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80s Dude · 08-27-2020, 01:20 PM

Mindy made an appearance in the NBC show Double Trouble in 1985. She appeared as a different character than Natalie Green despite Double Trouble being an NBC and a Norman Lear show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRNW...M&index=8&t=0s

RetroGuy2000 · 08-27-2020, 02:47 PM

Mindy was very good there, but it was hard for me to not see her as Natalie. Every time she mentioned her father, I kept thinking, "But your father's dead!"

I don't remember this series at all, even though it usually aired right after FOL.

80s Dude · 08-27-2020, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Mindy was very good there, but it was hard for me to not see her as Natalie. Every time she mentioned her father, I kept thinking, "But your father's dead!"

I don't remember this series at all, even though it usually aired right after FOL.

I never saw this show. I didn't watch Facts of Life much like this time either. Unlike Blair and Jo, I was doing what most college and university students were doing on Saturday nights. And it wasn't watching TV shows on Saturday night.

RetroGuy2000 · 08-27-2020, 05:28 PM

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I never saw this show. I didn't watch Facts of Life much like this time either. Unlike Blair and Jo, I was doing what most college and university students were doing on Saturday nights. And it wasn't watching TV shows on Saturday night.

I was still watching FOL. I was just a couple of years younger than Andy, so I wasn't out on the town on Saturday nights. And yet, I have NO memory of this show.

I just watched several episodes from both the Des Moines and NYC eras, including the first and final episodes. It was a pretty cute show (but the twins were far, far older than the high school students they portrayed in the first season).

80s Dude · 08-27-2020, 05:41 PM

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I was still watching FOL. I was just a couple of years younger than Andy, so I wasn't out on the town on Saturday nights. And yet, I have NO memory of this show.

I just watched several episodes from both the Des Moines and NYC eras, including the first and final episodes. It was a pretty cute show (but the twins were far, far older than the high school students they portrayed in the first season).

At that time they were 23/24 years old when the show aired. An age when most people their age would be in graduate school if they were still in school.

Jean Segal has had a very good career as an assistant director for Two and A Half Men and Two Broke Girls.

cfr1970 · 08-28-2020, 01:57 AM

I remember this show! I think it only lasted a season but I really liked it though I don't remember Mindy being on it. I just remember the show itself. Seeing this again makes me miss the 80's so much. I wonder if the series is on dvd because i'd love to own it just for memory sake.

I think Mindy looks really good. She's wearing a lot more makeup here than she did in FOL and it looks very nice.

RetroGuy2000 · 08-28-2020, 02:14 AM

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I remember this show! I think it only lasted a season but I really liked it though I don't remember Mindy being on it. I just remember the show itself.

She was only in one episode, in the NYC season.

For whatever reason, I remember nothing about this show. Nothing!

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Seeing this again makes me miss the 80's so much. I wonder if the series is on dvd because i'd love to own it just for memory sake.

There is no official DVD release, but you can get it on bootleg DVD from private collectors. However, it ain't gonna be CCed!

cfr1970 · 08-28-2020, 11:00 AM

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She was only in one episode, in the NYC season.

For whatever reason, I remember nothing about this show. Nothing!

I stayed up and watched a couple of the episodes last night and I too remember nothing else about the show but the show itself and the 2 twin leads. While watching, I had zero memory of the 2 guys living with them or the aunt. It was all a blank. After all this is 35 years ago for a "blink and you missed it sitcom."

But I clearly remember watching this and enjoying it for the twin leads. I remember one dressed wild and the other was kind of a Needlebutt dressing more conservatively.

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There is no official DVD release, but you can get it on bootleg DVD from private collectors. However, it ain't gonna be CCed!

It seems You Tube has all the episodes up (there are only 23 total) and hopefully it won't be forced down by irate studio people screaming copyright blather.

And they're all CC'd on You Tube. It's not perfect, but good enough to follow along. I looked on it's Wikipedia page and it says the first season only aired from 4/4/84 to 5/30/84 and the second season went from just 12/1/84-3/30/85 so it's understandable not many people would remember this since it literally aired for one month and then for 3 months before being yanked off the TV.

RetroGuy2000 · 08-28-2020, 11:26 AM

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I stayed up and watched a couple of the episodes last night and I too remember nothing else about the show but the show itself and the 2 twin leads. While watching, I had zero memory of the 2 guys living with them or the aunt. It was all a blank. After all this is 35 years ago for a "blink and you missed it sitcom."

But I clearly remember watching this and enjoying it for the twin leads. I remember one dressed wild and the other was kind of a Needlebutt dressing more conservatively.

That does seem to be the premise. The girls are cute and appealing. The show's writing was okay, and the other actors are good, too. I remember Barbara Barrie (the aunt) from Suddenly Susan, where she played basically the same character, but as the grandmother.

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It seems You Tube has all the episodes up (there are only 23 total) and hopefully it won't be forced down by irate studio people screaming copyright blather.

I'm hoping to see all the episodes, too, before they get yanked. We'll see...

valentina warner · 08-28-2020, 01:39 PM

I have never heard or seeing this sitcom, but MINDY was so much like NATALIE on it (but she was rich like BLAIR ha ha!) and the dark haired girl who arrived late and ate banana pizza reminded me so much of TOOTIE lol!

80s Dude · 08-28-2020, 02:43 PM

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I have never heard or seeing this sitcom, but MINDY was so much like NATALIE on it (but she was rich like BLAIR ha ha!) and the dark haired girl who arrived late and ate banana pizza reminded me so much of TOOTIE lol!

Which is because Mindy is so much like Natalie.

80s Dude · 08-28-2020, 02:43 PM

A series to watch in case if we get locked down again.

DJM77 · 08-28-2020, 03:36 PM

I watched the whole series on YouTube several years ago.

valentina warner · 08-28-2020, 05:02 PM

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A series to watch in case if we get locked down again.

Don't say that: i just got a new job lol!

RetroGuy2000 · 08-29-2020, 01:05 AM

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Don't say that: i just got a new job lol!

Congrats, Valentina!

08-27-2020, 01:20 PM	#1
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,820	Mindy making an appearance in "Double Trouble". Mindy made an appearance in the NBC show Double Trouble in 1985. She appeared as a different character than Natalie Green despite Double Trouble being an NBC and a Norman Lear show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRNW...M&index=8&t=0s

08-27-2020, 02:47 PM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Mindy was very good there, but it was hard for me to not see her as Natalie. Every time she mentioned her father, I kept thinking, "But your father's dead!" I don't remember this series at all, even though it usually aired right after FOL.
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08-28-2020, 03:36 PM	#13
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,564	I watched the whole series on YouTube several years ago.
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08-28-2020, 01:57 AM	#6
cfr1970 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2017 Location: Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 3,368	I remember this show! I think it only lasted a season but I really liked it though I don't remember Mindy being on it. I just remember the show itself. Seeing this again makes me miss the 80's so much. I wonder if the series is on dvd because i'd love to own it just for memory sake. I think Mindy looks really good. She's wearing a lot more makeup here than she did in FOL and it looks very nice.

08-28-2020, 01:39 PM	#10
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	I have never heard or seeing this sitcom, but MINDY was so much like NATALIE on it (but she was rich like BLAIR ha ha!) and the dark haired girl who arrived late and ate banana pizza reminded me so much of TOOTIE lol!

08-28-2020, 02:43 PM	#12
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,820	A series to watch in case if we get locked down again.