Herbie, the Love Bug (TV series)

Herbie, the Love Bug
Based on	Characters created by Gordon Buford
Written by	Arthur Alsberg Don Nelson Don Tait
Directed by	Charles S. Dubin Vincent McEveety Bill Bixby
Starring	Dean Jones Patricia Harty Richard Paul Claudia Wells Douglas Emerson Nicky Katt Larry Linville
Music by	Frank De Vol Tom Worrall
Opening theme	"Herbie, My Best Friend" performed by Dean Jones
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Robert Yates
Producer(s)	Kevin Corcoran
Cinematography	Jack A. Whitman, Jr. Jack Swain
Editor(s)	Gordon Brenner Marsh Hendry Ron Honthaner
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	March 17 – April 14, 1982
Chronology
Preceded by	Herbie Goes Bananas
Followed by	The Love Bug (1997 film)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Herbie, the Love Bug (or Herbie the Matchmaker) is a 1982 American television series based on Walt Disney Productions' "Herbie" film series (1968-1980) about a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own which aired on CBS from March 17, 1982 to April 14, 1982.

It was cancelled after five episodes and, for the next fifteen years, would mark Herbie's last new appearance in either television or film until his return in the 1997 film The Love Bug. The show's theme song "Herbie, My Best Friend" was performed by the star, Dean Jones.

Plot

Dean Jones, who had appeared in two of the films (The Love Bug and Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo), reprises his role of Jim Douglas, Herbie's original owner who now works as an instructor at a driving school with his partner Bo Phillips (Richard Paul). He and Herbie stumble upon a bank robbery in progress. They manage to thwart the crime and rescue a young divorcée named Susan MacLane (Patricia Harty), who works at the bank and is a mother of three: Julie (Claudia Wells), Robbie (Douglas Emerson) and Matthew (Nicky Katt). Jim and Susan soon begin to fall in love, much to the consternation of her ex-boyfriend Randy Bigelow (Larry Linville). Randy's attempts to break them up are in vain; Jim and Susan get married in "Herbie, the Best Man" episode that aired on April 7.

Cast

• Dean Jones as Jim Douglas
• Patricia Harty as Susan MacLane
• Richard Paul as Bo Phillips
• Claudia Wells as Julie MacLane
• Douglas Emerson as Robbie MacLane
• Nicky Katt as Matthew MacLane
• Bryan Utman as Jason
• Larry Linville as Randy Bigelow
• Natalie Core as Mrs. Bigelow

Episodes

For the television series, only five episodes were produced:

№	Title	Original airdate
1	"Herbie the Matchmaker"	March 17, 1982
2	"Herbie to the Rescue"	March 24, 1982
3	"My House Is Your House"	March 31, 1982
4	"Herbie, the Best Man"	April 7, 1982
5	"Calling Dr. Herbie"	April 14, 1982

External links

• Herbie, the Love Bug at IMDb
• Herbie, the Love Bug at TV.com
• Herbie, the Love Bug at epguides.com