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Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)

30m

Running Time

1
Seasons

24
Episodes

September 16, 1972
Release Date

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Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)

Name: Bridget Loves Bernie
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1972-09-16

30m

Running Time

1
Seasons

24
Episodes

September 16, 1972
Release Date

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Plot.

Bridget Loves Bernie is an American television comedy program created by Bernard Slade, the creator of the 1970–74 ABC sitcom The Partridge Family and the 1967-70 sitcom The Flying Nun, based loosely on the premise of the 1920s’ Broadway play and 1940s’ radio show Abie's Irish Rose. It stars Meredith Baxter and David Birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to 1973 on CBS. Baxter and Birney married in real life after the program went off the air.

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Release Date
September 16, 1972

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
24

Running Time
30m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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Wiki.

Bridget Loves Bernie is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 16, 1972, to March 3, 1973. The series, created by Bernard Slade, depicted an interfaith marriage between a Catholic woman and a Jewish man. It stars Meredith Baxter and David Birney as the title characters. CBS canceled the show after only one season despite very high ratings.

Baxter and Birney later married in real life in 1974 after the program had left the air and Baxter was known in her professional career for several years as Meredith Baxter Birney.