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    TV Series

    That Girl

    IMDb7.3/10
    1966 - 1971
    25m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 136

    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
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    Seasons & Episodes

    Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

    1. Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

    7

    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.

    9/8/196630 min
    Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

    2. Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

    7

    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!

    9/15/196630 min
    Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night

    3. 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?

    9/22/196630 min
    I'll Be Suing You

    4. I'll Be Suing You

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

    9/29/196630 min
    Anatomy of a Blunder

    5. 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.

    10/6/196630 min
    Rich Little Rich Kid

    6. 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.

    10/13/196630 min
    Help Wanted

    7. 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.

    10/20/196630 min
    Little Auction Annie

    8. 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.

    10/27/196630 min
    Time for Arrest

    9. Time for Arrest

    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.

    11/3/196630 min
    Break a Leg

    10. Break a Leg

    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.

    11/10/1966
    What's in a Name?

    11. What's in a Name?

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

    11/17/1966
    Soap Gets in Your Eyes

    12. Soap Gets in Your Eyes

    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.

    11/24/1966
    All About Ann

    13. All About Ann

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

    12/1/1966
    Phantom of the Horse Opera

    14. Phantom of the Horse Opera

    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.

    12/8/1966
    Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts

    15. Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts

    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.

    12/15/1966
    Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid

    16. Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid

    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.

    12/22/1966
    Among My Souvenirs

    17. Among My Souvenirs

    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.

    1/5/1967
    These Boots Weren't Made For Walking

    18. These Boots Weren't Made For Walking

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

    1/12/1967
    Kimomo My House

    19. Kimomo My House

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

    1/19/1967
    Gone With the Breeze

    20. Gone With the Breeze

    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.

    1/26/196730 min
    Rain, Snow and Rice

    21. Rain, Snow and Rice

    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.

    2/2/196730 min
    Paper Hats and Everything

    22. Paper Hats and Everything

    Ann thinks that her friends are going to surprise her with a birthday party when she is invited out to dinner by her father.

    2/9/196730 min
    What Are Your Intentions?

    23. What Are Your Intentions?

    Lou thinks that Ann and Donald ought to be married, but they have different ideas.

    2/16/196730 min
    A Tenor's Loving Care

    24. A Tenor's Loving Care

    Ann helps Donald get a story about a famous opera singer, if only he can control his romantic urges.

    2/23/196730 min
    Leaving the Nest is For the Birds

    25. Leaving the Nest is For the Birds

    Ann invites her parents and her Aunt Harriet to dinner at her house where she tries to prove to them that living in the city is pretty cool. A stranger outside the window ruins Ann's point because he has romantic woes.

    3/2/196730 min
    You Have to Know Someone to Be Unknown

    26. You Have to Know Someone to Be Unknown

    Ann reads that a famous producer is looking for an unknown for his play and has Donald put in a good word for her. He tries to tell her that the producer had found his star a long time ago, but she doesn't listen.

    3/9/196730 min
    The Honeymoon Apartment

    27. The Honeymoon Apartment

    Ann gets a visit from her cheap cousin and his bride. When he refuses to leave, Ann gets a room in a bridal suite to formualte a plan to get him out.

    3/16/196730 min
    This Little Piggy Had a Ball

    28. This Little Piggy Had a Ball

    Ann has her toe stuck in a bowling ball at a very unopportune moment.

    3/23/1967
    Author, Author

    29. Author, Author

    Ann needs some funny material for an audition and enlists Donald's writing expertise, but his jokes aren't funny.

    3/30/1967

    30. The Mating Game

    Donald has to do a story on the show ""The Mating Game"", and he has Ann be a contestant. Ann doesn't know that Donald is one of the bachelors and she picks another man. While she had her date with this man, Donald tags along to get a story.

    4/6/1967

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