How could a show which finished the season in 5th place be pawned like invaluable rubbish. My copy of bridget loves bernie arrived a few weeks ago and ive made my way through it. Therein lies a 45year old mystery which still has viewers pondering if this jewel was undervalued. Bridget loves bernie complete series hd movie youtube. 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. Sony had originally scheduled it for a september 5, 2006 release, along with another meredith baxter series. Til of bridget loves bernie, the highest rated tv show to. 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. 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. Bridget, played by meredith baxter, marries bernie, played by david birney. The chemistry between series stars meredith baxter and david birney was real and they married after the series ended and had three children. He had a recurring role in bridget loves bernie as otis foster and a recurring role as officer gus grant in the new adam12.
Remarkably, the series was cancelled at the end of a season in which it finished number five in the nielsen ratings. Positioned behind 1st place cbs powerhouse all in the family, bridget loves bernie appeared to be a love affair audiences would favor. 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. Click here and start watching bridget loves bernie in seconds.
Ctva us comedy bridget loves bernie screen gemscbs. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show. Bridget loves bernie was a cbs sitcom that ran for just one 24 episode season in 197273. William david elliott june 4, 1934 september 30, 1983 was an american actor and musician. Bridget loves bernie season 1 episode 12 watch online. 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. Watch bridget loves bernie season 1, episode 9 how to be a jewish mother. Watch full episodes of bridget loves bernie and get the latest.
Impossible and the new bill cosby show have been dropped from the columbia broadcasting systems primetime schedule for. Bridget loves bernie american tv database wiki fandom. Episodes list of bridget loves bernie series myseries. Family the complete first and second seasons did arrive on that date, but the plans for this oneyear wonder were scrapped. Bridget loves bernie is an american sitcom created by bernard slade.
Meredith ann baxter born june 21, 1947 is an american actress and producer. 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. Bridget loves bernie series regulars and episode guide. 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. The premiere episode of this comedy series, set in new york city, about the marriage. Bridget loves bernie you are cordially not invited tv episode.
The series premiered on sat sep 16, 1972 on cbs and greener pastures s01e24 last aired on sat mar 03, 1973. Beyond the tv grave cbs bridget loves bernie the tv. Watch bridget loves bernie episodes online season 1. He also appeared in elvis presleys 1969 film change of habit. Bridget loves bernie 1972 david birney and meredith. Its interesting that bridget loves bernie continues to rank in the top ten as it did for most of the season, yet was still doomed for cancellation by cbs after one season. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters. Its hard to keep track of how many shows columbiascreen gems had in prime time in the 60s.
Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. We also saw the studio the carol burnett show was filmed in. Based on the play and later radio series, also twice adapted for film, abies irish rose 1922, this situation comedy was. Bridget takes a crash course on judaism and jewish cooking but bernie isnt too thrilled with bridgets new ethnic interests.
It has been a long wait for bridget loves bernie to arrive on dvd. Bridget loves bernie went off the air after just one season. They begin season 2 production in july melissa roxburgh, manifest. 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. Bridget loves bernie bridget loves bernie tv episode 1972 imdb. Wanting to please bernie, bridget gets a crash course in jewish customs and traditions and tries to act them out at home. Shockingly, the complete series has been released on dvd. 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. Starring meredith baxter and david birney, it was based on the longrunning broadway play abies irish rose. Henry colman on working as a screen gems production executive on. 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. 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.
Stay in touch with bridget loves bernie next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. A taste of the good life at walts country estate as he tries to con bernie into a plush job. Prime time tv listings from saturday november 11, 1972. William elliott was an african american actor and musician whos acting career started around the late 1970s and lasted until the very early 1980s.
Despite high ratings, cbs cancelled the show after only one season. William elliott african american actor infogalactic. The history of american television is littered with roadkill most of which we have collectively forgotten. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to 1973 on cbs. This would not even be noticed in todays world, but in 1972 it caused quite a commotion. 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. Watch bridget loves bernie season 1, episode 2 a funny thing happened on the way to the vatican.
The only problem is that shes catholic and hes jewish. 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 also appeared in elvis presley s 1969 film change of habit. Nora marlowe was cast as aunt agnes in the 1972 episode the little white. Watch bridget loves bernie episodes online season 1 1973 tv. Nielsen top 10, january 15th television obscurities. Bridget loves bernie opening credits cbs sitcom youtube. Todays post looks at a single season singlecamera sitcom that aired on cbs during the 19721973 season, bridget loves bernie. For instance new episodes or start of a new season. 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. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to.
Streaming guide tv shows comedy bridget loves bernie season 1. The contrasts between the fitzgeralds and the steinbergs are made even more apparent when the. With every fall season in the us comes another batch of tv shows doomed to failure. Watch bridget loves bernie episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. 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. It was canceled by cbs after only one season, despite high ratings. 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.
A fivetime emmy award nominee, one of her nominations was for playing the title role in the 1992 tv film a woman scorned. Bernie steinberg, a jewish cab driver, and bridget fitzgerald, a catholic. The show ran for only one season on cbs tv from september 16, 1972 until march 3, 1973. Bridget loves bernie season 1 episode 2 a funny thing happened on the way to the vatican. Bridget and bernie instantly fall in love, but face an uphill battle for their parents approval due to their differing religious backgrounds. It ran for 24 episodes and its final episode aired on march 3, 1973. Here is the opening to the pilot episode of bridget loves bernie starring meredith baxter and david birney.
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