What It's About: Crammed with enough emotional trauma and heartbreak to fill an entire country-western album, it's hard to believe this sitcom has any room left for laughs. Somehow, though, Bonnie Franklin (as Ann Romano, recently divorced mother of two) and Pat Harrington Jr. (as building super/Don Juan-abee Schneider) pack plenty of good times into each episode. Of course, they get lots of help from Romano's headstrong teenage daughters, played by Mackenzie Phillips (as Julie) and Valerie Bertinelli (as shapely younger sister Barbara). Other lovable members of the comic family include Coach's Shelley Fabares as bitchy boss Francine Webster and Howard Hesseman, who made music offscreen with Franklin after WKRP's signal went dead. So rediscover the joys and heartaches of life in the late '70s and early '80s. See Bertinelli before she became Mrs. Eddie Van Halen.

Awards: Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano Royer
Mackenzie Phillips as Julie Cooper Horvath [ seasons 1-5, 7-9, years 1975-80, 82-84 ]
Valerie Bertinelli as Barbara Cooper Royer
Pat Harrington Jr. as Dwayne Schneider
Richard Masur as David Kane [ seasons 1-2, years 1975-76 ]
Mary Louise Wilson as Ginny Wrobliki [ season 2, years 1976-77 ]
Michael Lembeck as Max Horvath [ seasons 5-9, years 1979-80, 82-84 ]
Nanette Fabray as Grandma Katherine Romano [ seasons 5-9, years 1979-84 ]
Ron Rifkin as Nick Handris [ season 6, years 1980-81 ]
Glenn Scarpelli as Alex Handris [ seasons 6-8, years 1980-83 ]
Shelley Fabares as Francine Webster [ seasons 7-9, years 1982-83 ]
Boyd Gaines as Mark Royer [ seasons 7-9, years 1982-84 ]
Howard Hesseman as Sam Royer [ seasons 8-9, years 1983-84 ]
Joseph Campanella as Ed Cooper, Julie's and Barbara's Father [ 1 ]