AVClub's Random Roles | Jane Curtin

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Kate & Allie (1984-1989)—Allie Lowell/Allie Barsky

AVC: Speaking of Kate & Allie: That was a show about single mothers that premiered over 30 years ago. Did it feel groundbreaking at the time? What was your relationship like with fans of the show?

JC: I was told it was groundbreaking at the time, but I lived in New York. It was not groundbreaking in New York, but it was in other parts of the country. So I accepted that and thought, “Okay. Pat ourselves on the back for doing this. Good for us.” The fans that really got to me were the men. I was in my 30s when I did that show, and men in their 50s and 60s would come up to me and say, “Thank you. You make me a little bit more comfortable knowing that my daughter is going to be okay. You know, she’s not married, and she does have children. And it’s really hard. I worry about her, but I see she has a relationship with her friends and they help each other, and that just gives me such comfort to see you guys doing that.” So that was a good thing.