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seventies_sitcoms · 04-12-2005, 01:12 PM

Ginny didn't seem to have that many episodes, but I do recall her getting a space in the opening credits. Did they ever state a reason why she was written out, or did she just disappear like so many other TV characters? Did the viewers not like her? From what I can remember I liked the character. It seemed like Ann would get tired of her coming over sometimes, but I'm not sure.

TVFactFan · 04-12-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

Ginny didn't seem to have that many episodes, but I do recall her getting a space in the opening credits. Did they ever state a reason why she was written out, or did she just disappear like so many other TV characters? Did the viewers not like her? From what I can remember I liked the character. It seemed like Ann would get tired of her coming over sometimes, but I'm not sure.

There was never an explanation for the disapperance of the Ginny character.

TripperFan · 04-12-2005, 08:31 PM

Yeah that's true come to think of it.

I'm afraid I never liked her anyway - too "hard". Maybe why they wrote her out of the show - possibly there wasn't good feedback about her.

seventies_sitcoms · 04-13-2005, 09:36 PM

Even as a little kid I remember Ginny as being "gruff" or streetwise-like. When I think of her now she reminds me of somebody who would've danced in front of 25 cent peep-show booths in the 1960s.

TripperFan · 04-13-2005, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

Even as a little kid I remember Ginny as being "gruff" or streetwise-like. When I think of her now she reminds me of somebody who would've danced in front of 25 cent peep-show booths in the 1960s.

YEAH REALLY!!!

Mr. Television · 04-13-2005, 09:44 PM

I never really cared for Ginny and frankly didn't even notice she had dissapeared .

seventies_sitcoms · 04-13-2005, 09:46 PM

For some reason Ginny reminds me of Jo Anne Worley (spelling?) from Laugh-In?

Mr. Television · 04-13-2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

For some reason Ginny reminds me of Jo Anne Worley (spelling?) from Laugh-In?

Yea she reminded me of her too.

Brian Damage · 04-15-2005, 11:15 PM

Why can't I remember Ginny?

TripperFan · 04-15-2005, 11:24 PM

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Why can't I remember Ginny?

Probably because she really wasn't that great a character. I think they just used her at the very beginning of the series as a close source of conflict for Ann. She would have depended too much on Schneider still after just moving in (and he wouldn't have had enough time to grate on her nerves as he did later on).

She didn't get along with Ann and really did look a lot like Joanne Worely only with short hair. They ended up getting along better further into the series and even had them more as best friends, but then she just disappeared!!

TVFactFan · 04-15-2005, 11:27 PM

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Why can't I remember Ginny?

It may also have something to do with the fact she was only on the show during the 76-77 season.

Brian Damage · 04-15-2005, 11:29 PM

AHHHHHH! I remember her now.

Pug Lover · 05-01-2005, 08:51 PM

She was introduced as the new neighbor just after David moved out to California.(So from the sound of it,she had David's old apartment.)Ginny became friends with Ann and Schnieder's love interest.Like TVShow Analyzer says,she only lasted the 76/77 season,before she disappeared and was completely forgotten from that time forward.I've read from certain sources,that it was because her character didn't blend in with the show's premise.Apparaently the writers had decided that they didn't need a new neighbor in place of David after all.Personally I rather liked Ginny.

seventies_sitcoms · 07-03-2005, 02:04 PM

This article is dated from 2001, but it is still interesting to see. I'm guessing it is the same actress who played "Ginny." Since I didn't see any Ginny clips in the reunion special I'm just guessing from memory that is the same woman.

www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/1756

Pug Lover · 07-03-2005, 03:49 PM

Indeed it is her.Ginny was played by Mary Loiuse Wilson.

04-12-2005, 01:12 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Whatever happened to Ginny the next door neighbor Ginny didn't seem to have that many episodes, but I do recall her getting a space in the opening credits. Did they ever state a reason why she was written out, or did she just disappear like so many other TV characters? Did the viewers not like her? From what I can remember I liked the character. It seemed like Ann would get tired of her coming over sometimes, but I'm not sure.

04-12-2005, 08:31 PM	#3
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04-13-2005, 09:44 PM	#6
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05-01-2005, 08:51 PM	#13
Pug Lover Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 05, 2003 Location: Hamilton Ontario Canada Posts: 467	She was introduced as the new neighbor just after David moved out to California.(So from the sound of it,she had David's old apartment.)Ginny became friends with Ann and Schnieder's love interest.Like TVShow Analyzer says,she only lasted the 76/77 season,before she disappeared and was completely forgotten from that time forward.I've read from certain sources,that it was because her character didn't blend in with the show's premise.Apparaently the writers had decided that they didn't need a new neighbor in place of David after all.Personally I rather liked Ginny.
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07-03-2005, 02:04 PM	#14
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Is this the same Mary Louise Wilson from "ODAAT?" This article is dated from 2001, but it is still interesting to see. I'm guessing it is the same actress who played "Ginny." Since I didn't see any Ginny clips in the reunion special I'm just guessing from memory that is the same woman. www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/1756

04-13-2005, 09:36 PM	#4
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Even as a little kid I remember Ginny as being "gruff" or streetwise-like. When I think of her now she reminds me of somebody who would've danced in front of 25 cent peep-show booths in the 1960s.

04-13-2005, 09:46 PM	#7
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	For some reason Ginny reminds me of Jo Anne Worley (spelling?) from Laugh-In?

04-15-2005, 11:15 PM	#9
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Why can't I remember Ginny?

04-15-2005, 11:29 PM	#12
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	AHHHHHH! I remember her now.

07-03-2005, 03:49 PM	#15
Pug Lover Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 05, 2003 Location: Hamilton Ontario Canada Posts: 467	Indeed it is her.Ginny was played by Mary Loiuse Wilson.