Electric Dreams
A single character uses a computer dating service to try to find love. It never goes how they expected.
Here's Lucy
Appearances
- The Odd Couple: Season 3, episode 1, "Gloria, Hallelujah" (1972). Myrna tells Oscar about a computer dating service she's been using, and he decides to try it.
- Sanford and Son: Season 4, episode 2, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (1974). Fred's late cousin George left Lamont $7,000 with the caveat that he must get married, have a child, and name the child George within one year. To help move things along, Fred signs Lamont up for a computer dating service.
- Diff'rent Strokes: Season 2, episode 15, "Friendly Mate" (1980). Mr. Drummond has been down lately because he's lonely, so Willis and Arnold sign him up for a computer dating service and get him a date on the same night that a friend from work fixes him up with a blind date.
- WKRP in Cincinnati: Season 4, episode 15, "I'll Take Romance" (1982). Herb's new client is a computer dating service, and he wants to try it out, so he signs up using Les's name.
- Mr. Belvedere: Season 2, episode 13, "The Teacher" (1986). Wesley thinks Mr. Belvedere is lonely, so he and Heather sign him up for a computer dating service to help him find a girlfriend.
- Head of the Class: Season 2, episode 20, "Don't Play with Matches" (1988). Dennis creates a computer dating service for nerds and charges his classmates for dates.
- The Golden Girls: Season 4, episode 14, "Love Me Tender" (1989). Sophia sets Dorothy up on a blind date, but her date cancels at the last minute, so Sophia calls a computer dating service and gets Dorothy another date, who turns out to be a short man who's still hung up on his ex-wife.
- Bottom: Season 2, episode 1, "Digger" (1992). Richie and Eddie use a computer dating service. Richie is matched with a viscountess who's fallen on hard times, and Eddie is matched with Sarah Furguson.
- The Office (UK): Season 3, episode 2, "Christmas Special: Part 2" (2003). David lied and told Neil that he's bringing a date to the Christmas party, so he scrambles to join a computer dating service and find one. He has no luck, he invites his last computer date to the party, even though he hasn't met her yet. Fortunately, she turns out to be lovely, and they hit it off immediately.