The history of american television is littered with roadkill most of which we have collectively forgotten. The show ran for only one season on cbs tv from september 16, 1972 until march 3, 1973. I wish i was more familiar with bridget loves bernie because paul fairmans tiein novel is so ludicrous that i cant believe it accurately reflects the series. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show. Otherwise they will be shown using the series origin language. For instance new episodes or start of a new season. Impossible and the new bill cosby show have been dropped from the columbia broadcasting systems primetime schedule for. Sony had originally scheduled it for a september 5, 2006 release, along with another meredith baxter series. Episodes list of bridget loves bernie series myseries. Depicting an interfaith marriage between a catholic woman and a jewish man, bridget loves bernie was based loosely on the premise of the 1920s broadway play and 1940s radio show abies irish rose. My copy of bridget loves bernie arrived a few weeks ago and ive made my way through it. Bridget loves bernie was a cbs sitcom that ran for just one 24 episode season in 197273.
Watch bridget loves bernie episodes online season 1. Watch bridget loves bernie episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Bridget loves bernie complete series hd movie youtube. Positioned behind 1st place cbs powerhouse all in the family, bridget loves bernie appeared to be a love affair audiences would favor. Bridget loves bernie television academy interviews. Starring meredith baxter and david birney, it was based on the longrunning broadway play abies irish rose. William elliott african american actor infogalactic. Having only read about it in tv reference books, blb has the dubious distinction of being the highestrated tv series ever to be cancelled due to protest letters cbs received from religious groups.
Based on the play and later radio series, also twice adapted for film, abies irish rose 1922, this situation comedy was. Bridget loves bernie season 1 episode 2 a funny thing happened on the way to the vatican. Click here and start watching bridget loves bernie in seconds. Bridget loves bernie american tv database wiki fandom. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to 1973 on cbs. William david elliott june 4, 1934 september 30, 1983 was an american actor and musician.
The chemistry between series stars meredith baxter and david birney was real and they married after the series ended and had three children. William elliott was an african american actor and musician whos acting career started around the late 1970s and lasted until the very early 1980s. Therein lies a 45year old mystery which still has viewers pondering if this jewel was undervalued. Season 1, episode 9 bernies skipping a breakfast of ham and eggs, plus a little interference from bernies mother, starts bridget worrying about bernie adapting to a nonjewish wife. Here is the opening to the pilot episode of bridget loves bernie starring meredith baxter and david birney. Family the complete first and second seasons did arrive on that date, but the plans for this oneyear wonder were scrapped. Streaming guide tv shows comedy bridget loves bernie season 1. Bridget loves bernie is an american television comedy program created by bernard slade, the creator of the 197074 abc sitcom, the partridge family, and the 196770 sitcom the flying nun. It has been a long wait for bridget loves bernie to arrive on dvd. Beyond the tv grave cbs bridget loves bernie the tv. Bridget loves bernie 1972 david birney and meredith. Bridget loves bernie is an american television comedy program created by bernard slade, the creator of the 197074 abc sitcom, the partridge family, based loosely on the premise of the 1920s broadway play and 1940s radio show abies irish rose.
Bridget loves bernie series regulars and episode guide. We also saw the studio the carol burnett show was filmed in. A taste of the good life at walts country estate as he tries to con bernie into a plush job. Bridget takes a crash course on judaism and jewish cooking but bernie isnt too thrilled with bridgets new ethnic interests. The only problem is that shes catholic and hes jewish. With every fall season in the us comes another batch of tv shows doomed to failure. He also appeared in elvis presleys 1969 film change of habit. Working stiffs 1979 starring jim belushi and michael keaton. She is known for her roles on the abc drama series family 197680 and the nbc sitcom family ties 198289, credited as meredith baxter birney. The 19721973 cbs sitcom was cancelled after one season despite terrific ratings, reportedly due to controversy relating to the interfaith marriage of the title characters. Bridget loves bernie is an american television comedy program created by bernard slade, the creator of the 197074 abc sitcom the partridge family and the 196770 sitcom the flying nun, based loosely on the premise of the 1920s broadway play and 1940s radio show abies irish rose. Nielsen top 10, january 15th television obscurities.
Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. How could a show which finished the season in 5th place be pawned like invaluable rubbish. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters. Cbs and show creators were forced to cancel the show after receiving death threats from jews, who were angered that the show featured a catholic marrying a jew. My only memory of this show is that our class had a field trip to cbs studios they showed us the staircase from bridget loves bernie. They begin season 2 production in july melissa roxburgh, manifest. Bridget loves bernie is a 25 minute comedyfamily starring audra lindley as amy fitzgerald, meredith baxter birney as bridget fitzgerald steinberg and ned glass as uncle moe plotnick. Watch bridget loves bernie season 1, episode 2 a funny thing happened on the way to the vatican. Bridget loves bernie is an american sitcom created by bernard slade.
Matzoh balls and hebrew prayers for bernie as bridget tries to be a jewish wife. Til of bridget loves bernie, the highest rated tv show to ever be canceled after only one season. Meredith ann baxter born june 21, 1947 is an american actress and producer. Then was doomed again 30 years later when sony announced a dvd release of this series, had it all remastered and ready to go, then cancelled their release plans.
Watch full episodes of bridget loves bernie and get the latest. Bridget, played by meredith baxter, marries bernie, played by david birney. Shockingly, the complete series has been released on dvd. Nora marlowe was cast as aunt agnes in the 1972 episode the little white.
The series premiered on sat sep 16, 1972 on cbs and greener pastures s01e24 last aired on sat mar 03, 1973. Bridget loves bernie went off the air after just one season. He had a regular reoccurring role in bridget loves bernie as otis foster and had a reoccurring role as officer gus grant in the new adam12. He had a recurring role in bridget loves bernie as otis foster and a recurring role as officer gus grant in the new adam12. Stay in touch with bridget loves bernie next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Prime time tv listings from saturday november 11, 1972. The contrasts between the fitzgeralds and the steinbergs are made even more apparent when the. It ran for 24 episodes and its final episode aired on march 3, 1973. Bridget loves bernie you are cordially not invited tv episode. He also appeared in elvis presley s 1969 film change of habit.
Its hard to keep track of how many shows columbiascreen gems had in prime time in the 60s. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to. Jackie gleason tells why he only did one season of the honeymooners duration. Bernie steinberg, a jewish cab driver, and bridget fitzgerald, a catholic.
Well, in the 197273 season, what it meant was bridget loves bernie, known todayif its known at allonly as the show that got canceled after one season even though it was a top 10 hit. Todays post looks at a single season singlecamera sitcom that aired on cbs during the 19721973 season, bridget loves bernie. It was canceled by cbs after only one season, despite high ratings. Bridget and bernie instantly fall in love, but face an uphill battle for their parents approval due to their differing religious backgrounds. The shows premise was that a young school teacher from a welltodo irishamerican family falls in love with and marries a poor jewish cab driver. This would not even be noticed in todays world, but in 1972 it caused quite a commotion. Henry colman on working as a screen gems production executive on. Til of bridget loves bernie, the highest rated tv show to.
Bridget loves bernie season 1 episode 12 watch online. Wanting to please bernie, bridget gets a crash course in jewish customs and traditions and tries to act them out at home. Ctva us comedy bridget loves bernie screen gemscbs. Watch bridget loves bernie episodes online season 1 1973 tv. Despite high ratings, cbs cancelled the show after only one season. Bridget loves bernie bridget loves bernie tv episode 1972 imdb. Watch bridget loves bernie season 1, episode 9 how to be a jewish mother.
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