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The Best Episodes of That Girl Season 1

Every episode of That Girl Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of That Girl Season 1!

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
Episodes
30
Avg. Rating
7.4
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.8
7.2
7.5

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Don't Just Do Something, Stand There" is the best rated episode of "That Girl" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 174 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Arnold Margolin, it aired on 9/8/1966. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye".

  • Don't Just Do Something, Stand There
    7.8/10(174)

    #1 - 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

  • Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye
    7.2/10(118)

    #2 - Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/15/1966

    Ann Marie leaves the safety and comfort of her parent's home to live on her own in New York. But she has a visit from her mother who is threatening to move in with her!

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night
    7.5/10(102)

    #3 - Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/22/1966

    Ann has a chance to audition for Jules Benedict, but has to babysit Leon and Judy's baby as well. Will Ann be able to pull this off?

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • I'll Be Suing You
    7.3/10(89)

    #4 - I'll Be Suing You

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 9/29/1966

    Ann has to go to court because of an accident involving a pedestrian and a sewing machine.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Anatomy of a Blunder
    8.1/10(101)

    #5 - 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

  • Rich Little Rich Kid
    7.7/10(84)

    #6 - 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

  • Help Wanted
    7.5/10(75)

    #7 - Help Wanted

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/20/1966

    One rule in life: never ever ask your girlfriend to work with you. Don learns that the hard way when he hires Ann to be his secretary.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Auction Annie
    7.7/10(76)

    #8 - 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

  • Time for Arrest
    7.9/10(77)

    #9 - 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

  • Break a Leg
    7.6/10(83)

    #10 - Break a Leg

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/10/1966

    Ann's friend Sandy, an actress who has just won a lead role in a Broadway play, visits Ann. Suddenly, Sandy gets sick, leaving Ann to play her role. Everyone thinks that Ann stole teh job from her, but Ann pays them no never mind as she enjoys her chance. Unfortunately the play closes after one performance.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Arnold Margolin

  • What's in a Name?
    7.8/10(71)

    #11 - 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

  • Soap Gets in Your Eyes
    7.7/10(77)

    #12 - 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

  • All About Ann
    7.7/10(82)

    #13 - 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

  • Phantom of the Horse Opera
    7.3/10(71)

    #14 - Phantom of the Horse Opera

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/8/1966

    Ann and Donald find a strange organ player who used to play the soundtrack in silent movies. Donald does a story about him, but he disappears because he is a wanted criminal.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: Peggy Elliott

  • Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts
    6.8/10(66)

    #15 - Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 12/15/1966

    Ann is being given presents by one of her acting class colleagues, Hobart Niles. She and Donald think that these gifts are hot, but they find out that Hobart is very wealthy.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Richard Baer

  • Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid
    7.1/10(101)

    #16 - Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 12/22/1966

    This very touching Christmas episode has Ann telling Donald about a time where she was a teacher and had to keep a lonely boy company on Christmas when his parents cannot get him.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: N/A

  • Among My Souvenirs
    7.3/10(60)

    #17 - Among My Souvenirs

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/5/1967

    Ann finds souvenirs that remind her of a boyfriend she used to have named Freddy. It turns out that Freddy still has a flame burning for her.

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: Peggy Elliott

  • These Boots Weren't Made For Walking
    7.5/10(69)

    #18 - These Boots Weren't Made For Walking

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/12/1967

    Ann is a salesperson for shoes that somehow fall apart over time.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: Peggy Elliott

  • Kimomo My House
    6.8/10(68)

    #19 - Kimomo My House

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 1/19/1967

    Ann hires a maid for Donald, but who she hired makes her jealous.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: Peggy Elliott

  • Gone With the Breeze
    7.4/10(65)

    #20 - Gone With the Breeze

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 1/26/1967

    Donald gives Ann a manuscript of a novel that he is writing, and she loses it. Donald is waiting for a response, but Ann stalls because she did not want to admit that she lost it.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: N/A

  • Rain, Snow and Rice
    7.7/10(70)

    #21 - 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
    7.7/10(78)

    #22 - 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

  • What Are Your Intentions?
    7.3/10(58)

    #23 - What Are Your Intentions?

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 2/16/1967

    Lou thinks that Ann and Donald ought to be married, but they have different ideas.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: N/A

  • A Tenor's Loving Care
    6.7/10(69)

    #24 - A Tenor's Loving Care

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 2/23/1967

    Ann helps Donald get a story about a famous opera singer, if only he can control his romantic urges.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: N/A

  • Leaving the Nest is For the Birds
    7.6/10(62)

    #25 - Leaving the Nest is For the Birds

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 3/2/1967

    Ann invites her parents and her Aunt Harriet to dinner at her house where she tries to prove to them that living in the city is pretty cool. A stranger outside the window ruins Ann's point because he has romantic woes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barbara Avedon