All's Fair

All's Fair is an American television situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1976 to 1977. The show co-starred Richard Crenna as a conservative political columnist and Bernadette Peters as a liberal photographer. This was the film debut of actor Michael Keaton as Lenny Wolf. An older (49) conservative columnist (Richard Crenna) and a young (23) liberal photographer (Bernadette Peters) become romantically involved. The complications of their polit... more

All's Fair is an American television situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1976 to 1977. The show co-starred Richard Crenna as a conservative political columnist and Bernadette Peters as a liberal photographer. This was the film debut of actor Michael Keaton as Lenny Wolf. An older (49) conservative columnist (Richard Crenna) and a young (23) liberal photographer (Bernadette Peters) become romantically involved. The complications of their politics and the age difference provide the story lines. The setting was Washington, D.C. The style of the show was described as "...almost constant hysteria, the rapid pacing set to the sounds of argumentative shouting." (John J. O'Connor, New York Times TV View, September 26, 1976, page D29.) Cast Crew Golden Globe, 1977, Best TV Actress - Musical/Comedy Bernadette Peters (nominated) Bernadette Peters had previously appeared as a guest star in two Norman Lear television series: Maude ("Rumpus in the Rumpus Room", September 22, 1975) and All in... less