The original pilot for "One day at a time"

[palitoy]

this is terrible and weird.

[Megotastrophe]

That was pretty much awful all the way around.

[hedrap]

First. Without Valerie Bertinelli that show would have gone nowhere.

Secondly, i think that entire pilot cast has now passed.

[palitoy]

McKenzie Phillips is still alive.

[Obibob]

Yeah, but her career is dead

[thunderbolt]

man, that theme song...

[jwyblejr]

Yeah, but her career is dead

I believe she does mostly voice over work now.

[palitoy]

I believe she does mostly voice over work now.

She had a starring role in some "family channel" type sitcoms, she did ok later in life.

[hedrap]

McKenzie Phillips is still alive.

Huh. I remember a retrospective. I thought she kicked it. That girl was a mess.

When Bonnie Franklin and Pat Harrington died, those were surprising in a "Oh yeah, they were still going" kind of way.

Last time I saw Harrington, he did the Schneider routine as a surprise during a Jerry Lewis telethon. It felt like being at a neglected zoo.

Edit: Linda Lavin is still alive. I think she's it from Alice.

[palitoy]

According to the Lou Scheimer Filmation book, Harrington wasn't acting when playing Schneider, he was a bit of a letch. He was known for letting a certain body part out for air.

[Bionicfanboy66]

I remember Herrington showing up as Schneider in an episode of Rosanne.

[warlock664]

Edit: Linda Lavin is still alive. I think she's it from Alice.

Uh, no.
Polly Holliday (Flo), Celia Weston (Jolene), and Philip McKeon (Tommy) are all still alive.

[hedrap]

Uh, no.
Polly Holliday (Flo), Celia Weston (Jolene), and Philip McKeon (Tommy) are all still alive.

I thought Flo passed sometime ago. Flor, Vera, Mel and Alice. I guess Tommy, but he was like Mrs. Kotter.

[warlock664]

I thought Flo passed sometime ago.

Nope.
Still alive.