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View Poll Results: Who is your favorite Eastland teacher?
Miss Mahoney 1 16.67%
Mr. Palmer 1 16.67%
Miss Downs 1 16.67%
Mr. Gideon 1 16.67%
Miss Gallagher 4 66.67%
I loved them all 0 0%
I didn't care for any of them 0 0%
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Old 06-29-2018, 03:41 PM   #1
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Default Who is your favorite Eastland teacher?

Miss Mahoney - episodes 1 - 4
Mr. Gideon - the journalism teacher Jo gets exiled (season 3's "Front Page")
Mr. Palmer - the French teacher Cousin Geri goes out with (season 3's "Cousin Geri Returns")
Miss Downs - the music/drama teacher directing "South Pacific" (season 3's "Green-Eyed Monster")
Miss Gallagher - Jo's favorite teacher who leaves before she dies (season 4's "Teacher's Pet")

Honorable mention: "Moosejaw" Muldoon, who is referenced, but never seen, lol (season 3's "Mind Your Own Business")
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I was a little torn, here.

Mr. Gideon was pushing Jo so she'd be a better student, but I also think he was too harsh with her. Kinda a jerk, but didn't deserve for Jo to destroy his career.

Miss Gallagher was really nice, and didn't deserve the harsh treatment she received from Jo. (What is it with Jo treating teachers badly?)

Miss Mahoney was too strict with her charges. I believe she left the school when she discovered her rabbits weren't the only ones who were pregnant. She mysteriously vanished months before Mr Bradley also disappeared. Coincidence? I think not.

In the end, I voted for Miss Gallagher.
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I voted for Mr. Palmer and Miss Downs.

Mr. Palmer because he is such a swell guy, and with a great sense of humor, and Miss Downs because she is so darn funny with her demeanor and impatience!


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Hahaha! Talk about a fan-fic!
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I voted for Mr. Palmer and Miss Downs.

Mr. Palmer because he is such a swell guy, and with a great sense of humor, and Miss Downs because she is so darn funny with her demeanor and impatience!
Yes, Miss Downs is such a quirky character!

Mr. Palmer is pretty nice, but I don't think he's as nice as Miss Gallagher.

(What was it with none of the female teachers being married? Did Eastland have a rule?!)
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Yes, Miss Downs is such a quirky character!

Mr. Palmer is pretty nice, but I don't think he's as nice as Miss Gallagher.
He's just such an all-around great guy, though; certainly a better representation of our gender than Mr. Gideon, lol.
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He's just such an all-around great guy, though; certainly a better representation of our gender than Mr. Gideon, lol.
That's true!
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I liked Ms. Gallagher.
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I liked Ms. Gallagher.
It was such a shame, what happened. Faking her own death so she could run off with Coach Lubbock and have eight kids with him!
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I have a soft spot for Miss Mahoney since she was on from the start and interacted with the lost girls.
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It was such a shame, what happened. Faking her own death so she could run off with Coach Lubbock and have eight kids with him!

Okay, I need more info about this!
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Okay, I need more info about this!
Sorry, it was just a silly joke. Deborah Harmon, who played Miss Gallagher on FOL, would later go on to play Elizabeth Lubbock on Just the Ten of Us, where she portrayed the mother of eight kids.
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I have a soft spot for Miss Mahoney since she was on from the start and interacted with the lost girls.
Miss Mahoney was pretty cool. I like how she convinced Mr. Bradley that IQ scores were meaningless.
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Sorry, it was just a silly joke. Deborah Harmon, who played Miss Gallagher on FOL, would later go on to play Elizabeth Lubbock on Just the Ten of Us, where she portrayed the mother of eight kids.
Ahhhhh, that's why I recognize her! That, and, I just confirmed, John's ex-wife Wendy in a handful of appearances on "Dear John".


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Perhaps my favorite Mahoney appearance. In "I.Q." she's both funny and warm.
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Haha yep, IQ was great!
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Haha! In reference to Just the Ten of Us... love this!!
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