One Day At A Time | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | S4E6 | The Norman Lear Effect

[@thenormanleareffect]

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[@judyb1539]

DONE!!❤

[@cathyt144]

I watched my sister at the age of 16 go thru pregnancy ,unmarried. My family stuck by her side and she later married another man and had another child with him. He raised both boys the same ,never showed favoritism. They grew up to be great men and awesome dads. I thought my dad would lock me in my room until i turned 21 after what my sister went thru.

[@baggergurl16]

That’s great that your family stuck by your sister during such a difficult time in her life. I never understood families who turn their backs on their children for having children super young.

[@kkc6155]

Im glad the writers show a young man and that struggled with giving up his child

[@DawnKellyMedia]

This show covered topics other shows wouldn't touch.

[@stephaniestanley8041]

It was a beautiful moving episode.😢❤

[@Autumn_Forest_]

There will never be theme songs or TV shows like we had in the 70s and 80s! So glad I was born in 1974 and not 1994!

[@sheanamclaughlin8940]

Right? 1975 baby here. Shows just aren’t the same anymore

[@Asukenick]

I was born in 92 but love watching these shows.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Me too. Also born in 74. :)

[@brandyrodgers4329]

'78 baby here n I agree

[@melissalough5594]

1976 baby here

[@Asukenick]

This show dealt with great stuff like Facts of Life and All in the Family.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

And Family Ties.

[@Asukenick]

@@DawnKellyMedia And Maude too.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

@@Asukenick I've never watched that show! It's on my list. It was a little before my time. I was born in 75.

[@Asukenick]

@@DawnKellyMedia I was born in 92.

[@bobrange4773]

It wasn't just sitcoms; Marcus Welby, M.D. and Quincy M.E. - among others - were masters at it. Bravo! 👏

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

The most heart wrenching episode of the series.

[@benashworth687]

idk. the one where alex set schnieder's camper on fire is up there. and the season one ender when she dumps david (richard masur)

[@moodymoosecannon4986]

I’m impressed Adoption was what Cliff and Sally chose. I admire the writers for that.

[@michelledonnanwhodoesntkno5771]

❤

[@djr6876]

A brave and selfless thing to do,and yes,probably the hardest. Good episode.

[@Purplenpinkk]

17! Sally looks like she’s 30 and heading to her corporate job 💀

[@mrsheatherteske]

Yeah, they could have picked a different actress definitely

[@Purplenpinkk]

@@mrsheatherteske that’s what I was thinking.

[@terryauer2518]

Have you watched the movie Greese with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, well they were high school students but in reality those 2 where in their mid to late 30 s

[@Valentina21442]

Ha ha, I thought the same exact thing.....looking old.

[@Purplenpinkk]

@@terryauer2518 yes, many times. The actress who played Rizzo was 30 at the time 🤣

[@ladym1991]

Loved this show growing up-this sitcom was ahead of its time…!

[@melissalough5594]

Grew up watching all the old great shows from 70-80’s n was the best.

[@White_winged_dove]

They had birth control back then. I'm 62 and was on the pill at 16. It was just in case for me. Back then you had to get parental consent to get access to the pill, but I told my mother that abortion or adoption would be wrong for me. I wanted to go to college. Thankfully my mother understood. Having access to birth control is the right answer.

[@yodservant]

💯 agreed

[@Sean-el1kx]

Protection isn't 100 percent both my older sister and I were both born in spite of birth control

[@TheDetroitblack]

One of my favorite shows ever!! I still watch on the daily

[@m.p.776]

Do you have access to full episodes, and if so, may I ask where you watch them from?

[@elliotjordan2326]

I couldn't watch this show because Pat Harrington acted like such a creep.

[@TheDetroitblack]

​@@m.p.776 I bought the entire series on Amazon..... it's worth it

[@TheDetroitblack]

​@@elliotjordan2326then why are you watching it now??..... Pat played a character people were weird back then but he was an amazing Actor who played many different roles..... it's just acting,not real life....

[@alabamajenny8751]

Gosh the intro song brings the memories flooding back!! ❤

[@ppmny7015]

That was a fantastic episode. I forgot how great this show was.

[@teijaflink2226]

Wow Sally is only 17, that style and hair makes her look ancient. Though Valerie and Mackenzie look like possible teenagers or early 20s.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

And her outfit! She looks like she's a NYT reporter. Lol

[@bravoaddictAnn]

I was shocked when she said she was 17, she looked 50!!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I doubt she was 17 in real life. Remember Welcome Back, Kotter? They were all like 30 year old High School students... same with Beverly Hills, 90210. Luke Perry had crow's feet!

[@GPC712]

This episode aired in 1978. Valerie and Mackenzie weren't just playing teenagers in 1978, they were teenagers in 1978.

[@KariIzumi1]

This was a great episode but boy is that girl is giving Stockard Channing in _Grease_ 😂

[@renakonar3733]

Hmmm. I'm getting Rhea Pearlman.

[@shahwilloughby4603]

My parents got married at 16. They had my brother 3 months later. On October 7th they'll celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary.

[@traceyparadiso8380]

That’s awesome 😊

[@Janjanbobaney]

Mazel Tov to your wonderful parents!!! 🎉

[@kimbeeson5853]

That doesnt mean anything. That just means they got married and stayed married. All that doesn't necessarily mean 'quality'.

[@cocoafemme47]

​@@kimbeeson5853: You make a great point. I remember when I used to donate plasma and one of the Phlebotomists said; "when you get married, you STAY married!" That's CRAZY . . .talk!!

[@yodservant]

My parents were 20 and 27....16 is very young. Glad it worked out for your folks but it's better to wait until you are older to marry imho.

[@truce1121]

This should have been at least a two part episode. Seemed rushed but I still like it! Wouldve been interesting to see more of how the three handled the situation

[@yodservant]

Same thoughts 😊

[@Janjanbobaney]

Norman Lear was the best writer on tv… he touched every part of our lives.. for my life it was Archie… my dad WAS Archie.. looked like him and for the most part sounded like him and my mom was the nucleus that held us together.. thank you mom!!! Norman was great at this.. he really gave women power back when women didn’t have a fair voice. Maude was straight up a woman with a massive voice about her own body! 💪🏼again thank you Norman!!!

[@amandareeves3764]

My pop pop was Archie. It's just how men were back then. I mean they didn't consider themselves racists and I don't either. It was ignorance.

[@acincalifornia]

Norman Lear wasn’t the writer, director nor producer, he developed the show. This episode was written by Bud Wiser.

[@jacquelinetimestep5048]

How great was Schneider !

[@cocoaorange1]

I have not seen this in ages!

[@AlmaRamos-kt7wp]

Family should always help their kids we all make mistakes

[@windiwallace3442]

It totally blew my mind when I seen Mackenzie Phillips do an interview years after the series ended. She said she was hiring a kite during most of the episodes and when they would do the bathroom scene where she go in the bathroom for a few minutes she was in there doing illegal things her parents are the ones that got her hooked

[@erikafigueroa5128]

Who's cutting onions? I loved this show & this episode was really good. They showed how difficult it is for both parents, something that rarely is displayed.

[@moonbatherdarling]

Scott Colomby reminds me a lot of Ralph Macchio. At first, I thought he was Ralph Macchio.

[@SB-131]

I met an adorable couple who knew Bonnie franklin when they were young - Bonnie set them up and they are still married today ❤ lol

[@ritaturner9906]

When I was young, I never had anyone explain how when a girl decides to keep baby, your whole life changes and the guy can pay child support and continue living like nothing ever happened.

[@fatima1009]

That was funny when Ann and Julie were trying to figure out who the baby daddy was. Boy, were they all suprised.

[@MikeP-sq6be]

This is one of the better episodes

[@sqlcomp]

One of my favorite episodes!!

[@amiblueful]

That actress IS NOT seventeen. More like 30.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Well for some reason young people appeared much more mature than their age in those days. Even in the 80s , I recall that being the case. But I’m sure you’re right, this actress probably was at least 24

[@DoctorJoanieTool]

I desperately want Antenna TV to bring this show back !

[@patriciahill2320]

I remember the beautiful wedding gown Valerie's character Barbara wore. She was a vision.

[@AlanJobe]

Valerie was dating Scott in real life. I believe this was his final episode of the show. They broke up and either he was written out or chose to leave. He was my favorite out of all of Barbara's boyfriends.

[@Asukenick]

I did not care for Cliff. Mark was the best.

[@cocoaorange1]

Is that Scott Jacoby?

[@TheYoungandtheRedeemed]

@@cocoaorange1nope, Colomby

[@dah8789]

Is this cliff character Scott Baio? If so was this when he went to a new series...can't recall the name but maybe 🤔 Charles in charge? Or that happy days spin-off?

[@TheYoungandtheRedeemed]

@@dah8789 you’re thinking of Scott Baio

[@samplermike]

Valerie Bertinelli was my first celebrity crush when I was 8 years old

[@NikkiDeJonge]

This theme song rocks!! 🎶 🎶 🎤 🎬

[@RBS_]

....let's jot back to Nov. 6th, 1978 (when this Episode aired) and see the Pop culture landscape of the 70's (46 YEARS ago!), shall we!?? (cont.) #1 Pop Song - You Needed Me - Anne Murray #1 R&B Song - One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic #1 AC Song - Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty #1 Disco Song - MacArthur Park (The Disco 'Suite') - Donna Summer #1 Album - 52nd Street - Billy Joel #1 Movie - "Midnight Express" #1 TV Show - "Little House On The Prairie" #1 Book - NO CHARTS (due to a Newspaper strike), but the 'held' position #1 Book was.... "If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" - Erma Bombeck

[@GillianMcGeorge-Cruikshank]

You needed me was out wedding song. Loved Donna Summer and Billy Joel.

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

I had just turned 12 and life was fabulous!

[@johndalton3180]

A better time. We didn't know what we had.

[@Purplenpinkk]

I had just turned 10.

[@carmarasmussen8118]

​@ihaveinsomnia1 Me too! Watching this now and can't believe how much time has passed so quickly! 😮

[@stephaniestanley8041]

A beautiful episode ❤😢

[@judyb1539]

Great episode!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@crystalrusmisel1832]

My mom had me at 16 I had my oldest at 18. I don’t recommend being a teenage parent

[@karenmossbryan7932]

Most people did, at that age, throughout history of humans.

[@michellegeorges8560]

@@karenmossbryan7932doesn’t change that it’s not the best

[@benu_bird]

@@karenmossbryan7932 And they died at around 35-40. Women often younger from childbirth.

[@yodservant]

Agreed. My niece just had her first child. She's 30, hubby 32, own several properties, both college graduates been married 5 years. They did it right IMHO.

[@robbinruffino1201]

I thought Sally was in her mid-20’s! When she said she was in school, she could have passed for the teacher!

[@fleepowers]

Amazing episode! Norman Lear, the actors!

[@DawnKellyMedia]

I hate how they were saying the baby was a problem, and once she said mistake. Thats so sad.

[@saraanderson6615]

I had a daughter in 1986 and gave her up for adoption it was the hardest decision I ever made and in 9 days I turn 60 and if I could go back I would make the same decision.

[@dearlylovedbyhim]

If no one has ever told you, you are amazing. What a selfless, loving decision.

[@Davey-it6fq]

Julie had some really good lines here....well they all had.

[@kimford-cc1tk]

I was a product of a teenage pregnancy. My biological mother choose to put me up for adoption. Because she loved me. 53 years later we finally were reunited.

[@MrGruffteddybear]

I had such a crush on Valerie back then. She was gorgeous. 😂

[@mariapadilla8061]

She still is ❤

[@kellysnyder1405]

Valerie is gorgeous today😊

[@MrGruffteddybear]

@@kellysnyder1405 I was referring to my younger days and my school boy crushes on unobtainable women. But yes, she is still a lovely lady.

[@yogaqueen1527]

Crazy how baby carriers used to be

[@rachelemeaders4696]

I always loved MacKenzie Phillips, I am so glad she recovered and is still out there today living her best life. So far she's outliving all of them except Valerie Bertenelli

[@lc-bb6bd]

That little baby is in his 40s now

[@carmarasmussen8118]

Crazy how fast time flies 😮

[@porro913]

What a sad soul Scott is a really, really great actor

[@janetdill9599]

It’s the guy from Caddyshack!

[@2kes]

lol yeah the one Rodney Dangerfield told to go back to Boystown hahaha

[@stingrey1571]

so all this took place in the matter of a few hours!!!

[@Lisa-fe5uh]

A shame. Back then it was closed adoptions. Unlike today or you can find relatives on ancestry sites.

[@worldtraveler134]

The long gone morals of Marriage before children...

[@user-gs7fy1jz5h]

I guess everyone felt like that back in the day, but these days not necessarily the best decision. Strong episode❤

[@Cablecol]

This was heartbreaking 💔...great show.

[@marialeach8960]

Was the Scott Colomby? I had such a crush on him back in the day. 🙂

[@nancytoni4504]

Me too.

[@abigailandino6251]

21:54 They should have never put her in those college professor clothes.

[@ellenchavez2043]

Ann Romano was a teen when she had Barbara. She was married (Joe Campenella, I think) who was older than her.

[@lmaldy14]

Barbara or Julie?

[@RobinBoBobbin]

I think the actress playing Sally is the same actress who played Hillary on The Guiding Light back in the day.

[@gary6754]

its Danunzio from Caddyshack

[@Goofyfan32]

He also played Schwartz in Porky's

[@glendajenkins1736]

My how times have changed.

[@lisawicks8205]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@glendajenkins1736]

@@lisawicks8205 I'm betting this was probably a controversial episode. Now there's how many shows dedicated to glorifying teen pregnancy?

[@Ursin101]

The baby is cute

[@lpercival7820]

Good episode

[@jayceew.rabbit9358]

Every boy in jr. high had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli, she was gorgeous then and she still is today, always wished i looked like her!

[@JulianneRemley-l2q]

Love the show

[@tommym321]

Mackenzie looks pretty strung out

[@EphemeralProductions]

She always did. That was her look. lol

[@lauriewu-jf5nh]

@@EphemeralProductionsThat’s because she always was.

[@karenknute4718]

I was thankful that I could go to planned parent hood..at 16...not because I had a boyfriend..I don't ever want to see it leave..I took both my daughters there..after long discussion..not because they were active..but because they were at the age that some decisions could be forced upon them..

[@dozergetscrafty]

Birth control is available otc at my Walgreens now.

[@donnapiraino3323]

Sally doesn’t look 17 years old…She looks like and dresses like she is 30 years old and showing up for her corporate job

[@EphemeralProductions]

That’s how they did it back then. :)

[@lisagillette-martin2247]

She was dressed for a job interview. And she was around 25 or 26.

[@roringusanda2837]

She has to grow up and be mature now, she's got to get a real job and support herself and her baby.

[@terryauer2518]

I m glad i waited till i was 29 to have a baby, i found out real quick how difficult being a new mom can be sometimes. So 38 years later she s still my sweet little girl 💕 and happily married for the past 10 years and has no children by. choice

[@robbinruffino1201]

The baby Michael was played by twin sisters! Written by Bud Wiser..I’m sure he got picked in with that name (Budweiser)

[@lisahumes7667]

Scott Colomby was my biggest crush! Really one of the best looking guys ever!

[@MikeP-sq6be]

This is a good episode overall. It would be better with these episodes if they used a prior recurring character, than like bringing in this random issue character, who shows up once, and then they never hear from them again. Like this could have been about the Ginnie Wrobkicki character, or Barbara's friend that she had to rat on in the Barbara the Fink episode. The episode would have had more potency and realism.

[@ophiecat]

How times have changed. Nice that women are not shamed for this anymore.

[@lisagillette-martin2247]

Sadly, that’s not entirely true. The difference is that they do have more options now.

[@JoannB313]

Creating a life you cannot care for is shameful. Your choices have consequences.

[@michaelm8460]

Women should be ashamed ?That's just patriarchy talkin

[@silvaadourian3185]

Cliff was cuter than Eddie Van Halen

[@connie4937]

But Eddie and Valerie had true love, even though they ended up divorced. She was by his side when he passed.

[@TerriLynn-hf8xw]

No way. I saw Van Halen in concert in 1982 on the second row. Eddie was gorgeous back in his prime

[@mslinda8456]

Everybody is commenting on how old Sally looks. I wonder if the producer/director/writer thought to do that intentionally to show the effect of teenage pregnancy/time after birth of how a teenage girl is forced to change into early maturity (metaphorically speaking).

[@tigertbalm]

Ann could pass for 17 easier than Sally I think.

[@sashanealand8315]

laugh tracks! I forgot about those...

[@seanhaar20]

Great work by danunzio

[@annemarie3140]

So funny to see the stigma back then. Seeing the baby "ohhh you got married!" I was about 10 yrs old and I remember it. A divorced woman on my street was thought to be "loose" gimme a break!!!

[@mslinda8456]

Times were different then. One of my friends wasn't allowed to play with me after my parents divorced when I was 7. That was a long time ago. Now, nobody cares. Same with teenage pregnancies. Nobody cares except the neighbors who like to gossip.

[@StJames1938]

Is that the actress who played Blair’s cousin w cerebral palsy? She’s wearing the same outfit

[@lauriewu-jf5nh]

No, that actress was Geri Jewell. She has cerebral palsy in real life.

[@Mitzi73]

Just get a GED.

[@patriciaburger8138]

I had forgotten all about this show. So I decided to watch and wish I hadn’t. I laughed at this episode but not in a good way. The acting was so bad, the story line was so cheesy, and it reminded me how Norman Lear mixed social commentary into sitcoms. Serious topics all wrapped up in 20 minutes, problem solved!

[@63angel]

I had that hair style after I permed my hair. I was 17 when I got pregnant. I was looking at my pictures the other day when I was so young. Jessica was only a few months old in the picture. My hair grew out a little bit in the picture.

[@janetdill9599]

I think I had that hairdo!

[@sisterrose6830]

The actress who played Sally had a reoccurring role on the Walton’s too. She actually played tow separate characters on the show in different seasons. In the one role she played the girl who took Mary Ellen’s baby and if I remember correctly she got a best supporting actress nomination?

[@Lisa-fe5uh]

Oh wow, yes you’re right. I remember her on that episode. She played a troubled backwoods girl who was pregnant too but what other episode was she in?

[@sisterrose6830]

@@Lisa-fe5uh yes :) , she played another character on the Waltons that was a one time role that I can barely remember. Then in the later seasons she played the one you just described. It was definitely a memorable role .

[@elizabethwright4784]

Who was the actor that played Cliff?

[@annagalati34]

Scott Colomby. Today he is 71 years old. He acted in several movies like Porky's and Caddyshack.

[@elizabethwright4784]

@@annagalati34 Thank you very much!

[@LuvTadnDixie]

And he and Valerie Bertinelli were together in real life too.

[@Peppi94]

If "Sally" is 17, then I'm Raquel Welch. And trust me, I'm not Raquel Welch.

[@samanthaosborne4134]

Does anyone know where I can watch the whole series

[@Asukenick]

Dailymotion

[@snopesshop1903]

Seventeen 😂

[@Kodu212]

They will never get out and shouldn't!

[@amys5669]

It makes me so sad that back then they said goodbye to the baby and weren't allowed to keep in contact with the baby (in person or pictures).

[@kathyjones1625]

Why did they sink Cliff too cute.

[@diembepoet]

Is Cliff played by Erik Estrada? Or the dude from Caddyshack?

[@jaydenp4975]

She’s 17? She looks 45!

[@billriddle9215]

The villain caddy from Caddyshack.Tony DÁnnunzio.

[@mandarinfox1813]

Sally looks not a day under 30. Weren’t she and Barbara supposed to be classmates?

[@Janjanbobaney]

So if Cliff knew… bottom line. He would have stepped up. That’s great

[@Savagemister]

He can't afford to support a baby on a caddy's wages. He won't even pay 50 cents for no Coke (a Cola)