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"Rhoda" (1974): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Joe thinks he and Rhoda should date others.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) -- Open-ended Trailer from Universal

"Charles in Charge" (1984): Season 1: Episode 13 -- Charles gets distracted while working on an important school project.

"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 1: Episode 4 -- To qualify for group rates for a trip to Paris, Mary and Rhoda join a club for divorced people.

"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 1: Episode 6 -- Carol seeks Bob's approval of her moving in with her boyfriend Roger, who's just left his wife. Bob refuses, advising her to make up her own mind. Emily invites Carol and Roger to dinner where Bob unwittingly talks Roger into going back to his wife.

Overview

Date of Birth:

23 July 1928, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

6 August 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Educated at Syracuse University. more

STARmeter:

Up 12% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Al Rafkin

US TV Schedule:

#5.4

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Veronica's Closet" (1997)	(9 episodes, 1997-2000)	2000	-	5.5 (455)
	9 TV episodes: Veronica's Tattooed Man (2000) Veronica's Long Walk Home (1999) Veronica's New Boss (1999) Veronica's Wedding Bell Blues (1999) Veronica's from Venus; Josh's Parents Are from Mars (1999) 4 episodes not shown.
2.	"Suddenly Susan" (1996)	(2 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	5.5 (664)
	2 TV episodes: First Date (1999) The Gay Parade (1999)
3.	"Jesse" (1998)	(1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	5.8 (357)
	1 TV episode: L'Eggo My Diego (1999)
4.	"Chicago Sons" (1997)	(unknown episodes)	1997	-	6.0 (11)

5.	"Coach" (1989)	(87 episodes, 1989-1996)	1996	-	7.1 (810)
	87 TV episodes: Luther Get Your Gun (1996) Fantasy Camp (1996) Save the Wave (1996) Bo Knows (1995) The Kicker (1995) 82 episodes not shown.
6.	"The Jeff Foxworthy Show" (1995)	(unknown episodes)	1995	-	5.0 (190)
	AKAs: Somewhere in America
7.	"Murphy Brown" (1988)	(11 episodes, 1994-1995)	1995	-	7.1 (1,112)
	11 TV episodes: Make Room for Daddy (1995) The Good Nephew (1995) McGovern: Unclothed (1995) It's Miller Time (1995) A Rat's Tale (1995) 6 episodes not shown.
8.	"Hope & Gloria" (1995)	(unknown episodes)	1995	-	7.2 (40)

9.	"Good Advice" (1993)	(unknown episodes)	1993	-	-

10.	"A Family for Joe" (1990)		1990	-	6.0 (7)

11.	The Ghost Writer (1990) (TV)		1990	-	6.3 (48)

12.	"Chicken Soup" (1989)	(unknown episodes)	1989	-	7.9 (11)

13.	"It's Garry Shandling's Show." (1986)	(49 episodes, 1986-1989)	1989	-	7.8 (179)
	49 TV episodes: Going, Going, Gone (1989) Grant Goes to the Dogs (1989) Kramer vs. Grant (1989) Garry Acts Like a Moron (1989) Ruth's Place (1989) 44 episodes not shown.
14.	"The Boys" (1989)	(unknown episodes)	1989	-	-

15.	"First Impressions" (1988)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	-
	1 TV episode: Frank's Date (1988)
16.	"She's the Sheriff" (1987)	(6 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	3.4 (47)
	6 TV episodes: Call Me Madam (1987) Monkey Business (1987) Lover Boy (1987) Unsafe at Any Speed (1987) All in a Day's Work (1987) 1 episode not shown.
17.	"CBS Summer Playhouse" (1987)	(1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	4.9 (19)
	1 TV episode: Puppetman (1987)
18.	"Charlie & Co." (1985)	(18 episodes, 1985-1986)	1986	-	3.8 (8)
	18 TV episodes: Rent and Rave (1986) Don't Take My Son... Please (1986) When You Least Expect It (1986) Rachel and the Stranger (1986) Here's Rachel (1986) 13 episodes not shown.
19.	Sam (1985) (TV)		1985	-	-

20.	"Charles in Charge" (1984)	(19 episodes, 1984-1985)	1985	-	6.3 (563)
	19 TV episodes: Meet Grandpa (1985) Mr. Brilliant (1985) The Wrong Guy (1985) Charles' Spring Break (1985) Charles 'R' Us (1985) 14 episodes not shown.
21.	Glitter (1984) (TV)		1984	-	4.4 (16)

22.	"We Got It Made" (1983)	(16 episodes, 1983-1984)	1984	-	4.1 (21)
	16 TV episodes: The Other Tucker (1984) Mickey's Poster (1984) Mickey's Misconception (1984) Sexiest Bachelor (1983) Mickey's T-Shirt (1983) 11 episodes not shown.
23.	"One Day at a Time" (1975)	(123 episodes, 1978-1983)	1983	-	6.7 (307)
	123 TV episodes: Honeymoon II (1983) Second Time Around (1983) Sisters (1983) Sonny Boy (1983) Buyer's Remorse (1983) 118 episodes not shown.
24.	"Hanging In" (1979)	(3 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	-
	3 TV episodes: Lou's Little Problem (1979) Old Girlfriend (1979) New Man on Campus (1979)
25.	"Hello, Larry" (1979)	(1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	5.0 (44)
	1 TV episode: How to Not To (1979)
26.	"Laverne & Shirley" (1976)	(22 episodes, 1977-1978)	1978	-	6.8 (648)
	AKAs: Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title) Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title) Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title) 22 TV episodes: Breaking Up and Making Up: Edna & Frank (1978) The Debutante Ball (1978) The Obstacle Course (1978) The Driving Test (1978) Bus Stop (1978) 17 episodes not shown.
27.	"The Love Boat" (1977)	(4 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	5.6 (1,092)
	4 TV episodes: The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out (1977) (segment "First Time Out") Ex Plus Y/Golden Agers/Graham and Kelly (1977) (segment "Ex Plus Y") (segment "Graham and Kelly") A Tasteful Affair/Oh, Dale!/The Main Event (1977) (segment "Oh, Dale!") The Captain and the Lady/One If by Land/Centerfold (1977) (segment "One If by Land")
28.	"A Year at the Top" (1977)	(unknown episodes)	1977	-	5.9 (5)

29.	"Alice" (1976)	(5 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	6.7 (389)
	5 TV episodes: A Night to Remember (1977) The Pain of No Return (1977) The Hex (1977) The Accident (1977) Mel's in Love (1977)
30.	"MAS*H" (1972)	(2 episodes, 1976-1977)	1977	-	8.6 (6,978)
	2 TV episodes: The General's Practitioner (1977) Lt. Radar O'Reilly (1976)
31.	"Sanford and Son" (1972)	(17 episodes, 1974-1976)	1976	-	8.1 (1,012)
	17 TV episodes: Aunt Esther Has a Baby (1976) Carol (1976) Fred's Extra Job (1976) The Winning Ticket (1976) I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz (1976) 12 episodes not shown.
32.	"What's Happening!!" (1976)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	6.8 (259)
	1 TV episode: My Three Tons (1976)
33.	"Viva Valdez" (1976)	(4 episodes, 1976)	1976	-	-
	4 TV episodes: Pilot (1976) Father and Son Day (????) My Fair Jerry (????) Papa's Legacy (????)
34.	"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972)	(23 episodes, 1972-1975)	1975	-	8.4 (509)
	23 TV episodes: The Ceiling Hits Bob (1975) My Business Is Shrinking (1975) A Pound of Flesh (1975) Home Is Where the Hurt Is (1974) Serve for Daylight (1974) 18 episodes not shown.
35.	"That's My Mama" (1974)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.5 (48)
	1 TV episode: Clifton and the Kid (1975)
36.	Let's Switch! (1975) (TV)		1975	-	5.7 (21)

37.	"Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (1974)	(4 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	5.9 (11)
	AKAs: Friends and Lovers (USA: alternative title) The Paul Sand Show (USA: alternative title) 4 TV episodes: The Groupie (1974) All's Well That Ends (1974) Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss, Associates (1974) Fiddler in the House (1974)
38.	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)	(4 episodes, 1970-1974)	1974	-	8.5 (934)
	AKAs: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title) 4 TV episodes: What Are Friends For? (1974) Support Your Local Mother (1970) Keep Your Guard Up (1970) Divorce Isn't Everything (1970)
39.	"Rhoda" (1974)	(2 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	6.5 (229)
	2 TV episodes: The Honeymoon (1974) I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes (1974)
40.	Another April (1974) (TV)		1974	-	-

41.	"The Girl with Something Extra" (1973)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	7.0 (19)
	1 TV episode: A Zircon in the Rough (1974)
42.	"The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971)	(4 episodes, 1973-1974)	1974	-	6.5 (46)
	4 TV episodes: House Guests (1974) He Who Steals My Friends (1973) Turning Pro (1973) Those Who Care (1973)
43.	"Lotsa Luck" (1973)	(unknown episodes)	1973	-	6.2 (22)

44.	Daddy's Girl (1973) (TV)		1973	-	-

45.	"Love, American Style" (1969)	(8 episodes, 1969-1973)	1973	-	6.5 (288)
	8 TV episodes: Love and the Anniversary/Love and the Playwright/Love and the Trampled Passion (1973) (segment "Love and the Anniversary") Love and the Singing Suitor/Love and the Unmarriage/Love and the Wee He (1973) (segment "Love and the Unmarriage") (segment "Love and the Wee He") Love and the Duel/Love and the Note/Love and the Young Unmarrieds (1971) (segment "Love and the Duel") Love and Las Vegas/Love and the Good Samaritan/Love and the Marriage Counselor (1970) (segment "Love and the Good Samaritan") Love and the Comedy Team/Love and the Divorce Sale/Love and the Mountain Cabin (1969) (segment "Love and Comedy Team") 3 episodes not shown.
46.	"Here We Go Again" (1973)	(unknown episodes)	1973	-	7.1 (6)

47.	"Temperatures Rising" (1972)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	5.5 (20)
	AKAs: The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Accident Con (1972)
48.	"The Super" (1972)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	8.3 (7)
	1 TV episode: The Super's Apprentice (1972)
49.	"Me and the Chimp" (1972)	(unknown episodes)	1972	-	1.4 (11)
	AKAs: The Chimp & I
50.	God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971) (TV)		1971	-	-

51.	"The Odd Couple" (1970)	(3 episodes, 1971)	1971	-	8.3 (581)
	3 TV episodes: Oscar's New Life (1971) A Taste of Money (1971) Engrave Trouble (1971)
52.	How to Frame a Figg (1971)		1971	-	6.2 (243)

53.	"The Partridge Family" (1970)	(2 episodes, 1971)	1971	-	6.6 (467)
	2 TV episodes: Road Song (1971) Why Did the Music Stop? (1971)
54.	"That Girl" (1965)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.7 (260)
	1 TV episode: Those Friars (1971)
55.	"Arnie" (1970)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.4 (25)
	1 TV episode: Second Honeymoon (1971)
56.	"The Governor & J.J." (1969)	(17 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	6.4 (26)
	17 TV episodes: Twice in a Lifetime (1970) A Day in the Life (1970) Check the Check (1970) Fawcett Is Running (1970) Run Ballerina, Run (1970) 12 episodes not shown.
57.	"Get Smart" (1965)	(6 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	8.6 (2,512)
	6 TV episodes: Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) Witness for the Execution (1970) Moonlighting Becomes You (1970) Physician Impossible (1969) 1 episode not shown.
58.	"My World and Welcome to It" (1969)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	8.6 (96)
	1 TV episode: The War Between Men and Women (1969)
59.	"The Doris Day Show" (1968)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	7.2 (105)
	1 TV episode: Togetherness (1969)
60.	"The Good Guys" (1968)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	7.6 (15)
	1 TV episode: A Chimp Named Sam (1969)
61.	"Room 222" (1969)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	7.6 (162)
	1 TV episode: Naked Came We Into the World (1969)
62.	"The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	7.6 (149)
	1 TV episode: Mrs. Livingston, I Presume (1969)
63.	The Flim-Flam Man (1969) (TV)		1969	-	7.8 (7)

64.	Angel in My Pocket (1969)		1969	-	6.3 (223)

65.	The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)		1968	-	6.0 (705)

66.	Nobody's Perfect (1968)		1968	-	6.3 (45)

67.	"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)	(27 episodes, 1964-1967)	1967	-	8.6 (1,564)
	AKAs: Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title) 27 TV episodes: Andy's Investment (1967) A Singer in Town (1966) The Battle of Mayberry (1966) Goober's Replacement (1966) The Foster Lady (1966) 22 episodes not shown.
68.	"Mr. Terrific" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	6.2 (44)
	1 TV episode: The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967)
69.	Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)		1967	-	5.0 (52)

70.	"Laredo" (1965)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.7 (85)
	1 TV episode: Split the Difference (1967)
71.	"Pistols 'n' Petticoats" (1966)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	6.4 (42)
	1 TV episode: Touch and Ross (1966)
72.	The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)		1966	-	7.1 (1,817)

73.	"Bewitched" (1964)	(2 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	7.9 (2,194)
	2 TV episodes: A Vision of Sugar Plums (1965) A Vision of Sugar Plums (1964)
74.	"The Donna Reed Show" (1958)	(3 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	7.7 (154)
	3 TV episodes: The Gladiators (1965) Home Wreckonomics (1965) Joe College (1965)
75.	"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)	(3 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	7.6 (1,572)
	3 TV episodes: G.I. Jeannie (1965) Jeannie and the Marriage Caper (1965) Guess What Happened on the Way to the Moon? (1965)
76.	Ski Party (1965)		1965	-	4.8 (156)

77.	"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964)	(6 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	7.1 (314)
	AKAs: Gomer Pyle (Australia) 6 TV episodes: Gomer Dates a Movie Star (1965) Sergeant of the Guard (1965) The Jet Set (1965) Double Date with the Sarge (1965) My Buddy, the War Hero (1965) 1 episode not shown.
78.	"The Farmer's Daughter" (1963)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.6 (76)
	1 TV episode: A Plague on Both Their Houses (1965)
79.	"Valentine's Day" (1964)	(3 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	7.7 (6)
	3 TV episodes: Follow the Broken Pretzel (1965) Cherry Blossoms in New York (1964) Triple Trouble (1964)
80.	"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)	(4 episodes, 1962-1964)	1964	-	8.6 (993)
	AKAs: The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title) 4 TV episodes: The Death of the Party (1964) Pink Pills and Purple Parents (1964) My Husband Is a Check-Grabber (1963) My Husband Is Not a Drunk (1962) (as Al Rafkin)
81.	"My Favorite Martian" (1963)	(4 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.3 (236)
	AKAs: My Favourite Martian (Australia) 4 TV episodes: A Nose for News (1964) A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine, and Peaches (1963) Man or Amoeba (1963) Russians R in Season (1963)
82.	"The Patty Duke Show" (1963)	(2 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	7.3 (169)
	2 TV episodes: The Tycoons (1964) Horoscope (1964)
83.	"77 Sunset Strip" (1958)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.1 (210)
	1 TV episode: Violence for Your Furs (1962)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"One Day at a Time" (1975)	executive producer (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	6.7 (307)
	1 TV episode: The Graduation (1979) (executive producer)
2.	"The Love Boat" (1977)	producer (unknown episodes, 1978)	1978	-	5.6 (1,092)

3.	"Alice" (1976)	producer (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	6.7 (389)
	1 TV episode: The Odd Couple (1977) (producer)
4.	"The Super" (1972)	producer (2 episodes, 1972)	1972	-	8.3 (7)
	2 TV episodes: The Automated Super (1972) (producer) The Super's Apprentice (1972) (producer)
5.	"Love, American Style" (1969)	producer (9 episodes, 1971-1972)	1972	-	6.5 (288)
	9 TV episodes: Love and the Bachelor Party/Love and the Latin Lover/Love and the Old-Fashioned Father/Love and the Test of Manhood (1972) (producer) Love and the Plane Truth/Love and the Scroungers/Love and the Small Wedding (1972) (producer) Love and the Advice Column/Love and the Bathtub/Love and the Fullback/Love and the Guru/Love and the Physical (1972) (producer) Love and the Contact Lens/Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon/Love and the Motel Mixup (1971) (producer) Love and the Particular Girl/Love and the Fountain of Youth/Love and the House Bachelor/Love and the Waitress (1971) (producer) 4 episodes not shown.
6.	"Me and the Chimp" (1972)	producer (unknown episodes)	1972	-	1.4 (11)
	AKAs: The Chimp & I

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Coach" (1989)	Ancient Man (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	7.1 (810)
	1 TV episode: The Kicker (1995) Ancient Man
2.	"The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971)	Lt. Farraday (1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	6.5 (46)
	1 TV episode: He Who Steals My Friends (1973) Lt. Farraday
3.	"Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1972)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.8 (137)
	1 TV episode: The Patient (1973) (voice)

Self				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996)	Himself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	-
		1 TV episode: Andy of Mayberry (2000) Himself

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Other Works:

"Cue the Bunny on the Rainbow: Tales from TV's Most Prolific Sitcom Director" (memoir, 1998) more

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