Most sensitive?

[I'm_NMK]

We've pondered over who is the one with the biggest heart, now who do you think was the most sensitive, whether in terms of themselves being sensitive, or being sensitive to others? (Mrs. Garrett excluded?)

I think, that in terms of sensitivity to others, it was Blair, then Natalie. Blair seemed to be sensitive to the needs of others when she let it show. I think she was too confident in herself to be sensitive to what others said or did. Natalie was second in that department, I think.

In terms of having other people have an effect on them it is Jo. She cried alot, and what others said or did had a big impact on her, no matter how tough she tried to be. But, it was only when someone she cared about siad or did something. With strangers she could care less, most of the time.

~NMK


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[Michele35]

I will agree that Blair, despite her outward snobbiness, was definitely the most sensitive. She was actually the one who tried to reach out to Jo when she first showed up at Eastland. She also gave up her dream to own her own law firm to buy Eastland during the final episode.

Jo cried alot and was actually quite sensitive, too, despite her outward tough demeanor. In later seasons Jo became more sensitive towards other people especially when she took the job with Casey at the Center after her graduation from Langley.

[J Polniaczek]

I will agree that Blair is the most sensitive. Like it was mentioned before, she gave up her dream of having her own law firm to buy the financial ailing Eastland, she bought the Center because of its financial problems, she's always willing to help her friends out of a jam, she tried to reach out to Jo, and I think that despite all their fighting, she has always been closest to Jo, and they always help eachother out. Which leads me to say that Jo is probably the second in the category. Despite her tough exterior, she has a big heart, and she tends to be the one people seem to talk to when they have a problem. Because of her own problems, she is very sensitive to the needs of others, which I think was the biggest reason she was willing to help Casey, despite the fact that he was the reason she didn't get a job. So, in conclusion, Blair and Jo are the most sensitive. ^.^;

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[Gemini_89]

Tootie.

[valentina warner]

Definitely MRS G: she forgave all her girls no matter what!
she was especially patient and forgiving with BLAIR (probably due to the fact that she was neglected by her own parents) and acted as a surrogate mother to her.
BLAIR (although the brattiest) on the other hand, was the most sensitive of all the girls and was always a good friend to anyone in need.
I know the show always refers to JO as the troubled one, but i would say BLAIR had a lot more family issues, and in my opinion MRS G and the 3 other girls became the family she never had.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

BLAIR (probably due to the fact that she was neglected by her own parents)

Again, to me, she wasn't neglected, lol.

Originally Posted by valentina warner

and acted as a surrogate mother to her.

Well, grandmother, I say.

Originally Posted by valentina warner

BLAIR (although the brattiest) on the other hand, was the most sensitive of all the girls...I know the show always refers to JO as the troubled one, but i would say BLAIR had a lot more family issues

Jo's my least favorite, but even I say Jo was still the most sensitive. But yes, Blair sure did have family issues, going through 3 parent divorces in her youth and being jealous of her cousin Geri, whom she still loved deep down (and on the surface from "Cousin Geri" onward).

[Lorimar Television]

I think Natalie was probably the most sensitive, she used humor to hide her insecurities.

['80sSitcoms]

Come to think of it, Cindy was pretty very sensitive.

And, of course, Molly was very sensitive if you dared belittle or neglect her status as a woman, lol.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

Definitely MRS G: she forgave all her girls no matter what!
she was especially patient and forgiving with BLAIR (probably due to the fact that she was neglected by her own parents) and acted as a surrogate mother to her.
BLAIR (although the brattiest) on the other hand, was the most sensitive of all the girls and was always a good friend to anyone in need.
I know the show always refers to JO as the troubled one, but i would say BLAIR had a lot more family issues, and in my opinion MRS G and the 3 other girls became the family she never had.

I definitely see what you mean about Blair being neglected by her parents. She kind of admits herself, in Season One, when she admits Molly's dad pays more attention to Molly than all of Blair's fathers.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I definitely see what you mean about Blair being neglected by her parents. She kind of admits herself, in Season One, when she admits Molly's dad pays more attention to Molly than all of Blair's fathers.

I still feel bad when people bad-mouth the girls' parents. Like Mrs. Garrett told Blair about her mother while she was there on Parents' Night and Blair was upset with her, not every parent showed up. They weren't perfect, sure, but they're part of the show, the "Facts of Life" family, and Blair's dad does love her. At least he started making more of an effort the more the show went on.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I still feel bad when people bad-mouth the girls' parents. Like Mrs. Garrett told Blair about her mother while she was there on Parents' Night and Blair was upset with her, not every parent showed up.

But girls like Sue Ann, whose parents lived 2,000 miles away, weren't going to have their parents appear for Parents' Night. Peekskill is less than an hour's drive away. It wouldn't have cost David Warner much time, money, or energy to drive up to Peekskill... but he did not.

We didn't even see Blair's father at all until the middle of Season Four! And then we don't see him again until the very end of Season Six. During Blair's formative years, he just isn't around.

They weren't perfect, sure, but they're part of the show, the "Facts of Life" family, and Blair's dad does love her. At least he started making more of an effort the more the show went on.

It's true: once Blair is in her twenties, and she's grown up, he begins showing some interest in her. We see him about once per season in those years.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

But girls like Sue Ann, whose parents lived 2,000 miles away, weren't going to have their parents appear for Parents' Night.

But some of the girls' parents didn't come, some who ostensibly lived not too far away.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Peekskill is less than an hour's drive away. It wouldn't have cost David Warner much time, money, or energy to drive up to Peekskill... but he did not.

That's because you're thinking he's in Peekskill that night. I'm thinking he's in Europe.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

We didn't even see Blair's father at all until the middle of Season Four! And then we don't see him again until the very end of Season Six. During Blair's formative years, he just isn't around.

He is, just not very active. I'm sure (in my faniverse) when Blair goes home for breaks and for summers, he's at home some.

I think in one of his later appearances he reminisces about her childhood, which is sweet to see.