History Series / OneDayAtATime1975

** Schneider.

* PutOnABus: David Kane, who moves to Los Angeles in Season 2.
** TheBusCameBack with David in the season six finale "Indianapolis Story", when he stops by Ann's apartment, stays for the night, and fakes a sprained ankle while waiting for an outgoing flight to New York.

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''One Day at a Time'' is a classic {{sitcom}} that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1975 to 1984.

The show centers around Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin), who moves to Indianapolis to start anew after a rocky divorce, along with her teen daughters Julie (Creator/MackenziePhillips) and Barbara (Creator/ValerieBertinelli), as they face the various trials of adjusting to their new life. Meanwhile, their apartment building's superintendent, a CasanovaWannabe named Schneider (Pat Harrington Jr.), joins in the wacky adventures.

* PantyShot: The cast puts on a show for some folks at a senior citizens home. Ann, dressed in a little girl's outfit, lifts the back of her dress and shows off frilly-seated panties after she finishes her number.

* IAteWhat: Ann is mixing a bowl of what looks like cake batter. Barbara enters the kitchen, dips her finger in the bowl, and takes a taste. Finding what she ate delicious, she asks Ann what's in the bowl.
--> '''Ann:''' "''A facial.''"

* HeyLetsPutOnAShow: The first time it was to save their building; later they put on a show as a charitable gesture meant to entertain the people at the local Senior Citizens' center every New Year's Eve.
* IAteWhat: Ann is mixing a bowl of what looks like cake batter. Barbara enters the kitchen, dips her finger in the bowl, and takes a taste. Finding what she ate delicious, she asks Ann what's in the bowl. Ann's reply: "A facial."
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The Season 3 episode "Barbara's Friend" is about a classmate of Barbara's who is desperate to make friends and makes her her mark. When an exasperated Barbara tells her to go away and leave her alone, she attempts suicide.

** TheBusCameBack with David Kane in "Indianapolis Story" at the end of Season 5, when he stops by Ann's apartment, stays for the night, and fakes a sprained ankle while waiting for an outgoing flight to New York.

* BigOMG: Ann Romano turns it into a CatchPhrase. She didn't say it loud, but she did draw it out: "Ohhhh, myyyy goooood..."
* BrattyTeenAgeDaughter: Julie, whose antics were matched by Mackenzie Phillips' offscreen behaviour.
* CallingParentsByTheirName: In an episode where Barbara is going to a local college, Ann surprises Barbara by signing up for the same class. When Barbara sees her, she calls her "Ann" instead of Mom and pretends they just know each other from school rather than let everyone else in class know that she's her mother. (It helps that, due to the divorce, they have different last names.) Ann reluctantly goes along with it.

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--> ''"This is it (This is it)''
-->''This is life, the one you get''
-->''So go and have a ball..."''

''One Day at a Time'' is a classic sitcom that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1975 to 1984.

The show centers around Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin), who moves to Indianapolis to begin life anew after a rocky divorce along with her teenaged daughters Julie (Creator/MackenziePhillips) and Barbara (Creator/ValerieBertinelli), and the trials they face adjusting to new life. Oh, and their CasanovaWannabe super named Schneider (Pat Harrington Jr.) joins in the wacky adventures.

One of the many hit sitcoms developed by producer Creator/NormanLear in the '70s, the show is probably best remembered nowadays for its theme song, a preponderance of {{Very Special Episode}}s, and the [[RealLifeWritesThePlot offscreen travails]] of Mackenzie Phillips.

* AutomobileOpening: The title sequence (starting with the third season) opens with a sweep over rush hour in downtown Indianapolis.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: As seen in the AndStarring entry, the cast shrinks and swells significantly as the seasons go by, with only Seasons 3 and 4 seeing no major changes. Depending on which season you are watching, you may see anywhere from 4 to 8 characters billed in the opening credits. David leaves at the end of Season 1, and Ginny joins the cast for Season 2. She leaves at the end of the season. Max joins the regular cast when he marries Julie, but both depart soon after. Season 6 sees Nick and Alex become regulars, but Nick is killed off, with Alex remaining in Season 7, at which point Julie and Max return and Francine becomes a semi-regular. In Season 8, Mark receives opening billing, and so does Katherine. In Season 9, Alex moves out and Julie departs once again (with Max remaining), and Ann marries Sam, adding one last regular to the cast. Many of these changes happen mid-season, causing the show to require a variety of versions of the opening credits.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: As seen in the AndStarring entry, the cast shrinks and swells significantly as the seasons go by, with only Seasons 3 and 4 seeing no major changes. Depending on which season you are watching, you may see anywhere from 4 to 8 characters billed in the opening credits. David leaves at the end of Season 1, and Ginny joins the cast for Season 2. She leaves at the end of the season. Max joins the regular cast when he marries Julie, but both depart soon after. Season 6 sees Nick and Alex become regulars, but Nick is killed off, with Alex remaining in Season 7, at which point Julie and Max return and Francine becomes a semi-regular. In Season 8, Mark receives opening billing, and so does Katherine,. In Season 9, Alex moves out and Julie departs once again (with Max remaining), and Ann marries Sam, adding one last regular to the cast.

* RevolvingDoorCasting: As seen in the AndStarring entry, the cast shrinks and swells significantly as the seasons go by, with only Seasons 3 and 4 seeing no major changes. David leaves at the end of Season 1, and Ginny joins the cast for Season 2. She leaves at the end of the season. Max joins the regular cast when he marries Julie, but both depart soon after. Season 6 sees Nick and Alex become regulars, but Nick is killed off, with Alex remaining in Season 7, at which point Julie and Max return and Francine becomes a semi-regular. In Season 8, Mark receives opening billing, and so does Katherine,. In Season 9, Alex moves out and Julie departs once again (with Max remaining), and Ann marries Sam, adding one last regular to the cast.

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--> ''"Stay out of it, shrimp! This is MY crisis!"''
---> '''- Julie Cooper, "Ann's Decision"'''