Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981•1h 40m•5.0/10

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(1)

A failed pilot for a series centering on Maggie Dale, an advice columnist. This was somewhat in the tradition of shows like Fantasy Island. When she receives a letter, the writer's situation is played out for us, then she writes her advice and the writer reads her response and does his/her best to act upon it.

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Production

Universal Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Maggie Dale

Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Rita Borden

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Walter Sheehan

Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Maureen Tyler

Desi Arnaz Jr.

Desi Arnaz Jr.

Steve Vernon

Lance Kerwin

Lance Kerwin

Larry Ames

Donna Pescow

Donna Pescow

Janice Vernon

Rick Lenz

Rick Lenz

Prof. Jonas Miller

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Diane Marsh

Paul Burke

Paul Burke

Nicholas Fraser

Danny Dayton

Danny Dayton

Drape Man

Peter De Anda

Peter De Anda

Tim Sharp

Dave Agress

Delivery Man

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Ada Wells

Joe Michael Terry

Eliot Turner

Jean Byron

Jean Byron

Mrs. Crowley

Rico Cattani

Rico Cattani

Vittorio Mazzini

Bill Dodenhoff

Bobby

Robert Dunlap

Frank Selby

Ben Hammer

Ben Hammer

Matthew Cutter

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