I seen so many attacks on Bonnie. I thought she was great as Ann Romano and she brought dignity to the show. Yes, she was plain looking in the first two seasons but as the years progressed she was not as plain looking. She brought realism to Ann Romano.

I seen so many attacks on Bonnie.

Were they attacking Ann, or Bonnie? I've seen a lot of the former, not so much of the latter.

I think it's great that she was "plain looking", a la "not all glammed up". As you said, it made the show more realistic. None of that means she wasn't an attractive woman, she just looked normal and like someone you might see everyday.

From what I've read on message boards, etc. over the years is that a lot of people called her acting hammy and heavy-handed and over-the-top. Personally I don't see it but they cited things such as her character always jogging to the door, saying "Dammnit Julie!" or getting angry. Bonnie was only playing the part the way it was written so I don't find any fault with her. Then again, the posters who wrote these things were never fans of the Norman Lear shows anyway and they hated the idea of a divorced mother uprooting her girls "just to find herself". These same people bashed Maude a lot too.

I seen so many attacks on Bonnie. I thought she was great as Ann Romano and she brought dignity to the show. Yes, she was plain looking in the first two seasons but as the years progressed she was not as plain looking. She brought realism to Ann Romano.


We don't!!! I for one, and I think I speak for the other posters here, we all like Bonnie Franklin! We are just dissing and making fun of the "Annie Romano" character, not that we don't like her, but she has a lot of moments in the show that are worthy to poke fun at!!! :) :D

It's all in good fun though. No disrespect to Bonnie Franklin! :) ;)

We are just dissing and making fun of the "Annie Romano" character, not that we don't like her, but she has a lot of moments in the show that are worthy to poke fun at!!! :) :D



Have you read the topics about the origins of ODAAT, where Ann was originally a nurse? Imagine that potential bedside manner!

The writers changed Ann for the worse as the show went on.
The more successful she became the more unlikeable she became.

She actually punched Sam.

The writers changed Ann for the worse as the show went on.
The more successful she became the more unlikeable she became.

She actually punched Sam.
It's "ANN ROMANO" that I don't like, not Bonnie Franklin.
Ann was so very, very outrageous and DISGUSTING when she hit Sam. Could you imagine if it was Sam who hit her? She thinks she can get away with hitting a man just because she is a woman? Disgusting!

One Day at a Time to me was a drama with some comedic elements. I thought Bonnie Franklin was quite realistic in the role. She played a recently divorced single mother, raising two teenagers in a crappy apartment, working crappy jobs, under crappy bosses. Then over the course of the series, she went through almost soap opera elements in her love life, she fell in love and broke up with her (sorry Dabid Masuer) creepy divorce lawyer, momentarily rebounded with her geriatric husband (which are Barbara cry when she had false hope they would get back together), another boyfriend got killed in a car wreck......

Having Julie as a daughter drove her bonkers too. She ran away, disappeared as an adult, always fighting and arguing.

So, with all the drama in her life, is she supposed to be June Cleaver?

From what I've read on message boards, etc. over the years is that a lot of people called her acting hammy and heavy-handed and over-the-top. Personally I don't see it but they cited things such as her character always jogging to the door, saying "Dammnit Julie!" or getting angry. Bonnie was only playing the part the way it was written so I don't find any fault with her. Then again, the posters who wrote these things were never fans of the Norman Lear shows anyway and they hated the idea of a divorced mother uprooting her girls "just to find herself". These same people bashed Maude a lot too.

HOW TO ANSWER A DOOR LIKE ANN ROMANO

1. Tuck chin into chest while staring straight ahead

2. Lift shoulders while head is tucked

3. Crouch a bit like a long-distance runner

4. Bend knees

5. BURST out the position while keeping head tucked

6. While running, elevate head and shoulders approaching the door

7. THROW it open :lol: