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'80sSitcoms · 04-09-2019, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Maybe she just came back from shooting movies in Paris

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I don't doubt that for a moment.

"I'll show that Al Burton I'm good enough for Paris too, that scrawny nerfbag!"

Sitcommania · 04-09-2019, 04:51 PM

I guess for research into their roles?

And to take pictures for the opening credits. If you watch them, all of those scenes are on location. I don’t know any stories about local people meeting though. But I assume a few did.

Yeah, I hate it when the network pulls a show before all of the episodes have even aired. Seems like a waste of money and a disservice to any fans the show may have attracted.[/QUOTE]

It was so common to see something go off the air back then, so I was that surprised. I remember assuming That even though I liked FRIENDS it would be canceled after a few weeks. Townies was definitely trying to ride the FRIENDS wave. I do think it was funny and I got a kick of seeing my hometown as the setting of a sitcom, but alas, I may have been the only one..!

Lorimar Television · 04-09-2019, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

But where did you get that?? Did you Google something funny to put here? It's not mentioned in FOL, is it?

Or are you a French mime with a beret and a baguette in your bicycle basket really living in France?

(just a little stereotyping fun there, haha)

I Googled!

RetroGuy2000 · 04-09-2019, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sitcommania

And to take pictures for the opening credits. If you watch them, all of those scenes are on location. I don’t know any stories about local people meeting though. But I assume a few did.

That's cool; I can just imagine some huge FOL fan meeting Molly on the docks of Gloucester, telling her how much s/he loved seeing her on FOL...

So what made you move from Gloucester to NY?

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It was so common to see something go off the air back then, so I was that surprised. I remember assuming That even though I liked FRIENDS it would be canceled after a few weeks. Townies was definitely trying to ride the FRIENDS wave. I do think it was funny and I got a kick of seeing my hometown as the setting of a sitcom, but alas, I may have been the only one..!

I will be looking for more episodes, and will share them here if I find them.

Sitcommania · 04-11-2019, 02:41 PM

I was just really interested in moving there after college and having the experience.

The funny thing is I had only a dim concept of what Facts of Life was that year. I did t find reruns u til a year later and it was a while before I found out Molly Ringwald has been on it!

RetroGuy2000 · 04-12-2019, 12:02 AM

Oh, wow!

Schmoopie · 06-14-2019, 03:57 AM

Oh my God, I loved this show when it first came on! Thanks so much for posting the pilot! I wish they had given it more of a chance!

RetroGuy2000 · 06-17-2019, 11:14 PM

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Oh my God, I loved this show when it first came on! Thanks so much for posting the pilot! I wish they had given it more of a chance!

Yeah, I feel a bit guilty that I never tried it out. They definitely had a talented cast: all big names, now.

Schmoopie · 06-24-2019, 02:40 AM

So I watched the episode from the link and I liked the nostalgia of it. I didn't like it as much as I remembered liking it when it first came on, but like I said before they didn't give it much of a chance. It could have been good even if it only ran for a couple of seasons.

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04-09-2019, 04:51 PM	#32
Sitcommania Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 01, 2018 Location: New york Posts: 309	I guess for research into their roles? And to take pictures for the opening credits. If you watch them, all of those scenes are on location. I don’t know any stories about local people meeting though. But I assume a few did. Yeah, I hate it when the network pulls a show before all of the episodes have even aired. Seems like a waste of money and a disservice to any fans the show may have attracted.[/QUOTE] It was so common to see something go off the air back then, so I was that surprised. I remember assuming That even though I liked FRIENDS it would be canceled after a few weeks. Townies was definitely trying to ride the FRIENDS wave. I do think it was funny and I got a kick of seeing my hometown as the setting of a sitcom, but alas, I may have been the only one..!

04-11-2019, 02:41 PM	#35
Sitcommania Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 01, 2018 Location: New york Posts: 309	I was just really interested in moving there after college and having the experience. The funny thing is I had only a dim concept of what Facts of Life was that year. I did t find reruns u til a year later and it was a while before I found out Molly Ringwald has been on it!

04-12-2019, 12:02 AM	#36
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Oh, wow!

06-24-2019, 02:40 AM	#39
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	So I watched the episode from the link and I liked the nostalgia of it. I didn't like it as much as I remembered liking it when it first came on, but like I said before they didn't give it much of a chance. It could have been good even if it only ran for a couple of seasons.