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MichaelKeith · 06-27-2012, 03:06 PM

Ted Bessell was a good looking guy and I can only imagine that a lot of young women fell in love with him during the first run of this show back in the 60s. He and Ann make a very cute couple.

comedyfreak · 06-28-2012, 03:49 AM

They were great together.

OH Nuts! · 06-28-2012, 09:43 AM

Sadly, I was too young (10-11) to really appreciate the show when it initially aired. But watching it as an adult I JUST LOVE it. Ann is adorable and charming in her sometimes naive and Lucy-esque ways. And yes, if ever there were a knight in shining armor it's Don - a real sweetie pie (in a guy way) - chivalrous to the max. When I watched it as a kid I thought he was drippy - but what did I know -as a snotty little 10 yr old. The only flaw was the WAAAAY overdone Lou as the overprotective dad who treated Don like some kind of predator. IMHO Mr. Marie needed a major chill pill. He should have gotten down on his knees his daughter had a b/f like Don. And Don could be kind of goofy once in a while - which just made him more endearing.

I've been super busy with work so I've watched very little TV, outside of the news, in the last month. All of this is making me think it's high time to crack out my That Girl DVDs. Sometimes, I need that little reminder about how lovely a show is -and T.G. certainly fits into that category.

I WILL watch an ep tonight!

Great thread MichaelKeith.

MichaelKeith · 06-29-2012, 01:30 PM

Thank you, OH Nuts! I had just got to thinking how if I had a daughter Hollinger is the type of guy I'd want her to be with.

OH Nuts! · 06-29-2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelKeith

Thank you, OH Nuts! I had just got to thinking how if I had a daughter Hollinger is the type of guy I'd want her to be with.

I totally agree. Don is as nice as they come.

biffbronson · 06-30-2012, 12:13 AM

Casting Ted in that role was a superb move. I'm sort of in the same mode as Oh Nuts! in that I didn't really think too much of him when I watched the series as a kid. But as I watch now, I see over and over that Ted's contribution to the show was stellar.

OH Nuts! · 06-30-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Casting Ted in that role was a superb move. I'm sort of in the same mode as Oh Nuts! in that I didn't really think too much of him when I watched the series as a kid. But as I watch now, I see over and over that Ted's contribution to the show was stellar.

Yes, absolutely Ted did a great job on the show even though IMO Marlo was the magic that made T.G. sparkle.

Don Hollinger had to be the nicest TV b /f ever. Can't think of anyone who came close. Can you?

Schmoopie · 07-04-2012, 04:09 AM

I've only watched a few episodes of That Girl (recently anyway) and I agree that Ted is really cute. They made a cute couple. I usually only catch this show on Sunday afternoons, but the ones I've seen are awesome. I just love Marlo Thomas on this show. She was so beautiful! I love her hair as well!

OH Nuts! · 07-04-2012, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

I've only watched a few episodes of That Girl (recently anyway) and I agree that Ted is really cute. They made a cute couple. I usually only catch this show on Sunday afternoons, but the ones I've seen are awesome. I just love Marlo Thomas on this show. She was so beautiful! I love her hair as well!

Yeah, I agree - her flip hair-do was a killer.

Coffeecup · 10-28-2012, 06:23 PM

Yeah if only life was that way.
Enjoying life with someone you love. After 5 years of knowing him, I'd be married. I did think when I saw the show as a 9 year old and now decades later, Ann's father was more concerned about her than her mother.

D-Dey · 11-17-2012, 12:07 AM

I forget where I read this, but Tracey Ullman used to tease him over this when he was directing episodes of "Tracey Takes On..."

D-Dey · 12-09-2012, 02:25 PM

^
I was wrong. It was The Tracey Ullman Show.

Here's the link.

http://www.people.com/people/archive...119943,00.html

Bonniegirl · 10-07-2014, 11:03 PM

As a little girl watching I wanted to grow up and have a nice boyfriend just like Don!

merlinjones · 02-07-2020, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Don Hollinger had to be the nicest TV b /f ever. Can't think of anyone who came close. Can you?

Steve Elliot (Petticoat Junction)?
Scotty (Donna Reed)?
Richard (Patty Duke)?
Jeremy Bolt (Here Come the Brides)?

stevea · 02-07-2020, 08:14 AM

I could imagine Mary marrying Scotty later. And Alex would view him as "safe." Scotty was nice, but I remember an episode where he and Mary quarreled when he tried to teach her to drive.

Richard was nice but he was kinda goofy.

06-27-2012, 03:06 PM	#1
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	Ted Bessell was THE boy next door Ted Bessell was a good looking guy and I can only imagine that a lot of young women fell in love with him during the first run of this show back in the 60s. He and Ann make a very cute couple.

06-28-2012, 03:49 AM	#2
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06-28-2012, 09:43 AM	#3
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Sadly, I was too young (10-11) to really appreciate the show when it initially aired. But watching it as an adult I JUST LOVE it. Ann is adorable and charming in her sometimes naive and Lucy-esque ways. And yes, if ever there were a knight in shining armor it's Don - a real sweetie pie (in a guy way) - chivalrous to the max. When I watched it as a kid I thought he was drippy - but what did I know -as a snotty little 10 yr old. The only flaw was the WAAAAY overdone Lou as the overprotective dad who treated Don like some kind of predator. IMHO Mr. Marie needed a major chill pill. He should have gotten down on his knees his daughter had a b/f like Don. And Don could be kind of goofy once in a while - which just made him more endearing. I've been super busy with work so I've watched very little TV, outside of the news, in the last month. All of this is making me think it's high time to crack out my That Girl DVDs. Sometimes, I need that little reminder about how lovely a show is -and T.G. certainly fits into that category. I WILL watch an ep tonight! Great thread MichaelKeith.
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06-30-2012, 12:13 AM	#6
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07-04-2012, 04:09 AM	#8
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06-29-2012, 01:30 PM	#4
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	Thank you, OH Nuts! I had just got to thinking how if I had a daughter Hollinger is the type of guy I'd want her to be with.

10-28-2012, 06:23 PM	#10
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,181	Yeah if only life was that way. Enjoying life with someone you love. After 5 years of knowing him, I'd be married. I did think when I saw the show as a 9 year old and now decades later, Ann's father was more concerned about her than her mother.

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12-09-2012, 02:25 PM	#12
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10-07-2014, 11:03 PM	#13
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stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,442	I could imagine Mary marrying Scotty later. And Alex would view him as "safe." Scotty was nice, but I remember an episode where he and Mary quarreled when he tried to teach her to drive. Richard was nice but he was kinda goofy.