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That Girl
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.
- Created by:
- Bill Persky
- Cast:
- Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 4
Episodes
Episode 1
Mission Improbable (1)
1969-09-18While modeling at Unifit, Ann is hired to spy on a competitor who is suspected of stealing designs.
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Mission Improbable (2)
1969-09-25 · 30mUnaware that her cover has been blown, Ann is tricked into photographing reject designs.
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My Part Belongs to Daddy
1969-10-02 · 30mAnn is assigned to direct the Brewster annual play, but has to tell her father that he will not have the starring role.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1969-10-09 · 30mAnn gets a job as a dancing chicken for a fried chicken chain. The boss keeps trying to ""pluck"" her in his car, but Ann gets out of her car and gets stranded.
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At the Drop of a Budget
1969-10-16 · 30mAnn goes to a dentist who uses hypnosis to calm people who are afraid down. When the dentist speaks to his wife on the phone while Ann is under hypnosis, the dentist tells his wife that she would buy anything at the drop of a hat and that EXACTLY what Ann does.
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Hearing Today, Gone Tomorrow
1969-10-23 · 30mA hearing loss from a cold that Ann receives ruins a commercial spot for her.
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The Snow Must Go On (1)
1969-10-30 · 30mAnn, her mother, her father and Donald are all stranded in a blizzard at Kennedy Airport. Ann is supposed to go to a Broadway audition and is determined to get there despite the weather.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
Write is Wrong (2)
1969-11-06 · 30mDon writes a TV segment about the incident at Kennedy Airport if Ann agrees to be the star. Don is constantly bugged about rewrites and all that, and the whole thing turns out to be a mess. Thank god for pre-emption, Ann thinks when her show is supposed to be on.
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Shake Hands and Come Out Acting
1969-11-13 · 30mDon is doing a story on a fighter who wants to be an actor.
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Fix My Screen and Bug Out
1969-11-20 · 30mAnn tries to help out her neighbors in saving their hotel from the ownership of her ex-boyfriend.
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Kiss That Girl Goodbye
1969-11-27 · 30mDon has a chance to go to Paris, but mulls about it when he thinks about how Ann will feel having to live without him.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 12
She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion (1)
1969-12-11 · 30mAnn gets a job in a show in Las Vegas with an egotistical actor who tries to ruin her relationship with Donald.
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She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion (2)
1969-12-18 · 30mMarty pulls a scheme to make it seem like Donald had married a starlet. Ann and Donald find out about the trick and decide to get Marty back by making it seem like Don is committing suicide.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 14
I Am a Curious Lemon
1969-12-25 · 30mAnn has a dinner party, and one of Donald's now-married ex-girlfriends will attend. Ann tries to impress Heather, but the plans are ruined when her juvenile weekend guest plugs in a heater to warm up her lemon tree.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 15
Ten Percent of Nothing is Nothing
1970-01-01 · 30mAnn joins her agent's comedy act in the Catskills, with disastrous results.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 16
Opening Night
1970-01-08 · 30mAnn dreads bad reviews of her opening night in Broadway, and all this anxiety gets her finger trapped in a kitchen faucet.
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That Meter Maid
1970-01-22 · 30mAnn relives her days as a meter maid when she meets Donald's new boss. As a meter maid, Ann tried to ticket the mayor's illegally parked car and was fired. Donald's new boss was the newspaper editor who printed Ann's letter of protest.
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Fly By Night (1)
1970-01-29 · 30mAnn and Donald plan a trip to her father's cabin in Vermont. Donald's friend, Jon, flies them to the cabin in a small plane, but the plane makes an emergency landing after running out of gas.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 19
Ugh, Wilderness (2)
1970-02-05 · 30mAfter determining Donald and Ann are okay, Jon goes to look for help. Ann and Donald start walking to keep warm and find a cabin. Ann's father gets nervous when they don't arrive on time and calls out a search party.
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Stocks and the Single Girl
1970-02-12 · 30mAnn accidentally meets a stockbroker and he gives her his card. It seems that he has a list of products (his grocery list) on the back of the card, and Ann invests in the stock market.
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The Night They Raided Daddy's
1970-02-19 · 30mAnn's father is losing business at his restaurant, so she hires a musical group to help bring business. The group she hires seem harmless enough, but when they perform, they do a Full Monty act!
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 22
The Reunion
1970-02-26 · 30mAs class secretary-treasurer, Ann loses track of $360 she is to use for a high school reunion. Her father lends her the money, even though the party is to be at a rival restaurant. At the party, Ann watches three classmates she suspects of having taken the money.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 23
Gone-A-Courtin'
1970-03-05 · 30mAnn has to go to court to help a producer win a lawsuit involving a shish-kabob skewer.
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They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
1970-03-12 · 30mNeighbor Ruth Bauman is strangely disinterested in a movie her husband is making with Ann and Donald. While viewing the film with Donald, Ann is shocked when she sees Ruth kissing another man in the background. Ann investigates to get the real story. It turns out that Ruth is pregnant and the man that she was kissing was her realtor because he found them a perfect place.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 25
Easy Faller
1970-03-19 · 30mDonald hurts his back trying to demonstrate skiing in Ann's apartment, and worries about missing an interview. Ann brings the interviewee over to her apartment, and Lou comes over as well!
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 26
All's Well That Ends
1970-03-26 · 30mDon wants to take Ann out to the theater for her birthday, but she has to stay and babysit for a neighbor's child who has the mumps.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Marlo Thomas
Ann Marie
Ted Bessell
Donald Hollinger
Lew Parker
Lew Marie
