History Series / ThatGirl

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The railroad tracks shown in the opening credits actually take you out of New York and into New Jersey. The footage is played backwards so it looks like the train is moving into New York. If you look closely, [[SpecialEffectFailure you can see traffic moving backwards]].

* TrainStationGoodbye: The end of "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Nervous". Ann almost misses her train to Philadelphia because her and Donald were so caught up in one that they failed to notice she was boarding the wrong one until the last second.

* EpisodeOnAPlane: Ann as stewardess on a flight to Florida.

%%* IdenticalStranger: who looks like Donald.
%%* InstrumentalThemeTune: Four of the five seasons.

* TheDanza: In "Break a Leg", George Carlin plays Ann's agent, George.
** Ann's father, Lew, is played by Lew Parker.

* ShoutOut:
** ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' did a full blown parody of the opening credits with Peter Griffin as ''That Guy''.
** As did ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' in the episode "The Old Man and the Lisa," with Monty Burns chasing Lisa around Springfield. She even flies a kite with a monogram of herself in a mock-up of Central Park.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' did it to, with Wakko as "That Kid."
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' did a parody with "That Miss Muffy", which also homaged the ''Mary Tyler Moore'' intro.
** ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' did a parody with Mrs. Bighead after she got an accidental nose job.
** ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' did a recurring sketch starring Danitra Vance as "That Black Girl", complete with a spoof of the opening credits.

An American sitcom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1966 to 1971, following the adventures of Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas), a budding actress who moved to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity to make her big break into Broadway. Occasionally aided by her boyfriend Donald Hollinger (Ted Bessell), she attempted or was pulled into many different schemes in hopes of becoming a star, though later seasons focused on more formulaic sitcom situations.

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[[caption-width-right:320:Somebody just threw a TitleDrop at Ann Marie.]]

* ClipShow: Season four's "Fly By Night" and "Ugh, Wilderness" is actually a two-part episode about trip Ann and Donald take in a small plane that goes wrong. "Fly By Night" is mostly a clip show because Ann's life since she moved to New York keeps flashing before her eyes as she thinks the plane is going to crash.

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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The railroad tracks shown in the opening credits actually take you out of New York and into New Jersey. The footage is played backwards so it looks like the train is moving into New York. If you look closely, you can see [[SpecialEffectFailure traffic moving backwards]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The behavior of the rich boy in "Rich Little Rich Boy" would be considered stalking today. And anyone who worked for security in Ann's apartment building would be an accomplice after allowing him access into Ann's apartment while she wasn't there.

!!Tropes:

The one who'll [[DescribeTopicHere describe the show]] ''[[DescribeTopicHere That Girl!]]'' [[DescribeTopicHere here]] will be... ''that troper!''

* MemeticHair: Though flip hairdos were common in the 1960's, hers became a trademark, and was even featured on that famous monographic kite in Central Park beginning in the second season.

* PieInTheFace: Ann takes one on a ''LaughIn'' type show (after some vacillating on whether or not to accept the potentially humiliating role).

* AnimatedAdaptation: ''That Girl in Wonderland'', a 1973 Creator/RankinBass special that put Ann in the [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]] role.

** ''{{Animaniacs}}'' did it to, with Wakko as "That Kid."