Starting with your most favorite and so on

Mine are:
1. Crusin’- This episode to me just seened so fun. Reminded me of me and my friends going cruising and chasing cute boys in cars like they did.
2. Tootie Drives- This is such a funny episode the fact that she had to do her drivers test in a hearse just says it all.
3. Doo Wah- Love this episode getting to hear them singing was a lot of fun like listening to Blair singing my boyfriends back like Julie Andrews was the funniest part.
5. Last drive-in -This was another really fun episode and I like watching Blair deck that girl that was giving her a hard time and how Jo was impressed.
6. 4 musketeers-of course the paint scene is just the best part of the whole episode.
7. 7 Little Indians- I just think this episode is fun watching Blair being the cause of everybody’s death and her hair is just to great.
8. Green eyed Monster- This was the first time we ever saw Natalie and Tootie be really jealous of each other and it was funny like the part where Natalie was going to throw one of Blair’s trees at Tootie then Jo goes hey nice girls don’t throw trees.
9. Take my finals please- This is just such a fun episode I mean it reminds me of me and my friends when we would have cram sessions before tests.
10. Graduation part 1 & 2-Was fun and sad at the same time I mean watching Blair and Jo graduate not knowing if they were going to have another season of the show the next year because they were going off to college & Tootie and Natalie made me sad watching them be sad that they’re a little group was going to change and not be together all the time because they were going to be in different schools.
11. Guess who’s coming to Dinner?- This was just a funny episode I love the part when the squirrel gets loose during the the dinner that Mrs. Garrett was going to have for her professor and his family from France and everybody was running around trying to catch that squirrel
12. The New Girl 1&2-This is the first time we get to see Jo and I like when they go to the chug a lug bar and end up in jail
13.come back to the truck stop - This was just an all-around fun episode like getting to see Natalie story come to life in her head and having her friends be the characters in her story was just so much fun.
15. Gone with the wind 1&2- This was another fun episode watching the girls go away for spring break cutting loose pretending to be old enough in a bar to get drinks throwing an all night party at Natalie’s grandmothers house and wrecking the place was just so teenage college spring break type fun.
16. 3,2,1-This was a great episode I love that Jo handcuffed her self to Blair and stuck to her guns till Blair finally gave in and read her report and then Mrs. Garrett and the rest of them doing that interview at the over our heads shop and then the cord wouldn’t reach when Mrs. Garrett wanted to show them how she make cookies in the kitchen that was so good.
17. Talk, Talk, Talk-Like this whole episode from the fact that the record player at the radio station broke and they all had to come help Jo and they had to add Lib and do different news reports since they couldn’t play music
18. Boy about the house- I like this episode because we get to see part of Andy’s life, him being adopted and that his foster parents were splitting up and he was going to run away and then I like the fact that the girls wanted to take him in and be his foster moms but it was really neat because Beverly finally got to be a mom by adopting Andy.
19. Born to Late- Like seeing Andy form a crush on one of the girls. I mean he’s been around them for how long so it was time that they finally let him have a crush on one of them and that it was Tootie was kind of neat because she was really good with him, even though she was going to go with him to a school dance but then they didn’t and made up and just being friends instead of letting the crush go on.
20. The apartment- It was about time we saw a couple of the girls go out and live on their own
22. The lady who came to dinner-This was just a fun episode the lady that came Miss Louise Dobou she was hilarious that one woman comedy act I thought she was hilarious and the fact that the girls thought that she wanted an Alice in Wonderland themed party when she really wanted to go to the wonderland café was too funny seeing Jo dressed up as the white rabbit.
23. Let’s face the music-Like this episode because it was funny when Blair had green hair and Jo had blonde hair by accident it was supposed to be the other way around and then I like the part when they all dreamed of them being a heavy metal band singing we are bad girls in trouble was just hilarious
24. Seems like old times-I really like this episode especially at the end when Joe found out that Eddie lied to her about being married, when she cried at the end there talking to him about about all this just made me cry that’s how good Nancy McKeon is as an actress.
25. Help from home-Like this episode getting to see Jo’s family so excited that she was graduating at the top of her class from an all girls private school and that she was going to get to go to college and was one of the first people in her family to ever get to go to college that was a neat episode
26. Golden oldies-This one was just all around funny seeing the girls 40 years later in life like the Golden girls still living together and Beverly Ann being there Sophia was just funny
27. Best sister 1&2 - This was a very good episode I mean Jo realizing that she needs a God in her life and Blair realizing that she was mad at God for her folks divorce and that she was taking it out on her sister for wanting to be a nun and then realizing that that’s what her sister really wanted to do and that she should let her live her life and that it’s not wrong to want to be a nun was really good and then the part where Jo hit Blair, oh I just like getting to see Jo hit Blair just once.
28. Death in the family- It was neat to see how they did a show dealing with one of the girls losing a family member (dad). At the end when Natalie and her mom were alone in the room talking about how Natalie didn’t want her mom to get rid of her dad‘s things but her mom had to so that she could move on and then they said how much they would miss him and then they hugged and her mom said everything will be alright that was just so good made me cry
29. All by herself- Like the part where Blair took over all the responsibilities and everything was chaos, the flower guy came in with tons of flowers and then some guy brought a naked statue into the room and then Mrs. Garrett walking in and seeing the naked statue saying oh my, was just too good. And to top it off Jo coming in saying it looks like the Rose Parade in here.
30. Taking a chance on love 1&2-Like getting to see another side of Jo where she was very vulnerable and fell in love with a guy who was really sweet and kind and decent. We really learned a lot about Jo in that episode and that she deep down is a really sweet caring person who wanted romance in her life even though she wasn’t ready for marriage
31. Star at Lengley -Like seeing Blair come to the realization that she needed to take the next step with her relationship with Cliff and I also really like Jamie Gertz in that episode. Really wished Blair and Clif would’ve ended up together he was my favorite of all Blair’s boyfriends.
32. Slice of life-This was just a fun episode watching the girls try to make over 30 some pizzas in one day.
33. Perfectly imperfect. Liked that jo stayed while Blair was in the hospital and tried to calm Blair down once she saw that big scare on her head from her car accident.

I guess it changes every once in a while, but here are some of my favorites:

1. Front Page - I like that it doesn't have the traditional happy ending: Jo has ruined a man's career, and they don't end it on a cheesy 1980s freeze frame with everybody laughing. Also, it is the last time we get to see two of my favorite characters, Cindy and Sue Ann, until the reunion five years later.

2. Rough Housing - This has been highlighted by critics as one of the stand-out episodes of the series. Cindy questions her sexuality... what other show would tackle sexual orientation and femininity (or lack thereof) in its very first episode?

3. Gossip - Not only is this an entertaining episode, this one proved that you could have seven girls on stage at the same time without the audience tuning out.

4. Gamma Gamma or Bust - The scenes with the terrible Chinese food are utterly hilarious, and Jami Gertz is "a hoot".

5. The Little Chill - So awesome to see the Lost Girls once more! I wish it had been a two-parter, and I wish Molly had appeared, but it's an otherwise solid episode.

6. Running - A classic first-season episode with some great lines. And Mrs. Garrett's line, where she rips the photo in half, is so dramatic!

7. The Secret - This is maybe Jo's best early episode.

8. Cousin Geri - I love that the producers brought on the first semi-regular actress with a disability on a sitcom. This episode was ground-breaking at the time, and I think it has held up well.

9. Sex Symbol - I like the messages in this episode. I wish people had apologized to Home Run Helen, though.

10. Flash Flood - another episode heavy on the drama!

1. IQ
2. Gossip
3. The Little Chill
4. Dope
5. Front Page
6. Dieting
7. Running
8. Flash Flood
9. Gamma Gamma or Bust
10. Rumor Has It

and they don't end it on a cheesy 1980s freeze frame with everybody laughing.

Hey now, some of us like freeze frames thank you very much (I actually love them), and they weren't always laughing. There were tons of dramatic freeze frames.


7. The Secret - This is maybe Jo's best early episode.

I used to be so bugged by Nancy McKeon's intense histrionics when she is SCREAMING at her father to "STAY OUTTA MY LIFE!!!" When I binged the series a year or two ago I was still bothered by it some, but not as much as in the past (perhaps because I knew right where it would be coming).

And Lorsie, wow---I'm shocked any post-season 1 episodes were ranked higher than some season 1ers! lol

Hey now, some of us like freeze frames thank you very much (I actually love them), and they weren't always laughing. There were tons of dramatic freeze frames.

Hey, you like what you like. I don't mind dramatic freeze frames.


I used to be so bugged by Nancy McKeon's intense histrionics when she is SCREAMING at her father to "STAY OUTTA MY LIFE!!!" When I binged the series a year or two ago I was still bothered by it some, but not as much as in the past (perhaps because I knew right where it would be coming).

I think Nancy does a good job in the episode, but I also think the writing was really good.


And Lorsie, wow---I'm shocked any post-season 1 episodes were ranked higher than some season 1ers! lol

But "Gossip", "The Little Chill", and "Front Page" are throwbacks to an earlier era.

Hey, you like what you like. I don't mind dramatic freeze frames.

But you do mind comedic freeze frames? In any media in any decade? (or do you sometimes like them, or never?)


I think Nancy does a good job in the episode, but I also think the writing was really good.

I still think she's a little hard on him. I mean, I try and remember she's a 16-year-old child of divorce who got into a bad crowd on the streets, but Charlie's so sympathetic that it's hard to take her lashing out at him so harshly. Eh, well. At least she comes around in the end.


But "Gossip", "The Little Chill", and "Front Page" are throwbacks to an earlier era.

Well, true, but still, they're not season 1. Season 1 is organic in everything Lost Girls-ish. And he posted multiple times his love for that as his favorite season, so it was just a bit surprising.

But you do mind comedic freeze frames? In any media in any decade? (or do you sometimes like them, or never?)


I think they were overdone in the 1980s. I distinctly remember many episodes of "The Love Boat" ending on a freeze frame, everyone's heads thrown back in laughter at some silly joke someone made. :lol:


I still think she's a little hard on him. I mean, I try and remember she's a 16-year-old child of divorce who got into a bad crowd on the streets, but Charlie's so sympathetic that it's hard to take her lashing out at him so harshly. Eh, well. At least she comes around in the end.


I think it's easy for us to see that Jo's father loves his daughter more than all of Blair's fathers combined love Blair. But Jo can't see that, yet. She's too wrapped up in her emotions; too wild.

I think they were overdone in the 1980s. I distinctly remember many episodes of "The Love Boat" ending on a freeze frame, everyone's heads thrown back in laughter at some silly joke someone made. :lol:

But one thing I love so much about freeze frames is that they can't happen in life. Life "moves". So anything that is freeze framed, I think is so cool. :cool:


I think it's easy for us to see that Jo's father loves his daughter more than all of Blair's fathers combined love Blair. But Jo can't see that, yet. She's too wrapped up in her emotions; too wild.

True. I'm sure as a kid and teen watching I was more attuned to what the young person was going through than the adult.

They're good episodes and Gossip and TLC feature the lost girls alot, almost like a s1 ep. That's why they're great

They're good episodes and Gossip and TLC feature the lost girls alot, almost like a s1 ep. That's why they're great

High five! :wave:

High five! :wave:

:clap

My favourite episodes:

Season 1: 'Rough housing' (ice breaker between MRS G and BLAIR) and 'Like mother like daughter (first heart to heart talk between MRS G and BLAIR).

Season 2: 'The new girl, part 1 + 2' (first interaction between JO and BLAIR) and 'Breaking point' (BLAIR learns a hard lesson when a classmate of hers commits suicide)

Season 3: 'Kids can be cruel' (BLAIR learns that looks aren't everything when she accepts a date with a nerd)
And of course my favourite of all times 'The 4 musketeers!' (the 4 girls realize how close they have become when friendship threatens to fall apart...)

Season 4: 'Under pressure' (you get to see how caring and concerned the girls are about their friend and guardian MRS G)
'Take my finals please' (It's interesting to see each girl fear and worry about the future when they cram for their last exam together).
'Graduation day part 1 and 2' (A very touching episode between MRS G and her 2 older girls, when she hands them each a gift according to their personality. For JO she has a rock, and for BLAIR a jumper she knitted herself. She even has a special moment and special words for each of them, and the ending is very tender when she hugs them like a mother would, and you realize how they've become a real family!)

Season 5: 'Brave new world, (Finally you get the girls and MRS G to live under the same roof like a real family).
'Gamma gamma' (First real fight between BLAIR vs MRS G over a tantrum. Once again you see the loyalty and love MRS G has for for BLAIR, when she not only saves her from embarrassment, but make it possible in the end to be accepted as a sorority sister. Likewise, BLAIR finally realizes that her home and heart is where her real Peekskill family is: at 'Edna's Edibles', with MRS G and the girls).
'Chain letter' (The girls are in deep trouble when due to their careless they almost lose not only their job, but also their long time friend and confidante, MRS G! in the end all works out well, when MRS G tests them while pretending to be a tough interviewer, when we all know she is dying to give her girls a second chance! Wow! what a sweet ending!)

And finally

Season 6: 'Gone with the wind' (finally a guy with personality for BLAIR to challenge her, unlike CLIFF, who was a goody two shoes and CHAD, a creep!)

'Working it out' (probably my favourite of them all, because it is the only BLAIR and MRS G episode where you can see a strong motherly chemistry between them, as well as a sisterly one between the other 3 girls towards BLAIR).
'The interview show' (definitely the most bittersweet episode, because it is the end of an era: no more 'Edna's Edibles' after that, and no more living under MRS G's own roof with her girls. Not really, because we all know that from season 7 onward, MRS G is just a clone of herself.... Still, that very last moment between MRS G and BLAIR, when she helps her put on her coat and touches briefly her face, is the most tender one....

My favourite episodes:

Season 1: 'Rough housing' (ice breaker between MRS G and BLAIR) and 'Like mother like daughter (first heart to heart talk between MRS G and BLAIR).

Season 2: 'The new girl, part 1 + 2' (first interaction between JO and BLAIR) and 'Breaking point' (BLAIR learns a hard lesson when a classmate of hers commits suicide)

Season 3: 'Kids can be cruel' (BLAIR learns that looks aren't everything when she accepts a date with a nerd)
And of course my favourite of all times 'The 4 musketeers!' (the 4 girls realize how close they have become when friendship threatens to fall apart...)

Season 4: 'Under pressure' (you get to see how caring and concerned the girls are about their friend and guardian MRS G)
'Take my finals please' (It's interesting to see each girl fear and worry about the future when they cram for their last exam together).
'Graduation day part 1 and 2' (A very touching episode between MRS G and her 2 older girls, when she hands them each a gift according to their personality. For JO she has a rock, and for BLAIR a jumper she knitted herself. She even has a special moment and special words for each of them, and the ending is very tender when she hugs them like a mother would, and you realize how they've become a real family!)

Season 5: 'Brave new world, (Finally you get the girls and MRS G to live under the same roof like a real family).
'Gamma gamma' (First real fight between BLAIR vs MRS G over a tantrum. Once again you see the loyalty and love MRS G has for for BLAIR, when she not only saves her from embarrassment, but make it possible in the end to be accepted as a sorority sister. Likewise, BLAIR finally realizes that her home and heart is where her real Peekskill family is: at 'Edna's Edibles', with MRS G and the girls).
'Chain letter' (The girls are in deep trouble when due to their careless they almost lose not only their job, but also their long time friend and confidante, MRS G! in the end all works out well, when MRS G tests them while pretending to be a tough interviewer, when we all know she is dying to give her girls a second chance! Wow! what a sweet ending!)

And finally

Season 6: 'Gone with the wind' (finally a guy with personality for BLAIR to challenge her, unlike CLIFF, who was a goody two shoes and CHAD, a creep!)

'Working it out' (probably my favourite of them all, because it is the only BLAIR and MRS G episode where you can see a strong motherly chemistry between them, as well as a sisterly one between the other 3 girls towards BLAIR).
'The interview show' (definitely the most bittersweet episode, because it is the end of an era: no more 'Edna's Edibles' after that, and no more living under MRS G's own roof with her girls. Not really, because we all know that from season 7 onward, MRS G is just a clone of herself.... Still, that very last moment between MRS G and BLAIR, when she helps her put on her coat and touches briefly her face, is the most tender one....

Good choices, Valentina! I chose "Rough Housing" and "Gamma Gamma", too, but for very different reasons. :lol:

I remember when "The Interview Show" came out, it was very avant-garde for the era. Sort of ground-breaking. And, as you say, it was the end of an era.

There's so many good episodes from the show. I think my all time favorite is Dear Me. Kim's acting is hilarious and Charlotte's facial expression during the letter being read was funny. The rest are in no order but definitely favorites I can always rewatch over and over again:

Emily Dickinson
Gossip
Bought and Sold
A Baby in The House
Kids Can Be Cruel
Mind Your Own Business
The Source
For The Asking
Magnificent Obsession
Under Pressure
Guess What's Coming To Dinner
Gamma Gamma or Bust
The Halloween Show
Advance Placement
Store Games
Love At First Byte
Dear Apple
Man in The Attic
The Last Drive In
Sisters
3, 2, 1
Tootie Drives
The Lady Who Came To Dinner
Fast Food
Seven Little Indians
Post-Christmas Card
A Winter's Tale
Cupid's Revenge
Younger Than Springtime
Down & Out in Malibu (1 & 2)
Rumor Has It
Golden Oldies
The More The Marrier
Peekskill Law
A House Divided
Present Imperfect

There's so many good episodes from the show. I think my all time favorite is Dear Me. Kim's acting is hilarious and Charlotte's facial expression during the letter being read was funny. The rest are in no order but definitely favorites I can always rewatch over and over again:

Emily Dickinson
Gossip
Bought and Sold
A Baby in The House
Kids Can Be Cruel
Mind Your Own Business
The Source
For The Asking
Magnificent Obsession
Under Pressure
Guess What's Coming To Dinner
Gamma Gamma or Bust
The Halloween Show
Advance Placement
Store Games
Love At First Byte
Dear Apple
Man in The Attic
The Last Drive In
Sisters
3, 2, 1
Tootie Drives
The Lady Who Came To Dinner
Fast Food
Seven Little Indians
Post-Christmas Card
A Winter's Tale
Cupid's Revenge
Younger Than Springtime
Down & Out in Malibu (1 & 2)
Rumor Has It
Golden Oldies
The More The Marrier
Peekskill Law
A House Divided
Present Imperfect


You actually prefer the later years in a way: i never cared much for FOL after MRS G left, so for me 7 to 9 were definitely was least favourite lol!:talk:

You actually prefer the later years in a way: i never cared much for FOL after MRS G left, so for me 7 to 9 were definitely was least favourite lol!:talk:


I prefer seasons 2 - 8 a lot and find seasons 1 and 9 alright. Ranking by the seasons my preference is 2, 8, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5, 9, and 1. The only later year I find really strong and prefer is season 8. There's a lot of great episodes that year. I also prefer the TV movie they did that year over their first one.


Since you're a Mrs. Garrett fan, did you notice season 5 has zero episodes focused on her? I just rewatched that season recently. Every episode is focused on one of the main 4 and then one on Mrs. Garrett's son and his wife with their marital problems. In previous seasons she had episodes about her health, her finances, her flings, and other stories. They really phased Mrs. Garrett to the background that year as just a supporting character for the other character's storylines. I never noticed that before.

I prefer seasons 2 - 8 a lot and find seasons 1 and 9 alright. Ranking by the seasons my preference is 2, 8, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5, 9, and 1. The only later year I find really strong and prefer is season 8. There's a lot of great episodes that year. I also prefer the TV movie they did that year over their first one.


Since you're a Mrs. Garrett fan, did you notice season 5 has zero episodes focused on her? I just rewatched that season recently. Every episode is focused on one of the main 4 and then one on Mrs. Garrett's son and his wife with their marital problems. In previous seasons she had episodes about her health, her finances, her flings, and other stories. They really phased Mrs. Garrett to the background that year as just a supporting character for the other character's storylines. I never noticed that before.


You're absolutely right, and now that i come to think of it: in season 6 they even pushed her more in the background (or as a wall paper)except for the episodes 'Working it out' and 'The interview show', where she interacts a lot with 'her girls'.....:wave:

You're absolutely right, and now that i come to think of it: in season 6 they even pushed her more in the background (or as a wall paper)except for the episodes 'Working it out' and 'The interview show', where she interacts a lot with 'her girls'.....:wave:


She had two episodes in season 6 about her; E.G.O.C and Two Guys From Appleton. In season 7 she only had one episode and it's We Get Letters. Season 5 really seems like the starting point where the main 4 really took the series away from Charlotte Rae and made her a supporting character rather than one of the main characters.

She had two episodes in season 6 about her; E.G.O.C and Two Guys From Appleton. In season 7 she only had one episode and it's We Get Letters. Season 5 really seems like the starting point where the main 4 really took the series away from Charlotte Rae and made her a supporting character rather than one of the main characters.


What about the 'Chain letter?' in season 5? (that was surely MRS G's episode when she almost lost her business due to the girl's reckless) :happyface

What about the 'Chain letter?' in season 5? (that was surely MRS G's episode when she almost lost her business due to the girl's reckless) :happyface


I would still consider her a supporting character that episode. The story in the episode is about the chain letter the girls receive and the string of bad luck that's following them. Mrs. Garrett's story of the business inspection being early was because of Jo's mess up over the chain letter so I still wouldn't consider that a Mrs. Garrett episode. Mrs. Garrett was definitely transitioned to supporting character in season 5. She was just there to help the girls with their problems and nothing more. It was very different compared to the previous 4 seasons where she had actual episodes about her character since the census was she was part of the main cast those Eastland years.

Since you're a Mrs. Garrett fan, did you notice season 5 has zero episodes focused on her?

Hmmm...I looked up the episode guide to prove you wrong ("What's he talking about? She opens Edna's Edibles!"), but I have to admit you're pretty much right. Although I definitely consider "Brave New World" to center around her.


Mrs. Garrett was definitely transitioned to supporting character in season 5. She was just there to help the girls with their problems

Well, but that's how she was in a lot of episodes before that at Eastland; an ensemble cast with her supporting and guiding.

Hmmm...I looked up the episode guide to prove you wrong ("What's he talking about? She opens Edna's Edibles!"), but I have to admit you're pretty much right. Although I definitely consider "Brave New World" to center around her.

Well, but that's how she was in a lot of episodes before that at Eastland; an ensemble cast with her supporting and guiding.


She's in the episode a lot, but I think it focuses on the element of how they're going to stay in each others lives rather than on Mrs. Garrett solely. Jo and Blair took up majority of Brave New World.

During the Eastland years, she had episodes focused on her rather than the girls. Return of Mr. Garrett, Give and Take, The Marriage Brokers, Under Pressure, and September Song to name a few. She was definitely treated as a main character those years compared to seasons 5 - 7. It's very obvious the change of Mrs. Garrett's role at the beginning of season 5 to her last episode. She wasn't part of the main crew anymore.

This is one of the joys of rewatching the show. You notice things you don't really pay attention to the first few times (or hundreds of times in my case :p ) before :lol:

She's in the episode a lot, but I think it focuses on the element of how they're going to stay in each others lives rather than on Mrs. Garrett solely. Jo and Blair took up majority of Brave New World.

Hmm, maybe we should use Mr. Bradley's stopwatch to compare, haha. ;) I dunno, I just know I think of Mrs. G in BNW mouch more than I think of Blair or Jo.


This is one of the joys of rewatching the show. You notice things you don't really pay attention to the first few times (or hundreds of times in my case :p ) before :lol:

lol, I know what you mean. I still get so geekily giddy when I discover new things on "Mama's Family", and I've seen that show more than any other! :loveya:

Hmm, maybe we should use Mr. Bradley's stopwatch to compare, haha. ;) I dunno, I just know I think of Mrs. G in BNW mouch more than I think of Blair or Jo.


lol, I know what you mean. I still get so geekily giddy when I discover new things on "Mama's Family", and I've seen that show more than any other! :loveya:


BNW is definitely a big transition for Mrs. Garrett, but after rewatching it recently it seemed overshadowed by Jo's problems with funds for housing and having to stay with Blair in secret.

I enjoy Mama's Family, but I can't watch that for hours at a time. I get burned out on Mama. Her constant yelling in each episode is something I can only watch in moderation :lol:

I enjoy Mama's Family, but I can't watch that for hours at a time. I get burned out on Mama. Her constant yelling in each episode is something I can only watch in moderation :lol:

Well, she raises her voice in season 1 quite a bit, but she doesn't constantly yell in each episode (that would be tough for me to watch too, lol). In fact, Vicki halted production of the show after just the first 2 episodes because she didn't feel it was "right"; she thought Mama was yelling too much and it wasn't feeling like a sitcom. Then after bringing Harvey in to help, they found Mama's groove.

Now, "Maude" I definitely couldn't watch for hours---Maude is so manic!

Now, "Maude" I definitely couldn't watch for hours---Maude is so manic!


I learned I can watch Maude for hours. Since you mentioned this, I started rewatching the show again. I even got friends into watching it because it's a good show no matter how dated it is. You can tell why it doesn't do well in syndication. Majority of the episodes focuses on things that were happening in that era. For example the gay bar episode. I never understood why they all got shocked by Walter's request for orange juice until looking it up. I'm glad The Facts of Life dated itself by the fashion designs and not the events that were going on in the 80's. If they had followed Maude's route, I don't think The Facts of Life would be as popular as it is.

Yes, Maude is definitely manic but Bea is so talented with this role that it works perfectly. You need the right performers for characters like hers. Bea should be recognize more for this role than Dorothy on The Golden Girls.

I learned I can watch Maude for hours.

Well if you can take Maude's yelling you should certainly be fine with Mama, lol. ;) My brother-in-law once made the comment when N@N was airing "Maude" that he was eager to see the show as an adult, but after a day at work it was tiring to hear her yelling so much. It is a very "strident" show to watch, but it is very entertaining (and extremely "of its time").


I never understood why they all got shocked by Walter's request for orange juice until looking it up.

I had no idea, but I just now Googled "gay bar orange juice" and I think I see why now. :lol: Apparently he should have ordered the "A.B. cocktail", lol.

Well if you can take Maude's yelling you should certainly be fine with Mama, lol. ;) My brother-in-law once made the comment when N@N was airing "Maude" that he was eager to see the show as an adult, but after a day at work it was tiring to hear her yelling so much. It is a very "strident" show to watch, but it is very entertaining (and extremely "of its time").

I had no idea, but I just now Googled "gay bar orange juice" and I think I see why now. :lol: Apparently he should have ordered the "A.B. cocktail", lol.


There's a huge difference for me between Bea's character Maude and Vicki's character Mama. Bea is more entertaining to watch in that type of role than Vicki. Bea has many layers to her acting with Maude where Vicki is just always the same as Mama. I also like the comedy better on Maude than Mama's Family.

Yeah they should have written an explanation on that joke in the gay bar episode. Walter saying "oh yeah, I forgot" leaves new viewers in today's times wondering what the hell it means. Still though, I love learning the history lessons Maude drops in for us viewers who weren't from the 70's :D :p

There's a huge difference for me between Bea's character Maude and Vicki's character Mama. Bea is more entertaining to watch in that type of role than Vicki. Bea has many layers to her acting with Maude where Vicki is just always the same as Mama. I also like the comedy better on Maude than Mama's Family.

Wow. I completely disagree, lol. And Mama's not always the same, she does have some evolution to her (quite a bit, going back to the sketches). I did watch "Maude" all the way through on TV a few years ago and it was neat to see it all.

You take "Maude" and I'll take "Mama's Family", and we'll both be happy, lol. :wave:


Yeah they should have written an explanation on that joke in the gay bar episode. Walter saying "oh yeah, I forgot" leaves new viewers in today's times wondering what the hell it means.

:lol:

I see what you mean, but actually I think it's funnier that way, lol.

Wow. I completely disagree, lol. And Mama's not always the same, she does have some evolution to her (quite a bit, going back to the sketches). I did watch "Maude" all the way through on TV a few years ago and it was neat to see it all.

You take "Maude" and I'll take "Mama's Family", and we'll both be happy, lol. :wave:


Oh I would love to have all the Mama sketches uncut in my collection. I prefer the sketches of Mama over the show. Mama in the sketches is definitely funny because she has Eunice to bounce off of. I was hoping when they released the complete box set of Mama's Family that they were going to include all the Mama sketches too. Sadly it was just the Eunice movie and the Bubba's school sketch. Oh and the attic one too I think. If only Shout would have been the ones to release Mama's Family. I bet you they would have treated it like Maude and included everything Mama's Family related.

I prefer the sketches of Mama over the show.

I didn't find the sketches funny at all when I first saw a few. I grew up on MF and never saw any sketches, so I didn't "know" that the humor from the sketches was from how true to life the characters were. Now, I love them. But I love MF too. Vicki herself is comedic gold. That show makes me "LOL!" like no other. :loveya:


I was hoping when they released the complete box set of Mama's Family that they were going to include all the Mama sketches too.

Oohhhh, no. That would never happen, lol.


Sadly it was just the Eunice movie and the Bubba's school sketch. Oh and the attic one too I think.

"Sadly"? Well, I suppose if you expected 30 "Family" sketches, yes, you would be very disappointed. But "Eunice" alone is a diamond of a bonus feature. To think, it had just been sitting in the CBS vault for 30 years (!). It's wonderful it was still so well-preserved (I screened it again on Sunday night in honor of its 38th airing anniversary).


If only Shout would have been the ones to release Mama's Family. I bet you they would have treated it like Maude and included everything Mama's Family related.

Well I get what your'e saying, but I really doubt that, because you're talking 30 "Family" sketches, which would make a full DVD set themselves (#everyfansbigdream). And then there's that "bonus" Family sketch of Eunice and Mama at Carl's grave which wasn't on Carol's show but on a limited 4-episode series between Carol's show and MF called "Carol & Company". Thank goodness someone first shared it on YouTube years ago. And then there's Mama and Eunice on "Password Plus".

And there were so many issues with rights, I don't know if all of the "Burnett Show" material would have been granted clearance to be shared with the MF material.

season 1 i.q season 2 double standard season 3 runaway season 4 take my finals please, season 5 store games, season 6 dear apple, season 7 , el debarge episode, season 8 the little chill, season 9 less than perfect.

season 1 i.q season 2 double standard season 3 runaway season 4 take my finals please, season 5 store games, season 6 dear apple, season 7 , el debarge episode, season 8 the little chill, season 9 less than perfect.

Welcome, UMFan!

I definitely agree that IQ; Take My Finals, Please; and The Little Chill were great episodes. I never cared for that El Debarge episode.

thank u and i like el debarge and i first saw that episode when nick at nite reran it in 2000-2001 so it's probably nostalgia im so glad to be here among fellow fol fans im the only one in my life that truly really loves this show so it's comforting to be around people who love and adore this show like i do i've been a fan since 2000.

thank u and i like el debarge and i first saw that episode when nick at nite reran it in 2000-2001 so it's probably nostalgia im so glad to be here among fellow fol fans im the only one in my life that truly really loves this show so it's comforting to be around people who love and adore this show like i do i've been a fan since 2000.

You are among fellow fans, so go crazy! :lol:

Some of us have been watching the show since the first broadcast, and others found it years later. But the important part is we're here to discuss one of our favorite shows. :wave:

oh i intend to go crazy i love this show and characters i even love the later years too yes throw tomatoes at me lol but i love this whole show warts and all and i love the paris movie and australia movie.

My baker’s dozen, in no particular order

1. Flash Flood
2. Dope
3. New Girl 1&2
4. New York, New York
5. Gamma Gamma or Bust
6. Working It Out
7. Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green
8. The Last Drive In
9. Dear Apple
10. Out of Peekskill 1&2
11. Write or Wrong
12. Doo Wah
13. A Baby in the House