Love, American Style Love and the Coed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher (Season 1, Episode 19)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

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Love, American Style

Love and the Coed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher (Season 1, Episode 19)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

Stanley is delighted to get a female roommate due to a computer mix-up. A born loser helps a woman who meant to dial a suicide hot line. Artie is distressed to learn his son is flunking sex-ed since the dad paints female nudes.

Directors

Harry Falk (segments: Love and the Teacher) | Gary Nelson (segments: Love and the Coed Dorm) | Seymour Robbie (segments: Love and the Optimist)

Writers

Phil Mishkin (written by) (segments: Love and the Coed Dorm) (as Philip Mishkin) | Bob Rodgers (written by) (segments: Love and the Optimist) | Dale McRaven (written by) (segments: Love and the Teacher) | Garry Marshall (written by) (segments: Love American Style Blackouts) (as Samuro Mitsubi) | Jerry Belson (written by) (segments: Love American Style Blackouts) (as Tawisaki Kwi)

Producer

William P. D'Angelo

Composer

Charles Fox

Cinematographer

Al Francis

Editors

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

Casting Director

Michael I. Rosen

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 13, 1970

Release date

Feb 13, 1970 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 nominations

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18 cast members

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Orson Bean Artie Kaufman (segment "Love and the Teacher") Artie Kaufman (segment "Love and the Teacher") See fewer	Being John Malkovich (1999)
Hal Buckley Arnold Dickerson (segment "Love and the Optimist") Arnold Dickerson (segment "Love and the Optimist") See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Don Grady Stanley Stein (segment "Love and the Coed Dorm") Stanley Stein (segment "Love and the Coed Dorm") See fewer	My Three Sons (1960)
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David Ketchum Lyle (segment "Love and the Optimist") (as Dave Ketchum) Lyle (segment "Love and the Optimist") (as Dave Ketchum) See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Karen Valentine Pat Stark (segment "Love and the Coed Dorm") Pat Stark (segment "Love and the Coed Dorm") See fewer	Room 222 (1969)
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