All 9 Season of Facts of Life to be released on DVD

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by stevea

Creating your own clip show is an interesting thing to do. I did that on 2 DVDs with Everybody Loves Raymond several years ago, and it's really fun to watch. In fact, I need to pull those out and re-watch!

This is a huge thread so this comment may have been made already, but IIRC DS made a clip show for Christmas in the first season. That's gotta be a record--clips after around 11 episodes?

It's funny you mention it, Steve, as '80sSitcoms and Christopher were actually just discussing it! The two-part retrospective clip shows were episodes 8 and 9... which is ludicrous!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by stevea

This is a huge thread so this comment may have been made already, but IIRC DS made a clip show for Christmas in the first season. That's gotta be a record--clips after around 11 episodes?

After 7 episodes---7! The one-hour Xmas retrospective is episodes 8 and 9!

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

My hope is that Jo was able to put her negative feelings about Sue Ann aside, realize that Sue Ann had made a mistake, and during the next reunion (which Molly of course attended), the eight of them just had a wonderful time, no drama.

I don't think Jo had negative feelings about Sue Ann. If she did, she wouldn't have covered for Sue Ann. Jo is just as bad as Sue Ann allowing lies to be spread to the girls. Also, Molly attending? Really? I just found out she is in an episode of DS called Slumber Party. It's bad enough seeing her onscreen. Let's hope she never bothered the girls again with her annoying behavior

Originally Posted by stevea

Creating your own clip show is an interesting thing to do. I did that on 2 DVDs with Everybody Loves Raymond several years ago, and it's really fun to watch. In fact, I need to pull those out and re-watch!

I don't create clip shows. What I do with my DVDs is make digital copies and throw episodes of the shows into folders with other shows. It's a playlist like a TV channel Only mine is better because it's hopefully uncut, no commercials, and no annoying on screen ads

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Christopher with TLC praise? Be still my heart!

Let's not make this into that I was just slamming clip shows and thought about how much of a waste it is for the performers who only have like a few hours of work because the whole show is playing clips from previous episodes. I do think it would have been a waste for the first season girls if they had been treated like that. I'm glad they did give them a story for their fans and not just sit there with hardly any lines and all these clips playing.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

After 7 episodes---7! The one-hour Xmas retrospective is episodes 8 and 9!

I need all Diff'rent Strokes fans to please help me with this. According to the production codes, this retrospective is the 16th episode made. The Facts of Life needed to be in production order because of the story in season 6 to be concise with other episodes. Does Diff'rent Strokes need to be that way too? Is this a show like FOL where some episodes won't make sense because it's out of order from how it was aired?

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I don't think Jo had negative feelings about Sue Ann.

I think she just gradually became annoyed with her in the earlier scenes when Sue Ann kept shoveling those lies on the others.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I just found out she is in an episode of DS called Slumber Party.

You just now found out? Wow. Yup, "our Mols" (well, some of ours, not yours ) is with Cindy, Natalie, Tootie, and Kimberly.

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Christopher with TLC praise? Be still my heart!

Lol, he's also said nice things about aspects of season 1 too. I may find good things about the last season but I don't think I have anything good about Pippa.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I was just slamming clip shows and thought about how much of a waste it is for the performers who only have like a few hours of work

I look at in a positive light: Maybe the performers are glad to have an easy break for that week, lol. It's the audiences I've wondered about. Like, does the show do something to give them more time in the studio? Maybe a Q&A session with the actors or something? Hmmm....

Originally Posted by Christopher

I'm glad they did give them a story for their fans and not just sit there with hardly any lines and all these clips playing.

Yup!

Originally Posted by Christopher

I need all Diff'rent Strokes fans to please help me with this. According to the production codes, this retrospective is the 16th episode made. The Facts of Life needed to be in production order because of the story in season 6 to be concise with other episodes. Does Diff'rent Strokes need to be that way too? Is this a show like FOL where some episodes won't make sense because it's out of order from how it was aired?

Hmmm, I think pretty much just with the "to be continued"s, until later on when Kimberly departs the show but then comes back. And then, of course, there's the revolving door of housekeepers. So other than Kimberly's departure/return and the housekeepers, I don't think it probably matters that much (unless you prefer the chronology of the kids' aging).

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I think she just gradually became annoyed with her in the earlier scenes when Sue Ann kept shoveling those lies on the others.

I agree they were annoyed with each other, but Jo didn't seem to hold onto her grudge like Sue Ann did. Jo even tried giving her advice on being honest with her friends and help her realize they wouldn't care. Sue Ann on the other hand resented Jo more for that and was even glad when they were leaving that Jo wasn't there. Sue Ann has the negative feelings and resentment towards Jo. Jo didn't care at all since she stayed quiet.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

You just now found out? Wow. Yup, "our Mols" (well, some of ours, not yours ) is with Cindy, Natalie, Tootie, and Kimberly.

I've only seen a handful of DS episodes. When I bought seasons 1 - 6 a couple of years ago, I stuck them in a drawer and forgot about them I'm a DVD addict so I'm sure I got sidetracked on another DVD collection set I bought at the time and that's why I forgot about DS. I am now making digital copies though and will be adding it to a playlist soon.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Lol, he's also said nice things about aspects of season 1 too. I may find good things about the last season but I don't think I have anything good about Pippa.

The only good things about the last season is Tootie ending up with Jeff and the episode Rumor Has It. There's some other good episodes but they're not as great as the first two I mentioned.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I look at in a positive light: Maybe the performers are glad to have an easy break for that week, lol. It's the audiences I've wondered about. Like, does the show do something to give them more time in the studio? Maybe a Q&A session with the actors or something? Hmmm....

See I'm just wondering do they get paid the same as any other episode and if so, why? They're not used much in the clip show so they shouldn't make the same IMO.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Hmmm, I think pretty much just with the "to be continued"s, until later on when Kimberly departs the show but then comes back. And then, of course, there's the revolving door of housekeepers. So other than Kimberly's departure/return and the housekeepers, I don't think it probably matters that much (unless you prefer the chronology of the kids' aging).

So if I keep DS in airdate order, there won't be any confusion during my watch? Like season 6 had Blair and Cliff together in the beginning, then had her dating other guys, and then we find out Blair and Cliff were going to be engaged but called it off. Will there be any confusions like that?

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I've only seen a handful of DS episodes. When I bought seasons 1 - 6 a couple of years ago, I stuck them in a drawer and forgot about them I'm a DVD addict so I'm sure I got sidetracked on another DVD collection set I bought at the time and that's why I forgot about DS. I am now making digital copies though and will be adding it to a playlist soon.

Oh wow...that's so interesting that a big sitcom lover has only seen a handful of DS episodes. I had the experience in my formative years of watching daily DS and FOL reruns at my grandparents', so I even got to see everything unfold in order.

Originally Posted by Christopher

So if I keep DS in airdate order, there won't be any confusion during my watch? Like season 6 had Blair and Cliff together in the beginning, then had her dating other guys, and then we find out Blair and Cliff were going to be engaged but called it off. Will there be any confusions like that?

Oh no, yeah, you should be fine then. I'm very observant with sitcom chronology details too (with Blair and Cliff I was like, wait, what? But they were broken up? Huh?) There are no weird couples-jumping-back-and-forth, lol. You should be all good!

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Oh wow...that's so interesting that a big sitcom lover has only seen a handful of DS episodes. I had the experience in my formative years of watching daily DS and FOL reruns at my grandparents', so I even got to see everything unfold in order.

Diff'rent Strokes didn't have a syndication life in the 90's. It wasn't until N@N (or was it TV Land?) that I got to see the show. The ones that I really enjoyed were the controversial episodes. The Hitchhiker episode is the reason I wanted season 6. I thought if I get season 6, I should get the rest Some of the shows I bought complete on DVD were rarely seen. Maude for example had a very short life on N@N and I didn't even bother watching the show then. It wasn't until some of the episodes ended up on YouTube that I got into that show and wanted to see more. A lot of the serious sitcoms were rarely shown in syndication.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Oh no, yeah, you should be fine then. I'm very observant with sitcom chronology details too (with Blair and Cliff I was like, wait, what? But they were broken up? Huh?) There are no weird couples-jumping-back-and-forth, lol. You should be all good!

I have The Facts of Life numbered differently in season 6 so that the story lines up, along with their hairdo changes and braces coming off I'll keep DS in airdate order. Thanks 80s!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Diff'rent Strokes didn't have a syndication life in the 90's. It wasn't until N@N (or was it TV Land?) that I got to see the show.

Ah, I guess it went "on hiatus" from re-runs. Yeah when I was watching in my formative years in the '80s, I was getting to watch the DS and FOL daily reruns back-to-back.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I have The Facts of Life numbered differently in season 6 so that the story lines up, along with their hairdo changes and braces coming off I'll keep DS in airdate order. Thanks 80s!

Sure!

[Bachu]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

According to this page, The Golden Girls had thirteen clip shows over seven seasons. There was one additional flashback episode, but it had original content all the way through, and was a Friends-style flashback episode of who the girls met. 13 clip shows is a lot. They were doing clip shows as early as the second season. Flashing back to a year ago is almost as ridiculous as DS flashing back to a few months earlier!

I think you need to read that article again as it is about flashback and clips shows which are two different things. TGG liked have episodes where the girls sat around the table late at night, not able to sleep and remember things the viewer has yet to see as we get a collection of perhaps 3 mini stories within a single episode and it is all new content.

I am now on disk 2 of season 8. is it me or do the girls seem not too keen on Beverly Ann? Personally, I like her but they often look at her with a sort 'who the heck are you' look about them.

i wondered why they had a piano in the opening credits whereas in the show we have a seat near the stairs. An episode back, a piano appeared. Next episode, gone. Then an episode starts with George Clooney pushing into place. I guess as others have been posting, a lot aired out of production order. Which i think would explain why Clooney started the season with a haircut and now it has suddenly grown back.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Bachu

I think you need to read that article again as it is about flashback and clips shows which are two different things. TGG liked have episodes where the girls sat around the table late at night, not able to sleep and remember things the viewer has yet to see as we get a collection of perhaps 3 mini stories within a single episode and it is all new content.

True, many of their "flashback" episodes are all new content.

Originally Posted by Bachu

I am now on disk 2 of season 8. is it me or do the girls seem not too keen on Beverly Ann? Personally, I like her but they often look at her with a sort 'who the heck are you' look about them.

It's not you. They do seem cold/guarded regarding her at first. But they warm up to her, thank goodness.

Originally Posted by Bachu

i wondered why they had a piano in the opening credits whereas in the show we have a seat near the stairs. An episode back, a piano appeared. Next episode, gone. Then an episode starts with George Clooney pushing into place. I guess as others have been posting, a lot aired out of production order. Which i think would explain why Clooney started the season with a haircut and now it has suddenly grown back.

Yup.

[valentina warner]

To be honest, i always felt that at the very beginning JO was the coldest one towards BEVERLY ANN, and didn't quite trust her or felt like confiding in her.
BLAIR didn't take BEVERLY ANN seriously and treated her like she was a bit dumb.
TOOTIE seemed annoyed at her most of the time,

and ONLY NATALIE was warm and caring towards BEVERLY ANN.

Luckily all of this changed as the season 8 went on (like 80s said) and in the end, the 'Core of 4' was very supportive towards BEVERLY ANN, and showed her the respect she deserved...

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Bachu

I think you need to read that article again as it is about flashback and clips shows which are two different things.

The article specifically calls episodes 2-17, 2-25, 3-02, 3-18, 3-19, 4-15, 5-25, 5-26, 6-24, 6-25, and 7-07 clip shows.

TGG liked have episodes where the girls sat around the table late at night, not able to sleep and remember things the viewer has yet to see as we get a collection of perhaps 3 mini stories within a single episode and it is all new content.

Which episodes, aside from 1-25 and 3-25 were all-new content?

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

To be honest, i always felt that at the very beginning JO was the coldest one towards BEVERLY ANN, and didn't quite trust her or felt like confiding in her.
BLAIR didn't take BEVERLY ANN seriously and treated her like she was a bit dumb.
TOOTIE seemed annoyed at her most of the time,

and ONLY NATALIE was warm and caring towards BEVERLY ANN.

Luckily all of this changed as the season 8 went on (like 80s said) and in the end, the 'Core of 4' was very supportive towards BEVERLY ANN, and showed her the respect she deserved...

I agree with your assessment, Valentina: Jo seemed cold, Tootie seemed angry, Blair seemed snobby to her. Nat did seem to be kinder.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

The article specifically calls episodes 2-17, 2-25, 3-02, 3-18, 3-19, 4-15, 5-25, 5-26, 6-24, 6-25, and 7-07 clip shows.

That article is incorrect.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Which episodes, aside from 1-25 and 3-25 were all-new content?

2-17, 3-02, 4-15 are all new content flashback shows (as opposed to "clip shows", shows featuring clips from previous episodes). The only I'm not sure about from the title is "Dateline: Miami".

I'm surprised they didn't also list 3-25, as that was another all new content flashback episode.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

That article is incorrect.

2-17, 3-02, 4-15 are all new content flashback shows (as opposed to "clip shows", shows featuring clips from previous episodes). The only I'm not sure about from the title is "Dateline: Miami".

But what's the sense of Bachu telling me to re-read an article that is incorrect?

I'm surprised they didn't also list 3-25, as that was another all new content flashback episode.

3-25 is on their list as all new.