 All That Glitters debuted the week of April 18 , 1977 on about 40 stations in late @-@ night syndication . It was poorly critically received , with one reviewer going so far as to call the show 's theme song " blasphemous " for suggesting that God was female and created Eve first . Time magazine sharply criticized the series , calling it " embarrassingly amateurish " , with " flaccid " and " wearying " jokes , flat writing , " mediocre " acting and " aimless " direction . The Wall Street Journal concurred , saying that while the series ' role @-@ reversal premise may have been adequate for a play or film , it was too limiting to serve as the basis for a continuing series . These limitations showed up most clearly , the Journal says , in the lead performances . Although praising the performers themselves as talented , they are cited for being " unable to infuse much life into their roles " . The Journal pegs the fundamental problem with All That Glitters as that " its characters are not people at all , merely composites of the least attractive characteristics of each sex . The satire focuses not on the way real , recognizable people behave , but on stereotypes and cliches about masculine and feminine attitudes . Even when stood on their heads , they still remain stereotypes and cliches . " 
