Herbie, the Love Bug

5.7

1982

1 Season

Ended

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Overview

Herbie the Matchmaker, also known as Herbie, The Love Bug, is a short-lived situation comedy that aired on CBS in the spring of 1982. The series is based on Walt Disney Productions' popular Herbie film series, about a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. It was cancelled after five episodes and, for the next fifteen years, would mark Herbie's last new appearance in either television or film; Herbie would next return to television in the 1997 film The Love Bug.

Network

CBS

Episodes

Episode Runtime

48 min

Seasons & Episodes

E10.048m

Herbie the Matchmaker

Jim Douglas has pulled his famouse racing car off the track - where is he now? teaching a driving school- with major help from Herbie! Herbie and Jim Get involved in stopping a bank robbery and rescuing the beautiful teller Susan from her hostage situation - as gratitude she signs her daughter up for driving lessons. Jim falls head over heals for Susan only to find out she is temporarily engaged to a Mr. Randy Bigelow.

Mar 17, 1982

E20.048m

Herbie to the Rescue

Susan leaves Bigelow at the alter only to land Jim into a hostile situation as Randy Bigelow decides Jim needs to be eliminated from the picture - his first idea is to get the bank to loan Jim money to save his driving school- his plan: force him out of buisness.

Mar 24, 1982

E30.048m

My House and Your House

Jim and Susan plan to tie the knot- he assures her that his racing days are over - but after another race car driver taunts him into doing one more race- susan has second thoughts!

Mar 31, 1982

E40.048m

Herbie, the Best Man

Randy bigelow - still persistent to stop Jim and Susans wedding hires a private detective to scoop up somthing awful on Jim that will change Susans mind! When it fails he places a stink bomb inside Herbie - in hopes it will ruin the ceremony.

Apr 7, 1982

E50.048m

Calling Dr. Herbie

Jim and Susan decide they need a bigger family car.To test drive one they need collateral - Herbie is it, they leave him at the car lot while they take the new one for a spin. Herbie has a temper tantrum and destroys all the cars in the lot.Jim unable to pay for the damages, reluctantly has to leave Herbie inpounded until he can raise the cash. In the meantime thieves try to steal Herbie.

Apr 14, 1982