ANGIE : Season Two Musical Intro - "Different Worlds"

Angie is 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 mid-season ratings hit during its first half-season on air. It ranked fifth for the 1978-79 season, thanks in big part to Thursday night lead-in Mork & Mindy, which ranked No. 3. However, ratings dropped drastically after a move to Tuesday for the start of the 1979-80 season, even though the show immediately followed the top-five hit Happy Days. Viewers lost interest in the interplay between the two lead characters after they were married in the season premiere, 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 in its second season. 36 episodes in total were produced.

Reruns were played on ABC Daytime from June to September of 1985 after the program's cancellation as well as on TV Land in the late 1990s.

The show's theme song, "Different Worlds", was performed by Maureen McGovern and became a Top 20 Billboard (magazine) hit, reaching number 18 on the Pop charts and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1979.

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Angie - Season 2

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[CATrojan]

That was a funny show. Great theme song too. One of the best from the 70s.

That Robert Hays was one good looking guy...and Donna Pescow was real cute!

[myrnaturner]

I love how all of the Pennsylvania women have thick New York accents.

Sharon Spelman is a ringer for Shelley Long.

I wish more shows today were this carefree and breezy.

[DocRunaway]

In the 1970's most people had serious food handling issues, except for Robert Hayes who could juggle with it.

[baylinkdashyt]

This is the arrangement that was released to radio, rather than the S1 version of the music (I have the song on CD as part of an American Top 40 remaster -- and the tempo there is notably faster than it is here; 5bpm or more).

[daveinprogress3]

funny, i recall doing the exact same thing. The song was my favorite for months, and it outlasted my affection for the show. Like you i switched over to something else - probably 'Soap' or something more insidious than Angie. She was cute.

[Wolverine Pete]

Its funny to hear people say they loved this song and show when they were 2 & 4 years of age. I just picture toddlers in leisure suits.

[bindi06]

Robert Hays......DREAMBOAT

[joejoewest]

The theme song rocks! I first heard this when I was 4 years old and I still love it today!

[lifeinpictures]

I use to just tune in for the theme song, then I'd leave. I thought I was crazy but I love this song!

[Taheen Lopez]

I think this show probably would've lasted longer if ABC hadn't moved it from Thursdays to Tuesdays in the Fall of 1979, because once ANGIE was moved to a different night, the show toppled!

[Hennessy Levine]

R.I.P. Debralee Scott.

[MusicMath1]

I was born in 1976. I never saw this show. I love the theme song and would want to see all the episodes. Thank you for this post.