Marlo Thomas Remembers “That Girl” — over 50 Years Later
16 min readDec 27, 2018
The first frames of the opening credits of television’s legendary That Girl placed viewers in the front car of a train as it barreled into New York City.
That locomotive not only carried a young woman who was filled with dreams of independence, but it also brought television into a new era of enlightenment. A groundbreaking program teeming with wit, style, and social…