Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

Season

1974

7.4

Shy, unassuming Robert Dreyfus is a double-bass player for the Boston Symphony Orchestra who is constantly falling in love. It never seems to work out so he generally hangs out with his brash brother Charlie and Charlie's wife Janice.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Getting to First Bass

S1 • E2

The Big Fight

Mild-mannered Robert discovers why shushing a well-muscled loudmouth may prove hazardous to the health.

S1 • E3

Love Thy Neighbor

Loving one's neighbor, Robert finds, is difficult when one's neighbor is all broken up over breaking up with her husband.

S1 • E4

Fiddler in the House

Paul's life is disrupted when Fred's father arrives for a visit. A famed violin virtuoso, he is condescending to those around him including his own son.

S1 • E5

The Cinderella Story

Robert is swept off his feet by a ballerina whose role as a dancing Cinderella gives Robert visions of olaying Prince Charming.

S1 • E6

Ben and Marge Are Back

Robert and Charlie are surprised by the return of their parents Ben and Marge from Arizona. It seems they lost their retirement money and plan on staying in Boston forcing the brothers to deal with their dad's eccentricities.

S1 • E7

Moran's the Man

A tricky triangle develops when a liberal minded friend invites Robert to date the same nurse he's been dating.

S1 • E8

A Date with Robert

Robert needs a classy date for an important dinner dance; his classiest prospect is a part-time bus driver.

S1 • E9

Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss, Associates

Robert gives a mighty push to his brother, a designer of gas stations, to enter the architectural competition for a new post-office building.

S1 • E10

Smart Move

Robert is getting the uncomfortable feeling that everyone, his girl friend included, is nudging him into buying a house and taking a wife.

S1 • E11

Maid in the Snow

Janice plans a romantic ski weekend alone with Charlie but he invites Robert, Fred and Fred's girlfriend along. After arriving at the lodge Robert hurts his back and catches a cold. Janice has to act as nurse maid which she resents.

S1 • E12

All's Well That Ends

Robert coaches both sides in a game of romance between a baseball player known for scoring with the women and a stewardess who knows how to handle a pitch.

S1 • E13

Just the Ticket

Knowing his dad is broke and needs a job Robert gets Ben a job in the ticket office. Ben is grateful but also set in his peculiar ways and creates chaos in what was a easy place to work.