During Season 2 of CBS’s One Day at a Time, Valerie Bertinelli faced a rite of passage, her first on-camera kiss with a 70s television icon, but she "hated" the experience.
In her book Losing It...And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, Bertinelli shared a behind-the-scenes look at her first on-screen kiss, who it was with, and why the experience was a moment she'd rather forget.
Christopher Knight, best known as The Brady Bunch's Peter Brady, played Bertinelli's love interest. He played a character named Pete, appearing alongside John Putch as Bob Morton.
“In the second season’s fifth episode, a show titled ‘Barbara’s Emergence,’ my character tried to attract boys by tarting up her appearance.” Acting out those moments, she said, “were difficult and uncomfortable for me," she wrote.
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“There was also a kissing scene, my first one,” she explained. “The producers brought in Christopher Knight — Peter on The Brady Bunch — as the guy."
"Nothing against Chris, who seemed nice, but I hated kissing him. The moment my scene ended, I hurried to my dressing room and brushed my teeth as if erasing the experience from my memory bank.”
She concluded, "I know that making out with good-looking people is one of the perks of being an actor, but it creeped me out to be intimate with a stranger, and it still does."
One Day at a Time connected with audiences due to its honest approach to timely topics, including divorce, single parenthood, dating, and the realities of raising teenagers. The series balanced humor and heart, making complex family issues feel relatable to viewers at home.
As the show evolved, Bertinelli’s storylines evolved to reflect her character’s coming of age. That evolution included her first on-screen kiss, body image and self-esteem, peer pressure and societal expectations, sex and responsibility, marriage, and infertility.
By tackling such issues head-on, the show set itself apart as a sitcom willing to grow alongside its audience. The character’s journey mirrored the real-life challenges many young women faced at the time, making Valerie Bertinelli’s performance resonate long after the series ended.
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