"Homework" script

['80sSitcoms]

I finally got to read one! lol...the tiny one, lol

So, at Blair's first line, Sue Ann looks up, "annoyed"? Wow, she must've not been in a good mood this night in the common room, lol.

And then she gets even more annoyed! Wow, lol (but what realism!).

I like that Blair ends "(SMILING IMPISHLY)", haha.

I find it interesting though, they do not note Sue Ann as reading a book in the first place.

You're right Retro, I could totally see this being a cold open!

Wow, one page from 1979/1980 that has remained floating out there somewhere---what a find! Thanks for sharing!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I finally got to read one! lol...the tiny one, lol

Thank GOD! I've been trying to say as little as possible, and I was about to explode!

So, at Blair's first line, Sue Ann looks up, "annoyed"? Wow, she must've not been in a good mood this night in the common room, lol.

I like that Blair ends "(SMILING IMPISHLY)", haha.

I can totally picture that! I bet you can, too.

I find it interesting though, they do not note Sue Ann as reading a book in the first place.

Yeah, kind of odd.

You're right Retro, I could totally see this being a cold open!

Definitely, or a tag at the end.

Wow, one page from 1979/1980 that has remained floating out there somewhere---what a find! Thanks for sharing!

No problem! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it existed. I realized here was a lost piece of TV history, and I had to share it with fellow fans who enjoy the show as much as I do.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Thank GOD! I've been trying to say as little as possible, and I was about to explode!

You poor guy! Okay, ya know what? Maybe instead of printing, I'll start going through some other scripts (oo, I sound like a Hollywood elite! ) chunk by chunk, so I can FINALLY talk about them here!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I can totally picture that! I bet you can, too.

Yep!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Definitely, or a tag at the end.

Only they didn't do tags, so that's why I thought a cold open.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

No problem! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it existed. I realized here was a lost piece of TV history, and I had to share it with fellow fans who enjoy the show as much as I do.

Yes, we fellow fans thank you for your efforts!!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

You poor guy! Okay, ya know what? Maybe instead of printing, I'll start going through some other scripts (oo, I sound like a Hollywood elite! ) chunk by chunk, so I can FINALLY talk about them here!

Thank you! I'm dying over here!

Only they didn't do tags, so that's why I thought a cold open.

They didn't really do cold opens, either, and yet there are two of those, as well.

Shutting off a light seems much more like a tag moment than a cold open. And the script's presence at the end of "Dope" doesn't seem like where a cold open would go. Then again, I haven't seen the scripts for the episodes with cold opens included, so I could be wrong.

Yes, we fellow fans thank you for your efforts!!

Just glad I could provide some interesting material for conversations.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

They didn't really do cold opens, either, and yet there are two of those, as well.

See? They did do cold opens. Granted, only 2, but they did those 2.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Shutting off a light seems much more like a tag moment than a cold open. And the script's presence at the end of "Dope" doesn't seem like where a cold open would go. Then again, I haven't seen the scripts for the episodes with cold opens included, so I could be wrong.

Well, if they did any tags, this would be a perfect one for "I.Q."

Other than that, it sure sounds like a cold open to me. And the turning out of the common room lamp fading to black would make for a great transition if they faded up from black to the title screen for the intro.

But yeah, if this shows at the end of "Dope", that is odd, and throws a whole wrench into that, lol.

(by the by, as a last resort for printing, I've emailed our library asking how much printing black and white pages is per page, lol)

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

See? They did do cold opens. Granted, only 2, but they did those 2.

Well, doing two cold opens (out of 200+ episodes) isn't really "doing cold opens"; when describing the show to someone who had never seen it, I wouldn't say "they even did cold opens on the show!" I'd say, "Twice they even did cold opens." I mean, this wasn't a show known for its cold opens.

Well, if they did any tags, this would be a perfect one for "I.Q."

Other than that, it sure sounds like a cold open to me. And the turning out of the common room lamp fading to black would make for a great transition if they faded up from black to the title screen for the intro.

But yeah, if this shows at the end of "Dope", that is odd, and throws a whole wrench into that, lol.

It definitely might be a cold open. Its presence, appended after the end of "Dope" seemed to indicate a tag. But either way, it ended up on the cutting room floor.

As a cold open, I think it might work best with "Emily Dickinson", as that episode involved homework and cheating.

(by the by, as a last resort for printing, I've emailed our library asking how much printing black and white pages is per page, lol)

Smart thinking!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Well, doing two cold opens (out of 200+ episodes) isn't really "doing cold opens"; when describing the show to someone who had never seen it, I wouldn't say "they even did cold opens on the show!" I'd say, "Twice they even did cold opens." I mean, this wasn't a show known for its cold opens.

Haha, no, I was speaking strictly of season 1. 2 cold opens out of 13. So they did them, albeit rarely, lol.

And then you had The Hallmark Channel, which edited the shows so that they had cold openings! (I vividly remember "Gossip" 's cold open).

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

As a cold open, I think it might work best with "Emily Dickinson", as that episode involved homework and cheating.

Really? I think "I.Q." works better, since Sue Ann is studying a book and is asked by Nancy for help, and Blair later tries to lazily use Nancy as her answer bank, lol.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Smart thinking!

Hey, I ain't gonna end up no dog catcher in Paramus, New Jersey! lol (no offense to any Paramus, NJ dog catchers!)

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Haha, no, I was speaking strictly of season 1. 2 cold opens out of 13. So they did them, albeit rarely, lol.

And then you had The Hallmark Channel, which edited the shows so that they had cold openings! (I vividly remember "Gossip" 's cold open).

What was Gossip's cold open?

Really? I think "I.Q." works better, since Sue Ann is studying a book and is asked by Nancy for help, and Blair later tries to lazily use Nancy as her answer bank, lol.

That would also work.

Hey, I ain't gonna end up no dog catcher in Paramus, New Jersey! lol (no offense to any Paramus, NJ dog catchers!)

Wait 'til you see the original script...

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

What was Gossip's cold open?

It faded up into the cafeteria, Blair with an open newspaper and (I think) putting her hair behind her ear. And Tootie piping up with, "Hey, wanna hear some gossip?" and Blair looking "impish" (heehee) with "What?", or however their lines go. I guess that was the first "fake cold open" I saw because I remember being like, " B-but that's not how the show goes!"

It's interesting that they "de-evolved" by trying a couple of cold opens in season 1 and then not doing them at all, instead of what you may assume of not doing them, then progressing to doing them. Interesting.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Wait 'til you see the original script...

Whetting my appetite all the more!

[Lorimar Television]

I definitely see it as a cold open. In my head after Sue Ann says "hey" I can picture it doing that wipe and "Theres a place you gotta go for learning.." starting.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Wait 'til you see the original script...

Shhh no spoilers...

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

It faded up into the cafeteria, Blair with an open newspaper and (I think) putting her hair behind her ear. And Tootie piping up with, "Hey, wanna hear some gossip?" and Blair looking "impish" (heehee) with "What?", or however their lines go. I guess that was the first "fake cold open" I saw because I remember being like, " B-but that's not how the show goes!"

What a minute, was this an unaired scene or did they just move the first screen to before the opening?

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

I definitely see it as a cold open. In my head after Sue Ann says "hey" I can picture it doing that wipe and "Theres a place you gotta go for learning.." starting.

Yes! That's where my mind goes, too Along with audience laughter in the dark giving way to those singing gals!

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Shhh no spoilers...

Hahaha! Good ol' Lorimar!

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

What a minute, was this an unaired scene or did they just move the first screen to before the opening?

Exactly. They cut the first scene into a small part, and a larger part, and moved the small part to the beginning, a la a "cold open"! (and that first part was cut for syndication, as it opened up right on Tootie blabbing about Mr. Harris, and nothing beforehand)

[RetroGuy2000]

Cool info about the Hallmark Channel-syndicated "Gossip"!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

I definitely see it as a cold open. In my head after Sue Ann says "hey" I can picture it doing that wipe and "Theres a place you gotta go for learning.." starting.

It definitely could be.

['80sSitcoms]

[LOOKS IMPISH]

(psst! Lorimar---who wrote "Reflections" by Blair Warner??)