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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 5
Episodes
Episode 1
Counter Proposal
1970-09-25 · 30mAfter 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.
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Donald, Sandi, and Harry and Snoopy
1970-10-02Donald'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.
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I Ain't Got Nobody
1970-10-09 · 30mA nude picture of Ann is plastered in a ""Playpen"" magazine, which jeopardizes her chance of being on a kiddie show.
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No Man is Manhattan Island
1970-10-16 · 30mOn a game show, Ann is asked to find out about her neighbors. No one wants to speak up, so Ann throws a party to invite everyone until her purse gets stolen.
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Rattle of a Single Girl
1970-10-23 · 30mAnn and Donald go to a pre-nuptial counselor to weed out their non-existent problems.
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There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (1)
1970-10-30 · 30mAnn learns that killing two birds with one stone is almost too much when she goes to St. Louis with Donald to meet his parents and to star in a play. She is convinced that Don's mother hates her and decides that she might be able to turn it around if she were to have a larger, starring role in the play instead of her more modest part.
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There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (2)
1970-11-06 · 30mIn St. Louis to appear in a play and meet Donald's parents, Ann once again finds that nothing is ever easy.
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That Cake
1970-11-13 · 30mAnn lands the presitgious title of ""Miss New York has Everything"" and does a TV promotion for the city in which she bakes a fruit topped cheesecake using all New York ingredients. While baking the cake, Ann loses her ring in the cake batter, and to make matters worse, the cake has been shipped to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's house for a state dinner. After all the trouble they went to, Ann finds out that her ring wasn't even in the governor's cake!
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That Girl's Daddy
1970-11-20 · 30mLou feels as though he is getting too old, and Ann introduces him to Jeanie, who makes him feel more younger. Ann thinks that he is going to leave her mother when actually he wants to please her.
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Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off
1970-11-27 · 30mAnn is hired by a rival magazine because they think that Donald is going to help her out now that they are engaged.
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Super Reporter
1970-12-04 · 30mDon is stuck in a ""super Don"" costume when his friends steal his clothes and forget to give them back to him. All before he is to accept an Humanitarian award from the deputy mayor!
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That Senorita
1970-12-11 · 30mAnn gets a lesson in minorities when a sketch that she is in is very offensive to Mexicans.
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An Uncle Herbert for All Seasons
1970-12-18 · 30mUncle Herbert is turning Ann and Donald's world upside down when he makes bogus get-rich-quick schemes.
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That Script
1971-01-01 · 30mAnn wants film rights to a novel, but the author will not sell. He changes his mind when he sees Ann, and how much she resembles his late wife. His new wife tells Ann that her husband can't write anymore and Ann turns down the movie out of respect for him.
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Those Friars
1971-01-08 · 30mAnn's late Uncle Harry wills her an old trunk filled with bits and pieces of his career in vaudeville. Ann is doubly surprised when stars Milton Berle and Danny Thomaspay a visit to her apartment and try to buy the old trunk.
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A Limited Engagement
1971-01-15 · 30mDonald breaks off his engagement to Ann because of cold feet.
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The Russians are Staying
1971-01-29 · 30mAnn makes friends with a Russian named Nicholai who is a con man sponging off her.
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That Shoplifter
1971-02-05 · 30mAnn is duped by a robber into shoplifting.
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Chef's Night Out
1971-02-12 · 30mAnn and Donald try to run Lou's restaurant by themselves when the staff comes down with a virus.
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That King
1971-02-19 · 30mAnn makes friends with a king, who turns out to be a kid!
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Stag Party
1971-02-26 · 30mDonald's friends throw him a stag party - which almost costs him his engagement to Ann.
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Two For the Money
1971-03-05 · 30mAnn gets a modeling assignment at Belmont Race Track and when Don's friends realize there's a horse running named for her, they see it as a ""sign"" and send her with the money to place a bet for them. She loses the ticket at the wrong time!
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Soot Yourself
1971-03-12 · 30mAs a member of an ecology-minded group, Ann is assigned to picket in front of the Newsview Magazine building where Donald works. Donald tries to make amends by inviting his boss to Ann's house for dinner.
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The Elevated Woman
1971-03-19 · 30mOn their way to the Women's Liberation meeting, which Donald reluctantly agrees to visit, Ann and Donald become trapped in a stuck elevator. While they await to be rescued, they look back on their favorite moments together.
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Marlo Thomas
Ann Marie
Ted Bessell
Donald Hollinger
Lew Parker
Lew Marie
