Series synopsis
That Girl is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on September 8, 1966. It ended on March 19, 1971. It was created by Bill Persky. It stars Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker and Luana Anders.
That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her ...
Premise
That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Marlo Thomas as Ann Marie
- Ted Bessell as Donald Hollinger
- Lew Parker as Lew Marie
- Luana Anders
- Michael Conrad
- Rupert Crosse
- Sam Melville
- Jackie Joseph
Supporting cast
- Paul Lynde
- Henry Jones
- Joy Harmon
- Benny Rubin
- Bernie Kopell as Jerry Bauman
- Garry Marshall
- Arlene Golonka
- Karen Arthur
- Dick Wesson
- Barry Sullivan
- Cesare Danova
- Renzo Cesana
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 139 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | ||
| Season 1 | 30 | September 8, 1966 | April 6, 1967 |
| Season 2 | 30 | September 7, 1967 | April 25, 1968 |
| Season 3 | 26 | September 26, 1968 | March 27, 1969 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 18, 1969 | March 26, 1970 |
| Season 5 | 24 | September 25, 1970 | March 19, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
That Show… That Woman… That Creation of That Girl Interview featurette with producer/star Marlo Thomas |
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| 2 |
That Girl in New York Outtakes, raw footage and other clips, narrated by Marlo Thomas and co-creator Bill Persky |
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| 3 |
The Creation of That Girl: A New Beginning For Women "That Show…That Woman…The Creation of That Girl: A New Beginning For Women" featurette |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There Ann's five years of being an independent woman actress begins when she meets Donald Hollinger, a magazine reporter, in one of her in-between jobs as a candy clerk. She gets a job in a perfume commercial where she plays a woman who gets kidnapped by two robbers. Donald happens to see the act and thinks that Ann is in real trouble, so he saves her only to get serious flack from her. But with that incident aside, Ann and Donald find out that they really belong together. |
September 8, 1966 |
| 2 |
Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye Ann Marie leaves the safety and comfort of her parent's home to live on her own in New York. But she has a visit from her mother who is threatening to move in with her! |
September 15, 1966 |
| 3 |
Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night Ann has a chance to audition for Jules Benedict, but has to babysit Leon and Judy's baby as well. Will Ann be able to pull this off? |
September 22, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pass the Potatoes, Ethel Merman Ann is overwhelmed to find herself on stage with Ethel Merman, who chooses Ann for a walk-on part in a revival of ""Gypsy."" |
September 7, 1967 |
| 2 |
The Good Skate Ann makes a valiant effort to learn to roller-skate to get a part in a soft-drink commercial. |
September 14, 1967 |
| 3 |
Black, White and Read All Over Donald, the proud owner of an unpublished novel, needs cheering when he gets his twelfth rejection slip. Ann's father makes connections with a publisher for Don's book, but he reads it himself and refuses to send it in. |
September 21, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sock It to Me Against the objections of the director, Ann is awarded a part in a Broadway play by the star, Barry Sullivan. Ann is excited to get this opportunity, but when the script calls for Ann to slap Barry, she can't bring herself to do it. |
September 26, 1968 |
| 2 |
The Hi-Jack and the Mighty Ann works as a flight attendant to get a job for an airline commercial. Ann thinks that a man is going to hijack the plane and she tackles him. She then discovers that he is a detective hired to prevent hijackings! |
October 3, 1968 |
| 3 |
Eleven Angry Men and That Girl Ann takes her jury duty to heart and will not go along with the rest of the panel when they all want to vote ""guilty"" against a man accused of hitting his wife with an ashtray. After reasoning that he couldn't have hit her with his right hand, she convinces the others and they vote for acquittal. |
October 10, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mission Improbable (1) While modeling at Unifit, Ann is hired to spy on a competitor who is suspected of stealing designs. |
September 18, 1969 |
| 2 |
Mission Improbable (2) Unaware that her cover has been blown, Ann is tricked into photographing reject designs. |
September 25, 1969 |
| 3 |
My Part Belongs to Daddy Ann is assigned to direct the Brewster annual play, but has to tell her father that he will not have the starring role. |
October 2, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Counter Proposal After four years of dating, Donald finally asks Ann to marry him and presents her with an engagement ring - which he was talked into buying second-hand by a co-worker against his better judgement. |
September 25, 1970 |
| 2 |
Donald, Sandi, and Harry and Snoopy Donald's sister Sandi has a passion for an actor, and he wants Ann to check up on him to see if he's a good man. The actor finds out what's going on and makes moves on Ann to teach her a lesson. |
October 2, 1970 |
| 3 |
I Ain't Got Nobody A nude picture of Ann is plastered in a ""Playpen"" magazine, which jeopardizes her chance of being on a kiddie show. |
October 9, 1970 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 8, 1966 |
| Last aired | March 19, 1971 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |