'' Decisions! Decisions!'' is a 1971 American

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starring

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and

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. The film was part of a two-picture deal between Bob Newhart and

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. It was filmed as two one-hour shots and put together and screened as one film which originally aired on

on September 11, 1971.Meanwhile, Back at the Networks Los Angeles Times 13 Sep 1971: f16.

Plot

The misadventures of a salesman and a sexologist featuring two plot outlines introduced to a studio audience, who then votes to determine which should be developed.

Cast

as John Hobson *

as Phoebe Masterson *

as Andrea Winters *

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as Lt. Ettinger *

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as Railroad Ticket Clerk *

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as Tex

References

External links

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