Where were Sue Ann, Cindy, Molly, and Nancy living during the TLC era?

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Yeah. Cindy probably worked for a fashion house in New York, Sue Ann for an undefined company and Nancy as a psychiatrist

Well, Nancy hadn't been to medical school, yet. She said she wouldn't have a practice until she was in her 30s.

I wonder if Sue Ann wasn't working for Coca-Cola, the corporation behind Embassy Television at the time. But their HQ is in Atlanta, and Sue Ann makes no references to coming up from the south.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Well, Nancy hadn't been to medical school, yet. She said she wouldn't have a practice until she was in her 30s.

First she has to get the professors to even notice she's in their classes!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

First she has to get the professors to even notice she's in their classes!

[paul.austin]

womyn along with blak doesn't make you look radical, just dyslexic

['80sSitcoms]

I've never heard of "blak," but "womyn" and "persun" make sense to take the masculine hold out of the spelling of those words.

[hch]

In the Season 8 episode "The Little Chill," the "Lost Girls" return to Peekskill for a reunion, and while their exact home addresses aren't explicitly stated on a map, the episode provides several specific clues about where they landed:

Sue Ann Weaver: She claims to be a high-powered VP for a major corporation in New York City. As you noted, her suit from Bergdorf Goodman and her proximity to the city's corporate elite are her primary status symbols—until she confesses she’s actually a struggling secretary.

Cindy Webster: Now a top fashion model going by the name Cindy Baker, she is likely based in New York City, which fits her career's demands and her arrival with the other girls.

Nancy Olson: While her professional life as a prospective psychiatrist and medical student is vague on location, she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Roger, and is revealed to be three months pregnant. Her arrival with Cindy and Sue Ann strongly suggests they are all living in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, or CT).

Molly Parker: She is mentioned but notably absent. The show briefly flashes a clip of her from 1979. In the world of the show, she likely stayed in a metropolitan hub like New York or Washington D.C. given her established passion for social activism and women's rights in Season 1. Behind the scenes, Molly Ringwald was too busy with her burgeoning Hollywood film career to attend.

The most telling clue is their simultaneous arrival at Over Our Heads. In the 1980s, carpooling from the city to Peekskill would take about an hour, making a shared trip from Manhattan the most logical explanation for their synchronized entrance.

Also, by having the original girls act like Jo Polniaczek was a total stranger in "The Little Chill," the writers effectively asked the audience to forget an entire year of television.

The logic falls apart when you look at the Season 2 timeline:

The Shared Dorm Life: In early Season 2, the "Lost Girls" (Nancy, Sue Ann, and Cindy) were still very much part of the cast. In some episodes, they are all living in the dorms with Jo. They shared meals, attended classes, and navigated Mrs. Garrett’s rules together.

The "New Girl" Transition: When Jo arrived in "The New Girl", she didn't just meet the "Core Four"—she met the entire student body. To suggest they spent months living in the same hallway and then "forgot" her existence by the reunion is a massive stretch, even for a show that loved its campy kitsch.

Production vs. Narrative: Behind the scenes, the writers were treating "The Little Chill" as a tribute to Season 1 only. They wanted to highlight the contrast between the "Original Girls" and the "Core Four," so they prioritized a clean narrative split over the actual historical overlap of the 1980-1981 season.

It’s especially ironic considering your earlier point about Jo knowing who Willis was in "Bought and Sold"—the writers gave her a memory of someone she never met, but took away her memory of the girls she actually lived with

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by hch

In the Season 8 episode "The Little Chill," the "Lost Girls" return to Peekskill for a reunion, and while their exact home addresses aren't explicitly stated on a map, the episode provides several specific clues about where they landed:

Sue Ann Weaver: She claims to be a high-powered VP for a major corporation in New York City. As you noted, her suit from Bergdorf Goodman and her proximity to the city's corporate elite are her primary status symbols—until she confesses she’s actually a struggling secretary.

Cindy Webster: Now a top fashion model going by the name Cindy Baker, she is likely based in New York City, which fits her career's demands and her arrival with the other girls.

Nancy Olson: While her professional life as a prospective psychiatrist and medical student is vague on location, she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Roger, and is revealed to be three months pregnant. Her arrival with Cindy and Sue Ann strongly suggests they are all living in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, or CT).

Molly Parker: She is mentioned but notably absent. The show briefly flashes a clip of her from 1979. In the world of the show, she likely stayed in a metropolitan hub like New York or Washington D.C. given her established passion for social activism and women's rights in Season 1. Behind the scenes, Molly Ringwald was too busy with her burgeoning Hollywood film career to attend.

The most telling clue is their simultaneous arrival at Over Our Heads. In the 1980s, carpooling from the city to Peekskill would take about an hour, making a shared trip from Manhattan the most logical explanation for their synchronized entrance.

Also, by having the original girls act like Jo Polniaczek was a total stranger in "The Little Chill," the writers effectively asked the audience to forget an entire year of television.

The logic falls apart when you look at the Season 2 timeline:

The Shared Dorm Life: In early Season 2, the "Lost Girls" (Nancy, Sue Ann, and Cindy) were still very much part of the cast. In some episodes, they are all living in the dorms with Jo. They shared meals, attended classes, and navigated Mrs. Garrett’s rules together.

The "New Girl" Transition: When Jo arrived in "The New Girl", she didn't just meet the "Core Four"—she met the entire student body. To suggest they spent months living in the same hallway and then "forgot" her existence by the reunion is a massive stretch, even for a show that loved its campy kitsch.

Production vs. Narrative: Behind the scenes, the writers were treating "The Little Chill" as a tribute to Season 1 only. They wanted to highlight the contrast between the "Original Girls" and the "Core Four," so they prioritized a clean narrative split over the actual historical overlap of the 1980-1981 season.

It’s especially ironic considering your earlier point about Jo knowing who Willis was in "Bought and Sold"—the writers gave her a memory of someone she never met, but took away her memory of the girls she actually lived with

Molly Ringwald didn't want anything to do with the Facts of Life at this time. The Little Chill episode also wasn't long after Molly said that her appearance on the 2nd Season was her "worse job" and that she was humiliated. There is also a rumor that the guy who once told her she had no future in the acting industry was the one who called her agents (her parents?) asking her to return.

As for the part where Molly's mother said she was busy after one of the girls called her, that may have been an art imitate life thing. Molly Ringwald probably cut off all contact with all the girls and Charlotte. Molly's closest friend on the show was Julie Anne Haddock. The two girls were still in contact with one another right up through at least through Molly's John Hughes movies era.

[paul.austin]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I've never heard of "blak," but "womyn" and "persun" make sense to take the masculine hold out of the spelling of those words.

I'm not bigoted, i just enjoy tormenting extremist Knight Templars. and the "son" in person has nothing to do with men.