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KEY TO EPISODE NUMBERING SCHEME: Episodes (most significantly those from Season One) are listed in their originally aired sequence. However, episode production numbers - the sequence in which they are filmed and hence named/filed are sometimes different. While we are listing them as aired, we are noting the Studio Production Number (little raised button) after the episode name where applicable.

Unaired • PILOT EPISODE

The original pilot for That Girl was shot in 1965 and involved a plot later re-worked and used in Episode #11: "What's In a Name?" In this premise, Ted Bessell played the part of Donald Blue Sky - of Galaxy Artists (her agent), rather than Don Hollinger of Newsview Magazine. When announcing to Ann that he's gotten her a part in a TV Show, he mentions to her that nine out of ten people he speaks to about her, say "Ann Marie-What?" when he tells them her name. So he suggests she assume a stage-name. Fearing her father won't approve of her name change, she brain-storms with her girlfriends to come up with something, and they hit on "Marie Brewster" - a name that uses both her real last name and her hometown's name. Hearing of her decision, her father - then played by Harold Gould, who later played Rhoda's dad in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda - rather than Lew Parker who later takes the role, storms to her apartment to confront her. When they can't agree and end up in a screaming match, Don offers to drive her up to Brewster to help her convince her parents it's the right thing to do. But the opposite happens, and in the end, it's Ann and Don who are convinced, and Ann keeps her real name - making her father very proud of her.
* Interesting Changes & Observations: Donald notes that he is part Cherokee Indian. Ann lives in Apartment 2C at the East End Hotel, where she has a friendly desk clerk named Max Cochran (played by Walter Sande) that looks out for her. Her mother is played by Penny Santon, rather than Rosemary DeCamp. Her parents in this pilot are clearly of Jewish heritage and look and speak the part. However, it was decided that they would be made more white-bread (WASP) American for the series and the parts were re-cast. Lou Marie's restaurant was referred to as "The Parisianne" rather than "La Parisianne" as it is later. Donald did drive a red Mustang as he did in later episodes (note: Episode#4: "I'll Be Suing You"), except that in this pilot, the Mustang is not a convertible as it becomes later. Other cast included in the pilot are: Michael Hoffer as Jimmy, the bus-boy at the restaurant she works at; Cliff Norton as the Chef, Charlie; and David Azar as her fellow TV Actor. Her three girlfriends are Jackie Joseph as Sharon (who plays Ann's friend, Margie in Episode #9: "Time For Arrest"); Ann Whitfield as Linda; and Shirley Bonne as Charlotte.

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1 • Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

Two down-on-their-luck producers who are looking for "any girl with a cute face who can take a punch" to be in their commercial for Jungle Madness Perfume discover Ann working behind a candy and gum counter. She's all set to come back that very evening to shoot the commercial there in the building. In the meantime, she hears of a great roll-top desk for sale that would be just what her father's been looking for. It seems that both she and another young man - Don Hollinger (Ted Bessell) - are interested in buying the desk. Unable to decide which of them actually arrived first, they end up both leaving a deposit until the absent store manager can return. That evening, while shooting her commercial (in which she plays a girl tied up by robbers), Donald shows up. Thinking she's in real danger and that they are real crooks (the cameras are out of his line of vision), he charges in to save her. Grabbing her up (with mouth still taped shut), he rushes her into the waiting elevator and takes her to the top floor. Once there, he removes the tape from her mouth and she screams at him that she was

shooting a commercial and that she's an actress. Realizing his faux pas, he calls himself "Captain Dum-Dum" and disappears, leaving her still tied up. Later, Ann realizes his true bravery and decides to let him have the desk, but when he shows up and sees her with the manager, he gets the wrong idea - again. After much ado, the situation is resolved and Ann and Don begin the relationship that carries through the entire run of the series. Guest stars: Jack Goode as Mr. Randolph, Custom Interiors store manager; Ed Peck as Sam and Jerry Fogel as Ernie - the two producers; Luana Anders as Shirley McChesnie the Custom Interiors receptionist; and Burt Taylor as the waiter who brings Don and Ann their dessert at the restaurant.
* Interesting Note: This marks the first aired episode and is the first time that Ann and Donald meet. However, it's actually the second chronologically, since the next episode goes backward and shows Ann leaving her parents house for the first time and going to New York. At the end of this episode as it originally aired, Marlo Thomas thanked the audience for tuning in to see her new show and called this episode the "preview" show. Jerry Fogel who appeared in this episode also appeared in Episode #115: "No Man's A Manhattan Island" and in Episode #132: "Stag Party". Luana Anders who appeared in this episode (as a redhead) also appeared (as a blonde) in Episode #25: "Leaving the Nest Is For the Birds".

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2 • Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

Ann leaves her home in Brewster and the safety of her parents' house to come to New York City and become an actress.. just what she's always dreamed of. But no sooner does she unpack, meet her apartment-house neighbor (Judy Bessamer - played by Bonnie Scott), get a waitress job, and hear that her agent has landed her first acting role (as Molly-Mop on a children's show), her mother shows up - luggage in tow - and announces that she is moving in with her! It seems she's had a fight with Mr. Marie, but whenever Ann tries to find out what the fight was about, her mother gets a "headache". Finally, Ann discovers that the fight was because Mr. Marie wanted Mrs. Marie to come and spy on Ann and she refused to do so! Now Ann must get them back together - and out of her apartment! Guest stars: Ronnie Schell as Harvey Peck; Byron Morrow as the Doorman; J.B. Larson as the ABC studio usher; Carol Worthington as the waitress that works with Ann, and Ogden Talbot, Joan Granville, Aileen Carlyle, and Ivy Bethune as restaurant patrons.
* Interesting Note: This episode begins with a cute animated cartoon sequence in which a little eskimo child leaves the safety of home and igloo.

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3 • Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night

Ann's elation is boundless when she survives an interview with drama coach Jules Benedict (Billy DeWolfe). She is invited to return that evening to audition, but is soon commandeered by neighbor Judy Bessamer (Bonnie Scott) to baby-sit with little Stanley. It seems Judy's sister in Larchmont is having marital problems and needs her help. But she swears she'll be home in time for Ann's audition. As the sitcom gods always declare - she could not make it home afterall, but help seems well at hand when Judy's husband Leon (played by Dabney Coleman) comes home and takes Stanley off her hands. A happy Ann jumps in the shower and begins singing; "Rock a bye baby, on the tree-top... boy am I glad - you're home with your pop!". That's just about the time Leon returns - with baby Stanley. It seems that his calling as an obstetrician requires his presence at the hospital to bring a new little life into the world. Having no other choice, Ann takes the baby with her to the audition!

4 • I'll Be Suing You

Ann borrows Don's new car (against his objections) to transport a rubber tree she plans to "nurse back to health". But she becomes involved in a minor traffic accident when a salesman, Mr. Lemming (played by Carl Ballantine) carrying a sewing machine runs into her car as she's stopped at a light. Apparently his eyes are on a girl crossing the street and not on where he was going. He refuses responsibility, claiming it was her that hit him! To top it off, Don does not believe Ann's silly sounding story and thinks she had an accident she does not want to own up to. When the man then refuses to pay for the damages to Don's car (which is below the amount of his insurance deductible), and indeed serves her with a lawsuit for his damages, Ann counter-sues the salesman! While waiting for the only witness she could find to show up to testify, she proceeds to drive the judge crazy with her "Perry Mason" routine in court. Guest stars: Robert Emhardt as the Judge; James O'Rear as the Baliff; Rupert Cross as the policeman; A.G.Vitanza as the shoe repairman; Ruth Perrott as the Antique Dealer; Don Diamond as the Butcher; and Sammy Reese as the Priest.

5 • Anatomy of a Blunder

In one of the series' most classic episodes, Ann and Don decide to travel to Brewster to pick up Ann's hi-fi set, and for Don to meet Mr. & Mrs. Marie for the first time. Don's really nervous about what sort of impression he'll make and even wears a suit and tie - regardless of the fact that they've planned a picnic lunch for the way up. Despite Ann's attempts at levity, Donald attempts to stay neat and presentable, but it's not to be. Ann teases Don to come into the stream where she's wading, and relenting, he removes his shoes and socks to join her. But he promptly steps on a bee - which causes him to scream out, loose his balance and fall into the watery weeds. Trying to settle down, Ann offers him a chopped liver sandwich, which he loves - until he discovers she's made it with horseradish which he's allergic to! Blotching and wheezing, Ann slaps him on the back and accidentally knocks out his contact lenses. He now looks so bad, he's determined to go back to New York and forget the whole miserable day, but he can't drive without his contacts, and the car they've taken has no automatic shift, so Ann can't drive it either! In the meantime, Ann's parents grow more and more worried and begin to speculate about what the "bum" might have done to their daughter! Don and Ann decide that they'll try and make it to a phone by driving slowly and Ann telling Don when and how to turn. They end up in a muddy rut - totally stuck. And when trying to push the car out of the mud, an already disheaveled Don ends up covered with splattered mud! Finally rescued by the police, they are driven to Ann's parents who are now sure Don really is a bum!

6 • Rich Little Rich Kid

While paying a traffic fine, Ann meets Roddy Waxman - a handsome, wealthy young man who looses his license. He begs her to drive his car (a Rolls-Royce) home since he's stranded. Taking a liking to Ann, he begins to dazzle her with flowers and gourmet foods. When Roddy and Don meet at Ann's theatre production of A Proponderance of Artichokes (for which he has bought out the house), Donald feels he can't compete and encourages Ann to go ahead and date him to make sure he's not what she wants. Ann is wisked off to elegant restaurants and treated like a queen and Don spends the week working overtime to make enough money to try and compete for just one night so she has a "basis for comparison". He takes her to the Purple Peacock where Roddy has been taking her and discovers that the $35 he thought would buy their meal was hopelessly inadequate. That's when Ann realizes she prefers root beer to champagne and says goodbye to Roddy. Guest stars: Sam Melville as Roddy Waxman; Larry Yankin as Ann's fellow actor, Gus; Ed Tontini as the Maitre D' at The Purple Peacock; and Paul Bryer as the DMV Clerk.

7 • Help Wanted

When Don's regular secretary leaves to have a baby, Jerry gets him to hire Ann for the position (against Don's better judgement and wishes). Once there, Ann makes Donald very uncomfortable all day. The things he'd normally do, like lie on the couch or flirt on the telephone, suddenly become inhibited by Ann's presence. Don becomes more and more grumpy with Ann and even begins to hide from her. Then, when Ann innocently sends out an uncorrected story of Donald's (thinking his instruction of not to correct him meant even on finished stories), he is forced to fire her. Somehow by doing it via a dictated letter filled with love and apologies, they make it all okay again. Guest stars: Yuki Tani as the Japanese waitress; Ogden Talbot as the office messenger; and Bob Lindquist as Terry, the male secretary Ann chooses for Don to replace her in the end.

8 • Little Auction Annie

Winning with her bid of $7.50 a box of junk from the Jonathan Fox estate at an auction, Ann discovers that one of the items in the box is a baseball. A strange man calling himself Mr. Johnson arrives late at the auction and tries to buy the box from her for $30.00. Suspicious, Ann doesn't want to sell. Later, the man shows up at her apartment, having mysteriously followed her there, and this time offers $50 for the box - or $10 for just the baseball. While there, Ann's neighbor, Mrs. Morrisey comes over in a panic because her son, Patrick has locked himself in the bathroom - again. Mr. Johnson accompanies Ann, Don, Judy and Leon to Mrs. Morrisey's where he proceeds to display a trick for getting into locked rooms. After a lunch out, Ann realizes her baseball is missing from her apartment and assuming Johnson has broken in and taken it, calls the police. Although she finds out she didn't loose the ball afterall, they only grow more suspicious when Judy finds a magazine article showing FBI men arresting a man called only Mr. "X". They believe that Johnson is the crook in the photo and when he shows up at Ann's apartment once again, Ann and Don see their time on earth as limited! In the end, it seems he's with the FBI, but gave them an assumed name. He's really Charles Powers - a famous 3rd baseman from the 50's who hit that home run ball from Whitey Houston. Jonathan Fox who had caught the ball had kept it from him all those years, trying to get him to pay $1,000 for it! Guest stars: Michael Conrad as Charles Powers (aka Johnson); Ken Lynch as Police Officer Dumbrowski; Dodo Denny as Mrs. Morrisey; Teddy Quinn as Patrick Morrisey; and Stu Nisbet as the Auctioneer.
* Interesting Note: The magazine Judy brings over that the article appears in is once again the oft-used issue of Newsview, though this is not mentioned, and it would be quite odd for Don to know nothing about the article if it had appeared in his magazine and was only 2 months old, as is noted of the date of the magazine.

9 • Time For Arrest

Ann's friend Margie (Jackie Joseph who appeared in the pilot as a different character) asks Ann to substitute for her as a coat-check girl in a seedy nightclub called "The Cave." It seems Margie has a chance to audition for the hit play, "Lollipops And Onions", but she must make sure she doesn't get fired from her regular job in case she doesn't get the part. Ann reluctantly agrees because she can use the money and does not want to let her friend down, but once there she finds she must wear a skimpy costume that she's embarassed to be seen in! The manager agrees to let her serve the private dinner party room instead of the main dining room, where she'll be less on display. But on the job, Ann finds herself serving two rival factions of the underworld, there to discuss a merger. When the club is raided by the police after a skirmish over a missing strawberry tart, Ann is found hiding in the cake with the pop-out girl (Miss Friendship) where she hid during the brawl. Ann is carted off to the 20th Precinct jail, attired only in the skimpy fur skin and calls Donald to get her out. Guest stars: Herb Edelman as Gangster Eddie Perrel; Milton Selzer as Big Al Morganthaler; Bernie Allen as club owner, Mr. Lou; Richard X. Slattery as Police Lt. Sylvestri; Bella Bruck as Martha the Cave-Mother; Dick Balduzzi as the police seargent; Roxanne Arlen as Miss Friendship; and Johnny Silver as Joey, the crook in the police station.

10 • Break a Leg

Ann's school friend Sandy Stafford (Sally Kellerman) has landed a starring role in a Broadway play and comes to stay with Ann. Sandy even makes Ann her understudy. They celebrate Sandy's great success and Ann wishes her good luck - which spells bad luck in the theatre, so Sandy begins to become paranoid. Sure enough, in no time everything goes wrong and it looks as if Ann is undermining her best friend in order to be in the play. Before you know it, Sandy's sick and Ann is given her part. After realizing it's the measles, and Ann could not have caused them, Sandy gives Ann her blessing and tells her to go enjoy her first Broadway play. But when Ann arrives at the theatre, ready to make her debut, she is told the play was a flop - and closed after one performance. This is followed by a poignant scene where Ann goes out alone onto the stage and looks out into the empty theatre to get the feel of it all. The name of the play is never mentioned, but the theatre sign where Ann walks in reads, "Walk A Little Faster". Guest stars: George Carlin as Ann's agent, George Lester; Robert Sampson as stage director, Jim Parriman; and David Fresco as Wesley (who lets Ann call him "Pops".)

11 • What's In A Name?

Taking plot and scenes from the unaired pilot (reviewed at the top of this page), Ann's agent, Harvey Peck (Ronnie Schell) claims the family name of Marie sounds as if Ann has no last name, and persuades her to take a stage name for a job on a television show. After much thinking, Ann and friends come up with the name, Marie Brewster. But Ann's father is appalled when she tells him of the name switch.
* Interesting Note: Some scenes were re-used and some were re-shot. In one scene where Ann makes a phone call to her agent, her voice is clearly dubbed to ask to speak to "Mr. Peck", instead of Don Blue Sky. There is a point where Don walks in and says perhaps he should change his name to "Hollinger Toledo" because his last name is Hollinger and he comes from Toledo. Odd, since he is established later to come from St. Louis (though in the next episode - #12 - he is said to come from "Shelton".) The car they arrive in Brewster in is back to being his regular red Mustang convertible (rather than the hard-top he has in the same scene of the Pilot). Also, when Ann receives flowers from her father, she says they are addressed to Apartment 2C - her address in the pilot, not the 4D address, clearly labeled on her door in this episode.

12 • Soap Gets in Your Eyes

Donald's parents travel to New York for a visit and are set to meet Ann for the first time. To Ann's dismay, Mildred Hollinger (Mabel Albertson) is a fan of the soap opera on which she appears. Mrs. Hollinger immediately dislikes Ann, confusing her with the home-wrecking character, Sheila, that she portrays on TV, but in the same vein, she's quite enamored with her fellow actor George (played by Kurt Kaszner) who plays the show's kindly Doctor Randall. Ann decides to have George over for dinner along with the Hollingers, so he can put in a good word for Ann and make Mrs. Hollinger see than Ann is nothing like Sheila. However, in no time at all, "Kindly-Wise Dr. Randall" turns into quite a rat, as he drinks his way through the evening. In the end, Mrs. Hollinger realizes that if George as Dr. Randall is not what he appears to be, why should Ann be like her character? Guest stars: Steve Franklin as soap opera character Dr. Bruce Alden; George Cisar as Don's Dad, Frank Hollinger; Joe Mell as delicatessen owner Saul; Stevenson Phillips as the soap opera director; and Marjorie Bennett as Helen Marie's friend, Rose from Yonkers.

13 • All About Ann

Ann learns that Donald lunched with lovely Sheila Harmon (E.J. Peaker) - after he claimed he was skipping lunch. To compound matters, he declines a date with Ann. Ann is convinced she's lost her boyfriend to Sheila. Actually, Donald is writing an article about Ann for his magazine, Newsview, and Sheila is supplying candid photos she's been taking of Ann.

14 • Phantom of the Horse Opera

After tracking down the eerie organ music she blames for her recurrent nightmares, Ann discovers it's being played by a sweet old man (Sterling Holloway) who used to accompany silent films. Ann tries to find him a job by encouraging Donald to write a human-interest story about him.
* Interesting Note: The issues of Newsview (front and back covers) that we see in this episode are identical to the Newsview we saw in Episode #13, and continue to see many times in future episodes.

15 • Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts

Ann explains to Donald that she had to accept the gift (a watch) that an actor named Hobart Niles gave to her because the actor is very insecure. To appease Donald, she invites the actor to dinner to return the watch. Guest cast includes Billy DeWolfe as Jules Benedict. Hobart Niles is played by Bruce Hyde (Lt. Kevin Riley of the classic Star Trek episode, The Naked Time.)

16 • Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid

While helping out at a children's boarding school at the holidays, Ann learns that her little friend Tommy's show-business parents can't be with him at Christmas, and she volunteers to give up her holiday to be with him at school. Ann's parents are terribly disappointed when she calls to cancel the holiday get-together, but Ann is determined to make for a nice Christmas for Tommy. After trying to amuse him with games and an endless string of Peanut Butter sandwiches, she makes a call to arrange for Tommy to spend Christmas day with his schoolmate Roger and his family. Roger's Jewish and therefore celebrating Hannakah, but all works out in the end.

17 • Among My Souvenirs

While going through boxes of Ann's things at her parents' home in Brewster, Ann and Don find souvenirs given to her by her nursery-school to high-school boyfriend Freddy Dunlap. Ann discovers a ring that belonged to Freddy's mother that she failed to ever return, and is determined to give it back to him. When she finds that he's now living just a few minutes from her in New York, she decides a face-to-face meeting to return the ring is in order, but a jealous sounding Donald warns her against it. Determined to prove him wrong, she meets with Freddy anyway, who promptly tells her he's in a bad marriage and could use a friendly shoulder. Ann scoffs at Don's further warnings about the sleezy Freddy and has him over to her apartment, where he proceeds to make some serious moves on her. After a few chases around her couch, Ann halts suddenly and yells out, "Freddy Dunlap! I'm going to tell your Mother!". That's all it takes and Freddy's out the door.

18 • These Boots Weren't Made For Walking

Ann goes to work as a door-to-door saleslady for Nate Caswell (Paul Lynde) of the Smart and Stunning Shoe Company. She throws herself into the job and begins selling to her neighbors, her friends, and even to Donald. Innocently, she's unloaded a shipment of footwear that was meant to go to a mortuary. They are shoes that are glued together, rather than sewn, because the wearers were not expected to have body heat. It seems the shoes disintegrate as body heat melts the glue. Donald, a principal investor in the business, wears the problematic shoes to cover an important political meeting at the United Nations and soon discovers their imperfections!

19 • Kimono My House

Thinking Don's apartment is a disaster, Ann decides Donald needs a maid. Despite his objections, she hires one for him - sight unseen. But when Don opens the door, he finds a beautiful Japanese girl named Miko who assumes this is a live-in job. A protective Ann steps in and takes the girl back to her own apartment to spend her nights. Soon the maid is doing everything for Donald. And he's liking it, but Ann certainly isn't. Ann even hears Miko say that she's found a way to stay in the country - by marrying an American. She assumes it's Donald, and they decide that Miko has got to go. Miko overhears their discussion and packs to leave declaring she will not stay where she is not wanted. They go after her, to discover the man Miko planned to marry was an Americanized Karate expert that's very jealous of Donald (or Mr. Horringer as Miko calls him). Guest stars: Caroline Kido as Miko; Bill Saito as her intended, Toshiro; and Yuki Tani as the waitress (who also appeared as a waitress in Episode #7: "Help Wanted".)

20 • Gone With the Breeze

When Ann arrives at Don's office laden with shopping packages, Don declares that he has one more package for her to cart home. Donald has completed his first novel - "City of Strangers", and presents the typed manuscript to Ann to read. He's anxious to hear her opinions of the book and calls her constantly for an update, but she continually puts him off with excuse after excuse. Is it because she doesn't like the book and fears to tell him? That's what Don assumes, but the truth is, she cannot locate the manuscript among her packages and assumes she's lost what she believes is his only copy of the book. She is frantically retracing her steps trying to locate it somewhere in New York. She even assumes she's lost it at the department store where she's working and in her fervor, makes a disaster of the store and ends up fired. When Donald presses her for a critique, Ann pretends she is a slow reader while she stalls for time. Meanwhile, Donald finds the manuscript still in his office - Ann never took it home. Finally he teases Ann into confessing she lost it. Guest stars: Audrey Christie as Department Store manager Miss Dailey; Harriett MacGibbon as the customer buying a hairpiece (better known for her role as Mrs. Drysdale in TV's The Beverly Hillbillies.); Lela Bliss as the angry customer; and Mitzi Hoag as salesgirl, Helen (who plays Ann's friend, Patty, in Episode #22: "Paper Hats and Everything"). Also appearing were Dick Schall as the clerk at the subway's Lost and Found Department; and Maxine Semon as the woman who follows Ann at the Lost and Found looking for a lost contact lens.
* Interesting Note: No more mention is made of Don's novel until Episode #33: "Black, White and Read All Over".

21 • Rain, Snow, and Rice

Ann and Donald accompany their eloping friends, Jerry (Bernie Kopell) and Margie (Arlene Golonka), to Connecticut for their visit to the Justice of the Peace at a cozy Inn. When bad weather interupts the train back and forces Don and Ann to stay the night, they discover that there are only two rooms available, so the boys stay together in one room and the girls stay in the other. Not exactly the wedding night Jerry had been dreaming of. Finally, it becomes so painful for the newlyweds that Ann and Donald decide to share a room for the night. They try playing Gin Rummy all night but when they are too exhausted to continue, Ann takes the bed and Don sleeps on the tiny, cramped love-seat. In the meantime, Ann's father gets the message from her answering service that "Ann and Don have gone to Connecticut for the wedding", so he jumps to the wrong conclusion and he and Mrs. Marie end up driving there, arriving early in the morning, just as Don has gotten into the bed because Ann's through with it. Looking at Don cringing in the bed - in Jerry's cupid pajamas - Lou Marie declares that a conclusion has just jumped at him and he demands an explanation! Guest stars: J. Pat O'Malley as Judge Hardy; Nydia Westman as the Judge's assistant; and James O'Rearre as the desk clerk at the Inn.
* Interesting Note: The first mention and appearance of "Margie" is in episode #18 where she is played by Kelly Jean Peters and works at Newsview. Later in the series, Jerry is married to Ruthie (played by Carolan Daniels and later Alice Borden), and no mention of Margie is ever made again!

22 • Paper Hats and Everything

Ann's birthday is coming up and when her Dad calls her for a night on the town that evening, she believes her father is planning a surprise party for her. She breaks a date with Donald to go, believing it's all part of the act and that of course, Donald will be there. Realizing there is no surprise party since neither she nor Don are invited, Judy gathers Ann's friends together to try and plan one while Ann is dining with her father. They've assembled sandwiches, ice cream, soda, and an abandoned bakery cake that reads, "Happy Birthday, Bessie" on it! But when Ann calls Judy to say she's decided to accompany her father back to Brewster for the evening, it looks like Ann won't make the party! Don tries to track them down to get a hint to Mr. Marie and finally succeeds. This episode includes a touching scene at the door when Ann asks her father if he was disappointed when he found out she was a girl, and he recounts the night of her birth and what she meant to him. Guest stars: Richard Dreyfuss as Ann's actor friend, Johnny that serves them two "glass-a-chinos" ; Laurie Main as the restaurant Maitre D'; Alan Dexter as the bartender that helps Don find Ann; Paul Duggan as a waiter; and Joe Corey as Marvin the cab driver. Party guests were Amanda Randolph as Harriett, Armin Hoffman as Paul; and Mitzi Hoag as Patty (who played Ann's co-worker, Helen in Episode #20: "Gone With The Breeze").

23 • What Are Your Intentions?

Ann's father gets it in his head that Ann and Donald are seeing way too much of each other without any commitment to marriage, so he sets out to discover Don's true intentions. When Mr. Marie begins questioning Donald and Ann about marital plans, they attempt to avoid the issue by explaining that they're not ready for marriage and are dating other people. Satisfied, Ann's parents leave, but talking later, it seems that neither Ann nor Don knew the other really had dated others, and an argument ensues. Ann tells her dad the next day that she and Don have broken up and the situation is complicated when Mr. Marie then gives Ann's number to a friend's son that's always had his eye on Ann. By the time the man calls Ann, she and Don have gotten back together but she does not want her father to think she lied, so she asks Don if she can go out with this man, Frank Gelder, just once. An angry Don grabs up his "I'm Sorry Roses" he'd just brought and storms out. Ann goes out with Frank but is so sad over Donald, she has a terrible time. Once again Don and Ann make up and decide to tell Mr. Marie how it is with them and that they don't want to change it. So they call him to say they are coming up to Brewster with an announcement to make. He assumes they are coming to tell him they are getting married and he believes he has forced them into this. He begs them to reconsider, and tongue-in-cheek, they agree. Guest star: Paul Carr as suitor Frank Gelder.

24 • A Tenor's Loving Care

Donald is assigned by his magazine to cover the arrival of famous opera tenor, Giuseppe Cassinetti (Carroll O'Connor). Ann is a big fan so she accompanies him to the arriving ship, and among the throng of reporters all hoping for an interview, Cassinetti emerges and chooses just one out of the crowd - Ann. Don convinces her to play reporter so they'll get inside, and he plans to play photographer, but his lack of opera saavy soon gets him expelled from the singer's cabin. Cassinetti tells Ann to come back that night and he'll give her an exclusive. When Don shows up alone instead, claiming Ann cannot make it, he drives the tenor nuts with opera errors, problems with the air conditioner and comments about the wine. Once again, Don is thrown out. In the meantime, Don's associate has told his boss that Don's got the interview, so now he must get the exclusive to save his job. In desperation, he turns to Ann to get it. Once there, Giuseppe comes on strong, wishing to speak of love, not opera, and begins chasing Ann around the stateroom. Luckily Ann has her tape recorder going, and in the end the married opera star gives the interview to Don when he learns of the tape. Guest stars: Jim Begg as Don's associate, Tom; Herb Ellis as the ship's detective that questions Don; James McCallion as the Times reporter that loans Don his camera; and Peter Madson as the reporter who asks Ann to share her notes.

25 • Leaving the Nest Is For the Birds

During a visit to Ann's parents' home, it seems that Ann's Aunt Harriette can't stop talking about her daughter Arlene's successful life and constantly comparing her with Ann. While there, they all watch a live TV program that Ann has a short appearance in - as a dead woman. Unfortunately, Ann accidentally opens her eye to the camera. Ann is so very embarrassed, but it's worse when she finds out her Aunt Harriette saw it! So when Mr. Marie calls her and suggests that she cook a meal for the group (Aunt Harriette, Ann's parents and Donald), Ann sees this as a chance to make her parents proud of her and to also demonstrate that living in the city is not as hazardous as they think. However, an appearance of a stranger on the ledge outside Ann's kitchen window, does not help her make her point. Everyone speculates on how to best get him to come inside, and Aunt Harriette suggests he's probably not truly a despondent boyfriend as he claims, but a burglar. Overhearing this, the man decides to become just that - and show his girlfriend in the next building (whom he carries an 8x10 glossy of) that she's turned him to a life of crime! Guest stars: Jerry Van Dyke as Howie the man on the ledge; Luana Anders as his girlfriend, Burl; and Hazel Shermet as Ann's Aunt Harriette.

26 • You Have to Know Someone to Be An Unknown

When Ann reads in Variety that top-notch producer, Harold J. Davis (Herbert Rudley) is looking for a total unknown for a fabulous new Broadway show, Ann sets out to prove to Davis, that she's the unknown face he's looking for. But first, she must find a way to get into his office! She discovers that Don once did an interview for Newsview with Mr. Davis and she's sure they'd be the best of friends now, so Don should set it up for her. But when Don objects, saying he's sure they wouldn't even remember him, a petulant Ann sets out to get by his staff - who are savvy to every kind of trick. Can anything stop Ann? She becomes the lunch delivery girl, trys getting outside his window on a window-washer lift, and even hires a moving staff to ship in an entire stage with her on it! Meanwhile Don thinks better of it, and calls Davis' office. His receptionist Carol immediately remembers Don and greets him warmly, but when Don tells her about Ann, she confides in him that it was all written for publicity and that the part was actually cast weeks ago. Don tries to stop Ann from making a fool of herself, but we all know that can't be done! Guest stars: Dee J. Thompson as Davis' receptionist, Carol; Art Lewis as the mover Ann hires; A.G. Vitanza as Herbie; Eddie Carroll as Sheldon; and Harvey Jason as Bruce.

27 • The Honeymoon Apartment

Ann's miserly soldier cousin, Harold Turner (Warren Berlinger) and his bride, Edith (Judee Morton) settle in for a visit at her apartment when Harold is too cheap to put them up in a hotel. They soon succeed in taking over Ann's apartment for their honeymoon, making it necessary for Ann to bunk in with the Bessamers (Dabney Coleman and Bonnie Scott). Don and Ann are forced to show Harold that his cheapskate attitude will only cost him his bride.

28 • This Little Piggy Had a Ball

Ann's friend asks her to accept a Drama Award for her while she is out of town. The morning before the ceremony, Ann goes bowling with Donald and ends up getting her toe stuck in a bowling ball. Efforts to find a substitute to accept the award fall through, and Ann is forced to thump her way up to the stage to accept the award. Guest cast includes Jerry Fogel, Rob Reiner and Terry Garr (who later changed her name to Teri Garr).
* Interesting Note: Jane Dulo who plays the hospital nurse, later plays the part of an airline passenger in Episode #61.

29 • Author, Author

Ann urges Donald to write comedy material for her audition. Donald writes the material, which he thinks is hilarious. But Ann feels it is inappropriate and unusable. Guest cast includes Sid Gould as Ernie Bernie and Jack Good as Mr. Handley.
* Interesting Note: The piano jingles that Donald writes for Ann (In Love With Atilla The Hun and The Guns of Navarone) were taken from The Dick Van Dyke Show (Episode #118 - Bupkiss). Bill Persky & Sam Denoff did that show as well.

30 • The Mating Game

When Don is assigned to write a story on a TV program called "The Mating Game." (based on the actual show, The Dating Game), Ann agrees to appear on the show as a bachelorette and let Donald cover her experiences for the article. What she does not know is that to add a richer dimension to the program (and because Don's a little jealous), Don will appear as one of the bachelors behind the screen that she is to choose from. They announce this to the audience, telling of their relationship and stating that to be fair, Don will disguise his voice. Don is sure Ann will choose him! However, when Ann chooses one of the other bachelors (Alejandro Rey of The Flying Nun fame), instead of Donald, as her escort, Donald goes along on the date in his capacity as a reporter. Unable to watch her being romanced by this suave Latin-lover type, Donald makes a fool of himself and finally exits, asking Ann to tape the rest of the evening. To teach him a little lesson about jealousy and trust, Ann and her date stage an entire romantic interlude for the tape, coming in only at the end to chide him for his childishness.

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