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DVD's

Does anyone have any idea if DVD's of this are ever coming out? AnonMoos 21:30, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

-- First season (partial?) DVD release date is November 20, 2007 in the US - available for pre-order on Amazon 64.253.166.252 17:08, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for help writing an article about the spin-offs and crossovers of this series

I am writing an article about all of the series which are in the same shared reality as this one through spin-offs and crossovers. I could use a little help expanding the article since it is currently extremely dense and a bit jumbled with some sentence structures being extremely repetitive. I would like to be able to put this article into article space soon. Any and all help in writing the article would be appreciated, even a comment or two on the talk page would help. Please give it a read through, also please do not comment here since I do not have all of the series on my watch list. - LA @ 17:04, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's doubtful that the various segments of the show were all in the same "shared reality" in the sense of a science-fictional or fantasy universe (the "Lord of the Rings universe" etc.) -- though the idea of a "brass-bed-iverse" is an intriguing one

... AnonMoos (talk) 17:24, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the Happy Days pilot

Am I remembering wrong if I thought that episode on LAS was originally titled "Love and the Television Set"? I saw it when it first aired before Happy Days and firmly remember the other title. Any others out there to confirm since the only versions of the tape circulating now have it as "Love and the Happy Days". What I think happened is that LAS aired the failed pilot with the title I remember. Then, as Happy Days was rolled out after American Graffiti had touched off '50's nostalgia, ABC decided in all subsequent repeats of LAS before syndication they'd rename the episode to promote Happy Days. This is a interesting case of web information (inaccurate IMHO) reinforcing itself because no one can remember trivia past 1995 and the original airings lasted one season. Then again this might just be a legend in my own mind. Edsdet (talk) 17:34, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also remember the episode as Love and the Television Set. A legend in two minds? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.171.11 (talk) 08:53, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not just your imagination(s) -- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days#Plot: `The series' pilot was originally shown as Love and the Television Set, (later retitled Love and the Happy Days for syndication), a one-episode teleplay on the anthology series Love, American Style.` 142.229.88.99 (talk) 15:00, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Revival

In the late 1990s, new episodes of this show were produced and aired on ABC. The only thing I remember was that Melissa Joan Hart was in one episode as a Southern Belle who was making her boyfriend undress her. The comedy was the huge amount of clothing she had to take off, and how it was taking hours to achieve. Also, there was a story about some lady meeting some ugly guy online and seeing him at the airport and falling in love with him while her friend tried to stop her. Anyways, somebody can start doing more research from this starting point. Japanimation station (talk) 14:52, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reference to Happy Days

The entry for Happy Days states that it was a spin-off of Love American Style, and the latter is listed under the Happy Days banner. Maybe this article should state in what way Happy Days "spun" off Love, American Style? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.202.208.83 (talk) 13:18, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no coma

Abbythecat (talk) 22:54, 27 June 2015 (UTC) I don't know why every source lists this show as LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE. If you watch it, you'll see there is NEVER a coma in the title. Just check the opening credits to any segment. It's just LOVE AMERICAN STYLE -- no pause, no coma. Also, when ABC reran this show (and later when it was syndicated) episodes of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK were shown as LOVE AMERICAN STYLE episodes. Like when SIXTH SENSE segments got syndicated as NIGHT GALLERY, or when SARGE episodes were rerun as part of THE BOLD ONES. Anyway, there's no coma; I've noted this, but perhaps someone should remove the coma from the page. PS - LAS also spun-off WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME as well as HAPPY DAYS. AbbythecatAbbythecat (talk) 22:54, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you meant comma, not coma. One perspective is the possibility that the punctuation in the opening credits does not reflect the actual, "official" punctuation of the series title as publicized by Paramount or ABC. Maybe they just thought the title as displayed in the heart/flag logo would look better without the comma. I think you would need to find and cite original press releases or the like without the comma to substantiate your assertion, since the already cited sources include the comma. --hulmem (talk) 02:42, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Abbythecat (talk) 06:26, 28 June 2015 (UTC)If you watch the opening credits for THE WILD WILD WEST, you'll see there's no comma there either, and Wiki lists it as such. Why doesn't this also apply to LOVE AMERICAN STYLE? There's no comma ever shown. Just like the on screen title is ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, no "THE" in front of it. Or PLANET OF THE APES, no "THE" there either. What source justifies using the comma for LAS? Sorry I meeeespilled comma -- I need a roofpreader! PS - I checked the DVDs for the first season, and they are listed without the comma. Check Amazon.com for yourself; it's sold without the comma, and the DVDs are pictured and there's no comma, and these are official releases. I DO think this apparent contradiction should at least be noted. AbbythecatAbbythecat (talk) 06:26, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Abbythecat (talk) 21:25, 3 July 2015 (UTC)As I got no reply, I'm going to note the contradiction in the article (being "bold" as Wiki suggests), and if you want to delete it, that's fine. AGF. AbbythecatAbbythecat (talk) 21:25, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]