I can't take all of this Pure Unadulterated Television Goodness, you guys.
From ABC, April 1979.
True Laura Linger Fact: I have long aspired to be a wise-crackin' single mom just like Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano on One Day At A Time. However, the adoption agencies tell me that this is not reason enough to give Ken and me a baby. Even the Ukrainian ones say that! In Ukrainian!
I wonder what song Linda Lavin "sang" (cringe) on The Hal Linden Special.
From ABC, April 1979.
True Laura Linger Fact: I have long aspired to be a wise-crackin' single mom just like Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano on One Day At A Time. However, the adoption agencies tell me that this is not reason enough to give Ken and me a baby. Even the Ukrainian ones say that! In Ukrainian!
I wonder what song Linda Lavin "sang" (cringe) on The Hal Linden Special.
Love it! And what a groovy trio of gals for Mr. Linden's TV special. Also, Ms. Lavin can sing pretty well - she sang in the 1966 Broadway musical, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, the 1990 Broadway revival of Gypsy, the theme song of her TV series, and she's currently appearing in the Kennedy Center production of Sondheim's Follies.
ReplyDeleteOh, you'll never make a fan of Linda Lavin's singing out of me...but I find her so damned awesome in every other way, it doesn't matter. (The place that was "Mel's Diner" still stands even today. I just saw it on Tuesday when I went downtown on business.)
ReplyDeleteBonnie Franklin is/was a decent singer, too...found her fame in 1970's APPLAUSE.
Laura, you should listen to Linda Lavin sing "You've Got Possibilities" from Superman. I think you would like it. As for Bonnie, I love her on the cast recording of Applause.
ReplyDeleteOh I love this! I always had a little crush on Hal Linden, he seems so classy :)
ReplyDeletehey that short Charlie's Angels flash reminded me of those good times I spent at home watching good Television, unfortunately all that has changed, but now I have TCM :)
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