Angie (TV series)
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Angie was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February 1979 until October 1980.
Starring Donna Pescow as the title character, the program was set in Philadelphia. The story revolved around one-time waitress Angie Falco Benson, her extremely wealthy new husband and former customer Brad Benson (played by Robert Hays), and the couple's two very different families: the blue-blooded Bensons and the urban Italian-American Falcos. Doris Roberts and Debralee Scott played Angie's mother Theresa and sister, Marie, respectively. A young Tammy Lauren played Brad's niece, Hilary; while actress Sharon Spelman played her overbearing mother, Joyce. Actor John Randolph played Brad and Joyce's stuffy father, Randall.
The show was a minor mid-season ratings hit during its first half-season on air, but ratings dropped drastically shortly after the start of the 1980 season. Viewers lost interest in the interplay between the two lead characters after they were married in season premier, and many critics noted that much of the previously feisty chemistry that Pescow and Hays demonstrated on screen was apparently compromised once their characters were wed. The show was cancelled five weeks into its second season.
The show's theme song, "Different Worlds", was performed by Maureen McGovern and became a minor pop hit.
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