Valerie Bertinelli in Apple's Way - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

myr2000 · 09-05-2001, 08:56 PM

What was the episode name and the episode airdate in Apple's Way where Valerie Bertinelli guest starred

opus · 09-23-2015, 05:14 PM

Does anyone remember this show? It looks like 2 seasons and 28 episodes. Val's only TV credit before landing a certain sitcom. Anyways, 14 years later, here's the requested information:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0513944/

1960'sTVfan · 09-23-2015, 05:30 PM

Yea I remember Apple's Way. Just barely, but I remember it. It's similar to The Waltons. CBS aired it in a bad time slot, on Sunday Nights during the time most TV sets were tuned in to Disney on NBC.

TJ · 06-26-2022, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

Does anyone remember this show? It looks like 2 seasons and 28 episodes. Val's only TV credit before landing a certain sitcom. Anyways, 14 years later, here's the requested information:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0513944/

I saw that Valerie replied to you on Twitter. Have you had any other replies from her?

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The girl in the glasses is Franny (Frannie) Michel. She was on the first season as Patricia Apple before she was replaced by Kristy McNichol when the show was "re-booted" in the second season. View this page for more information and photos.

I can't find any photos of Valerie on Apple's Way.

From Wikipedia:

Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in a new sitcom called One Day at a Time.

She was pretty lucky to be spotted on the show.

Have you ever tried tracking down the episode from a trader?

opus · 06-26-2022, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ

I saw that Valerie replied to you on Twitter. Have you had any other replies from her?

Embedded Tweet

The girl in the glasses is Franny (Frannie) Michel. She was on the first season as Patricia Apple before she was replaced by Kristy McNichol when the show was "re-booted" in the second season. View this page for more information and photos.

I can't find any photos of Valerie on Apple's Way.

From Wikipedia:

Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in a new sitcom called One Day at a Time.

She was pretty lucky to be spotted on the show.

Have you ever tried tracking down the episode from a trader?

That was the only reply I got, but I mostly lurk on Twitter and don’t participate. I probably asked a few more questions, but I don’t remember what they were. I think once I tried to find out why she missed the one ODAAT episode she wasn’t in

Valerie always credited the Apple’s Way guest credit as putting her on the map on the road to getting the ODAAT audition.

For launching the Apple’s Way board, as a way of thanks, here’s an apple

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opus · 06-26-2022, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ

Have you ever tried tracking down the episode from a trader?

Just here. I wouldn’t know where else to look. Like RetroTVNiteKatt, only interested in the one episode

An Apple’s Way thread you didn’t move https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=358352

opus · 06-27-2022, 01:42 PM

‘One Day at a Time’ wasn’t Valerie Bertinelli’s only big break

While the star is most known for her breakout role in CBS’ comedy about a single mom and her two teenage daughters, Bertinelli wrote that it was another television role that paved the way for her part as Barbara Cooper in the sitcom.

“[T]toward the end of 1974, I made the leap onto episodic TV by landing a guest spot on the series Apple’s Way, a family-oriented show starring Ronnie Cox, Vince Van Patten, and Kristy McNichol. Getting that part was a monumental step forward,” she recalled.

Thanks to the show, Bertinelli’s profile as an actor rose, and eventually, celebrated television producer Norman Lear’s team “specifically asked to see me” for the series he was developing.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertain...ayground.html/

09-05-2001, 08:56 PM	#1
myr2000 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Aug 18, 2001 Posts: 4	Valerie Bertinelli in Apple's Way What was the episode name and the episode airdate in Apple's Way where Valerie Bertinelli guest starred

09-23-2015, 05:30 PM	#3
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,077	Yea I remember Apple's Way. Just barely, but I remember it. It's similar to The Waltons. CBS aired it in a bad time slot, on Sunday Nights during the time most TV sets were tuned in to Disney on NBC.
	Last edited by 1960'sTVfan; 09-23-2015 at 05:58 PM.

09-23-2015, 05:14 PM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,280	Does anyone remember this show? It looks like 2 seasons and 28 episodes. Val's only TV credit before landing a certain sitcom. Anyways, 14 years later, here's the requested information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0513944/

06-27-2022, 01:42 PM	#7
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,280	‘One Day at a Time’ wasn’t Valerie Bertinelli’s only big break While the star is most known for her breakout role in CBS’ comedy about a single mom and her two teenage daughters, Bertinelli wrote that it was another television role that paved the way for her part as Barbara Cooper in the sitcom. “[T]toward the end of 1974, I made the leap onto episodic TV by landing a guest spot on the series Apple’s Way, a family-oriented show starring Ronnie Cox, Vince Van Patten, and Kristy McNichol. Getting that part was a monumental step forward,” she recalled. Thanks to the show, Bertinelli’s profile as an actor rose, and eventually, celebrated television producer Norman Lear’s team “specifically asked to see me” for the series he was developing. https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertain...ayground.html/