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80s Dude · 01-12-2022, 07:29 PM

Kim way overacted in Sounds of Silence. It was an episode where one of the Lost Girls, Molly would have been a better fit.

Lorimar Television · 01-13-2022, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Kim way overacted in Sounds of Silence. It was an episode where one of the Lost Girls, Molly would have been a better fit.

Yeah that wasn’t Kim’s best Ep imo.

'80sSitcoms · 01-24-2022, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

Thanks for your replies

I can't stand her in "Let's Party" and "Starstruck"

I love those episodes!

TMC · 05-20-2023, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

I think she was better at comedic roles for sure. She wasn’t bad in dramatic but she excelled more with comedic.

Kim Fields was arguably, a terrible dramatic actress when it called for Tootie to "emote" (see: the episodes about Jermaine Jackson or Tootie's temporary deafness as examples). Her acting was probably of the worst 'child acting' variety, i.e. shouting her lines and indicating emotion. But she really was a good comedic actress for her age. As Eve Brandstein (casting director) said, she just knew how to deliver a line for laugh. Take for instance, the scene in the episode "The New Girl", when Tootie started in on Blair about first-person pronouns in the police station. "I" vs. "We".

80s Dude · 05-21-2023, 09:48 AM

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I don't think Nancy M. is a very good comedic actress.

jeansntshirtguy · 02-22-2024, 09:58 AM

Tootie in season 1 was adorable. In Season 2, Tootie still had her adorable moments, but moreso, we got to see more of a mature Tootie, losing a friend to death in Cynthia, getting in touch with her identity, becoming more “woke” if u will. Season 3 Tootie, in my opinion was growing into a teenager wanting to be more included and talking about boys. She grew each season. I do agree that she was sometimes whiny in season 4. In season 4, you could see that she really started to care about her friendships more.

jeansntshirtguy · 02-22-2024, 09:58 AM

Wow!! 1ˢᵗ I’ve heard that. Jo was funny as hell to me ��

Fallon97 · 05-01-2026, 04:13 PM

No. I don't think she was better in Season 1. I think she was great in all the seasons. I like her better the older she got.

jeansntshirtguy · 05-03-2026, 04:51 PM

I would agree that Tootie had great comedic timing in season 1. She was still had the adorable factor in seasons 2 and 3. However, like someone else said, she was rather whiny in season 4 on several occasions. By the time season 5 came along, she became more adult, rightfully so, but still pretty funny at times.

In my opinion, Nancy was a great comedic actress. Jo was funny!!!!!😆

01-12-2022, 07:29 PM	#16
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,810	Kim way overacted in Sounds of Silence. It was an episode where one of the Lost Girls, Molly would have been a better fit.

05-21-2023, 09:48 AM	#20
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,810	Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I don't think Nancy M. is a very good comedic actress.

02-22-2024, 09:58 AM	#21
jeansntshirtguy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2020 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13	Tootie in season 1 was adorable. In Season 2, Tootie still had her adorable moments, but moreso, we got to see more of a mature Tootie, losing a friend to death in Cynthia, getting in touch with her identity, becoming more “woke” if u will. Season 3 Tootie, in my opinion was growing into a teenager wanting to be more included and talking about boys. She grew each season. I do agree that she was sometimes whiny in season 4. In season 4, you could see that she really started to care about her friendships more.

05-01-2026, 04:13 PM	#23
Fallon97 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2007 Location: America Posts: 1,268	No. I don't think she was better in Season 1. I think she was great in all the seasons. I like her better the older she got.

05-03-2026, 04:51 PM	#24
jeansntshirtguy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2020 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13	I would agree that Tootie had great comedic timing in season 1. She was still had the adorable factor in seasons 2 and 3. However, like someone else said, she was rather whiny in season 4 on several occasions. By the time season 5 came along, she became more adult, rightfully so, but still pretty funny at times. In my opinion, Nancy was a great comedic actress. Jo was funny!!!!!😆