That Girl — 1966-1971 · 5 seasons · 137 eps

★ 7.3

That Girl

1966-1971 5 seasons 137 episodes

★ 7.3 (3,657 votes) Bottom 41%

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 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.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1 0-29

S1 30-30

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S3

S4

S5

E1

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.3

7.2

8.4

E2

7.9

7.2

7.0

7.3

7.4

E3

7.2

7.5

6.9

7.0

7.8

E4

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.1

7.5

E5

7.4

8.1

7.0

7.2

6.9

E6

8.0

7.7

6.6

7.0

7.7

E7

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.8

7.7

E8

7.5

6.9

7.9

7.0

7.6

E9

7.8

7.2

6.9

7.2

7.2

E10

7.9

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.2

E11

7.6

8.2

7.7

7.3

6.9

E12

7.9

7.3

7.6

8.1

6.3

E13

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.8

6.8

E14

7.7

7.6

7.3

7.5

7.4

E15

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.8

E16

6.8

7.7

7.8

7.1

7.4

E17

7.1

7.7

7.3

7.9

6.2

E18

7.4

7.5

7.5

6.7

7.4

E19

7.6

7.5

8.4

7.2

8.0

E20

6.9

7.3

7.7

7.5

6.1

E21

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.3

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E22

7.7

7.1

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E23

7.7

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E24

7.4

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7.1

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E25

6.7

7.1

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E26

7.6

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7.3

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E27

7.0

7.0

E28

6.7

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E29

7.8

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E30

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.4

S3E19 My Sister's Keeper

#2

S5E1 8.4

Counter Proposal

#3

S2E11 8.2

Thanksgiving Comes But Once a Year, Hopefully

4. S2E30 "Old Man's Darling" 8.2
5. S2E5 "The Apartment" 8.1
6. S4E12 "She Never Had the Vegas Notion" 8.1
7. S1E5 "Anatomy of a Blunder" 8.0
8. S5E19 "Chef's Night Out" 8.0
9. S1E1 "Don't Just Do Something, Stand There" 7.9
10. S1E9 "Time for Arrest" 7.9

📉 Bottom Episodes

#137

S5E20 6.1

That King

136. S5E17 "The Russians Are Staying" 6.2
135. S5E12 "That Señorita" 6.3
134. S3E24 "It's So Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House" 6.5
133. S2E26 "If You Were Almost the Only Man in the World" 6.5

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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40 Standouts

33 Infamous

22 Hidden Gems

42 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

Most Infamous: S1E2 Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

Best Hidden Gem: S5E19 Chef's Night Out

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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