I cant believe Lisa Whelchel was in Peekskill! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

StrudelBone · 10-27-2001, 02:16 PM

That is only an hour from my grandparents house! I have been there hundreds of times. I even went on the train! Why couldnt I have been there?!

Max Whittaker · 10-27-2001, 05:13 PM

Peekskill is REEEEAAAL???

Shelley · 10-27-2001, 06:14 PM

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Originally posted by Max Whittaker:
Peekskill is REEEEAAAL???

Yes, it is real. Eastland and Langley are fictional.

Kay Scarpetta · 10-27-2001, 10:21 PM

I've been there before. Its small. I think. LOL

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**In the year 2005, Lauren and I are driving to California to beg and pleed Lisa Whelchel and Nancy McKeon to become our mothers. She will become "Lauren McKeon" and I will become "Karli-wait a minute. I can't become 'Karli Cauble' AGAIN, can I???" Oh well, Just remember us as the "Cauble/McKeon kids!!"**

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*Look at me, You may think you see who I really am, but you'll never know me. Every day it's as if I play a part. Now I see if I wear a mask, I can fool the world, but I cannot fool my heart. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? When will my reflection show who I am inside? I am now in a world where I have to hide my heart, and what I believe in. But somehow, I will show the world what's inside my heart, and be loved for who I am. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? Why is my reflection someone I don't know? Must I pretend that I'm someone else, for all time? When will my reflection show who I am inside? There's a heart that must be free to fly. That burns with a need to know the reason why. Why must we all conceal,
what we think, how we feel? Must there be a secret me, I'm forced to hide? I won't pretend that I'm someone else, for all time. When will my reflection show who I am inside, when will my reflection show who I am inside?*

jinsthewoman · 10-29-2001, 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by Max Whittaker:
Peekskill is REEEEAAAL???

Yeah Peekskill, NY. It is in westchester county. not far from croton-on-hudson. About an hour from NYC.

RetroGuy2000 · 08-18-2019, 12:25 PM

Has anyone here ever been to Peekskill? If so, what did you do there? Visit a swanky girls' school, seek out a local quiche shop, or look for the Spencer's knock-off shop?

I know next time I'm in the LA area, I'm going to try to visit Pomona College to see the exterior.

OH Nuts! · 08-18-2019, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Has anyone here ever been to Peekskill? If so, what did you do there? Visit a swanky girls' school, seek out a local quiche shop, or look for the Spencer's knock-off shop?

I know next time I'm in the LA area, I'm going to try to visit Pomona College to see the exterior.

I was there about 8 years ago for a Nelson concert.

Babalu · 08-18-2019, 05:45 PM

I've been there. When I was growing up we had family friends who lived there. Last year we went to see a show at the Paramount Theater. It's not as nice as it used to be.

RetroGuy2000 · 08-18-2019, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

I've been there. When I was growing up we had family friends who lived there. Last year we went to see a show at the Paramount Theater. It's not as nice as it used to be.

The theater? Or Peekskill?

RetroGuy2000 · 08-18-2019, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

I was there about 8 years ago for a Nelson concert.

Any observations about the area?

'80sSitcoms · 08-18-2019, 11:47 PM

I don't think I'd wanna visit it. I want it to remain the largely just-out-of-reach community it is to me on the show. Ya know, kinda how like certain characters on sitcoms are mentioned, but never seen; it keeps the magic about them. Sometimes when they do show those characters, many agree it's a let-down (see "Pickles" from "The Dick Van Dyke Show").

RetroGuy2000 · 08-24-2019, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I don't think I'd wanna visit it. I want it to remain the largely just-out-of-reach community it is to me on the show. Ya know, kinda how like certain characters on sitcoms are mentioned, but never seen; it keeps the magic about them. Sometimes when they do show those characters, many agree it's a let-down (see "Pickles" from "The Dick Van Dyke Show").

Pickles?

I see what you mean, but for me, there's a need to see these places in person, to see around the "edges" of the TV screen.

Lorimar Television · 08-24-2019, 01:10 PM

Pickles? An example I’m familiar with would be Buddy Goodrich on Family Matters. America’s favorite dad on tv was an egotistical jerk in real life (on the show real life I mean)

'80sSitcoms · 08-24-2019, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Pickles?

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Pickles?

Yes, Pickles!

She was Buddy's wife (Rob Petrie's writing staff partners were Buddy and Sally), and Pickles eventually appeared on screen, played by 2 different actresses. But most fans were sorry to have seen her "materialize", as the character in person didn't live up to the stories/imaginings of her.

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I see what you mean, but for me, there's a need to see these places in person, to see around the "edges" of the TV screen.

And I see what you mean, but I like to stay in my TV world, lol.

Impressions · 08-25-2019, 01:57 PM

Do any current day pictures exist of the Eastland exterior? Was Pomoma College in LA, the Eastland exterior? I've never been there but would love to see it in person when I go there next time.

10-27-2001, 02:16 PM	#1
StrudelBone Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 14, 2001 Posts: 592	I cant believe Lisa Whelchel was in Peekskill! That is only an hour from my grandparents house! I have been there hundreds of times. I even went on the train! Why couldnt I have been there?!

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Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	I've been there. When I was growing up we had family friends who lived there. Last year we went to see a show at the Paramount Theater. It's not as nice as it used to be.
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Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	Pickles? An example I’m familiar with would be Buddy Goodrich on Family Matters. America’s favorite dad on tv was an egotistical jerk in real life (on the show real life I mean)
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10-27-2001, 05:13 PM	#2
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Peekskill is REEEEAAAL???

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Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	I've been there before. Its small. I think. LOL ------------------ °·.¤-Karli Cauble-the Lisa Cult-¤.·° In the year 2005, Lauren and I are driving to California to beg and pleed Lisa Whelchel and Nancy McKeon to become our mothers. She will become "Lauren McKeon" and I will become "Karli-wait a minute. I can't become 'Karli Cauble' AGAIN, can I???" Oh well, Just remember us as the "Cauble/McKeon kids!!"**** This song shows an important message Look at me, You may think you see who I really am, but you'll never know me.* Every day it's as if I play a part. Now I see if I wear a mask, I can fool the world, but I cannot fool my heart. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? When will my reflection show who I am inside? I am now in a world where I have to hide my heart, and what I believe in. But somehow, I will show the world what's inside my heart, and be loved for who I am. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? Why is my reflection someone I don't know? Must I pretend that I'm someone else, for all time? When will my reflection show who I am inside? There's a heart that must be free to fly. That burns with a need to know the reason why. Why must we all conceal, what we think, how we feel? Must there be a secret me, I'm forced to hide? I won't pretend that I'm someone else, for all time. When will my reflection show who I am inside, when will my reflection show who I am inside?*

08-18-2019, 11:47 PM	#11
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	I don't think I'd wanna visit it. I want it to remain the largely just-out-of-reach community it is to me on the show. Ya know, kinda how like certain characters on sitcoms are mentioned, but never seen; it keeps the magic about them. Sometimes when they do show those characters, many agree it's a let-down (see "Pickles" from "The Dick Van Dyke Show").

08-25-2019, 01:57 PM	#15
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	Do any current day pictures exist of the Eastland exterior? Was Pomoma College in LA, the Eastland exterior? I've never been there but would love to see it in person when I go there next time.