Prime VideoThat Girl (1966)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
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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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
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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Center
Primary
The series subtly aligns with left-leaning values by centering on a young woman's independent pursuit of a career and self-reliance, thereby challenging traditional gender roles prevalent at the time without explicitly engaging in political commentary.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast, reflecting the typical demographics of its era. The narrative does not include critical portrayals of traditional identities, nor does it explicitly center on DEI themes, instead focusing on the personal and professional life of its main character.
Secondary
The television series "That Girl," which aired from 1966 to 1971, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the professional and personal life of its protagonist, Ann Marie, an aspiring actress in New York City, within the social context of its era.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an original sitcom from 1966, "That Girl" introduced its own set of characters without drawing from pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations. Consequently, there are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than their established canonical or historical baseline.
As an original television series from 1966, "That Girl" introduced its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material, historical record, or earlier adaptation from which a character's race could have been canonically established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
6.3
Critic Ratings
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