"Bridget Loves Bernie" - 1972
Director(s)
Richard Kinon
Ozzie Nelson
Alan Rafkin
James Sheldon
Writer(s)
Arthur Alsberg writer
Bill Dana writer
Elias Davis writer
Gordon Farr writer
Jack Hanrahan writer
Arnold Kane writer
Jerry Mayer writer
Howard Merrill writer
Rick Mittleman writer
Don Nelson writer
Marty Roth writer
Don Sherman writer
Bernard Slade writer
Producer(s)
Arthur Alsberg producer
William Frye producer
Jerry London producer (pilot episode)
Don Nelson producer
Cast
David Birney - Bernie Steinberg
Meredith Baxter - Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg
Ivor Barry - Charles (the butler)
David Doyle - Walt Fitzgerald
William Elliott - Otis Foster
Audra Lindley - Amy Fitzgerald
Robert Sampson - Father Mike Fitzgerald
Ned Glass - Moe Plotnick (1972-73)
Bibi Osterwald - Sophie Steinberg (1972-73)
Harold Stone - Sam Steinberg (1972-73)
Wealthy white-bread Bridget Fitzgerald and lower-class cabdriver Bernie Steinberg meet, fall in love and marry. Even though their love for each other is never in doubt, both are constantly forced to deal with their parents, who are uncomfortable with their kids' differences in social status and religion.
- The idea of a Jew marrying a Catholic was highly controversial at the time. Reportedly, the show was cancelled because CBS executives were tired of the constant protests and hate mail.
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