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

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creators:

Whitney Blake
Allan Manings
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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)

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Series Directed by
Alan Rafkin		(123 episodes, 1978-1983)
Herbert Kenwith		(47 episodes, 1976-1978)
Noam Pitlik		(18 episodes, 1975-1984)
Tony Singletary		(5 episodes, 1983-1984)
Howard Morris		(4 episodes, 1976)
Don Richardson		(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Norman Campbell		(2 episodes, 1976)
Sandy Kenyon		(2 episodes, 1976)
Bonnie Franklin		(2 episodes, 1984)
Selig Frank		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Writing credits
Norman Lear		(209 episodes, 1975-1984)
Dick Bensfield		(53 episodes, 1975-1984)
Perry Grant		(53 episodes, 1975-1984)
Bud Wiser		(26 episodes, 1976-1983)
George Tibbles		(16 episodes, 1981-1984)
Joseph Bonaduce		(15 episodes, 1977-1983)
Ron Bloomberg		(15 episodes, 1979-1982)
Dinah Kirgo		(13 episodes, 1978-1981)
Julie Kirgo		(13 episodes, 1978-1981)
Jack Elinson		(12 episodes, 1975-1980)
Norman Paul		(9 episodes, 1975-1977)
Paul Perlove		(8 episodes, 1982-1983)
Pat Harrington Jr.		(7 episodes, 1978-1983)
James Burr Johnson		(7 episodes, 1978-1983)
Gy Waldron		(5 episodes, 1976-1978)
David Silverman		(5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Stephen Sustarsic		(5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Michael S. Baser		(3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Kim Weiskopf		(3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Anne Convy		(3 episodes, 1978-1982)
Mitzi McCall		(3 episodes, 1978-1982)
Kris Kincade		(3 episodes, 1978)
Linda Marsh		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Margie Peters		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Paul Haggis		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kevin Hopps		(2 episodes, 1975-1976)
Bob Illes		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
James R. Stein		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ed Jurist		(2 episodes, 1979)
Annie Caroline Schuler		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Anthony Bonaduce		(2 episodes, 1981-1983)
Arnold Kane		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Peter Noah		(2 episodes, 1982)
Bernie Thomann		(2 episodes, 1982)
C.M. Leon		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Margaret Weisman		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Deidre Fay		(2 episodes, 1983)
Stuart Wolpert		(2 episodes, 1983)
Linda Elstad		(2 episodes, 1984)
Whitney Blake		(1 episode, 1975)
Allan Manings		(1 episode, 1975)

Series Produced by
Bud Wiser	....	producer (98 episodes, 1979-1983)
Dick Bensfield	....	producer (74 episodes, 1976-1979)
Perry Grant	....	producer (74 episodes, 1976-1979)
Patricia Fass Palmer	....	associate producer (48 episodes, 1976-1978)
Allan Manings	....	producer (15 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jack Elinson	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1976-1979)
Norman Paul	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Art Direction by
Don Roberts		(3 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Makeup Department
Michael Lorenz	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1976-1978)
Sylvia Surdu	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Production Management
Willie Geiger	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Selig Frank	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Sound Department
Tamara Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer (120 episodes, 1979-1984)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Glover	....	lighting director (73 episodes, 1976-1979)
Vito J. Giambalvo	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1975-1980)
Tom Schamp	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Casting Department
Jane Murray	....	casting / casting executive (3 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rita Riggs	....	costumes (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Music Department
Jeff Barry	....	composer: theme music (209 episodes, 1975-1984)

Series Other crew
Fran McConnell	....	production supervisor (144 episodes, 1975-1984)
Dick Woodka	....	technical director (13 episodes, 1975-1976)
Al Burton	....	production consultant (3 episodes, 1976-1978)
Dick Bensfield	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Joseph Bonaduce	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jack Elinson	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Perry Grant	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Norman Paul	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1976-1978)

Production Companies

• Allwhit Inc.
• Embassy Television
• TAT Communications Company

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1975-1984)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Embassy Telecommunications
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
• TAT Communications Company

Other Companies

• CBS Television City  taping location
• Metromedia Square  taping location

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:

According to the book "Archie and Edith, Mike and Gloria: The tumultuous history of All In The Family", the _"All In The Family" (1971)_ episode entitled "Edith's 50th Birthday", where Edith was held prisoner in her home and tourmented by a would-be rapist, was originally intended to be an episode of One Day At A Time, with Ann Romano as the victim.

Quotes:

Duane Schneider: [after hearing Ms. Romano had a heart attack] Women don't get heart attacks. They give 'em.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)

The classic sitcom that broke the mold.

How can a four year old remember the pilot episode of a show? I don't know, but I do. Groundbreaking at the time, it actually featured a divorced mother with her two kids. Very topical, and sedate by today's standards, this show was a huge hit. Of all the people on this show who would have thought Valerie Bertenelli would have the biggest career? And who knew McKenzie Phillips was on heroin? Totally watched during the seventies but everyone pretty much was over it by the early eighties. Still one of the coolest shows of the seventies.