Bridget Loves Bernie was a reasonably successful 1970s situation comedy about the marriage of two young people from vastly different backgrounds. The show starred Meredith Baxter as a Catholic girl from a wealthy family and David Birney as a Jewish boy with ambitions to be a writer (the two married in real life after the program ended).
The series focused on the differences between the families and how the young married couple tried to bridge the gaps between them. Though Bridget Loves Bernie had good ratings and aired between All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, it was somewhat controversial among some religious groups and CBS cancelled the show after one season.moreless