A young Bonnie Franklin was on an episode of "The Munsters". She played a sorority girl. Ken Osmond of "Leave it to Beaver" also appeared as a fraternity pledge.

Thanks for the heads up. I don't remember seeing her or Ken on the show but, now I'll keep my eyes really open....:eek:

Wow, that's very interesting, hawaii !


Do you happen to know, by any chance, if either Bonnie or Ken were given on-screen credit for their appearances, or did they play only bit parts?

I'd love to see that episode...

They were both listed in the closing credits.

I posted these four at both "The Munsters" and "ODAAT" photo galleries.

cool, thanks for posting those!

Bonnie was also in some episodes of "Gidget"... those episodes, of course, are in color, but we have the Gidget series on DVD, so I'll see if I can get some pics of her from that. .

Thanks again for posting the pics... you can definitely tell it's her, especially with that expression on her face in the last pic, but I'm not sure if I would have made the connection by just watching the Munsters ep itself.

When ODaaT first came on, I always wondered where they got Bonnie Franklin from ... I remember thinking "I've never seen her before in anything", but apparently, I HAD seen her before in quite a few shows, I just never knew it... In addition to her appearance on "The Munsters", Bonnie had guest spots in shows such as "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." , "Gidget" and "Please Don't Eat The Daisies"

Talk about high hair :lol: She reminds me of Mary-Lou Retton. (Doesnt look as if she was a redhead back then???)

Wow Bonnie still looked the same in that picture.

I understand she walked into Norman Lear's office and that was how she got the part on ODAAT. There was another actress in mind when they put the show together.

Talk about high hair :lol: She reminds me of Mary-Lou Retton. (Doesnt look as if she was a redhead back then???)


No she wasn't... I think her hair was brown. I'll track down the Gidget episode and post a pic here

cool, thanks for posting those!

Bonnie was also in some episodes of "Gidget"... those episodes, of course, are in color, but we have the Gidget series on DVD, so I'll see if I can get some pics of her from that. .

Thanks again for posting the pics... you can definitely tell it's her, especially with that expression on her face in the last pic, but I'm not sure if I would have made the connection by just watching the Munsters ep itself.

When ODaaT first came on, I always wondered where they got Bonnie Franklin from ... I remember thinking "I've never seen her before in anything", but apparently, I HAD seen her before in quite a few shows, I just never knew it... In addition to her appearance on "The Munsters", Bonnie had guest spots in shows such as "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." , "Gidget" and "Please Don't Eat The Daisies"

She appeared twice on "Gidget." Here are a few from "Chivalry Isn't Dead."

These two are from "Too Many Cooks."

And in an interesting bit of trivia, in the 80's she went on to direct several episodes of "The Munsters Today."

Scaaaaaaaaaaaary.........She deffinately looks better as a redhead

I remember those episodes. It was great seeing Bonnie Franklin in shows BEFORE she became well known as Ann Romano.

and before she became a "Where are they now" trivia Q ;)

I remember seeing Ken Osmond on The Munsters not Bonnie Franklin but I probably didn't pay close attention but I will now.

Gee, those are scary hairdos. :lol: I loved the way her hair looked on the ODAAT reunion clip show, however. I think red hair suits her better.

Bump to check out the old Bonnie pics.

Bump to check out the old Bonnie pics.


AWESOME Opus!! !!! :eek: Thanks for finding this thread and bumping it up! ;)

Talk about high hair :lol: She reminds me of Mary-Lou Retton. (Doesnt look as if she was a redhead back then???)
According to an old TV Guide article I dug up, she didn't dye her hair red until she was in an off-Broadway play in 1968.
BTW, while we're on early Bonnie roles she appears in this episode around 5:02. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFN7v6FIllY)

Wow, she looked MUCH better before ODAAT. Her hairstyles after she got it cut after season 1 just never looked good on her. She looks much better in these old screencaps, although I never took to the cleft in her chin (I know some people love those, I just don't, lol).

Wow, she looked MUCH better before ODAAT. Her hairstyles after she got it cut after season 1 just never looked good on her. She looks much better in these old screencaps, although I never took to the cleft in her chin (I know some people love those, I just don't, lol).

I disagree, I don't like her looks with the dark hair. I think she looked much better and cuter as a redhead in One Day At A Time. The red hair color fits her just perfectly.

I was attending high school when One Day At A Time first went on the air. Some of the dudes I was friends with who watched the show were drooling over Valerie B., but I was different, I had the hots for Bonnie F. They all thought I was nuts. :crazy: :lol:

The red hair color fits her just perfectly.

The red hair color, yes. The red hair short styles, NO. lol

The red hair color, yes. The red hair short styles, NO. lol

Yea I'm not really fond of her short hair style either. In the beginning when the show first started, her hair style was cuter. But her red hair color is just right.

I liked her red color. The darker hair on her was kind of plain!

Wow, she looked MUCH better before ODAAT. Her hairstyles after she got it cut after season 1 just never looked good on her. She looks much better in these old screencaps,

Sorry, but I completely disagree. I do think her longer hair in the early seasons looked best, but even the short red hair compared to those '60s pics looks much better to me.

I disagree, I don't like her looks with the dark hair. I think she looked much better and cuter as a redhead in One Day At A Time. The red hair color fits her just perfectly.

I was attending high school when One Day At A Time first went on the air. Some of the dudes I was friends with who watched the show were drooling over Valerie B., but I was different, I had the hots for Bonnie F. They all thought I was nuts. :crazy: :lol:


Hey I had a crush on Bonnie Franklin as well. Especially when she cut her hair in the Dorothy Hamil style in the 4th season. She wasn't as plain looking after that.

She still looked hot back then.

She still looked hot back then.

She actually doesn't look mush older on ODAAT than she does in these pics. ! And the Munsters and Gidget were 10 or so years before ODAAT right?

She actually doesn't look mush older on ODAAT than she does in these pics. ! And the Munsters and Gidget were 10 or so years before ODAAT right?

This conversation is making me want to watch The Munsters. I love that show!

This conversation is making me want to watch The Munsters. I love that show!

If you find the COZI topic around here, it looks like the Munsters are heading there Oct. 5.

Munsters is coming to Cozi TV? YAY!!!! That is a fun old "comfort show"!

See your favorite red headed divorcee in glorious black and white, today, 5:30 ET, on COZI

See your favorite red headed divorcee in glorious black and white, today, 5:30 ET, on COZI

WOW!! Cool! Thanks for the heads up!! ;) Munsters comes on COZI at 5:30 PST too! ;)

I just watched it, and I have to admit, if I didn't pre know, I don't think I would have noticed, despite a decent enough amount of screen time.

Bonnie also had a recurring role on Gidget as one of Gidget's friends.

DAMMIT Herman !!!!!!

DAMMIT Gidget!!!!!

She looked cute!! I liked her hair. Short but teased up on the top. Very in style in those days! Also a bonus for me! Eddie Haskell /Ken Osmond from Leave it to Beaver was also in this ep! ( I am repeating myself, I posted about Eddie Haskell on "Trish the dish " thread too) !

Talk about high hair :lol: She reminds me of Mary-Lou Retton. (Doesnt look as if she was a redhead back then???)
Nah, Mary Lou Retton's hair was never that high (I know this is an old thread, but I had to bring it up).