That Girl

That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.

That Girl (1966-1971) is an American network sitcom created by Bill Persky for ABC. Marlo Thomas stars as Ann Marie, an aspiring actress who leaves her parents in Brewster, New York, for the bright and expensive streets of Manhattan. Her day-to-day engine is simple and comic: she needs rent money, so she takes a string of offbeat temp jobs in between auditions and small parts, while her ambitions keep pulling her toward a career she cannot yet secure. Ted Bessell plays her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine, and their romance provides the emotional anchor of many episodes. Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp play her worried parents, whose phone calls and visits pull Ann back toward Brewster's expectations. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose round out the circle of friends who share the apartment-level mischief. Across five seasons and 136 episodes, the show is a case-of-the-week comedy built from misunderstandings, auditions gone wrong and fast physical gags. Its tone is gentle, optimistic and nostalgic, with the bright fashions and sitcom craft of the mid-1960s. Fans of The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show will find the same warm, workplace-minded comedy resonance here.

• The Mary Tyler Moore Showlight workplace-adjacent sitcom tones, single career woman protagonist, city-life comedy
• The Dick Van Dyke Showsame creators' lineage, 1960s domestic sitcom comedy with a young couple and quirky friends
• Sex and the Citysingle young woman navigating New York romance and career comedy

Created by

Bill Persky

Release Date

1966-09-08

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (36)

What is That Girl about?

An aspiring actress leaves small-town Brewster for New York and fills the gaps between auditions with offbeat temp jobs.

What is That Girl like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of That Girl as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is That Girl violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in That Girl.

Which shows are like That Girl?

Shows with a similar feel include The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Sex and the City.

How long is That Girl?

That Girl: 5 seasons, 136 episodes.

Is That Girl still running?

No, That Girl has ended.

Where can I watch That Girl?

In United States, That Girl streams on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player, Pure Flix, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Howdy Amazon Channel, Fandango at Home Free.