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That Girl

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27 feature instances
20 referencing feature instances

That Girl	type	TVTItem
That Girl	label	That Girl
That Girl	page	ThatGirl
That Girl	comment	The person who'll describe the show That Girl here will be... that troper!An American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971, following the adventures of Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas), a budding actress who moved to New York City to make her big break into Broadway. Occasionally aided by her boyfriend Donald Hollinger (Ted Bessell), she attempted or was pulled into many different schemes in hopes of becoming a star, though later seasons focused on more formulaic sitcom situations.Aside from the comedy aspect, That Girl is often viewed as the forerunner of other successful shows starring single women such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show or Murphy Brown. It also addressed the issues of its time, in its own unique style.Most famous for the opening of every show, the "That girl!" Title Drop, accompanied by the title itself appearing at the bottom of the screen, with only a few variations over its five year run.
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That Girl / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
That Girl / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: Once an Episode, as a kind of Couch Gag.
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That Girl / int_19fe3478	type	Daddy's Girl
That Girl / int_19fe3478	comment	Daddy's Girl: Ann. She's very close with her father, and it's clear that he adores her (hence his overprotective tendencies).
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That Girl / int_2b5ea43c	type	Bland-Name Product
That Girl / int_2b5ea43c	comment	Bland-Name Product: Newsweek -> Newsview William Morris Agency -> Gilliam and Norris Theatrical Agency Lee Strasberg Institute -> Benedict Workshop of the Dramatic Arts
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That Girl / int_34960f22	type	Vapor Wear
That Girl / int_34960f22	comment	Vapor Wear: Marlo Thomas stopped wearing a bra on the show when the braless look became fashionable. When the subject was brought up in an interview, her response was, "God created women to bounce, so be it. If I bounce, I'm glad to be a girl."
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That Girl / int_37499c8	type	OnceAnEpisode
That Girl / int_37499c8	comment	Once an Episode: The "...that girl!" gag.
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That Girl / int_3b789458	type	Recurring Extra
That Girl / int_3b789458	comment	Recurring Extra: The late actor Ed Peck played five different characters in all five seasons.
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That Girl / int_3dca808a	type	Babysitting Episode
That Girl / int_3dca808a	comment	Babysitting Episode: "All's Well That Ends" and "Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night". "I Am Curious Lemon", though the charge in that episode is about eight years old, she brings along a rather high-maintenance lemon tree.
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That Girl / int_41435fc2	type	Pie in the Face
That Girl / int_41435fc2	comment	Pie in the Face: Ann takes one on a Laugh In type show (after some vacillating on whether or not to accept the potentially humiliating role).
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That Girl / int_48e453d0	type	Episode on a Plane
That Girl / int_48e453d0	comment	Episode on a Plane: Ann as stewardess on a flight to Florida in the episode "The Hi-Jack and the Mighty".
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That Girl / int_4b316d47	type	Break the Cutie
That Girl / int_4b316d47	comment	Break the Cutie: Usually, Ann, who responds to being broken with a frantic "You're a big meany" monologue where she's on the verge of tears.
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That Girl / int_4f995f60	type	Train-Station Goodbye
That Girl / int_4f995f60	comment	Train-Station Goodbye: The end of "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Nervous". Ann almost misses her train to Philadelphia because she and Donald are so caught up in their goodbye that they fail to notice she's boarding the wrong train until the last second.
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That Girl / int_6e8b95dc	type	The Teaser
That Girl / int_6e8b95dc	comment	The Teaser: Setting up the plot and the title gag. Including a cute aversion where Donald objects to one of Ann's ideas: "Oh you would think it a fine idea, and it is for that girl, but not This Man!" Cue title card and soundtrack. Another example - A Russian man does the Title Drop in his native language, resulting in the title written out in Russian, with "(That Girl)" written underneath. Likewise, an Italian opera singer does the same, only his version of the title caption morphs into English.
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That Girl / int_6ef9d3fe	type	Christmas Episode
That Girl / int_6ef9d3fe	comment	Christmas Episode: "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid" (Season 1) and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas, You're Under Arrest" (Season 2). The writer of the former, James L. Brooks, later wrote an episode for The Mary Tyler Moore Show called "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II".
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That Girl / int_89102272	type	Artistic Title
That Girl / int_89102272	comment	Artistic Title: The shots of Ann walking around New York.
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That Girl / int_9186eded	type	Helicopter Parents
That Girl / int_9186eded	comment	Helicopter Parents: Ann's father, Lew Marie, who's always trying to find reasons to get Ann to leave New York and move back in with him and her mother. If he finds Donald in his daughter's apartment, he'll assume he's got some kind of degenerate behavior in mind, despite that being totally unlike Donald.
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That Girl / int_a25b0db9	type	Murderous Mannequin
That Girl / int_a25b0db9	comment	Murderous Mannequin: In the intro sequence, Ann playfully waves at a mannequin in a store window that looks just like her. The mannequin winks back.
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That Girl / int_a2f9b040	type	The Show Goes Hollywood
That Girl / int_a2f9b040	comment	The Show Goes Hollywood: And Ann tries for stardom.
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That Girl / int_a68421bb	type	Animated Adaptation
That Girl / int_a68421bb	comment	Animated Adaptation: That Girl in Wonderland, a 1973 Rankin/Bass special that put Ann in various fairy-tale heroine roles.
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That Girl / int_aec43c5f	type	Thanksgiving Episode
That Girl / int_aec43c5f	comment	Thanksgiving Episode: "Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Thankfully".
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That Girl / int_beb932ca	type	Big Applesauce
That Girl / int_beb932ca	comment	Big Applesauce: Outdoor scenes in later seasons that were supposed to take place in New York City, had obvious non New York features, such as Southern California Rapid Transit District buses.
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That Girl / int_d50a5478	type	Unlimited Wardrobe
That Girl / int_d50a5478	comment	Unlimited Wardrobe: In this interview, Marlo Thomas acknowledges that there's no way Ann Marie could have afforded all those outfits.
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That Girl / int_e37f19	type	Disguised in Drag
That Girl / int_e37f19	comment	Disguised in Drag: The subplot in "A Muggy Day in Central Park" has Donald doing this. He's intrigued by the police's undercover operations to bust muggers, so he volunteers to play a female role in order to write an article about it. Hilarity ensues, especially when Ann's father sees him in drag and on the arm of a guy (really the undercover police officer on the scene).
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That Girl / int_e9f517e1	type	Artistic License â€“ Geography
That Girl / int_e9f517e1	comment	Artistic License â€“ Geography: The railroad tracks shown in the opening credits actually take you out of New York and into New Jersey. The footage is played backwards so it looks like the train is moving into New York. If you look closely, you can see traffic moving backwards.
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That Girl / int_f1d2c779	type	Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
That Girl / int_f1d2c779	comment	Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Ann has black hair, fair skin, and is very pretty.
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That Girl / int_fb4c41b4	type	"Friends" Rent Control
That Girl / int_fb4c41b4	comment	"Friends" Rent Control: Ann somehow managed the rent on a nicely decorated, fairly roomy Manhattan apartment while working at mostly low paying temp jobs.
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That Girl / int_fd189d07	type	Briefer Than They Think
That Girl / int_fd189d07	comment	Briefer Than They Think: The famous opening with lyrics, which has been parodied to death by pop culture, only appeared during the show's fifth (and final) season. The previous four seasons used an instrumental theme.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

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That Girl	hasFeature	Babysitting Episode / int_71b88b0a
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That Girl	hasFeature	"Friends" Rent Control / int_71b88b0a
Hey, It's That Guy!	seeAlso	That Girl
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That Girl	hasFeature	Nom de Mom / int_71b88b0a
That Girl	hasFeature	Phrase Catcher / int_71b88b0a
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That Girl	hasFeature	The Name Is Bond, James Bond / int_71b88b0a
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That Girl	hasFeature	Two First Names / int_71b88b0a
That Girl	hasFeature	Work Com / int_71b88b0a
That Girl	hasFeature	Parasol of Prettiness / int_71b88b0a

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