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It was loosely based on the premise of abies irish rose, a 1920s broadway play and 1940s radio show. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of bridget loves bernie with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. In smalltown texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp. Jul 10, 2014 i wish i was more familiar with bridget loves bernie because paul fairmans tiein novel is so ludicrous that i cant believe it accurately reflects the series. Bridget loves bernie was a comedy television program that aired between 1972 and 1973. The catch is that davids show happened to be cbss sappy bridget loves bernie, and two months ago birneybernie, now 33, quietly married his bridget costar meredith baxter, 26. Its hard to keep track of how many shows columbiascreen gems had in prime time in the 60s. Today, we are taking permanently offline and moving exclusively to publishing on social media. Bridget loves bernie season 1, episode 1 aired on september 16, 1972 25 min. It stars meredith baxter and david birney as the title characters, and ran for one season, from 1972 to. Family the complete first and second seasons did arrive on that date, but the plans for this oneyear wonder were scrapped.
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