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seventies_sitcoms · 10-04-2005, 11:35 AM

Old modeling/publicity shots of Valerie are better looking than the show itself. What a waste! When Val got a little older they should've let her start dressing a little more sexy. I don't think she ever really did shed that goody-goody wallflower image did she?

TeeVeeCloset · 10-04-2005, 12:56 PM

Keep in mind that "One Day" was a family sitcom of the seventies, so what is considered sexy today would have been over the top then, but the producers took every opportunity to show Valerie's (Barbara Cooper) sexy side.....some examples....

Before the character was married in numerous episodes she walked around in a thigh high nightshirt...

In one of the New Years variety episodes, she sings "Hey Big Spender" dressed in a slinky slit up the leg dress, black stockings and heels.

There were numerous episodes where Barbara uses her innocent yet sexy side to take avantage of boys, including one where she dresses "trampy" to get more attention.

and of course the famous "bathtub" episode where she is shown with nothing but bubbles surrounding her for most of the episode as the family has a argument in the bathroom.

Maybe I remember too much, but as a 13 year old male back in 1976, I certainly remember my TV crush which still makes me look back fondly today....so they must have been doing something right.....lol

The character was a wholesome girl next door which made her very appealing to everyone.....that's what worked, if she dressed like the girls do today on TV, it wouldn't have worked.

seventies_sitcoms · 10-04-2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeVeeCloset

Keep in mind that "One Day" was a family sitcom of the seventies, so what is considered sexy today would have been over the top then, but the producers took every opportunity to show Valerie's (Barbara Cooper) sexy side.....some examples....

Before the character was married in numerous episodes she walked around in a thigh high nightshirt...

In one of the New Years variety episodes, she sings "Hey Big Spender" dressed in a slinky slit up the leg dress, black stockings and heels.

There were numerous episodes where Barbara uses her innocent yet sexy side to take avantage of boys, including one where she dresses "trampy" to get more attention.

and of course the famous "bathtub" episode where she is shown with nothing but bubbles surrounding her for most of the episode as the family has a argument in the bathroom.

Maybe I remember too much, but as a 13 year old male back in 1976, I certainly remember my TV crush which still makes me look back fondly today....so they must have been doing something right.....lol

The character was a wholesome girl next door which made her very appealing to everyone.....that's what worked, if she dressed like the girls do today on TV, it wouldn't have worked.

Thigh-high nightshirt? Bubble bath? Somebody get this on DVD already!!

TVFactFan · 10-04-2005, 02:50 PM

Valerie had a natural sexiness so to me she always had sex appeal.

TVFactFan · 10-04-2005, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

Thigh-high nightshirt? Bubble bath? Somebody get this on DVD already!!

I think that was the clip i saw on the reunion show

seventies_sitcoms · 10-04-2005, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I think that was the clip i saw on the reunion show

I'm gonna have to dig out my reunion tape!

Ohio8 · 08-12-2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeVeeCloset

Keep in mind that "One Day" was a family sitcom of the seventies, so what is considered sexy today would have been over the top then, but the producers took every opportunity to show Valerie's (Barbara Cooper) sexy side.....some examples....

Before the character was married in numerous episodes she walked around in a thigh high nightshirt...

In one of the New Years variety episodes, she sings "Hey Big Spender" dressed in a slinky slit up the leg dress, black stockings and heels.

There were numerous episodes where Barbara uses her innocent yet sexy side to take avantage of boys, including one where she dresses "trampy" to get more attention.

and of course the famous "bathtub" episode where she is shown with nothing but bubbles surrounding her for most of the episode as the family has a argument in the bathroom.

Maybe I remember too much, but as a 13 year old male back in 1976, I certainly remember my TV crush which still makes me look back fondly today....so they must have been doing something right.....lol

The character was a wholesome girl next door which made her very appealing to everyone.....that's what worked, if she dressed like the girls do today on TV, it wouldn't have worked.

Here's Valerie in the night shirt. I got these from the reunion show.

Ohio8 · 08-12-2013, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ohio8

Here's Valerie in the night shirt. I got these from the reunion show.

Marvo301 · 08-13-2013, 01:48 PM

You have to remember that that the producers were trying to create a contrast between the rebellious daughter (Julie) and the well behaved daughter (Barbara). So if anyone was going to dress sexy on the show it would be Julie!

TeeVeeCloset · 08-13-2013, 05:19 PM

I just want to make it clear that the poster that put the pictures of actress Valerie Bertinelli are from the second season (1976) and NOT the "Thigh high white mens dress shirt" wardrobe that I originally mentioned from circa 1983 episodes. Don't forget the series ran from 1975-1984 and Valerie Bertinelli became the fantasy girl next door and grew into womanhood right before our eyes, and every teenage boy who grew up with her as I was 12 in 1975 and was 21 when the series ended. The pictures posted clearly show a very young Bertinelli, innocent enough but not the episodes I was eluding too. An innocent mistake from the poster I guarantee.

opus · 05-18-2015, 08:42 PM

Posts number 8&10 are simultaneously hysterical and creepy.

opus · 06-13-2015, 03:47 PM

Pink night shirt, slit up side, no pants. Starts at 3:30. Just sayin.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf1z1zPrFU4

Bonniegirl · 06-13-2015, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

Pink night shirt, slit up side, no pants. Starts at 3:30. Just sayin.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf1z1zPrFU4

She looked cute in that! It was a cute night shirt. She was in her house though with her mother, not trying to be sexy or wearing it out on the streets!

opus · 06-13-2015, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

She looked cute in that! It was a cute night shirt. She was in her house though with her mother, not trying to be sexy or wearing it out on the streets!

Yeah, but, not with Schneider sitting on the kitchen floor looking up...

Oh, and Barbara could wear Lady Gaga's worst outfit and still look cute.

billybatts · 07-05-2015, 06:05 PM

I did notice that once she got older but before she was married, she was either in the tub or in a towel for 4-5 episodes in a row.

I had a crush on Valerie since i was a kid, but now i feel creepy watching the show 30 years later. Even though we are the same age in real life.

10-04-2005, 11:35 AM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	They should've let Valerie be sexy on the show Old modeling/publicity shots of Valerie are better looking than the show itself. What a waste! When Val got a little older they should've let her start dressing a little more sexy. I don't think she ever really did shed that goody-goody wallflower image did she?

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billybatts Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2015 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 111	I did notice that once she got older but before she was married, she was either in the tub or in a towel for 4-5 episodes in a row. I had a crush on Valerie since i was a kid, but now i feel creepy watching the show 30 years later. Even though we are the same age in real life.
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10-04-2005, 12:56 PM	#2
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	Keep in mind that "One Day" was a family sitcom of the seventies, so what is considered sexy today would have been over the top then, but the producers took every opportunity to show Valerie's (Barbara Cooper) sexy side.....some examples.... Before the character was married in numerous episodes she walked around in a thigh high nightshirt... In one of the New Years variety episodes, she sings "Hey Big Spender" dressed in a slinky slit up the leg dress, black stockings and heels. There were numerous episodes where Barbara uses her innocent yet sexy side to take avantage of boys, including one where she dresses "trampy" to get more attention. and of course the famous "bathtub" episode where she is shown with nothing but bubbles surrounding her for most of the episode as the family has a argument in the bathroom. Maybe I remember too much, but as a 13 year old male back in 1976, I certainly remember my TV crush which still makes me look back fondly today....so they must have been doing something right.....lol The character was a wholesome girl next door which made her very appealing to everyone.....that's what worked, if she dressed like the girls do today on TV, it wouldn't have worked.

10-04-2005, 02:50 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,063	Valerie had a natural sexiness so to me she always had sex appeal.

08-13-2013, 05:19 PM	#10
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	I just want to make it clear that the poster that put the pictures of actress Valerie Bertinelli are from the second season (1976) and NOT the "Thigh high white mens dress shirt" wardrobe that I originally mentioned from circa 1983 episodes. Don't forget the series ran from 1975-1984 and Valerie Bertinelli became the fantasy girl next door and grew into womanhood right before our eyes, and every teenage boy who grew up with her as I was 12 in 1975 and was 21 when the series ended. The pictures posted clearly show a very young Bertinelli, innocent enough but not the episodes I was eluding too. An innocent mistake from the poster I guarantee.

05-18-2015, 08:42 PM	#11
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,492	Posts number 8&10 are simultaneously hysterical and creepy.

06-13-2015, 03:47 PM	#12
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,492	Pink night shirt, slit up side, no pants. Starts at 3:30. Just sayin..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf1z1zPrFU4