Loves Me, Loves Me Not (TV series)

Loves Me, Loves Me Not is an American sitcom starring Susan Dey and Kenneth Gilman which centered on a young couple who had just started dating. It aired on CBS from March 20 to April 27, 1977.[2][3]

This article is about the 1977 American situation comedy. For the short film, see Loves Me, Loves Me Not. For the 1986-1987 Canadian game show, see Love Me, Love Me Not (game show). For the Singapore television series, see Love Me, Love Me Not (Singaporean TV series).
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Promotional photo for Loves Me, Loves Me Not, showing Susan Dey as Jane Benson and Kenneth Gilman as Dick Phillips.
GenreSituation comedy
Created bySusan Harris
StarringSusan Dey
Kenneth Gilman
Art Metrano
Phyllis Glick
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producer(s)Paul Junger Witt
Tony Thomas
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
20th Century Fox Television[1]
Distributor20th Television
Release
Original networkCBS
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseMarch 20 (1977-03-20) –
April 27, 1977 (1977-04-27)

Cast
  • Susan Dey as Jane Benson
  • Kenneth "Kip" Gilman as Dick Phillips
  • Art Metrano as Tom
  • Phyllis Glick as Sue

Synopsis

Dick Phillips is an awkward but earnest and hardworking newspaper reporter who has fallen head-over-heels for Jane Benson, a single California schoolteacher. Both are in their early 20s. They begin to date, but are very unsure of the relationship: Jane is not as sure as Dick is of the relationship's romantic potential – in fact, at first she wants nothing to do with him – and is reluctant to reciprocate his affection, and Dick is not sure where he stands with Jane.[1][2][3][4][5]

Tom is Dick's boss and best friend. Sue is Tom's wife, and she befriends Jane after Dick and Jane start dating.[1][2][3][4]

Production

Loves Me, Loves Me Not was Susan Dey's first weekly television series after The Partridge Family came to an end in 1974. It was rushed into production after CBS, deciding to produce a show about young people to tap into the market for such shows that ABC had had so much mid-1970s success with in Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley, made a last-minute decision to buy six episodes for broadcast in the spring of 1977. Susan Harris, who created the show, wrote its episodes very quickly and filming similarly was rushed, wrapping up in January 1977. Dey said during the show's run that the tight schedule reduced the amount of depth that she and Gilman could put into their characters, although she thought that the depth would come if the show succeeded and more episodes were produced.[6]

Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas produced the show, and Jay Sandrich was among the episode directors.[1][2][3]

Six episodes were produced, but CBS cancelled the show after the last of them aired.[2][3][4][5]

Broadcast history

Loves Me, Loves Me Not premiered on CBS on Sunday, March 20, 1977, at 10:30 p.m. It then moved to its regular time slot, Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., on March 23, remaining there until its sixth and final episode was broadcast on April 27, 1977.[1][2][3][4]

Episodes

Sources[1][4][6][7]

Season #Episode #TitlePlot/NotesOriginal air date
11PilotTrying to impress Jane, Dick makes an ass of himself by clumsily sinking a friend's boat, tumbling through a plate glass window, and smashing a glass coffee table.March 20, 1977
12"Walter Comes Back"Jane's ex-fiancé Walter returns, making Dick feel very insecure.March 23, 1977
13"Jane's Parents"Jane's persnickety, perfectionist parents come to visit, and Dick is scheduled to meet them.March 30, 1977
14"Tom's Separation"Tom and Sue separate, leading Dick to conclude that romance can fail.April 6, 1977
15"In the Woods"Dick and Jane go on a wilderness trip.April 13, 1977
16"Dick's Novel"Dick takes a leave of absence from work to finish writing a novel.April 27, 1977
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References
  1. Leszczak, Bob, Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., Inc., 2001, p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7864-6812-6
  2. McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, pp. 497-498.
  3. Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 615.
  4. tvguide.com 70s Sitcom #159 Loves Me, Loves Me Not - 1977 (Susan Dey)
  5. Everything Susan Dey: Susan Dey in Loves Me, Loves Me Not
  6. Everything Susan Dey: Susan Dey gets press for Loves Me, Loves Me Not
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