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It's been more than 18,000 days sinceOne Day at a Timepremiered — butValerie Bertinelliis still waiting for someone to grant her wish from the first day of production.
The actress, who portrayed Barbara Cooper Royer on the hit CBS sitcom for nine seasons,reflected on the show's debut a half-century ago in a recent appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Show.
"Whenever I think ofOne Day at a Time, I can smell it," she said, sharing her memories from her first day shooting the series. "I can smell the stage because it was my first big job."
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Bertinelli distinctly remembers the moment before she emerged on the set to deliver her first line in front of a live studio audience.
"I'm holding the doorknob, and I can see the audience, and I'm about to go in," she recalled. "I have my basketball. I'm 15 years old. And I'm saying my line over and over: 'Mom, Mom, I made the team! I made the team! Mom, Mom, I made the team!' 'Cause I wanted to make sure I got my first line right."
Bertinelli said that even at 15 she was thinking about howOne Day at a Timewould stick with her for a lifetime. "I remember thinking — and this is what's so weird — I remember thinking, 'I'm going to be able to show this to my children one day,'" she said.
However, her son, Wolfgang Van Halen — whom she shared with her late husband, Eddie Van Halen — has yet to make her dream a reality.
"I don't think Wolfie's ever seen the show. I don't think he ever has," Bertinelli said. "Now he can!"
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Bertinellishared more memories of shootingOne Day at a Timein an interview withEntertainment Weeklylast year. "I knew that was going to be special," she said. "I don't know how I knew that then, but I could feel it. I wish I'd feel those feelings more."
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Bertinelli noted that she experiences a similar sensation as a lifestyle expert on Barrymore's daytime talk show.
"I mean, I feel it," she said. "I love the way the audience is growing here. I love the way that Drew is finding the audience that resonates with her and that they look forward to having Drew in their living room for the afternoons, because it takes so long for a talk show to find its legs."
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