One Day at a Time 

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

Creators:

Whitney Blake, Norman Lear, Allan Manings

Stars:

Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr.

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Valerie Bertinelli	...	Barbara Cooper / ... 209 episodes, 1975-1984
Bonnie Franklin	...	Ann Romano / ... 208 episodes, 1975-1984
Pat Harrington Jr.	...	Dwayne F. Schneider 204 episodes, 1975-1984
Mackenzie Phillips	...	Julie Cooper / ... 123 episodes, 1975-1983

Storyline

This sitcom follows recently divorced mother (Ann Romano) and her two teenage daughters (Barbara and Julie) as they start a new life together in Indianapolis, They are befriended by the building superintendent (Dwayne Schneider), who treats them like family. Together, these four main characters face life's challenges together.

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Plot Keywords:

sitcom | mother daughter relationship | female protagonist | 1970s | handyman | 

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Taglines:

A mother who's trying to double as father. Two headstrong daughters. A series of the world's least likely (and most amorous) men. The result is a bubbling mixture of small chuckles and big laughs that just won't quit. (season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au fil des jours

Filming Locations:

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embassy Television, TAT Communications Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (209 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

All in the Family (1971) season eight, episode five, "Edith's 50th Birthday", involved a storyline where Edith battled a would-be rapist on her birthday, which was originally intended for this show. Ironically, instead of David Dukes playing Anne's rapist (as he does on All in the Family (1971)), he plays her boyfriend in season two, episode eleven, "The Maestro".

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Goofs

The family supposedly moves from Logansport,Indiana to Indianapolis at the beginning of the series. However, the area where they are shown departing is clearly not "Logansport" which is a small city of roughly 20k located in the north-central portion of the state. No major interstates run in or near Logansport and the city is surround by farmland and some low rolling hills.

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Quotes

Julie Cooper Horvath: I feel like a woman, I've never felt more like a woman.
David Kane: [uncomfortable] I'm gonna go home now.

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Connections

Referenced in Valerie's Home Cooking: Kids Baking Championship Reunion (2016)

User Reviews

Great show at the beginning - got old when the daughters did

This is one of my all-time favorites except for the last couple of seasons. The early years were great, funny, insightful, and pretty original. Ann dealt with some pretty heavy problems with her kids, found work she liked, and became an old pro at the dating game. It was neat to watch the character mature along with her daughters.

However, like a lot of shows with children/teenagers, they had to come up with a way to keep things going after the kids had grown too old for the story lines. In this case, they brought in a little boy with a pretty contrived plot line to be the new "son". It didn't work well.