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TVFactFan · 11-04-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by edplattfan

I was about 3 or 4 when Angie aired. I remember the the SEcond season theme song with Robert Hays jugggling the apples in the park. When ABC started airing the show around 1985(and my local Boston station was doing the same) I video taped them all! I had a huge crush on Robert Hays. Anyway, I thought the show was cute and funny. I enjoyed Donna Pescow as Angie, a hard working Italian American who was a waitress. SHe fell for Brad whom she thought was a poor doctor. Turns out he was a millionaire's son but down to earth. They decided not to rely on riches but their love. Doris Roberts was the best as Angie's mom. Her husband went out for cigarettes and never returned but she still set a place at the table. She wasn't anything like her "Marie" character in Everybody Loves Raymond. I think one of the best eps was when they were all on Family Feud. Above, someone posted the cast on the REAL game show but they also did an episode where the plot was about the Bensons and Falcos being on the show. THe Falcos had their aunt who didn't speak ENglish and Mrs. Falco had to translate, especially in the lightening round. So funny. WHY Can't this show be on DVD!!! I just read "Flo" was put on DVD and, while I remember that show(I was probably 6 at the time, I watched too much tv as a kid) I know it didn't last as long as Angie. Angie was the creation of Gary Marshall, Penny's brother. This was one of his "misses." Along with Who's Minding The Kids, Blanskys' BEauties and Me and the Chimp which Pearl Harbored Ted Bessell's acting career.

I'm sorry but I don't think anyone can take your comments seriously about a show you watched when you were 4 years old lol

liane49 · 02-28-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

It was only two things I liked about this show

1. The opening theme song

2. The building I work in is in the opening credits

LOL

I liked it even though it didn't last very long.

TVFactFan · 02-28-2014, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by liane49

I liked it even though it didn't last very long.

I didn't understand how a show could have so many viewers because it followed a hit show but when the show is moved then they have no viewers

ThomasE · 02-28-2014, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I didn't understand how a show could have so many viewers because it followed a hit show but when the show is moved then they have no viewers

People left the tube on after the hit show and watched the one behind it. The shows went hand in hand. It was moved to another night and changed the format of the show.

Bonniegirl · 07-14-2014, 12:42 PM

I think it was supposed to take place in Philadelphia!

TVFactFan · 07-14-2014, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bonniegirl62

I think it was supposed to take place in Philadelphia!

The scenes in the opening credits were from philadelphia but not the ones they showed during the episode

king of comedy · 12-14-2020, 02:23 PM

It was charming. I thought the cast was great. Donna Prescow was better here than she was on Saturday Night Fever. Debra Lee Scott was better here than on Welcome Back Kotter. Even Doris Roberts was good way before Everybody Loves Raymond. I got to see Robert Hays way before he did Airplane. I enjoyed the sister in law and the rest of the supporting cast. Future tv stars I didn't know included Rhea Pearlman and C.W. Bailey. I saw the whole show on DVD and it should have lasted a few more years.

TVFactFan · 12-14-2020, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

It was charming. I thought the cast was great. Donna Prescow was better here than she was on Saturday Night Fever. Debra Lee Scott was better here than on Welcome Back Kotter. Even Doris Roberts was good way before Everybody Loves Raymond. I got to see Robert Hays way before he did Airplane. I enjoyed the sister in law and the rest of the supporting cast. Future tv stars I didn't know included Rhea Pearlman and C.W. Bailey. I saw the whole show on DVD and it should have lasted a few more years.

How do shows like this get a DVD release when they are ineligible for syndication

BestTVever · 02-10-2021, 07:23 AM

This show was HUGE and was in the top 5 shows and I think even was #1 a few weeks for ABC. Our family would watch and it really was a great show how a common working class woman falls for a rich and blue blood guy. However what made the show work, the writers destroyed. The first season was HUGE. The banter between the families was great. However once they got married and moved in together, the magic was gone. How do you keep it going? So oddly enough, its rare for such a popular show to be cancelled after season 2.
I guess they say, it was fun while it lasted.

TVFactFan · 02-10-2021, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

This show was HUGE and was in the top 5 shows and I think even was #1 a few weeks for ABC. Our family would watch and it really was a great show how a common working class woman falls for a rich and blue blood guy. However what made the show work, the writers destroyed. The first season was HUGE. The banter between the families was great. However once they got married and moved in together, the magic was gone. How do you keep it going? So oddly enough, its rare for such a popular show to be cancelled after season 2.
I guess they say, it was fun while it lasted.

It has never been discovered how far the ratings fell in season 2 because the 1979-80 full show rankings have never been found. Only that it was below 30. Maybe 31? lol

BestTVever · 02-12-2021, 11:29 AM

I will also add it has one of the best theme songs of the 1980s IMHO

I love the song. It even peaked around #20 on the billboard charts

TVFactFan · 02-12-2021, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

I will also add it has one of the best theme songs of the 1980s IMHO

I love the song. It even peaked around #20 on the billboard charts

I like that the opening credits features the downtown section of my city, philadelphia and the theme song

I would watch if the DVD was part of a add on but I wouldnt buy it

Duster76 · 02-13-2021, 12:27 AM

The show had a strong cast, a good premise and a great time slot in both the first and second seasons. Obviously the production company made an incredible blunder by marrying the main character so soon in the show's history, and worse still they made the same blunder made on Rhoda just a few years earlier. There's an old saying in golf, going to school on someone else's putt, that sure didn't happen here.

All that said, ABC which had the huge surge in popularity in the mid70's was just starting downhill in the 79-80 season. Happy Days the show on right before Angie took a steep drop from 3 to 17 in the ratings. Several other hit series dropped as well, Mork and Mindy dropped from 3 to 28, Laverne and Shirley dropped from 1 out of the top 30, , Starksy and Hutch was in its final season, Kotter was cancelled after the 78-79 season even Three's Company started losing audience. Fred Silverman had already left the network so things were going wrong in a hurry. It was a perfect storm in 79-80 for the ABC network not a good time for a show entering its first full season.

TVFactFan · 02-13-2021, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Duster76

The show had a strong cast, a good premise and a great time slot in both the first and second seasons. Obviously the production company made an incredible blunder by marrying the main character so soon in the show's history, and worse still they made the same blunder made on Rhoda just a few years earlier. There's an old saying in golf, going to school on someone else's putt, that sure didn't happen here.

All that said, ABC which had the huge surge in popularity in the mid70's was just starting downhill in the 79-80 season. Happy Days the show on right before Angie took a steep drop from 3 to 17 in the ratings. Several other hit series dropped as well, Mork and Mindy dropped from 3 to 28, Laverne and Shirley dropped from 1 out of the top 30, , Starksy and Hutch was in its final season, Kotter was cancelled after the 78-79 season even Three's Company started losing audience. Fred Silverman had already left the network so things were going wrong in a hurry. It was a perfect storm in 79-80 for the ABC network not a good time for a show entering its first full season.

Mork and Mindy was a one hit wonder unlike Happy Days and Three;s Company

cbikle · 02-24-2021, 11:13 AM

The show had a really good opening theme and the show itself was kind of funny & lighthearted, but not super-memorable.

Had a great cast from what I remember.

07-14-2014, 12:42 PM	#50
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,509	I think it was supposed to take place in Philadelphia!

12-14-2020, 02:23 PM	#52
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	It was charming. I thought the cast was great. Donna Prescow was better here than she was on Saturday Night Fever. Debra Lee Scott was better here than on Welcome Back Kotter. Even Doris Roberts was good way before Everybody Loves Raymond. I got to see Robert Hays way before he did Airplane. I enjoyed the sister in law and the rest of the supporting cast. Future tv stars I didn't know included Rhea Pearlman and C.W. Bailey. I saw the whole show on DVD and it should have lasted a few more years.

02-10-2021, 07:23 AM	#54
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,888	This show was HUGE and was in the top 5 shows and I think even was #1 a few weeks for ABC. Our family would watch and it really was a great show how a common working class woman falls for a rich and blue blood guy. However what made the show work, the writers destroyed. The first season was HUGE. The banter between the families was great. However once they got married and moved in together, the magic was gone. How do you keep it going? So oddly enough, its rare for such a popular show to be cancelled after season 2. I guess they say, it was fun while it lasted.

02-12-2021, 11:29 AM	#56
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,888	I will also add it has one of the best theme songs of the 1980s IMHO I love the song. It even peaked around #20 on the billboard charts

02-13-2021, 12:27 AM	#58
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,641	The show had a strong cast, a good premise and a great time slot in both the first and second seasons. Obviously the production company made an incredible blunder by marrying the main character so soon in the show's history, and worse still they made the same blunder made on Rhoda just a few years earlier. There's an old saying in golf, going to school on someone else's putt, that sure didn't happen here. All that said, ABC which had the huge surge in popularity in the mid70's was just starting downhill in the 79-80 season. Happy Days the show on right before Angie took a steep drop from 3 to 17 in the ratings. Several other hit series dropped as well, Mork and Mindy dropped from 3 to 28, Laverne and Shirley dropped from 1 out of the top 30, , Starksy and Hutch was in its final season, Kotter was cancelled after the 78-79 season even Three's Company started losing audience. Fred Silverman had already left the network so things were going wrong in a hurry. It was a perfect storm in 79-80 for the ABC network not a good time for a show entering its first full season.

02-24-2021, 11:13 AM	#60
cbikle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 15, 2019 Posts: 113	The show had a really good opening theme and the show itself was kind of funny & lighthearted, but not super-memorable. Had a great cast from what I remember.