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Babalu · 03-20-2016, 07:32 PM

Back in the 70's and early 80's I watched sitcoms regularly which I no longer do. ODAAT was a pretty decent sitcom for its time. I liked Bonnie Franklin, which I know a lot of people didn't, and while I didn't like Mackenzie Phillips as a person, her roller coaster life and matching character life made the show more interesting. But what kept me glued to the TV each week was looking at Valerie. I thought the stories became dopey, hated the onscreen marriages, hated the new characters brought in especially their annoying version of Chachi, but I couldn't turn it off, and Valerie was the reason why.

opus · 03-20-2016, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

I'm basically the same age as Valerie, but her cuteness was no match for the crappiness of the show.

Don't sugar coat it

opus · 03-20-2016, 08:10 PM

I'm already on record somewhere on this board as stating that back in the day, not having come from a broken home, I would have not otherwise been interested in a series about a divorced woman trying to make it on her own.

'80sSitcoms · 03-21-2016, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

ODAAT was a pretty decent sitcom for its time.

Though as little as it ever made me "LOL!" when I watched the series in re-runs last year, it should hardly be called a "sitcom". It was much more "dram" than ever "com".

Nordy · 03-21-2016, 10:57 PM

In a word........ DUH.....lol. I watch Hot In Cleveland for the same exact reason.

'80sSitcoms · 03-22-2016, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Nordy

In a word........ DUH.....lol. I watch Hot In Cleveland for the same exact reason.

Now that is a comedy!

03-20-2016, 07:32 PM	#1
Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	How Many Guys Only Watched the Show for Valerie? Back in the 70's and early 80's I watched sitcoms regularly which I no longer do. ODAAT was a pretty decent sitcom for its time. I liked Bonnie Franklin, which I know a lot of people didn't, and while I didn't like Mackenzie Phillips as a person, her roller coaster life and matching character life made the show more interesting. But what kept me glued to the TV each week was looking at Valerie. I thought the stories became dopey, hated the onscreen marriages, hated the new characters brought in especially their annoying version of Chachi, but I couldn't turn it off, and Valerie was the reason why.
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03-21-2016, 10:57 PM	#5
Nordy Gilmore Guy and Proud of it!! Senior Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2012 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 2,590	In a word........ DUH.....lol. I watch Hot In Cleveland for the same exact reason.
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03-20-2016, 08:10 PM	#3
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,313	I'm already on record somewhere on this board as stating that back in the day, not having come from a broken home, I would have not otherwise been interested in a series about a divorced woman trying to make it on her own.