Love, American Style Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

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Love, American Style

Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

Agnes visits her ex Gary as he readies to propose to his current girl June. Boisterous pool hustler Big Red watches a new player enjoy beginner's luck. Bert and Ellen Palmer worry about their daughter Kim's 18th birthday in Paris.

Directors

Bruce Bilson (segments: Love and the Hustler) | Jerry Paris (segments: Love and a Couple of Couples) | Jud Taylor (segments: Love and the Pill)

Writers

Arnold Margolin (written by) (segments: Love and a Couple of Couples) | Jim Parker (written by) (segments: Love and a Couple of Couples) | Robert Goodwin (written by) (segments: Love and the Hustler) (as Robert L. Goodwin) | Norman Lessing (written by) (segments: Love and the Pill)

Producer

William P. D'Angelo

Composer

Charles Fox

Cinematographers

Howard Schwartz | Lester Shorr

Editors

Byron Chudnow | Robert Phillips | George R. Rohrs (as George Rohrs) | Jack Ruggiero | Hal White

Casting Director

William J. Kenney

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 29, 1969

Release date

Sep 29, 1969 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") Willie (segment "Love and the Hustler") See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Michael Callan Gary Holmes (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") Gary Holmes (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") See fewer	Cat Ballou (1965)
Yvonne Craig June (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") June (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") See fewer	Batgirl (1967)
Robert Cummings Bert Palmer (segment "Love and the Pill") (as Bob Cummings) Bert Palmer (segment "Love and the Pill") (as Bob Cummings) See fewer	Dial M for Murder (1954)
Gail Fisher Mercy (segment "Love and the Hustler") Mercy (segment "Love and the Hustler") See fewer	Mannix (1967)
Penny Fuller Agnes Richmond (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") Agnes Richmond (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
David Ladd Dennis (segment "Love and the Pill") Dennis (segment "Love and the Pill") See fewer	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Flip Wilson Big Red (segment "Love and the Hustler") Big Red (segment "Love and the Hustler") See fewer	Flip (1970)
Jane Wyatt Ellen Palmer (segment "Love and the Pill") Ellen Palmer (segment "Love and the Pill") See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
David Ketchum Lyle Peterson (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") Lyle Peterson (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Don Diamond The Plumber (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") The Plumber (segment "Love and a Couple of Couples") See fewer	Zorro (1957)
Mantan Moreland Roscoe (segment "Love and the Hustler") Roscoe (segment "Love and the Hustler") See fewer	Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
Lee Weaver Ace (segment "Love and the Hustler") Ace (segment "Love and the Hustler") See fewer	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
William Callaway Love American Style Player (as Bill Callaway) Love American Style Player (as Bill Callaway) See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Buzz Cooper Love American Style Player Love American Style Player See fewer	Love, American Style (1969)
Mary Grover Love American Style Player Love American Style Player See fewer	Carousel (1967)
Stuart Margolin Love American Style Player Love American Style Player See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
Lynne Marta Love American Style Player Love American Style Player See fewer	Footloose (1984)
Barbara Minkus Love American Style Player Love American Style Player See fewer	Pac-Man (1982)
Tracy Reed Love American Style Player Love American Style Player See fewer	Running Scared (1986)
Walter Smith Pool Player (uncredited) Pool Player (uncredited) See fewer	South Pacific (1958)