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'80sSitcoms · 03-10-2020, 12:26 PM

That's right, March 10th is officially National Landline Telephone Day! (It is! You can Google it! lol)

Nancy's favorite holiday! I bet her mailbox gets stuffed full of NLTD cards every year on this day!

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RetroGuy2000 · 03-10-2020, 02:16 PM

80s Dude · 03-10-2020, 02:44 PM

Can you imagine the other girls trying to get at least their fair share of phone time with Nancy O. always hogging it? At least Molly had to ham radio to use. I imagine that Molly Ringwald used it to call her parents just as kids today use cellphones.

'80sSitcoms · 03-10-2020, 02:57 PM

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You know me, any excuse for Lost Girls "photo art"!

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Can you imagine the other girls trying to get at least their fair share of phone time with Nancy O. always hogging it? At least Molly had to ham radio to use. I imagine that Molly Ringwald used it to call her parents just as kids today use cellphones.

I would hope Mrs. Garrett at least had a private line in her housemother room (I know we didn't see one on camera, I just hope she still had one against the "4th wall").

80s Dude · 03-10-2020, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

You know me, any excuse for Lost Girls "photo art"!

I would hope Mrs. Garrett at least had a private line in her housemother room (I know we didn't see one on camera, I just hope she still had one against the "4th wall").

In "The Return of Mr. Garrett", didn't Mr. Bradley call Mrs. Garrett on the payphone while Mr. Garrett was kissing her on the neck?

FOL-FAN-ITA · 03-10-2020, 03:15 PM

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In "The Return of Mr. Garrett", didn't Mr. Bradley call Mrs. Garrett on the payphone while Mr. Garrett was kissing her on the neck?

Yes. When Mrs. G answers the phone, it continues ringing

'80sSitcoms · 03-10-2020, 03:32 PM

That Mr./Mrs. Garrett moment at the pay phone is one of my favorite season 1 moments!

80s Dude · 03-10-2020, 03:45 PM

I wonder if it's the same pay phone that was used on Coed Fever?

FOL-FAN-ITA · 03-10-2020, 04:18 PM

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That Mr./Mrs. Garrett moment at the pay phone is one of my favorite season 1 moments!

Mine too!
"Hello who bla bla"
"Oh, Mr. Bradley!"

One of Mrs Garrett's most iconic moments

'80sSitcoms · 03-10-2020, 04:37 PM

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Mine too!
"Hello who bla bla"
"Oh, Mr. Bradley!"

One of Mrs Garrett's most iconic moments

Haha, yes! "Hello, this is Mrs. Garrett, who are you?"

And that shriek she does!

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80s Dude · 03-10-2020, 04:45 PM

Looks like a different phone than the one on Coed Fever. That one had more silver trim in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClD8Fidcd_k

80s Dude · 03-10-2020, 04:46 PM

You wonder why Eastland was such a draw to wealthy families if they can't afford private phones for housemothers. Also going through 4 headmasters in 4 years is not a good sin. No wonder the school went bankrupt.

'80sSitcoms · 03-10-2020, 05:03 PM

^---Hey now Mister, that's enough of your "half-empty glass" in this thread!

'80sSitcoms · 03-10-2020, 05:10 PM

Here's this brief fan-favorite scene up at YouTube!

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FOL-FAN-ITA · 03-10-2020, 05:36 PM

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Haha, yes! "Hello, this is Mrs. Garrett, who are you?"

And that shriek she does!

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Always loved that scene

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80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,823	Can you imagine the other girls trying to get at least their fair share of phone time with Nancy O. always hogging it? At least Molly had to ham radio to use. I imagine that Molly Ringwald used it to call her parents just as kids today use cellphones.

03-10-2020, 03:32 PM	#7
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	That Mr./Mrs. Garrett moment at the pay phone is one of my favorite season 1 moments!

03-10-2020, 03:45 PM	#8
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,823	I wonder if it's the same pay phone that was used on Coed Fever?

03-10-2020, 04:45 PM	#11
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,823	Looks like a different phone than the one on Coed Fever. That one had more silver trim in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClD8Fidcd_k

03-10-2020, 04:46 PM	#12
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,823	You wonder why Eastland was such a draw to wealthy families if they can't afford private phones for housemothers. Also going through 4 headmasters in 4 years is not a good sin. No wonder the school went bankrupt.

03-10-2020, 05:03 PM	#13
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	^---Hey now Mister, that's enough of your "half-empty glass" in this thread!

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