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Bob and Carol Sanders (Culp and Wood) are an upper-middle-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
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Bob and Carol Sanders (Culp and Wood) are an a married upper-middle-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
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''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' is a 1969 film directed by Creator/PaulMazursky, starring Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/ElliottGould, {{Creator/Robert Culp}}, and {{Creator/Dyan Cannon}}.
Bob and Carol (Culp and Wood) are an upper-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
Their close friends Ted and Alice (Gould and Cannon) are shocked and uncomfortable when Bob and Carol tell them about their new open relationship. However, after Alice has a breakthrough in therapy, she apologizes to Carol for being uptight. A joint vacation to Las Vegas then threatens to become a polyamorous weekend pairing up Ted and Carol and AliceAndBob.
Bob and Carol (Culp and Wood) are an upper-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
Their close friends Ted and Alice (Gould and Cannon) are shocked and uncomfortable when Bob and Carol tell them about their new open relationship. However, after Alice has a breakthrough in therapy, she apologizes to Carol for being uptight. A joint vacation to Las Vegas then threatens to become a polyamorous weekend pairing up Ted and Carol and AliceAndBob.
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''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' is a 1969 comedy-drama film directed by Creator/PaulMazursky, starring Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/ElliottGould, {{Creator/Robert Culp}}, Creator/RobertCulp, and {{Creator/Dyan Cannon}}.Creator/DyanCannon.
Bob and Carol Sanders (Culp and Wood) are anupper-class upper-middle-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
Their close friends Ted and Alice Henderson (Gould and Cannon) are shocked and uncomfortable when Bob and Carol tell them about their new open relationship. However, after Alice has a breakthrough in therapy, she apologizes to Carol for being uptight. A joint vacation to Las Vegas then threatens to become a polyamorous weekend pairing up Ted and Carol and AliceAndBob.
Bob and Carol Sanders (Culp and Wood) are an
Their close friends Ted and Alice Henderson (Gould and Cannon) are shocked and uncomfortable when Bob and Carol tell them about their new open relationship. However, after Alice has a breakthrough in therapy, she apologizes to Carol for being uptight. A joint vacation to Las Vegas then threatens to become a polyamorous weekend pairing up Ted and Carol and AliceAndBob.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Carol and Alice in their underwear in more than one scene.
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* LingerieScene: Carol and Alice in their underwear in more than one scene.
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* YourCheatingHeart: The whole ball of infidelity starts rolling when Bob admits to Carol that he had a fling while he was away on business. A lot more infidelity follows.
* YourCheatingHeart: The whole ball of infidelity starts rolling when Bob admits to Carol that he had a fling while he was away on business. A lot more infidelity follows.
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* YourCheatingHeart: The whole ball of infidelity starts rolling when Bob admits to Carol that he had a fling while he was away on business. A lot more infidelity follows.seconds?
* YourCheatingHeart: The whole ball of infidelity starts rolling when Bob admits to Carol that he had a fling while he was away on business. A lot more infidelity follows.
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''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' is a 1969 film directed by Creator/PaulMazursky, starring Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/ElliottGould, Robert Culp, {{Creator/Robert Culp}}, and Dyan Cannon.{{Creator/Dyan Cannon}}.
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* BlandNameProduct: The goofy retreat where naked people are walking around and Bob and Carol go to a weird group therapy session is called "the Institute", but it's obviously the Esalen Institute, which first started getting famous in the late 1960s for its New Age group therapy sessions.[[note]]For another fictional depiction of the Esalen Institute set in this same time period, see the last episode of ''Series/MadMen'', "[[Recap/MadMenS7E14PersonToPerson Person to Person]]".
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* BlandNameProduct: The goofy retreat where naked people are walking around and Bob and Carol go to a weird group therapy session is called "the Institute", but it's obviously the Esalen Institute, which first started getting famous in the late 1960s for its New Age group therapy sessions.[[note]]For another fictional depiction of the Esalen Institute set in this same time period, see the last episode of ''Series/MadMen'', "[[Recap/MadMenS7E14PersonToPerson Person to Person]]".[[/note]]
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* BlandNameProduct: The goofy retreat where naked people are walking around and Bob and Carol go to a weird group therapy session is called "the Institute", but it's obviously the Esalen Institute, which first started getting famous in the late 1960s for its New Age group therapy sessions.[[note]]For another fictional depiction of the Esalen Institute set in this same time period, see the last episode of ''Series/MadMen'', "[[Recap/MadMenS7E14PersonToPerson Person to Person]]".
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* BikiniBar: The gang goes to a nightclub that features women dancing on a stage in flimsy outfits.
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* EthicalSlut: Carol becomes this after finding out about Bob's affair. She brings a man home for sex and then criticizes Bob when he gets uptight about it.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bob looks straight into the camera while nuzzling Alice. The would-be orgy grinds to a halt immediately after.
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* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: The party in the hotel suite nearly becomes this, after Alice finds out about Ted's affair and demands an orgy.
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* TitleDrop: "Here's a toast to Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice."
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* MyGirlIsASlut: Gender-flipped. When Bob confesses his infidelity, not only is Carol not mad, she's turned on. Sex on the floor follows.
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* TheShrink: Alice has a breakthrough at her regular therapy session.
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* TheCameo: Creator/BillCosby, Robert Culp's co-star in ''Series/ISpy'', bumps into Bob at a nightclub.
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* WeAreAsMayflies: Part of Bob's argument when he urges Ted to act on his impulses and have an affair.
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* ReallyGetsAround: One of the attendees at the therapy session along with Bob and Carol says that her problem is "I can't say no to any man."
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* {{Polyamory}}: The two couples seem ready to explore this at the end, but they change their minds.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of the attendees at the therapy session along with Bob and Carol says that her problem is "I can't say no to any man.""
* YourCheatingHeart: The whole ball of infidelity starts rolling when Bob admits to Carol that he had a fling while he was away on business. A lot more infidelity follows.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of the attendees at the therapy session along with Bob and Carol says that her problem is "I can't say no to any man.
* YourCheatingHeart: The whole ball of infidelity starts rolling when Bob admits to Carol that he had a fling while he was away on business. A lot more infidelity follows.
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* BlandNameProduct: The goofy retreat where naked people are walking around and Bob and Carol go to a weird group therapy session is called "the Institute", but it's obviously the Esalen Institute, which first started getting famous in the late 1960s for its New Age group therapy sessions.
* CallBack: The film ends with our heroes leaving the casino along with quite a few other hotel guests. They stand around the front entrance, and it becomes clear that they're having a staring therapy session like in the opening scenes at Esalen.
* FanserviceExtra: All the lovely naked ladies strolling around the Esalen Institute.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of the attendees at the therapy session along with Bob and Carol says that her problem is "I can't say no to any man."
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''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' is a 1969 film directed by Creator/PaulMazursky, starring Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/ElliottGould, Robert Culp, and Dyan Cannon.
Bob and Carol (Culp and Wood) are an upper-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
Their close friends Ted and Alice (Gould and Cannon) are shocked and uncomfortable when Bob and Carol tell them about their new open relationship. However, after Alice has a breakthrough in therapy, she apologizes to Carol for being uptight. A joint vacation to Las Vegas then threatens to become a polyamorous weekend pairing up Ted and Carol and AliceAndBob.
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Bob and Carol (Culp and Wood) are an upper-class married couple with a little too much time on their hands. After going to a group therapy retreat, Bob and Carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. Bob confesses a one-night stand with a casual acquaintance. Carol not only isn't mad, she's turned on, and soon enough she has her own fling, which she tells Bob about.
Their close friends Ted and Alice (Gould and Cannon) are shocked and uncomfortable when Bob and Carol tell them about their new open relationship. However, after Alice has a breakthrough in therapy, she apologizes to Carol for being uptight. A joint vacation to Las Vegas then threatens to become a polyamorous weekend pairing up Ted and Carol and AliceAndBob.
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