I was inspired by the haiku thread (which I hope still continues) to start this one. Just pick a character or facet of the show and limerick away!

--------------------------------------------------------------

There once was a student named Blair,
Who was known for her looks and blond hair
A beautiful teen
Even thrice Harvest Queen™
But living with her could be a bear

Haha! That's great, '80s!

Here's one:

An Eastland gal named Sue Ann Weaver
Had been a scholastic achiever
But then Helen Hunt
Had her smoking a blunt
And in Season Two we barely see her

Ha! That's a great one too! lol!

Continuing tributes to the Lost Girls:

There once was a brunette named Molly
Who, when women ran things, was quite jolly
She loved to take pictures
But somebody ditched her
Then she became a star in "Woodholly"

(creative license haha, lol)

Haha! That's wonderful!

A pigtailed young tomboy named Cindy
Co-starred with Kim, Lisa, and Mindy
But there were "too many students"
And in a moment imprudent
They fired her, hearts made of flint-y

Ha! Nice one!

There once was a Bates boy named Roger
Who met Nancy and didn't dodge her
They spoke on the phone
When they felt alone
And avoided "the Croc", the old codger

That's awesome!

The Eastland headmaster Steve Bradley
Did thirteen shows happy and gladly
But big changes await us
He came back from hiatus
And his role's not there anymore, sadly

Aww, that's good, but sad! lol...a bittersweet one.

There was once was a Teacher Mahoney
Whose ethics were pure, not baloney
She had rabbits in trouble
And dashed on the double
But her part ended up a tombstone-y

(lol)

Hahahahaha!

There once was a Bradley named Stephen
Who got Mrs. Garrett to peevin'
He thought he was boss
But his speech was at loss
When after 13 shows he was leavin'

There once was a tough girl named Jo
Who kept snooty Blair Warner in tow
When Blair had a snit
Jo threatened a bit
This snobby blue blood of the show!

There once was a tough girl named Jo
Who kept snooty Blair Warner in tow
When Blair had a snit
Jo threatened a bit
This snobby blue blood of the show!

Haha! Great job, Oh Nuts!

Nice!

Here's a poem which isn't actually a limerick, but I'll stick it here anyway.

Eastland school is hella nifty
Mrs. G is very thrifty
And her charges all are great
Through the years they numbered eight
First she bonded with was Nancy
Sewing for her costumes fancy
Then old Garrett helped another,
Blair the rich girl, with her mother
Cindy needed help with running
Garrett's help was more than stunning
Sue Ann Weaver smoked some dope
Mrs. G was there to cope
Molly, Tootie, Natalie
All were mentored by Ms. G
Lastly entered Jo the hoodlum
Garrett took her to her bosom
Showed her how to dress and dance
And she took them all to France
Sadly, Eastland years would end
Farewell to our Eastland friends!

Whoa whoa, we're getting away from limericks on these last two, lol, but some good stuff there: Retro, yours reminds me of that '80s song "88 Lines About 44 Women", lol.

There was once a male cook named Howard,
Who was anything but a big coward
He helped Mrs. G
Cook food for plenty
And then he went upstairs and showered

(lol)

Whoa whoa, we're getting away from limericks on these last two, lol, but some good stuff there: Retro, yours reminds me of that '80s song "88 Lines About 44 Women", lol.

I hadn't ever heard that song, but I just googled it.


There was once a male cook named Howard,
Who was anything but a big coward
He helped Mrs. G
Cook food for plenty
And then he went upstairs and showered

(lol)

:lol:

I hadn't ever heard that song, but I just googled it.

Yeah, you've totally got the rhtyhm!


There once was a Garrett named Robert
Who was clearly a man, not a Hobbirt (ha)
He couldn't help gambling
And kept right on rambling
'Til Edna left him and moved forward

(okay, so that one didn't exactly end with the proper rhyme---guess ya can't win 'em all! lol)

These are great!:)

I see the rhyme scheme, but is there also a syllable count for limericks?:wave:

Not strictly, Alex (and glad you're enjoying the thread!). It all has to do with the flowing of rhythm and emphasis of syllables. But it's pretty much like this:

7-9
7-9
5-6
5-6
7-9

But you wanna try and keep lines 1, 2, and 5 about the same, and lines 3 and 4 about the same.

Now with all this talk of limericks, here's another one, lol:

There once was a Langley gal, Boots,
Whose presence alone was worth hoots
She chummed up with Blair,
Her head full of air,
Ridiculed by Jo, Nat, and "Toots"

(lol)

Not strictly, Alex (and glad you're enjoying the thread!). It all has to do with the flowing of rhythm and emphasis of syllables. But it's pretty much like this:

7-9
7-9
5-6
5-6
7-9

But you wanna try and keep lines 1, 2, and 5 about the same, and lines 3 and 4 about the same.

Now with all this talk of limericks, here's another one, lol:

There once was a Langley gal, Boots,
Whose presence alone was worth hoots
She chummed up with Blair,
Her head full of air,
Ridiculed by Jo, Nat, and "Toots"

(lol)

Thank you!
Love your new one too!:)

Okay, here goes::)

There once was a girl named Nancy
Roger, oh Roger, did she fancy
Liked and desired
Still she was fired
"Only four girls, and no more!" said NBC

There once was a tomboy named Cindy
Who was friends with Natalie (that's Mindy)
They both crushed on Steve
And before he would leave
Nat would fly to him like Lindy

(Charles Lindbergh, lol)

These are great, Alex and '80s!

There once was a grandma named Mona,
Who never sold ink, nor sold "tona"
She annoyed teenage Nat
Who thought she was a bat,
And just wanted to be left alone-a

(ha)

Haha! Very good!

There once was a housemother, Edna,
Who had a surprising dilemma
It was so very weird
Four of her girls disappeared
And then showed up in the bread-na.

^---Haha! That's quite reminiscent of the season 5 Halloween show---clever and fun!

There once was a flood in the basement
Which rose higher and higher in amazement!
Our Cindy went down
(How did she not drown??)
And rescued her spikes from their placement

Oh, that is great!

(Yes, the Lost Girls being in the bread was inspired by the S5 Halloween episode.)

I always loved that moment, and the implication of how life-endangering Cindy's stunt was! And after Mrs. Garrett grabs her and scolds that she could have been "electrocuted!", the camera cuts to Molly with a very dramatic shocked expression---oh, the intensity! lol...I always loved that...and it's funny how when the camera cuts back to Mrs. Garrett and Cindy ("Nobody go near that basement!"), Julie Ann has such an intense suspect look on her face, lol...I wonder what on earth she was thinking there...

I always loved that moment, and the implication of how life-endangering Cindy's stunt was!

When I was a kid, I sure loved the dramatic moments of FOL, this definitely being one of them. :eek:


And after Mrs. Garrett grabs her and scolds that she could have been "electrocuted!", the camera cuts to Molly with a very dramatic shocked expression---oh, the intensity! lol...I always loved that...and it's funny how when the camera cuts back to Mrs. Garrett and Cindy ("Nobody go near that basement!"), Julie Ann has such an intense suspect look on her face, lol...I wonder what on earth she was thinking there...

"I bet after this stunt, I won't be back next season."

When I was a kid, I sure loved the dramatic moments of FOL, this definitely being one of them. :eek:

Omg, me too...that whole fight scene between Cindy and Sue Ann and blacking Blair's eye? To me that was the most action-packed shocker EVER!! :lol:



"I bet after this stunt, I won't be back next season."

Hahaha!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


And to get back on topic, lol:

There once was a "Facts" second season,
Which got rid of 4 girls (for what reason?)
They did well in school
So it seemed pretty cruel
Because they committed no treason!

Omg, me too...that whole fight scene between Cindy and Sue Ann and blacking Blair's eye? To me that was the most action-packed shocker EVER!! :lol:

YES, definitely! But the most dramatic moment, for me, was Mrs. Garrett, ripping the photo in half, and handing the shreds to the girls. Mrs. G almost never got that angry.



And to get back on topic, lol:

There once was a "Facts" second season,
Which got rid of 4 girls (for what reason?)
They did well in school
So it seemed pretty cruel
Because they committed no treason!

BRAVO!!!!! :happyface

Oh, that is most excellent.


There once were some school-girls from Eastland
Who lived in a suburb of Cleveland*
Then Molly and Cindy
Ticked off Kim Fields and Mindy
And then their roles wound up in Greenland!



* Poetic license. Peekskill's only 500 miles from Cleveland.

Speaking of dramatic moments, another favorite, when I was a kid, was Sue Ann collapsing during her crash diet. Also, the episode where Natalie was attacked.

YES, definitely! But the most dramatic moment, for me, was Mrs. Garrett, ripping the photo in half, and handing the shreds to the girls. Mrs. G almost never got that angry.
Well, you do have a point there! That sure was Mrs. Garrett at one of her angriest moments (perhaps the angriest? This merits investigation and analysis). But just as how that is the most dramatic for you, for me the most dramatic moment in season 1 was unquestionably Cindy Webster vs Sue Ann Weaver in Eastland's most uproarious instant MMA fight to date, lol.



BRAVO!!!!! :happyface

Oh, that is most excellent.


There once were some school-girls from Eastland
Who lived in a suburb of Cleveland*
Then Molly and Cindy
Ticked off Kim Fields and Mindy
And then their roles wound up in Greenland!



* Poetic license. Peekskill's only 500 miles from Cleveland.

lol thanks, I bet those 4 would appreciate that one, haha. Yours is fun and inventive, I just hate to think of Kim and Mindy being that ruthless, haha.

Let's see, another one...

There was once a rude girl named Margo
And rudeness was her biggest cargo
She insulted Jo
But Blair said, "Heck, no!"
And pied her mean face back to Fargo*

*(poetic license again; we have no idea where Margo was from, lol)

Well, you do have a point there! That sure was Mrs. Garrett at one of her angriest moments (perhaps the angriest? This merits investigation and analysis). But just as how that is the most dramatic for you, for me the most dramatic moment in season 1 was unquestionably Cindy Webster vs Sue Ann Weaver in Eastland's most uproarious instant MMA fight to date, lol.

Well, good point about the MMA! I think that was both the first time and the last time fisticuffs appeared on the show.. at least, in terms of the girls actually hitting one another (not just threats).


lol thanks, I bet those 4 would appreciate that one, haha. Yours is fun and inventive, I just hate to think of Kim and Mindy being that ruthless, haha.

Well, the only one saying anyone was that ruthless is Pamela Adlon, and she wasn't talking about Kim or Mindy. Only Molly felt Mindy was mean.


Let's see, another one...

There was once a rude girl named Margo
And rudeness was her biggest cargo
She insulted Jo
But Blair said, "Heck, no!"
And pied her mean face back to Fargo*

*(poetic license again; we have no idea where Margo was from, lol)

Haha! And now I will forever think of Margo being from Fargo. :lol:

Well, the only one saying anyone was that ruthless is Pamela Adlon, and she wasn't talking about Kim or Mindy. Only Molly felt Mindy was mean.

True, but, we have to remember (for those unfamiliar with Molly's media appearance regarding this) that she was a "captive audience" (lol), and she was asked point blank who the meanest girl on set was, and she didn't expect that question. Plus, she was so nice about it! That's what I loved about her conclusion. She didn't want to be mean about it, and she was just being honest about "a feeling" she had at that time, as best as she could pinpoint it.



]Haha! And now I will forever think of Margo being from Fargo. :lol:

Glad we never had to put up with her again :-)

Speaking of that...

There once was a punk kid named Kelly
Who was about as likeable as old jelly
She threatened our Blair
Then Jo got in her hair
And she never again appeared in the deli

:p

True, but, we have to remember (for those unfamiliar with Molly's media appearance regarding this) that she was a "captive audience" (lol), and she was asked point blank who the meanest girl on set was, and she didn't expect that question. Plus, she was so nice about it! That's what I loved about her conclusion. She didn't want to be mean about it, and she was just being honest about "a feeling" she had at that time, as best as she could pinpoint it.

Well, Molly could have said "No one. Everyone was great to work with." Instead, she singled out Mindy as a mean girl. I'm glad she holds no grudges, but I'm also glad she was honest. It gives us a better picture about the events going on behind the scenes.

We do also know there were rumors about reducing the cast prior to the second season, despite what Lisa has said in interviews. So maybe that's why Molly felt intimidated by Mindy's hand-picked-by-Charlotte status. After all, in the pilot, there was no Natalie. Then, suddenly, Mindy's in, Julie Anne's in, Jennifer's out, Jenny O'hara's out, and Felice's role was reduced to almost a background character. Soon, people were counting lines, according to John Lawler. Molly had to feel intimidated when it was clear the writers were focusing on Blair, Sue Ann, and Tootie... and now Tootie had a new best friend, someone hand-picked by Charlotte, the star of the show.





There once was a punk kid named Kelly
Who was about as likeable as old jelly
She threatened our Blair
Then Jo got in her hair
And she never again appeared in the deli

:p

Excellent!

Well, Molly could have said "No one. Everyone was great to work with." Instead, she singled out Mindy as a mean girl. I'm glad she holds no grudges, but I'm also glad she was honest. It gives us a better picture about the events going on behind the scenes.
She could have said that, but that would be lying. I still think she answered it in the best possible way. I can see she and Mindy having lunch and clearing things up and hugging and going their ways. :)


We do also know there were rumors about reducing the cast prior to the second season, despite what Lisa has said in interviews. So maybe that's why Molly felt intimidated by Mindy's hand-picked-by-Charlotte status. After all, in the pilot, there was no Natalie. Then, suddenly, Mindy's in, Julie Anne's in, Jennifer's out, Jenny O'hara's out, and Felice's role was reduced to almost a background character. Soon, people were counting lines, according to John Lawler. Molly had to feel intimidated when it was clear the writers were focusing on Blair, Sue Ann, and Tootie... and now Tootie had a new best friend, someone hand-picked by Charlotte, the star of the show.
Don't forget Laura and her frog! ;) (and people were not counting lines, according to Lisa; but I do not believe Lisa since she never had to worry about counting hers, lol).

I don't know about Molly feeling intimidated, though. If anyone felt intimidated, I would say it would have been Felice, big time, since her character was a lead in the backdoor pilot. Indeed, Felice has even said---with wide eyes---that she went to the producers panicking, "What happened to my character??". Poor Nancy/Felice...

I don't think Molly's confession of Mindy being the "mean girl" had anything to do with her being picked by Charlotte. It sounded like it was simply from her personality on the set, at least to her (it's been a long time since I saw the interview, but that's how I remember it). You could be right, I could be right, who knows, but we just have different speculation on it. And that's just a "fact of life". :)

Limerick time!

There once was a woman named Rose,
Who had a daughter via sex, I suppose
But the girl was a handful
And became hard to handle
So it's a good thing there weren't two Jos!

I don't know about Molly feeling intimidated, though.

But that's what Molly herself says (http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-12/episode-170/videos/molly-ringwald-pleads-the-fifth) in the interview! That she was "intimidated", and that "at the time" she thought that "Mindy Cohn wasn't very nice".

If anyone felt intimidated, I would say it would have been Felice, big time, since her character was a lead in the backdoor pilot. Indeed, Felice has even said---with wide eyes---that she went to the producers panicking, "What happened to my character??". Poor Nancy/Felice...

It was probably much the same for Molly, saddled with the "feminist" character, which had few opportunities for scripts. How many Ham Radio and Feminist episodes could the show have, anyway? But then they bring in a new chubby girl who is comic relief, and who consistently gets lines every week, and is suddenly the new best friend of one of the main characters...



Limerick time!

There once was a woman named Rose,
Who had a daughter via sex, I suppose
But the girl was a handful
And became hard to handle
So it's a good thing there weren't two Jos!

Two Jos would have destroyed Eastland! Even one almost did...

There once was a Dina named Becker
And Jo would have loved to go deck her
She was such a big snob,
Too good for a job,
But boys said she was a good necker*

*(creative license as we know nothing of Dina's affectionate prowess, lol)

There was a young athlete named Terry
Whose devotion to running's quite scary
In her gym clothes she ran
Tripping over Sue Ann
And knocking down poor Cousin Geri*

*(creative license as we have no idea if Terry ever met Sue Ann or Geri)

That's funny I was thinking of doing one on Terri too. :lol:. At least, I thought it was "Terri", since that's the feminine spelling of the name, but I checked online and can only find "Terry", like you used; I forgot her name was spelled that way (and I like that we never saw her in anything but her Eastland track suit, lol).

That's funny I was thinking of doing one on Terri too. :lol:. At least, I thought it was "Terri", since that's the feminine spelling of the name, but I checked online and can only find "Terry", like you used; I forgot her name was spelled that way (and I like that we never saw her in anything but her Eastland track suit, lol).

Yeah, I thought it might be Teri or Terri, so I looked it up on IMDB, and as you saw, it is actually Terry. Which is indeed actually the masculine spelling.

That track suit! We saw her in three seasons of the show, but always in the track suit. I wonder if there was more than one. She was kind of heavy-set in the first episode she was in, but she had slimmed down considerably by her last appearance. I wonder if it was a different track suit.

That track suit! We saw her in three seasons of the show, but always in the track suit. I wonder if there was more than one. She was kind of heavy-set in the first episode she was in, but she had slimmed down considerably by her last appearance. I wonder if it was a different track suit.
Wow, I had no idea...or at least, it never registered (that she was heavier).

Speaking of episodes in which Terry appeared:

There once was a "star" named Jermaine
And young teen girls were his domain
Our Tootie went mad
And had to see him bad
Whether by bus, truck, locomotive, or plane

Isn't a locomotive a train? So the final word should probably be "plane". But I digress! Another great FOL limerick!

Yes, it was supposed to be "plane", thanks---trying to do a few things at once, lol.

Ah, now it's perfect!

There once was a student named Miko
Whose behavior wasn't too sleek-o
She wrecked pal Jo's bike
Jo said "Take a hike!"
And her role then became oh, so bleak-o

Bravo!

There once was a froggy named Leon
Who appeared on the show's pilot season
He jumped on Ms. Garrett
She could hardly bear it
And so they hired Nancy McKeon

Haha! That's great! :lol: I especially love reading it as "sea-SAHN" and "McKee-AHN" to rhyme with Leon, haha.

There once was a Lost Girl named Laura
Who didn't have much of an aura
She had a pet frog
(He should have his own blog)
And she never did go any fartha'

Haha! That's great! :lol: I especially love reading it as "sea-SAHN" and "McKee-AHN" to rhyme with Leon, haha.

Yeah, some of my rhymes are a bit dodgy... Oh well!


There once was a Lost Girl named Laura
Who didn't have much of an aura
She had a pet frog
(He should have his own blog)
And she never did go any fartha'

Nice! Now do Jennifer, please! ;)

Yeah, some of my rhymes are a bit dodgy... Oh well!

No, that one's classic!


Nice! Now do Jennifer, please! ;)

Ugh...challenge accepted! lol

There once was a Jennifer (there was?)
Who was 'bout as mem'rable as bear fuzz
She was just in one show
The backdoor pilot, you know
But then went away like bad hair plugs

My best attempt at short notice, haha

Haha! That made me laugh. Good one!

(No disrespect to Miss Rooney).

There once was a Sylvia, and a Brian
Who were an interracial couple (no lyin')
One day both Toot and Nat
Traveled to where they were at
But most viewers at home were just sighin'

There once was a Sylvia, and a Brian
Who were an interracial couple (no lyin')
One day both Toot and Nat
Traveled to where they were at
But most viewers at home were just sighin'


I find it interesting that you would bring up that episode. I do not remember those relatives of Tootie's ever being seen or mentioned again all the way up until "Crossing the Line". In that episode, we know from one line delivered by Tootie that this couple is now divorced! I find it interesting that they were suddenly divorced with no previous explanation.

I find it interesting that you would bring up that episode. I do not remember those relatives of Tootie's ever being seen or mentioned again all the way up until "Crossing the Line". In that episode, we know from one line delivered by Tootie that this couple is now divorced! I find it interesting that they were suddenly divorced with no previous explanation.

:lol: Maybe if the script had been better, B&S would still be married to this day... Then again, I guess we wouldn't have had MacGyver or Stargate.

I find it interesting that you would bring up that episode.

Oh, RetroGuy wouldn't be surprised, as we've been covering obscure things in poetry; and let's face it, when you're 4 pages into limericks ya gotta look around to find new material, lol.

I do not remember those relatives of Tootie's ever being seen or mentioned again all the way up until "Crossing the Line". In that episode, we know from one line delivered by Tootie that this couple is now divorced! I find it interesting that they were suddenly divorced with no previous explanation.

Oo, that's right! I always forget about that until I hear Tootie mention that in that episode. That is interesting...I guess they got divorced so he "Uncle Brian" could do MacGyver, lol.

Oh, no. I'm not surprised at all.

We've written limericks about frogs that only appeared in the pilot, people who were never actually seen on the show, one-off guest stars, etc.

There once was a teacher, Ms. Downs,
Who excelled at exhibiting frowns
After teaching her "garrisons"
She'd go to work at Harrison's
Selling shirts, pants, accessories, and gowns*

*(we don't know if Ms. Downs actually moonlighted at Harrison's Department Store, but since they were both played by the same actress, I've always thought it fun to think of Ms. Downs as holding down both jobs, lol)

Nice bit of continuity, there! It probably wasn't just Mrs. G who had to moonlight to pay the bills. Eastland never seemed to pay its staff well; heck, they went through four headmasters in four years!

Nice bit of continuity, there! It probably wasn't just Mrs. G who had to moonlight to pay the bills. Eastland never seemed to pay its staff well; heck, they went through four headmasters in four years!

Thank you for this inspiration, RG:

If you were an Eastland headmaster,
You were quite the unlucky bastard
Harrison and Parker,
The Crock and "John Lawlor"
Wound up out of work faster and faster

:p

I wrote one too!

There once were four Eastland headmasters
Whose control of the school were disasters!
Crocker, Harris, and Bradley
Departed quite gladly
And Parker left, too, the mean bastard.

Man, we're really doggin' on these guys, lol...only, did they depart quite gladly? Or were they "removed"? All of this is shady and very interesting, lol (but departing quite gladly of course makes for a wonderful rhyme)

It really is a shame what happened with Mr. Parker. He started out pleasant enough and was downright likable in "Under Pressure" and at the end of "Read No Evil" (but of course we feel bad for Mrs. Garrett when he loses her temper at her there), but they made him an out-and-out selfish uncaring world-class jerk by the time "Brave New World" came around.

There once was a headmaster named Parker,
Whoses presence got darker and darker
Though no one would dare it
He was mean to our Garrett
So they crossed out his part with a marker

Man, we're really doggin' on these guys, lol...only, did they depart quite gladly? Or were they "removed"? All of this is shady and very interesting, lol (but departing quite gladly of course makes for a wonderful rhyme)

If we're talking in-universe, they might have gladly left, since they were in and out so quickly. In real life, John L has indicated that he was miffed, but that he was more concerned about the girls who got canned. No idea about the others.

I suppose the producers might have offered John Lawler the same deal as the Lost Girls: small guest roles for the sake of continuity. But if they did, he didn't take them up on it, and went the Geri Jewell route.


It really is a shame what happened with Mr. Parker. He started out pleasant enough and was downright likable in "Under Pressure" and at the end of "Read No Evil" (but of course we feel bad for Mrs. Garrett when he loses her temper at her there), but they made him an out-and-out selfish uncaring world-class jerk by the time "Brave New World" came around.

Yeah, he definitely became a jerk, but I suppose that's what happens to people put under a lot of pressure by the board to keep enrollments up, etc. And since we know Eastland would be forced to go co-ed just five years later, it seems as though Parker and whoever came after him were ultimately unsuccessful.


There once was a headmaster named Parker,
Whoses presence got darker and darker
Though no one would dare it
He was mean to our Garrett
So they crossed out his part with a marker

:lol:

If we're talking in-universe, they might have gladly left, since they were in and out so quickly. In real life, John L has indicated that he was miffed, but that he was more concerned about the girls who got canned. No idea about the others.

I suppose the producers might have offered John Lawler the same deal as the Lost Girls: small guest roles for the sake of continuity. But if they did, he didn't take them up on it, and went the Geri Jewell route.

Yeah I meant the characters, not the actors, since that was the context of your poem and I think it's safe to assume all the actors were fired or let go (unless I learn otherwise). I myself doubt the producers offered John anything; I think he went the way of Jenny O'Hara: you're out, STAY OUT lol. They already had a new headmaster named in "The New Girl, Part II" so it seems likely he wasn't considered for anything (and I double-checked his last name, and it is indeed "Lawlor"; I thought it was, but you had me doubting myself just enough to check, lol).

There once was an actor, John Lawlor,
Who played a headmaster at whose girls he would holler
They trimmed down the show
Said "Lawlor, you go!"
And they didn't even give him a dollar!*

*(he was paid for his work of course, I mean they didn't give him a dollar as a parting gift, lol)



Yeah, he definitely became a jerk, but I suppose that's what happens to people put under a lot of pressure by the board to keep enrollments up, etc. And since we know Eastland would be forced to go co-ed just five years later, it seems as though Parker and whoever came after him were ultimately unsuccessful.

Yeah I meant the characters, not the actors, since that was the context of your poem and I think it's safe to assume all the actors were fired or let go (unless I learn otherwise). I myself doubt the producers offered John anything; I think he went the way of Jenny O'Hara: you're out, STAY OUT lol. They already had a new headmaster named in "The New Girl, Part II" so it seems likely he wasn't considered for anything

Well, they would have asked before the season began, so having named Mr. Harris in the first episodes doesn't mean much to me: once they realized JL wasn't going to come back to do guest episodes, they needed to name a new headmaster. It seems weird to me that they would ask Molly, Julie, Julie Anne, and Felice back, but not ask John.

And both Felice and Geri have described the producers' offerings of guest-starring roles as being negotiations: they'd offer a number, then the actors would counter. Geri felt insulted by the single appearance she was offered in Season Six, and chose to walk. I suppose John could have been offered the same sort of deal. Mr. Harris only appeared once.


(and I double-checked his last name, and it is indeed "Lawlor"; I thought it was, but you had me doubting myself just enough to check, lol).

Oh, I can never remember how it's spelled.


There once was an actor, John Lawlor,
Who played a headmaster at whose girls he would holler
They trimmed down the show
Said "Lawlor, you go!"
And they didn't even give him a dollar!*

*(he was paid for his work of course, I mean they didn't give him a dollar as a parting gift, lol)

That is excellent. I mean, not the fact that they fired him, just the limerick.

Well, they would have asked before the season began, so having named Mr. Harris in the first episodes doesn't mean much to me: once they realized JL wasn't going to come back to do guest episodes, they needed to name a new headmaster. It seems weird to me that they would ask Molly, Julie, Julie Anne, and Felice back, but not ask John.

Really? It doesn't seem weird to me at all. On the contrary, it seems weird to me they would ask him back. It was clear they wanted to focus on the core five, and they didn't even have a headmaster on screen again until the season finale of season 2 (wow, something I hadn't realized until I just now researched). So my theory, unless Mr. Lawlor himself posts here that I am wrong, is that they cut him out by saying they were eliminating the headmaster role, and that's why they just used a "throwaway name" when Mrs. Garrett tells the girls they were all expelled; then when they needed a real on-screen headmaster for a script 15 episodes later, they just decided to bring on a one-time headmaster and kept the same name.

And both Felice and Geri have described the producers' offerings of guest-starring roles as being negotiations: they'd offer a number, then the actors would counter. Geri felt insulted by the single appearance she was offered in Season Six, and chose to walk. I suppose John could have been offered the same sort of deal.

I don't think he was personally, but again, I am open-minded to admit otherwise if he tells us so, lol. As for Geri, if I recall correctly, I believe it was her agent who was insulted for her, and he told her she should walk away, so she thought about it and did so.


That is excellent. I mean, not the fact that they fired him, just the limerick.

LOL, gotcha, lol.

There once was a headmaster named Harris
(which rhymes with a Bueller named Ferris)
He was thought as a dupe
For wearin' a toup'
And for all we know now he's in Paris

Really? It doesn't seem weird to me at all. On the contrary, it seems weird to me they would ask him back. It was clear they wanted to focus on the core five, and they didn't even have a headmaster on screen again until the season finale of season 2 (wow, something I hadn't realized until I just now researched). So my theory, unless Mr. Lawlor himself posts here that I am wrong, is that they cut him out by saying they were eliminating the headmaster role, and that's why they just used a "throwaway name" when Mrs. Garrett tells the girls they were all expelled; then when they needed a real on-screen headmaster for a script 15 episodes later, they just decided to bring on a one-time headmaster and kept the same name.

"Gossip" wasn't actually the season finale (its production number is 2-09 and several sources state that "Gossip" was taped in January 1981 and first aired on January 21st, 1981 (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=4581100#post4581100)). I think Wiki just uses the order the episodes appear on the DVDs. At any rate, that's not the order the episodes aired or were filmed in. "Gossip" wasn't the season finale, and it wasn't taped 15 episodes after "The New Girl, Part 2"; it was taped seven episodes later.

And a big clue about who would have been invited back for that episode is seeing who we know definitely were invited back for that episode: the rest of the first season cast. And it's interesting that that's also the first appearance of an Eastland headmaster. Coincidence? I think not.

Once JL turned them down, I believe they re-wrote the script for "Gossip", casting a new guy for a single episode and also re-writing some dialog in "The New Girl, Part 2" to lay the groundwork for the new headmaster. The scripts would have been written after the writers' strike but before the first episodes were taped, in November 1980.


I don't think he was personally, but again, I am open-minded to admit otherwise if he tells us so, lol. As for Geri, if I recall correctly, I believe it was her agent who was insulted for her, and he told her she should walk away, so she thought about it and did so.

That's true. I wish she hadn't left, because then there was no more Geri, either, and the producers, I contend, gradually began thinking of recurring guests as disposable, and not important to the show's continuity, which led to massive turnover in new characters, most of whom we never got to know because they were gone in a season or two.


LOL, gotcha, lol.

There once was a headmaster named Harris
(which rhymes with a Bueller named Ferris)
He was thought as a dupe
For wearin' a toup'
And for all we know now he's in Paris

:lol:

"Gossip" wasn't actually the season finale (its production number is 2-09 and several sources state that "Gossip" was taped in January 1981 and first aired on January 21st, 1981 (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=4581100#post4581100)). I think Wiki just uses the order the episodes appear on the DVDs. At any rate, that's not the order the episodes aired or were filmed in. "Gossip" wasn't the season finale, and it wasn't taped 15 episodes after "The New Girl, Part 2"; it was taped seven episodes later.

And a big clue about who would have been invited back for that episode is seeing who we know definitely were invited back for that episode: the rest of the first season cast. And it's interesting that that's also the first appearance of an Eastland headmaster. Coincidence? I think not.

I think so, lol. ;) Okay so the tape dates were different, but my thoughts are still the same. I don't believe he was ever considered for season 2 (hence "Mr. Harris" suddenly being a new headmaster for the sophomore episode; they kept the same new headmaster seven episodes later, so why invent a new one in the first place unless Mr. Bradley was out of the picture?). I think they liked the girls for consistency, but didn't care about having the same headmaster. Obviously we disagree here (again, lol), but like I said, I'm open-minded to admit I'm wrong if we learn truth which is otherwise.



Now, back to topic, lol:

There once was a student named Tumpy
Whose dorm room was cute, and not dumpy
She got into pot,
Bradley's temper got hot,
And school life after that was quite bumpy*

*(getting expelled tends to make your academic life bumpy afterward, lol)

There once was a student named Tumpy
Whose dorm room was cute, and not dumpy
She got into pot,
Bradley's temper got hot,
And school life after that was quite bumpy*

*(getting expelled tends to make your academic life bumpy afterward, lol)

:lol:
This may be your best limerick yet!


Inspired by TV Guy's excellent thread about the first season cafeteria, I have come up with quite the, ahem, masterpiece:

There once was an Eastland cafe
Whose food was far less than gourmet
The mystery meat
Smelled worse than bare feet
Then Edna came in with souffles!

Inspired by TV Guy's excellent thread about the first season cafeteria, I have come up with quite the, ahem, masterpiece:

There once was an Eastland cafe
Whose food was far less than gourmet
The mystery meat
Smelled worse than bare feet
Then Edna came in with souffles!

Thanks, and hahaha, good stuff! :lol: Now thanks to you I'll always think of the mystery meat smelling like dirty feet, lol.

There once was a Mr. named Palmer
Who was a teacher (not an embalmer)
He took Geri out
Which made Blair judge and doubt
But her cousin was able to calm her

Thanks, and hahaha, good stuff! :lol: Now thanks to you I'll always think of the mystery meat smelling like dirty feet, lol.

Better than imagining missing girls in the bread-na! ;)


There once was a Mr. named Palmer
Who was a teacher (not an embalmer)
He took Geri out
Which made Blair judge and doubt
But her cousin was able to calm her

That's great!

Gideon was once a professor
Who ran into quite the aggressor
A student named Jo
Plotted his overthrow
So then they hired his new successor!

Haha, that's great too! Poor Professor Gideon...I always feel so sorry for him at the show's end...(which is the point anyway, lol). I mean here we have one of our main characters who actually ruined a teacher's career, yet we don't hold it against her---great writing and acting (well we do judge her, but forgive her). I sure hope Mr. Gideon was able to start his teaching life all over somewhere new, and blossomed and succeeded.

There once was a solid gold spoon,
Which was Blair's that Nat hid until noon
When Blair saw it was missing
She was seething and hissing
And called Natalie "Moosejaw Muldoon"!*

*(okay so this was never a story line, but I wanted to work MM into a limerick, haha)

Haha, that's great too! Poor Professor Gideon...I always feel so sorry for him at the show's end...(which is the point anyway, lol). I mean here we have one of our main characters who actually ruined a teacher's career, yet we don't hold it against her---great writing and acting (well we do judge her, but forgive her). I sure hope Mr. Gideon was able to start his teaching life all over somewhere new, and blossomed and succeeded.


Yeah, clearly he took the wrong approach with Jo, but she was completely out of line. She should have tried to talk with him, and then, if that failed, talked with a dean. Instead, she ruined his Eastland career. :eek:


There once was a solid gold spoon,
Which was Blair's that Nat hid until noon
When Blair saw it was missing
She was seething and hissing
And called Natalie "Moosejaw Muldoon"!*

*(okay so this was never a story line, but I wanted to work MM into a limerick, haha)

Poor Miss Muldoon! Those girls were just so disrespectful of their teachers, and I think these last few limericks prove it. :lol:

Right?? Perhaps in the Peekskill teacher want ads under "Eastland" it says "WARNING: Apply at own risk!" lol

And isn't it interesting they came up with Moosejaw Muldoon, as opposed to, say, Moose-face Muldoon. I've never heard "jaw" used as part of an insult, lol.

Alison once was a pupil
And she was short by at least one scruple
Instead of a toy
She played with a boy
And had a baby---just one, not quadruple!

Right?? Perhaps in the Peekskill teacher want ads under "Eastland" it says "WARNING: Apply at own risk!" lol

And isn't it interesting they came up with Moosejaw Muldoon, as opposed to, say, Moose-face Muldoon. I've never heard "jaw" used as part of an insult, lol.

Alison once was a pupil
And she was short by at least one scruple
Instead of a toy
She played with a boy
And had a baby---just one, not quadruple!

:lol:

You are just so good at these!

I always thought it would have had more impact if instead of Alison, it had been Nancy in this role, as a new mother. It would have explained Nancy's absence in the fourth season, and would have been a better farewell episode for Nancy than "Green-Eyed Monster", her last episode until Season Eight.

Of course, "Nancy-kins" just doesn't have the same ring to it, and your episode guide has a much better solution for all the characters anyway... they never went away! :happyface

But back to limericks!

There once was a student named Brenda
Who wore the Eastland magenta
She liked to dig rocks
(A bit unorthodox)
While living at Eastland Hacienda

:lol:

You are just so good at these!

Thanks, and you are too! I just love being creative with something I love, as you know that feeling all too well :)


I always thought it would have had more impact if instead of Alison, it had been Nancy in this role, as a new mother. It would have explained Nancy's absence in the fourth season, and would have been a better farewell episode for Nancy than "Green-Eyed Monster", her last episode until Season Eight.

EXACTLY!

Wow, I don't think this has ever come up on this board. Every time I watch this episode I think the EXACT same thing: "We never knew any 'Alison' before Jo's arrival, but we knew the other girls; why didn't they have Nancy be the pregnant teenager??" She always went on and on about Roger...it would have made sense to have had Nancy become pregnant, then leave school (which could have been explained away in passing dialogue), then come back with her baby. A bittersweet path for Nancy, but it would have fit in so well with continuity had Roger been the father (and of course, in a bit of fantasy here, it would have been great to have had the other three Lost Girls show up at the cafeteria in a "homecoming scene" with Nancy and to meet her baby Emily [was she named after Tumpy's stoned roommate? haha] )


Of course, "Nancy-kins" just doesn't have the same ring to it

lol, true...and, by having a "new" old girl, the writers could have crafted any backstory details they'd wanted. But, with making it Alison instead of Nancy, it would have been nice if Blair had said Alison had been a student at Eastland "a couple of years" before Jo arrived. That way we the audience would immediately realize "Ohhh, so this Alison was there 'before screen time', the year before season 1 took place."


and your episode guide has a much better solution for all the characters anyway... they never went away! :happyface

Thanks, and true, as juicy as it is to have Nancy and Roger irresistibly give in to their teenage passion and create little Emily in the backseat of Roger's car, I would rather keep her around!



There once was a student named Brenda
Who wore the Eastland magenta
She liked to dig rocks
(A bit unorthodox)
While living at Eastland Hacienda

Wow, congratulations! I had pondered over Brenda a few times, but got "writer's block"---you managed to pull her off! lol

There once was a student named Annie
And a boy once admired her fanny
These two met in hiding
And a baby was arriving
Until abortion stopped the need for a nanny

(lots of liberties with this one, as don't know the details of the conception or baby plans, lol)

Wow, I don't think this has ever come up on this board. Every time I watch this episode I think the EXACT same thing: "We never knew any 'Alison' before Jo's arrival, but we knew the other girls; why didn't they have Nancy be the pregnant teenager??" She always went on and on about Roger...it would have made sense to have had Nancy become pregnant, then leave school (which could have been explained away in passing dialogue), then come back with her baby. A bittersweet path for Nancy, but it would have fit in so well with continuity had Roger been the father

This would have been a good, meaty role for Felice Schachter. A nice send-off, of sorts. And it would have had a lot more impact for the audience, knowing that Nancy was a semi-regular. Instead of just a Very Special Episode, they could have had a moment that changed the series.

Plus, Nancy apparently already had gone pretty far with Roger, based on her own comments and what Natalie said in "Sex Symbol":

Nancy: Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Natalie: Thanks, Nancy! That gives me a lot of leeway!


(and of course, in a bit of fantasy here, it would have been great to have had the other three Lost Girls show up at the cafeteria in a "homecoming scene" with Nancy and to meet her baby

That would have been awesome! And if it really were Nancy, I would definitely expect at least Cindy and Sue Ann to come by: those three were always close, after the first season.

Emily [was she named after Tumpy's stoned roommate? haha] )

:lol:



Thanks, and true, as juicy as it is to have Nancy and Roger irresistibly give in to their teenage passion and create little Emily in the backseat of Roger's car, I would rather keep her around!

Me too. But we didn't end up keeping her around anyway, sadly...


Wow, congratulations! I had pondered over Brenda a few times, but got "writer's block"---you managed to pull her off! lol

Thanks! I, too, had attempted a limerick for Brenda before, but that one took a lot of work. Mostly because all she has are her rocks, her misspelled "Blaire" sign, and a snobby attitude in one episode. Not much to go on!


There once was a student named Annie
And a boy once admired her fanny
These two met in hiding
And a baby was arriving
Until abortion stopped the need for a nanny

(lots of liberties with this one, as don't know the details of the conception or baby plans, lol)

Ooh, an abortion limerick! Kinda risque on this board! :lol:

This would have been a good, meaty role for Felice Schachter. A nice send-off, of sorts. And it would have had a lot more impact for the audience, knowing that Nancy was a semi-regular. Instead of just a Very Special Episode, they could have had a moment that changed the series.
Yeah, it's nice that Nancy "escaped" that path, but at the same time, when I watch the episode, part of me sighs that it's Alison and not Nancy we're seeing at the center of this story (no offense, Alikins).


Plus, Nancy apparently already had gone pretty far with Roger, based on her own comments and what Natalie said in "Sex Symbol":

Nancy: Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Natalie: Thanks, Nancy! That gives me a lot of leeway!
Oh, see, I always took Nancy to not having actually gone very far, and Natalie just making an exaggerated joke to "jab" and embarrass her, since her (Natalie's) friend (Nancy) was criticizing/judging her along with her other friends Sue Ann and Cindy (sadly...thanks a lot writers, lol).

Or, we could take Natalie's "joke" to hold more truth, like you do, lol.


Ooh, an abortion limerick! Kinda risque on this board! :lol:
Yeah, when I clicked "Submit" I thought, eek, controversy in the limericks thread! lol

Speaking of controversial topics:

There once was a hooker named Kristy
And her life early on went quite twisty
She was only a teen
Used for men's beckoning
Which made Tootie's brown eyes go all misty

That was great, '80s!

I had to resurrect this thread to post another limerick. I know you don't like this character, but she has to be represented! It's just the Eastland spirit.

An Eastland Princess Alexandra
Had a very unusual mantra:
"I'll run away often
From Foxcroft to Groton
And then maybe go to Atlanta."

There once was a Peekskill guy, Roy
Who worked as delivery boy
But he tried to woo Jo
(A mistake, we all know)
She punched him, clear to Illinois!

Yes, she can punch Roy, but not Blair, lol (actually I'm a pacifist, but I digress, lol)

There once was a student named Terry
And was she energetic?--Very!
She nearly went insane
Picturing herself with Jermaine
But let Tootie be the one really scary!

That's awesome, '80s!

I'll try to come up with a good limerick tonight.

That's awesome, '80s!

I'll try to come up with a good limerick tonight.

They claim that Blair had a half-sister
But Retro and I never have missed her
Jan Brady came on
To move the story along
But more memorable was Blair's "New Girl" blister

;)

(no offense Ms. Plumb, lol)

They claim that Blair had a half-sister
But Retro and I never have missed her
Jan Brady came on
To move the story along
But more memorable was Blair's "New Girl" blister

;)

(no offense Ms. Plumb, lol)

HAHAHAHA!

That's excellent. Most excellent.

Having just re-watched Graduation, part 1 and 2, I was inspired. Not really a limerick, but what can you do?

When it came time for Heather McAdam's screen test
Producers told her to act like a huge pest
She ordered pineapples by dozens or more
And then knocked them onto Eastland's bare wood floor
She ruined the cupcakes, and spoiled souffles
She caused such commotion she scared Edna away
Ms. Garrett fled Eastland, and opened a shop
And four of her girls came with, so she would stop!
But try as she might, she messed everything up
And before they all knew it, the school went belly up!
Producers should know not to hire a royal
Unless it's a sitcom you had wanted to spoil!


(No offense to Ms. McAdam, either)

Waaaait a minute, this makes two poems you have composed about Princess Alexandra---are you sure you don't need to come out of the royal closet as a shamed PA fan? ;)

There once was a Ms. named Mahoney
Whose hair looked like brown macaroni
Her shows numbered four
Then she was gone evermore
And her screen time went to ham and bologna*

*(creative license, as I'm not sure if bologna was ever seen on the show, lol)

Waaaait a minute, this makes two poems you have composed about Princess Alexandra---are you sure you don't need to come out of the royal closet as a shamed PA fan? ;)

I didn't realize there was a limit set on the number of poems we could do for each character. ;)


There once was a Ms. named Mahoney
Whose hair looked like brown macaroni
Her shows numbered four
Then she was gone evermore
And her screen time went to ham and bologna*

*(creative license, as I'm not sure if bologna was ever seen on the show, lol)


Nice! I like how you incorporated the bad perm, even.

I'm pretty sure bologna is mentioned on the show, so I think you're safe. Whew!

There once was a delivery boy, Steve
Whose actions caused Blair to get peeved
She dated this man
Then went into his van
And then our Blair asked him to leave

I didn't realize there was a limit set on the number of poems we could do for each character. ;)

It was just an observation on a much-loathed character, haha (by me at least, lol).



Nice! I like how you incorporated the bad perm, even.

lol, thanks. It was so horrendous...the oldest-looking "32" ever! lol (that age revelation has been a jaw-dropping discussion on this board before; I just researched on Google, and Jenny O'Hara was actually 37, haha...but still a very matronly-looking 37!)


I'm pretty sure bologna is mentioned on the show, so I think you're safe. Whew!

I figure, with 5 seasons of Mrs. Garrett ruling over food (seasons 2-6), surely bologna was at least seen, if not mentioned, at least once, lol.

Good recap on the Steve/Blair relationship! lol

From another viewpoint:

There once was a delivery van
Which was owned by a frisky pre-man
It watched he and Blair
Emit angst in the air
As only two teenagers can

It was just an observation on a much-loathed character, haha (by me at least, lol).

Oh, I don't loathe her. Not when there's Pimppa, Beverly Ann, Kelly Affinado, Bull from Night Court, Andy, George, Jo's random husband, Kevin, etc, etc.


lol, thanks. It was so horrendous...the oldest-looking "32" ever! lol (that age revelation has been a jaw-dropping discussion on this board before; I just researched on Google, and Jenny O'Hara was actually 37, haha...but still a very matronly-looking 37!)

Weirdly enough, Joannie Cunningham had that exact same 'do. (It was atrocious on her as well).







Good recap on the Steve/Blair relationship! lol

From another viewpoint:

There once was a delivery van
Which was owned by a frisky pre-man
It watched he and Blair
Emit angst in the air
As only two teenagers can

Haha! A POV from the van! Nice!

Oh, I don't loathe her. Not when there's Pimppa, Beverly Ann, Kelly Affinado, Bull from Night Court, Andy, George, Jo's random husband, Kevin, etc, etc.

"Bull"? :lol: Aw c'mon, he was just a guest star! lol

I don't dwell on "loathing" Alexandra; in fact, I forget about her unless you mention or or she appears in an episode. :lol: However, when she does appear, I am just "ugh!"-ing until she's gone, lol (and I'm definitely with you on Kelly!).


Haha! A POV from the van! Nice!

Gives rather a new direction for some future limericks, lol. Such as, remember the Muppets poster above Tootie's bed in season 2? :

There once was a Muppets wall poster
Which Princess Alexandra used as a coaster
When Tootie found out
She sought the girl out
And flew over to Europe to toast her!

"Bull"? :lol: Aw c'mon, he was just a guest star! lol

He appeared on two episodes. That's recurring! It counts! :lol:


I don't dwell on "loathing" Alexandra; in fact, I forget about her unless you mention or or she appears in an episode. :lol: However, when she does appear, I am just "ugh!"-ing until she's gone, lol (and I'm definitely with you on Kelly!).

No, for me, Alexandra was the show's last attempt at Eastland to provide some kind of character continuity, actually showing other recurring students at the school. During the first three years at Eastland, we saw Cindy, Sue Ann, Molly, Nancy, Tootie, Jo, Blair, Natalie, Miko, Terry, and Brenda. But, aside from Alex, there were no other recurring students, and only the core four girls appeared during Season Four. Alex was the producers' last attempt at showing a functioning girls' school with other students besides the four overachievers that seemingly did everything at that school.

The writers had become so focused on keeping these four girls together with Mrs. G that I feel like they forgot that a school should have other students: students who would also be writing for the newspaper, who would also be in the drama club, who would also be on the alumni welcoming committee, and that we should occasionally see these students regularly. Alex was the last Eastland student who fulfilled that role.


Gives rather a new direction for some future limericks, lol. Such as, remember the Muppets poster above Tootie's bed in season 2? :

There once was a Muppets wall poster
Which Princess Alexandra used as a coaster
When Tootie found out
She sought the girl out
And flew over to Europe to toast her!

Haha! That's cute!

I thought if any poster were to be given such prestige, it would have been the New Yorker poster that was on the set for seven years (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/folepisodeguide.html). I guess I'll need to remedy that!

There once was a New Yorker poster
Which hung above Blair's bed four-poster
It hung there for years
Until bored into tears
It threw itself in a composter!

*Artistic license, as we don't know the reason for the New Yorker poster's suicide. It could have been boredom from hanging there, or it might have been frightened by all the huge hair and shoulder pads and other '80s fashion trends which had come to a head during season seven.

He appeared on two episodes. That's recurring! It counts! :lol:

Hey now, I don't call two appearances "periodically" or "repeatedly", which "recurring" begs, lol ;)

Actually, just thinking about it, personally I would say a character has to be in at least 4 episodes in 1 season to earn the status of "recurring"; at the bare minimum.


No, for me, Alexandra was the show's last attempt at Eastland to provide some kind of character continuity, actually showing other recurring students at the school...Alex was the producers' last attempt at showing a functioning girls' school with other students besides the four overachievers that seemingly did everything at that school.

The writers had become so focused on keeping these four girls together with Mrs. G that I feel like they forgot that a school should have other students: students who would also be writing for the newspaper, who would also be in the drama club, who would also be on the alumni welcoming committee, (who would also have abortions!) and that we should occasionally see these students regularly. Alex was the last Eastland student who fulfilled that role.

Well, but she was a failed attempt, lol (at least for me). I do appreciate what you're saying, I just did not like her character (also nothing against Heather McAdams from me; I was completely fine with her portrayal as 'Cat" on Sisters, lol).



Haha! That's cute!

I thought if any poster were to be given such prestige, it would have been the New Yorker poster that was on the set for seven years (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/folepisodeguide.html). I guess I'll need to remedy that!

There once was a New Yorker poster
Which hung above Blair's bed four-poster
It hung there for years
Until bored into tears
It threw itself in a composter!

*Artistic license, as we don't know the reason for the New Yorker poster's suicide. It could have been boredom from hanging there, or it might have been frightened by all the huge hair and shoulder pads and other '80s fashion trends which had come to a head during season seven.

haha! That's right, The New Yorker---I knew there were "other" posters, but couldn't pinpoint the NY-er one.

However, you are skating on very thin artistic ice by using the same word twice to "rhyme", lol. ;)

Time for another inanimate Peekskill limerick!

There once was a back set of stairs
(As if anyone but a die-hard fan cares)
Mrs. G and her girls
Whether in buns, 'tails, or curls
Would traipse on them---sometime in pairs!*

*(more artistic license as I don't think they could go on the stairs in pairs side-by-side, a la Noah's Ark, but sometimes they were very close together, lol)

Hey now, I don't call two appearances "periodically" or "repeatedly", which "recurring" begs, lol ;)

Actually, just thinking about it, personally I would say a character has to be in at least 4 episodes in 1 season to earn the status of "recurring"; at the bare minimum.

Oh, for me, two appearances is 'recurring'.


(who would also have abortions!)

Always struck me as weird that Lisa would do that episode, but not the sex one.


Well, but she was a failed attempt, lol (at least for me). I do appreciate what you're saying, I just did not like her character (also nothing against Heather McAdams from me; I was completely fine with her portrayal as 'Cat" on Sisters, lol).

I don't know. Alexandra was more of a character than Terry, Brenda, or Miko, IMO.



you are skating on very thin artistic ice by using the same word twice to "rhyme", lol. ;)

True.


Time for another inanimate Peekskill limerick!

There once was a back set of stairs
(As if anyone but a die-hard fan cares)
Mrs. G and her girls
Whether in buns, 'tails, or curls
Would traipse on them---sometime in pairs!*

*(more artistic license as I don't think they could go on the stairs in pairs side-by-side, a la Noah's Ark, but sometimes they were very close together, lol)

Bravo!
Continuing the inanimate object FOL tribute:

There once was a globe held by Nancy
It wasn't expensive or fancy
But she clutched it too tight
When she learned of Blair's slight
And now there's a crack along France-y!

:lol:

Oh, for me, two appearances is 'recurring'.

Then you, sir, are out of "The Group", lol. ;)

Really though, two for you is "recurring"?? That does not fit "recurring"s definition of "periodically" or "repeatedly"; "repeated", yes, but not "repeatedly". I would not even grant Steve the title of "recurring" for appearing in 2 out of 13 shows.


I don't know. Alexandra was more of a character than Terry, Brenda, or Miko, IMO.

I wasn't saying she wasn't. I just said I appreciated what you were saying, and that I just didn't like the character. But of what you are saying here, Terry and Brenda and Miko made more lasting impressions on me than Alexandra ever did (epsecially that Brenda, haha); but then again, I don't care for the princess, so I guess I shuffle her out of my memory bank as soon as she's off-screen, lol (plus, I grew up with the other three as peripheral parts of my childhood FOL viewing experience).



There once was a globe held by Nancy
It wasn't expensive or fancy
But she clutched it too tight
When she learned of Blair's slight
And now there's a crack along France-y!

:lol:

HAHAHA that's brilliant! :lol:

Continuing with the Nancy Olsen Inanimate Prop™ line of limericks!

There once was a broken umbrella
Nancy used when she watched for her fella
She got soaking wet
When she could not get
The stupid thing to open up, "What the hell-a??"

lol

Then you, sir, are out of "The Group", lol. ;)

Really though, two for you is "recurring"?? That does not fit "recurring"s definition of "periodically" or "repeatedly"; "repeated", yes, but not "repeatedly". I would not even grant Steve the title of "recurring" for appearing in 2 out of 13 shows.


Recurring just means 'occurring more than once', though.


I wasn't saying she wasn't. I just said I appreciated what you were saying, and that I just didn't like the character. But of what you are saying here, Terry and Brenda and Miko made more lasting impressions on me than Alexandra ever did (epsecially that Brenda, haha); but then again, I don't care for the princess, so I guess I shuffle her out of my memory bank as soon as she's off-screen, lol (plus, I grew up with the other three as peripheral parts of my childhood FOL viewing experience).

Oh, not me: Alex's four appearances were more memorable for me than Miko's two, Terry's five, or Brenda's three, possibly because she had a somewhat larger role, befitting her stature as a princess.



Continuing with the Nancy Olsen Inanimate Prop™ line of limericks!

There once was a broken umbrella
Nancy used when she watched for her fella
She got soaking wet
When she could not get
The stupid thing to open up, "What the hell-a??"

lol

I love it! That's VERY funny!

The Nancy Olsen Inanimate Prop™ line of limericks wouldn't be complete without the most important prop:

There once was a Nancy-used phone
And on it, she'd chatter and drone
She would talk all the night
Until morning's first light
Until those waiting all needed tombstones! :lol:

Recurring just means 'occurring more than once', though.

That would be "reocurring", which would work; but not "recurring".

"The difference between the two verbs is very slight—an event that reoccurs is an event that repeats at least one time, but not necessarily more than that. An event that recurs is an event that repeats many times."

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/recur-reoccur/ (recur vs reoccur)

So for instance I would say Steve reoccurred, instead of recurred.


Oh, not me: Alex's four appearances were more memorable for me than Miko's two, Terry's five, or Brenda's three, possibly because she had a somewhat larger role, befitting her stature as a princess.

She appeared four times? Ha! I would have said two. lol...her introductory episode, and then "Graduation Part 1". That's how unmemorable to me she is, lol.



I love it! That's VERY funny!

The Nancy Olsen Inanimate Prop™ line of limericks wouldn't be complete without the most important prop:

There once was a Nancy-used phone
And on it, she'd chatter and drone
She would talk all the night
Until morning's first light
Until those waiting all needed tombstones! :lol:

Ha! Another great one! You've really hit a stride on these Nancy props, lol.

There once was a pair of blue jeans
That was coming apart at the seams
Nancy forced the things on
And then went along
With Roger whose hormones were steam

That would be "reocurring", which would work; but not "recurring".

"The difference between the two verbs is very slight—an event that reoccurs is an event that repeats at least one time, but not necessarily more than that. An event that recurs is an event that repeats many times."

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/recur-reoccur/ (http://recur vs reoccur)

So for instance I would say Steve reoccurred, instead of recurred.

Good evidence, there, with a very solid citation. However, this working actress, offering advice on acting roles, (https://thoughtsonacting.blogspot.com/2013/07/defining-acting-roles-on-your-resume.html) says a recurring role, in Hollywood-speak, just means "The actor returns as the same character over multiple episodes, either on a standing contract or contracted periodically, with payment based on the terms negotiated and the number of appearances."


She appeared four times? Ha! I would have said two. lol...her introductory episode, and then "Graduation Part 1". That's how unmemorable to me she is, lol.

Haha! But no. She was in A Royal Pain, Help From Home, Graduation Part 1 and Graduation Part 2.


There once was a pair of blue jeans
That was coming apart at the seams
Nancy forced the things on
And then went along
With Roger whose hormones were steam

Very cute! :lol:

Not sure I can come up with another Nancy prop, so here's a Sue Ann prop instead!

Sue Ann had a paper that's due
But when writing it, she hadn't a clue
She'd been smoking some weed
So she didn't succeed
And the paper on Ahab just blew!

Good evidence, there, with a very solid citation. However, this working actress, offering advice on acting roles, (https://thoughtsonacting.blogspot.com/2013/07/defining-acting-roles-on-your-resume.html) says a recurring role, in Hollywood-speak, just means "The actor returns as the same character over multiple episodes, either on a standing contract or contracted periodically, with payment based on the terms negotiated and the number of appearances."

Exactly, "over multiple episodes", which to me, does not fit "2". ;) I gotta go with the dictionary over an actresses's take, lol. :p



Sue Ann had a paper that's due
But when writing it, she hadn't a clue
She'd been smoking some weed
So she didn't succeed
And the paper on Ahab just blew!

Heavy, man, heavyyyyyy...lol

Cindy Webster is so very nice
But poker, she found, was a vice
She extracted some dough
From Bradley, you know,
Claiming she had to buy "ice"!

Cindy Webster is so very nice
But poker, she found, was a vise
She extracted some dough
From Bradley, you know,
Claiming she had to buy "ice"!

Well done! But you have misspelled "vice".

There once was a Brenda who's adequate
In the Eastland cafe she would have a sit
She talked about rocks
And wore high gray knee socks
She's so dull that our Nat'lie just hadda quit

:lol:

Well done! But you have misspelled "vice".

There once was a Brenda who's adequate
In the Eastland cafe she would have a sit
She talked about rocks
And wore high gray knee socks
She's so dull that our Nat'lie just hadda quit

:lol:

Hahaha! Very creative! :lol:

And thank you, I corrected my previous work; I had been working on a case dealing with "vise" in the text a lot, so that spelling was on my mind, lol.

The common room had a piano
Which did nothing back there but stand-o
The girls never played it
Was it snubbed? Was it hated?
After season 1, it just off and ran-o!

(lol)

And thank you, I corrected my previous work; I had been working on a case dealing with "vise" in the text a lot, so that spelling was on my mind, lol.

Completely understandable!


The common room had a piano
Which did nothing back there but stand-o
The girls never played it
Was it snubbed? Was it hated?
After season 1, it just off and ran-o!

(lol)

VERY cute!

I was inspired by your lovely ode to the S1 Eastland piano to mention another neglected object in the common room.

There once was a grandfather clock
In Eastland it would tick and would tock
But nobody used it
They tot'ly abused it
And by season's end it was hocked!

VERY cute!

I was inspired by your lovely ode to the S1 Eastland piano to mention another neglected object in the common room.

There once was a grandfather clock
In Eastland it would tick and would tock
But nobody used it
They tot'ly abused it
And by season's end it was hocked!


Haha, just like Molly's typewriter! (well, technically the school's typewriter, she hocked it for $$$ even though it wasn't hers, lol)

That's a good one too---and even though clocks are usually kinda background visuals, you're right---no one EVER looked at it, did they?? A clock is used to tell time, but none of the ten people there ever used it for that! lol...it just stood there. At least the hanging mirror in the common room got some interaction a couple of times, but that poor ol' grandfather clock never did.

It is nice to see that they actually did use the back door on the set several times, thank goodness; it's bad enough for me they never used the piano, if they had a door they never used, that would have driven me batty! :lol:


There once were a male and female rabbit
And for Tootie, their care was a habit
Their names were Romeo
And Juliet, don't you know
Whom Tootie rescued from Ms. Mahoney's lab-it*

*(okay, that last line is total fabrication, but I needed an ending line :lol: )

Haha, just like Molly's typewriter! (well, technically the school's typewriter, she hocked it for $$$ even though it wasn't hers, lol)

That's a good one too---and even though clocks are usually kinda background visuals, you're right---no one EVER looked at it, did they?? A clock is used to tell time, but none of the ten people there ever used it for that! lol...it just stood there. At least the hanging mirror in the common room got some interaction a couple of times, but that poor ol' grandfather clock never did.

Well, they could have at least gestured to it during one of the times the girls were late or something! :lol:


It is nice to see that they actually did use the back door on the set several times, thank goodness; it's bad enough for me they never used the piano, if they had a door they never used, that would have driven me batty! :lol:

Ahahahahaha!


There once were a male and female rabbit
And for Tootie, their care was a habit
Their names were Romeo
And Juliet, don't you know
Whom Tootie rescued from Ms. Mahoney's lab-it*

*(okay, that last line is total fabrication, but I needed an ending line :lol: )

Nice! And really, only part of the last line is a fabrication, since Tootie did rescue rabbits, just not from Miss Mahoney's lab.

There once was an Eastland horse, Chestnut
Who lived in the stables, but guess what?
It started to flood
The roads covered in mud
So Blair and Toot took him to Chess Club!*

*poetic license, as it's unlikely Eastland would allow Chestnut in the Eastland Chess Club. He wasn't a legacy.

Nice! And really, only part of the last line is a fabrication, since Tootie did rescue rabbits, just not from Miss Mahoney's lab.

She did?? Wow, I don't remember any reference to that, lol. I remember her trying to rescue a squirrel in season 4, but I don't recall any specific rabbit-saving references.



There once was an Eastland horse, Chestnut
Who lived in the stables, but guess what?
It started to flood
The roads covered in mud
So Blair and Toot took him to Chess Club!*

*poetic license, as it's unlikely Eastland would allow Chestnut in the Eastland Chess Club. He wasn't a legacy.

Haha, maybe he wasn't a legacy to Eastland, but he is to us! :D

Whoooaaa, and I just realized---remember how Blair poetically self-describes her eyes in season 2's "Pretty Babies"? "Chestnut, with green and gold flecks"

"Chestnut"! Could Blair have named her horse Chestnut after her self-adoring eyes?? lol...you never know!

And now on with the Eastland animal parade!

There once was a lobster named Claud
Whom Mrs. Garrett found looking quite odd
He gave her the creeps
Instead of bracelets or Jeeps
So she made Arnold take him out"sod"

(haha)

She did?? Wow, I don't remember any reference to that, lol. I remember her trying to rescue a squirrel in season 4, but I don't recall any specific rabbit-saving references.

In "Flash Flood", Blair is worried about Chestnut the horse, while Tootie is worried about the rabbits. When they rescue Chestnut, they also take the rabbits.


Whoooaaa, and I just realized---remember how Blair poetically self-describes her eyes in season 2's "Pretty Babies"? "Chestnut, with green and gold flecks"

"Chestnut"! Could Blair have named her horse Chestnut after her self-adoring eyes?? lol...you never know!

It's definitely a possibility!


And now on with the Eastland animal parade!

There once was a lobster named Claud
Whom Mrs. Garrett found looking quite odd
He gave her the creeps
Instead of bracelets or Jeeps
So she made Arnold take him out"sod"

(haha)

Bravo! Another great Eastland animal limerick! The ending there is almost as dodgy as my "Nancy McKE-AWN" :lol:

In "Flash Flood", Blair is worried about Chestnut the horse, while Tootie is worried about the rabbits. When they rescue Chestnut, they also take the rabbits.

ooohh! Yeah I knew that, of course, but I thought you meant she "rescues rabbits" like you "rescue dogs", ya know?

"Where'd you get your dog?" "I rescued him", lol


It's definitely a possibility!

Yeah I even checked to see if FF and PB were written by the same writer, but they weren't; that was either coincidence, or a *really* savvy writer on PB! lol


Bravo! Another great Eastland animal limerick! The ending there is almost as dodgy as my "Nancy McKE-AWN" :lol:

:lol:

One more animal dedication:

There once was an on-campus squirrel
And it made Jo's frustrations unfurl
Tootie thought he was cute
But to Jo that was moot
And it was a battle between the two girls!

Nice!

There once was an Eastland typewriter
Which the girls used at their long all-nighters
One day Molly hocked it
Until Bradley blocked it
His knuckles growing whiter and whiter

Haha, "She doesn't own a typewriter! That is our typewriter!" lol

By the way, what is that room?? Have you ever wondered what that "room" was?? It looks like a broom closet they use for some sort of school cash office, lol.

Tootie taught the girls to play poker
And Mr. Bradley, he wanted to choke her
She learned it from Robert
As a really bad "hobert" *
But at least it wasn't heroin or coke-r

:lol:

*(warped version of "habit" for rhyming purposes, lol)

By the way, what is that room?? Have you ever wondered what that "room" was?? It looks like a broom closet they use for some sort of school cash office, lol.

Isn't that Mr. Bradley's office? It's got diplomas on the wall, a desk near the door, and trophies along the back wall. On the desk is a standard office phone, those twin bankers' pens you'd see in any principal's office, and the cash box he's likely just pulled out of his desk (it certainly doesn't normally sit there, or they couldn't use the bankers pens, plus Nancy asks him to keep it out). On the other side of the door is a short book case. Seems like standard office decor.


Tootie taught the girls to play poker
And Mr. Bradley, he wanted to choke her
She learned it from Robert
As a really bad "hobert" *
But at least it wasn't heroin or coke-r

:lol:


Nope, it was Sue Ann on all the dope! ;)

Isn't that Mr. Bradley's office? It's got diplomas on the wall, a desk near the door, and trophies along the back wall. On the desk is a standard office phone, those twin bankers' pens you'd see in any principal's office, and the cash box he's likely just pulled out of his desk (it certainly doesn't normally sit there, or they couldn't use the bankers pens, plus Nancy asks him to keep it out). On the other side of the door is a short book case. Seems like standard office decor.

Yeah I went back and looked at it as well, and boy, is it bigger than I remembered! You're right it's obviously an office, I was just remembering as seeing only a very small part of it right inside the door.


Nope, it was Sue Ann on all the dope! ;)

:lol:

There once was a Moby named Dick
And to write of him was quite a trick
Sue Ann used some dope
For an "A" she did hope
But then she quit drugs - very quick! (ly)

(haha)

There once was a Moby named Dick
And to write of him was quite a trick
Sue Ann used some dope
For an "A" she did hope
But then she quit drugs - very quick! (ly)

(haha)

That's another great one!

There once was an office for Bradley
He used it for working, quite gladly
It had some trophies and stuff
And butterflies, oddly enough
But by June, he moved out, very sadly!

Ha! A tribute to Mr. Bradley's office, how inclusive!

There once was a common room pay phone
But to use it Nancy would need a loan
So she broke it one night
To all the girls' delight
So Bradley got a money-less bare-bone

(lol)

Ha! A tribute to Mr. Bradley's office, how inclusive!

There once was a common room pay phone
But to use it Nancy would need a loan
So she broke it one night
To all the girls' delight
So Bradley got a money-less bare-bone

(lol)

Haha! Another Eastland mystery solved, through the power of limericks! :lol:

And it helps explain what Nancy was doing during all the times that the other girls were off having adventures: joining "The Group", running in races, rescuing animals during floods, smoking weed, etc.

There once was a grandfather clock
On the dorm set, but it could not talk
They gave it no lines
And its agent took fines
So after just four shows it walked!

There once was an Eastland piano
It wasn't a brown or a tan-o
And then for no reason
It wasn't used all that season
So it left and moved out to Montan-o!

There once was an Eastland piano
It wasn't a brown or a tan-o
And then for no reason
It wasn't used all that season
So it left and moved out to Montan-o!

Ha! It might as well instead of just standing around a dorm unused! lol

Continuing the "-o" theme, lol:

There once was an Eastland sombrero
That may have belonged to Cindy, or Blair-o
It hung on a wall
That seemed about all
But how, o how did it get there-o?

I was inspired by "Read No Evil", and based a limerick on the episode:

There once was a Warner named Geri
Whose friends went to Eastland's library
But when they tried to get books
They found they'd been took
And the banning became oh so scary!

*Artistic license. It was Jo and Natalie who went to the library. Still, Geri was present!

Well then you could do,

"There once was a Warner named Geri
Whose friends went to Eastland's library"

:lol:

Or,

"Jo and Natalie, two roommates of Blair-y,
One fateful day went to Eastland's library"

:lol:


There once was a "Facts" girl named Nancy
Who got lost and wound up in France-y*
She tasted puree
Of baget and beret
And left without a second glance-y!

*(one of the most fabricated of fabrications here, lol)

An excellent suggestion! I have amended my limerick, thanks to your idea, and now it's perfect!

There once was a Headmaster Crocker,
Who, when he saw Mrs. Garrett, would mock her
The girls laughed 'hind his back
And he hated that flak
Now he mumbles to himself in a rocker

There once was a Headmaster Crocker,
Who, when he saw Mrs. Garrett, would mock her
The girls laughed 'hind his back
And he hated that flak
Now he mumbles to himself in a rocker

That is SO funny! Well done!

:lol:

Thanks, I was inspired after screening "The Girls' School" last night for the first time in a few years, lol.

There once was a school called Eastlake
And the girls gave Mr. Crocker a headache
Then Mrs. Garrett came along
And righted many a wrong
And they had "Golden Girls" parties with cheesecake!


(what a great way to spend Saturday nights for the girls who are too young to go out, lol)

:lol:
The Golden Girls' cheesecakes always looked so delicious!

There once was a Peekskill town bakery
Where Edna's accused of some fakery
This old dude went missing
Right around their Thanksgiving
And the sausage came out quite unsavory!

There once was a Peekskill town bakery
Where Edna's accused of some fakery
This old dude went missing
Right around their Thanksgiving
And the sausage came out quite unsavory!


Aghh! Horror comes once again to Peekskill! (but at least in a humorous way :lol: )


This is a good "mash-up" of two certain Edna's Edibles episodes, lol.


There once was a girl from Lake Tahoe
Who was sent to off Eastland by her ma-hoe
She made 22 friends
Under one mother hen
But then Cindy came and took her hurrah-hoe (lol)

Cute!

There once was a pennant so green
But in only one show was it seen
It was in "The Girls' School"
An emerald jewel
But got ripped off the wall---now, that's mean!*


*(hopefully when the green pennant was permanently retired after the backdoor pilot it was actually done so in a kinder, gentler manner, lol)

Most excellent, '80s! I appreciate your attention to even the smallest of details when it comes to FOL! Even the green pennant from the pilot has been covered.

I was inspired to write another limerick after reflecting on the season one cafeteria.

There once was an Eastland school dining hall
It wasn't just small, it was very small
But then came one day
When it was carted away
And now it's a gym, to play basketball!

Haha, nice---I was just thinking about this too!

There once was an Eastland cafeteria
Which had some plantlife sans wysteria
It changed into a gym
On an impulsive whim
So those who expect to find food face deliria!

Haha! Great minds think alike!

[*raises glass*] lol

There once was a dip made of cheese
Which Mrs. Garrett wanted Cindy to get, please
But Cindy rebelled
So Mrs. Garrett yelled
And locked her in the basement using keys

THAT is hilarious! Well done, '80s!!!!

If they ever make a Facts of Life Cookbook - In the Kitchen with Mrs. Garrett they should definitely include a recipe for

"Cindy Webster 'Rebellious Teen Cheese Dip' "

:lol:

That sounds like a very sporty recipe! :lol:

There once was an arrogant Blair
Who was hard on Cindy, very unfair
She teased her too much
For being so butch
So awoke with cheese dip in her hair!

:lol:

There once was an arrogant Blair
Who was hard on Cindy, very unfair
She teased her too much
For being so butch
So awoke with cheese dip in her hair!

:lol:
Now how would she end up with cheese dip in her hair when Cindy refuses to even go near the cheese dip?!

But still, very nice limerick!

Now how would she end up with cheese dip in her hair when Cindy refuses to even go near the cheese dip?!

But still, very nice limerick!

Ha!

I just tickled myself with the idea of Cindy getting revenge that way, and Blair waking up all, "What is in my my hair?..." then going over to the mirror, and freaking out. :lol:

Blair definitely would freak out.

The limericks thread has reached 10 pages!

Since the anniversary gift for 10 years is "diamond", here is a limerick involving the month with the diamond as its birthstone:

There once was an April school dance
Perhaps a date night for Roger and Nance?
But the floodwaters came
Canceling the dance (what shame!)
Leaving Blair upset in denim pants

(i.e., jeans, lol)

There once was an Eastland cheese dip
Which they were going to use with some chips
But Cindy refused
So the dip went unused
And it left Peekskill, on board a cruise ship!

:lol:


At least in that version in had a happy ending! lol

There once was a gold chandelier
And by Garrett's Swiss windows it hung near
But after four shows
No one saw its warm glows
For Mahoney had stolen it; oh dear!*


*(no offense in painting Miss Mahoney as a thief, as I personally do not believe she stole it)

:lol: That's great!

Miss Mahoney would be justified, if she did it, IMO. First they give her a bad perm, then they fired her! I say it's justice! :lol:

(The "it's" in the fourth line is the wrong "its").

:lol: That's great!

Miss Mahoney would be justified, if she did it, IMO. First they give her a bad perm, then they fired her! I say it's justice! :lol:

(The "it's" in the fourth line is the wrong "its").


No it isn't :p (anymore, haha...running on very little sleep here)


Her hair was bad enough RH; just when you think it can't get any worse, along comes the gambling episode! YIKES! :eek:

No it isn't :p (anymore, haha...running on very little sleep here)

Oh no! Hope you get some sleep soon, and aren't staying up late on my account! This silliness can wait until tomorrow!


Her hair was bad enough RH; just when you think it can't get any worse, along comes the gambling episode! YIKES! :eek:Hey! That was a very popular style forty years ago! Maybe. :lol:

Hahaha! Great photo! :lol: You again perfectly matched words with visuals!


Oh no! Hope you get some sleep soon, and aren't staying up late on my account! This silliness can wait until tomorrow!

I take full responsibility for my own staying-up-lateness! :lol: (I did get to bed a bit earlier last night, lol)

Your hilarious photo above has inspired me to examine the very moment Jenny O'Hara looked into a mirror after getting a 1979 perm:

-

Ahahahaaaaaa!

Very cute!

She doesn't even look like the same woman! :lol:

There once was a set of some wind chimes
Which cost Mrs. Garrett just two dimes
She hung them indoors
Causing questions; "What for??"
"To catch burglars in the dark nighttime!"

An actress named Hillary Horan
Saw her career take off soarin'
When she co-starred in "Dope"
But then Fate said, "Nope,
Your Hollywood lion's quit roarin' "

(note: unsure if her surname is pronounced "HORan" or "hoRAN", I went with the former, lol)

Hey, where did these amazing new limericks come from? :lol:

Speaking of Hillary Horan, here is a fun fact: Hillary appeared in 35 episodes of Happy Days (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394532/), as a background character.

Her role as Tumpy had more lines than most of her 35 HD episodes combined!

But on her sole FOL appearance, they misspelled her name. :eek:

She worked in television from 1975 to 1982.

I looked her up on IMDB earlier to see what she had done post-Facts, to see that her career lined up with my ode. :lol:

An actress named Hillary Horan
Saw her career take off soarin'
When she co-starred in "Dope"
But then Fate said, "Nope,
Your Hollywood lion's quit roarin' "

(note: unsure if her surname is pronounced "HORan" or "hoRAN", I went with the former, lol)

This is a little bit brilliant, '80s.

I wonder if she gave up television acting for the same reason as Julie Anne: the business had changed, and not for the better.

Perhaps she found a lucrative gig making public appearances as "Linda Ronstadt" ;)

Haha! Possibly! She was a dead ringer!

I made a limerick in case her name is pronounced the other way:

There once was a Hillary Horan
Who worked with one Erin Moran
But in a curious act
She moved over to "Facts"
And after that, from LA she ran! :lol:

A good alternative in case that's the way it is, lol.


There once was a cook name-ed Howard
And hundreds of times had he scoured
But he and Ms. Rae
Fought like cats night and day
So their screen partnership quickly soured*


*(VERY MUCH poetic license as I would never actually claim Ms. Rae to be unprofessional with ANYONE)

Hey, at least it's a theory on why Howard the Cook disappeared! And better that than ending up in the bread-na!

There once was a green plant named Gertrude
Being watered when Harris walked in (how rude!)
Harris thought her a lush
Which made Edna flush
And she proved her sobriety to that dude

There once was a green plant named Gertrude
Being watered when Harris walked in (how rude!)
Harris thought her a lush
Which made Edna flush
And she proved her sobriety to that dude

There was an Eastland cafeteria in town
And its flooring was some shade of brown
Edna put on her dress
And danced a hot mess
Lord I tell ya, that gal can get down!

Now here is a Blair Warner story
That is charming, and not all gory
Tootie sewed her a gown
But Blair left her hair down
For she said, "My hair's my crowning glory!"

These are so great! My favorite of these is the Eastland cafeteria, but it's marred by the typo in "its".

This one's a bit risque, befitting its status as a limerick...

There once was a Mickey Mouse shirt
While wearing it, Nat'lie would flirt
She wore that green top
Up and down she would hop
While she dated that Neil, the pervert!

These are so great! My favorite of these is the Eastland cafeteria, but it's marred by the typo in "its".


My fingers move so fast sometimes they type certain words before I catch them! lol


And Neil---good for you Nat for tellin' him off! lol

My fingers move so fast sometimes they type certain words before I catch them! lol

Yes, I'm the same way!


And Neil---good for you Nat for tellin' him off! lol
:lol:

There's an Eastland cafeteria kitchen
And man, the decor's really bitchin'!
It saw lots of scenes
Discussions of things
Toot promised Blair there "Naw, no snitchin'!"

There's an Eastland cafeteria kitchen
And man, the decor's really bitchin'!
It saw lots of scenes
Discussions of things
Toot promised Blair there "Naw, no snitchin'!"

Nice!

Related...

There once were some Eastland School pans
Which hung from the ceiling's high spans
One day Edna asked Jo,
"Fill those pans with some dough"
But now Jo's hanging there by her hands!

And Blair just walks by, smiling, lol.

There once was an Eastland school hoodie,
And when I saw it I said, "Oh, goodie!"
But I thought to myself,
Was it lost on some shelf?
Or perhaps buried out in a wood-ie?

And Blair just walks by, smiling, lol.

Into a mirror! :lol:

There once was an Eastland school hoodie,
And when I saw it I said, "Oh, goodie!"
But I thought to myself,
Was it lost on some shelf?
Or perhaps buried out in a wood-ie?

Ooh, the author himself become part of the mythos! :lol:

I wonder what happened to most of the FOL Eastland props? Were they left behind when production facilities were moved from Metromedia to Universal Studios? Did they take them over to Universal? Did they end up in storage at Sunset Gower Studios? We know a few outfits (one of Heather McAdams', one of Julie Anne's, and one of Molly's) have found loving homes, in fan collections. But where are the thousands of other pieces of clothing?

Good question. I love that we now know that Nancy McKeon "stole" the Edna's Edibles sign after the fire episode and took it home with her. :lol:

There was a teen boy named Eddie
Who wanted to love Jo in his beddie
He caused lots of strife
Trying to make Jo his wife
And Mrs. Garrett nearly had his headie!

Nice!

I have a related one:

There once was a Peekskill motel
With a dirty old blanket that smelled
It was so full of stains
From being dragged by some trains
That Jo dumped her beau, saying "farewell!"

lol, nice...I looked at it again in the screencaps thread, and it is indeed utterly disgusting! :lol:

lol, nice...I looked at it again in the screencaps thread, and it is indeed utterly disgusting! :lol:

YEP! :barf:

lol, yup...and now a tribute to the first girl we ever knew who attended Eastland:

There once was a student named Kimberly
Who was graceful in dance and so limber-ly
She lived way up high
Almost touching the sky
And if balcony-fell'd, you'd yell "Timber-ly!"

Haha! Very well done!

An actress named Jenny O'Hara
Received a big '70s scare-a
She got a bad perm
From no trustworthy worm
And was stuck with some horrific hair-a!

:lol:

There once was a muppet named Grover
Who became Pagliacci's new owner
He donned an Italian wardrobe
Then tripped on a globe
And now his career is quite over!


Okay, that one was a wee bit silly... but I couldn't resist!

Haha, nice...and that would've made a funny scene, lol

(though "Muppet" is always capitalized! ;) )

There once was a lounge at Eastland School
Which had very strange walls -- not cool!
There's a wall with a door
Then the arch is restored
And a brick wall that fails physics rules!
:lol:

Haha, nice!

There once was a picture of a bird
Which had bad visuals and not one word
It was on the girls' wall,
Then Mrs. Garrett's, then the hall,
Moving around so much is really absurd!

Haha, nice!

There once was a picture of a bird
Which had bad visuals and not one word
It was on the girls' wall,
Then Mrs. Garrett's, then the hall,
Moving around so much is really absurd!

Well done, '80s!

There once was a forum for "Facts"
And thousands of people it attracts
"The Group" it boasts
And has 88,000 posts
But now there are twelve folks, at max! :lol:

There once was an Eastland gal, Jenny
Who appeared in some shows, but not many
She wore a track suit
And hung with Terry and Toot
But then left the show, shunning an Emmy!

Haha, nice, and I bet Dawn Schroder never thought her character would ever get a tribute! lol

There once was a Charlotte named Rae
Who entertained folks ev'ry day
She graced TV screens
With Drummonds or teens
And brought laughs and warmth 'long the way

Haha, nice, and I bet Dawn Schroder never thought her character would ever get a tribute! lol

Well, ~35 years late, but better than nothing! :lol:

There once was a Charlotte named Rae
Who entertained folks ev'ry day
She graced TV screens
With Drummonds or teens
And brought laughs and warmth 'long the way

What a GREAT tribute limerick, '80s!

:thanks:

There were a kitchen, lounge, and cafeteria
Which were inhospitable to bacteria
The girls kept them all clean
'fore/af' classes, and between,
Under Mrs. Garrett's leadership-eria

(lol)

Nice!

...But were those rooms really inhospitable to bacteria?

Still, it makes an excellent rhyme.

Hey hey now, this thread is all about poetic license, lol. ;)

Valid point.

There once was a Facts of Life cast
Who made TV-watching a blast
They were fun night and day
Stories, laughs all the way
Due to them this show always will last

*Applauds*

There once was a season one cook
With two recipes to fill a small book
Heav'nly cinnamon buns
And Mystery Meat ("fun"?)
Both specialties worth a second look

There once was a season one cook
With two recipes to fill a small book
Heav'nly cinnamon buns
And Mystery Meat ("fun"?)
Both specialties worth a second look

:lol:

It's really a good thing Edna arrived, with her souffles...

Some say Howard may be "The Cook"
Though that's ne'er been penned in a book
It's a theory that works
Say Harrison's clerks
And that idea, some fans, to it took

Some say Howard may be "The Cook"
Though that's ne'er been penned in a book
It's a theory that works
Say Harrison's clerks
And that idea, some fans, to it took

Love it!

You can put together these great limericks before even having woken up, but you forget your verbs in other posts? Oh, '80s! What have you been smokin'? :lol:

Love it!

You can put together these great limericks before even having woken up, but you forget your verbs in other posts?

Haha! Well I was finally awake by the time I made that limerick, lol.


Oh, '80s! What have you been smokin'? :lol:

Hey! Don't hit me with a book report! Now I'm gonna go get me a "Moby Dick sundae" from "The Cook"! :lol:

:lol:

There once was a student named Gail
Who had an incredible tale
She was smoking with Tumpy
Laid on a bed that was lumpy
And got kicked out Eastland, what Fail!

Haha, nice!

My turn! I'm on such a "high" that we know she has a name now! :lol:

There once was a student named Gail
Who had the utmost epic fail!
She smoked her some dope
And hanged her own rope
And where is she now? Maybe jail!

:lol:


That's great, '80s!

(Thanks!)

There once was a student named Gail,
Who meteorologically was such a fail
She predicted some snow,
And rain showers, but oh,
All the clouds pelted Peekskill with hail!

Cool! (But when was Gail a weatherperson?)

There once was a young girl named Tootie
For whom mischief was clearly a duty
She warded off harm
Cause she had lots of charm
And many boys thought her a cutie!

There once was a young girl named Tootie
For whom mischief was clearly a duty
She warded off harm
Cause she had lots of charm
Many young boys thought her a cutie!


:lol: Bravo!

There once was a housemother Garret
Whose hair was as red as a carrot
She ruled firm but fair
Cause she really did care
And disobey? Well, no one would dare it!

Cool! (But when was Gail a weatherperson?)

She wasn't---it's called "poetic license" ;)

There once was a housemother Garret
Whose hair was as red as a carrot
She ruled firm but fair
Cause she really did care
And disobey? Well, no one would dare it!

Hahaha! That's perfect! :lol:

There once was a housemother Garret
Whose hair was as red as a carrot
She ruled firm but fair
Cause she really did care
And disobey? Well, no one would dare it!


Awesome! :lol:

She wasn't---it's called "poetic license" ;)



Ah! What threw me is that you always put something like*


*poetic license, as we have no idea if Gail became a weather forecaster.


:lol:

Ah! What threw me is that you always put something like*


*poetic license, as we have no idea if Gail became a weather forecaster.


:lol:

Oh! Haha, I see where you're coming from...yeah, but this board has been largely inactive for a month, and it's been a while since I got out my quill and ink, lol, so I forgot about that. :blush: I just assumed y'all would know I was just having fun, lol.

Oh! Haha, I see where you're coming from...yeah, but this board has been largely inactive for a month, and it's been a while since I got out my quill and ink, lol, so I forgot about that. :blush: I just assumed y'all would know I was just having fun, lol.


Understood! Just didn't seem like you to not mention the "poetic license" part as a footnote at the bottom of the poem. I was like, "What happened to '80s!?" :lol:

There once was a tough girl named Jo
Who kept all her classmates in tow
She didn’t really care
For shallowish Blair
And had no qualms letting her know!

There once was a tough girl named Jo
Who kept all her classmates in tow
She didn’t really care
For shallowish Blair
And had no qualms letting her know!


:rofl:
No, she definitely did not! Bwahahaha!

She sure didn’t! Ditto bwahahaha!

There once was a user named Lorimar
Who posted when he would get bored-imar
He spoiled a few scripts
But made peace via dips
And a tribute carved out of a gourd-imar

There once was a user named Lorimar
Who posted when he would get bored-imar
He spoiled a few scripts
But made peace via dips
And a tribute carved out of a gourd-imar

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

:D

Wow, that was quite a stretch!
:lol:

Wow, that was quite a stretch!
:lol:

It's fun to stretch! (unless you're Natalie hobbling over to the table to shut off the aerobics music, lol)

There once was a teacher, Miss Tracey
Who could have been stoic, or spacey
Mahoney her buddy
Helped watch her girls study
While off to the bathroom she race-y!

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

That's hilarious!

It's about time poor overlooked, never-ever-before-mentioned-here-ever Miss Tracey got her dues around here! :lol:

There once were some guys who were up late
Connected by cybery template
"Night Owls" '80s said
While most were in bed
Now if only they got a debut date!

There once were some guys who were up late
Connected by cybery template
"Night Owls" '80s said
While most were in bed
Now if only they got a debut date!

:lol:

There once were some guys with a show
(They were Facts of Life fans, you should know)
They stayed up all night long
Singing the Facts of Life song
And songs 'bout Blair, Cindy, and Jo

Ha! I'd be up for that! :lol:

There once was a preppie named Blair
Who liked to show off with a flair
She irritated Jo
Who told her to blow
And that she had better beware!

There once was a preppie named Blair
Who liked to show off with a flair
She irritated Jo
Who told her to blow
And that she had better beware!

:lol:

Most excellent!

Ooo, good one for early season 2, especially!

The once was a young girl named Natalie
Who never once responded quite cattily
She was very well-liked
And easily psyched
To always be nice and not tattlely!

The once was a young girl named Natalie
Who never once responded quite cattily
She was very well-liked
And easily psyched
To always be nice and not tattlely!

Very nice! Though the bolded was kinda displayed in green eyed monster and Advance Placement sort of.

Very nice! Though the bolded was kinda displayed in green eyed monster and Advance Placement sort of.

Not quite sure what you mean? Could you clarify?

Not quite sure what you mean? Could you clarify?

That Natalie was kind of catty in those two episodes

That Natalie was kind of catty in those two episodes

Oops! Sorry I goofed. But generally I remember her as sweet tempered.

Oops! Sorry I goofed. But generally I remember her as sweet tempered.

Haha no worries!

Haha no worries!

If I can I’m going to try to rework the limerick...but it’s hard to find things that rhyme with Natalie. But I always liked her character and wanted to try to do a limerick about her.

If I can I’m going to try to rework the limerick...but it’s hard to find things that rhyme with Natalie. But I always liked her character and wanted to try to do a limerick about her.

Ah no need to redo it, it describes her nature most of the time.

The once was a young girl named Natalie
Who never once responded quite cattily
She was very well-liked
And easily psyched
To always be nice and not tattlely!

Another awesome one, Oh Nuts! :lol:

And I agree that Natalie was very rarely catty. Blair, sure. Boots, absolutely. Even Sue Ann, Nancy, and Cindy could get catty: I'm thinking of "built like a school bus", "thunder thighs", "look who's talking", "she should be rooming with Home Run Helen"-type comments.

But Natalie was rarely the catty type. I think the limerick fits her GREAT!

Very nice! Though the bolded was kinda displayed in green eyed monster and Advance Placement sort of.

And don't forget her cattiest moment in season 1! It's so unlike her that it always catches me off guard!

Molly: "The front of the yearbook, wow!"

Catty Natalie: "Even Sue Ann, in her days of glory, never made that!"

OOOOoooo! GREEN BUUURNNNNNNN! lol

Sue Ann: :livid:

And I agree that Natalie was very rarely catty. Blair, sure. Boots, absolutely. Even Sue Ann, Nancy, and Cindy could get catty: I'm thinking of "built like a school bus", "thunder thighs", "look who's talking", "she should be rooming with Home Run Helen"-type comments.

Personally I disagree with "built like a school bus", as that's a heated argument with shouting out-and-out insults. I think of "catty" as being more "sly" or "digging" (with a hint of style, haha). But this could all be semantics, lol.

And don't forget her cattiest moment in season 1! It's so unlike her that it always catches me off guard!

Molly: "The front of the yearbook, wow!"

Catty Natalie: "Even Sue Ann, in her days of glory, never made that!"

OOOOoooo! GREEN BUUURNNNNNNN! lol

Sue Ann: :livid:

HAHA true! That was a dig

HAHA true! That was a dig

With a sharp 6-foot shovel! She even goes so far as to put her hand on Sue Ann's shoulder, making sure she drives the point home! It's always like, jeez Nat, what did Sue Ann ever do to you?? :eek:

:lol:

With a sharp 6-foot shovel! She even goes so far as to put her hand on Sue Ann's shoulder, making sure she drives the point home! It's always like, jeez Nat, what did Sue Ann ever do to you?? :eek:

:lol:

Haha I guess they're jealous of Sue Ann's running abilities!

Haha I guess they're jealous of Sue Ann's running abilities!

No, not Natalie...for some reason, she just really hits a different character note here and chews up the chance to "dig" at Sue Ann, needling her, and trying to egg her into a "cat fight"!

How "catty"! :lol: :cat:

No, not Natalie...for some reason, she just really hits a different character note here and chews up the chance to "dig" at Sue Ann, needling her, and trying to egg her into a "cat fight"!

How "catty"! :lol: :cat:

Haha nice emoji choice there Eights!

Haha nice emoji choice there Eights!

This site has some great choices! :lol: :crazy: :D

"Cat"alie Green! :cat:

This site has some great choices! :lol: :crazy: :D

"Cat"alie Green! :cat:

:rofl::lol::rotflmao: