View Full Version : Did anybody really like Pearl?


Brian Damage
05-10-2006, 11:16 AM
This is just my opinion, but I found Pearl the maid to be so annoying and unfunny. She definitely didn't have the character or personality of Edna or Adalaide.

TVFactFan
05-10-2006, 11:30 AM
This is just my opinion, but I found Pearl the maid to be so annoying and unfunny. She definitely didn't have the character or personality of Edna or Adalaide.


Adalaide was the best Housekeeper. Pearl was the Worst

88survivor
05-10-2006, 11:39 AM
Everytime I hear Mary Jo as Mrs. Puff, I still see her as Pearl from Diff'rent Strokes. Don't know why.

justducky101
05-10-2006, 04:12 PM
I may be one of the few but i like pearl the best:) :)

Ireneparalegal
05-10-2006, 04:25 PM
Hell no!!!

she was one of those character actresses that was always mouthy, smart-alecky, brassy, she basically played the same person no matter what show she did.

Mr. Television
05-10-2006, 05:04 PM
I always thought she was a nice character but nothing memorable.

Brian Damage
05-10-2006, 10:35 PM
She was just so boring. With Adalaide, you got a lot of energy and with Edna you got a motherly figure for the kids, but you got neither with Pearl.

88survivor
05-12-2006, 11:27 AM
I still do not get why everytime I hear Ms Puff, I hear Pearl from Diff'rent Strokes. Pearl, Ms. Puff...they all have P's...how ironic...:rolleyes:

Brian Damage
05-12-2006, 11:49 AM
I still do not get why everytime I hear Ms Puff, I hear Pearl from Diff'rent Strokes. Pearl, Ms. Puff...they all have P's...how ironic...:rolleyes:

You already said that. Besides,what does that have to do if whether you liked Pearl or not?

Brieannas21
05-12-2006, 01:51 PM
I liked Pearl, but I liked Adelaide better but Mrs. G was the best.

88survivor
05-12-2006, 02:47 PM
I don't know. I just find it still ironic, though. Mary Jo played a snooty neighbor and suspicious neighbor in Serial Mom and I still see that character inside of her everywhere. Does not matter if she played a different character, it is like a mirrored image. You can see the same character in her, no matter how different it is. I don't know if that makes any sense, but that's how I see it. I don't hate the character, but it is exactly the same role she played as the third maid a bit.

And she never changed her voice at all...

Ireneparalegal
11-14-2006, 05:33 PM
You already said that. Besides,what does that have to do if whether you liked Pearl or not?
You sound like Solomon! :rofl:

johnlucas
11-14-2006, 05:36 PM
Did it ever occur to anybody watching this back in the day that Adelaide was TOO OLD to be cleaning that big old penthouse???

LOL!! :lol:

I mean the woman HAD to be in her 80's at LEAST!
I know there's the thing about keeping busy in your golden years but this is ridiculous!

Ain't no way! LOLOL! :lol:

It's amazing the stuff you let slide when you watched TV back then.
You look back on it one day & you start thinking...WTF?! :lol:

Sometimes stuff just didn't make no KIND of sense!
John Lucas

Ireneparalegal
11-14-2006, 06:47 PM
Did it ever occur to anybody watching this back in the day that Adelaide was TOO OLD to be cleaning that big old penthouse???

LOL!! :lol:

I mean the woman HAD to be in her 80's at LEAST!
I know there's the thing about keeping busy in your golden years but this is ridiculous!

Ain't no way! LOLOL! :lol:

It's amazing the stuff you let slide when you watched TV back then.
You look back on it one day & you start thinking...WTF?! :lol:

Sometimes stuff just didn't make no KIND of sense!
John Lucas
:rofl: :rofl: I highly agree!!!!! WTF?????? :rofl:

TVFactFan
11-14-2006, 07:24 PM
Did it ever occur to anybody watching this back in the day that Adelaide was TOO OLD to be cleaning that big old penthouse???

LOL!! :lol:

I mean the woman HAD to be in her 80's at LEAST!
I know there's the thing about keeping busy in your golden years but this is ridiculous!

Ain't no way! LOLOL! :lol:

It's amazing the stuff you let slide when you watched TV back then.
You look back on it one day & you start thinking...WTF?! :lol:

Sometimes stuff just didn't make no KIND of sense!
John Lucas



Adelaide was still the FUNNIEST housekeeper to me because she was LIVELY and SILLY. Something Mrs. Garret or Pearl didn't bring to the show

Scoobiedoo30
11-15-2006, 11:30 AM
I Like Pearl

DJM77
12-02-2006, 08:50 PM
Did it ever occur to anybody watching this back in the day that Adelaide was TOO OLD to be cleaning that big old penthouse???

LOL!! :lol:

I mean the woman HAD to be in her 80's at LEAST!
I know there's the thing about keeping busy in your golden years but this is ridiculous!

Ain't no way! LOLOL! :lol:



"I'm reporting you to the gray panthers!" :lol:

Scoobiedoo30
12-02-2006, 09:50 PM
witch Season did Perl start being The Maid

snl 70s show fan
12-04-2006, 10:57 PM
witch Season did Perl start being The Maid it was in season 5