Hello, Fol fans

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

Hello, I'm from Italy and I am a huge fan of FOL and DS. I love it, it's a wonderful show. My favorite seasons are 2-5 and my favorite characters are Mrs. Garrett, Natalie and Blair. My least favorite seasons are 1 and 9 but I like every year, characters Molly (I find her boring sometimes ) and Kelly the shoplifter, but really, I love every aspect of this show. I watch the episodes in English because the Italian dub is terrible. Here in Italy the show was renamed "L'albero delle mele" which means the apple tree, because apple represents a girl growing up. I'm really happy to be here on this forum with other FOL members. Forgive my bad english

['80sSitcoms]

Oh wow, FOL-FAN-ITA, welcome to the board!

We're glad to have you here, and that's wonderful that you enjoy the show! I love seasons 1-4, and I like 5 and 6 as well, and 7-9 are so different, but I enjoy them for what they are.

I'm sorry to hear you don't like Molly, she's my second favorite of what we call "the Lost Girls" (the four girls who were cut from the show after season 1: Sue Ann, Nancy, Cindy, and Molly). That's interesting you find Molly "boring", because she they used her as a feminist character, while not giving poor Nancy much of anything to do. If they hadn't have invented Roger, Nancy would have barely spoken! lol (but I agree with you on Kelly, I have no use for her)

"The Apple Tree"?? That's cute! "L'albero delle mele", it's cool to know the show's name in Italian!

And your English is very good! Welcome aboard!

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

Hi '80'sSitcoms. I agree with you that seasons 7-9 are so different from the previous ones, i was so sad when Mrs Garrett left the show. Nothing against Beverly Ann but Mrs Garrett was wonderful. She was so funny on DS and on Fol she was perfect. I also like some season 1 episode (Rough Housing, Emily Dickinson, I.Q. and others) but seasons 2-5 were the best. My favorite Lost Girls are in order: Sue Ann, Cindy, Nancy and Molly. Poor Nancy, I agree with you. She was there with nothing to do, although she had a major role in The Girls School episode. I also wanted to see Kimberly at Eastland sometimes. Thanks for your welcome. Good evening (here in Italy it's 6:35 pm)

['80sSitcoms]

Yes, Mrs. Garrett was so wonderful! I think every fan of the show adores her. She is so funny , and also so comforting.

I consider the "golden age" of the show to be seasons 2-4, what I call "the classic cafeteria years", as that is the most iconic era of the show. I love season 1 too and wish it had been extended with more balanced scripts for all the girls. Character-wise, my favorite Lost Girl order is: Cindy, Molly, Sue Ann, Nancy.

I too wish we had gotten to see Kimberly at Eastland more!

"The Apple Tree", because girls growing up are like apples---I love that!

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

Mrs G. was wonderful. Everyone needs Edna Garrett in his/her life. The cafeteria, I love it, every single event takes place there . Eastland has only one dorm, Mrs Garrett's room, the girl's room and the cafeteria . It's so bizarre our italian title, isn't it? Compare a girl to an apple . Here, tv networks changed the title of the show and also the opening credits music. I like the original music, You take the good, you take the bad . Plus, seasons 6-9, Goes to Paris and Down Under were unpublished, so I watch the series with the original language.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Mrs G. was wonderful. Everyone needs Edna Garrett in his/her life.

Yes! I grew up wishing I had my own Mrs. Garrett and Mr. Belvedere, just for me.

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

The cafeteria, I love it, every single event takes place there . Eastland has only one dorm, Mrs Garrett's room, the girl's room and the cafeteria .

I'm laughing because a fellow member of this board is bothered by the fact that "every single event" is in the cafeteria, lol (but he loves the show!).

I love the cafeteria too! I love the layout, the architecture, and the color: I call it "Eastland Yellow", that beautiful pale soft yellow, and I would love to have rooms that color in my own home.

Actually this isn't a dorm though, it's the cafeteria building. There are separate dorms on campus (which you saw in season 1).

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Here, tv networks changed the title of the show and also the opening credits music. I like the original music, You take the good, you take the bad .

Yes, I love that song! Especially the closing song too!

They changed the music in Italy? Wow! I guess that makes sense, if they changed the title, but it's kind of a shame, because the music is so wonderful!

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Plus, seasons 6-9, Goes to Paris and Down Under were unpublished, so I watch the series with the original language.

Oh wow---glad you finally got to watch them all! I just watched "Paris" Sunday night as my kick-off to watching season 4!

"L'albero delle mele!"

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Hi '80'sSitcoms. I agree with you that seasons 7-9 are so different from the previous ones, i was so sad when Mrs Garrett left the show. Nothing against Beverly Ann but Mrs Garrett was wonderful. She was so funny on DS and on Fol she was perfect. I also like some season 1 episode (Rough Housing, Emily Dickinson, I.Q. and others) but seasons 2-5 were the best. My favourite Lost Girls are in order: Sue Ann, Cindy, Nancy and Molly. Poor Nancy, I agree with you. She was there with nothing to do, although she had a major role in The Girls School episode. I also wanted to see Kimberly at Eastland sometimes. Thanks for your welcome. Good evening (here in Italy it's 6:35 pm)

Welcome to the board! So Sue Ann was your favorite lost girl? Always nice to have another Sue Ann fan on the board. IQ is my favorite episode of the entire series!

[Lorimar Television]

Wow Italy used a different theme song? Does season 1 have the same music as the others? Any place to hear it?

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

IQ is my favorite episode of the entire series!

It is?? Of the entire series?? Interesting, I didn't know that!

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Does season 1 have the same music as the others? Any place to hear it?

Hey Lorsie: yeah there's a place to hear it---Italy!

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

It is?? Of the entire series?? Interesting, I didn't know that!




Hey Lorsie: yeah there's a place to hear it---Italy!

Yes Ik I mentioned it was my fav season 1 Ep and have made many references to season 1 being my fav.

Well I’ve been to Italy, unfortunately I wasn’t able to find FOL on my TV there

[Heenan Fan]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Hi everybody. I'm from Italy and I am a huge fan of Fol and DS. I'm watching Fol again . I love it, it's a wonderful show. My favourite seasons are 2-5 and my favourite characters are Mrs Garrett, Natalie and Blair. My least favorite seasons are 1 and 9, characters Molly (she'so boring, forgive me Molly Ringwald) and Kelly. I watch the episodes in english because italian dub was horrible. Here in Italy the show was renamed L'albero delle mele (the apple tree) because apple represents a girl growing up (i know, it's horrible ). I'm glad to sign on this forum. Forgive my bad english, i'm trying to learn this language.

Welcome to the board FFI, I too liked seasons 2-5, but I also liked 1 as well. My favorites are Mrs. G, Tootie, Cindy, and Blair, but Jo and Nat were cool too.

Just a word of advice. Don't use your lightly. You only get so many of those, then...poof...they're gone forever .

[RetroGuy2000]

Welcome, FFI!

My favorite Lost Girls order is: Cindy and Sue Ann, Nancy, and Molly. I also like Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, and Mrs. G, of course. I don't care for Kelly or Pippa.

It is interesting to hear about how the show aired in Italy: I had heard that girls in Italy are called "apples".

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Yes Ik I mentioned it was my fav season 1 Ep and have made many references to season 1 being my fav.

Haha, I guess if I had done that mathematical formula, I could've come up with that.

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Well I’ve been to Italy

You have?? Mama, mia! Wow! First Mrs. Garrett and the girls go to Paris, now Lorsie's been to Italy! Very cool!

By the way FOL-FAN-ITA, you may not know this, but the original title of the show was going to be "Garrett's Girls"!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Poor Nancy, I agree with you. She was there with nothing to do, although she had a major role in The Girls School episode. I also wanted to see Kimberly at Eastland sometimes.

We've said much the same. Always felt weird that Kimberly was only once seen in her own school.

And I wish Nancy had been thrown a few lines now and then...

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Yes! I grew up wishing I had my own Mrs. Garrett and Mr. Belvedere, just for me.




I'm laughing because a fellow member of this board is bothered by the fact that "every single event" is in the cafeteria, lol (but he loves the show!).

I love the cafeteria too! I love the layout, the architecture, and the color: I call it "Eastland Yellow", that beautiful pale soft yellow, and I would love to have rooms that color in my own home.

Actually this isn't a dorm though, it's the cafeteria building. There are separate dorms on campus (which you saw in season 1).




Yes, I love that song! Especially the closing song too!

They changed the music in Italy? Wow! I guess that makes sense, if they changed the title, but it's kind of a shame, because the music is so wonderful!




Oh wow---glad you finally got to watch them all! I just watched "Paris" Sunday night as my kick-off to watching season 4!

"L'albero delle mele!"

I'm not the only one who thinks this about the cafeteria I like the original music but they changed it . Yesterday i watched the episode Gamma Gamma or Bust