That Girl (1966) Season 1

That Girl (1966)

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.

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1x01 Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

08 September, 1966 8:00 am

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.

1x02 Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

15 September, 1966 8:00 am

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!

1x03 Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night

22 September, 1966 8:00 am

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?

1x04 I'll Be Suing You

29 September, 1966 8:00 am

Ann has to go to court because of an accident involving a pedestrian and a sewing machine.

1x05 Anatomy of a Blunder

06 October, 1966 8:00 am

Ann brings Donald home to meet her parents, but he goes through some serious torture when they stop for a little picnic on the way.

1x06 Rich Little Rich Kid

13 October, 1966 8:00 am

Ann is charmed by a wealthy man who gives her many luxuries and Don tries to compete. Ann realizes that money is not the most important thing in a relationship.

1x07 Help Wanted

20 October, 1966 8:00 am

One rule in life: never ever ask your girlfriend to work with you. Don learns that the hard way when he hires Ann to be his secretary.

1x08 Little Auction Annie

27 October, 1966 7:00 am

At an antique auction, Ann buys a box of junk with a baseball in it. A strange man follows her because he wants the baseball. It turns out that he is an ex-baseball player who wants the ball for sentimental reasons.

1x09 Time for Arrest

03 November, 1966 8:00 am

Ann ends up in jail trying to help a fellow waitress when she serves two rival underworld groups and the place gets raided by the police.

1x10 Break a Leg

10 November, 1966 8:00 am

Ann's friend Sandy, an actress who has just won a lead role in a Broadway play, visits Ann. Suddenly, Sandy gets sick, leaving Ann to play her role. Everyone thinks that Ann stole teh job from her, but Ann pays them no never mind as she enjoys her chance. Unfortunately the play closes after one performance.

1x11 What's in a Name?

17 November, 1966 8:00 am

Ann's agent thinks that she needs a new name for an excellent acting career.

1x12 Soap Gets in Your Eyes

24 November, 1966 8:00 am

Donald's parents meet Ann for the first time, and his mother Mildred takes a dislike to Ann because she plays a vamp on a soap opera.

1x13 All About Ann

01 December, 1966 8:00 am

Ann thinks she will lose her sweet Donald to a famous actress when all the time, he is interviewing her for his article.

1x14 Phantom of the Horse Opera

08 December, 1966 8:00 am

Ann and Donald find a strange organ player who used to play the soundtrack in silent movies. Donald does a story about him, but he disappears because he is a wanted criminal.

1x15 Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts

15 December, 1966 8:00 am

Ann is being given presents by one of her acting class colleagues, Hobart Niles. She and Donald think that these gifts are hot, but they find out that Hobart is very wealthy.

1x16 Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid

22 December, 1966 8:00 am

This very touching Christmas episode has Ann telling Donald about a time where she was a teacher and had to keep a lonely boy company on Christmas when his parents cannot get him.

1x17 Among My Souvenirs

05 January, 1967 8:00 am

Ann finds souvenirs that remind her of a boyfriend she used to have named Freddy. It turns out that Freddy still has a flame burning for her.

1x18 These Boots Weren't Made for Walking

12 January, 1967 8:00 am

Ann is a salesperson for shoes that somehow fall apart over time.

1x19 Kimomo My House

19 January, 1967 8:00 am

Ann hires a maid for Donald, but who she hired makes her jealous.

1x20 Gone with the Breeze

26 January, 1967 8:00 am

Donald gives Ann a manuscript of a novel that he is writing, and she loses it. Donald is waiting for a response, but Ann stalls because she did not want to admit that she lost it.

1x21 Rain, Snow and Rice

02 February, 1967 8:00 am

Ann and Donald are invited by their friends, Jerry Bauman and Margie, to a private wedding in Connecticut, but they get snowed in. There are only two rooms available in the inn that they are staying and the boys share one room and the girls share another. The problem begins with Jerry and Margie decide to stay together leaving Ann and Donald in a room together, much to the chagrin of Ann's parents.