How was Lisa Whelchel able to get out of appearing in "The First Time"

[PracTz]

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

The one that got the good Hawaiian stuff was Tumpy.

Yeah, but Blair DID get a joint which she hid in the fake lipstick! It would have been interesting to find out how she found the dealer and what Blair said to him/her!

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by PracTz

Yeah, but Blair DID get a joint which she hid in the fake lipstick! It would have been interesting to find out how she found the dealer and what Blair said to him/her!

I think Blair got it from either Emily, Tumpy, or Gail.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

We know Jo got very close, on more than one occasion. She and Eddie had eloped, and they almost did you know what on the most dirty bedspread I have ever seen in my life!

Tootie almost did it in the car!!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Thanks! I didn't remember that interview at all!

Wow! More Molly material! AWESOME!!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by PracTz

Yeah, but Blair DID get a joint which she hid in the fake lipstick! It would have been interesting to find out how she found the dealer and what Blair said to him/her!

I assume she got it from Tumpy.

['80sSitcoms]

I don't think Lisa should have been allowed to refuse to do "The First Time". It's like Mindy says, "Okay, I get it, but there's you as a person, and then there's you as an actor."

Lisa was hired to do a job, and she refused to do her job, citing religious reasons because of personal beliefs (sadly something many politicians do, whereas our country is supposed to operate on the principal of "separation of church and state" -- no religion in politics).

Lisa got away with it, but just think how well that would go over for any of us in our jobs if we refused to work because of religious beleifs.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I don't think Lisa should have been allowed to refuse to do "The First Time". It's like Mindy says, "Okay, I get it, but there's you as a person, and then there's you as an actor."

Lisa was hired to do a job, and she refused to do her job, citing religious reasons because of personal beliefs (sadly something many politicians do, whereas our country is supposed to operate on the principal of "separation of church and state" -- no religion in politics).

Lisa got away with it, but just think how well that would go over for any of us in our jobs if we refused to work because of religious beleifs.

Well, I don't do any work episode where there's a sex scene, either.

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I don't think Lisa should have been allowed to refuse to do "The First Time". It's like Mindy says, "Okay, I get it, but there's you as a person, and then there's you as an actor."

Lisa was hired to do a job, and she refused to do her job, citing religious reasons because of personal beliefs (sadly something many politicians do, whereas our country is supposed to operate on the principal of "separation of church and state" -- no religion in politics).

Lisa got away with it, but just think how well that would go over for any of us in our jobs if we refused to work because of religious beleifs.

Lisa has said that she would have done things differently if she could go back and done it again, she would have done the episode to give her point of view.

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

I respect Lisa's religious beliefs but Blair is Blair and Lisa is Lisa, they are two different individuals. She didn't like the message of sex before marriage at the time but she appeared in episodes where the girls drank, faked their IDs, smoked and did/talked about other controversial issues. If Lisa had said that this or that were against her beliefs everytime they had to shoot an episode, she would have missed 200 out of 201 episodes

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

I respect Lisa's religious beliefs but Blair is Blair and Lisa is Lisa, they are two different individuals. She didn't like the message of sex before marriage at the time but she appeared in episodes where the girls drank, faked their IDs, smoked and did/talked about other controversial issues. If Lisa had said that this or that were againts her beliefs everytime they had to shoot an episode, she would have missed 200 out of 201 episodes

I don't know about 200, but definitely a lot: No "Sex Symbol", no "The Facts of Love", no "Rough Housing", no "Teenage Marriage, Part 2", no "Pretty Babies", no "Fear Strikes Back", no "Dear Me", no "The Affair", no "Runaway", no "The Source", no "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can", no "Men For All Seasons", no "The Little Chill", no "Cupid's Revenge", and no "The First Time". And those are just the "sex" episodes!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Lisa has said that she would have done things differently if she could go back and done it again, she would have done the episode to give her point of view.

Yes, I loved hearing her say that a year or two ago. It's just a shame it took her 30 years to realize she didn't have to refuse to appear in the episode at all.

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I don't know about 200, but definitely a lot: No "Sex Symbol", no "The Facts of Love", no "Rough Housing", no "Teenage Marriage, Part 2", no "Pretty Babies", no "Fear Strikes Back", no "Dear Me", no "The Affair", no "Runaway", no "The Source", no "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can", no "Men For All Seasons", no "The Little Chill", no "Cupid's Revenge", and no "The First Time". And those are just the "sex" episodes!

No "Dope", no "Adoption (lingerie scene),

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I don't know about 200, but definitely a lot: No "Sex Symbol", no "The Facts of Love", no "Rough Housing", no "Teenage Marriage, Part 2", no "Pretty Babies", no "Fear Strikes Back", no "Dear Me", no "The Affair", no "Runaway", no "The Source", no "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can", no "Men For All Seasons", no "The Little Chill", no "Cupid's Revenge", and no "The First Time". And those are just the "sex" episodes!

I'm sure she would have missed a good portion of season 2

- "The New Girl" (faking IDs and drinking are against my religion)
- "Double Standard" (violence is against my religion)
- "Shoplifting" (the episode title is against my religion)

And maybe "Gossip", "Breaking Point", "Bought and Sold" and "Free Spirit"

[80s Dude]

Blair promoting premarital sex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh_-sZaik2A&t=50s

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Blair promoting premarital sex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh_-sZaik2A&t=50s

I guess Lisa wasn't in the position to give "orders" regarding her character development during the first season and she accepted what the writers gave her. In season 9, they all knew the end was near and she insisted a lot to change the storyline of TFT