R.I.P. Ann Romano
Bonnie Franklin, who everybody knows as Ann Romano from One Day at a Time (and if you don't know what One Day at a Time is, then you must be 12 and you should quit school immediately and really educate yourself by watching TV Land all day), died at her home in Los Angeles this morning. Deadline says that her family announced she died of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 69.
Bonnie started out in theater and she was nominated for a Tony in 1970 for singing and dancing in Applause. Bonnie went on to do a bunch of theater stuff before landing the role of Ann Romano in One Day at a Time. Bonnie played the role for 9 seasons and after the show ended, she had a few guest roles on TV shows and directed a few episodes of Charles in Charles. She reunited with Valerie Bertinelli on an episode of Hot in Cleveland.
Bonnie's husband of 29 years Marin Minoff died three years ago.
Rest in peace, Bonnie Franklin. We'll all tap dance today in your honor.
And somebody should reboot these videos, but instead of calling it "I Hate To Exercise, I Love To Tap," they should call 'em "I Hate To Exercise, I Love To Fap." I'd buy every single video in that series.
I remember the weekly Ann Romano bra check at my house. I was 3-6ish. Mom would explain that it was very impolite for a lady to go out in public without wearing a bra. Then Dad would say "I blame that damn ERA!" Then i thought "What does laundry detergent have to do with this? Does Era not work on bras?"
Missdior, I remember feeling the same embarrassment and shame while watching Glenn Scarpelli, too.
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I don't want to be mean, but she and 'One day at a time' creeped me out. I always felt molested after watching it. I thought she and Schneider and Julie were freaks. Even as a kid, I knew Mackenzie Phillips was on something. She always had wonky eyes and ran around like a chicken with its head cut off.
But I do have a little compassion in my cold heart, so rest in peace Bonnie. And cancer is a bitch. Glad you aren't suffering. :(
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Aside from ODAAT, I remember the shock of seeing Bonnie as a youngster in this movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051207/reference
And going, "Hot damn, that's Ann Romano!"
She had the Valerie Harper weird eye thing that made me look at her through splayed fingers. Are they set too deep? A little wonky? Don't know. But it troubled me as a kid.
ODAAT was no to my taste. I had a divorced mom and only one sibling, a sister. I was the good girl and my sister the druggie slut. We grew up in the big city and wore bellbottoms. Maybe it was too realistic, LOL.
Awww sad! I watched this show all the time on rerun after school. Does anyone remember the kid they brought in in the later seasons to revamp the show?Glenn Scarpelli. I can't remember why, but I could never watch those episodes because that kid filled me with second hand shame and embarrassment.
Seriously fuck anyone talking shit about this woman and saying she "over acted" or any other bullshit. That seriously pisses me the hell off.
This woman was an amazing actress, always played the part of a loving but stressed mama..One Day at a Time regularly brought me to tears..well written AND acted.
Something about Bonnie just seemed so maternal and nurturing to me. Even her cute video tap dancing, I just like her down to earth personality.
RIP sweet woman. These ho's will never know what a class act is.
Awww RIP Bonnie. Terrible disease. :(
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Not a big fan of hers, but cancer can go fuck itself. Seriously.fuck.cancer.
RIP, Bonnie Franklin...
Note to cancer. Stop stealing people. :(
I loves me some Bonnie Franklin. Rest in peace.
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Submitted by Dawn Davenport on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 3:05pm.
RIP to her and her Dorothy Hamill hair. Short n Sassy!
She bugged me too with her overacting . The show hasn't held up cuz it was the typical 70s "message" sitcom.Her schlubby boyfriend was insufferable too.
And Schneider was stalking those teens, hoping he get lucky w Mackenzie and she would call him daddy!
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...bahaha...yes it had that obnoxious, preachy Norman Lear streak to it which is the same reason the original Maude is just painful to watch now as well (except for the last couple of seasons maybe when they decided to go more for straight laughs)...
...yeah the way Schneider always had his thumbs around his belt buckle and various 'tools' hanging off his waist was a dead giveaway of the dude's true intentions...
...still... "One Day at a Time' was part of a classic golden age in network TV that we'll never see again...
...never cared for you either, but RIP nonetheless Bonnie Franklin...
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OK I am looking at this pic on a different screen and it looks like she has a big red gumball in her mouth!
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I never cared for her, but RIP.
"directed a few episodes of CHARLES IN CHARLES"...
Bonnie Franklin directed gay porn?
Sorry Jack. *giggles*
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Submitted by jack-n-the-hat on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 3:32pm.
Submitted by snowpiece on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:53pm.
Janey: I lusted for Roy too but this is the dude I am talking about, like I said I WAS VERY YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED! LOL
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/190/1176350080_3.jpg
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA
fuckin schneider!!! I would freakin DIE!!
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Submitted by Gardening Girl on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 3:50pm.
Jack is tap dancing??? Tippy toe mother fucker!
LOL!
Submitted by Gardening Girl on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 3:50pm.
Jack is tap dancing??? Tippy toe mother fucker!
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA FUCK YOU, GG!!!!
*shutters* *hears parakeet, looks over shoulder*
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Jack is tap dancing??? Tippy toe mother fucker!
"Let them all boil in their own hotdog juice." Deb 7/2012
Submitted by veryoldbat on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 3:47pm.
Jack you look haute when you tap.::::. Now speak sweet binomial phrases and whisper a low regression analysis ... I'll bring the diffi Q's. ;)
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haute my ass... more like a Ealine Beniss dancing whil DVR is on fast forward... and shorter hair.
And don't make me extrapolate your ass...
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Jack you look haute when you tap.::::. Now speak sweet binomial phrases and whisper a low regression analysis ... I'll bring the diffi Q's. ;)
Now is the time. You're not promised tomorrow. -PR
very sad. RIP
Submitted by snowpiece on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:53pm.
Janey: I lusted for Roy too but this is the dude I am talking about, like I said I WAS VERY YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED! LOL
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/190/1176350080_3.jpg
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fuckin schneider!!! I would freakin DIE!!
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"I ain't a killer but don't push me, Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to gettin pussy" ~ Tupac Amaru Shakur
goddammit now I'm locked up in my office trying to learn how to fuckin tap dance... thanks a lot, Bonnie!! :( RIP
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Hekki -- I went to high school with a kid who looked exactly like Gopher. He was a year or two behind me. In fact, I had a reunion this year, and I dragged the old yearbooks out. When looking through them, I found this kid and one of my friends scratched his name out and wrote "Gopher." Funny!
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Submitted by snowpiece: "LOL hey I was a little kid, I also had a crush on Doc from The Love Boat!"
I thought Gopher was cute.
And Isaac looked like Blacula.
And I wanted to be Julie.
Submitted by snowpiece on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 1:49pm.
perky! stop lying! there's now way in hell that's a dvd! It's gotta be a Beta Max!
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I shit you not. It is delightful. (I look like a lame giraffe doing the tap routine)
Twatty, hell yes!!!
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RIP to her and her Dorothy Hamill hair. Short n Sassy!
She bugged me too with her overacting . The show hasn't held up cuz it was the typical 70s "message" sitcom.Her schlubby boyfriend was insufferable too.
And Schneider was stalking those teens, hoping he get lucky w Mackenzie and she would call him daddy!
guess shes gonna hop-skip-shuffle to the pearly gates.
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PSL -- OMG, I think we were separated at birth! I had always been in love with Roy Scheider, and I'd always thought he was pure sex on a swizzle stick! That man could have tied me up to a bed all day and left me die, I wouldn't have cared; he was hot shit!
snowpiece -- I apologize, hon.
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jeffy , great minds.... Read my first post! Lol
MJT Roy Scheider was pure sex in his prime.... Yes, he is dead.. :(
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Faithfully watched this show.
Great video choice MK
PuppyLove, thanks for posting the lyrics.
RIP Bonnie Franklin
Damnit Julie!!! At least that's what I will remember saying the most. I was not allowed to watch ODAAT when I was yoing because it was risque.
Janey: I lusted for Roy too but this is the dude I am talking about, like I said I WAS VERY YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED! LOL
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PSL Bricker has a nice ring to it
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"OBAMA PLEASE HELP ME I DON'T HAVE A JOB"
"NO SORRY BUT HERE'S SOME WEED AND A VOUCHER TO GET MARRIED TO YOUR UNCLE" THANKS OBAMA
Sucky 12/19
The Love Boat. For some reason, I can recall some hooker (the Captain?) contemplating paint colors for redecorating. How is it that I remember "Singapore Sunset Saffron?"
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I liked this show - not sure why now, probably because it was Jiggle TV. They let it all hang out now, but then, you used your imagination.
R.I.P. Ms. Franklin - sorry to mention your boobs.
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Submitted by snowpiece on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:38pm.
At first I thought you were talking about Roy Scheider and I was going to back the crush...although I think he is dead now.
But I don't think that's what you meant.
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snowy, who DIDN'T have a crush on Doc Bricker?? :)
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And the songbirds are singing,
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before
Twat Muffin LOL hey I was a little kid, I also had a crush on Doc from The Love Boat!
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"OBAMA PLEASE HELP ME I DON'T HAVE A JOB"
"NO SORRY BUT HERE'S SOME WEED AND A VOUCHER TO GET MARRIED TO YOUR UNCLE" THANKS OBAMA
Sucky 12/19
What ever happened to Cliff Randall?
Do you guys know that Schneider did the voice of the Inspector on the Pink Panther Cartoon?
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snowpiece -- have you talked to a professional about your Schneider crush? Seriously, I worry about that!
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I loved this show! It started just about the time that my parents got divorced, so I could identify with it. I always thought Julie was a totally lame character and a bitch, too. Barbara was much nicer.
I will always have fond memories of Bonnie Franklin
This is a tough form of cancer. Everyone I ever took care of with it were in a lot of pain. Poor Bonnie, at least she is at peace now.
It's a madhouse Doctor, what do you expect?--Sister Jude
We need a picture of her in the cowlneck sweater.
NO!
"Damn, damn damn!!!" I remember her saying "dammit" a lot on the show, and it being quite risque at the time...
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I don't remember what day it was
I didn't notice what time it was
All I know is that I fell in love with you
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you
Submitted by TexnDoc: "You know what a textbook symptom of pancreatic cancer is that is unique to that cancer? "A sense of impending doom." Always thought that was so interesting. "
See, this is why I love this place. No one I know IRL is interesting enough to know that. Just the kind of trivia I treasure. And if I told anyone this tidbit IRL I would get a side eye. Wow.
Sometimes I get that feeling, though. And both of my parents had pancreas issues, so I'm extra paranoid.