One Day at a Time

Series Summary

The show centers around Ann Romano, a woman who, echoing sentiments common to the 1970s, felt that she had always been either someone's daughter, wife, or mother and wanted to "find herself." She divorces her adulterous husband and moves from Logansport to Indianapolis with her two daughters, seventeen-year-old Julie, the older, more rebellious one, and the more-mature fifteen-year-old. The theme of the series rests on Ann's desire to prove that she can live and raise her children independently.

Premiered on: December 16, 1975

Cast

Bonnie Franklin … Ann Romano
Mackenzie Phillips … Julie Cooper
Valerie Bertinelli … Barbara Cooper
Pat Harrington … Dwayne Schneider
Richard Masur … David Kane
Mary Louise Wilson … Ginny Wrobliki
Michael Lembeck … Max Horvath
Nanette Fabray … Katherine Romano
Glenn Scarpelli … Alex Handris
Shelley Fabares … Francine Webster
Boyd Gaines … Mark Royer
Howard Hessman … Sam Royer