That Girl - Season 1, Episode 23 - What Are Your Intentions? - Full Episode 

I totally agree!

Growing up watching this show, Marlo Thomas was what I imagined was the perfect girl (beautiful, caring, funny, playful and seeing her smile still warms my heart).

Yes, I love those two together. The mom knows exactly how to deal with him. Even in his gruffness, they harmonize well together

Yes, Ann is very good at 'coaxing' Don into whatever she wants lol. Love the episode ❤

Mom is Cuter than Anne

And strong and sensitive and funny. What more could That Girl ask for?

Me too - I still do.

Now that I am watching this show again, I think Don is the reason why I had a preference for the Boy Scout type

Lew Marie is portrayed as a stereotypical overprotective father. It's a shame, because this show, and Marlo Thomas herself, were groundbreaking in terms of smashing female stereotypes. There were men in this era, my father included, who treated their daughters, me included, as independent, self-sufficient young women. As for Marlo, when she says at the end of this episode, "I now pronounce us boy and girl", and says "cherish" instead of "obey" in the vow she makes for Don and herself, I can hear the seeds of the excellent program, Free To Be You And Me, being planted. Gender equality is then taking a foot hold in our society.

​@@randilevson9547 I don't think Ann was that independent. In most of season 1 (so far) she's constantly asking Don to 'borrow' money and his car and she doesn't seem to respect HIS independence as much because she makes a lot of decisions for him. But maybe she's still trying to break free from her dependency that she was use to with her dad.

Is your husband anti-Scrabble?

Given the tone of the show (pro-virgin), all they could do alone together IS play Scrabble. 😉

I loved that!

It *would* be unusual to find such a young child alone on a NYC street, I think. Someone on the creative team thought it would be sweet to see Ann help a little child. No one thought it through. Also, children were more free range back then. That is realistic, whether we in the 21st century like it or not. On the other hand, in what looks like a downtown business district, it *would* be unusual to see a toddler alone like that. When people are creating art and entertainment they are not always thinking about what will seem realistic, they are focused on the look, sound, and emotional impact of what they're making.

They definitely didn't think that through, about the 2 yr old.

You are asking very important questions 😂