"One Day at a Time" (1975) TV series 1975-1984

Creators:

Whitney Blake
Allan Manings

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

16 December 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This sitcom follows recently divorced mother (Ann Romano) and her two teenage daughters (Barbara and...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Secretary | Divorcee | Sister Sister Relationship | Indianapolis Indiana

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Bonnie Franklin	...	Ann Romano / ... (208 episodes, 1975-1984)
Valerie Bertinelli	...	Barbara Cooper / ... (207 episodes, 1975-1984)
Pat Harrington Jr.	...	Dwayne F. Schneider (200 episodes, 1975-1984)
Mackenzie Phillips	...	Julie Cooper / ... (123 episodes, 1975-1983)

Runtime:

30 min (209 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Company:

Allwhit Inc.

Trivia:

This show was taped in front of a live audience. When they were done filming an episode, Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton would come on stage and sing the theme song from "All in the Family" (1971) at the piano before presenting an "All in the Family" (1971) episode to record the audience's responses for that episode's laugh track. (See also 'All in the Family' trivia.)

Quotes:

Julie Cooper Horvath: I feel like a woman, I've never felt more like a woman.
David Kane: [uncomfortable] I'm gonna go home now.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)

A great "Time"....

Just like Ann Romano (Franklin), this show's a survivor.

"One Day at a Time" is one of those great shows that came out in the '70s that showed how far women had come in TV terms. In the '60s, you'd never have seen a show about a divorced woman who moved to Indianapolis with her daughters (Phillips, Bertinelli) to start a new life for themselves.

And what a great character they had in Ann Romano: spirited, opinionated, a fighter and someone who didn't take the bull that men fed her and fought tooth and nail for everything she had. A lot of that strength was from anger, naturally, but she modulated it well.

Then there was always Schneider (Harrington), the apartment super where she lived. Something of a ladies' man, he was always around to fix someone's pipes (if you know what I mean), but Ann wisely kept her distance. She knew a goof when she saw one, and Schneider's scenes were largely played for laughs. Good choice.

In fact, the whole series had a great run and never lacked for story lines (women's rights, divorce, suicide, runaways) but was a real showcase for Franklin, who was terrific. Hey, TV suits; give her another series as good as this one!

Ten stars for "One Day at a Time", a TV series whose "Time"-ing was perfect.