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Husbands, Wives and Lovers (1978)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Robert Leszczak
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
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HUSBANDS, WIVES AND LOVERS
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20th Century-Fox Television
for
CBS
Executive Producer: Hal Dresner
Produced by Don Van Atta

US Comedy series (1977 pilot) 1978 10 episodes x 60 min

Starring:
Ron Rifkin as Ron Willis (dentist)
Jesse Welles as Helene Willis (Linda Miller in pilot)
*
Stephen Pearlman as Murray Zuckerman (travelling salesman)
Cynthia Harris as Paula Zuckerman
*
Eddie Barth as Harry Bellini (sanitation removal magnate)
Lynne Marie Stewart as Joy Bellini
*
Mark Lonow as Lennie Bellini (Harry's younger brother)
Randee Heller as Rita DeLa Torre (Lennie's girl friend and manager of "Lennie's Denim Boutique")
*
Charles Siebert as Dixon Fielding (lawyer)
Claudette Nevins as Courtney Fielding

Premise:
The continuing story of five couples living in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California.

Theme Song: "Husbands, Wives And Lovers" by Mitzi Welch, Ken Welch

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[--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: (pilot)(60 min)
18 Jul 1977 CBS

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CBS Fridays (10Mar78-30Jun78)

1.1 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: RON AND HELENE SEPARATE (60 min)
10 March 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Colby Chester ... Tom Miller

1.2 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: RON MOVES IN AND HELENE STEPS OUT (60 min)
17 March 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Brendan Burns ... Rick
Howard Hesseman ... Dave
Mark Thomas ... Thad
Murphy Dunne ... Bartender
Anne Wharton ... Girl

1.3 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: RON IS ACCUSED (60 min)
24 March 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Trisha Noble ... Carol
Trent Dolan ... Sergeant Sideman
Ron helps an opportunistic temptress (Trisha Noble) who arrives at his office after closing for dental work.
Hours later she has Ron arrested for sexual assault (there were no witnesses and she has done this same sort
of thing in numerous states). [RL]

[--] 31Mar78 - no details

1.4 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR A LITTLE ACTION (60 min)
7 April 1978 CBS Fri

[--] 14Apr78 - no details

1.5 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: THE WOMEN STRIKE (60 min)
21 April 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Sarina C. Grant ... Janice
Kres Mersky ... Maxine
Vernon Weddle ... Marty Barows
Penelope Windust ... Flo
Jack Bender ... Restaurant Owner
Chao Li Chi ... Old Waiter
Keone Young ... Young Waiter
Neil Thompson ... Officer Ripps
John Welsh ... Desk Sergeant

1.6 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: DIXON AND COURTNEY ADOPT (60 min)
28 April 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Kimberly Beck ... Amanda
Floyd Levine ... Mr. Howard
Penelope Windust ... Mrs. Howard

[--] 05May78 CBS Fri - no details
[--] 12May78 CBS Fri - no details
[--] 19May78 CBS Fri - no details
[--] 26May78 CBS Fri - no details
[--] 02Jun78 CBS Fri - no details

1.7 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: MURRAY GETS SACKED AND PAULA GETS HIRED (60 min)
9 June 1978 CBS Fri
Conrad Janis ... Bennett Porter
Sheryl Lee Ralph ... Joelle

1.8 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: PREDICTIONS COME TRUE (60 min)
16 June 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Joy Garrett ... Nikki Beale
Damian London ... Damian Paul
G.W. Bailey ... Leslie
Victoria Carroll ... Gilda
Stewart Moss ... Mentalist
Rod Burton ... Snake
Connie Slamar ... Vanessa
Bruce M. Fischer ... Animal

1.9 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers: WOMEN WRITE STORIES AND THE MEN BUY A HORSE (60 min)
23 June 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Robert E. Ball ... Clocker Lewis
Nicolas Coster ... Jeremy Greene

1.10 [--] Husbands, Wives and Lovers:
SIX CHARACTERS FLUNK A SEX QUIZ AND GO SOMEWHERE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT (60 min)
30 June 1978 CBS Fri
Guest Cast:
Phillip R. Allen ... Dan Pinewood
John Cunningham ... Kincaid
Chris Forbes ... Suzanne
Margie Gordon ... Roberta
Ted Hartley ... Phil
Gary Davis ... Bartender

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