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'80sSitcoms
01-25-2019, 01:09 AM
I thought there was a particular name for this kind of game, but anyway, I've taken the names of our cafeteria gang and used each letter to define a characteristic of her. Feel free to make your own!


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Empathetic
Delightful
Nice
Advice-giving

Beautiful
Lovely
Artistic
Instigating
Rich

Jeering
Obstinate

Nyuk nyuk nyuk!
Amusing
Three Stooges fan
Adopted
Laughing
Investigative
Editor

Talkative
Optimistic
Overdramatic
Thespian
Impish
Ebony-haired

Lorimar Television
01-25-2019, 01:17 AM
Haha nice!

Smart
Unique
Enthusiastic

Athletic
Not eating in Dieting
Neck sweater

'80sSitcoms
01-25-2019, 01:19 AM
Not eating in Dieting

Ahhhh,hahaha! :rofl: So true!

'80sSitcoms
01-25-2019, 01:21 AM
Corn Maiden of the Harvest
Identity-issue-having
Nancied some
Divorce, child of
Yellow-haired

opus
01-25-2019, 01:21 AM
I thought there was a particular name for this kind of game, but anyway, I've taken the names of our cafeteria gang and used each letter to define a characteristic of her. Feel free to make your own!


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Empathetic
Delightful
Nice
Advice-giving

Beautiful
Lovely
Artistic
Instigating
Rich

Jeering
Obstinate

Nyuk nyuk nyuk!
Amusing
Three Stooges fan
Adopted
Laughing
Investigative
Editor

Talkative
Optimistic
Overdramatic
Thespian
Impish
Ebony-haired

Those are called acrostics :wave:


https://examples.yourdictionary.com/acrostic-poem-examples.html

'80sSitcoms
01-25-2019, 01:24 AM
Those are called acrostics :wave:

Oh, thanks---I thought it was something like that, but I wasn't sure if it was the same thing.

Lorimar Television
01-25-2019, 01:33 AM
Nancied some


:lol:

RetroGuy2000
01-25-2019, 11:56 PM
Not in "The Group"
Actress
No lines
Child-bearing (In "The Little Chill")
Yells sometimes


Memorable
Open-hearted
Laughter
Lead in only one episode
Young

'80sSitcoms
01-26-2019, 12:00 AM
Good ones!

For Molly, I kept thinking "Man-Squelcher" for "M" :lol:

RetroGuy2000
01-26-2019, 12:03 AM
Good ones!

For Molly, I kept thinking "Man-Squelcher" for "M" :lol:

That definitely would have been memorable! ;)

Lorimar Television
01-26-2019, 03:00 AM
Not in "The Group"
Actress
No lines
Child-bearing (In "The Little Chill")
Yells sometimes


Memorable
Open-hearted
Laughter
Lead in only one episode
Young

Ooh nice ones!

Impressions
01-27-2019, 01:06 AM
Oooh I love acrostics!

I'll go alphabetically with main character (some are recurring as well)

Andy:

Adopted
Naive
Determined to solve the girls' troubles
Youngster

Beverly Ann:

Buffoonish
Eldest sister to Mrs. Garrett
Vivacious
Eeager to talk about her ex all the time
Rambunctious
Likes to share stories
Yappy

Adopts Andy Moffett and Pippa McKenna
Nauseatingly annoying
Not in the first 7 seasons

Blair:

Bubbly personality
Lighthearted
Immodest about herself
Ageless beauty
Radient appearance

Cindy:

Challenged for her sexuality by Blair
Interested in competing in a lot of sports
Nonconformist about her gender identity
Determined to run for Corn Maiden Harvest Queen
Young aspiring fashion model

Edna:

Encouraging to the girls
Dignified in her character
Noble personality
Admirable for her good advice

Emily:

Educated
Meticulous about the rules
Instructor of history and science
Lanky
Yields to Mr. Bradley

George:

Gorgeous young handyman
Easygoing
Outgoing
Roadie for Cinnamon
Genial
Energetically helps build Over Our Heads

Jo:

Jaded about life
Objectionable personality

Kelly:

Kid
Edna's Edibles shoplifter
Leery
Loutish
Yields to Jo and gives back the money she stole

Molly:

Miffed about her parents' divorce
Outspoken about feminism
Lyrical guitarist
Likes to take pictures for the newspaper
Yammers on and on when talking to people

Nancy:

Never seen her boyfriend
All it seems she ever talks about is Roger
Non-stop talks about Roger
Coveted for her I.Q. score
Yearns for Roger in every single scene

Natalie:

Nice
Adopted
Tenderhearted
Adorable
Laughs during her lines when she isn't supposed to
Intelligent
Effervescent

Pippa:

Peppy
Indisctinct in her Australian accent and slang
Pestering
Perplexed by American culture
Ambitious musician

Steven:

Strong
Tactful
Earnest
Vigilant
Enthralled with Blair's mother
Nonplussed when Blair flirts with him in Flash Flood

Sue Ann:

Snarky
Unimpressed with her IQ score
Eats very little in the Dieting episode

Accepted into "The Group" in the Dope episode
Noncompliant with Blair
Narcotised with pot

Tootie:

Theatrical
Obsessed with Jermaine Jackson
Obnoxiously talkative
Tattletales on the girls
Immature
Elated

Lorimar Television
01-27-2019, 01:25 AM
Oooh I love acrostics!

I'll go alphabetically with main character (some are recurring as well)

Andy:

Adopted
Naive
Determined to solve the girls' troubles
Youngster

Beverly Ann:

Buffoonish
Eldest sister to Mrs. Garrett
Vivacious
Eeager to talk about her ex all the time
Rambunctious
Likes to share stories
Yappy

Adopts Andy Moffett and Pippa McKenna
Nauseatingly annoying
Not in the first 7 seasons

Blair:

Bubbly personality
Lighthearted
Immodest about herself
Ageless beauty
Radient appearance

Cindy:

Challenged for her sexuality by Blair
Interested in competing in a lot of sports
Nonconformist about her gender identity
Determined to run for Corn Maiden Harvest Queen
Young aspiring fashion model

Edna:

Encouraging to the girls
Dignified in her character
Noble personality
Admirable for her good advice

Emily:

Educated
Meticulous about the rules
Instructor of history and science
Lanky
Yields to Mr. Bradley

George:

Gorgeous young handyman
Easygoing
Outgoing
Roadie for Cinnamon
Genial
Energetically helps build Over Our Heads

Jo:

Jaded about life
Objectionable personality

Kelly:

Kid
Edna's Edibles shoplifter
Leery
Loutish
Yields to Jo and gives back the money she stole

Molly:

Miffed about her parents' divorce
Outspoken about feminism
Lyrical guitarist
Likes to take pictures for the newspaper
Yammers on and on when talking to people

Nancy:

Never seen her boyfriend
All it seems she ever talks about is Roger
Non-stop talks about Roger
Coveted for her I.Q. score
Yearns for Roger in every single scene

Natalie:

Nice
Adopted
Tenderhearted
Adorable
Laughs during her lines when she isn't supposed to
Intelligent
Effervescent

Pippa:

Peppy
Indisctinct in her Australian accent and slang
Pestering
Perplexed by American culture
Ambitious musician

Steven:

Strong
Tactful
Earnest
Vigilant
Enthralled with Blair's mother
Nonplussed when Blair flirts with him in Flash Flood

Sue Ann:

Snarky
Unimpressed with her IQ score
Eats very little in the Dieting episode

Accepted into "The Group" in the Dope episode
Noncompliant with Blair
Narcotised with pot

Tootie:

Theatrical
Obsessed with Jermaine Jackson
Obnoxiously talkative
Tattletales on the girls
Immature
Elated

Wow these are all amazing! You have a real talent for for this! Too bad Nancy didn’t have much you could say about her. :lol:

'80sSitcoms
01-27-2019, 01:38 AM
Oooh I love acrostics!

Wow, very nice! I was trying to stick to single-word ones, but that's a fun thing about acrostics, there aren't hard-and-fast rules for how you do them.


Laughs during her lines when she isn't supposed to

I don't know why that was a note from producers. I have never thought Mindy laughed on camera at Natalie's jokes. Rather, I always saw it as in character for her to laugh as her character Natalie, since Natalie is the "class clown" of the group, and class clowns love enjoying their own humor.


Wow these are all amazing! You have a real talent for for this! Too bad Nancy didn’t have much you could say about her. :lol:

:lol: I love how Impressions covered Nancy, keeping Roger the recurring theme!

Impressions
01-27-2019, 02:33 AM
Thanks, it took me some time to come up with those but I think they all worked out very well.

Yes, I was referring to the laughing that Mindy did with that acrostic, but if we're talking strictly about the character, then you can forget about the lines part. Natalie laughed at herself for the things she said to other characters is what I meant to say, so it was kinda meta to put in the lines part, because I was referring to Mindy, but you diehard fans all knew what I meant ;)

RetroGuy2000
01-27-2019, 11:37 PM
Great job, Impressions! *is... impressed* ;)

'80sSitcoms
02-21-2019, 03:15 PM
Really digs Jo
Obnoxiously flirts with Jo
Yearns for---wait for it---Jo!

RetroGuy2000
02-21-2019, 11:27 PM
YAY! The Return of... the Acrostics Thread!

'80sSitcoms
02-22-2019, 05:52 PM
Long-legged amphibian
Extremely good jumper
Once appeared on Mrs. Garrett's lap!
"Nancied" he was after "The Girls' School" (goodbye, Leon!)

Lorimar Television
02-22-2019, 07:29 PM
Long-legged amphibian
Extremely good jumper
Once appeared on Mrs. Garrett's lap!
"Nancied" he was after "The Girls' School" (goodbye, Leon!)

:lol:

RetroGuy2000
02-22-2019, 10:05 PM
Long-legged amphibian
Extremely good jumper
Once appeared on Mrs. Garrett's lap!
"Nancied" he was after "The Girls' School" (goodbye, Leon!)
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Lost
A girl at Eastland
Unable to sew a costume
Rarely seen after the backdoor pilot
An owner of a frog named Leon

Lorimar Television
02-22-2019, 10:49 PM
Just in the backdoor pilot
Eastland Student
Nancied before Nancy was
Not given many lines
Isn't very talkative
Friendlyish
Edna barely talks to her
Really not featured much

RetroGuy2000
02-22-2019, 10:51 PM
Just in the backdoor pilot
Eastland Student
Nancied before Nancy was
Not given many lines
Isn't very talkative
Friendlyish
Edna barely talks to her
Really not featured much

Bravo, Lorimar!!!!! :clap:

Lorimar Television
02-22-2019, 10:56 PM
Bravo, Lorimar!!!!! :clap:

Thanks I try ;)

'80sSitcoms
02-22-2019, 11:00 PM
Wow, more "Girls' School" acrostics!


Thanks I try ;)
And you succeeded! :nod:

Lorimar Television
02-22-2019, 11:02 PM
Wow, more "Girls' School" acrostics!



And you succeeded! :nod:

Aww :D

'80sSitcoms
04-02-2019, 02:00 AM
Boring as all get-out
Rock-walk boring
Extremely boring
Not the opposite of boring
Definitely not the opposite of boring
"ADEQUATE"

Lorimar Television
04-02-2019, 03:46 AM
Boring as all get-out
Rock-walk boring
Extremely boring
Not the opposite of boring
Definitely not the opposite of boring
"ADEQUATE"
:uplol:

RetroGuy2000
04-02-2019, 04:05 AM
:rofl:

'80sSitcoms
01-06-2021, 03:20 AM
And in honor of that hallowed network which gave us this show:

Nice
Braids
Cindy!

Nancy's
Boy-
Crazy

Natalie's
Big
Cheeks

New
Blair
Clothes

Not
Bradley
Chastisings!

Not
Brenda's
Cobblestones!

Lorimar Television
01-06-2021, 03:29 AM
And in honor of that hallowed network which gave us this show:

Nice
Braids
Cindy!

Nancy's
Boy-
Crazy

Natalie's
Big
Cheeks

New
Blair
Clothes

Not
Bradley
Chastisings!

Not
Brenda's
Cobblestones!
Haha!!!

RetroGuy2000
01-06-2021, 03:49 AM
And in honor of that hallowed network which gave us this show:

Nice
Braids
Cindy!

Nancy's
Boy-
Crazy

Natalie's
Big
Cheeks

New
Blair
Clothes

Not
Bradley
Chastisings!

Not
Brenda's
Cobblestones!

Nice!

Nina
Branch's
Confab

Not
Best
Counting

Not
Bring
Cheese

No,
Bradley!
"Champ"

Need
Bring
Chestnut

'80sSitcoms
01-06-2021, 03:55 AM
Nice!

Nina
Branch's
Confab

Not
Best
Counting

Not
Bring
Cheese

No,
Bradley!
"Champ"

Need
Bring
Chestnut

Haha! What fun! And I love how a couple sound like caveman-speak! :lol:

And Nina Branch! What a perfect girl for an NBC one! I'm glad you thought of her!

And a great tailored Cindy quote!

And there's that darned cheese dip again! 😆

RetroGuy2000
01-06-2021, 09:16 AM
Yes, very "caveman-esque"! I think it would have been easier if The Facts of Life had aired on ABC; then we could have had articles like "a" and "an". :lol:

valentina warner
01-06-2021, 06:29 PM
I wonder why we never got to see NINA BRANCH, but we saw her daddy making out with MONICA BOMBSHELL hee hee!

80s Dude
01-06-2021, 09:44 PM
I wonder why we never got to see NINA BRANCH, but we saw her daddy making out with MONICA BOMBSHELL hee hee!

I would have had Nina Branch be the girl instead of Alison who had a baby and abandoned it. I was thinking "Who the heck is Alison?"

RetroGuy2000
01-06-2021, 09:49 PM
I would have had Nina Branch be the girl instead of Alison who had a baby and abandoned it. I was thinking "Who the heck is Alison?"

That would have been a nice nod to previous story continuity.