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80s Dude · 01-31-2020, 08:15 AM

..sure lacks NY accents. The only one with a New York accent is Jo. Of course Nancy McKeon was born and raised in Long Island.

'80sSitcoms · 01-31-2020, 10:29 AM

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..sure lacks NY accents. The only one with a New York accent is Jo. Of course Nancy McKeon was born and raised in Long Island.

Well, Sue Ann is from the midwest, and as of this week I like to think Cindy is from Jersey.

But most shows don't have native accents. One exception that comes to mind is "Designing Women" particularly with the southern-charm speaking Julia, and the rural small townness of Charlene.

Wawwie · 01-31-2020, 02:39 PM

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Well, Sue Ann is from the midwest, and as of this week I like to think Cindy is from Jersey.

But most shows don't have native accents. One exception that comes to mind is "Designing Women" particularly with the southern-charm speaking Julia, the and rural small townness of Charlene.

"Carrie" and "Richie" from "King of Queens" have native New York accents.

RetroGuy2000 · 02-01-2020, 03:24 PM

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"Carrie" and "Richie" from "King of Queens" have native New York accents.

That's a good point. I even remember the episode where Carrie tries to lose her accent. Actually, there might have been two such episodes. I seem to recall an episode where Doug made her feel bad about her accent, and another episode where she tried to lose her accent to impress people at work.

Bonniegirl · 02-01-2020, 03:29 PM

But the school is in upstate NY , if the girls aren't from NY city or North Jersey they wouldn't have that typical NY type accent! People from upstate NY speak a lot different ! That is what I always found to be true!

80s Dude · 02-01-2020, 07:50 PM

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But the school is in upstate NY , if the girls aren't from NY city or North Jersey they wouldn't have that typical NY type accent! People from upstate NY speak a lot different ! That is what I always found to be true!

Westchester County is not upstate. It's in the NYC metro area.

Bonniegirl · 02-01-2020, 08:54 PM

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Westchester County is not upstate. It's in the NYC metro area.

Oh sorry ! I didn't watch the show much, I had thought it was upstate!

RetroGuy2000 · 02-02-2020, 01:05 PM

I have definitely heard that everything north of NYC is considered "upstate". But whether or not it's considered upstate, I wouldn't expect Bronx-style accents there.

(I just remembered Boner from Growing Pains' NYC accent).

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80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,811	For a school based in the NY area, Eastland... ..sure lacks NY accents. The only one with a New York accent is Jo. Of course Nancy McKeon was born and raised in Long Island.

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Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,795	But the school is in upstate NY , if the girls aren't from NY city or North Jersey they wouldn't have that typical NY type accent! People from upstate NY speak a lot different ! That is what I always found to be true!

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RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I have definitely heard that everything north of NYC is considered "upstate". But whether or not it's considered upstate, I wouldn't expect Bronx-style accents there. (I just remembered Boner from Growing Pains' NYC accent).