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Old 08-07-2002, 05:41 PM   #16
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You know, like others have said, I thought it was going to be horrible, but it was HILARIOUS.

If not a little mean-spirited, (I mean, it's SO easy to make fun of the obvious things like Blair being fat, Jo being a bit maucho, Mrs. Garrett having that high voice, Tootie's ever growing boobs), but I couldn't help but laughing my ass off.

It's pretty fun watching an episode that's you've seen times before being manically exagerrated. Like Jo bringing a gun into the store, or Tootie jumping up and down like she's needs Ritalin.

In the least, I don't think we should be offended or anything by it... nor even the actresses themselves today.
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I bet you 100 percent that if Nancy McKeon just happend to glance at that show, she would of been laughing her A$$ off!! LOL
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Was it just me, or does anyone else think that Paul Vogt was TRYING to sound like Mrs. G and DREADFULLY FAILING??
I don't know about that.. I think he did a pretty good job.
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I don't know about that.. I think he did a pretty good job.
like I said, maybe I'm jsut too obsessed... I couldn't hear the likeness...
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I think the Rerun Show was pretty darn mean. It's interesting that The Rerun Show, which is on NBC, is bashing one of it's network's own shows (FOL.) I was surprised that it stayed fairly close to the original plot of the episode. One thing that confused me was the setting. The girl's room was obviously their Eastland room, and it looked pretty accurate. The living room, however, looked vaguely like the 1st season living room, but I couldn't really tell. I think it was pretty rude to make fun of the actresses on such things as their weight or religion. Sometimes people probably forget that those actresses are people with feelings too. That's all I have to say for now.
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From what I've seen of it (1.5 episodes), I really like the Rerun Show.

And I just LOVED the FOL version on the other night. I just watched it a little bit ago, and I found it hilarious! Paul Vogt is dead on as Mrs. G. He was great as her in last week's DS spoof, and even better on the FOL spoof.

I thought him and the girl who did Tootie did the best job. Blair and Natalie were both pretty good but not great, but I don't think they did as good of a job as they could have spoofing Jo. But altogether, GREAT SHOW.

Also, to whoever it was that said there was no sex humor in the FOL spoof....well I don't know how you could have missed it, but it was there. Unless you meant that there was no sex humor between Blair and Jo.

Anyhoo....I hope this show stays on the air long enough to get around to doing another FOL spoof. And maybe this time they should spoof Boots St. Clair!

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From what I've seen of it (1.5 episodes), I really like the Rerun Show.

And I just LOVED the FOL version on the other night. I just watched it a little bit ago, and I found it hilarious! Paul Vogt is dead on as Mrs. G. He was great as her in last week's DS spoof, and even better on the FOL spoof.

I thought him and the girl who did Tootie did the best job. Blair and Natalie were both pretty good but not great, but I don't think they did as good of a job as they could have spoofing Jo. But altogether, GREAT SHOW.

Also, to whoever it was that said there was no sex humor in the FOL spoof....well I don't know how you could have missed it, but it was there. Unless you meant that there was no sex humor between Blair and Jo.

Anyhoo....I hope this show stays on the air long enough to get around to doing another FOL spoof. And maybe this time they should spoof Boots St. Clair!

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Can someone explain to me how Paul Vogt sounded so much like Mrs. G?!

Anyways, I think our point about the sex humor(at least mine) was that FOL wasn't FILLED with it...yea, there was some, but, that's to be expected nowadays...
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Can someone explain to me how Paul Vogt sounded so much like Mrs. G?!

Anyways, I think our point about the sex humor(at least mine) was that FOL wasn't FILLED with it...yea, there was some, but, that's to be expected nowadays...
I'm not sure how anyone could explain it, if you're just not hearing it. But you know how Charlotte Rae has sometimes kind of a ....shaky voice? And how she can go from a level tone to a real high-pitched tone? I thought he did a really good job of imitating those aspects of her voice.

But, yeah, I can see you guys' point about the sex stuff especially when you compare it to the DS spoof and the Partridge Family spoof, which both had quite a bit.
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I'm not sure how anyone could explain it, if you're just not hearing it. But you know how Charlotte Rae has sometimes kind of a ....shaky voice? And how she can go from a level tone to a real high-pitched tone? I thought he did a really good job of imitating those aspects of her voice.

But, yeah, I can see you guys' point about the sex stuff especially when you compare it to the DS spoof and the Partridge Family spoof, which both had quite a bit.
like when on the partridge family one, the girl (i dont know names) started masturbating the guitar neck. and when she bended over, and the relationship between keith and the girl. and the dancing on strokes, and being in bed together, and mr d being a sex maniac about his daughter, and kimberly falling in love with lurleen. and willis reading the dana plato issue of playboy. and mr. d spanking willises ass. and lurleen hushing mr. d when she sez "im here to see willis"
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I'm not sure how anyone could explain it, if you're just not hearing it. But you know how Charlotte Rae has sometimes kind of a ....shaky voice? And how she can go from a level tone to a real high-pitched tone? I thought he did a really good job of imitating those aspects of her voice.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm....I always assummed that she did it on purpose....kind of a...'special effect?' if you wanna call it that...I thought the guy that did it was annoying when he did it...I dunno...I guess no one can make it sound like Charlotte...at least not ta me...whatever floats your boat I guess...
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm....I always assummed that she did it on purpose....kind of a...'special effect?' if you wanna call it that...I thought the guy that did it was annoying when he did it...I dunno...I guess no one can make it sound like Charlotte...at least not ta me...whatever floats your boat I guess...
The only part that really sounded like Mrs G whenever Paul Vogt said "Hi Gang". And I couldn't get over Jo, didn't really act like her. Natalie, I mean what a disapointment. And Tootie, OOOH!!!! I could scream if I see her jumping around like that with those big boobs again.

And Lizzie, your right. No one can make Mrs G sound the way she did but Charlotte.
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Hey, Bootsy, if there was sex humor in the FOL spoof, then it totally went over my head. I think I was laughing too hard to notice.
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I thought it was hilarious! I didn't like the first episode very well so I was a little worried about the FOL one. But I was pleasantly surprised to find myself laughing the whole time. The guy who did Mrs. G was the best part. He really did a great job. I want to see them do another FOL spoof just to see him play Mrs. G again.
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I found it to be soooo funny!!! I can wait till next weeks re-run!!
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