About
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
Marlo Thomas
as Ann Marie
Ted Bessell
as Donald Hollinger
Lew Parker
as Lew Marie
Episodes
Season 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.
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!
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?
I'll Be Suing You
Ann has to go to court because of an accident involving a pedestrian and a sewing machine.
Anatomy of a Blunder
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.
Rich Little Rich Kid
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.
Help Wanted
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.
Little Auction Annie
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.
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