Jenny is the name of a 1970 television movie, starring Marlo Thomas and Alan Alda, that appeared on (and was produced by) the ABC Television Network. Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson provided Jenny 's theme song, "Waiting". 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A television movie (also known as a TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... Marlo Thomas (born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress, first appearing on the scene as That Girl in the 1960s ABC situation comedy. ... Alan Alda as Benjamin Franklin Hawkeye Pierce Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936 as Alphonso Joseph DAbruzzo) is an American actor, writer, director and sometimes political activist. ... 2002 identity of the ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist and guitarist, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Thomas plays the title role; a young small-town woman, who moves away to the city when she becomes pregnant through a one-night stand. She meets film director Delano (Alda), who has received a draft notice and doesn't want to be inducted into the Army. Jenny and Delano take a liking to each other. Learning that an acquaintance got out of having to serve by having a baby on the way, Delano offers to marry Jenny, claim paternity and support her baby, if she in turn will play along, and he can avoid being drafted. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

The movie follows the months until Jenny's baby is born, and the ups and downs of their in-name-only marriage (including a visit back to her family and hometown, and his ongoing relationship with another woman), as Delano and Jenny await the outcome of his draft case.