So Wait! Ann Marie Didn't Marry Don on 'That Girl???' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-27-2011, 09:32 PM

I always thought that the two got hitched, but I read somewhere that Marlo Thomas refused to let her character get married because that would send the wrong message???

TV_on_the_Porch · 11-27-2011, 10:44 PM

They got engaged. Shortly after that they got cancelled.

old grouch · 11-28-2011, 09:45 AM

The show ended before Ann Marie and Donald's wedding because Marlo Thomas didn't want to send the message that marriage was the only way for a young woman to find happiness.

PJudith · 12-13-2011, 08:33 PM

Interesting that years later some feminists felt let down when Marlo Thomas got married! Just because marriage isn't the ONLY way to find happiness, it doesn't mean a feminist should never marry.

I saw MarloThomas on a talk show and she said "I fell in love!" I don't blame her. I had a crush on Phil Donahue when I was an adolescent.

PracTz · 02-11-2012, 05:09 PM

If they had married, I wonder if they'd have changed the show title to either "That Couple" or "That Woman"?

Coffeecup · 02-21-2012, 09:44 AM

I just thought Marlo felt it would change the show. I read she planned to do the show 5 years. I always wonder with these woman driven shows, just how they support them selves/ Did all her jobs able her to pay rent/clothes, food, etc or did her dad help out?

biffbronson · 02-21-2012, 12:18 PM

Some series benefited from marriages, in my opinion, like My Three Sons -- which had a lot of them -- but for example I Dream of Jeannie I thought worked better pre-wedding. In the case of That Girl, the couple was so committed, and not unlike husband & wife, that I tend to believe having them carry on as newlyweds wouldn't have made a major difference...!

dougiezerts · 02-23-2012, 02:41 PM

They could have had them split up; that would have been really daring!

Coffeecup · 02-23-2012, 03:06 PM

Yeah I suppose she could found a new boyfriend. But I think the audience got to know Don so much it would have great to have the last episode with a marriage. End the show and it would have tie up Ann's life. As for me If I found a guy and dated him 5 years I would eventually marry him.

comedyfreak · 02-24-2012, 04:05 AM

Marlo updated the characters when she appeared on the TV Land awards a few years ago and even ended by saying, Oh Donald.

11-27-2011, 09:32 PM	#1
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02-21-2012, 12:18 PM	#7
biffbronson Senior Member Member Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: US Posts: 1,554	Some series benefited from marriages, in my opinion, like My Three Sons -- which had a lot of them -- but for example I Dream of Jeannie I thought worked better pre-wedding. In the case of That Girl, the couple was so committed, and not unlike husband & wife, that I tend to believe having them carry on as newlyweds wouldn't have made a major difference...! __________________ Lovely Loretta Young -- Vitaphone star

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comedyfreak Senior Member Where No One Has Gone Before Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 9,100	Marlo updated the characters when she appeared on the TV Land awards a few years ago and even ended by saying, Oh Donald. __________________ www.facebook.com/comedyfreak

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11-27-2011, 10:44 PM	#2
TV_on_the_Porch Forum Regular anything good on? Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 647	They got engaged. Shortly after that they got cancelled.

11-28-2011, 09:45 AM	#3
old grouch Senior Member Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,848	The show ended before Ann Marie and Donald's wedding because Marlo Thomas didn't want to send the message that marriage was the only way for a young woman to find happiness.

12-13-2011, 08:33 PM	#4
PJudith Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 29	Interesting that years later some feminists felt let down when Marlo Thomas got married! Just because marriage isn't the ONLY way to find happiness, it doesn't mean a feminist should never marry. I saw MarloThomas on a talk show and she said "I fell in love!" I don't blame her. I had a crush on Phil Donahue when I was an adolescent.

02-11-2012, 05:09 PM	#5
PracTz Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Posts: 521	If they had married, I wonder if they'd have changed the show title to either "That Couple" or "That Woman"?

02-21-2012, 09:44 AM	#6
Coffeecup Senior Member coffeecup. Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 1,154	I just thought Marlo felt it would change the show. I read she planned to do the show 5 years. I always wonder with these woman driven shows, just how they support them selves/ Did all her jobs able her to pay rent/clothes, food, etc or did her dad help out?

02-23-2012, 02:41 PM	#8
dougiezerts Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Feb 20, 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 105	They could have had them split up; that would have been really daring!

02-23-2012, 03:06 PM	#9
Coffeecup Senior Member coffeecup. Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 1,154	Yeah I suppose she could found a new boyfriend. But I think the audience got to know Don so much it would have great to have the last episode with a marriage. End the show and it would have tie up Ann's life. As for me If I found a guy and dated him 5 years I would eventually marry him.