Tonight, the intro of Ed, and the first 2 parter.Tomorrow, season two, and the first 4 parter.

Tonight, the intro of Ed, and the first 2 parter.Tomorrow, season two, and the first 4 parter.


Oh yeah! Tomorrow , the four part runaway eps start ! They were good! ;)

Julie was so annoying to me whenever she was so rebellious or outrageous...I actually prefer Alex! lol

Julie was so annoying to me whenever she was so rebellious or outrageous...I actually prefer Alex! lol


Say it isn't so!!!!!! :eek: :confused: Alex!! NO!!!!!!! :crazy:


I tended to like the eps that focused on Julie. That was when the cool drama came in and the continued episodes like this Runaways four parter, when she got involved with the older man, Marriage to Max etc. !! ;)

The show never would have run for 9 years without Barbara, but it may never have become a success in the first place without Julie.

In my opinion, Julie was the best and most interesting character on the show.

The show never would have run for 9 years without Barbara, but it may never have become a success in the first place without Julie.



The show would have never run for 9 years if it was more than 3 channels:lol:

The show would have never run for 9 years if it was more than 3 channels:lol:


Glad it did though! ;) Cause years later we are here commenting and clowning the show! Loving it yet hating it , over 30 years later.!:crazy: :D Isn't it cool? ;) :D

Glad it did though! ;) Cause years later we are here commenting and clowning the show! Loving it yet hating it , over 30 years later.!:crazy: :D Isn't it cool? ;) :D


I want this **** to be replaced by Mel's Diner next year:lol:

I want this **** to be replaced by Mel's Diner next year:lol:

YES!! I SO wanna see Alice instead!!!!!!!!

Only I wish they could digitally change the title of that series on air and on DVDs to "Mel's Diner" since it focused on the other characters there too besides just Alice.

YES!! I SO wanna see Alice instead!!!!!!!!

Only I wish they could digitally change the title of that series on air and on DVDs to "Mel's Diner" since it focused on the other characters there too besides just Alice.

I've never been a fan of catchphrase shows like Good Times, Alice, Different Strokes where someone said the same thing every week (kiss my grits, dyno mite) and the laugh track roared hysterically every time. It always felt like lazy writing.

YES!! I SO wanna see Alice instead!!!!!!!!

Only I wish they could digitally change the title of that series on air and on DVDs to "Mel's Diner" since it focused on the other characters there too besides just Alice.

I would love to see Alice again! ;) I never thought of it, but yeah "Mel's Diner" would have actually been a good name for the show! ;)


NOW!!! Everyone sing along--------


Early to rise...early to bed.
Then, in between, I cooked and cleaned and went out of my head.
Going through life with blinders on - it's tough to see.
I had to get up, get out from under and look for me.


There's a new girl in town and she's looking good.
There's a fresh freckled face in the neighborhood.
There's a new girl in town with a brand new style.
She was just passing through
but if things work out...she's gonna stay awhile

I would love to see Alice again! ;) I never thought of it, but yeah "Mel's Diner" would have actually been a good name for the show! ;)


NOW!!! Everyone sing along--------


Early to rise...early to bed.
Then, in between, I cooked and cleaned and went out of my head.
Going through life with blinders on - it's tough to see.
I had to get up, get out from under and look for me.


There's a new girl in town and she's looking good.
There's a fresh freckled face in the neighborhood.
There's a new girl in town with a brand new style.
She was just passing through
but if things work out...she's gonna stay awhile

And Mel was hot, right? :)

And Mel was hot, right? :)

NO!! :lol: :D Well IDK . I didn't think so before but who knows now that I'm older maybe Old Mel would look better to me! I remember him being too hairy! :lol: :D And that customer that was always there the funny guy with the glasses! He wasn't hot either. Than wasn't the guy who played Reuben Kinkaid on the Partridge family one of the customers? He wasn't hot either. And Tommy was kind of cute, but not quite crush worthy! So OMG will I be able to watch a show without developing a crush????? :crazy: :lol: :D

I've never been a fan of catchphrase shows like Good Times, Alice, Different Strokes where someone said the same thing every week (kiss my grits, dyno mite) and the laugh track roared hysterically every time. It always felt like lazy writing.


Well nobody said SH*T on One day at a time:lol:

Speaking of catchphrase shows, the only one I stick up for is the first 5 seasons of Full House. They weekly beat some lines to death, but I still liked it. Guilty pleasure, I guess. The show did get pretty bad after the twins were born though.

Well nobody said SH*T on One day at a time:lol:


Yes they did. Ann was always saying "Dammit' ! Dammit David, Dammit Julie, Dammit Ed, Dammit Schneider! :D

NO!! :lol: :D Well IDK . I didn't think so

I'm sure Mrs. Vic Tayback would disagree.

Yes they did. Ann was always saying "Dammit' ! Dammit David, Dammit Julie, Dammit Ed, Dammit Schneider! :D

No Dammit Barbara?

No Dammit Barbara?


Barbara never seemed to get her as mad as the other people! :D

Dammit ice cream woman who slept with David?

Barbara never seemed to get her as mad as the other people! :D

Running away to Chicago? Dropping out of college? Making out with your brother in law? Dammit Barbara!

Running away to Chicago? Dropping out of college? Making out with your brother in law? Dammit Barbara!


Actually MAX was the aggressor and kissed her which caught her off guard. And ann wasn't around to know about it

There's a Grandma / Ann scene edited out in syndication of that episode that can still be seen in the closing credits. But I have no idea what they're talking about. Does anyone remember?

Dammit ice cream woman who slept with David?


LOL!!! :lol: :D


DAMMIT!!!! And you only brought strawberry and vanilla?? DAMMIT , I want chocolate! :lol: :D

I'm sure Mrs. Vic Tayback would disagree.


OMG!! Look what I found!!! :eek: Vic Tayback young!!! ;) Hello! ;)


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-jdT7YmiJQ/T2s9Fe-DhJI/AAAAAAAAC2o/FVfHaAfRu2k/s1600/VicTayback48.jpg

Actually MAX was the aggressor and kissed her which caught her off guard. And ann wasn't around to know about it


Ann would have said " DAMMIT, Max, why did you kiss Barbara, you aren't attracted to me"? :mad:

Ann would have said " DAMMIT, Max, why did you kiss Barbara, you aren't attracted to me"? :mad:


I think Barbara was supposed to keep it to herself that she liked it LOL

DAMMIT!!!!

If anyone never watched, but is familiar with the show 24, Ann is the original Jack Bauer. That was his favorite exclamation too. And that's the first and last time you'll see a One Day at a Time/24 comparison.

OMG!! Look what I found!!! :eek: Vic Tayback young!!! ;) Hello! ;)


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-jdT7YmiJQ/T2s9Fe-DhJI/AAAAAAAAC2o/FVfHaAfRu2k/s1600/VicTayback48.jpg


I can't believe nobody commented yet on this old picture of Mel (Vic Tayback). He was only 18 here!!! He was born in 1930, and this pic was a high school picture from 1948) ! ;) OK!!! If he looked like this when he was on Alice, you KNOW I would have had a MAJOR crush on him!!! ;) :eek: :D


He looks older than 18, like early/mid 20's. But when I found this pic it said from 1948, Burbank High School, so that would put him at 18! ;)

YES!! I SO wanna see Alice instead!!!!!!!!

Only I wish they could digitally change the title of that series on air and on DVDs to "Mel's Diner" since it focused on the other characters there too besides just Alice.

Just as long as we don't get subjected to Tommy washing his mother's feet in the opening credits! omg:

Just as long as we don't get subjected to Tommy washing his mother's feet in the opening credits! omg:


I think he was just pouring the water in the bucket lol

I've never been a fan of catchphrase shows like Good Times, Alice, Different Strokes where someone said the same thing every week (kiss my grits, dyno mite) and the laugh track roared hysterically every time. It always felt like lazy writing.

They only said it once per episode, and probably not even every episode.

And I think you mean "studio audience", not "laugh track". ;)

Just as long as we don't get subjected to Tommy washing his mother's feet in the opening credits! omg:


That was kind of Ewww :p because wasn't she soaking her feet in the kitchen pots? :lol:

But it was nice of Tommy to be thinking of his Mother on her feet all day waitressing to pour water on her sore feet! ;) I had a desk job , so my sons never poured water on my feet! :lol:

They only said it once per episode, and probably not even every episode.

And I think you mean "studio audience", not "laugh track". ;)

Nah, the cynic in me means "laugh track". (The optimist side still says "studio audience" though).

That was kind of Ewww :p because wasn't she soaking her feet in the kitchen pots? :lol:

But it was nice of Tommy to be thinking of his Mother on her feet all day waitressing to pour water on her sore feet! ;) I had a desk job , so my sons never poured water on my feet! :lol:

If you wore high heels to work you may have had sore feet lol

Nah, the cynic in me means "laugh track". (The optimist side still says "studio audience" though).

Yeah, but you have to go with the realist in you, lol. ;) I think by the mid-late '70s laugh tracks were done with. I'm 99% sure Alice has a live studio audience from how I remember the laughter. And I have the first 2 seasons of Diff'rent Strokes on DVD and you can tell those are studio audiences. When I hear "laugh track" I think of things like The Munsters and Green Acres, lol.

When I hear "laugh track" I think of things like The Munsters and Green Acres, lol.

Gilligan's Island and early MASH spring to my mind.