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Bridget Loves Bernie is an American sitcom created by Bernard Slade. Depicting an interfaith marriage between a Catholic woman and a Jewish man, Bridget Loves Bernie was 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. It was canceled by CBS after only one season, despite high ratings.
Original Release
09/16/1972 on CBS
US Release
09/16/1972
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| David Birney | Bernie Steinberg |
| Meredith Baxter | Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg |
| Harold J. Stone | Sam Steinberg |
| Bibi Osterwald | Sophie Steinberg |
| David Doyle | Walter Fitzgerald |
| Audra Lindley | Amy Fitzgerald |
| Ned Glass | Uncle 'Moe' Plotnick |
| Robert Sampson | Father Mike Fitzgerald |
| William Elliott | Otis Foster |
| Ivor Barry | Charles |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridget Loves Bernie | Saturday, 16 September 1972 |
| 2 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Vatican | Saturday, 23 September 1972 |
| 3 | Wake Up We're Getting Married Today | Saturday, 30 September 1972 |
| 4 | The Last of the Red Hot Playwrights | Saturday, 07 October 1972 |
| 5 | Who's Watching the Store? | Saturday, 14 October 1972 |
| 6 | The Newlybeds | Saturday, 21 October 1972 |
| 7 | Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Moe | Saturday, 28 October 1972 |
| 8 | Bernie's Last Stand | Saturday, 04 November 1972 |
| 9 | How to Be a Jewish Mother | Saturday, 11 November 1972 |
| 10 | The Little White Lie That Grew and Grew | Saturday, 18 November 1972 |
| 11 | The In-Laws Who Came to Dinner | Saturday, 25 November 1972 |
| 12 | The Homecoming | Saturday, 02 December 1972 |
| 13 | You Are Cordially Not Invited | Saturday, 09 December 1972 |
| 14 | 'Tis the Season | Saturday, 16 December 1972 |
| 15 | Belated Honeymoon | Saturday, 23 December 1972 |
| 16 | Honesty Is the Worst Policy | Saturday, 06 January 1973 |
| 17 | Life Begins at 65 | Saturday, 13 January 1973 |
| 18 | With This Ring | Saturday, 20 January 1973 |
| 19 | Into Every Life a Little Snow Must Fall | Saturday, 27 January 1973 |
| 20 | To Teach or Not to Teach | Saturday, 03 February 1973 |
| 21 | Painting, Painting - Who's Got the Painting? | Saturday, 10 February 1973 |
| 22 | Steinberg and Son | Saturday, 17 February 1973 |
| 23 | The Information Gap | Saturday, 24 February 1973 |
| 24 | Greener Pastures | Saturday, 03 March 1973 |
Directors
Richard Kinon, James Sheldon, Lee Philips, Ozzie Nelson, Hal Cooper, Coby Ruskin, Bill Bixby, Alan Rafkin, Ezra Stone
Writers
Arnold Kane, Gordon Farr, Jerry Mayer, Bernard Slade, Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson, Joanna Lee, Bill Dana, Jack Hanrahan, Burt Styler, Ron Friedman, George Burditt, Lloyd Turner, Howard Merrill, Adele Styler, Warren S. Murray, Gordon Mitchell, Don Sherman, Rick Mittleman, Paul Wayne, Martin Roth, Elias Davis, John McGreevey
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| David Birney | Bernie Steinberg |
| Meredith Baxter | Bridget Fitzgerald Steinberg |
| Harold J. Stone | Sam Steinberg |
| Bibi Osterwald | Sophie Steinberg |
| David Doyle | Walter Fitzgerald |
| Audra Lindley | Amy Fitzgerald |
| Ned Glass | Uncle 'Moe' Plotnick |
| Robert Sampson | Father Mike Fitzgerald |
| William Elliott | Otis Foster |
| Ivor Barry | Charles |
| Maxine Semon | Shirley |
| Morgan Brittany | Cynthia Hamilton |
| John Fiedler | Mr. Morrison |
| Nancy Walker | Aunt Ruthie |
| Gregory Morton | Rabbi Golden |
| Harriet E. MacGibbon | Theresa |
| Lou Cutell | Parfel |
| Ben Hammer | Victor Moskowitz |
| Ozzie Nelson | Jewelry Store Clerk |
| Peter Hobbs | Mr. Henderson |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Douglas S. Cramer | Executive Producer |
| Arthur Alsberg | Producer |
| Ralph Riskin | Producer |
| Don Nelson | Producer |
| Jerry London | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Television | Nominated |
