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'80sSitcoms · 04-04-2020, 01:56 AM

Rank your order of the "Facts" films in the poll above.

"The Facts of Life Goes to Paris" (1982) - Mrs. Garrett and the girls go to France
"The Facts of Life Down Under" (1987) - The girls, Beverly Ann, and Andy go to Australia
"The Facts of Life Reunion" (2001) - Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie, and Tootie reunite at Eastland

Christopher · 04-04-2020, 07:51 AM

The Facts of Life Down Under, The Facts of Life Goes To Paris, The Facts of Life Reunion.

I know Down Under gets criticize for the jewel thief storyline but to me it was more believable than Mrs. Garrett allowing Natalie and Tootie to go venture in another country without supervision. I also couldn't believe that a borderline alcoholic writer would want to spend his time with two kids. Natalie had just ended her freshmen year at Eastland and Tootie finished the 8th grade when they were running around with the old guy. It's creepy to me.

The Facts of Life Down Under moves at a better pace than Paris. Down Under takes place over 3 days in the film while Paris they're there for a month. The girls don't go crazy over a guy in Down Under either like Jo did in Paris. I'm not much of a romantic drama fan and that's the genre the Paris movie went for. A lot of fans criticize Jo for wanting to marry Eddie who she knew for awhile but I don't ever see her get criticize for being head over heels in love with David who she only knew for a couple of days.

There's a lot from both movies that don't seem believable but for me, I prefer the Australia movie the best. The stories they do when they're older seem more realistic than when they were kids.

80s Dude · 04-04-2020, 09:48 AM

Paris is by far the best. The Australasian movie was lame. The reunion movie should have brought back Sue Ann as the 4th girl since Nancy M. didn't want anything to do with it. Julie Pie would have appeared in a heartbeat.

'80sSitcoms · 04-04-2020, 02:16 PM

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Paris is by far the best.

I agree.

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The Facts of Life Down Under, The Facts of Life Goes To Paris, The Facts of Life Reunion.

I knew that was your vote when I saw it in the poll.

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Mrs. Garrett allowing Natalie and Tootie to go venture in another country without supervision.

I think we're supposed to assume she thinks the girls are gonna stay together? Maybe,

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I also couldn't believe that a borderline alcoholic writer would want to spend his time with two kids. Natalie had just ended her freshmen year at Eastland and Tootie finished the 8th grade when they were running around with the old guy. It's creepy to me.

I don't find it "creepy" at all. They're two people helping out another person in need. I think that's nice to see. As for him being a grown man, he didn't seek the girls out to chase them down for anything. Poor guy, he kept trying to shake 'em off!

Then when he realized they had helped him, he showed them some of the sights of Paris. I liked it.

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A lot of fans criticize Jo for wanting to marry Eddie who she knew for awhile but I don't ever see her get criticize for being head over heels in love with David who she only knew for a couple of days.

I don't see why there would be any criticism. At that point she and Eddie were already dissolved. A part of me wishes that French boy had appeared on the show as a visit to Eastland to see Jo, but a part of me likes that he's kept apart, a special part of her life only in that time she was in Paris.

80s Dude · 04-04-2020, 02:30 PM

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I agree.

I knew that was your vote when I saw it in the poll.

I think we're supposed to assume she thinks the girls are gonna stay together? Maybe,

I don't find it "creepy" at all. They're two people helping out another person in need. I think that's nice to see. As for him being a grown man, he didn't seek the girls out to chase them down for anything. Poor guy, he kept trying to shake 'em off!

Then when he realized they had helped him, he showed them some of the sights of Paris. I liked it.

I don't see why there would be any criticism. At that point she and Eddie were already dissolved. A part of me wishes that French boy had appeared on the show as a visit to Eastland to see Jo, but a part of me likes that he's kept apart, a special part of her life only in that time she was in Paris.

Why are some of those quotes are attributed to me when I didn't make them?

'80sSitcoms · 04-04-2020, 02:32 PM

Sorry 80s Dude! I used your quote as the quoting template, and forgot to change the name to protect the non-quoted, lol. Fixed now.

RetroGuy2000 · 04-04-2020, 02:35 PM

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Paris is by far the best. The Australasian movie was lame. The reunion movie should have brought back Sue Ann as the 4th girl since Nancy M. didn't want anything to do with it. Julie Pie would have appeared in a heartbeat.

I totally would have LOVED that. And I agree Julie Pie would have done the film.

80s Dude · 04-04-2020, 05:17 PM

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I totally would have LOVED that. And I agree Julie Pie would have done the film.

At least a lost girl (Sue Ann) got a shout out in the reunion movie.

valentina warner · 04-04-2020, 06:51 PM

I agree with most of you!

PARIS one was the best, and i love how TOOTIE and NAT really helped that poor writer:it wasn't creepy at all, and they handled his 'drinking problems' in a very mature and adult way!
As for JO's romance: i liked DAVID a lot more than EDDIE, but it was a 'summer romance', so any chance for him coming to 'Peekskill' would be very remote....

I was rather disappointed that BLAIR didn't meet anyone special though (she kept bumping into 'strange' and 'creepy' guys!).

But, i was delighted to see MRS G having a 'little friendly date' with the humble french cook (not ANTOINE though ha ha ha!).

About the AUSTRALIA movie: the only thing i liked was to see BLAIR and JO interacting more and spending time together (they hardly did in the PARIS one) but the story plot was weird and pretty lame!

The REUNION 2001 was very weak and the 3 girls/women didn't bond the way they used to on FOL: maybe the fact that JO wasn't there didn't help, and in that case i'd vote for SUE ANNE to have been part of it! (the movie would have definitely have another dynamic!)

Lorimar Television · 04-04-2020, 06:56 PM

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I totally would have LOVED that. And I agree Julie Pie would have done the film.

Exactly, she and Blair had a good dynamic too.

'80sSitcoms · 04-04-2020, 07:18 PM

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I agree with most of you!

PARIS one was the best, and i love how TOOTIE and NAT really helped that poor writer:it wasn't creepy at all, and they handled his 'drinking problems' in a very mature and adult way!

Interesting you say that, because the writers of the series were actually told to write the characters like women in their 20s. And yeah, I think it's sad that innocent things can be too easily looked at as "creepy". Some YouTube posters even found it "creepy" that Mr. Bradley kept stopping by the dorm.

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I was rather disappointed that BLAIR didn't meet anyone special though (she kept bumping into 'strange' and 'creepy' guys!).

I wasn't; I liked that we got to see her have a different perspective and experience.

(and I might say "sleazy" or "inappropriate" instead)

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But, i was delighted to see MRS G having a 'little friendly date' with the humble french cook (not ANTOINE though ha ha ha!).

I did like him a lot.

RetroGuy2000 · 04-04-2020, 07:44 PM

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Exactly, she and Blair had a good dynamic too.

Yeah, there could have been a lot of back and forth there.

'80sSitcoms · 04-04-2020, 07:47 PM

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Yeah, there could have been a lot of back and forth there.

But are you a big fan of the movie?

RetroGuy2000 · 04-04-2020, 07:55 PM

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But are you a big fan of the movie?

The third one? No. Blair was a walking stereotype, Natalie had that ridiculous storyline of two models begging to date her... I did love seeing the re-created Eastland cafeteria, and the mention of Sue Ann was a nice bit of continuity. Getting to see Mrs. Garrett again was also nice.

But why did they need Mini-Jo?

Lorimar Television · 04-04-2020, 08:03 PM

I voted for Australia, Paris, reunion. I just thought Australia was a better movie overall

View Poll Results: Rank your order of the "Facts" films
Paris, Australia, Reunion Movie	4	36.36%
Paris, Reunion Movie, Australia	0	0%
Australia, Paris, Reunion Movie	5	45.45%
Australia, Reunion Movie, Paris	0	0%
Reunion Movie, Paris, Australia	0	0%
Reunion Movie, Australia, Paris	0	0%
I don't have a favorite, I feel about the same with all of them	0	0%
I don't like any of the movies	2	18.18%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

04-04-2020, 01:56 AM	#1
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	"Facts of Life" Films Foll---er, Poll Rank your order of the "Facts" films in the poll above. "The Facts of Life Goes to Paris" (1982) - Mrs. Garrett and the girls go to France "The Facts of Life Down Under" (1987) - The girls, Beverly Ann, and Andy go to Australia "The Facts of Life Reunion" (2001) - Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie, and Tootie reunite at Eastland
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04-04-2020, 07:51 AM	#2
Christopher The OG Core Four Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2001 Posts: 14,833	The Facts of Life Down Under, The Facts of Life Goes To Paris, The Facts of Life Reunion. I know Down Under gets criticize for the jewel thief storyline but to me it was more believable than Mrs. Garrett allowing Natalie and Tootie to go venture in another country without supervision. I also couldn't believe that a borderline alcoholic writer would want to spend his time with two kids. Natalie had just ended her freshmen year at Eastland and Tootie finished the 8th grade when they were running around with the old guy. It's creepy to me. The Facts of Life Down Under moves at a better pace than Paris. Down Under takes place over 3 days in the film while Paris they're there for a month. The girls don't go crazy over a guy in Down Under either like Jo did in Paris. I'm not much of a romantic drama fan and that's the genre the Paris movie went for. A lot of fans criticize Jo for wanting to marry Eddie who she knew for awhile but I don't ever see her get criticize for being head over heels in love with David who she only knew for a couple of days. There's a lot from both movies that don't seem believable but for me, I prefer the Australia movie the best. The stories they do when they're older seem more realistic than when they were kids.

04-04-2020, 09:48 AM	#3
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,811	Paris is by far the best. The Australasian movie was lame. The reunion movie should have brought back Sue Ann as the 4th girl since Nancy M. didn't want anything to do with it. Julie Pie would have appeared in a heartbeat.

04-04-2020, 02:32 PM	#6
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Sorry 80s Dude! I used your quote as the quoting template, and forgot to change the name to protect the non-quoted, lol. Fixed now.

04-04-2020, 06:51 PM	#9
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	I agree with most of you! PARIS one was the best, and i love how TOOTIE and NAT really helped that poor writer:it wasn't creepy at all, and they handled his 'drinking problems' in a very mature and adult way! As for JO's romance: i liked DAVID a lot more than EDDIE, but it was a 'summer romance', so any chance for him coming to 'Peekskill' would be very remote.... I was rather disappointed that BLAIR didn't meet anyone special though (she kept bumping into 'strange' and 'creepy' guys!). But, i was delighted to see MRS G having a 'little friendly date' with the humble french cook (not ANTOINE though ha ha ha!). About the AUSTRALIA movie: the only thing i liked was to see BLAIR and JO interacting more and spending time together (they hardly did in the PARIS one) but the story plot was weird and pretty lame! The REUNION 2001 was very weak and the 3 girls/women didn't bond the way they used to on FOL: maybe the fact that JO wasn't there didn't help, and in that case i'd vote for SUE ANNE to have been part of it! (the movie would have definitely have another dynamic!)

04-04-2020, 08:03 PM	#15
Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	I voted for Australia, Paris, reunion. I just thought Australia was a better movie overall