Most of "our girls" from FOL, along with others from the show, are on social media. So I thought it'd be nice to have one collective place to share "Facts"-centric posts from cast and crew. :) (and even non-"Facts" posts from the gang, if you think they're interesting/touching/fun, etc.)

Here is one I just saw tonight from Nancy McKeon. How touching is this? I developed a whole new respect for Nancy when I discovered from her recent podcast how down to earth she is. And posts like this only reflect that.

(also, I saw while skimming the comments that Kim Fields chimed in---I pasted her comment in the bottom right)

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Okay, so Eddie Brennan may not have many fans here (and he doesn't, lol), but this is pretty cool of Nancy to give the actor, Clark Brandon, a shout-out. Wow, I never realized before how she was new to comedy, new to the sitcom format, and new to exploring a relationship-heavy story line, all at the same time! Props to her, indeed!

But she was only 14 and he was in his 20s?? Eeewwwww! :lol:

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Most of "our girls" from FOL, along with others from the show, are on social media. So I thought it'd be nice to have one collective place to share "Facts"-centric posts from cast and crew. :) (and even non-"Facts" posts if you think they're interesting/touching/fun, etc.)

Here is one I just saw tonight from Nancy McKeon. How touching is this? I developed a whole new respect for Nancy when I discovered from her recent podcast how down to earth she is. And posts like this only reflect that.

(also, I saw while skimming the comments that Kim Fields chimed in---I pasted her comment in the bottom right)

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:heart::heart::heart::heart:

(Also: three point deduction for spelling "birthdays" with an apostrophe. Mr. Gideon would be outraged at Jo's grammar! You check the spelling, and then you double-check! Then you check again!)

But she was only 14 and he was in his 20s?? Eeewwwww! :lol:

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Yeah, he was 23, almost twice her age.

...It was a different time. :lol:

:heart::heart::heart::heart:

(Also: three point deduction for spelling "birthdays" with an apostrophe. Mr. Gideon would be outraged at Jo's grammar!)
Ahhhhh,hahahahaha! I saw that too! :rofl:
Although, to be fair, he wasn't her English teacher, lol. But yeah, I'm sure if he saw that would've corrected her. "It's bad enough you destroyed my career saying I was doing cocaine. But did you have to I was a party celebrating some friends' 'birthday's' ???"

Look! It's "Facts of Life" 's 3 original blonds in one post! Blair, Sue Ann, and Cindy!! :loveya:

Also, Lisa's accompanying message to the pic says, "I've got some exciting news to share...stay tuned!!" I've circled my favorite responses. :lol:

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Ahhhhh,hahahahaha! I saw that too! :rofl:
Although, to be fair, he wasn't her English teacher, lol. But yeah, I'm sure if he saw that would've corrected her. "It's bad enough you destroyed my career saying I was doing cocaine. But did you have to I was a party celebrating some friends' 'birthday's' ???"
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

The straw that broke the camel's back wasn't the utter destruction of his Eastland career; it was that she typed "birthday's" instead of "birthdays"!
:rofl:

Look! It's "Facts of Life" 's 3 original blonds in one post! Blair, Sue Ann, and Cindy!! :loveya:

Also, Lisa's accompanying message to the pic says, "I've got some exciting news to share...stay tuned!!" I've circled my favorite responses. :lol:

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OMG, I love this!

Julie and Julie Anne liking Lisa's posts, Kim liking Nancy's posts...

If only we could get Molly to like one of Mindy's posts, the circle of "Life" would be complete! :lol:

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

The straw that broke the camel's back wasn't the utter destruction of his Eastland career; it was that she typed "birthday's" instead of "birthdays"!
:rofl:
After all, she was just a "hunt-and-peck-er!" :lol:

OMG, I love this!
I knew you would!!


Julie and Julie Anne liking Lisa's posts, Kim liking Nancy's posts...

If only we could get Molly to like one of Mindy's posts, the circle of "Life" would be complete! :lol:
Ahhhhh,hahaha! So true!

Here's a look at Kim giving a sassy shout-out to her mom, who of course played Kim's character Tootie's mom on FOL---pretty cool!

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Look! It's "Facts of Life" 's 3 original blonds in one post! Blair, Sue Ann, and Cindy!! :loveya:

Also, Lisa's accompanying message to the pic says, "I've got some exciting news to share...stay tuned!!" I've circled my favorite responses. :lol:

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Awww love seeing the blondes interact :D

Here's a look at Kim giving a sassy shout-out to her mom, who of course played Kim's character Tootie's mom on FOL---pretty cool!

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She was quite scary as Penny’s mom on good times

This is so cool!! A "trifecta" of '80s sitcoms! (hey wait, that's me! ha! :lol:)

Kim Fields of "The Facts of Life", Anna Maria Horsford of "Amen", and Jackee Harry of "227"! All on the same stage! Wow! And with that red curtain, it looks like they're on "The Muppet Show"! :lol:

3 ladies who were on shows I watched every Saturday night as a TV-loving little boy in the late '80s---this is so cool!!

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This is so cool!! A "trifecta" of '80s sitcoms! (hey wait, that's me! ha! :lol:)

Kim Fields of "The Facts of Life", Anna Maria Horsford of "Amen", and Jackee Harry of "227"! All on the same stage! Wow! And with that red curtain, it looks like they're on "The Muppet Show"! :lol:

3 ladies who were on shows I watched every Saturday night as a TV-loving little boy in the late '80s---this is so cool!!

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Haha very cool! I know Jackee more from Sister, Sister.

Haha very cool! I know Jackee more from Sister, Sister.
Oh, I'm sure you do, Lorsie!

Lorsie = :baby:

:lol:

;)

I know her from that too, I watched SS as well! She was a hoot as Lisa Landry! "RAAAAY! LITTLE RAAAAAAY!!!" :rofl: I loved her on there too! She really scored gold twice with 227 and SS!

OMG, it was one thing to see a trifecta of 1980s tv sitcoms on the same stage, but in the same car??? Kim took a couple of videos that Anna Marie Horsford put up on her page! These gals are such a hoot together! "Thelma", "Sandra", and "Tootie"! :lol:


"I like to say...'Tootie' :grineyes:"


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Oh, I'm sure you do, Lorsie!

Lorsie = :baby:

:lol:

;)

I know her from that too, I watched SS as well! She was a hoot as Lisa Landry! "RAAAAY! LITTLE RAAAAAAY!!!" :rofl: I loved her on there too! She really scored gold twice with 227 and SS!

:lol: She was great on that! I've seen some of 227 though, don't get me wrong.

:lol: She was great on that! I've seen some of 227 though, don't get me wrong.
:clap:

As for SS, I prefer the earlier seasons when the twins are in high school with curly hair and talk to you in the camera. Fun!

:clap:

As for SS, I prefer the earlier seasons when the twins are in high school with curly hair and talk to you in the camera. Fun!

Yes the curly hair twins years are best. Not to mention the great theme

Yes the curly hair twins years are best. Not to mention the great theme
Uh-huh!


"Shakin' up the fam'ly tree, with sibling synchronicity! :dance: "

:rofl:

Love it! :clap:

Uh-huh!


"Shakin' up the fam'ly tree, with sibling synchronicity! :dance: "

:rofl:

Love it! :clap:
:tripletsparty:party:

:tripletsparty:party:


:rofl:

:rofl:
:D:D:D

Here's a question for everyone:

Does anyone follow the girls on social media, and has any of them followed you back? If you comment on something related to the show,do they comment to you right back?

Here's a question for everyone:

Does anyone follow the girls on social media, and has any of them followed you back? If you comment on something related to the show,do they comment to you right back?

Julie Piekarski usually DMs her followers.

Julie Piekarski usually DMs her followers.

That's pretty cool she does that. :)

Awwww, a gradeschool friend of Julie Pie's gave her a big tub FULL of Mickey Mouse Mousketeers memorabilia that their mother had saved (Julie said the friend's mother was sweet and would come to all her shows in St. Louis).

Julie shows some of the tub, and even points out herself on a puzzle. :) (she's in the pink)

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Awwww, a gradeschool friend of Julie Pie's gave her a big tub FULL of Mickey Mouse Mousketeers memorabilia that their mother had saved (Julie said the friend's mother was sweet and would come to all her shows in St. Louis).

Julie shows some of the tub, and even points out herself on a puzzle. :) (she's in the pink)

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Awww so cute!

It must be such an interesting experience to see your younger self plastered on merchandise and media.

I'm so glad Julie Pie continues doing film and media appearances; I hope eventually she'll get to work with Kim and Lisa again.

It must be such an interesting experience to see your younger self plastered on merchandise and media.

I'm so glad Julie Pie continues doing film and media appearances; I hope eventually she'll get to work with Kim and Lisa again.

Me too. She and Kim are obviously close so that would translate well on screen.

Sweet Julie Pie sees her future self https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2690699240958778&id=155643731131021

"Blair" wishes "Jo" a happy birthday, and "Cindy" approves! :loveya:

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"Blair" wishes "Jo" a happy birthday, and "Cindy" approves! :loveya:

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When was her birthday?

Oh no! We missed Lisa on Hallmark's "Home & Family"! And look, she "ALWAYS" being on this show, so she must show up from time to time!

I would love to hear what she says about the Blair doll! :cheer:

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When was her birthday?

It says the date at the bottom of the pic, "April 4".

It says the date at the bottom of the pic, "April 4".

Thank you.

Oh no! We missed Lisa on Hallmark's "Home & Family"! And look, she "ALWAYS" being on this show, so she must show up from time to time!

I would love to hear what she says about the Blair doll! :cheer:

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Here you go!

http://social.hallmarkchanneleverywhere.com/share/social/HMMHMLB71504.html

Here you go!

http://social.hallmarkchanneleverywhere.com/share/social/HMMHMLB71504.html

Oh, thanks, but you can't just "watch". You have to pick your cable provider and sign up or something. Why can't you just click "play" and watch it?? :confused:

"Blair" wishes "Jo" a happy birthday, and "Cindy" approves! :loveya:

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Aww Cindy likes it

Aww Cindy likes it

Which makes it, like, a million times betters! :D :grouphug:

Oh, thanks, but you can't just "watch". You have to pick your cable provider and sign up or something. Why can't you just click "play" and watch it?? :confused:

No problem. Sorry about that though, but I thought that you could just play it as well.

"Tootie" wished "Jo" a happy birthday as well!

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Mindy posted a photo and memory that Kim was thinking of right at that time!

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Mindy posted a photo and memory that Kim was thinking of right at that time!

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What a great picture of them!

What a great picture of them!

Yup!

Another birthday wish for "Jo", this time from "Natalie"!

I love that they wish each other happy birthdays!

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Nancy appreciates Mindy's springtime photo!

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Another birthday wish for "Jo", this time from "Natalie"!

I love that they wish each other happy birthdays!

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I wonder how old that photo is?

Mindy posted a photo and memory that Kim was thinking of right at that time!

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Aww I forgot they went there in the Paris ep.

Aww I forgot they went there in the Paris ep.
Actually, I'm not so sure that they did...

Actually, I'm not so sure that they did...

Hmm I feel like they showed the exterior but I might be wrong

Hmm I feel like they showed the exterior but I might be wrong
Well Mrs. Garrett's not there. It's when the girls make their break to scatter in Paris, when that stoic woman is giving that tour to all the girls, and they look way up high at the structure. Now, it could Notre Dame, I just don't think that it was. I wanna say I'm certain that it's not this famed facade of it, at least. Perhaps it could be a different side, but I really don't think it's Notre Dame.

"Blair" wishes "Jo" a happy birthday, and "Cindy" approves! :loveya:

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:heart::heart::eyes::heart::eyes::heart::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::heart:

Awww! That's so cute!

Three "facts" girls in one social media post!

Hmm I feel like they showed the exterior but I might be wrong

Lorsie, you be right! I see what it is now. For some odd reason, they don't pan up and show the towers! The camera doesn't go any higher than this. Strange. But they may pass by it when they're on the bus going through Paris on their way to the school an hour outside of the city.

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Lorsie, you be right! I see what it is now. For some odd reason, they don't pan up and show the towers! The camera doesn't go any higher than this. Strange. But they may pass by it when they're on the bus going through Paris on their way to the school an hour outside of the city.

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How bout that? I knew more about a non lost girl ep! :D

How bout that? I knew more about a non lost girl ep! :D

:lol:

props:

Hmm I feel like they showed the exterior but I might be wrong

:king::clap::rock:

:king::clap::rock:

:lol:

Well, unless someone sees this in the next 10 minutes, we missed another chance at a Q&A with a "Facts of Life"-er!

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Well, unless someone sees this in the next 10 minutes, we missed another chance at a Q&A with a "Facts of Life"-er!

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Haha aww! Well it wasnt a lost girl anyway. ;):p

Haha aww! Well it wasnt a lost girl anyway. ;):p
Haha! :lol: True, but we could've asked about them! ("Was Molly Ringwald close to any of the girls on the set?")

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What a really nice picture of them together.

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Aww

Aww
I like to think of this as a photo of Mrs. Garrett with Jo on Jo's wedding day to either Bob, or Detective What's-his-name. :)

Aww, "Tootie" posted on Charlotte's birthday too! And look, "Jo" loves it!

Funny thing about that "1 reply" on Nancy McKeon's comment---the reply is from someone who just says "Hey Jo". :lol:

Also, Loretta Swit commented her appreciation further down!

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Haha, that's where my mind immediately went to too! :lol:

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Aww, "Tootie" posted on Charlotte's birthday too! And look, "Jo" loves it!

Funny thing about that "1 reply" on Nancy McKeon's comment---the reply is from someone who just says "Hey Jo". :lol:

Also, Loretta Swit commented her appreciation further down!

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I wonder when that photo was taken. I don't see Loretta's comment though.

I wonder when that photo was taken.

Kim says in the caption it's her 30th birthday party, so it was May 1999.



I don't see Loretta's comment though.

Yeah you can't see it there, I was just mentioning it. But here it is, scrolled farther down:

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Kim says in the caption it's her 30th birthday party, so it was May 1999.





Yeah you can't see it there, I was just mentioning it. But here it is, scrolled farther down:

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Thank you.

Awww! Even Hot Lips, on a competing network, loved Charlotte!

Our own Molly Ringwald is 80sthen80snow's "ICON OF THE DAY"! Go Molly!! :clap: :cheer:

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Our own Molly Ringwald is 80sthen80snow's "ICON OF THE DAY"! Go Molly!! :clap: :cheer:

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Pretty ;)

Molly Parker all growed up" in 1985!

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Well look at that! Julie Pie posted a tbt photos from IQ! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwraZiejXmD/?igshid=1rorte0g8jrdr

Well look at that! Julie Pie posted a tbt photos from IQ! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwraZiejXmD/?igshid=1rorte0g8jrdr

Awww! So cute! Nice to see Julie sharing her memories of "IQ". Even after 40 years, she's still "a cheerleader for the show" (™ Felice).

You see, old Moby wasn't really a whale.
He was a humongous marshmallow sundae with vanilla ice cream.

Oh, for shame! Andrew has confused "IQ" and "Dope"! No Christmas presents from Sueannta Claus this year! :lol:


I have a script from this episode signed by the entire cast. Including you. I collect Facts memorabilia.

Sounds like PhatSteve30 needs to go on Collector's Call!!!! I would watch that episode, for sure.

Awww! So cute! Nice to see Julie sharing her memories of "IQ". Even after 40 years, she's still "a cheerleader for the show" (™ Felice).



Oh, for shame! Andrew has confused "IQ" and "Dope"! No Christmas presents from Sueannta Claus this year! :lol:



Sounds like PhatSteve30 needs to go on Collector's Call!!!! I would watch that episode, for sure.

Yep! Fitting for her Ep with Felice.
Lol maybe he was just trying to write a memorable Sue Ann moment? Not like IQ doesn’t have plenty. “Maybe I can work my way to managing a lemonade stand!”
Haha me too!

Well look at that! Julie Pie posted a tbt photos from IQ! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwraZiejXmD/?igshid=1rorte0g8jrdr

Dang it Lorsie, you beat me to it!! I had my post all ready in my head last night to share with you guys when I got to a computer today!

"Hey guys, look! Aww, Julie P. remembers she was on 'Facts of Life'! She threw back this Thursday to her time on the show! :D"

:lol:

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Nice to see Julie sharing her memories of "IQ".

YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU don't follow Sue Ann Weaver??????????

:eek2:

YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU don't follow Sue Ann Weaver??????????

:eek2:

Shame shame Retro!!! :nonono:

YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU don't follow Sue Ann Weaver??????????

:eek2:
I won't be on Instagram until this summer.

I won't be on Instagram until this summer.

Do you not have an account?

Do you not have an account?
Yeah, I don't have an account, yet.

Yeah, I don't have an account, yet.

Oh ok

Yeah, I don't have an account, yet.

Wait, how do you not have an account? That's not what that screencap seems to say. ;) After all, it has the "Follow" option in that pic, hmmmm ;) Unless that's a screencap from Lorsie's account that you grabbed, in which case, that would all make sense, lol.

Lorsie asked me in a thread somewhere last year if I had social media. I didn't get into Instagram until January, and now I'm hooked! :D

Oh ok

Wait, so YOU don't follow Sue Ann Weaver???????????? :eek:

Wait, so YOU don't follow Sue Ann Weaver???????????? :eek:
Me? Of course I do! ;) You can still go on Instagram without an account, maybe that's what Retro did?

Me? Of course I do! ;)

I thought you did!

Well then what is the explanation behind Retro's screencap?? It's a capture from someone's account, that does NOT follow Julie Pie. We know Retro does NOT have an account, and we know you DO follow her.

Oohhhh, if only I'd posted about it first like I meant to, this mystery wouldn't be hanging "over our heads"! :rofl:

I thought you did!

Well then what is the explanation behind Retro's screencap?? It's a capture from someone's account, that does NOT follow Julie Pie. We know Retro does NOT have an account, and we know you DO follow her.

Oohhhh, if only I'd posted about it first like I meant to, this mystery wouldn't be hanging "over our heads"! :rofl:

Psssst check the edited version of that post ;)

Psssst check the edited version of that post ;)

:confused:

I see no edited posts here, and when I clicked on your link, that account is "Following" her.

:confused:

I see no edited posts here, and when I clicked on your link, that account is "Following" her.
I added "You can still go on Instagram without an account, maybe that's what Retro did?"

Wait, how do you not have an account? That's not what that screencap seems to say. ;) After all, it has the "Follow" option in that pic, hmmmm ;) Unless that's a screencap from Lorsie's account that you grabbed, in which case, that would all make sense, lol.

Lorsie asked me in a thread somewhere last year if I had social media. I didn't get into Instagram until January, and now I'm hooked! :D

I just clicked on the link Lorimar provided, and grabbed a screen capture.

I just clicked on the link Lorimar provided, and grabbed a screen capture.

Well what's strange is your screen capture says "Follow", indicating that account does NOT follow Julie Pie, but NOW when you click on the Lorsie's link, it says "Following", so now they ARE following her. So it seems like Lorsie didn't provide a link showing Instagram under his account, since that account was not "following" at that time.

Holy cow!! Felice's son looks SO much like his mother! They might as well call him, "Felice, Jr."! :eek: :lol:

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Holy cow!! Felice's son looks SO much like his mother! They might as well call him, "Felice, Jr."! :eek: :lol:

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Awww

Holy cow!! Felice's son looks SO much like his mother! They might as well call him, "Felice, Jr."! :eek: :lol:

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That's Fellow! :lol:

Yep, definitely some family resemblance, there.

Her accounts private. You actually follow her?

Her accounts private. You actually follow her?

I actually do! Somebody's gotta keep tabs on "non-visible Nancy"! :lol:

I actually do! Somebody's gotta keep tabs on "non-visible Nancy"! :lol:

Lucky! I requested her so fingers crossed she accepts.

Lucky! I requested her so fingers crossed she accepts.

It's about time! I can't believe YOU don't follow the "out-the-door-four"! :lol:

" '80sSitcoms - A proud Lost Girls follower since 2019!" :D

"Blair" and "Sue Ann", class of '83!

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"Blair" and "Sue Ann", class of '83!

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:eyes:

OMG! Do you know why it was so easy for Julie Pie to play best friends with Cindy? BECAUSE SHE ACTUALLY HAD A BEST FRIEND NAMED CINDY!! :loveya:

I wonder if "the real Cindy" watched the show and loved that Sue Ann's best friend was "Cindy"?? :D

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OMG! Do you know why it was so easy for Julie Pie to play best friends with Cindy? BECAUSE SHE ACTUALLY HAD A BEST FRIEND NAMED CINDY!! :loveya:

I wonder if "the real Cindy" watched the show and loved that Sue Ann's best friend was "Cindy"?? :D

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Aww how awesome!

Aww how awesome!

She even hashtagged it "#friendsforever" --- that'd be funny if a "Facts" fan added in a comment the hashtag "#buddiesforever"! :lol:

She even hashtagged it "#friendsforever" --- that'd be funny if a "Facts" fan added in a comment the hashtag "#buddiesforever"! :lol:

It would! :lol:

OMG! Do you know why it was so easy for Julie Pie to play best friends with Cindy? BECAUSE SHE ACTUALLY HAD A BEST FRIEND NAMED CINDY!! :loveya:

I wonder if "the real Cindy" watched the show and loved that Sue Ann's best friend was "Cindy"?? :D

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Hahaha! Very cool find!!! :happyface

Aw, Mindy says her "beloved" Cloris, and "Jo" likes it! :)

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And this post is relevant for Mindy actually mentioning "Westlake School for Girls"! Wow!

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And this post is relevant for Mindy actually mentioning "Westlake School for Girls"! Wow!

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That's cool!

Weirdly, Mindy tagged Ryan Cassidy (who played Kevin for five episodes) in that photo. Was he her boyfriend? Is that how he got the FOL gig?

That's cool!

Weirdly, Mindy tagged Ryan Cassidy (who played Kevin for five episodes) in that photo. Was he her boyfriend? Is that how he got the FOL gig?

I know, cool but weird, lol. I assume that's her boyfriend in yellow, and I think that's Ryan on the far right. But I don't know what show this is "wrapping". Maybe he was just a fellow cast member in some play or something? :confused:

Wow, check this out, guys...this really is an amazing coincidence/fate!

And look! "Sue Ann" likes it, and commented on "Blair" 's post! And the "like" of "Sue Ann" 's comment is "Blair"! (I clicked the "1 like", and "lisawhelchel" popped up!)

Awwww! :loveya:

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Okay, this isn't related to someone from the show, but I searched "factsoflifetv" on Instagram, and look at one of the search results! :lol: Awesome shirt!! :D

(now if only there were a season 1 version!!)

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Okay, this isn't related to someone from the show, but I searched "factsoflifetv" on Instagram, and look at one of the search results! :lol: Awesome shirt!! :D

(now if only there were a season 1 version!!)

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Haha ik right?

Wow, check this out, guys...this really is an amazing coincidence/fate!

And look! "Sue Ann" likes it, and commented on "Blair" 's post! And the "like" of "Sue Ann" 's comment is "Blair"! (I clicked the "1 like", and "lisawhelchel" popped up!)

Awwww! :loveya:

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Awwww! Lisa and Julie logrolling...! How sweet!

Awwww! Lisa and Julie logrolling...! How sweet!

No comment on the shirt?

Awwww! Lisa and Julie logrolling...! How sweet!

So sweet

No comment on the shirt?

I want the S1 version.

I want the S1 version.

Sure, we all would ("all" being you, me, and Lorsie). But you still have to appreciate this one. :) It has to at least bring a smile to your soul. You have to appreciate any merchandise honoring the show in its Eastland years.

Sue Ann and Natalie sure have come a long way since Natalie provoked Sue Ann in "Running"! :lol: :)

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And Blair and Natalie sure have come a long way since that diary incident! :read:

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Nat 'n Toot, BFFs! Approved by their friend "Jo"!

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Blair and Tootie love! And I LOVE how she makes the season 1 reference!! And "Cindy" likes it! :loveya:

And what a cute still from "Running"! I never fully appreciated Tootie's outfit before! :lol:

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Oh man!! What an AWESOME post by Nancy McKeon!!

And look!! The other photo is a behind-the-scenes shot!! SWEET!! :D

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Blair and Tootie love! And I LOVE how she makes the season 1 reference!! And "Cindy" likes it! :loveya:

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Nice!

Nice!

All these new posts, and that's it?? :lol:

I expected more from such an UBER "Facts" fan, especially considering a cast member shared a never-before-seen photo from the cutting room floor!! :eek:

party:

Another birthday post from Lisa! She shared many photos with Mindy like she did with Kim! But what the heck was this "haunted house"-like event thingy?? She included a pic on each of their birthday posts!

(and check out the "Running" pic I added up above in Lisa's birthday post to Kim!)

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All these new posts, and that's it?? :lol:

I expected more from such an UBER "Facts" fan, especially considering a cast member shared a never-before-seen photo from the cutting room floor!! :eek:



Very nice? :lol:

Another birthday post from Lisa! She shared many photos with Mindy like she did with Kim! But what the heck was this "haunted house"-like event thingy?? She included a pic on each of their birthday posts!

(and check out the "Running" pic I added up above in Lisa's birthday post to Kim!)

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These are great!

Can you tell who Mindy is supposed to be? I can't guess.

I'm surprised that, as religious as Lisa is, that she would dress up as a vampire.

And Julie liked the post. Ever the cheerleader, that one!

Sue Ann and Natalie sure have come a long way since Natalie provoked Sue Ann in "Running"! :lol: :)

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There's something so nice about this photo: no Hollywood glitz or glamor: just Mindy as her real self, gray hair and all. I absolutely love it.

The fact that Julie Pie commented on it as well just makes me love it more.

Oh man!! What an AWESOME post by Nancy McKeon!!

And look!! The other photo is a behind-the-scenes shot!! SWEET!! :D

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Awww! A rare comment from Nancy!

So cool that they were genuinely laughing, although it's not hard to believe. Mindy was a riot in that hat, cranking the 'funny' up a notch.

Very nice? :lol:

Two words??? I thought you would wax poetic at all the "Facts" family goodness here, and especially a cast member sharing a never-before seen photo from production on the set!! Do you know what a GEM that is?? And what a generous gift from one of our girls?? From one of the most popular, enduring episodes, no doubt! That photo alone is worth an entire post of heartfelt gushing!

I think you're working too much. :lol:

*UPDATE*

Okay, I see now you're waxing more now, lol. Just what our girls deserve! :clap:

Can you tell who Mindy is supposed to be? I can't guess.

Just a baby "something", lol.


I'm surprised that, as religious as Lisa is, that she would dress up as a vampire.

Well, this event looks kind of around the time of season 4-ish, and Lisa was fine with declaring that God didn't exist at that time, so I guess she had no problem playing a vampire, lol.


And Julie liked the post. Ever the cheerleader, that one!

"Ever"? I don't know, she wasn't always cheering Cindy. ;)

Awww! A rare comment from Nancy!

So cool that they were genuinely laughing, although it's not hard to believe. Mindy was a riot in that hat, cranking the 'funny' up a notch.

Right??? This is SO cool!!! A true "gift" from one of our girls!! present: :D

And not the kind you get from Jokey Smurf! :lol:

With her talk about Mindy being so hilarious when trying to tape that scene, I keep thinking of Natalie's over-the-top, accented "Oh, gooood, gooood!" when she sees her failing hat! :lol:

Right??? This is SO cool!!! A true "gift" from one of our girls!! present: :D

And not the kind you get from Jokey Smurf! :lol:

With her talk about Mindy being so hilarious when trying to tape that scene, I keep thinking of Natalie's over-the-top, accented "Oh, gooood, gooood!" when she sees her failing hat! :lol:

:lol: It's one of the funniest moments of the show, hands down.

Haha these are great! Love Julie’s comment and all the photos! Love Lisa referencing Kim roller skating. That behind the scenes photo though, why’s it look like Mindy just commited a murder and drenched in blood?

Haha these are great! Love Julie’s comment and all the photos! Love Lisa referencing Kim roller skating. That behind the scenes photo though, why’s it look like Mindy just commited a murder and drenched in blood?

Because someone messed with her hat. :lol:

Haha these are great! Love Julie’s comment and all the photos! Love Lisa referencing Kim roller skating. That behind the scenes photo though, why’s it look like Mindy just commited a murder and drenched in blood?

Um, because that's the designer sweater she wears in the episode? :confused:

Um, because that's the designer sweater she wears in the episode? :confused:

Looks like blood :eek:

Wow! Check out this blast from the past collage Julie P. shared for the holiday weekend! :wave: :clap:

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What a great collage!

Now when will Julie Anne do one, too?!

Wow! Check out this blast from the past collage Julie P. shared for the holiday weekend! :wave: :clap:

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I saw it! Love this! Too bad she didn’t include some of her post s1 FOL appearances.

I saw it! Love this! Too bad she didn’t include some of her post s1 FOL appearances.

Boy howdy Lorsie, you just can't ever be pleased, can you? :lol: Always touting season 1 as the BEST and your FAVORITE, and hear you are criticizing the fact there's nothing post-season 1! :rofl:

Don't look a gift "Facts" horse in the mouth! :D

(having a little fun messing with you tonight! :happyface)

Boy howdy Lorsie, you just can't ever be pleased, can you? :lol: Always touting season 1 as the BEST and your FAVORITE, and hear you are criticizing the fact there's nothing post-season 1! :rofl:

Don't look a gift "Facts" horse in the mouth! :D

(having a little fun messing with you tonight! :happyface)

;) I do love s1, I just wish people would acknowledge more that the lost girls still appear post s1

;) I do love s1, I just wish people would acknowledge more that the lost girls still appear post s1

You raise a good point, and it's one reason I never liked the term "first season girls", though some people use that term: eleven of their episodes, or almost half of their appearances, were after Season One. That name reduces them to something less than they were: an important part of four or five seasons of the show, and an integral part of the classic Eastland Years, despite their odd, still-unexplained absence in Season Four.

You raise a good point, and it's one reason I never liked the term "first season girls", though some people use that term: eleven of their episodes, or almost half of their appearances, were after Season One. That name reduces them to something less than they were: an important part of four or five seasons of the show, and an integral part of the classic Eastland Years, despite their odd, still-unexplained absence in Season Four.

Interesting when you put it like that, though Sue Ann and Cindy are physically in 4 post s1 eps while Nancy is in 6.

You raise a good point, and it's one reason I never liked the term "first season girls", though some people use that term

But they were "first season girls". That's how they're known to the general public; they don't know or remember that the girls showed up any time after that. They were "Lost Girls" because they became lost from the cast after season 1 (gone from the opening credits, no longer series regulars), just wandering in a few more times (except Nancy, who showed up a handful of times). Even though they still showed up a bit, they got "lost" when the producers nixed them from the premise.

Eleven of their episodes, or almost half of their appearances, were after Season One.

I think you need to follow "F.A.C.T.", Mr. Littlefield. ;)

That name reduces them to something less than they were: an important part of four or five seasons of the show, and an integral part of the classic Eastland Years, despite their odd, still-unexplained absence in Season Four.

"Important" for 4 or 5 seasons sounds like quite a wishful stretch. It doesn't seem they were important beyond season 1, otherwise they would have been a part of the show (indeed, Cindy and Sue Ann are not even addressed by name in the scripts, which to me is insulting and disrespectful). Are they beloved to seasons 1 fans? Many, yes, but I think being truly important should warrant many more appearances, like at least 10 each per season, where you couldn't really have the show without them, or the show's structure as it had been retooled to just wouldn't be the same.


Sue Ann and Cindy are physically in 4 post s1 eps while Nancy is in 6.

Exactly, they're just there those few times, while Nancy shows up a couple times more. That's it.

They were barely there in the cafeteria years overall considering there were over 60 episodes in the cafeteria, but to fans like me who were watching them in 5-day-a-week broadcasting in summer re-runs as a child, it sure felt like they were around more. I always thought it was just a nice "homage" to let them appear the few times that they did (though as a young tot I didn't know that word, lol).


I do love s1, I just wish people would acknowledge more that the lost girls still appear post s1

But they did so only minimally (at the best of producers/writers, not the girls). That might be why Julie didn't include any screencaps like that; people don't "know her" from that era of the show. Sure, WE do, but most don't. Sadly, they didn't have the Lost Girls except Nancy contribute much at all in that era. Even Nancy didn't have much to with any plot after her first appearance in"Gossip", except arguably being the reason Tootie got the lead in "South Pacific" (not counting TLC, since that's so much later and and after more re-tools).

And back to the topic at hand, they did it! Our girls (and Mr. Bradley) reached over 2,000 "like"s! WOO-HOO!! :woohoo: :clap: :cheer: :D

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And back to the topic at hand, they did it! Our girls (and Mr. Bradley) reached over 2,000 "like"s! WOO-HOO!! :woohoo: :clap: :cheer: :D

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Woohoo!

I think you need to follow "F.A.C.T.", Mr. Littlefield. ;)

True: they only appeared in ten episodes after Season One, counting the flashback episodes. Still, ten episodes, plus the 13 episodes they starred in, plus the backdoor pilot and the crossover episode on DS, means the Lost Girls appeared in 25 episodes, across many years of the show and its parent series.


"Important" for 4 or 5 seasons sounds like quite a wishful stretch. It doesn't seem they were important beyond season 1, otherwise they would have been a part of the show (indeed, Cindy and Sue Ann are not even addressed by name in the scripts, which to me is insulting and disrespectful). Are they beloved to seasons 1 fans? Many, yes, but I think being truly important should warrant many more appearances, like at least 10 each per season, where you couldn't really have the show without them, or the show's structure as it had been retooled to just wouldn't be the same.

I didn't say integral, I said important. Without "Gossip", "Sex Symbol", "Pretty Babies", "The New Girl, Part 2", "Dear Me", "Green-Eyed Monster", "Front Page", and "The Little Chill", Seasons 2, 3, and 8 would be full of holes. Sue Ann is mentioned as late as the 2001 movie. Even when they weren't there, they were present in some form, as beloved memories.


But they did so only minimally (at the best of producers/writers, not the girls). That might be why Julie didn't include any screencaps like that; people don't "know her" from that era of the show. Sure, WE do, but most don't. Sadly, they didn't have the Lost Girls except Nancy contribute much at all in that era. Even Nancy didn't have much to with any plot after her first appearance in"Gossip", except arguably being the reason Tootie got the lead in "South Pacific" (not counting TLC, since that's so much later and and after more re-tools).

Without Sue Ann and Cindy, who would have spread the gossip in "Gossip"? Without Nancy, who would have freaked out about Blair seeing Roger? Without Cindy and Sue Ann, who would have admired Jo's newspaper article about Mr. Gideon? Without Nancy, who would Blair have cattily competed with in Johnathan Dutton's model search? Without Sue Ann, who would have lied to Jo about being a big wig VP? Without Nancy, who would Roger have impregnated? Without Cindy, who would have slut-shamed Natalie? Without Molly, who would have said "Lay off, Margo" and talked about string beans?

These roles were often not large, but they played an important role in continuity after Season One, demonstrating that there were more than just four girls attending Eastland. When those roles petered out into nothing, something was lost, and Season Four doesn't have nearly the amount of charm or the detailed continuity of previous seasons. Yes, I do think their roles were important, as Seasons 2 and 3 have better attention to detail, and a better connection to the original premise, than Season 4.

True: they only appeared in ten episodes after Season One, counting the flashback episodes. Still, ten episodes, plus the 13 episodes they starred in, plus the backdoor pilot and the crossover episode on DS, means the Lost Girls appeared in 25 episodes, across many years of the show and its parent series.

Oohhh, you're counting the flashbacks, which is how you upped their count. You can't count those. :nonono: That's "cheating" in your favor, lol. That's not them "appearing" on those particular shows, like showing up to the set and being there with the other actors. They are only shown in clips from previous shows, so they are "seen" in them, in repeated material, but they didn't "appear" in them. So they truly "appeared" in, like Lorsie said, 4 and 6 episodes after season 1, respectively. I have never before met anyone who counts flashbacks as continuing "appearances".


I didn't say integral, I said important.

You said both.


Without "Gossip", "Sex Symbol", "Pretty Babies", "The New Girl, Part 2", "Dear Me", "Green-Eyed Monster", "Front Page", and "The Little Chill", Seasons 2, 3, and 8 would be full of holes. Sue Ann is mentioned as late as the 2001 movie. Even when they weren't there, they were present in some form, as beloved memories.

Nancy aside in "Gossip", and arguably Molly in TNGP2, any girls could have played those little "walk-on" parts. Most of those appearances weren't tailored to the characters. In fact, they never even said the Julies' characters' names.



Without Nancy, who would have freaked out about Blair seeing Roger?

Without Sue Ann, who would have lied to Jo about being a big wig VP? Without Nancy, who would Roger have impregnated?

Without Sue Ann and Cindy, who would have spread the gossip in "Gossip"?

Other girls.

Without Cindy and Sue Ann, who would have admired Jo's newspaper article about Mr. Gideon?

Other girls.

Without Nancy, who would Blair have cattily competed with in Johnathan Dutton's model search?

Other girls.

Without Cindy, who would have slut-shamed Natalie?

Other girls.

Without Molly, who would have said "Lay off, Margo" and talked about string beans?

Again, other girls.

I'll give you the Nancy and Roger ones, lol.


These roles were often not large, but they played an important role in continuity after Season One, demonstrating that there were more than just four girls attending Eastland. When those roles petered out into nothing, something was lost, and Season Four doesn't have nearly the amount of charm or the detailed continuity of previous seasons. Yes, I do think their roles were important, as Seasons 2 and 3 have better attention to detail, and a better connection to the original premise, than Season 4.

Yes, but it feels like you're reaching for them to be more important to the show than they actually were after season 1. I see where you're coming from, and I love them dearly, but being objective, they're just not important after that first season; but beloved, and organic, yes.

But I know you feel otherwise, so like other occasions with you and me, and you and Christopher, and me and Christopher, and you and me and Christopher, lol, we will agree to disagree.

Kim wished Mindy a happy birthday! And "Sue Ann" approves!

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Kim and Mindy wishing their "sister" Lisa a happy birthday!! (Mindy dug into the classic era of the show to use as her post! I LOVE it!)

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Nancy finally got on board! lol---I love that Lisa made Nancy so welcomed to the set at the beginning of season 2! :loveya:

And look, "Tootie" commented!

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Aww

Aww

Dang it Lorsie, ya beat me to it!! :lol:

Dang it Lorsie, ya beat me to it!! :lol:

Haha sorry :D

Lisa's been having a great birthday week!

And remember Brenda, there's no "e" in "Blair"! :crazy:

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Oohhh, you're counting the flashbacks, which is how you upped their count. You can't count those. :nonono:

I definitely count those. On the SBS board, Jarrett Lennon stated he gets paid for every appearance on the show, no matter how small. So even the top of his head in one frame of the opening credits gets him a check. Even a tiny, brief scene, recorded years earlier, counts as an appearance on the show, and he gets a check. If Hollywood considers that an appearance, who am I to argue?

And I remember now why I was thinking it was 11 appearances: the backdoor pilot, which clearly isn't after Season One, but certainly isn't a part of Season One, was the other episode I was thinking of.


Nancy aside in "Gossip", and arguably Molly in TNGP2, any girls could have played those little "walk-on" parts. Most of those appearances weren't tailored to the characters. In fact, they never even said the Julies' characters' names.

No way could Brenda or Miko have played the parts of Sue Ann and Cindy in "Gossip" or "Sex Symbol"; if they had, we as fans would be saying "WTF?! Why are Brenda and Miko hanging out with Nancy as if they are all old best friends?!" No, it was kinda important for people Natalie knew well to be gossiping about her, with Nancy. It feels like a betrayal, then, and less like Random Girls are gossiping about Natalie.

In the same way, turned around, the scene in "Graduation", where Blair and Jo and Random Girls also graduate, would have been much more powerful with the Lost Girls, or at least Nancy and Sue Ann, there. And so I feel as though their appearances were important, and the show wasn't quite as good in S4 without their continuity and the small things: Nancy's romances with Roger in "Gossip", "The Little Chill", and "Dear Me"; Molly's feminism in "The New Girl Part 2", Sue Ann's gossipy nature in "Gossip" and "Sex Symbol", references to Cindy's former tomboy nature in "The Little Chill", and even her continued friendship and rooming with Sue Ann, as seen in "Front Page", "Gossip" and "Sex Symbol"... for me, these are important, and nothing will take that away from me, DAMMIT! :lol:

These little touches prove that The Facts of Life was a cut above other sitcoms of that era. And that is important.

Aww

Awww, indeed!

Seeing all these kind well-wishes to Lisa on her birthday, from each of the other members of the Core Five, really warms my heart. I'd love to see Felice, Molly, and Julie Anne chime in, but even this is enough.

'80s, great commentary about Nancy; it's so wonderful that Nancy still remembers how welcoming Lisa was to her, from the very beginning, almost 40 years ago. I love that so, sooo much.

Julie mentions that she and Lisa "caught up". I imagine, based on that comment, that Julie called Lisa today, and that makes me very happy, too. 42 years of friendship that even a Cast Purge couldn't tear apart. Can you imagine being friends with co-workers from 40 years ago!?

Also: Brenda's NEVER gonna live down "Blaire"... we won't let her! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I definitely count those.

I don't, and I bet most people wouldn't. It doesn't feel fair to the character or the actor.


On the SBS board, Jarrett Lennon stated he gets paid for every appearance on the show, no matter how small. So even the top of his head in one frame of the opening credits gets him a check. Even a tiny, brief scene, recorded years earlier, counts as an appearance on the show, and he gets a check. If Hollywood considers that an appearance, who am I to argue?

There's distinction here. It is not an "appearance", it is an instant of him being shown. An actor getting paid for every time they are seen on the show is different than how many times they actually appeared on the show. "Appearing" is part of the cast who is performing on camera for that episode. The Lost Girls never appeared themselves on the show in the Edna's Edibles era, but footage of them was shown in flashback.

It's like when you and Lorsie were disagreeing over Eastland in the later years. I agree with him, after "Brave New World Part 2", Eastland is never "shown" again in "real time" until the finale, but it is "seen" again in flashback.


No way could Brenda or Miko have played the parts of Sue Ann and Cindy in "Gossip" or "Sex Symbol";

Any girls could have played those parts. Just look at Terri, Jenny, Emily, Annie, etc. I'm of course not saying I'd rather have any girls play those parts, but most of the appearances were so small that they could have filled them with other girls.


if they had, we as fans would be saying "WTF?! Why are Brenda and Miko hanging out with Nancy as if they are all old best friends?!" No, it was kinda important for people Natalie knew well to be gossiping about her, with Nancy. It feels like a betrayal, then, and less like Random Girls are gossiping about Natalie.

Yes, here's where we agree, lol, we as a small group of loyal season 1 fans would have felt that way, but the viewing public by large doesn't (since sadly, a great many are not aware of our dear Lost Girls).


In the same way, turned around, the scene in "Graduation", where Blair and Jo and Random Girls also graduate, would have been much more powerful with the Lost Girls, or at least Nancy and Sue Ann, there.

Definitely!


And so I feel as though their appearances were important, and the show wasn't quite as good in S4 without their continuity and the small things:

Objectively though, their appearances are not important except for pretty much Nancy in "Gossip". Subjectively, like you, I love each and every second they're on screen!


Nancy's romances with Roger in "Gossip" and "Dear Me"; Molly's feminism in "The New Girl Part 2", Sue Ann's gossipy nature in "Gossip" and "Sex Symbol", references to Cindy's former tomboy nature in "The Little Chill", and even her continued friendship and rooming with Sue Ann, as seen in "Front Page", "Gossip" and "Sex Symbol"... for me, these are important, and nothing will take that away from me, DAMMIT! :lol:

lol, I agree that they are important to us on a subjective, personal level, yes.


These little touches prove that The Facts of Life was a cut above other sitcoms of that era. And that is important.

Yup, their (more often than not) care of continuity really added that feel of "family" to the show, and respect for the viewers (we just could have used even more, lol).

from each of the other members of the Core Five

There is no "Core Five". ;)


'80s, great commentary about Nancy; it's so wonderful that Nancy still remembers how welcoming Lisa was to her, from the very beginning, almost 40 years ago. I love that so, sooo much.

Me too! They were family right from the start!


Julie mentions that she and Lisa "caught up". I imagine, based on that comment, that Julie called Lisa today, and that makes me very happy, too. 42 years of friendship that even a Cast Purge couldn't tear apart. Can you imagine being friends with co-workers from 40 years ago!?

I know! I really hope they made Eastland jokes! "Well, I'd better get going, or else Mrs. Garrett's gonna tell Mr. Bradley we broke curfew!" haha :)


Also: Brenda's NEVER gonna live down "Blaire"... we won't let her! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Her spelling is anything but "adequate". ;)

There's distinction here. It is not an "appearance", it is an instant of him being shown. An actor getting paid for every time they are seen on the show is different than how many times they actually appeared on the show. "Appearing" is part of the cast who is performing on camera for that episode. The Lost Girls never appeared themselves on the show in the Edna's Edibles era, but footage of them was shown in flashback.

And hence they appeared in the episodes, albeit briefly and just in flashbacks.

If they didn't appear in the episodes, we wouldn't have seen them.


It's like when you and Lorsie were disagreeing over Eastland in the later years. I agree with him, after "Brave New World Part 2", Eastland is never "shown" again in "real time" until the finale, but it is "seen" again in flashback.


What? In this post? (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=5488836&postcount=416) We see Eastland several times post-Season 4, including in the third movie, season 9, flashbacks in season 5, Pippa even wears the Eastland uniform for a whole season.


Any girls could have played those parts. Just look at Terri, Jenny, Emily, Annie, etc.

The impact would have been lost with Emily or Jenny sitting with Nancy in "Sex Symbol" or "Gossip". Those girls just didn't have the background to be chumming with Nancy, and they didn't have the history with Natalie that would make her care what they thought.

Additionally, in "Gossip", Tootie visibly brightens when Cindy invites her up to Cindy and Sue Ann's room to hang out. She wants to impress them; Tootie couldn't care less about hanging out with Emily or Jenny. Tootie exaggerates her gossip to impress these girls, in a way she never would have with girls she didn't know very well. That is why Sue Ann and Cindy were needed for these scenes, despite not being mentioned by name: they had a history with Tootie, and weren't random girls thrown in there. Tootie trusted them in a way she wouldn't have trusted Emily or Jenny or Brenda.


Yup, their (more often than not) care of continuity really added that feel of "family" to the show, and respect for the viewers (we just could have used even more, lol).

I agree we could have used more attention to continuity through Seasons 4 and 5, at the very least. The fact that they kept the Eastland school room set (and used it for "Langley") tells me they could easily have set a few episodes in Eastland during Seasons 5 and 6. How cool would it have been to see an Eastland scene with Tootie, Natalie, and Cindy, maybe throwing in Mr. Parker or other semi-regulars from the Golden Eastland Years?

But by this era, the original Eastland characters had finally become unimportant, and that opportunity was lost. But if I ever get a working DeLorean... :lol:

There is no "Core Five". ;)

Nancy, Lisa, Mindy, Kim, and Julie are all interacting on social media, the girls wishing Lisa a happy birthday. I think a core five has been established! :lol:


Me too! They were family right from the start!

I think that is the correct word: family.

It's what has been said so many times, by so many cast members. Nancy about Lisa. Kim about Julie. Mindy about Felice. I just wish Molly was able to join in.


I know! I really hope they made Eastland jokes! "Well, I'd better get going, or else Mrs. Garrett's gonna tell Mr. Bradley we broke curfew!" haha :)

That would be very cute!

And, additionally, they could even make NMMC jokes. "M-I-C... See ya real soon!"


Her spelling is anything but "adequate". ;)

Hahahahah! Nice one!

Sue Ann would def be in the core five ;)

Sue Ann would def be in the core five ;)

:lol:

And hence they appeared in the episodes, albeit briefly and just in flashbacks.

If they didn't appear in the episodes, we wouldn't have seen them.

We're using "appear" in a different way. You're talking about their visual likeness at all, but the actresses did not take part in those episodes. They did not come to the set and join the cast and be videotaped in front of an audience. Therefore, the actresses did not appear on those shows in the active sense. They were shown in flashback footage. Counting a character's appearances for an honest count is each time they are performing on the show (like the image below); that's how many times they actively took part in episodes. If I were going to list other times they're seen, I would put "(seen in flashback only)" so people would know they didn't actually appear as their character with a new appearance and new dialogue, and would know, "oh, they showed footage of her, but she wasn't actually on that episode", so they would still know the count of how many times they actually appeared on the show each time they performed their character.


What? In this post? (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=5488836&postcount=416) We see Eastland several times post-Season 4, including in the third movie, season 9, flashbacks in season 5, Pippa even wears the Eastland uniform for a whole season.

Like the girls, you see Eastland the school building in flashbacks, but not in the then present time, so it does not "appear" what was then currently; it was shown in flashbacks. So it's essentially not seen in the then current time from "Brave New World Part II" until the series finale.


The impact would have been lost with Emily or Jenny sitting with Nancy in "Sex Symbol" or "Gossip". Those girls just didn't have the background to be chumming with Nancy, and they didn't have the history with Natalie that would make her care what they thought.

Exactly. That's why we delight that the Lost Girls were used, but any girls could have played those parts.


Additionally, in "Gossip", Tootie visibly brightens when Cindy invites her up to Cindy and Sue Ann's room to hang out. She wants to impress them; Tootie couldn't care less about hanging out with Emily or Jenny. Tootie exaggerates her gossip to impress these girls, in a way she never would have with girls she didn't know very well. That is why Sue Ann and Cindy were needed for these scenes, despite not being mentioned by name: they had a history with Tootie, and weren't random girls thrown in there. Tootie trusted them in a way she wouldn't have trusted Emily or Jenny or Brenda.

But we already saw this could have been done---and was---when Tootie was hanging out with Terry and Jenny where it should have been Sue Ann and Cindy.

Sue Ann would def be in the core five ;)

There is only a Core Four, and you know it. Wishful thinker. ;)

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We're using "appear" in a different way. You're talking about their visual likeness at all, but the actresses did not take part in those episodes.

Never said they did. I said they appeared in those episodes. And they did.


Like the girls, you see Eastland the school building in flashbacks, but not in the then present time, so it does not "appear" what was then currently; it was shown in flashbacks. So it's essentially not seen in the then current time from "Brave New World Part II" until the series finale.

But we do see it in flashbacks, and we see the girls wear the school uniform in Season 5, and Pippa wearing the school uniform throughout Season 9, and they talk about Eastland, and we even see the Eastland school set, now rebranded as "Langley", in Season Six. And then of course there are the scenes in Season Nine, and the third film gives us a lovely scene with the cafeteria.


Exactly. That's why we delight that the Lost Girls were used, but any girls could have played those parts.

Not to the same effect. Tootie gossiping with her former roommates, impressing them with her gossip, has a different effect than her just gossiping with Random Girls. Natalie being slut-shamed by old friends has a greater impact than being slut-shamed by random girls we don't know. So even in episodes where you say anyone could have played those parts, I disagree.


But we already saw this could have been done---and was---when Tootie was hanging out with Terry and Jenny where it should have been Sue Ann and Cindy.

I don't mind occasionally seeing episodes where the Core Four are hanging out with Terry, Jenny, Brenda, Emily, etc: there should be other girls at Eastland, and we should see them interact with the Core Four. But the episodes where they are hanging out with Nancy, Sue Ann, and Cindy have a greater level of continuity and believably: it's believable that Tootie confides in her former roommates, while it would be less believable that she would confide in a random girl.

There is only a Core Four, and you know it. Wishful thinker. ;)

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Not anymore! Sue Ann has been calling Blair, and Blair's been taking those calls! :lol:

"Better move your bike over, city girl! My tractor's plowing through!" :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Never said they did. I said they appeared in those episodes. And they did.

They did not. They were shown, but they did not "appear". The actresses did not take part in those episodes (as seen on IMDB).


Not to the same effect. Tootie gossiping with her former roommates, impressing them with her gossip, has a different effect than her just gossiping with Random Girls. Natalie being slut-shamed by old friends has a greater impact than being slut-shamed by random girls we don't know. So even in episodes where you say anyone could have played those parts, I disagree.

I said that, that we prefer the Lost Girls in those roles (though they could have individualized them more). So, yes, it would have been a different feel, but anyone could have played those parts.


I don't mind occasionally seeing episodes where the Core Four are hanging out with Terry, Jenny, Brenda, Emily, etc: there should be other girls at Eastland, and we should see them interact with the Core Four. But the episodes where they are hanging out with Nancy, Sue Ann, and Cindy have a greater level of continuity and believably: it's believable that Tootie confides in her former roommates, while it would be less believable that she would confide in a random girl.

Yes, that's what I was saying earlier.

But I'm tired of arguing, and that's never been why I came here. This is not fun. It's clear you have your beliefs and I have mine and we're not going to budge, so will agree to disagree and move on.

They did not. They were shown, but they did not "appear".

They did appear, or we wouldn't have seen them. They appeared in flashbacks.


I said that, that we prefer the Lost Girls in those roles (though they could have individualized them more). So, yes, it would have been a different feel, but anyone could have played those parts.

Not to the same effect.


But I'm tired of arguing. This is not fun. It's clear you have your beliefs and I have mine and we're not going to budge, so will agree to disagree and move on.

Oh, it seemed as though you enjoyed arguing, since I said the girls appeared, and then you said they did not make appearances, which is not what I was talking about. Well, I'm happy to discuss something else.

They did appear, or we wouldn't have seen them. They appeared in flashbacks.

But they themselves did not "appear".


Not to the same effect.

That's what I said.


Oh, it seemed as though you enjoyed arguing, since I said the girls appeared, and then you said they did not make appearances, which is not what I was talking about. Well, I'm happy to discuss something else.

That's the distinction I was making, yes. It's seemed to me before that you really enjoy debating. But I do not. I have stuck up for things around this board I felt needed defense/clarification, but if two parties disagree, they disagree.

Lisa and Mindy commenting on Nancy's birthday wish:

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But they themselves did not "appear".


They did appear; otherwise we wouldn't have seen them. They appeared in flashbacks. I didn't say they made appearances or take part or come to the set or anything you've said above. And when I explained that I was including the flashbacks, that really should have been the end of it. Instead, I was lectured that I wasn't allowed to count those and "corrected" over and over. But there's nothing wrong with my wording: I meant to include the flashbacks, and have always included the flashbacks. As the girls seem to have been paid for those scenes, and as I watched them on the screen with my own eyes, I would definitely count those as appearing in ten episodes. Indeed, IMDB often credits archival footage; though they haven't done so for FOL, we've already seen that IMDB isn't entirely consistent, and has some major mistakes, like "Neighbor Kid" appearing on the show in multiple episodes.

I kept explaining in different ways why I count it, hoping you would eventually drop it, but you kept coming back, even today, with reasons why I'm not allowed to count flashbacks. I kept commenting on your other posts, hoping you would just stop lecturing me on why I'm wrong. But it was in vain.


That's the distinction I was making, yes. It's seemed to me before that you really enjoy debating. But I do not. I have stuck up for things around this board I felt needed defense/clarification

The number of times Cindy, Molly, Nancy and Sue Ann appeared in episodes after the first season truly didn't need this many "defenses/clarifications". I now believe you like arguing about something that was entirely unnecessary.

OK everyone lets take a deep breath before you both get sent to Mr. Bradley's office. ;)

I kept explaining in different ways why I count it, hoping you would eventually drop it, but you kept coming back

I hoped the same thing when I was explaining why they don't count, but you too kept coming back. And I am sorry if you felt I was lecturing you; that wasn't the "tone" I meant. I was trying to explain it in different ways so you would see what I was meaning.


I now believe you like arguing about something that was entirely unnecessary.

Well, that's incorrect, because I avoid arguing as much as possible. It's exasperating and stressful. I only liked to come here for fun. And who has time for drawn-out disagreements with as much as we work? Maybe you enjoy it, but I don't. I thought you might see what I meant but when it was clear you weren't going to come around to what I was saying, and since my belief was different than yours, I finally just said, fine, we'll just have to agree to disagree, like we've done before. It's obvious we interpret some things differently.

Funny post from Mindy: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLbnplBxgX/

A clip from 80sthen80snow https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTyO70lgRq/

Okay, so Eddie Brennan may not have many fans here (and he doesn't, lol), but this is pretty cool of Nancy to give the actor, Clark Brandon, a shout-out. Wow, I never realized before how she was new to comedy, new to the sitcom format, and new to exploring a relationship-heavy story line, all at the same time! Props to her, indeed!

But she was only 14 and he was in his 20s?? Eeewwwww! :lol:

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It was quiet common for the early season FOL girls to date boys played by actors in their 20s. All of the Bates Academy "boys" were in the 20s. Must have had a horrible education there is they still had 20 somethings in high school.

Oh, wow! A "Facts of Life"-er and an '80s girl group rocker in a DJ booth! Our very own Lost Girl Teen Queen Molly with the lead singer of The Bangles! How cool is this?? Answer: VERY!! :D

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Oh, wow! A "Facts of Life"-er and an '80s girl group rocker in a DJ booth! Our very own Lost Girl Teen Queen Molly with the lead singer of The Bangles! How cool is this?? Answer: VERY!! :D

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What a great picture that is!

What a great picture that is!

It sure is! It's, like, totally '80s, like, to the max! Such a great time capsule of a photo!

It sure is! It's, like, totally '80s, like, to the max! Such a great time capsule of a photo!

I wonder what year that photo was taken.

Oh wow, not only did our Molly see Susannah's shout-out to her, but she "liked" it, AND, she commented on it!---Twice! This is so cool!! :D :clap: :cheer:

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Oh wow, not only did our Molly see Susannah's shout-out to her, but she "liked" it, AND, she commented on it!---Twice! This is so cool!! :D :clap: :cheer:

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I'm not surprised she did that. ;)

Nice find!

Nice find!

Yes! But that's it? From you? I thought you would be more excited! :lol: You were from back in the '80s, and this is the '80s teen screen queen with one of the hottest "rocker chicks" of the decade! What an unbelievable powerhouse pairing! What a fabulous "never-before-seen" photo that takes us way back! :D

And like they used to say in those 1980s TV ads, "But wait! There's more!"

Look! Susanna responded to one of Molly's comments to Susanna's post! This is so cool!! It's like they're real everyday people! :lol: Wow, this is a real celebrity/celebrity interaction on social media and we get to witness it! :woohoo:

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Yes! But that's it? From you? I thought you would be more excited! :lol:

It's cool. But what would be more exciting, to me, would be Molly liking one of Julie Anne's posts, or commenting on Lisa's status, or... something like that. Or Molly standing in front of Harwood Hall at Pomona College, much like that recent photo of Courteney Cox standing in front of the apartment building. THAT's what would drive me to the next level of excitement.

Heck, I'd settle for Molly posting a photo of herself and Geri, with John Lawlor cropped out of it! :lol:

It's cool.

It's more than just "cool". That's what I would expect a millennial to say, not you! :lol:

I get what you're saying because of course we'd love Molly/FOLgirls interaction, but just taking this as it is for something vintage from the 1980s, that we would not have seen were it not for the Internet, this is WAY cool. :D

Hey guys, look! FORTY YEARS LATER and Sue Ann is STILL getting Natalie and Tootie to dish about what they overheard Blair's mom and Nina's dad saying on Parents' Night! :rofl:

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Hey guys, look! FORTY YEARS LATER and Sue Ann is STILL getting Natalie and Tootie to dish about what they overheard Blair's mom and Nina's dad saying on Parents' Night! :rofl:

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"You two ought to be ashamed of yourselves! You had no right to eavesdrop, or even to be there.... But as long as you were, what else did they say?!" :lol:

Hey guys, look! FORTY YEARS LATER and Sue Ann is STILL getting Natalie and Tootie to dish about what they overheard Blair's mom and Nina's dad saying on Parents' Night! :rofl:

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Haha!!!! Love it

Blair: "My Mom ran off with Nina's Dad and I never saw her begin. I needed to get one of my stepmoms to play the role of my mom in later years".

Blair: "My Mom ran off with Nina's Dad and I never saw her begin. I needed to get one of my stepmoms to play the role of my mom in later years".

:lol: That's a better explanation than my theory: Monica Warner got an extreme makeover! "The Works!"

Blair: "My Mom ran off with Nina's Dad and I never saw her begin. I needed to get one of my stepmoms to play the role of my mom in later years".

:brent

Aww, "Blair" has a new grandbaby, and her old dormmate "Nancy" approves. :loveya:

("fs1117" is our Felice)

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Aww, "Blair" has a new grandbaby, and her old dormmate "Nancy" approves. :loveya:

("fs1117" is our Felice)

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Awwwww! The baby is adorable. And it's so cool that Felice weighed in.

Aww cute!

Lisa has been such a good babysitter for 39 years!!

;)

:brent

Cindy gets "reelz"!

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Aw, "Sue Ann" loves her "Nat 'n Toot"! :)

Is this just "fun" on the set during "Overachieving"? Maybe a cut scene?? They're on Mrs. Garrett's bed, and I don't remember Sue Ann ever looking in a compact! I'm thinking this was cut from the final broadcast! But if so, how did Julie get this picture?? It does look "broadcast quality", not like a "set photo". Fascinating!

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Awesome posts by The Julies! Thanks for sharing, '80s!

Aw, "Sue Ann" loves her "Nat 'n Toot"! :)

Is this just "fun" on the set during "Overachieving"? Maybe a cut scene?? They're on Mrs. Garrett's bed, and I don't remember Sue Ann ever looking in a compact! I'm thinking this was cut from the final broadcast! But if so, how did Julie get this picture?? It does look "broadcast quality", not like a "set photo". Fascinating!

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I think they had a photographer on the set, besides Molly.

Awesome posts by The Julies! Thanks for sharing, '80s!

My pleasure, and my duty as an uber-"Facts" fan! :D

And what do you think of the explanations of the Sue Ann/Nat/Toot photo that was not from a moment on screen?? It LOOKS like it's on screen, but it's not in the episode.


I think they had a photographer on the set, besides Molly.

But that's usually black & white "Getty" images with the watermark. This looks like a screen grab from footage on the show. Yet it doesn't exist in the episode. Fascinating.

My pleasure, and my duty as an uber-"Facts" fan! :D

And what do you think of the explanations of the Sue Ann/Nat/Toot photo that was not from a moment on screen?? It LOOKS like it's on screen, but it's not in the episode.

I think it may indeed be a cut scene. Do we ever see Sue Ann holding a compact in the episode itself?

I think it may indeed be a cut scene. Do we ever see Sue Ann holding a compact in the episode itself?

I'm 99% sure we do not. I think we would remember that!

I wonder where she got this??

Nancy's back!

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Nancy's back!

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When Nancy M. said rolls, it reminded me of a certain cinnamon photo. I don't dare to put this on her Instagram account though.
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/dieting-episode-7-aired-32180-pictured-molly-ringwald-as-molly-parker-picture-id138437093?s=2048x2048

When Nancy M. said rolls, it reminded me of a certain cinnamon photo. I don't dare to put this on her Instagram account though.
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/dieting-episode-7-aired-3-21-80-pictured-molly-ringwald-as-news-photo/138437093?adppopup=true

The picture won’t show up.

When Nancy M. said rolls, it reminded me of a certain cinnamon photo. I don't dare to put this on her Instagram account though.


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

Please quit using the HUGE photo! lol

Look an old article of Julie Pie https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yLj8RDBhh/?igshid=1epz3p6nzl4om

Look an old article of Julie Pie https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yLj8RDBhh/?igshid=1epz3p6nzl4om

Nice find, Lorimar! This must have been circa 1982. I'm archiving it here.