***MAJOR SPOILERS OF ORIGINAL SCRIPT***

Wait, wait, wait...

Molly Ringw"o"ld?

Julie Anne "P"addock?? :lol:

Speaking of Julie Anne "P"addock, lol, sadly there's nothing new about my Cindy here, but boy are there are plenty of Molly nuggets! (in fact, Cindy will have more lines in the aired show, with additions such as "Blair's luggage!" and urging Mrs. Garrett to get her fanny moving, haha)

Ooo, Molly's dad and potential stepmother weren't yet cast, and her mother actually had a part??? (didn't she, Lorimar?? ;) )

Looks like Nancy has a flaw! She may be all about tidying and organizing, but according to this script, she does put the same emphasis on laundry! lol

Oo, a cut line about Tootie's skates!

Interestingly, Mrs. Garrett says she can't lie to Molly's father, but then immediately does. :lol: I love how in the air show she "thrusts" the phone at Molly, repeatedly, and Molly won't budge. That gets Mrs. Garrett stuck to where she feels she has no choice but to lie at the moment.

"He got bored with marriage and moved out" --- interesting! I don't think that detail is in Molly's aired ramble.

"Someone answer Molly! I'll run after the phone!"

[beat]

"You know what I mean."

hahaha, I love that! So "Mrs. Garrett"! :-)

And Molly bolts out the patio door, but would change to the front door. Interesting (to an uber "Facts" geek like me, lol).

Bucky Beaver?!? Hahaha! And there had just been a Bucky Beaver reference a year earlier in Grease!---but that was set in 1959! :lol: Wow, I've never seen BB referenced anywhere else ever!

"You're only a beginner, Cindy" would become "You're an amateur, Cindy".

(TRIPPING OVER HIS BOOTS)

Either his boots have really long toes, or he has really big feet, haha.

Tootie says he looks cute in high heels! :lol:

"What is this, 'Guilt Central'?" --- oooo! What some fans here have thought in years past!

Natalie's deflated without saying "Scooped again" ? She just silently deflates? How odd...

Wow, Mrs. Garrett sincerely comments on the girls comforting Molly, unlike her sarcasm in the aired show, once the Blair/Sue Ann fight comes into play before Garrett enters (I like that better: "Oh good, you girls are comforting Molly", haha).

Upon Cindy's suggestion, Mrs. Garrett says "That's sweet.", but I'm pretty sure in the aired show she says, "That won't work, Cindy" --- I like how she uses her name. :)

Oh wow, Mrs. Garrett mentions her two sons! So cool to see her relating to Molly's problem by using her sons' viewpoints :)

"Crying's murder on your mascara" haha!

"as Blair says, it's 'in' to be fashionably late" --- so "Blair"! lol

(TOOTIESQUE) - they sure bank on Kim's impish charm, lol

A WWII joke, lol

Ooo, in this version it's not just play acting, it's "rediculous" play acting! #GarrettJudging :lol:

Here, Molly actually does introduce her friends. I much prefer the cute, Mollyesque "Dad, these are my friends." lol

Bucky Beaver again! :lol:

Oh wow, Molly was sure up on her environmental concernts ie: eating! lol

Sue Ann tries to help stalling by sitting Dr. Parker down saying they'd like to get to know him, lol.

Natalie has braces!! Whoa!! What the---??? "Buick face", lol

So they ended up giving Sue Ann's line "I wonder who that could be?" to Mrs. Garrett in the aired show. And where Mrs. Garrett is "cutesy" in the aired show, here, she panics! lol

Ha! "an encyclopedia salesman"! A hold-over from "I.Q."! :lol:

Huh, interesting Blair/Sue Ann lines about Miss Fix-It, true love, and fairy tales. I preferred the aired show, where Blair says something about being right, but wishing she weren't (or it not feeling good).

Wow, Blair ordered a cab! That does add more realism to the show's theme of spring break, with Cindy and Nancy having left earlier, and now Blair's cab arriving to take her off as well.

And they gave Blair's second sentence to Tootie---like they wanted "cute Tootie" to benefit from that line as a sure laugh from her---which, of course, it would've been!

the "Good Hands People"?? lol

Molly's song!! It's right there in the script! Cool!!

"that sneaky frizz-head" :lol:

"Give me a martini. I'll fill up on the olives." lol

Blair: "You just described my parents" --- interesting!

Beauty parlor and poker game with Blair's parents, interesting...

"Molly, this isn't going to sound like the Blair you know and love."

"I gotta go. If you need me, call...collect" lol

Aww, in this version, Molly says "Thanks, Blair". I like that...I wish they'd kept it. A Blair-Molly friendship exchange is very rare; in the aired show, it's one-sided (with them not having Molly acknowledge Blair with a thanks...but, at the same time, it's still realistic, though)

And Mrs. Garrett wishes Blair a happy vacation.

Wow, Molly's betrayed by love! "I just guess nobody can really love anybody. I'm never getting married. Love is a bunch of bull." --- gosh Molly, don't drown in the bitterness!

And then Mrs. Garrett, "I thought Blair just left." haha

"Sounds like fun. Just the two of you together" --- they didn't have her saying "and all that laughing gas"! I'm so glad they added that on!

Whoa whoa whoa, wait a minute...here, Angela has been Dr. Parker's assistant for just 3 months, but he left home 6 months ago! Wow, where were the writers trying to go here...

"And Mrs. Parker, aren't you doing your hair differently?" "No, she's doing her name differently. That's Angela." lol:

ENTER JUDY PARKER! (no thanks to Lorimar, haha ;) )

"Mrs. Parker, I'd know you anywhere."

"Is that you, Mr. Bradley?"

"Judy?"

Ugghh oooookay?...That's very awkward...why the heck would they have him question, "Judy?"

Wow, Judy Parker's wise to her daughter's ways! She knew she wasn't sick! Wow!

"And, Dad, I forgot to tell you, Mom is coming up."

"Thanks. I'll be looking for her."

SHE'S RIGHT THERE!! :lol: What the heck????

"She cleans my teeth. And she's very good for your father." --- lol! And what?? You are STILL going to your husband's mistress to clean your teeth???

Aww, Dr. Parker didn't just "leave"; it was Mrs. Parker's idea!

"Oh, I almost forgot. Thanks, Mrs. Garrett." --- awww :)

"Have a good time, Molly" :-)

"But, I'm gonna have to get to know Angela a lot better before I let her clean my teeth" --- haha!

And then Garrett and Molly hug! Yay! :)

THANK YOU for this intimate look into Molly's big moment, Retro!!

SHE'S RIGHT THERE!! :lol: What the heck????

"She cleans my teeth. And she's very good for your father." --- lol! And what?? You are STILL going to your husband's mistress to clean your teeth???
Yeah, both of those lines were weird. :lol: Maybe the "looking for her" is a joke?

Nice catch about the "encyclopedia salesman" part! Haha. Wonder why that was so important that it had to be in multiple scripts.

***MAJOR SPOILERS OF ORIGINAL SCRIPT***

Wait, wait, wait...

Molly Ringw"o"ld?

Julie Anne "P"addock?? :lol:

:lol: This script had a bunch of typos... get used it!


Wow, Mrs. Garrett sincerely comments on the girls comforting Molly, unlike her sarcasm in the aired show, once the Blair/Sue Ann fight comes into play before Garrett enters (I like that better: "Oh good, you girls are comforting Molly", haha).

I totally agree: the line becomes a joke.


Oh wow, Mrs. Garrett mentions her two sons! So cool to see her relating to Molly's problem by using her sons' viewpoints :)

Do you think this is the first reference to her two sons, or does anyone remember if she mentioned them while she was on DS?

ENTER JUDY PARKER!

"Mrs. Parker, I'd know you anywhere."

"Is that you, Mr. Bradley?"

"Judy?"

Ugghh oooookay?...That's very awkward...why the heck would they have him question, "Judy?"

I don't know. So much here, at the end, doesn't seem to make much sense. As if the writers were smoking some dope prior to finishing this script. Apropos, considering the next episode... :lol:

:lol: This script had a bunch of typos... get used it!

Ha! And there's a typo right there! :lol:


Do you think this is the first reference to her two sons, or does anyone remember if she mentioned them while she was on DS?

I remember her mentioning Beverly Ann, but I'm not sure about her sons. I don't think she does, but it's been a while since I've watched DS (except after Charlotte passed away, I watched the 2 DS episodes that featured her in a starring role---in one of them, she gets a proposal!).


I don't know. So much here, at the end, doesn't seem to make much sense. As if the writers were smoking some dope prior to finishing this script. Apropos, considering the next episode... :lol:

Hmmmmm! haha

Ha! And there's a typo right there! :lol:

Haha! Yep! :lol:


I remember her mentioning Beverly Ann, but I'm not sure about her sons. I don't think she does, but it's been a while since I've watched DS (except after Charlotte passed away, I watched the 2 DS episodes that featured her in a starring role---in one of them, she gets a proposal!).


I'll try to remind myself next time to check...

She was housekeeper, and DS rarely ever mentioned anything about her personal/family life. But I remember the Beverly Ann mention because SHE ACTUALLY SAYS "BEVERLY ANN" (!). I seem to recall that other that, she had "no family", at least by way of being mentioned. We never even got to see her bedroom!

Also, as character-insightful as that line is about the things wrong with the various food supplies, I feel sorry for poor Molly Ringwald if she saw that line---she was only a youngster, what if it freaked her out on eating ever again?? Then she could have been the subject of "Dieting"! lol

Ooo, Molly's dad and potential stepmother weren't yet cast, and her mother actually had a part??? (didn't she, Lorimar?? ;) )


Who? Me? :lookaroun

Hahaha! You wear that innocent mask well, Lorsie!

(I'm trying a new spelling, haha)

Just imagine this whenever you say my name :lol: https://youtu.be/83vbPNOJEnk

Just imagine this whenever you say my name :lol: https://youtu.be/83vbPNOJEnk

Haha, I do remember that logo---what I remember more though, since "Mama's Family" is my favorite sitcom, is the "Lorimar Telepictures" credit after those episodes!

Haha, I do remember that logo---what I remember more though, since "Mama's Family" is my favorite sitcom, is the "Lorimar Telepictures" credit after those episodes!

Haha yes I’m familiar with it from season 1 of Full House, I always preferred the cool version seen here though.

But what about "Lorimar Telepictures" where the logo actuall plugs into itself? Aw, c'mon! :lol:

The comet logo kinda scared me tbh. The tune wasn’t that great to me either.

As I mentioned before, there was rumors that Charlotte thought this script was totally unrealistic and demanded revisions. Like an ex-wife would go to her husband's new girlfriend for a dental cleaning. The revised script was much more realistic. Molly's parents did not get back together and neither did Molly's mother and her father's new girlfriend become besties.

On a side not, I saw that Blair started to break into Lisa's Texas accent and had tears coming down her eyes (and wiped them way) after she counciled Molly. I am not sure if those tears were called for in the script or they were real on Lisa's part. At this time Lisa's parents were breaking up and would soon divorce shortly afterward.

As I mentioned before, there was rumors that Charlotte thought this script was totally unrealistic and demanded revisions. Like an ex-wife would go to her husband's new girlfriend for a dental cleaning. The revised script was much more realistic. Molly's parents did not get back together and neither did Molly's mother and her father's new girlfriend become besties.

On a side not, I saw that Blair started to break into Lisa's Texas accent and had tears coming down her eyes (and wiped them way) after she counciled Molly. I am not sure if those tears were called for in the script or they were real on Lisa's part. At this time Lisa's parents were breaking up and would soon divorce shortly afterward.



That was the only time we saw tears on BLAIR's eyes: in my opinion, she doesn't really need to cry because she already has a very expressive face (unlike JO, who really need to shade tears) and you can REALLY tell whenever she's sad or hurt.... LISA is such a great actress!!!!!:bighug::bighug::bighug:

PS: i really like that brief moment between MOLLY and BLAIR! (especially since we never get to see it again after the 'lost girl's' departure):grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

:crybaby::crybaby::crybaby:

That was the only time we saw tears on BLAIR's eyes: in my opinion, she doesn't really need to cry because she already has a very expressive face (unlike JO, who really need to shade tears) and you can REALLY tell whenever she's sad or hurt.... LISA is such a great actress!!!!!:bighug::bighug::bighug:

PS: i really like that brief moment between MOLLY and BLAIR! (especially since we never get to see it again after the 'lost girl's' departure):grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

:crybaby::crybaby::crybaby:

I think Lisa's tears may have been real and not part of the script since her own parents were splitting up at the times. Molly's real parents celebrated their 59th anniversary earlier this year.

Blair and Molly didn't have too much interactions with one another, though their relationship seemed not the closest. Especialy with Molly's feminism.activism vs. Blair's materialism and fashion obsession.

Molly got part of the script for "Flash Flood" changed as a 11/12 year old. She saw the part of where she was the ham radio operator and thought the dialogue was not realistic. So she took the script to her father, who is well known in the ham radio community and he contacted the writers and suggested changes (though he never got credit for it) and it was changed.

I imagine the radio that Molly used in that episode was probably Molly Ringwald's personal ham radio then and she probably used it like a kid in the last 20 years would use cell phones.

Wow that’s very interesting!

Where is it documented about Molly and her dad finding fault with the ham radio dialogue and revising it? 80s Dude you've mentioned that around here a lot, so I'm curious to know what article or what that's from.

Where is it documented about Molly and her dad finding fault with the ham radio dialogue and revising it? 80s Dude you've mentioned that around here a lot, so I'm curious to know what article or what that's from.

From Bob Ringwald's internet page"
"In the spring of 1980, on an episode of the NBC series "Facts Of Life," Bob's daughter Molly Ringwald played the role of an Amateur Radio operator. She was portrayed as handling emergency communications from the girls' school during a bad storm.


After the first read-through of the script, Bob realized that while the writers wanted Molly to play a ham operator, the dialog was not authentic. He went to the writers and offered to rewrite the scene so as to use correct ham radio terminology. His offer was gratefully accepted. In the episode, Molly used her Dad's call letters, K6YBV. The show may be seen in reruns from time to time on TV. It is also now available on DVD."

http://www.ringwald.com/ham.php

Wow 80s Dude, very cool! Thanks for sharing!

Sure is! Its cool to learn that FOL went for realism in that first season.

Sure is! Its cool to learn that FOL went for realism in that first season.

And thanks to Molly's dad, they got it right.

It takes a Bob to get it right. When you're learning the Facts of Liiiiiiffffe! :lol:

And thanks to Molly's dad, they got it right.

It takes a Bob to get it right. When you're learning the Facts of Liiiiiiffffe! :lol:
No retro those lyrics do not apply to season one! :nonono:;)

No retro those lyrics do not apply to season one! :nonono:;)

Oh, I know. But still. :lol:

Oh, I know. But still. :lol:

We follow s1 rules here ;)

And thanks to Molly's dad, they got it right.

It takes a Bob to get it right. When you're learning the Facts of Liiiiiiffffe! :lol:

Thank Molly too since she took the script to her dad to point this out since he is blind and can't really read it.