'Free to Be ... You and Me ' was first broadcast on ABC on March 11 , 1974 . The idea began with Thomas , star of the sitcom `` That Girl , '' and , in 1971 , a new auntie . The song is about a man who has been given the freedom of being with his girlfriend Actress and activist Marlo Thomas was inspired by her niece to create `` Free to Be ... ''
'Free to Be ... You and Me ' was first broadcast on ABC on March 11 , 1974 . The song is about a man who has been given the freedom of being with his girlfriend Actress and activist Marlo Thomas was inspired by her niece to create `` Free to Be ... ''