1. The original premise of the show was to be about a single father raising his two sons in Boulder, Colorado. However, after realizing that more women watch sitcoms than men, Norman Lear changed the characters to females.

2. Pat Harrington's Schneider character was supposed to be only a one-shot guest appearance in the pilot, but his popularity with the studio audience quickly promoted him to a regular, featured player.

3. Ann-Margaret was the original choice to play Ann Romano. She backed out over fears that the role would typecast her.

4. Valerie Bertinelli received her coveted "and Valerie Bertinelli as Barbara Cooper" opening credit in lieu of not receiving a larger dressing room.

5. Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli HATED each other at first. Screaming matches between the two often disrupted taping of early first season episodes. It was Bonnie Franklin who sat them down and got them to be friends, an act which was precipitated when the girls discovered a mutual love of roller derby.

6. A VHS copy of the episode "Barbara's Rebellion" was sent into space aboard the Voyager II spacecraft.

7. The Alex Handris character was going to come out at the end of season six, but Glenn Scarpelli's teen heartthrob status made this idea too controversial for 1980s TV.

8. Valerie Bertinelli's then-husband Eddie Van Halen was set to make a 1982 guest appearance as himself in a "very special episode" about the dangers of celebrity obsession. A first draft script is known to exist; reasons for the episode not being produced are unknown.

9. During rehearsals, co-star Michael Lembeck nearly missed being seriously injured, if not killed, when a loose boom light fell just centimeters from where he was standing.

10. The producers briefly toyed with the idea of hooking up Schneider and Shelley Fabares' character Francine, thinking their disparate personalities might have made for a funny and interesting sub-plot.

11. The show It's a Living was originally conceived as a spin-off for the Ginny Wrobliki character.

By the way, none of these are true.:crazy:

Very interesting ;)

How are you?:) :wave:

Very interesting ;)

How are you?:) :wave:

Good thanks; just fixing the typos I noticed.

How are you?:wave:

Good thanks; just fixing the typos I noticed.

How are you?:wave:

Good. I like your Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington avatar.:wave:

Did you hear about the new Svengoolie action figure? Probably not, because I'm probably your Sven news source, right?:wave:

Good. I like your Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington avatar.:wave:

Did you hear about the new Svengoolie action figure? Probably not, because I'm probably your Sven news source, right?:wave:

Thanks!

No, I didn't know about a Svengoolie action figure. That's awesome. Will it be available from the store he didn't know he has?:)

He can help my Batman, Robin, and Batgirl figures fight my King Tut and Catwoman figures!:lol:

Yeah!! OK!! And I will buy some of your ocean front property in Las Vegas!! :crazy: :lol: :D

How'd you know about that?:)

Thanks!

No, I didn't know about a Svengoolie action figure. That's awesome. Will it be available from the store he didn't know he has?:)

He can help my Batman, Robin, and Batgirl figures fight my King Tut and Catwoman figures!:lol:

It's in the Me-TV online store.:wave:

I'm sure he'd love to fight King Tut.:wave:

9. During rehearsals, co-star Michael Lembeck nearly missed being seriously injured, if not killed, when a loose boom light fell just centimeters from where he was standing.


Boyd Gaines was spotted running away in the catwalk, but nothing was ever proven.

Boyd Gaines was spotted running away in the catwalk, but nothing was ever proven.

:lol: :)

Why'd Bonnie delete her post?:confused:

Why'd Bonnie delete her post?:confused:

IDK; I didn't even notice that till you pointed it out.?

IDK; I didn't even notice that till you pointed it out.?

You quoted it earlier in the thread:wave:

You are very creative with these 11 interesting tidbits.:wave:

You quoted it earlier in the thread:wave:

You are very creative with these 11 interesting tidbits.:wave:

Yeah, I meant that I didn't realize she deleted it. I thought she had a funny response!

And thanks!:) :wave:

Yeah, I meant that I didn't realize she deleted it. I thought she had a funny response!

And thanks!:) :wave:

:wave:

I miss Anna tonight.

:wave:

I miss Anna tonight.

Me too! Anna, oh Anna, wherefore art thou?:)

Me too! Anna, oh Anna, wherefore art thou?:)

It's like Romeo and Juliet.:lol:

We read that play when I was in 9th grade.

It's like Romeo and Juliet.:lol:

We read that play when I was in 9th grade.

Me too! Then 10th grade was Julius Caesar, I can't remember for the life of me if and which Shakespeare play we did in 11th grade (I recall Arthur Miller's The Crucible, so maybe we skipped the bard that year), and Macbeth in 12th grade.

My personal fave is King Lear!:)

Why'd Bonnie delete her post?:confused:

I felt I didn't have anything positive to add ! ;) :( :wave:

1. The original premise of the show was to be about a single father raising his two sons in Boulder, Colorado. However, after realizing that more women watch sitcoms than men, Norman Lear changed the characters to females.

2. Pat Harrington's Schneider character was supposed to be only a one-shot guest appearance in the pilot, but his popularity with the studio audience quickly promoted him to a regular, featured player.

3. Ann-Margaret was the original choice to play Ann Romano. She backed out over fears that the role would typecast her.

4. Valerie Bertinelli received her coveted "and Valerie Bertinelli as Barbara Cooper" opening credit in lieu of not receiving a larger dressing room.

5. Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli HATED each other at first. Screaming matches between the two often disrupted taping of early first season episodes. It was Bonnie Franklin who sat them down and got them to be friends, an act which was precipitated when the girls discovered a mutual love of roller derby.

6. A VHS copy of the episode "Barbara's Rebellion" was sent into space aboard the Voyager II spacecraft.

7. The Alex Handris character was going to come out at the end of season six, but Glenn Scarpelli's teen heartthrob status made this idea too controversial for 1980s TV.

8. Valerie Bertinelli's then-husband Eddie Van Halen was set to make a 1982 guest appearance as himself in a "very special episode" about the dangers of celebrity obsession. A first draft script is known to exist; reasons for the episode not being produced are unknown.

9. During rehearsals, co-star Michael Lembeck nearly missed being seriously injured, if not killed, when a loose boom light fell just centimeters from where he was standing.

10. The producers briefly toyed with the idea of hooking up Schneider and Shelley Fabares' character Francine, thinking their disparate personalities might have made for a funny and interesting sub-plot.

11. The show It's a Living was originally conceived as a spin-off for the Ginny Wrobliki character.

By the way, none of these are true.:crazy:

I actually fell for this at first. :lol: Number 9 was really scary!

I think number 10 sounded like something they should have explored actually outside of the Panzini farcical stuff. They had a clunker with Francine and some guy she broke off an engagement with for no apparent reason that they could have thrown out for a sweet little romance with those 2. Opposites attract and it would have been a fun way to tie in those 2 characters pursuing each other in the last days of the show instead of him going off to pursue Corey Feldman and his family and their freak show.

Number 7 should have happened most definitely. That would have been groundbreaking.

Number 4. :lol: Actually when Mack was having her troubles and was on the verge of being fired and tried to come back to the set she found out that Val had gotten her dressing room according to a 1980 People magazine article. That had to sting. Ouch! Awkward! (Is there an awkward emoticon? If not there really should be!) :lol: :wave:

http://people.com/archive/cover-story-taking-it-one-day-at-a-time-vol-13-no-11/

I actually fell for this at first. :lol: Number 9 was really scary!

I think number 10 sounded like something they should have explored actually outside of the Panzini farcical stuff. They had a clunker with Francine and some guy she broke off an engagement with for no apparent reason that they could have thrown out for a sweet little romance with those 2. Opposites attract and it would have been a fun way to tie in those 2 characters pursuing each other in the last days of the show instead of him going off to pursue Corey Feldman and his family and their freak show.

Number 7 should have happened most definitely. That would have been groundbreaking.

Number 4. :lol: Actually when Mack was having her troubles and was on the verge of being fired and tried to come back to the set she found out that Val had gotten her dressing room according to a 1980 People magazine article. That had to sting. Ouch! Awkward! (Is there an awkward emoticon? If not there really should be!) :lol: :wave:

http://people.com/archive/cover-story-taking-it-one-day-at-a-time-vol-13-no-11/

I tried to make them sound at least plausible, thus some might verge on the truth, as you pointed out with the dressing rooms.:)

Number 9 was to make sure I got Bonnie's attention! I certainly hope Michael or any other cast or crew member never had that experience!:)

I felt I didn't have anything positive to add ! ;) :( :wave:

Oh Bonnie! You always have something positive to add!:)

I thought you had a great response!:)

Alex, what did you think of Medusa Against The Son of Hercules?:lol:

Alex, what did you think of Medusa Against The Son of Hercules?:lol:

I liked the added sound effects (will this MST3K approach be the norm now?)

Otherwise...um...okay, at some point I switched over to I Spit On Your Grave 2 on Starz.

Your thoughts?:talk: :wave:

I thought it was awful, but I didn't think the Son of Hercules was bad to look at. I thought the sound effects were funny.:wave:

I thought it was awful, but I didn't think the Son of Hercules was bad to look at. I thought the sound effects were funny.:wave:

OMG yes; Svengoolie should have just showed those first two publicity pictures in a loop, over and over and over and over and over and....:D
And the sound effects did make the show!;)

OMG yes; Svengoolie should have just showed those first two publicity pictures in a loop, over and over and over and over and over and....:D
And the sound effects did make the show!;)

What else was this guy even in?:lol:

What else was this guy even in?:lol:

Eye Candy Parts 1-infinity!:) :D :p

OMG yes; Svengoolie should have just showed those first two publicity pictures in a loop, over and over and over and over and over and....:D
And the sound effects did make the show!;)


Oh wow!!!:eek: Who is he???? :heart:

Oh Bonnie! You always have something positive to add!:)

I thought you had a great response!:)

I was feeling kind of down on myself that night . Low self esteem attack!:( I felt like if you looked up the word boring in the dictionary, there would be my name!! :(

I was feeling kind of down on myself that night . Low self esteem attack!:( I felt like if you looked up the word boring in the dictionary, there would be my name!! :(

I know what you mean, I also feel down on myself a lot, but I never would put the words Bonnie and boring together!:) :wave:

His name is Richard Harrison! Isn't he dreamy (or was)!:) :D :heart:

I know what you mean, I also feel down on myself a lot, but I never would put the words Bonnie and boring together!:) :wave:

His name is Richard Harrison! Isn't he dreamy (or was)!:) :D :heart:


OMG!! YES!!!! HE'S HOT!!!!! Really cute!!! What a body!! :eek: :happyface :eyes:

OK I'm TOTALLY cheating on Kaptain Kool right now!!! :D :blush:

OH WOW!! He's still alive! 81 years old.:) Still pretty hot!!! ;) :wave:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/RichardHarrisonMar2011.jpg/220px-RichardHarrisonMar2011.jpg

OH WOW!! He's still alive! 81 years old.:) Still pretty hot!!! ;) :wave:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/RichardHarrisonMar2011.jpg/220px-RichardHarrisonMar2011.jpg

Those blue eyes continue to sparkle!:)

Sorry Boom Boom, but RH is my avatar for a while now.;)

I know what you mean, I also feel down on myself a lot, but I never would put the words Bonnie and boring together!:) :wave:

His name is Richard Harrison! Isn't he dreamy (or was)!:) :D :heart:

Bump because Medusa Against the Son of Hercules is on again tomorrow on Sven!:wave:

Bump because Medusa Against the Son of Hercules is on again tomorrow on Sven!:wave:

Bumped again.