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80s Dude · 06-14-2020, 07:36 PM

..character/actor of the Elite 8 on this board in recent years? It seems that even Urchin Andy gets more coverage than Jo.

Possible reasons for this. Nancy M. does not have many projects in recent years (except for Dancing with the Stars) and doesn't appear on social media much. She doesn't do documentaries.

Lorimar Television · 06-14-2020, 08:08 PM

Haha well I think a lot of Nancy McKeon fans have left over the years and most of us here are S1 fans now. Even the non S1 fans seem to not be too fond of Jo though here.

DJM77 · 06-14-2020, 08:31 PM

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Is Jo/Nancy M. the least talked about character/actor of the Elite 8 on this board in recent years?

Possibly. During my early years as a member of this site I would've never thought I'd see the day. I'm not complaining.

rusty spike · 06-14-2020, 08:36 PM

Unpopular opinion warning

Nearly 15 years ago, you would be rebuked or told to get your head examined if you dared to criticize Nancy or even the character of Jo. Her most ardent fans placed Nancy~Jo on a pedestal. She was seen as untouchable.

What I think happened was that the other girls (and the missing ones too) fondly reminisce the great times of working on FOL. They welcome questions about the show and their memories. I perceive that Nancy M doesn't do a lot of that. I believe that she doesn't want to answer questions about the show; only discuss what she currently is working on or "wants" to be doing.

Perhaps that has put off some of the Nancy~Jo idol worshipping that used to be so prevalent here.

'80sSitcoms · 06-14-2020, 08:48 PM

Who's Jo?

Lorimar Television · 06-14-2020, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Who's Jo?

'80sSitcoms · 06-14-2020, 08:56 PM

'80sSitcoms · 06-14-2020, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rusty spike

Unpopular opinion warning

Nearly 15 years ago, you would be rebuked or told to get your head examined if you dared to criticize Nancy or even the character of Jo. Her most ardent fans placed Nancy~Jo on a pedestal. She was seen as untouchable.

Yup. It was actually more like 19 years ago.

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What I think happened was that the other girls (and the missing ones too) fondly reminisce the great times of working on FOL. They welcome questions about the show and their memories. I perceive that Nancy M doesn't do a lot of that. I believe that she doesn't want to answer questions about the show; only discuss what she currently is working on or "wants" to be doing.

Perhaps that has put off some of the Nancy~Jo idol worshipping that used to be so prevalent here.

Possibly, though social media 19 years ago wasn't nearly what it is now. I think it was a whole lot of younger fans that grew up with the show on USA or recently discovered it on Nick@Nite or Hallmark, and they all happened to love Jo/NancyMckeon. They just came out of the woodwork.

umfan87 · 06-14-2020, 09:27 PM

i did discover fol on nick at nite 2000-2001 and yes this board was very nancy mckeon heavy i am a big fan of her and the character it is sad to see a lot of that has died over the past decade.

80s Dude · 06-14-2020, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rusty spike

Unpopular opinion warning

Nearly 15 years ago, you would be rebuked or told to get your head examined if you dared to criticize Nancy or even the character of Jo. Her most ardent fans placed Nancy~Jo on a pedestal. She was seen as untouchable.

What I think happened was that the other girls (and the missing ones too) fondly reminisce the great times of working on FOL. They welcome questions about the show and their memories. I perceive that Nancy M doesn't do a lot of that. I believe that she doesn't want to answer questions about the show; only discuss what she currently is working on or "wants" to be doing.

Perhaps that has put off some of the Nancy~Jo idol worshipping that used to be so prevalent here.

I didn't criticize either the character or the actress, just making an observation that she is not much of the topic of conversation (except for her birthday) this year.

valentina warner · 06-14-2020, 10:34 PM

Obviously the JO fans are have never watched the pilot episode from 'The girls school' and season 1, or they would know that BLAIR was the star....
In any case, i'm glad i wasn't on this board 15 years ago or i would have had a fit at them!!!!

'80sSitcoms · 06-14-2020, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by valentina warner

Obviously the JO fans are have never watched the pilot episode from 'The girls school' and season 1, or they would know that BLAIR was the star....
In any case, i'm glad i wasn't on this board 15 years ago or i would have had a fit at them!!!!

Well valentina, you would have been in the minority, believe me!

And some may have seen TGS, and many had certainly seen season 1, so they knew what was up. It's that for them, the show didn't "start" until season 2, which is that way for a lot of fans.

My guess is in 19 more years this place will be overrun by all the big fans of Miss Mahoney and Howard.

valentina warner · 06-14-2020, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Well valentina, you would have been in the minority, believe me!

And some may have seen TGS, and many had certainly seen season 1, so they knew what was up. It's that for them, the show didn't "start" until season 2, which is that way for a lot of fans.

My guess is in 19 more years this place will be overrun by all the big fans of Miss Mahoney and Howard.

Good one, 80sSitcoms!!!!

RetroGuy2000 · 06-15-2020, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Well valentina, you would have been in the minority, believe me!

And some may have seen TGS, and many had certainly seen season 1, so they knew what was up. It's that for them, the show didn't "start" until season 2, which is that way for a lot of fans.

My guess is in 19 more years this place will be overrun by all the big fans of Miss Mahoney and Howard.

Even though the Lost Staff were never major characters, I do think they brought a lot to the show, simply by the virtue of them being there at Eastland. It felt more like a school, having them around. Once Miss Mahoney was gone, Mr. Bradley had to teach classes. He probably would have been roped into working as the cook, if he hadn't been "made free".

'80sSitcoms · 06-15-2020, 09:15 AM

"Lost Staff", ha!

06-14-2020, 07:36 PM	#1
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,829	Is Jo/Nancy M. the least talked about ... ..character/actor of the Elite 8 on this board in recent years? It seems that even Urchin Andy gets more coverage than Jo. Possible reasons for this. Nancy M. does not have many projects in recent years (except for Dancing with the Stars) and doesn't appear on social media much. She doesn't do documentaries.

06-14-2020, 08:08 PM	#2
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06-14-2020, 08:36 PM	#4
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	Unpopular opinion warning Nearly 15 years ago, you would be rebuked or told to get your head examined if you dared to criticize Nancy or even the character of Jo. Her most ardent fans placed Nancy~Jo on a pedestal. She was seen as untouchable. What I think happened was that the other girls (and the missing ones too) fondly reminisce the great times of working on FOL. They welcome questions about the show and their memories. I perceive that Nancy M doesn't do a lot of that. I believe that she doesn't want to answer questions about the show; only discuss what she currently is working on or "wants" to be doing. Perhaps that has put off some of the Nancy~Jo idol worshipping that used to be so prevalent here.

06-14-2020, 08:56 PM	#7
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06-14-2020, 09:27 PM	#9
umfan87 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2017 Location: waterloo, iowa Posts: 87	i did discover fol on nick at nite 2000-2001 and yes this board was very nancy mckeon heavy i am a big fan of her and the character it is sad to see a lot of that has died over the past decade.

06-14-2020, 10:34 PM	#11
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	Obviously the JO fans are have never watched the pilot episode from 'The girls school' and season 1, or they would know that BLAIR was the star.... In any case, i'm glad i wasn't on this board 15 years ago or i would have had a fit at them!!!!

06-15-2020, 09:15 AM	#15
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	"Lost Staff", ha!