In the last few months, one of the cable stations has brought back That Girl, and I've been sort of slow-marathon binge watching them. I have noticed that in the 1968-9 season, the story writing takes on an increased exaggeration. Ann is more silly and scatterbrained, Donald seems more whiney and impatient, and Mr. Marie's humorless overprotectiveness has maxed into paranoia.
This particular entry is so unbelievable that commentary is appropriate.
In it, supposedly the Air Force is planning on training a girl to be the first woman on the Moon, and they need a model/actress to launch the recruitment campaign. ( The Russians had already had a Cosmonette, so it would seem we might be aiming to top them, but in March 1969,we had yet to get a man there either.)
Ann is selected to pose as an Air Force member, with a uniform and everything, and she makes personal appearances at multiple bases, including New Orleans, Chicago and Frisco, riding in fighter jets to get there, posing in pressure suits, and even taking astronaut training in wieghtless and centrifical force regimens. When the job's over, Ann goes home.
What is so preposterous about this is, for one thing, is why on Earth would the USAF need to get an outside model? Are they saying no actual Air Force Woman could be attractive enough to be used? Obviously there are such things as Air Force Women-that uniform Ann wears wasn't just a fantasy creation- so why not assign an AF woman to take astro training? And as this AF stint is pretty much a scam, why put Ann through the dangerous/exhausting space training? the whole story is an illogical creation by people who had no understanding of how military P.R. is composed.