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Robert Kaufman

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TootsieTootsie · 1982
Tootsie
★ 7.21982
MovieComedyRomance
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Love at First BiteLove at First Bite · 1979
Love at First Bite
★ 6.01979
MovieRomanceComedy
Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.
She's Out of ControlShe's Out of Control · 1989
She's Out of Control
★ 5.21989
MovieComedyRomance
A Los Angeles radio-station manager's girlfriend shows his teenage daughter how to be sexy.
Split ImageSplit Image · 1982
Split Image
★ 6.01982
MovieDrama
An impressionable young man finds himself enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.
Freebie and the BeanFreebie and the Bean · 1974
Freebie and the Bean
★ 6.11974
MovieActionComedy
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
The Happy Hooker Goes to WashingtonThe Happy Hooker Goes to Washington · 1977
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
★ 3.81977
MovieComedy
The world's most famous madame is called to Washington to testify before Congress.
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini MachineDr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine · 1965
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
★ 5.31965
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot has invented an army of bikini-clad robots programmed to seek out wealthy men and charm them into signing over their assets. Secret agent Craig Gamble and millionaire Todd Armstrong set out to foil his fiendish plot.
Divorce American StyleDivorce American Style · 1967
Divorce American Style
★ 5.81967
MovieComedy
After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world of divorce.

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The Bob Newhart ShowThe Bob Newhart Show · 1961
The Bob Newhart Show
★ 9.01961
SeriesComedy
The Bob Newhart Show is an American comedy variety show starring comedian Bob Newhart. It originally ran from October 1961 through June 1962 on NBC, airing on Wednesday nights at 10pm Eastern time, immediately following Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall. The variety show was sponsored by Kraft Foods's Sealtest Dairy division. The show was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor in 1962. It was also nominated for the Writing Achievement in Comedy Award for Roland Kibbee, Bob Newhart, Don Hinkley, Milt Rosen, Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Robert Kaufman, Norm Liebmann, Charles Sherman, Howard Snyder and Larry Siegel, but they lost to Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show. The show also won a Peabody Award in 1961.

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