin, brother of executive producer Arnold Margolin. The syndication rerun package consisted of 30-minute broadcasts that were edited from the original hour-long broadcasts, except for those which aired in the first half of season 2, which ran in a 30-minute time slot.

The show never ranked above #25 in the Nielsen Ratings.

Time slots that Love, American Style originally aired in:
September 29, 1969 to January 12, 1970: Mondays, 10:00 to 11:00.
January 23, 1970 to September 18, 1970: Fridays, 10:00 to 11:00.
September 25, 1970 to January 15, 1971: Fridays, 9:30 to 10:00.
January 22, 1971 to January 11, 1974: Fridays 10:00 to 11:00.

In 1970, the show received a Golden Globe nomination for Best TV Show in a Musical or Comedy. It also won two Emmys for Charles Fox's musical compositions and was nominated for two more. The theme song was originally sung by the pop group, the Cowsills, but later replaced by an uptempo version, credited to the "Love American Style Singers."

There was a short-lived revival in 1986 called The New Love, American Style, which aired on ABC's daytime schedule.

One of the segments, "Love and the Happy Days," spawned a successful spin-off series, Happy Days.less «

• PLEASE release this series on DVD!

  i have such fond memories of this show...i think i'd get so much more out of it as an adult... somebody...WAKE UP! release this on DVD!

  i have such fond memories of this show...i think i'd get so much more out of it as an adult... somebody...WAKE UP! release this on DVD!less «

  beckyqoc Last online Dec 31, 1969
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  8 Great

  A fuuny, camp classic! hide « show »

  I loved the series"Love American Style"!!! It was a funny, campy classic! I had to watch it on DVD, as it went off the air when I was only three, but it had such a great flavor of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Each week another group of crazy love stories with the "Only In America" treatment. Just so juicy and never, ever, dull. I do wish this one series could be brought back, but sadly, the times have passed where this type of innocent silliness would be condidered marketable. Oh, for the good old days and the flavor of another time!!!

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  koberfan Added Jun 7, 2007 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  The show just popped in my head! hide « show »

  I was 7 when the show ended. I remember that it made me feel like I was getting something I shouldn't be getting. Often on way past bedtime but I still enjoyed the stories and characters - Flip Wilson, Artie Shaw and many others that were ahead of their time. I sure wish it was on DVD!!

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  cbett1 Added Mar 21, 2006 All my reviews
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  6.5 Fair

  mmmmmmmmmmmmm sexy... hide « show »

  Inspired many a naughty thought in the middle of the night... The wedding at the nudist colony... The couple that couldn't stop kissing... The episode on Wife Swapping... Naiively prompting me to enter into a conversation on the subject with my mother! Who clearly saw it in a very different light to me. And the orgasmic fireworks at the start of the show... Seriously that is a show I'd like to see again... Is it out on DVD yet? I guess its not the kind of show you'd release...

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  nzmadmannz Added Jan 21, 2006 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  My first "grown-up" show as a kid! hide « show »

  What can I say about Love American Style? It's a funny show and I'm happy it's finally on DVD. You have a cavalcade of stars in tales of love in some of the funniest situations. Also, there was that groovy theme song and score to remember, those funny blackouts between each story and yes, the big brass bed in every story and blackout skit. I'm sure at the time of it's original run, these were racy and by today's standards, these would be G-rated. Still, Love American Style was the first "adult" show I ever saw as a kid!

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  TerryTV76 Added Nov 2, 2005 All my reviews
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  8.3 Great

  I used to love this show groing up! hide « show »

  The plots were cheesy an the acting was silly. But as a teen growing up in the 60’s &70’s I loved this show. Not because it stimulated my brain, but it was, ahem, stimulating! Childish fantasies acted out by beautiful women. The show never made me laugh, but it made me happy. It gave me hope that there was love out there for me, with a pretty girl attached to it!

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  LivingDust Added Sep 7, 2005 All my reviews