8.8/1016 votesLoading...#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
- 8.5/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 8.4/1022 votesLoading...
#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
- 8.3/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 8.1/1079 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.9/1023 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.9/1034 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.8/1021 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.8/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.5/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.5/1023 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/1031 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/1026 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/1018 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.3/1037 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.3/1027 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.3/1025 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.3/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.2/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.2/1025 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.2/1023 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.2/1019 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.2/1022 votesLoading...
#24 - Love and the Television Weekend
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1971
An extremely successful swinger.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1024 votesLoading...
#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
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".