I'm a Big Girl Now

*I'm a Big Girl Now*
I'm a Big Girl Now
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Susan Harris
Starring	Diana Canova; Danny Thomas; Rori King; Sheree North; Martin Short; Michael Durrell; Deborah Baltzell
Opening theme	"I'm a Big Girl Now" performed by Diana Canova
Composer	George Tipton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Executive producers	Paul Junger Witt; Tony Thomas; Susan Harris
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 31, 1980 –; May 8, 1981

I'm a Big Girl Now is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 31, 1980, until May 8, 1981. Reruns then continued until July 24, 1981.^[1] Soap creator Susan Harris and producers Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas developed the series as a star vehicle for Diana Canova following her success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on Soap, although I'm a Big Girl Now is not a Soap spinoff.

Canova sings the show's theme song, which was written by Leslie Bricusse and George Tipton.

Synopsis

Diana Cassidy, a young divorcée and mother, and her daughter Becky move into the home of her recently single father Benjamin Douglas, a dentist.^[1]

Cast

Diana Canova as Diana Cassidy
Danny Thomas as Dr. Benjamin Douglas D.D.S.
Rori King as Becky Cassidy
Sheree North as Edie McKendrick
Martin Short as Neal Stryker
Deborah Baltzell as Karen Hawks
Michael Durrell as Walter Douglas

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Noam Pitlik	Susan Harris	October 31, 1980 (1980-10-31)
2	"Daddy's Girl"	John Bowab	Susan Seeger	November 7, 1980 (1980-11-07)
3	"Career Vs. Kid"	John Bowab	Judy Pioli & Paula A. Roth	November 14, 1980 (1980-11-14)
4	"Younger Than Springtime"	John Bowab	Barbara Benedek	November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21)
5	"Singles Bar"	John Bowab	Barbara Benedek	November 28, 1980 (1980-11-28)
6	"Walter Comes Home"	John Bowab	Unknown	December 12, 1980 (1980-12-12)
7	"The First Christmas"	John Bowab	Deborah Leschin	December 19, 1980 (1980-12-19)
8	"Fear and Loathing in Georgetown"	Doug Rogers	Deborah Leschin	January 9, 1981 (1981-01-09)
9	"Best Friends"	Doug Rogers	Deborah Leschin	January 16, 1981 (1981-01-16)
10	"Let's Give Ben a Hand"	Doug Rogers	Marc Sotkin	January 23, 1981 (1981-01-23)
11	"It's Him or Me"	Tony Mordente	Judy Pioli & Paula A. Roth	January 30, 1981 (1981-01-30)
12	"Shrinking"	Jon Sharp	Barbara Benedek	February 6, 1981 (1981-02-06)
13	"He's Not Heavy, He's Neal's Brother"	Tony Mordente	Susan Harris	February 13, 1981 (1981-02-13)
14	"Ira Returns"	Jon Sharp	Marc Sotkin	February 27, 1981 (1981-02-27)
15	"There's No Business Like Joe Business"	Jon Sharp	Deborah Leschin	March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06)
16	"Cops"	Jon Sharp	Barbara Benedek	March 20, 1981 (1981-03-20)
17	"With Becky You Get Eggroll"	Jon Sharp	Judy Pioli & Paula A. Roth	March 27, 1981 (1981-03-27)
18	"Hangers, No Starch"	Jon Sharp	Marc Sotkin	April 10, 1981 (1981-04-10)
19	"S.M.I.L.E. Everybody"	Jon Sharp	Bob Colleary	May 8, 1981 (1981-05-08)

References

1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "I'm a Big Girl Now (Situation Comedy)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 657. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved April 28, 2026.

Bibliography

Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present, Ninth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4

External links

I'm a Big Girl Now at IMDb

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[Brooks/Marsh-1] 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "I'm a Big Girl Now (Situation Comedy)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 657. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved April 28, 2026.

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