Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

Episode 1

Getting to First Bass

Sat, Sep 14, 1974 30 mins

In the opening episode, Paul Sand, a bass player for the Boston Symphony, falls in love with a student of his, a former model, and has to deal simultaneously with his infatuation and the fact she is a rotten musician.

Episode 2

The Big Fight

Sat, Sep 21, 1974

Mild-mannered Robert discovers why shushing a well-muscled loudmouth may prove hazardous to the health.

Episode 3

Love Thy Neighbor

Sat, Sep 28, 1974

Loving one's neighbor, Robert finds, is difficult when one's neighbor is all broken up over breaking up with her husband.

Episode 4

Fiddler in the House

Sat, Oct 5, 1974 30 mins

Paul's life is disrupted when Fred's father arrives for a visit. A famed violin virtuoso, he is condescending to those around him including his own son.

Episode 5

The Cinderella Story

Sat, Oct 12, 1974

Robert is swept off his feet by a ballerina whose role as a dancing Cinderella gives Robert visions of olaying Prince Charming.

Episode 6

Ben and Marge Are Back

Sat, Oct 19, 1974

Robert and Charlie are surprised by the return of their parents Ben and Marge from Arizona. It seems they lost their retirement money and plan on staying in Boston forcing the brothers to deal with their dad's eccentricities.

Episode 7

Moran's the Man

Sat, Oct 26, 1974 30 mins

A tricky triangle develops when a liberal minded friend invites Robert to date the same nurse he's been dating.

Episode 8

A Date with Robert

Sat, Nov 2, 1974

Robert needs a classy date for an important dinner dance; his classiest prospect is a part-time bus driver.

Episode 9

Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss, Associates

Sat, Nov 9, 1974

Robert gives a mighty push to his brother, a designer of gas stations, to enter the architectural competition for a new post-office building.

Episode 10

Smart Move

Sat, Nov 16, 1974

Robert is getting the uncomfortable feeling that everyone, his girl friend included, is nudging him into buying a house and taking a wife.

Episode 11

Maid in the Snow

Sat, Nov 23, 1974

Janice plans a romantic ski weekend alone with Charlie but he invites Robert, Fred and Fred's girlfriend along. After arriving at the lodge Robert hurts his back and catches a cold. Janice has to act as nurse maid which she resents.

Episode 12

All's Well That Ends

Sat, Nov 30, 1974

Robert coaches both sides in a game of romance between a baseball player known for scoring with the women and a stewardess who knows how to handle a pitch.

Episode 13

Just the Ticket

Sat, Dec 7, 1974

Knowing his dad is broke and needs a job Robert gets Ben a job in the ticket office. Ben is grateful but also set in his peculiar ways and creates chaos in what was a easy place to work.

Episode 14

The Groupie

Sat, Dec 14, 1974

Robert is dogged at home and at work by a brash 14-year-old flutist who proclaims herself his groupie.

Episode 15

From Russia with Lust

Sat, Jan 4, 1975