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The Couple Takes a Wife is a 1972 American TV film. It was directed by Jerry Paris.

Plot

A married couple who both work get in a woman, Jennifer, to work as a housekeeper.

Cast

• Bill Bixby as Jeff Hamilton
• Paula Prentiss as Barbara Hamilton
• Myrna Loy as Mother
• Robert Goulet as Randy Perkins
• Nanette Fabray as Marion Randolph
• Larry Storch as David
• Valerie Perrine as Jennifer Allen

Reception

The show aired in December 1972. It was the 17th highest rated program of the week with ratings of 24.2 and a share of 37.

The New York Times thought it had some "genuine charm" but was "done in by the last half hour." The Los Angeles Times called it "slick, sophisticated."

References

1. Wanted: A Reliable Rabbit for Paula Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 10 Oct 1972: d11
2. HOLIDAY SPECIALS AT TOP OF NEW NIELSENS Los Angeles Times 22 Dec 1972: d24.
3. TV: Young Marrieds: 'Couple Takes a Wife,' Movie on A.B.C., Has Charm Here and There Thompson, Howard. New York Times 5 Dec 1972: 95.
4. TV REVIEW: Menage a Trois vs. Traditional Marriage Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 5 Dec 1972: c19.

External links

• The Couple Takes a Wife at IMDb
• The Couple Takes a Wife at the TCM Movie Database
• The Couple Takes a Wife at the British Film Institute

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