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treky · 02-01-2017, 03:51 AM

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it was before Meredith started "batting for the other team"

DJM77 · 02-01-2017, 07:00 AM

I remember TV Land airing an episode of this many moons ago.

howilu · 02-01-2017, 08:53 AM

I remember Bridget Loves Bernie. Sandwiched between All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the show got high ratings but it was cancelled due to pressure from religious groups. But good things came for David Birney and Meredith Baxter, they got married in real life.

Coffeecup · 02-01-2017, 11:46 AM

Yes I remember seeing it when it was in production. Haven't seen it since. I think back to the actors in the show you went further on. Audrey Linley went to Threes Company, Harold Stone was in the earlier show, The Goldbergs David Doyle, Charlies Angels, and Meredith to Family and Family Ties.

bmasters9 · 02-01-2017, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by howilu

Sandwiched between All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the show got high ratings but it was cancelled due to pressure from religious groups.

Is it because the two major players were Jewish?

Retro4Life · 02-01-2017, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bmasters9

Is it because the two major players were Jewish?

As I recall, it was because the show was about the mixed religion marriage of a Jewish man and a Catholic woman, and it dealt with a lot of religious issues. I think there were complaints about stereotypes.

I remember it well; my family watched it every week it was on and enjoyed it.

lakesgirl · 02-02-2017, 01:15 PM

I totally remember this show. I was pretty young and I remember my mom telling me it was cancelled. I was so sad. Meredith and David were extra pretty.

AceWesternson · 02-03-2017, 01:38 PM

I don't have any knowledge of tv land airing an episode.

Bonniegirl · 02-03-2017, 02:36 PM

I LOVED Bridget loves Bernie !!!!

I remember watching as a little girl and thinking it was so nice and so romantic!! I was sad when it was canceled so quickly!

I wish Antenna or METV would bring it back!

Bonniegirl · 02-03-2017, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

I was young, but watching all of these shows then (All in the Family, Maude). What I remember about this is that it just wasn't very good. CBS may have understood that, despite the ratings, that it was a time slot baby. If it was a better show (able to earn ratings on its own), the network probably would have fought for it.

This is the only contemporary article about the controversy that has a link on wikipedia:

http://www.jta.org/1972/10/24/archiv...marriage-theme

It's a fairly common claim, that TV claims to be present mature material, but then trivlializes the argument into a new set of stereotypes.

It was really more of a girl's show!

I remember my Mother, Sister and I really liking it, My Father and Brother not so much!

DJM77 · 02-03-2017, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AceWesternson

I don't have any knowledge of tv land airing an episode.

Back when TV Land cared about what their viewers wanted.
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OH Nuts! · 02-04-2017, 09:13 AM

I DO! I remember when it first aired, I was 14. Cute charming show but rattled too many cages, so sadly got axed.

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02-01-2017, 08:53 AM	#3
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,958	I remember Bridget Loves Bernie. Sandwiched between All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the show got high ratings but it was cancelled due to pressure from religious groups. But good things came for David Birney and Meredith Baxter, they got married in real life.

02-01-2017, 11:46 AM	#4
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,176	Yes I remember seeing it when it was in production. Haven't seen it since. I think back to the actors in the show you went further on. Audrey Linley went to Threes Company, Harold Stone was in the earlier show, The Goldbergs David Doyle, Charlies Angels, and Meredith to Family and Family Ties.

02-02-2017, 01:15 PM	#7
lakesgirl Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2014 Posts: 2,116	I totally remember this show. I was pretty young and I remember my mom telling me it was cancelled. I was so sad. Meredith and David were extra pretty.

02-03-2017, 01:38 PM	#8
AceWesternson Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 26, 2016 Posts: 141	I don't have any knowledge of tv land airing an episode.

02-03-2017, 02:36 PM	#9
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,424	I LOVED Bridget loves Bernie !!!! I remember watching as a little girl and thinking it was so nice and so romantic!! I was sad when it was canceled so quickly! I wish Antenna or METV would bring it back!

02-04-2017, 09:13 AM	#12
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I DO! I remember when it first aired, I was 14. Cute charming show but rattled too many cages, so sadly got axed.