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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Hello Larry' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Hello Larry':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)





September 28, 1979: Feudin' And Fussin' (1)
W: Howard Leeds, Ben Starr, Martin Cohan
The Drummond family welcomes the Alders to New York City, as Larry auditions there for a television talk-show.





January 26, 1979: How To Not To
Season 1, episode 1
W: Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant   D: Alan Rafkin

With Matt De Luccio (Friend), Joe Medalis (Engineer), Christian Zika (Bobby). Series debut. The host of a radio phone-in show has the right answers for his listeners -- but has trouble at home raising his two daughters.

February 2, 1979: The New Kid
Season 1, episode 2
W: George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Jamie Anne Parsons (Debbie), Julie Anne Haddock (Phyllis), Kelly Muir (Olivia). Larry invites Ruthie's troublesome classmates to sit in on his radio show.

February 9, 1979: The Final Papers
Season 1, episode 3
W: Milt Rosen   D: Doug Rogers

With Sherri Spillane (Lori), Ann Sweeny (Greta), Alan Autry (Max). Everyone except Larry overreacts to his receiving the final divorce papers.

February 16, 1979: The Hitchhiker
Season 1, episode 4
W: Perry Grant, Dick Bensfield   D: Doug Rogers

With Brad Trumbull (Policeman). Diane decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles in order to attend a beach party.

February 23, 1979: Mother Morgan
Season 1, episode 5
W: Howard Albrecht   D: Doug Rogers
Larry realizes there are certain things he can't help his growing daughters with, and asks Morgan for help.

March 2, 1979: Ruthie's First Crush
Season 1, episode 6
W: George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Geno Andrews (Eric Miller). Larry is distressed when Ruthie gets her first kiss and hastens to have a man-to-man talk with the young fellow.

March 9, 1979: Larry's First Date
Season 1, episode 7
W: Martin Cohan   D: Doug Rogers

With Jan Shutan (Laura Winslow), Christopher Thomas (Waiter). Ruthie and Diane wait up all night for their father to return from a date with Morgan Winslow's sister.

March 16, 1979: Peer Pressure
Season 1, episode 8
W: Lois Hire   D: Doug Rogers

With Karen Obediear (Cindy). Larry is shocked to discover a bottle of amphetamines in Diane's purse.

March 23, 1979: Leona, The New Neighbor
Season 1, episode 9
W: George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Ruth Brown (Leona Wilson). Larry meets his match when his daughters introduce him to a helpful person they believe to be the cleaning lady.

April 6, 1979: The Triangle
Season 1, episode 10
W: George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Matt De Luccio (Friend), Geno Andrews (Eric Miller). Ruthie's new flame falls for Diane.

April 13, 1979: Larry's Bad Back
Season 1, episode 11
W: Woody Kling, George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers
A back injury puts Larry at the mercy of his well-meaning daughters and friends.

April 27, 1979: Rap With Ruthie
Season 1, episode 12
W: Milt Rosen   D: Doug Rogers

With Ruth Brown (Leona). Larry insists on meddling in Ruthie's school project -- a segment to air on her father's radio talk show.





October 12, 1979: Hello, Marion (1)
Season 2, episode 1
W: Woody Kling, Noam Pitlik, George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Zale Kessler (Desk Clerk), Shelley Fabares (Marion). While away with Morgan on business, Larry learns his ex-wife Marion is in town staying with her daughters.

October 19, 1979: Hello, Marion (2)
Season 2, episode 2
W: Norman Paul, George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Lee Delano (Raoul), Shelley Fabares (Marion). Ruthie prepares a romantic dinner for two in the hope of bringing her divorced parents back together.

October 24, 1979: Goodbye, Marion
Season 2, episode 3
W: Norman Paul, George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Shelley Fabares (Marion), Ruth Brown (Leona Wilson). Ruthie's temporary success in getting her parents to agree to remarry is destroyed by a major fight between Larry and Marion.

October 31, 1979: Ruthie Grows Up (1)
Season 2, episode 4
W: Lois Hire, Earle Doud   D: Doug Rogers
Larry regrets having told Ruthie to shed her tomboy image and grow up, when she fails to return on time from a date.

November 7, 1979: Ruthie Grows Up (2)
Season 2, episode 5
W: Jay Sommers, Dick Chevillat   D: Doug Rogers
Ruthie gets more than she bargained for when she invites her handsome Casanova home so that they can be alone.

November 7, 1979: The Nude Emcee
Season 2, episode 6
W: Jay Sommers, Dick Chevillat   D: Doug Rogers

With Dorothy Green (Mrs. Boylston), Anulka Fox Sales (Francis), Ruth Brown (Leona Wilson). Larry is delighted when he is invited to emcee a nude beauty contest until he learns he is also expected to appear in the nude.

December 12, 1979: Morgan The Boss
Season 2, episode 7
W: George Tibbles, Woody Kling   D: Doug Rogers

With Ruth Brown (Leona Wilson). Larry's relationship with Morgan is threatened when she is promoted to station manager.

December 19, 1979: Marion's Fiancee
Season 2, episode 8
W: Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn   D: Doug Rogers

With Ruth Brown (Leona Wilson), Don Chastain. Marion's new fiancee comes to visit and states that he and Marion will be seeking shared custody of the girls.

January 16, 1980: Diane Drinks
Season 2, episode 9
W: George Tibbles, Woody Kling   D: Doug Rogers
Diane develops a drinking problem, so Larry tries to show his daughters the dangers of alcohol -- and gets bombed on his radio show.

January 30, 1980: Tommy The Houseguest
Season 2, episode 10
W: Elaine Newman, Jay Sommers, Dick Chevillat, George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers
Tommy has to temporarily move in with the Alders while his mother is away.

February 6, 1980: Larry's Father
Season 2, episode 11
W: Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn   D: Doug Rogers
Larry's father moves in, and against Larry's wishes he gives Diane money to buy a car.

February 13, 1980: The Blind Friend
Season 2, episode 12
W: Bambi Burton, Mitchell Cohen, George Tibbles, Woody Kling   D: Doug Rogers

With Clark Brandon. Morgan's blind nephew gets a sympathetic Ruthie to be his date.

February 20, 1980: Love Around The Corner
Season 2, episode 13
W: Woody Kling, George Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Maxine Hicks (Mrs. Simpson), Rita Taggart (Marie). Larry meets a female tenant, who happens to be Tommy's mother, in his building's laundry room and things get very serious.

February 27, 1980: The Neighbor Dies
Season 2, episode 14
W: Barbara Tibbles, Douglas Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Frank Vohs (Ed), Walter Burke (Mr. Vandervellen). Ruthie feels guilty after her neighbor dies during an argument.

March 5, 1980: Money From Home
Season 2, episode 15
W: Milt Rosen   D: Doug Rogers

With Will Hunt (Wendell). Larry's ex-wife Marion sends a sizeable check to help him buy a house for his daughters.

March 19, 1980: Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (1)
Season 2, episode 16
W: Douglas Tibbles, Barbara Tibbles   D: Doug Rogers

With Joe Bob Briggs (Big Guy), Gerry Black (Officer), Gloria Schmidt (Mrs. Wendover), Margarita Garcia (Mrs. Garcia), Jane Chung (Mrs. Wong), Chao Li Chi (Mr. Wong), Will Hunt (Wendell). Larry uses his radio show to protest destruction of a local hotel housing senior citizens. He then ends up in jail and is fired from his radio job.

March 26, 1980: Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (2)
Season 2, episode 17
W: Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn   D: Doug Rogers

With Terence McGovern (Buddy Summers), Cameron Young (Gary Cushing). Larry seeks new job offers after being fired -- feeling that he's too old to host a disco quiz show, Larry takes a job as a flying traffic reporter.

April 2, 1980: Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (3)
Season 2, episode 18
W: Jay Sommers, Dick Chevillat   D: Doug Rogers

With Parley Baer (Barton Sr.), Dave Landsberg (Barton III). Morgan also finds herself jobless and Larry confronts the station's boss's son in order to try to get her job at the radio station.

April 9, 1980: The Rock Star
Season 2, episode 19
W: Michael Endler, Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn   D: Doug Rogers

With Kipp Cochran (Security Guard), Peggy Mondo (Large Lady), Joseph V. Perry (Detective Raskin), George O'Hanlon Jr. (Rick), Joey Travolta (Curt Stone), Clyde Kusatsu (Hotel Clerk). Diane meets and falls for a rock star and runs away from home to follow him, then must decide between her new love and her family.

April 23, 1980: The Protege
Season 2, episode 20
W: Glenn Padnick   D: Doug Rogers

With Gloria DeHaven, Weldon Bleiler. Tommy asks Larry for advice on women. Soon, Tommy is in very serious trouble at school for kissing a girl in a broom closet.

April 30, 1980: The Yearning
Season 2, episode 21
W: George Tibbles, Woody Kling, Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn   D: Doug Rogers, Art Dielhenn

With Barbara Cason (Miss Putman). Morgan's new secretary dates Larry's father and soon marriage is in their plans. (Last show of the series.)


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