6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Overview
Bridget Loves Bernie is an American television comedy program created by Bernard Slade, the creator of the 1970–74 ABC sitcom The Partridge Family and the 1967-70 sitcom The Flying Nun, based loosely on the premise of the 1920s’ Broadway play and 1940s’ radio show Abie's Irish Rose. It stars Meredith Baxter and David Birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to 1973 on CBS. Baxter and Birney married in real life after the program went off the air.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
Bridget Loves Bernie is an American television comedy program created by Bernard Slade, the creator of the 1970–74 ABC sitcom The Partridge Family and the 1967-70 sitcom The Flying Nun, based loosely on the premise of the 1920s’ Broadway play and 1940s’ radio show Abie's Irish Rose. It stars Meredith Baxter and David Birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to 1973 on CBS. Baxter and Birney married in real life after the program went off the air.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film consciously balances competing viewpoints regarding religious tradition and individual choice, ultimately advocating for mutual understanding and compromise rather than explicitly promoting one ideological extreme over another.
This sitcom focuses on an interfaith marriage between a Catholic woman and a Jewish man, exploring the cultural and religious differences between their families. The casting is traditional for its time, and the narrative does not critique traditional racial or gender identities, instead centering on religious and cultural understanding.
Secondary
The show depicts the Catholic family's initial resistance to an interfaith marriage, but the narrative ultimately champions the couple's love and promotes acceptance, framing the family's bigotry as an obstacle to be overcome.
The show depicts the Jewish family's initial resistance to an interfaith marriage, but the narrative ultimately champions the couple's love and promotes acceptance, framing the family's bigotry as an obstacle to be overcome.
Bridget Loves Bernie, a sitcom from the early 1970s, centered on the interfaith marriage of its titular characters. The series did not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, aligning with the typical thematic scope of mainstream television during that era. Therefore, the portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bridget Loves Bernie is an original television series from 1972. It does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or earlier installments. Therefore, no characters exist who could have had their gender swapped from a previously established canon.
Bridget Loves Bernie is an original sitcom from 1972. The characters were created for this series, and their racial identities were established as part of their initial portrayal, not adapted from prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.7
Critic Ratings
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