Love, American Style Love and the Clinical Problem/Love and the Eat's Cafe/Love and the Last Joke/Love and the Persistent Assistant/Love and the Unsteady Steady (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

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Love, American Style

Love and the Clinical Problem/Love and the Eat's Cafe/Love and the Last Joke/Love and the Persistent Assistant/Love and the Unsteady Steady (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

A sex clinic has it's share of problems. Greeting card salesman Sam Cosgrove convinces a small town girl not to marry her awful boyfriend. A hypnotist's assistant falls in love with her boss. Ernie imagines girlfriend Steffi grown up.

Directors

Ross Martin (segments: Love and the Unsteady Steady) | Krishna Shah (segments: Love and the Clinical Problem) | Danny Simon (segments: Love and the Eat's Cafe)

Writers

Robert Garland (segments: Love and the Eat's Cafe) (as Bob Garland) | Jerry Rannow (segments: Love and the Unsteady Steady) | Greg Strangis (segments: Love and the Unsteady Steady) | Tony Webster (segments: Love and the Clinical Problem) | George Yanok (segments: Love and the Eat's Cafe)

Producers

Charles B. Fitzsimons | Lew Gallo

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Updated Nov 9, 1973

Release date

Nov 9, 1973 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 nominations

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26 cast members

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Melanie Baker Girl (segment "Love and the Unsteady Steady") Girl (segment "Love and the Unsteady Steady") See fewer	Arachnia (2003)
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Stockard Channing Marsha Sue (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe") Marsha Sue (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe") See fewer	Practical Magic (1998)
Bert Convy Steffi's Father / Adult Ernie (segment "Love and the Unsteady Steady") Steffi's Father / Adult Ernie (segment "Love and the Unsteady Steady") See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Brandon Cruz Ernie (segment "Love and the Unsteady Steady") Ernie (segment "Love and the Unsteady Steady") See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1976)
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