Season 9 • Episode 23
LatestThe misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Acting
Bonnie Franklin's grounded warmth anchors the chaos.
Writing
Tackled abortion, drugs, sex — network TV rules be damned.
Production
Lear's factory: shot on videotape, lit like your basement.
Creators
Whitney Blake, Allan Manings
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Norman Lear developed this with his ex-wife Whitney Blake, making it essentially their divorce processing on CBS.
Pat Harrington Jr. won an Emmy for Schneider while the show was nearly cancelled twice — his 'okey-dokey' outlasted disco.
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