One Day at a Time (TV Series) The College Man (1976) User Reviews

Immature Mother

[donnamariejones · 7/10 · 18 April 2023]

I live live love this show- ( no one will ever get me to watch the reboot! I'm not a fan of reboots to begin with but when somethings good stick with it. Also many shows and movies are flops after the original - after all there's nothing like the original. Anyway getting back to the episode I face it the title I did because I agree with the reviewer above how Ann acts sometimes. She was of course very very young when she married and at 30 something with teenagers I know can be reslustic but I do think it's the less common than 40 something and over raising teens. I like her as an actress but I thought she was too young to play the mother of Julie and Barbara. And as the reviewer above mentioned she didn't write the episodes. I laugh all the time now - funny I didn't notice it didn't care that she rarely looked like she wore a bra but watching the show now as 50 plus adult it's hysterically noticeable snd one of my daughter friends mother who also watches the show now says - I don't understand why she never wore a bra and agrees it's so noticeable and doesn't look right. I do want to mention back in its initial broadcasts I thought the mother was trying to be more of a friend to her kids than a mother. Even back the. I thought Bonnie was too young to play the part. I realize she was portraying a younger mother of teens and back when it first aired i and I'm sure many teens thought she was a cool mom but not realistic to the average kid. Which is clearly shown in this episode. Still my scoring is based only on this episode and the story line - and no matter the nit as good episodes this was my top favorite tv show as a teen and now too.

Ann is clueless (again)

[trainer1158 · 7/10 · 26 January 2023]

I've seen this episode many times over the years, including in it's original run in '76, and I cringe every time I see Ann/Bonnie flirt and tease and bump her way into her daughter's date's heart (or whatever). I realize Franklin didn't write the episode, but her performance is so over the top -- as it usually is -- that I can barely watch it. Ann bolsters her own ego and deflates Julie's, the mark of a great mom. Somehow I think this episode would be less cringe-worthy with a better actress. Richard Masur is always great, Mackenzie Phillips is good as the pissed off, rejected daughter, Valerie Bertinelli is still learning how to perform, Robby Benson is good as a horny, insecure college boy.