Just curious?

Just curious?
From what I remember about the sitcom, it had Donna Pescow from Saturday night fever, and had Rober Hayes as her Pediatrition husband. And a young Doris Roberts as her mom. It has been so many years since I seen the show that I do not remember all of it.

Donna Pescow played Angie, a waitress from a blue collar family who lived with her Mom (Doris Roberts) and her sister(Debralee Scott). She meets and marries a doctor(Robert Hays) and tries to adapt to living with his wealthy family in their mansion. So it is basically a fish out of water premise. To complicate matters the Doctor's mother doesn't approve of his choice of wife and does her best to make things even more difficult for Angie.

Donna Pescow played Angie, a waitress from a blue collar family who lived with her Mom (Doris Roberts) and her sister(Debralee Scott). She meets and marries a doctor(Robert Hays) and tries to adapt to living with his wealthy family in their mansion. So it is basically a fish out of water premise. To complicate matters the Doctor's mother doesn't approve of his choice of wife and does her best to make things even more difficult for Angie.


Thanks guys for the info! Was the show any good or was it typical sitcom formula?

Thanks guys for the info! Was the show any good or was it typical sitcom formula?
I'll admit it was quite formulaic but the talent and quality of the cast raised it above the level of most formula sitcoms at least in my opinion.

I'll admit it was quite formulaic but the talent and quality of the cast raised it above the level of most formula sitcoms at least in my opinion.


Thanks Marv!

I liked the show although I think the first season was better than the second. I remember ABC used to air it on weekday mornings in the early 80's. It also had one of the best sitcom theme songs of all time.

Another show that needs to be on DVD.

yes, it does!! (are you listening SHOUT! FACTORY?)

It was only two things I liked about this show

1. The opening theme song

2. The building I work in is in the opening credits


LOL

The cast also appeared on Family Feud!

I haven't seen it since it originally aired, but I remember looking forward to it every week.

I haven't seen it in YEARS but I remember it was set in my home town.

2. The building I work in is in the opening credits

Very cool!! :cool: :D

Just another blah show that had a good theme tune. Not as bad as the truly awful Bridget Loves Bernie.

Just another blah show that had a good theme tune. Not as bad as the truly awful Bridget Loves Bernie.


The theme song was the sh*T and that the show was based in the neighborhood I;m living in right now:)

Donna Pescow played Angie, a waitress from a blue collar family who lived with her Mom (Doris Roberts) and her sister(Debralee Scott). She meets and marries a doctor(Robert Hays) and tries to adapt to living with his wealthy family in their mansion. So it is basically a fish out of water premise. To complicate matters the Doctor's mother doesn't approve of his choice of wife and does her best to make things even more difficult for Angie.


Actually, it was the doctor's sister thsat didn't like Angie. Angie was able to hold her own against her, though. I loved that theme song and still do.

Actually, it was the doctor's sister thsat didn't like Angie. Angie was able to hold her own against her, though. I loved that theme song and still do.


Yes the song was very UPLIFTING

Yes the song was very UPLIFTING


Dude, the first time I heard this song was when I bought volume 6 of TV's greatest theme songs: 70's and 80's. On the disc was the short, disco version. From there, I just had to see the show. It was airing on TV Land at the time but I didn't have it on the cable lineup in Tampa. I have eps now but that song put me in spin. Wow. For some reason, I kept thinking of New York when I'd think of that song. Debra Lee Scott and Donna Pescow were prototypes of New York that I'd associate with the song as well. I'm to get my local radio station CBS fm to play this song as part of the 70's Saturday night party since the LP is 02:18.

Solomon, I was suprised that you hadn't checked youtube when you were inquiring about the theme song. LOL. I'm glad you found it, though. People around me would hear this song for the first time and be like "That song sound cool" or my mother'd be like "What a nice positive song". LOL. "Different Worlds" is still my jam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uenud_vexZA

Dude, the first time I heard this song was when I bought volume 6 of TV's greatest theme songs: 70's and 80's. On the disc was the short, disco version. From there, I just had to see the show. It was airing on TV Land at the time but I didn't have it on the cable lineup in Tampa. I have eps now but that song put me in spin. Wow. For some reason, I kept thinking of New York when I'd think of that song. Debra Lee Scott and Donna Pescow were prototypes of New York that I'd associate with the song as well. I'm to get my local radio station CBS fm to play this song as part of the 70's Saturday night party since the LP is 02:18.

Solomon, I was suprised that you hadn't checked youtube when you were inquiring about the theme song. LOL. I'm glad you found it, though. People around me would hear this song for the first time and be like "That song sound cool" or my mother'd be like "What a nice positive song". LOL. "Different Worlds" is still my jam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uenud_vexZA



Downtown Philly looks so BLAH in the opening credits:lol: That's because the city didn't get a skyline until 1988

I liked the show good premise which got changed and I think that is what killed the show.

I liked the show good premise which got changed and I think that is what killed the show.
I agree. The first season was so much better. I wonder who's idea it was to change the premise of the show?

I agree. The first season was so much better. I wonder who's idea it was to change the premise of the show?


what changed from season 1 to season 2?

what changed from season 1 to season 2?
Angie went from the coffee shop to a beauty parlor.

Angie went from the coffee shop to a beauty parlor.


Was the show still based in Philadelphia?

Was the show still based in Philadelphia?
Yea it was still set in Philadelphia.

The show just lost something after Angie and Brad got married. It was still good but season one was much better.

I loved this show, mainly because of Donna, who I loved in Saturday Night Fever. I am guessing it was her role in that movie that led to her getting her own tv show.

One thing I hated about the first season was the character, Hillary, played by Tammy Lauren. I never really liked the actress as a young girl. She was very annoying in her various roles. She was the kind of child actor that I never could like regardless of their role. The only role I could tolerate her in was when she played the teen hooker in "Facts of Life." I guess because she was older and playing a more serious role. I was very happy when she was removed from the cast.

The theme song was pretty nice LOL

yes it was, i loved the opening scenes from the first and second season. i thought tammy lauren was cute. i loved the theme song,and it's about a waitress who meets a doctor,who thinks,he's a regular customer,but he's a wealthy doctor, and she falls in loves with him and gets married,lives with him in his mansion. doris roberts is angie's mother and debralee scott is angie's sister, robert heys is brad.

I think the show had success in season 1 because it aired after Happy days in season 1

I think the show had success in season 1 because it aired after Happy days in season 1

Actually, Angie followed Mork & Mindy on Thursdays during season one. It was during its second season where the ratings went down after the show was moved to Tuesdays AFTER Happy Days and before Three's Company.

I think people didn't care for the relationship post-wedding. The whole blue-collar girl with the rich guy was no longer there since Angie married and then had her own business.

Actually, Angie followed Mork & Mindy on Thursdays during season one. It was during its second season where the ratings went down after the show was moved to Tuesdays AFTER Happy Days and before Three's Company.

I think people didn't care for the relationship post-wedding. The whole blue-collar girl with the rich guy was no longer there since Angie married and then had her own business.

You are right that was my error. and then after ABC saw that it wasn't working after HD they moved the show to Mondays which was the beginning of the end

You are right that was my error. and then after ABC saw that it wasn't working after HD they moved the show to Mondays which was the beginning of the end
How sad that I know the background information of this show such as the schedule and so forth, but I don't remember any damn episode. I read through some of the episode guides and none of them are memorable. The only thing memorable to me is the theme song, the fact that annoying Tammy Lauren was in the show, and the scene of Doris Roberts kicking the ironing board as it slowly made its way down to the floor in the opening credits. I just remember how Angie and Brad met, but nothing else comes to mind as far as other scenes or episodes that stood out. I just know I liked watching the show.

How sad that I know the background information of this show such as the schedule and so forth, but I don't remember any damn episode. I read through some of the episode guides and none of them are memorable. The only thing memorable to me is the theme song, the fact that annoying Tammy Lauren was in the show, and the scene of Doris Roberts kicking the ironing board as it slowly made its way down to the floor in the opening credits. I just remember how Angie and Brad met, but nothing else comes to mind as far as other scenes or episodes that stood out. I just know I liked watching the show.


I know the show was based in Philly and would like to know if that coffee shop was fictional. Need to do some research

The ratings were OK on Tuesday night, down somewhat from the previous season to be sure--but so was Happy Days. In January Angie was moved to Monday following Laverne & Shirley. That was a disaster, but far moreso for L&S than for Angie. WKRP In Cincinnati (CBS) had just been moved to 8PM Mondays a few weeks prior and apparently ABC believed it would be vulnerable in that slot. Boy were they wrong! What happened by about the fourth week though, was that while L&S was a distant third to WKRP, Angie actually finished second, ahead of The Last Resort, though only slightly.

That was the last straw, and L&S was promptly tucked behind Happy Days once again, while Angie was rewarded for showing up its Monday lead-in by being put on hiatus for two months. :confused:

In early April it was dumped into the Saturday death slot along with the show they had shelved to make room for L&S, The Goodtime Girls. That lasted three weeks before the network announced Angie's cancellation.

The whole thing was a gyp, but what can you do. ABC made a number of dumb decisions that season and Angie was one direct casualty of that.

The ratings were OK on Tuesday night, down somewhat from the previous season to be sure--but so was Happy Days. In January Angie was moved to Monday following Laverne & Shirley. That was a disaster, but far moreso for L&S than for Angie. WKRP In Cincinnati (CBS) had just been moved to 8PM Mondays a few weeks prior and apparently ABC believed it would be vulnerable in that slot. Boy were they wrong! What happened by about the fourth week though, was that while L&S was a distant third to WKRP, Angie actually finished second, ahead of The Last Resort, though only slightly.

That was the last straw, and L&S was promptly tucked behind Happy Days once again, while Angie was rewarded for showing up its Monday lead-in by being put on hiatus for two months. :confused:

In early April it was dumped into the Saturday death slot along with the show they had shelved to make room for L&S, The Goodtime Girls. That lasted three weeks before the network announced Angie's cancellation.

The whole thing was a gyp, but what can you do. ABC made a number of dumb decisions that season and Angie was one direct casualty of that.



Looks like since L&S was a proven hit, ABC expected certain numbers from Angie and the show could never deliver.


Kind of like when I use certain pics of myself on a dating profile. The pics that has a history of generating positive feedback and getting me dates are the ones I tend to stick it. But if I take a new picture and it doesn't generate the same feedback as the ones that got me dates, then I don't hesitate to get rid of them and go back to the ones I already had.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Another change in the second season was that the couple moved from Brad's large house to an apartment. That underplayed the premise of the show, IMHO.

Another change in the second season was that the couple moved from Brad's large house to an apartment. That underplayed the premise of the show, IMHO.


Was the show still based in Philadelphia?

Was the show still based in Philadelphia?
Yes.

They changed the premise too fast. You do that after the show's been on a few years not after a half a season.

They changed the premise too fast. You do that after the show's been on a few years not after a half a season.


And didn't the show have a good first season which made it even more weird

And didn't the show have a good first season which made it even more weird
Yea it was in the top 10. They should have just enjoyed the success for awhile.

Yea it was in the top 10. They should have just enjoyed the success for awhile.


Found out it was #5 and then it fell to......................???? LOL

Found out it was #5 and then it fell to......................???? LOL

Like its contemporary, Makin' It, the best thing about the show was the theme song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOUiH45QKP8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNVcCX0mc8c

And both, like Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy, were from Miller-Milkis Productions. Mork & Mindy was the only one without a memorable, catchy theme song.

I was about 3 or 4 when Angie aired. I remember the the SEcond season theme song with Robert Hays jugggling the apples in the park. When ABC started airing the show around 1985(and my local Boston station was doing the same) I video taped them all! I had a huge crush on Robert Hays. Anyway, I thought the show was cute and funny. I enjoyed Donna Pescow as Angie, a hard working Italian American who was a waitress. SHe fell for Brad whom she thought was a poor doctor. Turns out he was a millionaire's son but down to earth. They decided not to rely on riches but their love. Doris Roberts was the best as Angie's mom. Her husband went out for cigarettes and never returned but she still set a place at the table. She wasn't anything like her "Marie" character in Everybody Loves Raymond. I think one of the best eps was when they were all on Family Feud. Above, someone posted the cast on the REAL game show but they also did an episode where the plot was about the Bensons and Falcos being on the show. THe Falcos had their aunt who didn't speak ENglish and Mrs. Falco had to translate, especially in the lightening round. So funny. WHY Can't this show be on DVD!!! I just read "Flo" was put on DVD and, while I remember that show(I was probably 6 at the time, I watched too much tv as a kid) I know it didn't last as long as Angie. Angie was the creation of Gary Marshall, Penny's brother. This was one of his "misses." Along with Who's Minding The Kids, Blanskys' BEauties and Me and the Chimp which Pearl Harbored Ted Bessell's acting career.;)

I was about 3 or 4 when Angie aired. I remember the the SEcond season theme song with Robert Hays jugggling the apples in the park. When ABC started airing the show around 1985(and my local Boston station was doing the same) I video taped them all! I had a huge crush on Robert Hays. Anyway, I thought the show was cute and funny. I enjoyed Donna Pescow as Angie, a hard working Italian American who was a waitress. SHe fell for Brad whom she thought was a poor doctor. Turns out he was a millionaire's son but down to earth. They decided not to rely on riches but their love. Doris Roberts was the best as Angie's mom. Her husband went out for cigarettes and never returned but she still set a place at the table. She wasn't anything like her "Marie" character in Everybody Loves Raymond. I think one of the best eps was when they were all on Family Feud. Above, someone posted the cast on the REAL game show but they also did an episode where the plot was about the Bensons and Falcos being on the show. THe Falcos had their aunt who didn't speak ENglish and Mrs. Falco had to translate, especially in the lightening round. So funny. WHY Can't this show be on DVD!!! I just read "Flo" was put on DVD and, while I remember that show(I was probably 6 at the time, I watched too much tv as a kid) I know it didn't last as long as Angie. Angie was the creation of Gary Marshall, Penny's brother. This was one of his "misses." Along with Who's Minding The Kids, Blanskys' BEauties and Me and the Chimp which Pearl Harbored Ted Bessell's acting career.;)



I'm sorry but I don't think anyone can take your comments seriously about a show you watched when you were 4 years old lol

It was only two things I liked about this show

1. The opening theme song

2. The building I work in is in the opening credits


LOL
I liked it even though it didn't last very long.

I liked it even though it didn't last very long.


I didn't understand how a show could have so many viewers because it followed a hit show but when the show is moved then they have no viewers

I didn't understand how a show could have so many viewers because it followed a hit show but when the show is moved then they have no viewers


People left the tube on after the hit show and watched the one behind it. The shows went hand in hand. It was moved to another night and changed the format of the show.

I think it was supposed to take place in Philadelphia!

I think it was supposed to take place in Philadelphia!


The scenes in the opening credits were from philadelphia but not the ones they showed during the episode

It was charming. I thought the cast was great. Donna Prescow was better here than she was on Saturday Night Fever. Debra Lee Scott was better here than on Welcome Back Kotter. Even Doris Roberts was good way before Everybody Loves Raymond. I got to see Robert Hays way before he did Airplane. I enjoyed the sister in law and the rest of the supporting cast. Future tv stars I didn't know included Rhea Pearlman and C.W. Bailey. I saw the whole show on DVD and it should have lasted a few more years.

It was charming. I thought the cast was great. Donna Prescow was better here than she was on Saturday Night Fever. Debra Lee Scott was better here than on Welcome Back Kotter. Even Doris Roberts was good way before Everybody Loves Raymond. I got to see Robert Hays way before he did Airplane. I enjoyed the sister in law and the rest of the supporting cast. Future tv stars I didn't know included Rhea Pearlman and C.W. Bailey. I saw the whole show on DVD and it should have lasted a few more years.

How do shows like this get a DVD release when they are ineligible for syndication:lol:

This show was HUGE and was in the top 5 shows and I think even was #1 a few weeks for ABC. Our family would watch and it really was a great show how a common working class woman falls for a rich and blue blood guy. However what made the show work, the writers destroyed. The first season was HUGE. The banter between the families was great. However once they got married and moved in together, the magic was gone. How do you keep it going? So oddly enough, its rare for such a popular show to be cancelled after season 2.
I guess they say, it was fun while it lasted.

This show was HUGE and was in the top 5 shows and I think even was #1 a few weeks for ABC. Our family would watch and it really was a great show how a common working class woman falls for a rich and blue blood guy. However what made the show work, the writers destroyed. The first season was HUGE. The banter between the families was great. However once they got married and moved in together, the magic was gone. How do you keep it going? So oddly enough, its rare for such a popular show to be cancelled after season 2.
I guess they say, it was fun while it lasted.


It has never been discovered how far the ratings fell in season 2 because the 1979-80 full show rankings have never been found. Only that it was below 30. Maybe 31? lol

I will also add it has one of the best theme songs of the 1980s IMHO

I love the song. It even peaked around #20 on the billboard charts

I will also add it has one of the best theme songs of the 1980s IMHO

I love the song. It even peaked around #20 on the billboard charts

I like that the opening credits features the downtown section of my city, philadelphia and the theme song


I would watch if the DVD was part of a add on but I wouldnt buy it

The show had a strong cast, a good premise and a great time slot in both the first and second seasons. Obviously the production company made an incredible blunder by marrying the main character so soon in the show's history, and worse still they made the same blunder made on Rhoda just a few years earlier. There's an old saying in golf, going to school on someone else's putt, that sure didn't happen here.

All that said, ABC which had the huge surge in popularity in the mid70's was just starting downhill in the 79-80 season. Happy Days the show on right before Angie took a steep drop from 3 to 17 in the ratings. Several other hit series dropped as well, Mork and Mindy dropped from 3 to 28, Laverne and Shirley dropped from 1 out of the top 30, , Starksy and Hutch was in its final season, Kotter was cancelled after the 78-79 season even Three's Company started losing audience. Fred Silverman had already left the network so things were going wrong in a hurry. It was a perfect storm in 79-80 for the ABC network not a good time for a show entering its first full season.

The show had a strong cast, a good premise and a great time slot in both the first and second seasons. Obviously the production company made an incredible blunder by marrying the main character so soon in the show's history, and worse still they made the same blunder made on Rhoda just a few years earlier. There's an old saying in golf, going to school on someone else's putt, that sure didn't happen here.

All that said, ABC which had the huge surge in popularity in the mid70's was just starting downhill in the 79-80 season. Happy Days the show on right before Angie took a steep drop from 3 to 17 in the ratings. Several other hit series dropped as well, Mork and Mindy dropped from 3 to 28, Laverne and Shirley dropped from 1 out of the top 30, , Starksy and Hutch was in its final season, Kotter was cancelled after the 78-79 season even Three's Company started losing audience. Fred Silverman had already left the network so things were going wrong in a hurry. It was a perfect storm in 79-80 for the ABC network not a good time for a show entering its first full season.

Mork and Mindy was a one hit wonder unlike Happy Days and Three;s Company

The show had a really good opening theme and the show itself was kind of funny & lighthearted, but not super-memorable.

Had a great cast from what I remember.

The show had a really good opening theme and the show itself was kind of funny & lighthearted, but not super-memorable.

Had a great cast from what I remember.


The theme is very uplifting

Just found out the DVD is edited with no bonus features:lol: