a an impressionable 10 year old and i like the love conquers all philosophy of the 70 sitcom bridget love bernie . i do understand the controversy and which be about the romantic complication between a jewish cab driver ( david birney ) and an irish catholic school teacher ( meredith baxter ) and both set of parent ( harold j. stone and bibi osterwald a bernie parent while audra lindley and david doyle a bridget parent ) who have issue with the young couple interfaith marriage . look at the show now with year of personal life experience and i be amaze that the show be even a success for one and albeit and highly rat season . create by veteran tv writer bernard slade and who a few year after the show cancellation would write the successful play same time and next year and bridget love bernie be a very light and superficial comedy that collapse under it own airy weight . there be no deny the real life chemistry between birney and baxter . but and in late year and both actor have show that they be good actor in other project ( birney in his short live role in st. elsewhere and baxter in family and family tie ) . here and they be try to breathe life in a show that need a much gritter comic edge and which might have give the complication more depth to a very controversial subject . the show air saturday night between two cbs powerhouse represent all in the family and mary tyler moore . both of those show be smart and funny and have enough of an edge ( more so on the former that the latter ) that keep my interest in the situation and the character . bridget love bernie be not very smart and only have some occasional chuckle . this be another example of a show that really be not as good a i remember .