Allan MelvinFilmography

All in the Family: Barney the Gold Digger

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin, Peggy Rea

Synopsis: Blanche Hefner has walked out on husband Barney several times in the past, but this time it's permanent. As usual, Barney tries to drown his sorrows at Archie's bar, thoroughly depressing the other patrons. Hoping to divest himself of Barney, Archie tries fixes his pal up with a wealthy and hefty Read More

All in the Family: Reunion on Hauser Street

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, Estelle Parsons, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Estelle Parsons appears as Blanche, the "straying" wife of Archie's pal, Barney Hefner. When Blanche throws Barney over in favor of an electrician, Barney drowns his sorrows at Archie's bar. Realizing that Barney's self-pity is driving away customers, Archie enlists Edith's aid in bringing the Read More

All in the Family: Weekend in the Country

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Estelle Parsons, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Once again, Blanche Hefner is "stepping out" on her husband, Barney. And once again, Barney's misery is seriously affecting business at Archie's bar. And yet once again, Archie and Edith try to bring the Hefners back together -- this time by spending a weekend with the contentious couple in Read More

All in the Family: Archie and the Super Bowl

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Jason Wingreen

Synopsis: Archie fully expects that his bar will make a fortune on Super Bowl Sunday. What Archie hadn't counted on was the fact that two holdup men would likewise covet the contents of the bar's cash register. This is the episode in which virtually the entire cast is stripped to their undies. Written by Read More

All in the Family: Archie's Other Wife

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jonelle Allen, Eugene Roche, Harvey Lembeck, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: The irrepressible Pinky (Eugene Roche) plays another practical joke on Archie while attending an out-of-town VFW convention. Thus, when Archie awakens from a drunken stupor, he finds that he is sharing his motel bed with an attractive black woman named Marabel (Jonelle Allen), who insists that the Read More

All in the Family: Archie the Liberal

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, James McEachin

Synopsis: Surprise, surprise! It is Archie Bunker, who, as head of his lodge's membership committee, demands that a minority-group member be allowed to join. Actually, Archie is covering his own behind: The lodge has been threatened with legal action from various civil-rights groups if it does not open its Read More

All in the Family: Archie's Dog Day Afternoon

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Archie is driven crazy by the persistent yapping of the dog owned by his neighbor Barney Hefner. Things get worse when Archie accidentally runs over the dog with his car, and tries to rush the animal to the vet without Barney knowing anything about it. As the episode draws to a conclusion Read More

All in the Family: Fire

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Liz Torres

Synopsis: The Bunkers' upstairs bathroom suffers minor damages in a small fire. Hoping to collect a huge insurance settlement, Archie rearranges the evidence to make it seem that the damage was extensive. His self-inflicted vandalization is merely a prologue for yet another example of Archie figuratively Read More

All in the Family: The Baby Contest

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Reversing the usual procedure, it is Mike and Gloria who are angry at Archie. The reason? Against their wishes, Archie entered their son, Joey, in a beautiful-baby contest. Criticized in some quarters as a banal episode, "The Baby Contest" at least served as a non-controversial safety valve in the Read More

All in the Family: Birth of the Baby, Part One

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Gloria suddenly goes into labor while she's stuck in a restaurant telephone booth. As Mike and Edith try to free Gloria and ship her to the hospital, Archie receives the news while applying blackface for a lodge minstrel show. Perhaps a bit overloaded with Read More

All in the Family: Archie the Gambler

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Why is stingy, curmudgeonly old Archie coming home loaded down with expensive gifts and lavish compliments for Edith and Gloria? The answer: Archie has just struck it rich at the race track. The problem: Archie's gambling threatens to become compulsive -- and worse still, he begins posting heavy Read More

The Brady Bunch: Season 05

Actors: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick

Synopsis: The fifth and final season of The Brady Bunch finds a newcomer amidst the familiar faces. Joining stars Robert Reed and Florence Henderson as Mike and Carol Brady, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland, and Susan Olsen as the various and sundry Brady Read More

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

Actors: Allan Melvin, Daws Butler, Paul Winchell

Synopsis: Previously the stars of their own Saturday-morning Hanna-Barbera children's show, the rock 'n' rolling Banana Splits appear in both "live" and animated form in this one-hour special. The Splits--namely Fleagle, Drooper, Bingo and Snorky--perform at a spooky theme park, where they run afoul with a Read More

The Brady Bunch: Season 04

Actors: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick

Synopsis: Even after four seasons and 73 episodes, The Brady Bunch is still the same old story, but a good story indeed: widow Carol (Florence Henderson) is married to widower Mike (Robert Reed), resulting in a household full of children from their respective previous marriages: Mike's sons, Greg (Barry Williams Read More

All in the Family: Archie and the Bowling Team

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Brad Logan

Synopsis: Archie is thrilled when he is considered for membership in a championship bowling team. He is less thrilled to discover that his principal competition is a top-notch black bowler. Taking heart in the fact that the rest of the team is as bigoted as he, Archie is not quite prepared for the surprises Read More

All in the Family: Gloria and the Riddle

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Patricia Stich

Synopsis: A riddle posed by Gloria sparks a major brouhaha on the topic of Women's Lib. Gloria knows the answer to the riddle, and so does Edith -- but Mike and Archie are stumped. Archie, of course, reacts with his usual bombast, while Mike begins to question the validity of his own liberal sentiments. Allan Melvin Read More

The Brady Bunch: Season 03

Actors: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick

Synopsis: Season three of The Brady Bunch is pretty much the same as seasons one and two, not that anyone is complaining. Once again, the diverse members of the Brady clan, brought together two seasons earlier by the wedding of widow Carol Martin (Florence Henderson) and widower Mike Brady (Robert Reed), do Read More

All in the Family: Archie and the Lock-Up

Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Mike Evans

Synopsis: Archie predicts disaster when Mike and Lionel participate in an anti-Pentagon demonstration at the U.N. building. It turns out that Archie is right -- but disaster befalls him, when, showing up at the demonstration to take Mike and Lionel home, he ends up in the slammer himself. Allan Melvin Read More

Green Acres: The Cow Killer

Actors: Hal Smith, Allan Melvin, Al Lanti

Synopsis: This week, the bane of gentleman farmer Oliver Douglas' existence is Irene, a local cow who has been trampling his crops. In high dudgeon, Oliver (Eddie Albert) declares that he must get rid of Irene. As usual, wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) misinterprets Oliver's words and intentions, and soon has Read More

The Brady Bunch: Season 02

Actors: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Ann B. Davis

Synopsis: The most conspicuous change in The Brady Bunch during its second season is manifested in the series' familiar theme music. Whereas a rock group called the Peppermint Trolley chanted the "Story of a Lovely Lady" ballad at the beginning of each first-season episode, the shows seen during season two Read More

The Brady Bunch: Season 01

Actors: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Ann B. Davis

Synopsis: Season one of The Brady Bunch opens famously with the wedding of widow Carol Martin (Florence Henderson) and widower Mike Brady (Robert Reed), attended by Carol's daughters, Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb), and Cindy (Susan Olsen) and by Mike's sons, Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher Knight Read More

With Six You Get Eggroll

Actors: Doris Day, Brian Keith, Pat Carroll, Barbara Hershey, George Carlin

Synopsis: A young widow with three children and a sheepdog marries a widowed man with a young daughter and a French poodle in this amusing comedy. Abby (Doris Day) is the owner of a lumberyard who falls for Jake (Brian Keith) when her sister Maxine (Pat Carroll) introduce the two at a party. The couple is Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Howard's Main Event

Actors: Jack Dodson, Aneta Corsaut, Arlene Golonka

Synopsis: Arlene Golonka makes her first series appearance in the role of bakery worker Millie Hutchins. Falling in love with Millie, Howard sets himself up for a potentially painful experience when he runs afoul of Millie's former boyfriend, tough guy Clyde Plaunt (Allan Melvin). Best line: "It doesn't Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Remember the Alimony

Actors: Allan Melvin, Donald Diamond, Bernie Kopell, Shelah Hackett

Synopsis: Going through some old family documents, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) comes across an unusual paper -- a certificate of divorce, issued to Rob and Laura (Mary Tyler Moore). In flashback, Rob recalls when he and Laura had been married a brief three months, whereupon they decided to take a trip to Mexico for Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise

Synopsis: Art-gallery owner Francis Clune (Donald Murphy) is the victim of theft and fraud, while his girlfriend Bobbie Dane ({$Francine York) is nearly killed by a "careless" motorist. The couple's woes are exacerbated when both are charged with killing a detective (Allan Melvin) and a hijacker (Peter Read More

My Favorite Martian: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

Synopsis: Tim (Bill Bixby) may lose an inheritance because the lawyer handling the estate questions the authenticity of Tim's "Uncle" Martin (Ray Walston). This prompts Martin to utilize the CCTBS machine to go back in time for the purpose of creating an Earthbound identity for himself. Unfortunately, upon Read More

The Flintstones: Boss for a Day

Synopsis: Working stiff Fred thinks his boss Mr. Slate has it easy, spending his day sipping cocktails and attending social affairs while Fred labors away in the stone quarry. The Great Gazoo decides to teach Fred a lesson by allowing him to be the boss for a day, while Mr. Slate ends up in Fred's hard-hat. Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Gunslinger

Actors: Carl Reiner, Richard Deacon, Jerry Paris, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Allan Melvin

Synopsis: In keeping with producer Carl Reiner's edict, "Always leave 'em laughing," the final episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show (though not the final one to be shown) is one of the series' funniest outings. Assigned to write a cowboy sketch for his boss Alan Brady, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) dreams up an Read More

Alice in Wonderland

Actors: Janet Waldo, Doris Drew, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bill Dana, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Synopsis: A more appropriate title for this animated 60-minute special might have been Alice in Hanna-Barbera Land, since the cartoon producers have eschewed the original Lewis Carroll text and John Tenniel illustrations for something that more closely resembles The Jetsons or Scooby Doo. Updated to the Read More

Lost in Space: West of Mars

Synopsis: This classic episode can be described as an outer-space western, as cowardly Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) comes face to face with his coldblooded lookalike Zeno (also Jonathan Harris), a notorious intergalactic gunslinger. Forced to trade his clothes with Zeno's, Smith is arrested by the Law, who Read More

Lost in Space: The Curse of Cousin Smith

Synopsis: Henry Jones guest stars as Jeremiah Beauregard Smith, the smooth-talking cousin of the redoubtable Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris). Showing up unexpectedly on the planet, Jeremiah immediately wins over the Robinsons with his charming behavior--but Dr. Smith resentfully keeps his distance Read More

The Flintstones: Circus Business

Synopsis: Once again, Fred falls for a get-rich-quick scheme--in this instance, the purchase of a carnival. Any hopes Fred had for show-business success are dashed when all of the acts quit because they haven't been paid in months. But the show must go on, so Fred, Barney, Wilma, Betty, and even Pebbles and Read More

The Flintstones: Royal Rubble

Synopsis: In another Prisoner of Zenda variation, Barney discovers that he is the exact double of Prince Barbaruba, reigning monarch of Stonyrockarabia. Inevitably, Barney is called upon to take the Prince's place on the royal throne. For a while, the little guy has fun issuing orders and watching the Read More

The Flintstones: Shinrock-A-Go-Go

Synopsis: In this takeoff of the popular TV rock-music show Shindig, Fred creates a new dance craze called the Frantic when he hops around in agony after dropping a bowling ball on his foot. In a twinkling, Fred has been invited to perform the Frantic on the TV series "Shinrock-A-Go-Go", hosted by Jimmy Read More

The Flintstones: The Rolls Rock Caper

Synopsis: This episode is a broad spoof of the popular cop series Burke's Law. While going out to pick up some ice cream, Fred and Barney are persuaded to act as assistants for millionaire detective Aaron Boulder, who rides around in an expensive "Rolls Rock" and who is constantly spouting aphorisms which Read More

The Flintstones: Superstone

Synopsis: The idol of millions of Stone Age children is costumed superhero Superstone, who always heralds his arrival with his signature cry "Bee-hee-hee-HAWW-HAWW." When Superstone is unable to make a scheduled personal appearance in Bedrock, Fred is hired to impersonate the caped crusader. Before the Read More

The Flintstones: The Masquerade Party

Synopsis: A local radio station cooks up a promotion for the new British singing group the Way Outs, spreading rumors that singers are actually visitors from outer space. At the same time, Fred shows up at a masquerade party, wearing a spaceman outfit. . .and guess what happens next. Amusingly, when the Way Read More

The Flintstones: Sheriff for a Day

Synopsis: While the Flintstones and the Rubbles are vacationing in Rocky Gulch, Fred is appointed the local sheriff--a job that has cost the lives of several of his predecessors. Though he does his best to do his job, Fred finds himself at the mercy of the evil Slatery Brothers, and before long both he and Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Body and Sol

Actors: Allan Melvin, Ed Peck, Garry Marshall, Michael Conrad, Paul Stader

Synopsis: Once again, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) flashes back to his Army days, specifically to that brief period in which he was known "Pitter-Patter" Petrie, middleweight boxing champion of Special Services. Thanks to the manipulations of his pal Sol Pomerantz (Allan Melvin), a reluctant Rob is scheduled for a Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Careless Kitten

Synopsis: Franklin Shore is supposed to have died ten years ago, but his widow Matilda (Louise Latham) stubbornly refuses to probate Franklin's will, presumably convinced that the man is still alive. It could be that Matilda is right: her niece Helen (Julie Sommars) receives quite a shock late one night Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: No Rice at My Wedding

Actors: Van Williams, Allan Melvin, Bert Remsen, Johnny Silver

Synopsis: In another flashback to his Army days, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) recalls how his marriage to Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) was very nearly canceled. It seems that there was a charity raffle, with Laura as first prize. The winner of the raffle is a handsome corporal named Clark Rice (Van Williams), with whom Read More

The Flintstones: Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up

Synopsis: Fred feels like odd man out when rodeo star Bony Hurdle gallops into Bedrock. A former boyfriend of Fred's wife Wilma, the genial Bony seems poised to recapture her affections--and even worse, Hurdle has also won over baby Pebbles. In an effort to reassert himself, Fred decides to take up Read More

The Flintstones: Monster Fred

Synopsis: A blow on the head causes Fred to lose his memory and revert to infancy. Wilma and the Rubbles rush Fred to the office of Dr. Len Frankenstone, a genially mad scientist who has been experimenting with brain transference. Frankenstone figures that the best way to return Fred to normal is to Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Honeymoons Are for the Lucky

Actors: Kathleen Freeman, Peter Hobbs, Allan Melvin, Johnny Silver, Frank Adamo

Synopsis: In a flashback to his Army days, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) recalls the problems encountered by Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) and himself when they attempted to go on their honeymoon. No sooner has the couple rented a "cozy" hideaway than the commanding officer of Camp Crowder, anxious to locate a possible Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, lovable convict Lyle Delp (Don Rickles) arranges for the staff of "The Alan Brady Show" to give a special performance for the men at the state penitentiary. Dressed in a convict costume for a dance routine with Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), Rob is mistaken for a Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Barney's Uniform

Actors: Allan Melvin, Yuki Shimoda

Synopsis: Incensed when Deputy Barney gives him a ticket for littering, tough guy Fred Plummer (Allen Melvin) threatens to beat Barney senseless if he ever catches him out of uniform. Accordingly, the nervous Barney wears his uniform on a "24/7" basis-until, fed up by his own cowardice, he finally decides Read More

Magilla Gorilla [Animated TV Series]

My Favorite Martian: The Sinkable Mrs. Brown

Synopsis: Cagey real estate agent Pete Dudley (Allan Melvin) fast-talks Mrs. Brown (Pamela Britton) into selling her house. This is bad news for Tim (Bill Bixby) and Martin (Ray Walston), who now must find somewhere else to hide Martin's spaceship. In order to prevent this, Martin uses his super-powers to Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Andy's Vacation

Actors: Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Taking a long-overdue vacation, Andy leaves Barney and Gomer in charge of the jailhouse. No sooner has Andy left than the boys have managed to lock themselves in the cell. Later on, Barney and Gomer successfully catch a crook (Allen Melvin)--who not only promptly escapes, but does so twice! Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Barney's First Car

Actors: Betty Lynn

Synopsis: Tired of relying upon others for his transportation, Barney is determined to become "Mr. Independent Wheels" by purchasing his own car. He ends up investing his life savings ($300) in a lemon provided by a deceptively sweet little old lady, Myrt Lesch (Ellen Corby)-actually the head of a gang of Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Bigamous Spouse

Synopsis: Since her husband Felton (Michael Conrad) always seems to be out of town on business, nervous Nell Grimes (Jackie Loughery) asks her best friend, door-to-door salesperson Gwynn Ellison (Pippa Scott), to temporarily move in with her--which Gwynn does, despite the fact that she hates Felton with a Read More

The Flintstones: Peek-A-Boo Camera

Synopsis: Attending a bachelor party for a lodge buddy, Fred and Barney get so swept up in the spirit of things that they spend the night dancing with lampshades on their heads and cavorting (harmlessly) with a bevy of chorus girls. What the boys don't know is that their shenangians are being filmed by the Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army

Actors: Howard Morris, Allan Melvin, Paul L. Smith

Synopsis: To impress his erstwhile sweetheart Romenia, who simply adores a man in uniform, village idiot Ernest T. Bass tries to join the army, only to be turned down flat. Outraged, Ernest T. goes on another of his rock-throwing frenzies, threatening to break every window in North Carolina. Attempting to Read More

The Flintstones: Glue for Two

Synopsis: Just as he'd done in the previous season's episode "Invisible Barney", Fred has created a new soft drink in his garage "lab." As a drink, the concoction is a bust, but it does turn out to be a powerful, permanent glue. Unfortunately, the sticky substance ends up welding both Fred and Barney to the Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Will You Two Be My Wife?

Synopsis: A fascinating chapter in Rob's autobiography leads to another classic flashback sequence to the time that Rob (Dick Van Dyke) and Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) had just become engaged. Given a three-day pass by the Army for marital leave, Rob is faced with a choice: Should he tie the knot and begin the Read More

The Flintstones: Old Lady Betty

Synopsis: This is the only episode in which the oft-ignored Betty Rubble is made center of attention (though it still doesn't earn her her own "designer" pill in the Flintstones Vitamin bottle!) Hoping to raise enough money to purchase a gift for her husband, Betty disguises herself as "Mrs. O'Lady" an Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Lawman Barney

Actors: Howard McNear, Allan Melvin, Orville Sherman

Synopsis: Barney is upset that no one seems to take him seriously as Andy's deputy. The final straw is broken when a pair of tough truck farmers (Allan Melvin and Orville Sherman), pointedly ignore Barney's orders to stop illegally selling their produce. Andy tries to save Barney's dignity by concocting a Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Jailbreak

Actors: Allan Melvin, Fred E. Sherman, Ken Lynch

Synopsis: Andy manages to capture bank robber Doc Mallory (Allan Melvin), locking the outlaw in the Mayberry jail until the arrival of State Inspector Horton (Ken Lynch). Alas, Barney decides to "pump" Mallory for information, succeeding only in allowing the crook to escape. Andy and Barney get a chance to Read More

The Andy Griffith Show: Andy and Barney in the Big City

Actors: Allan Melvin

Synopsis: Hoping to secure more assistance from the state police commission, Andy and Barney head to the bustling metropolis of Raleigh, North Carolina. The problem is that Mayberry has practically no crime, and thus no extra help is needed. The powers-that-be change their minds when our heroes Read More

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, Mo.

Actors: Allan Melvin, June Dayton, Peter Leeds

Synopsis: The Petries are surprised when Harrison B. Harding (Allan Melvin), who says he's an old friend of Rob's, drops in for a visit. No one is more surprised than Rob, who has no recollection of Harding whatsoever. A subsequent series of curious events, capped by the disappearance of Rob's watch Read More

The Phil Silvers Show: Season 01