That Girl: Season 2
Ann and Donald are back for the second season of the groundbreaking hit situation comedy That Girl which aired in 1967-1968. It remained in a prime ABC spot following Bewitched and the viewer numbers regularly ranked in the top 5 television shows airing at that time. On September 20, 1967, Variety reported that That Girl held 27.5% of the TV viewing audience. This substantial number continued to grow through the season and by January 1968, Nielsen polls showed 45.4% of the TV audience was tuning in.
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A TV Classic - MacAskill
It really was a classic of its day. And I saw that as a fella. Mind you, I have a wife who grew up with the show and adored it; and two daughters who watched reruns as they entered adolescence. But the series truly has an effervescence and spirit that's unique and quite infectious. One of the small additional pleasures is seeing well-known show biz personalities of the day (and subsequent years) making cameo appearances.
The show captures a sweet innocent time in New York, and in the lives of many baby boomers, and I can still feeling the pleasurable anticipation of hearing that unmistakable theme song and watching the iconic opening sequence (which is echoed several years later in Mary Tyler Moore).
I think the show is swell.The angel behind that smile! - Kevin270
I’m always amazed when I mention the TV sitcom “That Girl”, and people don’t know what I’m talking about. Unlike “Bewitched” and “I Dream of Jeannie”, the sitcom “That Girl” was originally aired in the 1960s, and then it went away until the 1990s when it was aired on the Women’s Network. The other sitcoms have been in reruns ever since they left the air. The Women’s Network only aired “That Girl” for a short period, and then it was gone. “That Girl” is like a buried treasure just waiting to be found. I recall the show as being one of the very first where women counted. Many people believe that Mary Tyler Moore was the first woman to “make it on her own”, but that is so wrong. The first woman who really made it on her own was none other than “Marlo Thomas”. She played the perky Ann Marie Brewster, an aspiring actress who lived by herself in an apartment in New York City. She kept in close contact with her parents. Very early in season one she met the man of her dreams – Donald Hollanger. Donald was her boyfriend who loved her dearly. Who wouldn’t love her? Marlo Thomas is the type of person who could pull a manic depressive out of any dark and dreary disposition. Ann Marie’s smile, her innocence all came to life in “That Girl”. I could not wait to get home from school to see this show. To find out what sort of ridiculous situation Ann Marie would find herself in that day. I have many happy memories of this show. It was one of the only sitcoms that filmed much of their episodes outside. There are various shots of New York, lakes, forests, bowling alleys, diners, and much more. The show always left me feeling happy in knowing that there is a true angel in this world – Ann Marie. Her clothes were just something else too! Even by today’s standards, Ann Marie’s clothes would be a fabulous collection to any young lady’s wardrobe. The clothes were highly stylish and classy. I will never understand why the show left the air for so long in Canada. It
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A TV Classic - MacAskill
It really was a classic of its day. And I saw that as a fella. Mind you, I have a wife who grew up with the show and adored it; and two daughters who watched reruns as they entered adolescence. But the series truly has an effervescence and spirit that's unique ...The angel behind that smile! - Kevin270
I’m always amazed when I mention the TV sitcom “That Girl”, and people don’t know what I’m talking about. Unlike “Bewitched” and “I Dream of Jeannie”, the sitcom “That Girl” was originally aired in the 1960s, and then it went away until the 1990s when it ...