One Day at a Time

TV Series
1975–1984
TV-PG
30m

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6.6/10

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The misadventures of a divorced mother, her family and their building superintendent in Indianapolis.The misadventures of a divorced mother, her family and their building superintendent in Indianapolis.The misadventures of a divorced mother, her family and their building superintendent in Indianapolis.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,243

157

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 5 wins & 19 nominations total

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Trivia
In the 1979-1980 season, Mackenzie Phillips was dealing with drug addiction. When she entered rehab in 1980, her character, Julie, married Max and moved to Houston. In the seventh season (1981-1982), Phillips returned as a guest for a two-part episode in which Julie and Max deal with marital problems. In the ninth and final season (1983-1984), Phillips collapsed on-set. Producer Patricia Fass Palmer asked Phillips for a urine test. Phillips told Palmer not to bother. Phillips was quietly fired, and Julie was permanently written out of the show.

Goofs
It's clear that the external shot of the the building where Ann Romano and her daughters live does not match up with interior set used during the series. The Spanish style windows do not match up with the windows shown inside the apartment, for example.

Quotes
Ann Romano Royer: That Was BVD.
Ed Cooper, Julie's and Barbara's Father: BVD?
Ann Romano Royer: Before Vicky, Darling.

Connections
Featured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)

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The classic sitcom that broke the mold.

How can a four year old remember the pilot episode of a show? I don't know, but I do. Groundbreaking at the time, it actually featured a divorced mother with her two kids. Very topical, and sedate by today's standards, this show was a huge hit. Of all the people on this show who would have thought Valerie Bertenelli would have the biggest career? And who knew McKenzie Phillips was on heroin? Totally watched during the seventies but everyone pretty much was over it by the early eighties. Still one of the coolest shows of the seventies.