View Full Version : The girls' names --- too many "ee"s!
'80sSitcoms 10-03-2018, 12:42 PM Why did the creators/writers give so many of the girls names that end in the "ee" sound?? It's a bit much.
Nanc"EE"
Cind"EE"
Moll"EE"
Natal"EE"
Toot"EE"
The only girls in season 1 who have different-sound-ending names are Blair and Sue Ann; which is a relief, with so many "EE"s around. There were even Tump"EE" and Emil"EE" and Kedg"EE"!
Heck, even the staff had Mr. Bradl"EE" and Miss Mahone"EE"! lol
At least after season 1 it's a bit better with only half of the girls (2) having "EE" names, with the other 2 being Blair and Jo. And sometimes they did call Natal"EE" "Nat"; which, isn't that great a nickname, as it can make one think of a "gnat", lol, but I digress, lol.
Even minor characters coming along were Ger"EE", and Terr"EE" and Jenn"EE". But then we did have others like Alison and Brenda.
But when they created the show, why couldn't they have thought of some other non-"EE" names for Eastland girls to balance things out better? Why couldn't they have named any of the girls non-"EE" names like "Jennifer" or "Laura" or "Nina"?
Oh, wait... ;)
RetroGuy2000 10-04-2018, 01:54 PM Haha!
I recently read an article that showed the most commonly-used last letters in girls' names is (of course) A, followed by E, N, and Y. Since most of the Es and Ys (not to mention I's) would result in an "ee" sound, and those two letters are 30% of the name endings for females, there are just going to be a lot of "ee"s.
Laura, Nina, Alexandra, and Edna help round out the A's.
'80sSitcoms 10-04-2018, 02:01 PM Haha!
I recently read an article that showed the most commonly-used last letters in girls' names is (of course) A, followed by E, N, and Y. Since most of the Es and Ys (not to mention I's) would result in an "ee" sound, and those two letters are 30% of the name endings for females, there are just going to be a lot of "ee"s.
Laura, Nina, Alexandra, and Edna help round out the A's.
Interesting note on the article.
Susan, Sharon, Heather, Jessica...there are other nice non-"EE" options! lol
RetroGuy2000 10-04-2018, 10:22 PM Interesting note on the article.
Susan, Sharon, Heather, Jessica...there are other nice non-"EE" options! lol
:lol:
Well, it would be a very different show if Susan came rolling in on her skates, while Sharon cracked jokes, Heather talked about Kansas City, Kansas, and Jessica bragged about her brilliant ideas... ;)
'80sSitcoms 10-04-2018, 10:51 PM :lol:
Well, it would be a very different show if Susan came rolling in on her skates, while Sharon cracked jokes, Heather talked about Kansas City, Kansas, and Jessica bragged about her brilliant ideas... ;)
See?? Variety is the spice of life! :lol:
Too bad "Jennifer" and "Laura" got lost! ;)
By the way, I realize the irony in that I criticize those in the documentaries for saying there were "too many girls!", and here I am in my subject title saying "too many 'EE's!" :lol:
RetroGuy2000 10-04-2018, 11:25 PM Hahaha! HAHA!
Yes, well, Laura and Jennifer would have made the cast more phonetically diverse, that's for sure!
'80sSitcoms 10-10-2018, 01:46 PM Warren Littlefield's favorite character!
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RetroGuy2000 10-10-2018, 01:55 PM Hahaha!
Sue Ann's looking like, "Why would he say that? This is a girls' school, after all."
Nancy's look says "O Rly?"
Even DeJanine looks skeptical! :lol:
(Watch out, DeJanine! You'll be the first banished to the basement! :lol: )
'80sSitcoms 10-10-2018, 01:58 PM Hahaha!
Sue Ann's looking like, "Why would he say that? This is a girls' school, after all."
Nancy's look says "O Rly?"
Even DeJanine looks skeptical! :lol:
(Watch out, DeJanine! You'll be the first banished to the basement! :lol: )
Haha! :lol:
And maybe:
Sue Ann: "Really? We have even more girls back in Kansas City!"
Nancy: "Oh Mr. Crocker, there aren't so many girls here that any of us would turn into wallpaper!"
(Oh, Nancy...Nancy, if you only knew!)
And the girl in red is reading his word balloon! :lol:
RetroGuy2000 10-10-2018, 10:44 PM I noticed that, too!
'80sSitcoms 03-19-2019, 03:52 PM Oo, I just realized something...
NancY, CindY, MollY, NatalIE, TootIE...
If your name does NOT end in "ee" in season 1, you're guaranteed to be one of the front-burner characters! BlaiR and Sue ANN! lol
Lorimar Television 03-19-2019, 04:56 PM Oo, I just realized something...
NancY, CindY, MollY, NatalIE, TootIE...
If your name does NOT end in "ee" in season 1, you're guaranteed to be one of the front-burner characters! BlaiR and Sue ANN! lol
:lol: Too bad there was only room for one... :(
RetroGuy2000 03-19-2019, 11:37 PM :lol: Too bad there was only room for one... :(
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Lorimar Television 03-20-2019, 01:27 AM :(:(:(:(
:crying::sarah::censored:
Sammy Reed 12-01-2019, 11:45 PM Hey, gang! How about "Pippa"?
Uhhhhh... Rough crowd.
RetroGuy2000 12-02-2019, 01:28 AM Hey, gang! How about "Pippa"?
She's an A; gets grouped with Laura, Nina, Alexandra, and Edna.
'80sSitcoms 12-02-2019, 11:38 AM She's an A; gets grouped with Laura, Nina, Alexandra, and Edna.
Lol, true, though to be fair those were rarely heard except for "Edna" in seasons 5 and 6.
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