Lisa Whelchel as a brunette - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

RetroGuy2000 · 10-08-2021, 03:03 PM

Since we already have threads for Charlotte's and Molly's hair color, I figured it was time for a Lisa hair color discussion.

Like Blair's hair, it's naturally brown, but she's been a blonde for decades.

"Hey, Mouseketeers! Raise your hand if you bleach your hair!"

Wawwie · 10-08-2021, 03:30 PM

Lisa looks very cute with her natural brown hair, but I do prefer her as blonde especially in the very first season of FOL. IMO, she looked her best in season 1 and then again in the ending episodes when she started to stop it with those ridiculous 80's hairstyles. I thought she looked very beautiful when she was buying Eastland at the very end. During Over Our Heads, she looked like a mess IMO.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-08-2021, 04:54 PM

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Lisa looks very cute with her natural brown hair, but I do prefer her as blonde especially in the very first season of FOL.

I also prefer her as a blonde, and she became a TV icon with it.

Blair's hair was pretty amazing the first five years... with the exception of "Emily Dickinson". I think they were trying to hide a zit, because her hair pulled across her forehead was a terrible, terrible 'do, and I can't imagine why else you would have the hair across the forehead like that. Her hair resembled Donald Trump's.

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IMO, she looked her best in season 1 and then again in the ending episodes when she started to stop it with those ridiculous 80's hairstyles. I thought she looked very beautiful when she was buying Eastland at the very end. During Over Our Heads, she looked like a mess IMO.

Yes, Lisa was a stunner in the final episodes.

Some of those OOH 'dos the girls got were very avant-garde, but they have not dated well. Blair's "helmet hair" look was very '80s.

'80sSitcoms · 10-08-2021, 05:07 PM

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Lisa looks very cute with her natural brown hair, but I do prefer her as blonde especially in the very first season of FOL. IMO, she looked her best in season 1.

That "honey blond" hair!

80s Dude · 10-08-2021, 05:59 PM

Blair did have more brownish hair on the first season. There were a couple of inside jokes about Blair's dark roots in the series.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-08-2021, 06:17 PM

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Blair did have more brownish hair on the first season.

Yeah, I'd call that "honey blond", as '80sSitcoms called it. Not really brown, but not her golden tresses of later years, either.

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There were a couple of inside jokes about Blair's dark roots in the series.

There definitely were. I'd even call it a running gag.

valentina warner · 10-08-2021, 07:25 PM

LISA's hair was especially darker during the Pilot 'Girls school' (she wasn't a fake blond yet).

Season 1 was a slightly lighter (honey blond as 80s would say)!

From season 1 onward, LISA turned complete blond and became: the fake blond!

valentina warner · 10-08-2021, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Since we already have threads for Charlotte's and Molly's hair color, I figured it was time for a Lisa hair color discussion.

Like Blair's hair, it's naturally brown, but she's been a blonde for decades.

"Hey, Mouseketeers! Raise your hand if you bleach your hair!"

Cute poster of a pre teenage LISA, Retro!

RetroGuy2000 · 10-09-2021, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by valentina warner

LISA's hair was especially darker during the Pilot 'Girls school' (she wasn't a fake blond yet).

Season 1 was a slightly lighter (honey blond as 80s would say)!

From season 1 onward, LISA turned complete blond and became: the fake blond!

It's a good thing The Facts of Life was cancelled after nine seasons. By Season 12, Lisa would have been an albino!

valentina warner · 10-10-2021, 05:47 PM

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It's a good thing The Facts of Life was cancelled after nine seasons. By Season 12, Lisa would have been an albino!

You really crack me up Retro!

'80sSitcoms · 10-11-2021, 12:31 PM

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It's a good thing The Facts of Life was cancelled after nine seasons. By Season 12, Lisa would have been an albino!

Her hair was nearing the platinum end of the spectrum in season 3 or 4! lol

RetroGuy2000 · 10-11-2021, 12:37 PM

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Her hair was nearing the platinum end of the spectrum in season 3 or 4! lol

It was!

valentina warner · 10-11-2021, 06:07 PM

Hey guys, leave LISA alone! (just kidding ha ha!)

JR1 · 10-11-2021, 07:13 PM

Don't forget we also saw Lisa with black hair when she was scoping out Edna's Edibles' competition.

Yeah, some of the 'dos in the later seasons just didn't look great. Same for Nancy McKeon's, when she ditched the signature Jo 'do.

Speaking of the earlier seasons, I didn't love Lisa's hair in the "Best Sister" episodes.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-11-2021, 10:16 PM

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Don't forget we also saw Lisa with black hair when she was scoping out Edna's Edibles' competition.

I'd forgotten that! "Mata Hari" sure was a distinctive look for Blair!

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Yeah, some of the 'dos in the later seasons just didn't look great. Same for Nancy McKeon's, when she ditched the signature Jo 'do.

Yep. Some were lovely, some were terrible.

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Speaking of the earlier seasons, I didn't love Lisa's hair in the "Best Sister" episodes.

I've got no problem with Blair's hair in those episodes. In fact, in the first part of that episode, she's got her hair curled back on the sides, and I think that's very lovely.

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Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	Lisa looks very cute with her natural brown hair, but I do prefer her as blonde especially in the very first season of FOL. IMO, she looked her best in season 1 and then again in the ending episodes when she started to stop it with those ridiculous 80's hairstyles. I thought she looked very beautiful when she was buying Eastland at the very end. During Over Our Heads, she looked like a mess IMO.

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80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,811	Blair did have more brownish hair on the first season. There were a couple of inside jokes about Blair's dark roots in the series.

10-08-2021, 07:25 PM	#7
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	LISA's hair was especially darker during the Pilot 'Girls school' (she wasn't a fake blond yet). Season 1 was a slightly lighter (honey blond as 80s would say)! From season 1 onward, LISA turned complete blond and became: the fake blond!

10-11-2021, 06:07 PM	#13
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	Hey guys, leave LISA alone! (just kidding ha ha!)

10-11-2021, 07:13 PM	#14
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	Don't forget we also saw Lisa with black hair when she was scoping out Edna's Edibles' competition. Yeah, some of the 'dos in the later seasons just didn't look great. Same for Nancy McKeon's, when she ditched the signature Jo 'do. Speaking of the earlier seasons, I didn't love Lisa's hair in the "Best Sister" episodes.