Hello, all. :wave:

I was wondering about this today:

Remember those couple episodes where everybody at the bar was making fun of Rebecca's weight? What was the deal with that? I don't remember if it ever led to anything, but I just found it weird. It actually did look like she put on a few pounds, but why was it written into the storyline?

Just curious. :D

~Lauren

:sheep

Kirstie was pregnant, and they were leading up to her pregnancy I guess, but then she had a miscarriage and I think that's when alot of the overbearing fat jokes stopped...as well as Rebecca trying to have Sam's baby

In image concious Hollywood, a few pounds is license to consider someone "fat". Mike used to do it to Carol on Growing Pains, even though she was nowhere near chunky. An easy joke for writers even though it's stretching it.

And that drove her to anorexia (Carol from Growing Pains.... not Kirstie)

If Cheers was still on today, they'd have a field day with Kirstie and "fat" jokes. Has anyone seen the latest Pier 1 commercials? Sheesh!

haha
maybe thats why she doesnt want to be on Frasier

I mean.... they made fat jokes about DAPHNE

Originally posted by Brian Damage
If Cheers was still on today, they'd have a field day with Kirstie and "fat" jokes. Has anyone seen the latest Pier 1 commercials? Sheesh!

Me and my dad were watching that Peir One commercial and he was like She had to of gained at least 100 lbs since cheers ended jeese!

She's just a whacko! There's no reason she couldn't do an ep of Frasier.

I dont like her.

I think that just reflexes how skewd our values...and or morals are. I mean I agree with Brian, they probably would go on a mudslinging campaign but hey, jeezus it's not like if you offered her to have the body of a 20 year old she wouldn't take it, and lets say she wouldn't...that fine. Why is there such an obsession in this country with being 120 pounds? Beauty isn't necessarily thin, Kirstie Alley is gorgeous, whether or not she is overweight she's still great-looking.

There's no doubt that she is a very pretty woman.

Pretty woman.... yes
Do I like her.... no.

Why the dislike?

Cause she refuses to do a reunion/ Frasier appearance.
I mean.... she'd be nowhere as an actress if it werent for Cheers.
And Kelsey Grammer is one of her friends (suppossedly).... why not go hang out with him for a couple of days.... and make a little cash?!

I agree

Isn't like 130 pounds the ideal weight for a woman with a good figure?

Originally posted by DianeChambers87
Kirstie was pregnant, and they were leading up to her pregnancy I guess, but then she had a miscarriage and I think that's when alot of the overbearing fat jokes stopped...as well as Rebecca trying to have Sam's baby

That's terrible! :( I can't believe I never knew about that! :eek:

Originally posted by DianeChambers87
. Why is there such an obsession in this country with being 120 pounds? .

my mom is 120 lbs

I just lost 250 pounds....my ex-wife! ba dumb bang!

No, uh....Married with Children dealt with the same thing. Ladening the script with fat jokes, but once Katey Sagal had a miscarriage, Al wakes up from a dream that she was preggo.

I don't base so much on looks as others might, but I did do a "woaahhh eww" when I saw Kirstey in a tabloid and then on celebs uncensored. Looked pretty bad, and my reaction was more of "poor Kirstey let her self go".