Here he is very young before he played Max, and also here he is now. WOW!!! Still pretty HOT!!! ;) And when he was young!!! WHOA!!!! DAMN he was FINE!!! :eek: ;)


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In the older picture he looks a lot like his Dad, Harvey Lembeck!

In the older picture he looks a lot like his Dad, Harvey Lembeck!


He looks ALOT like his Dad!;) Here is Harvey!! WOW ! :)


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I think he not only resembles his dad, but sounds like him also when he speaks.

I think he not only resembles his dad, but sounds like him also when he speaks.


YES!!! They are such New Yorkers!! ;) I Missed a few eps , but was Max supposed to have been from Houston? Or did he just move there for a job after he and Julie married? I think it was said before that he had family in Houston? Why didn't they just make him be from New York or New Jersey ? It is obvious from his accent that he is from there! But I might have missed something like I said? :confused:

Does anyone here know the full background/back story on Max?

I have the Mary Hartman complete series DVD, Michael Lembeck is in that show, he plays the role of goofy TV reporter Clete Meisenheimer. His role in One Day At A Time is much different, a young, normal, family type of guy.

BonnieGirl....I've just started watching the show again on AntennaTv...been way more years then I would like to even calculate since I've watched this show. I did watch back 'in the day', probably when it was originally aired, so I couldn't tell you the background story of Max...but now I think I'll do a little googling to see what may be stated about his characters background.

I vaguely remember these last episodes, so I'm actually enjoying watching. I dvr them every evening, so hoping I'll catch the whole series over a period of time.

I always equate Michael with being a little mini-me of his dad! ;)

Well, here is one more edit :lol: I'm watching last nights show...and Max has learned Julie is leaving him and the baby, and he says he is going back to Houston to be with his family, so there is our answer!:)

I have the Mary Hartman complete series DVD, Michael Lembeck is in that show, he plays the role of goofy TV reporter Clete Meisenheimer. His role in One Day At A Time is much different, a young, normal, family type of guy.


I remember watching Mary Hartman with my sister. it was on late night. So only on summer nights and if it was during school, just Friday nights. We watched on the little portable TV because Mom and Dad were watching the news and than the Tonight show on the big living room TV ! :)

I do remember that Clete Meisenheimer. We thought he was really cute! :) Michael Lembeck popped up in lots of shows back around than, but I never really knew his name. Just when he came on I'd think he was good looking! In a way back than with his dark puffy long 70's hair he kind of reminded me of the guy who played Marcia's boyfriend on the Brady Bunch . The ep where she works at the Ice cream parlor and he comes in with another girl! But that actor is Michael Grey! They sort of resemble each other though! ;)

I will post pictures later. I saw some the other day , but I don't have time to look them up and post right now! ;)

BonnieGirl....I've just started watching the show again on AntennaTv...been way more years then I would like to even calculate since I've watched this show. I did watch back 'in the day', probably when it was originally aired, so I couldn't tell you the background story of Max...but now I think I'll do a little googling to see what may be stated about his characters background.

I vaguely remember these last episodes, so I'm actually enjoying watching. I dvr them every evening, so hoping I'll catch the whole series over a period of time.

I always equate Michael with being a little mini-me of his dad! ;)

Well, here is one more edit :lol: I'm watching last nights show...and Max has learned Julie is leaving him and the baby, and he says he is going back to Houston to be with his family, so there is our answer!:)


LOL!! A Mini Me of his Dad!! That's a good one! :D

Yeah when Max first came on the show with Fred ( Julie's fiancé ) , I remember Fred having a Southern type accent. So they were friends from Houston! I know it's just a TV show and I'm over analyzing , but come on!! Max's accent is so NOT a Texas accent! LOL!!! :lol: Maybe his family moved from New York to Houston when he was a teenager or something! ;)

Great genes run in the family. Have you seen his sister Helaine? She is still beautiful.

Great genes run in the family. Have you seen his sister Helaine? She is still beautiful.


Yes! I saw recent pictures ! She actually looks prettier now than when she played Judy on Welcome back kotter! ;) On WBK she was the nerdy, smart girl so they played her looks down! But I always thought she had a cute face and if she played a cool, popular girl they would have had her fixed up and she would have been hot! ;)

I liked her better on Magic Mongo. They upped her sex appeal in that one. She was funnier and she hot in her green swim suit and as a cheerleader.

Here is Michael's Dad , Harvey Lembeck from All in the family. This ep. was on yesterday. He was one of the guys from the WW2 convention when Pinkie played the practical joke on Archie in" Archie's other wife" !

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Harvey was in all of the Beach Party movies in the 60s as Eric Von Zipper. That franchise included of course the famous Beach Blanket Bingo. I think there were 9 movies in all. Sadly Harvey passed away just a few years before the revival movie Back To The Beach (1987), I'm sure he would have reprized his role had he been alive.

Harvey was in all of the Beach Party movies in the 60s as Eric Von Zipper. That franchise included of course the famous Beach Blanket Bingo. I think there were 9 movies in all. Sadly Harvey passed away just a few years before the revival movie Back To The Beach (1987), I'm sure he would have reprized his role had he been alive.


Speaking of the beach. Harvey guest starred on CHIPS ! I was watching my Season 1 DVD the other day ! There was an ep where Ponch & Jon were burned out from Highway patrol duty, so they were able to get a stint at working Beach Patrol at Malibu!!;) Harvey played a guy who was driving a champagne delivery truck and got in an accident because he was looking at the girls in their bikinis!!! :lol: And the champagne bottles were popping open and he was all worried and upset thinking his boss would think he had had drank them. :lol: He was hilarious in this part, showed his comedic talent . Much funnier than he was on All in the family , he didn't do much! ;)

That was a shame, he passed away pretty young. :( And ya know Michael was playing Max on ODAAT at the time his Dad passed away. I can imagine how sad he was! I wonder if some eps worked around him not being on the show, so he could mourn his Father some! :( They are Jewish, and I know in Jewish tradition they have the funeral and all right away when a person passes, but still he would want some time off of work being it was his Father passing so young! I'm thinking it was a heart attack and unexpected! :(

I don't know how many of you remember The Krofft Supershow. He played Kaptain Kool. I loved that show as a kid. This was before he joined ODAAT. It aired on Saturday mornings from 1976-1978.

Yeah! I posted about that somewhere recently! I think it was here on SOL somewhere , but maybe it was IMdB?

I was already a teenager when that show was on, but had I known cute Michael was in it at the time I would have watched it anyway. When I was younger I loved HR Puffinstuff and the Bugaloos (Other kroft brothers shows) !


So I take it they sang? How was Michaels's singing? :D

Yeah! I posted about that somewhere recently! I think it was here on SOL somewhere , but maybe it was IMdB?

I was already a teenager when that show was on, but had I known cute Michael was in it at the time I would have watched it anyway. When I was younger I loved HR Puffinstuff and the Bugaloos (Other kroft brothers shows) !


OH yeah, here it is. I did post this on another ODAAT thread! ;)

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I don't know how many of you remember The Krofft Supershow. He played Kaptain Kool. I loved that show as a kid. This was before he joined ODAAT. It aired on Saturday mornings from 1976-1978.

I totally forgot he was part of that. I loved The Krofft Supershow, and everything Krofft as a kid.

I totally forgot he was part of that. I loved The Krofft Supershow, and everything Krofft as a kid.


DANG!!! I'm sad I missed it!!:( If I had only been a few years younger! LOL!!! :lol:

Did you know that Michael is now a successful director? According to imdb.com, he directed 24 episodes of Friends, and the pilot of Hot in Cleaveland starring his former co-star Valerie Bertinelli. He also directed episodes of Major Dad, Mad About You, and Everybody Loves Raymond.

Michael also directed the 2 The Santa Clause sequels.

Can somebody get pictures of Helaine in Magic Mongo?

Can somebody get pictures of Helaine in Magic Mongo?

http://www.70slivekidvid.com/magic/helaine1.jpg

Did you know that Michael is now a successful director? According to imdb.com, he directed 24 episodes of Friends, and the pilot of Hot in Cleaveland starring his former co-star Valerie Bertinelli. He also directed episodes of Major Dad, Mad About You, and Everybody Loves Raymond.


OH yeah I know!! He doesn't do any acting anymore just directing! I wish he would turn up guest starring on something or in a movie! I wonder why he gave up acting altogether? I guess he is busy enough with the directing! ;)

When he directed Hot in Cleveland , I wonder if he kissed Valerie. I guess if her character were happily married or had a fiancé , he could reenact his Max character (falling for women who already were taken) ! ! Haha!! :lol:

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Helaine looks a little like her Dad too! ;) I wonder what their Mom looked like?

I've never seen Foley Square. Michael was in this show that lasted only 14 episodes in 1985-1986!!! Does anyone else remember it or have seen it?

Besides Max, this is the only time I've seen him bearded from pictures I've been finding of him! Except for that fake beard he wore on Barney Miller!!! LOL!!

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How cool !! Michael and John Ritter from a Thanksgiving Love Boat ep!!!


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That's not John Ritter. Might be Richard Hatch.

That's not John Ritter. Might be Richard Hatch.

The one in the middle is John Ritter:)

I've never seen Foley Square. Michael was in this show that lasted only 14 episodes in 1985-1986!!! Does anyone else remember it or have seen it?


If you really want people's memories of Foley Square, you might want to give it its own topic on the general sitcom and discussion board.

That's not John Ritter. Might be Richard Hatch.


I think you are right!;) That isn't John! Now that I look more closely !! Thanks for pointing that out to me!!! I was thinking of posting this pic over on the Threes company threads too!! It's a good thing I didn't huh? I'd feel like the biggest fool!! :crazy: :D :confused:

The one in the middle is John Ritter:)


He shrunk!!! :crazy: :lol: :D


Opus, did you see the thread I put together with all the ODAAT pictures? Your Barbara is in a lot of them! ;) :)

That's John Ritter impersonating Richard Hatch.

Opus, did you see the thread I put together with all the ODAAT pictures? Your Barbara is in a lot of them! ;) :)

Oh yeah, even if I'm not commenting, I'm still lurking. I had seen most of them before, except for the recent Mac/Mike pic. That was a good find.

Helaine looks a little like her Dad too! ;) I wonder what their Mom looked like?
I saw her most recent pictures. She still is gorgeous.

I saw her most recent pictures. She still is gorgeous.


Yeah. I've seen recent pics of her. She seems to have gotten prettier with age!! ;)

Michael Lembeck was on a documentary about Everybody Loves Raymond, where he talked about the casting process and directing the pilot. He appears at about 9:55 in the clip.

https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/329548/s01-e01-everybody-loves-raymond

Michael Lembeck was on a documentary about Everybody Loves Raymond, where he talked about the casting process and directing the pilot. He appears at about 9:55 in the clip.

https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/329548/s01-e01-everybody-loves-raymond

Very cool!! :cool: Thanks for posting this! I'm looking forward to watching it soon!! :);):wave:

And so cool this thread was "BUMPED" !:cool: I had totally forgotten about it!!! I will be posting more of Max, before and after One day at a time!!:):heart::eyes::love:

Not much difference.

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From one of his earliest roles to a really recent picture!! :):heart::eyes::love:

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From one of his earliest roles to a really recent picture!! :):heart::eyes::love:
He’s aged, but again, who doesn’t? Still overall kept his looks in tact though.