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The Best Episodes of That Girl

Every episode of That Girl ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of That Girl!

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"My Sister's Keeper" is the best rated episode of "That Girl". It scored 8.6/10 based on 98 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by N/A, it aired on 2/6/1969. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Counter Proposal".

  • My Sister's Keeper
    8.6/1098 votes
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    #1 - My Sister's Keeper

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1969

    Ann gets a job in another soda commercial, but she has to have her singing voice dubbed by someone else. Her voice double, Rose Cassinetti, helps Ann out and Ann tries to do something good for her. She doesn't know that Rose is a nun.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Counter Proposal
    8.4/1061 votes
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    #2 - Counter Proposal

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1970

    After four years of dating, Donald finally asks Ann to marry him and presents her with an engagement ring - which he was talked into buying second-hand by a co-worker against his better judgement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernie Orenstein

  • Thanksgiving Comes But One a Year, Hopefully
    8.2/1063 votes
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    #3 - Thanksgiving Comes But One a Year, Hopefully

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1967

    The Hollingers are upset that their son isn't coming home for Thanksgiving, and the Maries are upset that a family tradition is being broken. Trying to cook everyone's favorite dishes, Ann takes over the kitchen of a neighbor who is away. The dinner turns out to be a disaster!

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: Peggy Elliott

  • Anatomy of a Blunder
    8.1/10100 votes
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    #4 - Anatomy of a Blunder

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1966

    Ann brings Donald home to meet her parents, but he goes through some serious torture when they stop for a little picnic on the way.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Man's Darling
    8.1/1059 votes
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    #5 - Old Man's Darling

    Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 4/25/1968

    Ann meets an elderly man, Andrew Washington at a party when he accidentally spills his shrimp cocktail on her new white crepe dress. He tries to make it up to her by giving her gifts, but Ann cannot accept them.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Richard Baer

  • Chef's Night Out
    8.1/1041 votes
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    #6 - Chef's Night Out

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1971

    Ann and Donald try to run Lou's restaurant by themselves when the staff comes down with a virus.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Time for Arrest
    8.0/1074 votes
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    #7 - Time for Arrest

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1966

    Ann ends up in jail trying to help a fellow waitress when she serves two rival underworld groups and the place gets raided by the police.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Winter

  • Pass the Potatoes, Ethel Merman
    8.0/1089 votes
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    #8 - Pass the Potatoes, Ethel Merman

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1967

    Ann is overwhelmed to find herself on stage with Ethel Merman, who chooses Ann for a walk-on part in a revival of ""Gypsy.""

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Just Do Something, Stand There
    7.9/10170 votes
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    #9 - Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1966

    Ann's five years of being an independent woman actress begins when she meets Donald Hollinger, a magazine reporter, in one of her in-between jobs as a candy clerk. She gets a job in a perfume commercial where she plays a woman who gets kidnapped by two robbers. Donald happens to see the act and thinks that Ann is in real trouble, so he saves her only to get serious flack from her. But with that incident aside, Ann and Donald find out that they really belong together.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Arnold Margolin

  • What's in a Name?
    7.9/1070 votes
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    #10 - What's in a Name?

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1966

    Ann's agent thinks that she needs a new name for an excellent acting career.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • This Little Piggy Had a Ball
    7.9/1074 votes
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    #11 - This Little Piggy Had a Ball

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 3/23/1967

    Ann has her toe stuck in a bowling ball at a very unopportune moment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Arnold Margolin

  • The Apartment
    7.9/1071 votes
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    #12 - The Apartment

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1967

    Ann gets a job in telephone marketing at the same time her apartment is being painted, so Ann must borrow Donald's apartment whiel he is away to work in. Dan's friend Harry comes by unknowingly and decides to stay in the apartment as well.

    Director: Danny Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • Should All our Old Acquaintances be Forgot
    7.9/1051 votes
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    #13 - Should All our Old Acquaintances be Forgot

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/1968

    Ann and Donald want to ring in the New Year by themselves, but the arrival of Ann's parents for one quick drinks instantly turns their private celebration into a big party house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion (1)
    7.9/1053 votes
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    #14 - She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion (1)

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1969

    Ann gets a job in a show in Las Vegas with an egotistical actor who tries to ruin her relationship with Donald.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernie Orenstein

  • Those Friars
    7.9/1051 votes
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    #15 - Those Friars

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1971

    Ann's late Uncle Harry wills her an old trunk filled with bits and pieces of his career in vaudeville. Ann is doubly surprised when stars Milton Berle and Danny Thomaspay a visit to her apartment and try to buy the old trunk.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Rich Little Rich Kid
    7.8/1083 votes
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    #16 - Rich Little Rich Kid

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1966

    Ann is charmed by a wealthy man who gives her many luxuries and Don tries to compete. Ann realizes that money is not the most important thing in a relationship.

    Director: Sidney Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • Soap Gets in Your Eyes
    7.8/1076 votes
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    #17 - Soap Gets in Your Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1966

    Donald's parents meet Ann for the first time, and his mother Mildred takes a dislike to Ann because she plays a vamp on a soap opera.

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

  • She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion (2)
    7.8/1051 votes
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    #18 - She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion (2)

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1969

    Marty pulls a scheme to make it seem like Donald had married a starlet. Ann and Donald find out about the trick and decide to get Marty back by making it seem like Don is committing suicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernie Orenstein

  • That Meter Maid
    7.8/1044 votes
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    #19 - That Meter Maid

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1970

    Ann relives her days as a meter maid when she meets Donald's new boss. As a meter maid, Ann tried to ticket the mayor's illegally parked car and was fired. Donald's new boss was the newspaper editor who printed Ann's letter of protest.

    Director: Ted Bessell

    Writer: Jerry Ross

  • I Ain't Got Nobody
    7.8/1046 votes
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    #20 - I Ain't Got Nobody

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1970

    A nude picture of Ann is plastered in a ""Playpen"" magazine, which jeopardizes her chance of being on a kiddie show.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (1)
    7.8/1044 votes
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    #21 - There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (1)

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1970

    Ann learns that killing two birds with one stone is almost too much when she goes to St. Louis with Donald to meet his parents and to star in a play. She is convinced that Don's mother hates her and decides that she might be able to turn it around if she were to have a larger, starring role in the play instead of her more modest part.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bernie Orenstein

  • Little Auction Annie
    7.7/1074 votes
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    #22 - Little Auction Annie

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1966

    At an antique auction, Ann buys a box of junk with a baseball in it. A strange man follows her because he wants the baseball. It turns out that he is an ex-baseball player who wants the ball for sentimental reasons.

    Director: Sidney Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • All About Ann
    7.7/1081 votes
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    #23 - All About Ann

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1966

    Ann thinks she will lose her sweet Donald to a famous actress when all the time, he is interviewing her for his article.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rain, Snow and Rice
    7.7/1067 votes
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    #24 - Rain, Snow and Rice

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/1967

    Ann and Donald are invited by their friends, Jerry Bauman and Margie, to a private wedding in Connecticut, but they get snowed in. There are only two rooms available in the inn that they are staying and the boys share one room and the girls share another. The problem begins with Jerry and Margie decide to stay together leaving Ann and Donald in a room together, much to the chagrin of Ann's parents.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: James L. Brooks

  • Paper Hats and Everything
    7.7/1077 votes
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    #25 - Paper Hats and Everything

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/1967

    Ann thinks that her friends are going to surprise her with a birthday party when she is invited out to dinner by her father.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: N/A