Love and the Old-Fashioned Father
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| Love and the Old-Fashioned Father | |
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| Premiere date | February 11, 1972 |
| Run time | 22:20 |
| Writer(s) | Ray Allen and Harvey Bullock |
| Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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"Love and the Old-Fashioned Father" is a segment in an episode of Love, American Style season three, which acted as a back-door pilot for Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. It aired on February 11, 1972 on ABC. It was written by Ray Allen and Harvey Bullock, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Harry is at odds with his daughter, after he is critical of her chose in boyfriends, although his selection don't turn out to be much better.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Chet: But, Pop, you let me go away.
Alice: That's right. Why him, and not me?
Henry: Because boys don't get pregnant.
Characters
In order of appearance:
Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics
- Paperboy
- Harry Boyle (Tom Bosley)
- Irma Boyle (Joan Gerber)
- Chet Boyle (David Hayward)
- Alice Boyle (Kristina Holland)
- Boyles' dog
- Shirley Temple
- Mary (Ernestine Wade)
- Bob (David L. Lander)
- Laurence of Arabia
- Harry's father
- Sam Johnson
- Sam Johnson's son
- Pat Boone
- Ralph Kane (Jack Burns)
- Fred Harris (Sidney Miller)
- Mrs. Harris (Mitzi McCall)
- Carol Harris
- Tim
- Charlie
Organizations
- Bick Truck Co.
Locations
- United States
- Boyle residence
- Ralph Kane's residence
- Harris residence
- Africa
Objects
- None
Vehicles
- Harry's car
- S.S. Titanic
Production
Development
Filming
The copyright is 1971.
Behind the scenes
- This was the second pilot Hanna-Barbera did as test through Love, American Style in 1972, after the failed "Love and the Private Eye".
- The big difference between this episode and the series proper, is the latter's inclusion of the Boyles' third and youngest, Jamie.
- Irma is 47, and she got married to Henry at 17.
- Harry compares his situation of meeting Alice's boyfriend for the first time to the events of the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
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Critical reception
In other languages
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