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KnewJohnRitter · 08-10-2006, 10:50 PM

Now that you have the dvd and watched the dvd or maybe you saw a few so far. Well tell me what was your favorite episode?

My favorite episodes were when Anne and Don went on a picnic and had to go to see her parents after that. Don wasn't to happy to be going after what happen to him. Also in one of the episodes I didn't understand the mop thing in one of the episodes. She looked really wierd. I also don't like the neighbor. Only one thing. Her voice.

KurtfromPitts · 08-16-2006, 02:49 PM

The one where Ann goes on "The Mating Game", a takeoff on "The Dating Game", in which Ann is unaware that Don is one of the three contestants, and ends up picking Eduardo, played by Alejandro Rey. While not as slapsticky as the "Laverne & Shirley" ep with Lenny and Squiggy turning up on "DG", this one was really memorable.

gidgetgrape · 08-23-2006, 03:27 PM

I haven't watched every episode yet, but so far I like Anatomy of a Blunder (#5 the picnic episode),
Christmas And The Hard Luck Kid (#16 Ann takes care of a young boy on Christmas), and Among My Souvenirs (#17 Ann finds souvenirs from her old boyfriend).

Classicshowsgurl15 · 12-11-2006, 02:35 AM

My two favorites in Season 1 are: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There and Anatomy of a Blunder

JT · 12-11-2006, 09:24 PM

"Anatomy of a Blunder" and "Rain, Snow, and Rice" are my two favorites. TVLand aired a lot of the great ones this weekend from the first season, and I really liked them all. "Soap Gets in Your Eyes," "The Mating Game," and "Author, Author" were three of my favorites as well.

Shindigger · 12-26-2006, 02:22 AM

My favorite episode is "Phantom Of The Horse Opera." Can't say why, but I just really like this one. Ann and Don try to help out this poor man who's only joy is playing a pipe organ at night and the twist to the story at the end is completely unexpected. I like quite a few of the first season shows, including "Christmas And The Hard Luck Kid" and "Beware Of Actors Bearing Gifts."

comedyfreak · 12-29-2006, 09:40 AM

My favorite season 1 episode is the pilot which introduced us to and showed us how Ann and Don met.

LauraNamesake · 06-15-2008, 11:10 PM

My favorite episodes from season 1 are: "Anatomy of A Blunder" and "Rain, Snow and Rice" (I think thats the title where Ann and Donald go with Jerry and Margie to get married, but Ann and Donald end up having to share a room together).
BTW: ComedyFreak, I LOVE that line from the Mary Tyler Moore Show: "I haven't seen Ted this angry since they cancelled My Mother the Car." I LOVE the show and that was a funny line!!!

Vanilla96 · 05-03-2011, 07:08 PM

Wow this would be hard but I do like Don't just do something stand there, Anatomy of a Blunder, Help Wanted and many more haha

OH Nuts! · 05-16-2011, 02:40 PM

Picking just one is really hard as I thought all were great - but if I have to - I'd go for the first ep where Ann and Don meet.

AB · 05-16-2011, 05:10 PM

"Anatomy of a Blunder" for sure. They get the car stuck in the mud, Don loses one of his contacts & he hurts his foot. It's just one funny disaster after another.

I also liked "Soap Gets In Your Eyes". Ann plays a soap opera character that everyone dislikes & when she meets Don's parents, Mrs. Hollinger believes Ann is really like that soap character.

biffbronson · 12-04-2012, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KurtfromPitts

The one where Ann goes on "The Mating Game", a takeoff on "The Dating Game", in which Ann is unaware that Don is one of the three contestants, and ends up picking Eduardo, played by Alejandro Rey.

Unless I'm mistaken, Alejandro returned for a late-series episode (different character). Probably completed his work on The Flying Nun by then. Anyway, in that later one, he was wearing such a thick moustache that he's barely recognizable...!

I'm trying to remember if Ted Bessell (as Frankie) played one of the "Dating Game" contestants on Gomer Pyle -- I believe Jim Nabors (Gomer) and Frank Sutton (Sgt. Carter) were the other two. The winner went out with Jeannine Riley's character.

edplattfan · 04-03-2013, 10:11 PM

I like "All About Ann." Where Ann thinks Don is cheating on her with a blond from her acting class. A young Rob Reiner makes a guest appearance in this ep.

missy's pop pop · 12-08-2013, 10:12 PM

I'm not sure if I had the right season, but there was the episode where Don is coaching Ann to appear in a soft-drink commercial and it is full of silly moments.

First, the jingle: "Twinkie is the drinkie for young people on the move...if you dig action, you'll love Twinkie...and you'll be in the groove."

Unfortunately, Don has trouble with the second line because he doesn't like the producr, so Ann trains him to think "cocoa" to improve his delivery. So naturally, it comes out,

"...if you dig action, you'll love cocoa--"

not to mention that Don pushes Ann so hard during one take, she rolls out of camera range and crashes to the studio floor!

ThisLittlePiggy · 12-09-2013, 08:47 PM

Top 3 from Season 1

Anatomy of a Blunder
Paper Hats & Everything
This Little Piggy Had a Ball

08-10-2006, 10:50 PM	#1
KnewJohnRitter I Miss Him so much Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 29, 2006 Location: In the East somewhere Posts: 29	Favorite Episode from Season 1 Now that you have the dvd and watched the dvd or maybe you saw a few so far. Well tell me what was your favorite episode? My favorite episodes were when Anne and Don went on a picnic and had to go to see her parents after that. Don wasn't to happy to be going after what happen to him. Also in one of the episodes I didn't understand the mop thing in one of the episodes. She looked really wierd. I also don't like the neighbor. Only one thing. Her voice.
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08-16-2006, 02:49 PM	#2
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,532	Favorite Episode from Season 1 The one where Ann goes on "The Mating Game", a takeoff on "The Dating Game", in which Ann is unaware that Don is one of the three contestants, and ends up picking Eduardo, played by Alejandro Rey. While not as slapsticky as the "Laverne & Shirley" ep with Lenny and Squiggy turning up on "DG", this one was really memorable.

12-11-2006, 02:35 AM	#4
Classicshowsgurl15 Happy Days Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,088	My two favorites in Season 1 are: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There and Anatomy of a Blunder
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12-26-2006, 02:22 AM	#6
Shindigger Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 20, 2001 Posts: 79	favorite ep! My favorite episode is "Phantom Of The Horse Opera." Can't say why, but I just really like this one. Ann and Don try to help out this poor man who's only joy is playing a pipe organ at night and the twist to the story at the end is completely unexpected. I like quite a few of the first season shows, including "Christmas And The Hard Luck Kid" and "Beware Of Actors Bearing Gifts."

12-29-2006, 09:40 AM	#7
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,058	My favorite season 1 episode is the pilot which introduced us to and showed us how Ann and Don met.
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08-23-2006, 03:27 PM	#3
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	I haven't watched every episode yet, but so far I like Anatomy of a Blunder (#5 the picnic episode), Christmas And The Hard Luck Kid (#16 Ann takes care of a young boy on Christmas), and Among My Souvenirs (#17 Ann finds souvenirs from her old boyfriend).

12-11-2006, 09:24 PM	#5
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	"Anatomy of a Blunder" and "Rain, Snow, and Rice" are my two favorites. TVLand aired a lot of the great ones this weekend from the first season, and I really liked them all. "Soap Gets in Your Eyes," "The Mating Game," and "Author, Author" were three of my favorites as well.
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06-15-2008, 11:10 PM	#8
LauraNamesake Oh Rob!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 13, 2008 Location: MD Posts: 277	My favorite episodes from season 1 are: "Anatomy of A Blunder" and "Rain, Snow and Rice" (I think thats the title where Ann and Donald go with Jerry and Margie to get married, but Ann and Donald end up having to share a room together). BTW: ComedyFreak, I LOVE that line from the Mary Tyler Moore Show: "I haven't seen Ted this angry since they cancelled My Mother the Car." I LOVE the show and that was a funny line!!!

05-03-2011, 07:08 PM	#9
Vanilla96 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: May 02, 2011 Location: Dublin OH Posts: 3	Wow this would be hard but I do like Don't just do something stand there, Anatomy of a Blunder, Help Wanted and many more haha

05-16-2011, 02:40 PM	#10
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Picking just one is really hard as I thought all were great - but if I have to - I'd go for the first ep where Ann and Don meet.

05-16-2011, 05:10 PM	#11
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	"Anatomy of a Blunder" for sure. They get the car stuck in the mud, Don loses one of his contacts & he hurts his foot. It's just one funny disaster after another. I also liked "Soap Gets In Your Eyes". Ann plays a soap opera character that everyone dislikes & when she meets Don's parents, Mrs. Hollinger believes Ann is really like that soap character.

04-03-2013, 10:11 PM	#13
edplattfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 265	I like "All About Ann." Where Ann thinks Don is cheating on her with a blond from her acting class. A young Rob Reiner makes a guest appearance in this ep.

12-08-2013, 10:12 PM	#14
missy's pop pop Hooray for "Hazel!" Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2013 Location: St. Louis Posts: 396	"Twinkie is the drinkie for young people on the move!" I'm not sure if I had the right season, but there was the episode where Don is coaching Ann to appear in a soft-drink commercial and it is full of silly moments. First, the jingle: "Twinkie is the drinkie for young people on the move...if you dig action, you'll love Twinkie...and you'll be in the groove." Unfortunately, Don has trouble with the second line because he doesn't like the producr, so Ann trains him to think "cocoa" to improve his delivery. So naturally, it comes out, "...if you dig action, you'll love cocoa--" not to mention that Don pushes Ann so hard during one take, she rolls out of camera range and crashes to the studio floor!

12-09-2013, 08:47 PM	#15
ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 83,640	Top 3 from Season 1 Anatomy of a Blunder Paper Hats & Everything This Little Piggy Had a Ball