In the 1970s, there was an upsurge of female-centered television shows:  Rhoda, Maude, That Girl, Julia, Phyllis, Mary Tyler Moore, One Day at a Time, Doris Day show, etc.

In earlier television, the focus was always on a family or a single man in a macho profession (spy, cop, mountain man).  The female-centered comedies were often more nuanced and verbal than other prime time shows because the focus in the time of the ERA was on women relying on their brains and their wits to get through life.  Not for a man to do it, like you see on "Mad Men." 

They seemed to suggest sometimes the girl was a little strange, but this was the first time women seemed to play a lot of lead roles, other than soap operas only bored housewives and closeted homosexuals watched.
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Never realized that...

I liked watching Police Woman  ;)

Yup-that was the time when women's lib was all the rage. Women were burning their bras, fighting for equal rights (still are), etc. etc. It was only natural for t.v. to reflect what was going on in the world.

The first one was Julia which not only focused on a single mother, but a black woman at that. It broke a lot of barriers on t.v. in more ways then one.

One Day at a Time & Phyllis (which was a sucky show) also were about single moms-one divorced & one widowed (like Julia).

Mary Tyler Moore & That Girl focused on the single woman. It was the first time in t.v. history to say that it was ok to be a single woman and there is nothing wrong with you. Before that, society (which was reflected in t.v. shows) pretty much dictated that a woman get married before she turned 25 or she was considered an old maid.

Rhoda kind of bordered between the single & married woman. And then there's Maude.  :D ;D ;D ;D Yeah, another married woman but she doesn't take any sh!t from ANYONE!!! 

Contrast to Maude was Samantha in Bewitched. What really p!ssed me off about Samantha was she could do ANYTHING but her husband didn't want to her to. Personally, I think it was because Darren was soooo insecure as to the fact that his wife was more powerful than he was. So Sam was very oppressed by her husband. Endora was SOOOO right about Darren. He was just stifling Sam.



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Yup-that was the time when women's lib was all the rage. Women were burning their bras, fighting for equal rights (still are), etc. etc. It was only natural for t.v. to reflect what was going on in the world.

The first one was Julia which not only focused on a single mother, but a black woman at that. It broke a lot of barriers on t.v. in more ways then one.

One Day at a Time & Phyllis (which was a sucky show) also were about single moms-one divorced & one widowed (like Julia).

Mary Tyler Moore & That Girl focused on the single woman. It was the first time in t.v. history to say that it was ok to be a single woman and there is nothing wrong with you. Before that, society (which was reflected in t.v. shows) pretty much dictated that a woman get married before she turned 25 or she was considered an old maid.

Rhoda kind of bordered between the single & married woman. And then there's Maude.  :D ;D ;D ;D Yeah, another married woman but she doesn't take any sh!t from ANYONE!!! 

Contrast to Maude was Samantha in Bewitched. What really p!ssed me off about Samantha was she could do ANYTHING but her husband didn't want to her to. Personally, I think it was because Darren was soooo insecure as to the fact that his wife was more powerful than he was. So Sam was very oppressed by her husband. Endora was SOOOO right about Darren. He was just stifling Sam.



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I would have let Samantha have her way ... (with me)  or anything else her little cute heart desired!  ::)

I think Norman Lear and his guys really understood what the feminists were talking about.

I really didn't think there needed to be a "Gloria" spinoff.  In any case, Sally Struthers is just not a strong enough actress to carry a whole sit-com. 

I think Norman Lear and his guys really understood what the feminists were talking about.

I really didn't think there needed to be a "Gloria" spinoff.  In any case, Sally Struthers is just not a strong enough actress to carry a whole sit-com. 

No she was not.


The first one was Julia which not only focused on a single mother, but a black woman at that. It broke a lot of barriers on t.v. in more ways then one.

One Day at a Time & Phyllis (which was a sucky show) also wela about single moms-one divorced & one widowed (like Julia).

Mary Tyler Moore & That Girl focused on the single woman. It was the first time in t.v. history to say that it was ok to be a single woman and there is nothing wrong with you. Before that, society (which was reflected in t.v. shows) pretty much dictated that a woman get married before she turned 25 or she was considered an old maid.

Rhoda kind of bordered between the single & married woman. And then there's Maude.  :D ;D ;D ;D Yeah, another married woman but she doesn't take any sh!t from ANYONE!!! 


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Julia was a breakthrough show, agreed, a single mother and black. I always liked that show with Eddie's father, another single parent, and they were on concurrently I believe.

Maude: Another breakthrough show, the main character( female) who dominated.
All the shows listed above (except for Phyllis) I used to watch.

I think Norman Lear and his guys really understood what the feminists were talking about.

I really didn't think there needed to be a "Gloria" spinoff.  In any case, Sally Struthers is just not a strong enough actress to carry a whole sit-com. 



I forgot about Gloria. Another spin-off that shouldn't have happened (like Phyllis).




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I forgot about Gloria. Another spin-off that shouldn't have happened (like Phyllis).

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Your post may generate another thread: "Spin-off that shouldn't have happened" (Gloria and Phyllis certainly qualify)

Your post may generate another thread: "Spin-off that shouldn't have happened" (Gloria and Phyllis certainly qualify)



Well? Go start it.  ;D ;D ;D



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Well? Go start it.  ;D ;D ;D



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I might...

Contrast to Maude was Samantha in Bewitched. What really p!ssed me off about Samantha was she could do ANYTHING but her husband didn't want to her to. Personally, I think it was because Darren was soooo insecure as to the fact that his wife was more powerful than he was. So Sam was very oppressed by her husband. Endora was SOOOO right about Darren. He was just stifling Sam.



Cat


This is something that didn't just occur on Bewitched - it's been happening since the begininng of time!  You don't have to be a witch to be powerful.

This is something that didn't just occur on Bewitched - it's been happening since the begininng of time!  You don't have to be a witch to be powerful.



True. But being a witch doesn't hurt. I should know.  ;)


I am woman hear me roar. Meow, dammit.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

True. But being a witch doesn't hurt. I should know.  ;)


I am woman hear me roar. Meow, dammit.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


Ha ha, very true Cat.  :) ;)

If it hadn't been for that whole upsurgence, television today would... wow, who knows  :o

bionic woman
electrawoman and dynagirl
isis
wonder woman

i loved those four! :o

bionic woman
electrawoman and dynagirl
isis
wonder woman

i loved those four! :o


I remember those.  Didn't they used to show "Isis" back to back with "Shazzam"?

I remember those.  Didn't they used to show "Isis" back to back with "Shazzam"?



Yep!  Loved to watch them both

I remember those.  Didn't they used to show "Isis" back to back with "Shazzam"?



Yes, I believe the shows were made by the same people. I'm sure Isis appeared with Captain Marvel in some cross over episodes too..  :-\\

That Joanna Cameron was a doll.. ::)

That Joanna Cameron was a doll.. ::)

No, she was a real person  :P
She was easy to the eyes.  ;)

No, she was a real person  :P
She was easy to the eyes.  ;)


So the Joanna Cameron facsimile you built doesn't look so hot.  We'll work on it.  It's just a problem, you know?  It get's solved!
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the team up

i really liked these two the best..i watched some episodes on you tube...the acting was horrible, but when i was 10 years old......who cared?? they were hot
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i really liked these two the best..i watched some episodes on you tube...the acting was horrible, but when i was 10 years old......who cared?? they were hot
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I loved that show when I was a kid, too. Then I watched a little bit of a show a few years ago-only a little bit because that was all I could stomach it because it was THAT BAD!!! I guess there is no accounting for taste when you are a kid. lol




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I loved that show when I was a kid, too. Then I watched a little bit of a show a few years ago-only a little bit because that was all I could stomach it because it was THAT BAD!!! I guess there is no accounting for taste when you are a kid. lol



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Say no more...

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thats why i moved down south!!

on the flipside i watched this throughout the 70's
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thats why i moved down south!!



Boo-yah!  You should see the ones I didn't post!

Boo-yah!  You should see the ones I didn't post!


I'll be Bach...

I'll be Bach...


Mind where the drops are falling.

From 1970 through 1980, Shore hosted two daytime programs, Dinah's Place (1970–1974) on NBC and Dinah! (later Dinah and Friends) in syndication from 1974 through 1980 and a third cable program from 1989–1992.
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on the flipside i watched this throughout the 70's
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I loved everyone on that show but Linda Lavin (Alice) & Philip McKeon (Tommy).



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I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Charlie's Angels. I use to love watching the reruns when I was little until I started to become paranoid that I could be the next one murdered.  ::)

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Charlie's Angels. I use to love watching the reruns when I was little until I started to become paranoid that I could be the next one murdered.  ::)


Charlies Angels is female-centered for sure!  However, the premise of "three little girls from the police academy" whose boss was a disembodied voice of an old man.  It's not really a Gloria Steinem kind of thing.
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i believe this is a prime example of answering the the very first post on this thread------------







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"1966-67 Television Season 50th Anniversary: That Girl & Marlo Thomas"

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