Getting Together
A pair of pop-oriented songwriters; melodist/singer Bobby and tone-deaf lyricist Lionel - try to eke out a living in the Los Angeles music scene. The pair live with Bobby's younger sister, Jennifer, in an antique shop, and Bobby works on the side as a recording engineer until he and Lionel get their big break. Rita was their friendly landlady, and Rudy her cop boyfriend.
- 1971-1972
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy, Music
A pair of pop-oriented songwriters; melodist/singer Bobby and tone-deaf lyricist Lionel - try to eke out a living in the Los Angeles music scene. The pair live with Bobby's younger sister, Jennifer, in an antique shop, and Bobby works on the side as a recording engineer until he and Lionel get their big break. Rita was their friendly landlady, and Rudy her cop boyfriend.
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Jenny, Jenny
Sat, Sep 18, 1971 30 mins
Situation comedy with Bobby Sherman starring as a struggling composer who lives in an antique store in Hollywood. Wes Stern plays his lyricist partner. In the first episode, a social worker visits the store because Bobby is legal guardian of his 12-year-old sister, Jennifer.
Episode 2
Cathy's Clown
Sat, Sep 25, 1971 30 mins
Bobby decides that Lionel will write better love lyrics if he falls in love, and so the two go in search of a girl who will inspire him.
Episode 3
All Shook Up
Sat, Oct 2, 1971 30 mins
Bobby reacts like a father when he learns that his kid sister is going on her first date.
Episode 4
Where Are You, Little Star?
Sat, Oct 9, 1971 30 mins
At Lionel's high school reunion, Bobby discovers that his partner has exaggerated his achievements in Hollywood.
Episode 5
Singing the Blues
Sat, Oct 16, 1971 30 mins
Della Reese and 10-year-old soul singer Little Dion star in this tale of a boy who wants to be a superstar, and a mother who has other ideas about his future. Little Dion sings "Little Soul Brother".
Episode 6
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Sat, Oct 23, 1971 30 mins
Landlady Rita falls in love with a blind date arranged by Bobby and Lionel when Rudy can't take her to the Hairdressers Ball.
Episode 7
Beep, Beep
Sat, Oct 30, 1971 30 mins
Bobby and Lionel have such conflicting accounts of a traffic accident which they witnessed, that Jenny fears they will split up as a songwriting team.
Episode 8
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Sat, Nov 13, 1971 30 mins
Lionel has a big crush on Sandra and feels betrayed when Bobby introduces her to a successful rocker. Bobby tries to rectify things between his friend Sandra but learns it's not so easy.
Episode 9
Memories Are Made of This
Sat, Dec 4, 1971 30 mins
Bobby and Lionel volunteer for strange experimental programs being conducted at a university to raise money to rent tuxedos for a dinner honoring Rudy.
Episode 10
Those Oldies But Goodies Remind Me of You
Sat, Dec 11, 1971 30 mins
Misled by nostalgia, Bobby gives his best song to an old rock 'n' roll group which is trying to make a comeback.
Episode 11
Blue Christmas
Sat, Dec 18, 1971 30 mins
Bobby rents a mountain cabin to give Jenny a real old-fashioned Christmas.
Episode 12
The Great Pretender
Sat, Dec 25, 1971 30 mins
Bobby falls in love with Janet, an encyclopedia salesgirl who, he learns later, can't deal truthfully with anyone.
Episode 13
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Sat, Jan 1, 1972 30 mins
Because of a misunderstanding, Bobby and Lionel dissolve their songwriting partnership and Bobby goes to work for a successful "phony".
Episode 14
Broken-Hearted Melody
Sat, Jan 8, 1972 30 mins
When Lionel sells Bobby's bed to a woman photographer, Bobby has to agree to get his hair cut for a commercial in order to get his property back.