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Love on a Rooftop (1966-67)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Paul Arnold Green, Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
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Internet Movie Database (https://www.us.imdb.com)

Screen Gems Television, a division of Columbia Pictures, Inc.
for
 ABC (Tuesdays 9.30 pm EST)(eps 1-17)
ABC (Thursdays 9.00 pm EST)(eps 18-30)
Created by Bernard Slade and Harry Ackerman
Executive Producer Harry Ackerman
Producer E. W. Swackhamer
Associate Producer Stan Schwimmer
US Comedy series 1966-67 30 episodes x 30 min color
6Sep66-6Apr67
starring
Judy Carne as Julie Willis
Peter Deuel as David Willis
co-starring
Rich Little as Stan Parker, friend and neighbour
Barbara Bostock as Carol Parker, Stan's wife
Herbert Voland as Fred Hammond, Julie's father
Edith Atwater as Phyliss Hammond, Julie's mother
Sandy Kenyon as Jim Lucas, Dave's co-worker
Charles Lane as Bert Bennington, Dave's boss
Hope Summers as Mrs. Bennington
Lillian Adams as Mrs. Lewis, Dave & Julie's landlady

Premise:
Newlyweds live on a top-floor flat in San Francisco. Half-hour comedy set at 1400 McDoogal Street, San Francisco,
the small, rooftop apartment residence of apprentice architect Dave Willis, played by Peter Deuel, who earns
$85.37-a-week, and his art student wife, Julie, played by Judy Carne, who has forsaken her life of luxury as the
daughter of a wealthy car salesman to live with her struggling husband. Stories revolve around Dave's attempts to
prove to Julie's father that he is a capable husband for Julie.

Music by Warren Barker and Mundell Lowe

Peter Deuel later starred in the western series
Alias Smith and Jones (1971-73) co-starring Ben Murphy.

British actress Judy Carne had previously starred in the comedy series
The Baileys of Balboa (1964-65).
She later became the 'Sock-it-to-me' girl on
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC/Schlatter-Friendly)(1967-73)

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 ABC Tuesdays 9.30 PM Eastern

[01] Love on a Rooftop: (pilot)
6Sep66 ABC Tue
 Writer : Albert Mannheimer
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Star :
Lillian Adams
David and Julie try to hide their windowless apartment from their parents

[02] Love on a Rooftop: 117 WAYS TO COOK HAMBURGER
13Sep66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Noam Pitlik,
Norm Burton,
Majel Barrett,
Vince Howard
Julie spends all of their food money on fifty pounds of chopped meat

[03] Love on a Rooftop: MY HUSBAND, THE KNIGHT
20Sep66 ABC Tue
 Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Charles Lane,
Hope Summers,
Joseph Perry,
Sandy Kenyon
Dave takes a job that requires him to wear a suit of armour, in order to pay for a new chair

[04] Love on a Rooftop: THE BIG BRASS BED
27Sep66 ABC Tue
 Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Vic Tayback,
Milton Frome,
Howard Morton
While hunting for a bed, David and Julie find an old brass one which
breaks loose on top of a hill and crashes into a cop

[05] Love on a Rooftop: THE SIX DOLLAR SURPRISE
4Oct66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Sandy Kenyon,
Digby Wolfe,
Paul Micale
Dave agrees to let Julie give a birthday party, despite hating them,
as long as she doesn't spend more than six dollars

[06] Love on a Rooftop: THE CHOCOLATE HEN
11Oct66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Star : Peter Robbins
Dave walks out on Julie after she gives his chocolate hen to a six-year-old kid

[07] Love on a Rooftop: HOMECOMING
18Oct66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Frank Wilcox,
Bridget Hanley,
Dick Anders,
Rollin Moriyama
Dave learns how well Julie lived before they were married when they visit her parents estate

[08] Love on a Rooftop: ONE PICTURE IS WORTH...
25Oct66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Star :
Daniel Travanti
Dave becomes jealous when Julie's former artist boyfriend turns up

[09] Love on a Rooftop: CHINCHILLA RAG
1Nov66 ABC Tue
Writer : James Henerson
Director : Robert Rosenbaum
Guest Star :
Harold Gould
Stan convinces Julie to keep his chinchillas, even though they could  face eviction for doing so

[10] Love on a Rooftop: WHO IS SYLVIA?
15Nov66 ABC Tue
Writer : Richard Baer
Director : Claudio Guzman
Guest Star :
Bridget Hanley
After both dreaming about a girl called Sylvia, the 'real' Sylvia calls
on Dave and Julie and causes confusion

[11] Love on a Rooftop: WAR ON A ROOFTOP
22Nov66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Star :
Julie Foster
Stan's new pigeon, Homer, causes trouble between David and Julie and Stan and Carol

1.12 [--] Love on a Rooftop: DAVE'S NIGHT OUT
29Nov66 ABC Tue
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by Claudio Guzman
Guest cast:
Reta Shaw ......... Lillian
Virginia Sale ..... Esther
Dick Balduzzi ..... Trask
Jim Hegg .......... Gribben
Synopsis:
Dave plays poker one night a week but ends up helping two old ladies with their
wash at a laundromat. [RF]

[13] Love on a Rooftop: THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER
6Dec66 ABC Tue
Writer : John McGreevey
Director : Jerry Bernstein
Guest Stars :
Gayle Hunnicutt,
Arlene Charles
After Julie meets Dave's old girl friend she can't understand why he
didn't marry her instead

[14] Love on a Rooftop: BUT IS IT REALLY YOU?
13Dec66 ABC Tue
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Anne Seymour,
Benny Baker,
Corinne Conley
Sheila has to redecorate David and Julie's apartment after they receive
an expensive Chinese vase as a gift

[15] Love on a Rooftop: THE FIFTY DOLLAR MISUNDERSTANDING
20Dec66 ABC Tue
Writer : James Henerson
Director : Alex Grasshoff
Guest Stars :
Paul Mazursky,
Larry Tucker
Stan spends Dave's $50 bonus on art materials for Julie's one-woman show.

[16] Love on a Rooftop: FROCKS OF TROUBLE
27Dec66 ABC Tue
Writer : Barbara Avedon
Director : Claudio Guzman
David and Mr Hammond buy dresses for Julie to wear at a banquet.

[17] Love on a Rooftop: GOING HOME TO DAUGHTER
3Jan67 ABC Tue
Writer : James Henerson
Director : Robert Ellenstein
Guest Star :
David Brian
Julie's mother leaves her father on her 25th wedding anniversary.

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[18] Love on a Rooftop: LET IT RAIN
12Jan67 ABC Thur
Writer : Dorothy Cooper Foote
Director : E W Swackhamer
Julie and her parents decide to see how the other halve lives by switching apartments.

[19] Love on a Rooftop: KING OF THE CASTLE
19Jan67 ABC Thur
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : Jerry Bernstein
Guest Stars : Oliver McGowan, Sidney Clute, Owen Bush
When Dave learns that Julie is earning more than he is, he decides to take
on extra jobs to make up the difference

[20] Love on a Rooftop: MY FATHER, THE TV STAR
26Jan67 ABC Thur
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : Richard Kinon
Guest Stars :
Don Keefer,
Yau Shan Tung
Julie's father becomes a comic smash after starring in a TV commercial

[21] Love on a Rooftop: WHO WAS THAT HUSBAND I SAW YOU WITH?
2Feb67 ABC Thur
 Writer : Marty Roth
Director : Gene Reynolds
Guest Sars :
Dick Gautier,
David Lewis
Stan sends Julie's relatives a shocking photo after they request
copies of their wedding photo

[22] Love on a Rooftop: SHOTGUN HONEYMOON
9Feb67 ABC Thur
 Writer : Dorothy Cooper Foote
Director : Mack Bing
Guest Stars :
Howard Morton,
Byron Foulger,
Hoke Howell
Mr Hammond thinks that David and Julie have just got married after living
together for eight months

[23] Love on a Rooftop: MUSICAL APARTMENTS
16Feb67 ABC Thur
Writer : James Henerson
Director : Jerry Bernstein
Guest Stars :
Robert Ellenstein,
Connie Sawyer
David and Julie are forced to move into a shabby hotel after StanŐs
ant colony takes over their apartment

[24] Love on a Rooftop: LOW CALORIE LOVE
23Feb67 ABC Thur
Writer : Tom & Helen August
Director : Russell Mayberry
Guest Stars :
Charles Lane,
Hal Baylor,
Jan Arvan
Julie tries to gain weight, while Dave tries to lose weight

[25] Love on a Rooftop: Love On A Rooftop: THE SELL OUT
2Mar67 ABC, Thurs. 9:00pm (TV Guide)
Writer : Ron Friedman
Director : Lee Phillips
Guest Stars:
Ned Glass (Gorman)
Maxine Stuart (as Mrs. Gorman)
Synopsis 1:
In order to put Julie through art school, Dave must redesign a house
against his better judgement.
Synopsis 2:
After warning Julie never to sell out her ideals, Dave quietly does
just that - by designing an architectural horror to pay Julie's
art-school tuition. [TA]

[26] Love on a Rooftop: THE LETTER BUG
9Mar67
Writer : James Henerson
Director : Russell Mayberry
Guest Star :
John S Ragin
Dave's old friend causes trouble when he gives Julie a letter Dave wrote
before they were married

[27] Love on a Rooftop: STORK ON A ROOFTOP
16Mar67 ABC Thur (TV Guide)
Writer : Bernard Slade
Director : E W Swackhamer
Guest Stars :
Marjorie Bennett,
J Newton,
Ivan Booker
Synopsis:
Everyone thinks Julie is pregnant after she embarks on a strange diet.

[28] Love on a Rooftop: ONE TOO MANY COOKS
23Mar67 ABC Thur (TV Guide)
Writer : James Henerson
Director : Mack Bing
Guest Stars :
Chick Chandler (as Cavendish)
Irene Harvey (as Mrs Cavendish)
Jill Foster,
Vince Howard
Synopsis 1:
Dave dreads telling Julie he is an expert cook for fear of upsetting
her.
Synopsis 2:
There's no sanctuary for Dave when the word gets out that he's a great
cook. Julie won't drop the subject and he's embarassed at work by
telephone requests for recipes. [TA]

[29] Love on a Rooftop: DEBT OF GRATITUDE
30Mar67 ABC Thur (TV Guide)
Writer : John McGreevey
Director : Russell Mayberry
Guest Stars:
David Winters (as Augie),
Bartlett Robinson (as Bradshaw)
Grace Albertson (as Mrs Wedgecomb)
Ivor Barry (as Dean Claridge)
Synopsis 1:
Dave's old army buddy and his weird friends move into a tent on the roof
Synopsis 2:
Stan leads a rooftop counter-offensive to drive off a swarm of beatniks
who have arrived en masse - tents, surf boards, steel sculpture and all. [TA]

[30] Love on a Rooftop: MURDER IN APARTMENT D
06Apr67 ABC Thur (TV Guide)
Writer: Bernard Slade
Director: Jerry Bernstein
Guest Stars:
Wesley Addy (as Man)
Ian Wolfe (as Old Man)
Synopsis:
Everyone believes the new tenants murdered a rich old man.

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