LOL Ginny was some dumb sh*t LOL and s**cked a$$ LOL. Oh wait, that's the other guy. Sorry. What I meant was, there are stories out there that Bonnie had Ginny fired out of professional jealousy. Did anyone find the character so hysterically funny or overpowering that she threatened to turn into Fonzie or Urkel and take over?

LOL Ginny was some dumb sh*t LOL and s**cked a$$ LOL. Oh wait, that's the other guy. Sorry. What I meant was, there are stories out there that Bonnie had Ginny fired out of professional jealousy. Did anyone find the character so hysterically funny or overpowering that she threatened to turn into Fonzie or Urkel?


OMG!! Opus. You do sound like that that other poster! :lol: I was like What is up with Opus, that's not his style of posting! :lol:

No! Not at all. I didn't think she was all that great! :confused: Certainly wasn't going to take over and be the most popular character ! And looks wise. Bonnie Franklin had nothing to be jealous of there! Ginny was kind of homely, very manly looking. I was thinking that the other night watching a scene with them together. Ann looks like a beauty queen compared to big manly Ginny! :confused:

And I'm not saying Bonnie definitely did that. Just that if you look around you can find claims of it. ( I'm trying to avoid lawsuits from the Franklin estate).

And I'm not saying Bonnie definitely did that. Just that if you look around you can find claims of it. ( I'm trying to avoid lawsuits from the Franklin estate).


I know! I have heard that too! ;)

Mary Louise Wilson has written her memoirs, so maybe we'll get some backstage gossip about her time on One Day at a Time.
http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/mary-louise-wilson-memoir-interview_73879.html
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tm-photos-production/105767.jpg

As an old woman she actually looks "softer", like prettier than her rough younger self! !;) She kind of resembles an older Alice from the Brady Bunch in that picture!:)


Or I know who!! :eek: She reminds me of Mike's Mom in "Mike and Molly"! ;)

Sorry guys! I liked her and thought she did a wonderful job in the role. I wish she'd had another role somewhere else.

Sorry guys! I liked her and thought she did a wonderful job in the role. I wish she'd had another role somewhere else.


I am going to create a thread for you one day and ask who you didn't like and why LOL

That would be the thread of the decade

I loved her outspoken, brassy manner, she was like a younger but lower-class version of Maude. I thought she was the best thing about the show and to me I was very disappointed when she disappeared from the opening credits in Season 3. I have her book ordered and it should be here any day. BTW, I've seen her in NURSE JACKIE and the Roseanne Barr film SHE-DEVIL and she was hysterical! Again...LOVE her...definitely one of my favorite character actresses.

I have her book ordered and it should be here any day.

If she writes about her time on the show, could you post back with some info?

If she writes about her time on the show, could you post back with some info?
Sure, but I think she will probably just gloss over it like she did in that Youtube interview a couple years back. She said then that she "begged Norman Lear to let me out" because she hated the writing which conflicts with the theory Bonnie had her ousted for scene-stealing.

We just got through season two and it seems Ginny was only in a handful of eps anyway! She was a flash in the pan, as far as I see? She didn't seem to make the show any better but didn't make it worse either . She kind of was just there. only memorable ep was the Singles bar cause she worked there. Other than that, any ep she was in could have done without her IMO!

The characters other importance is being the catalyst for, love 'em or hate 'em, the series of New Years Eve shows, since she knew some of the home residents from the bar, and was thus their connection to the family.

I've been reading MLW's book the last few days. I've skimmed through the middle chapters where she talks about ODAAT. No mention of Mac or Val. She did say she never found Pat's character at all amusing, but that he was hysterical off-camera. She didn't really directly diss Bonnie but was not exactly complimentary. The basic complaint was that Bonnie was considered the "expert" on acting/theatre training for reasons that were lost on ML who had a lot more experience, so I think there was some resentment on her part.

I've been reading MLW's book the last few days. I've skimmed through the middle chapters where she talks about ODAAT. No mention of Mac or Val. She did say she never found Pat's character at all amusing, but that he was hysterical off-camera. She didn't really directly diss Bonnie but was not exactly complimentary. The basic complaint was that Bonnie was considered the "expert" on acting/theatre training for reasons that were lost on ML who had a lot more experience, so I think there was some resentment on her part.

Interesting. Thanks.

Not to be rude, but I'd have to really be bored to read that book. Like if I was on a Veeeeeeery Loooooooong airplane flight or something!

Not to be rude, but I'd have to really be bored to read that book. Like if I was on a Veeeeeeery Loooooooong airplane flight or something!

Now I have to return your Christmas present ....:(

Now I have to return your Christmas present....:(


You can always give it to TVfactfan, he is a big Ginny fan! :lol: :D

Not to be rude, but I'd have to really be bored to read that book. Like if I was on a Veeeeeeery Loooooooong airplane flight or something!
When I was housesitting with no Internet for a few weeks last year I read several bios by Valerie Harper, Barbara Eden, Florence Henderson and MLW's book is no worse or better so far. Just because she isn't a household name doesn't mean she's led a boring life.

When I was housesitting with no Internet for a few weeks last year I read several bios by Valerie Harper, Barbara Eden, Florence Henderson and MLW's book is no worse or better so far. Just because she isn't a household name means she's led a boring life.


I know! Again I'm sorry for being rude! :(


http://www.allthingsclipart.com/06/sorry3.jpg

Thanks, Kasey, for the insight and review!

As an old woman she actually looks "softer", like prettier than her rough younger self! !;) She kind of resembles an older Alice from the Brady Bunch in that picture!:)


Or I know who!! :eek: She reminds me of Mike's Mom in "Mike and Molly"! ;)
I was also thinking either Ann B. Davis or Maggie Smith.

I always liked Ginny. In fact, I like them all on ODAAT. Such a strong cast

^I agree. It was a great cast.

I've recently purchased a set from ioffer and I'm finally able to watch seasons 2-9 since I can't get Antenna TV. I'm discovering this show (with the exception of season 1, which I've owned since it's original dvd release) for the first time.

ODAAT seriously needs an official complete series release!

^ It seriously does! Hopefully this year, too!

A Ginny-type character is better thought out than a David-type character. If the selling point of your series is supposed to be a "ground breaking" portrayal of a divorced woman on her own, you don't start her out with a serious boyfriend. Which, as you know, the show quickly recognized.

:yeahthat

Was it ever explained on the show where she went?

Was it ever explained on the show where she went?



No. She just wasn't there anymore as of Season 3 with no explanation! :confused: I guess she was just supposed to have moved out of the building and Ann and the girls lost touch with her!

^That's what I suspected but wasn't sure. I just started watching season 3 and miss Ginny.

A Ginny-type character is better thought out than a David-type character. If the selling point of your series is supposed to be a "ground breaking" portrayal of a divorced woman on her own, you don't start her out with a serious boyfriend. Which, as you know, the show quickly recognized.

This is true. The writing in the episodes shouldn't have had David being so serious about Ann right away at the beginning. It wasn't the right time for that. When the series first started, it would have been better if the David/Ann relationship was more casual, nothing overly serious or romantic. If that had been the case, then maybe David could have stayed on with the show instead of getting bounced in season 2 after a few episodes. Then around the 5th season when the original gimmick of the show had worn off, the David/Ann relationship could have been allowed to get more serious, and Ann might have ended up with David instead of that schmuck Sam. :rolleyes: :lol:

OMG!! Opus. You do sound like that that other poster! :lol: I was like What is up with Opus, that's not his style of posting! :lol:

No! Not at all. I didn't think she was all that great! :confused: Certainly wasn't going to take over and be the most popular character ! And looks wise. Bonnie Franklin had nothing to be jealous of there! Ginny was kind of homely, very manly looking. I was thinking that the other night watching a scene with them together. Ann looks like a beauty queen compared to big manly Ginny! :confused:
I agree. Ann looks like a playboy bunny compared to Ginny.