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The Best Episodes of Love, American Style

Every episode of Love, American Style ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Love, American Style!

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"Love and the Traveling Salesman" is the best rated episode of "Love, American Style". It scored 8.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by Harvey Bullock, it aired on 10/1/1971. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Love and the Love Nest".

  • Love and the Traveling Salesman
    8.8/1016 votes
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    #1 - Love and the Traveling Salesman

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/1971

    When his car breaks down, a traveling salesman spends the night in a house that is home to four hillbillies -- one of them a girl.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • Love and the Love Nest
    8.5/1019 votes
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    #2 - Love and the Love Nest

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/1972

    An inadvertant peeping Tom.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Triple Threat
    8.4/1022 votes
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    #3 - Love and the Triple Threat

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/1972

    Warren Berlinger plays three flipped-out characters involved in a scheme to break up a romance.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Know-it-All
    8.3/1019 votes
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    #4 - Love and the Know-it-All

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1972

    The wife of a fathead husband.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Awakening
    8.1/1079 votes
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    #5 - Love and the Awakening

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 10/22/1971

    A sweet young actress has to do a passionate love scene -- and it just isn't in her.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Fur Coat
    7.9/1023 votes
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    #6 - Love and the Fur Coat

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 11/13/1970

    A man is desperate to buy a fur coat for his girlfriend.

    Director: Herbert Kenwith

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the See-Through Man
    7.9/1034 votes
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    #7 - Love and the See-Through Man

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 10/8/1971

    A woman sees right through her son-in-law.

    Director: Garry Marshall

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Visitor
    7.8/1021 votes
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    #8 - Love and the Visitor

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/1970

    A very human gorilla is the third party in a triangle with an anthropologist and her husband.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Unbearable Fiancee
    7.8/1019 votes
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    #9 - Love and the Unbearable Fiancee

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/1972

    A woman comes home with a bear as her fiancee, much to the father's dismay.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Cheaters
    7.5/1019 votes
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    #10 - Love and the Cheaters

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/1972

    A cheating husband won't cheat until his wife finds a suitable cheater.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Lucky Couple
    7.5/1023 votes
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    #11 - Love and the Lucky Couple

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 9/29/1972

    A philanderer is caught in a hotel publicity stunt.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Elopement
    7.4/1031 votes
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    #12 - Love and the Elopement

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/23/1970

    A sketch about a mixed-up elopement.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Sensuous Twin
    7.4/1026 votes
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    #13 - Love and the Sensuous Twin

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1972

    Two men fall for the same girl who has a split personality.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Swinging Surgeon
    7.4/1018 votes
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    #14 - Love and the Swinging Surgeon

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/1973

    A surgeon with roving hands is on a date with a prim miss.

    Director: Lee Philips

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Golden Memory
    7.4/1019 votes
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    #15 - Love and the Golden Memory

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 9/28/1973

    A tourist looks for his wartime romance in a dingy London pub.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Militant
    7.3/1037 votes
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    #16 - Love and the Militant

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/20/1969

    A college president is confronted by a militant with designs on the secretary.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Loud Mouth
    7.3/1027 votes
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    #17 - Love and the Loud Mouth

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1971

    A bride's tooth fillings pick up radio broadcasts.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Guilty Conscience
    7.3/1025 votes
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    #18 - Love and the Guilty Conscience

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 10/15/1971

    Farce about a jealous husband and a vacuum cleaner salesman.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the New Act
    7.3/1019 votes
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    #19 - Love and the New Act

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 9/29/1972

    A song-and-dance duo come up with a new instrument: the man's head.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Nurse
    7.2/1019 votes
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    #20 - Love and the Nurse

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1970

    A patient falls for a disinterested nurse.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Longest Night
    7.2/1025 votes
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    #21 - Love and the Longest Night

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/1970

    Heading for a Las Vegas wedding, a sailor and his girl end up in a dusty town.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Lost Dog
    7.2/1023 votes
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    #22 - Love and the Lost Dog

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 12/4/1970

    A widow has a novel way of meeting men.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Anniversary Crisis
    7.2/1019 votes
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    #23 - Love and the Anniversary Crisis

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/24/1971

    A grandfather seeks a divorce.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Television Weekend
    7.2/1022 votes
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    #24 - Love and the Television Weekend

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1971

    An extremely successful swinger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and the Ledge
    7.2/1024 votes
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    #25 - Love and the Ledge

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 10/8/1971

    A young man tries to commit suicide by dropping from a high rise building to the ground.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A