Tonight, David, a healthy Julie, and Barbara on the basketball squad ("I made the team. I made the team."), which I had forgotten got a callback in the finale.

Tonight, David, a healthy Julie, and Barbara on the basketball squad ("I made the team. I made the team."), which I had forgotten got a callback in the finale.

I like it when it works out the last and first episode of a series wind up back to back. And the show starts NOW.

I must have missed something.

They just showed the Schnieder back-door pilot episode, then jumped back to the beginning. Was that the finale?

Never saw the Max/Barbara ep.

They just showed the Schnieder back-door pilot episode, then jumped back to the beginning. Was that the finale?

Yes.

I must have missed something.

They just showed the Schnieder back-door pilot episode, then jumped back to the beginning. Was that the finale?

Never saw the Max/Barbara ep.


You missed a GOOD one!!!! :(

I wonder why the 1st season of this show is the only one out on DVD? I think Sony's DVD department went out of business, but I don't know why Shout Factory hasn't picked this show up. Shout has released other Norman Lear shows, so why not One Day At A Time? Maybe the 1st season DVD sold so poorly?

Maybe the 1st season DVD sold so poorly?

That's most likely why.

Schneider was so creepy in the pilot, what with "a wife downstairs" and everything else, it's surprising the audience didn't leap thru their tvs and throttle him.

Schneider was so creepy in the pilot, what with "a wife downstairs" and everything else, it's surprising the audience didn't leap thru their tvs and throttle him.


Yeah , so what ended up happening to his wife? They just decided he didn't need to have a wife and made him single? Like we all would forget he said that in the first ep.?:confused: Or maybe something sinister. (Forgive me people I watch a lot of Investigative discovery crime TV)! Maybe he killed her and buried her behind the apartment building! Than the last ep. in season 9 should have been the body discovered , and Schneider being arrested! :eek: That would really make the show go out in a BANG!!! Rather than Schneider moving down to Florida with circus folks!!! :crazy: :lol: :D

Like we all would forget he said that in the first ep.?:confused:

I did, lol :)

And did anyone else ever wonder if there was ever any "tenant jealousy" in that building? I mean, the super gets so involved with a new family in the building and was like a part of their family for 9 freaking years, lol...I wonder if any other tenants, especially on that same floor, notice that and got jealous or gossiped?

That's most likely why.

Men (for the most part) are the ones who buy and collect DVD's of TV shows. One Day At A Time is mainly known as a women's sitcom, the three lead characters are female. Maybe that's why the 1st season DVD had low sales. The show isn't very popular among men.

Yeah , so what ended up happening to his wife? They just decided he didn't need to have a wife and made him single? Like we all would forget he said that in the first ep.?:confused: Or maybe something sinister. (Forgive me people I watch a lot of Investigative discovery crime TV)! Maybe he killed her and buried her behind the apartment building! Than the last ep. in season 9 should have been the body discovered , and Schneider being arrested! :eek: That would really make the show go out in a BANG!!! Rather than Schneider moving down to Florida with circus folks!!! :crazy: :lol: :D

Notice that in the last episode when he's down in Florida, he says he hasn't been married in 30 years. Hmmm. The plot thickens.

Men (for the most part) are the ones who buy and collect DVD's of TV shows. One Day At A Time is mainly known as a women's sitcom, the three lead characters are female. Maybe that's why the 1st season DVD had low sales. The show isn't very popular among men.

But you have female driven shows that have successful DVD releases of multiple seasons, some even entire releases. Just look at:


The Golden Girls
Designing Women
The Facts of Life
The Nanny


One show that's had surprisingly low sales is season 1 of Who's the Boss? .

Men (for the most part) are the ones who buy and collect DVD's of TV shows. One Day At A Time is mainly known as a women's sitcom, the three lead characters are female. Maybe that's why the 1st season DVD had low sales. The show isn't very popular among men.

There's always a reason for guys to watch One Day. Well, 208 out of 209 times...

I did, lol :)

And did anyone else ever wonder if there was ever any "tenant jealousy" in that building? I mean, the super gets so involved with a new family in the building and was like a part of their family for 9 freaking years, lol...I wonder if any other tenants, especially on that same floor, notice that and got jealous or gossiped?

I know right? What the heck did Schneider do before they moved in? They were like his whole life! He must have been pretty bored except for his lodge, and his friend Beer belly!:D

I wonder how many units were in that apartment complex? Were there 3 or 4 floors? Ann and the girls lived on the 3rd right?

And those idiots at Antenna TV are still crunching the credits. So I still won't be watching. They must be editing it and changing where the commercials go because I don't believe these prints were intended to be shown the way they do. They show them correctly on Sunday's though. I guess that's the only time I can watch this show.

I must have missed something.

They just showed the Schnieder back-door pilot episode, then jumped back to the beginning. Was that the finale?

Never saw the Max/Barbara ep.


The finale was Off we go which aired on sunday night

the Schneider Back door pilot aired as a pitch for the fall schedule but of course was not picked up.

I wonder how many units were in that apartment complex? Were there 3 or 4 floors? Ann and the girls lived on the 3rd right?

If memory serves, they're on the 4th floor of a 5 story building.

I know right? What the heck did Schneider do before they moved in? They were like his whole life!

Exactly, lol...or maybe it's like a Twilight Zone thing where Schneider becomes intimately involved in the lives of whomever lives in that apartment, lol.


He must have been pretty bored except for his lodge, and his friend Beer belly!:D

lol, I wish they had never shown Beer Belly. He's one of those TV characters that better exists in the viewer's imagination than actually seen on the screen. When we did "meet" him, he wasn't how I pictured him, and I was disappointed. So I'll stick to my own picture of him in my head, lol.


I wonder how many units were in that apartment complex? Were there 3 or 4 floors? Ann and the girls lived on the 3rd right?

If memory serves, they're on the 4th floor of a 5 story building.

I was thinkin' 3rd too, but I dunno...

Confirmed by last nights Jealousy ep, they're in Apt. 402.

Exactly, lol...or maybe it's like a Twilight Zone thing where Schneider becomes intimately involved in the lives of whomever lives in that apartment, lol.




lol, I wish they had never shown Beer Belly. He's one of those TV characters that better exists in the viewer's imagination than actually seen on the screen. When we did "meet" him, he wasn't how I pictured him, and I was disappointed. So I'll stick to my own picture of him in my head, lol.






I was thinkin' 3rd too, but I dunno...



There was more than one actor who played Beer belly! That is what I thought , so I looked it up on IMbD! And there were actually three different Beer Bellies!! ;) The one that stands out for me is the big fat guy at Schneider's party when he proposed to Ginny! Than I remember a different guy in an ep where Beer Belly and his wife were having marital problems , who was a different guy than was at the party. But I don't remember the third Beer Belly?:confused:

This is another reason I am re watching , for little things like this! LOL I must be pretty bored to be looking out for eps. with Beer belly in them , huh? :lol: I'm the type of person that little insignificant trivial things like that amuse me! :D

And baby Annie. Can you believe 6 babies actually played her in that short of time? :eek: Yep!! 3 sets of identical twins! Isn't that crazy?:eek: Remember she started out as a little blonde/blue eyed girl and I made the thread how she didn't look like Julie or Max? :crazy: Than as they showed her later she was darker! LOL!!! Yep!!! 3 sets of twins, therefore technically there were 6 babies that played Annie! ;)

There was more than one actor who played Beer belly!

What?? lol

That is what I thought , so I looked it up on IMbD! And there were actually three different Beer Bellies!! ;) The one that stands out for me is the big fat guy at Schneider's party when he proposed to Ginny! Than I remember a different guy in an ep where Beer Belly and his wife were having marital problems , who was a different guy than was at the party.

The one I remember was the marital problem one, and the mud wrestling one---weren't they the same guy? lol


But I don't remember the third Beer Belly?:confused:

I sure don't either, I only remembered one, and apparently none of them are how I picture Beer Belly, lol.

*Update*

Okay I just looked at IMDB too, and the one I remember is Chuck McCann, who appeared the most (3 episodes). Maybe another one was edited out of syndication if you can't remember him?


This is another reason I am re watching , for little things like this! LOL I must be pretty bored to be looking out for eps. with Beer belly in them , huh? :lol: I'm the type of person that little insignificant trivial things like that amuse me! :D

I'm the same way, lol.

Yeah ! The "Beer Belly" from Schneider's party (season 2) was REALLY a beer belly!! LOL!!! By his weight , he looked like he consumed ALOT of beer! He was like a total red neck . LOL!! He was up dancing if I remember correctly?

I don't really have time now, but later I can look up IMdB again and list all three actors and post them and what eps they were in!

OK here we go!!

Chuck McCann was actually the third person to play "Beer Belly"! He was in the Marital problem ep., the mud wrestling ep. and an ep called " Plain favorite"! He was last, but not least! He had three eps. as "Beer Belly" under his belt!

The first Beer Belly was an actor named Jim B. Smith. He was Beer Belly in the Runaways eps. When Julie ran away with Chuck . The 3 parter from season 2 premier ! For the life of me I don't remember him? I'm thinking he was one of Schneider's CB radio buddies that were trying to help him find Julie and Chuck? Remember Schneider was on a CB with trucker friends trying to help find them? I think maybe we were just hearing the voice of Beer Belly, but he never was actually shown? But IDK, maybe he was , and I don't remember? We will find out soon, the ep should be on in about 2 weeks, maybe sooner!

The second Beer Belly was an actor named Lee McLaughlin! The fat guy Beer Belly from Schneider's party when he proposed to Ginny in season 2!

Than Chuck McCann in 3 eps later on!!!

...Did anyone else ever wonder if there was ever any "tenant jealousy" in that building? I mean, the super gets so involved with a new family in the building and was like a part of their family for 9 freaking years...

I don't think the Evan's were too thrilled when Bookman barged in, whenever he felt like it. :lol:

The first Beer Belly was an actor named Jim B. Smith. He was Beer Belly in the Runaways eps. When Julie ran away with Chuck . The 3 parter from season 2 premier ! For the life of me I don't remember him? I'm thinking he was one of Schneider's CB radio buddies that were trying to help him find Julie and Chuck? Remember Schneider was on a CB with trucker friends trying to help find them? I think maybe we were just hearing the voice of Beer Belly, but he never was actually shown? But IDK, maybe he was , and I don't remember? We will find out soon, the ep should be on in about 2 weeks, maybe sooner!

Nope, we never did see him, because I remember I kept picturing what he might look like. I doubt he was even shown on screen at all, even in the original broadcast. They most likely just credited the guy who voiced big ol' Beer Belly, lol.


I don't think the Evan's were too thrilled when Bookman barged in, whenever he felt like it. :lol:

Who?

Nope, we never did see him, because I remember I kept picturing what he might look like. I doubt he was even shown on screen at all, even in the original broadcast. They most likely just credited the guy who voiced big ol' Beer Belly, lol.




Who?


Yeah! That's what I think too! We just heard Beer Belly over the CB. He was never shown! ;) The Runaways were really good eps. OMG when that girl stole Julie's necklace that Chuck made for her! I was like :mad: And when they moved into that seedy hotel! OMG!! :eek:


Bookman was the Super on Good Times!!! That poster was comparing him entering the tenants apt. like Schneider does! :)

Bookman was the Super on Good Times!!! That poster was comparing him entering the tenants apt. like Schneider does! :)

I know he was comparing, I've just never seen much GT so I didn't know what show he meant, lol.

I know he was comparing, I've just never seen much GT so I didn't know what show he meant, lol.


LOL!! Yeah. Bookman was a heavy set man and they called him "Buffalo Butt"! :D He didn't come in as much as Schneider did though. I thought Mr. Bookman was a nice guy actually! I didn't mind Schneider either ! ;)

I don't think the Evan's were too thrilled when Bookman barged in, whenever he felt like it. :lol:

But it wasn't every episode like Schneider lol

But it wasn't every episode like Schneider lol.


Yeah! Bookman AKA "Buffalo Butt" wasn't in every scene and episode, he was more of a side character! Schneider was in every ep pretty much , and I didn't dislike him per sey, but it did get old, he wasn't needed that much! :confused: Maybe if they had made him more like the Mr. Bookman character it would have been better! ;)

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Yeah! Bookman AKA "Buffalo Butt" wasn't in every scene and episode, he was more of a side character! Schneider was in every ep pretty much , and I didn't dislike him per sey, but it did get old, he wasn't needed that much! :confused: Maybe if they had made him more like the Mr. Bookman character it would have been better! ;)


Or like Ralph on the Jeffersons:lol:

So did Schneider murder his wife or what?
I know in later episodes he mentions being "married for 30 seconds". but What happened to her?

So did Schneider murder his wife or what?
I know in later episodes he mentions being "married for 30 seconds". but What happened to her?


Apparently on July 28th I thought he murdered his wife! :lol:

Something I noticed yesterday in the episode Chicago Rendezvous. The scene in the girls bedroom when Ann goes in to talk to them. Elton John's Rocket Man is heard in the background, but the LP Barbara had on the record player is not an Elton John album. How do I know this? The LP on the record player had a green, red, and white label, which is the label for Atlantic records. In the 1970's, Elton John recorded for MCA.

So the question is: What album was on the record player? Someone ask Val, maybe she would remember. :lol: This episode first aired in December 1975. It would have had to be one of the recording artists from the Atlantic label. ABBA recorded for Atlantic in 1975, maybe it was an ABBA album. :lol: