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DarthMaul'sDiciple · 05-27-2004, 10:27 PM

I can think of only 1 good refrence and 1 bad refrence relating to FOL and FOL characters.

The good. The Steve Harvey Show-Well, steve Harvey calls his lady friend at school Tootie and something like he asks her where Blair and Natalie are. I don't think there was any mention of Jo, though.

Jo's name as far as a FOL refrence goes was only mentioned in two movie I could recall, and one of the refrences I found very offensive for anyone who's a Jo fan.

Jo FOL refrence 1-Sleepaway Camp Part 2. Some snot-nosed punk kid mentions that he heard that the camp killer, a trans. gender girl who used to be a boy who became a girl, went to Hollywood to audition for the part of the dark-haired girl on Facts of Life. To me, that sounded very offensive.

Jo FOL refrence 2-Now this sounds sweeter, It came from the movie The Craft. Fairuza Balk's character mentions on this one scene that if she had the power to go back in time and make herself younger, she would go back to 1980 and snatch the role of Jo on the Facts of Life and put a wicked spell on Blair Warner.

Dean Winchester · 05-27-2004, 10:44 PM

Roseanne (1995) - the Connors, sans a very pregnant Roseanne, were watching FOL on tv, and Dan says "you know, this was the Friends of the 70's"

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (90-91ish), I remember in the early seasons, there was an ongoing gag that Carlton's first crush was Tootie

Margaret Cho's "I'm The One That I Want" standup film (2000), Margaret talks about how she always thought Jo was such a lesbian and kept waiting for the episode that she had sex with Blair.

didn't Living Single also have a Tootie joke in an episode (Kim Fields was on it)

TVFactFan · 05-28-2004, 09:41 AM

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Originally posted by DarthMaul'sDiciple
I can think of only 1 good refrence and 1 bad refrence relating to FOL and FOL characters.

The good. The Steve Harvey Show-Well, steve Harvey calls his lady friend at school Tootie and something like he asks her where Blair and Natalie are. I don't think there was any mention of Jo, though.

Jo's name as far as a FOL refrence goes was only mentioned in two movie I could recall, and one of the refrences I found very offensive for anyone who's a Jo fan.

Jo FOL refrence 1-Sleepaway Camp Part 2. Some snot-nosed punk kid mentions that he heard that the camp killer, a trans. gender girl who used to be a boy who became a girl, went to Hollywood to audition for the part of the dark-haired girl on Facts of Life. To me, that sounded very offensive.

Jo FOL refrence 2-Now this sounds sweeter, It came from the movie The Craft. Fairuza Balk's character mentions on this one scene that if she had the power to go back in time and make herself younger, she would go back to 1980 and snatch the role of Jo on the Facts of Life and put a wicked spell on Blair Warner.

Peg from Married with children, call them the FAT girls on the Facts of Life

TVFactFan · 05-28-2004, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Roseanne (1995) - the Connors, sans a very pregnant Roseanne, were watching FOL on tv, and Dan says "you know, this was the Friends of the 70's"

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (90-91ish), I remember in the early seasons, there was an ongoing gag that Carlton's first crush was Tootie

Margaret Cho's "I'm The One That I Want" standup film (2000), Margaret talks about how she always thought Jo was such a lesbian and kept waiting for the episode that she had sex with Blair.

didn't Living Single also have a Tootie joke in an episode (Kim Fields was on it)

Yeah i think Kyle made a reference to Tootie in a Living Single episode

TALLguyinKY · 05-29-2004, 06:33 PM

"Mama's Family"---(Vint, Naomi, 'n Bubba wanna go bowling instead of to Cousin Ludi's funeral)...
Bubba: "We can dedicate the first frame to Cousin Tootie!"
Mama: "It's Cousin Ludi, Tootie was on 'The Facts of Life', now get outta here!"

LOL

"The Golden Girls"---The girls fire a black housekeeper but are afraid of a "mystic wrath", so when she leaves, Blanche says: "I just want you to know that Tootie was always my favorite on 'The Facts of Life'!"

lol

Dean Winchester · 05-29-2004, 06:44 PM

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"The Golden Girls"---The girls fire a black housekeeper but are afraid of a "mystic wrath", so when she leaves, Blanche says: "I just want you to know that Tootie was always my favorite on 'The Facts of Life'!"

lol

isn't there also a GG episode where Dorothy was mad about something, then Rose (I think) asked why, and Dorothy replied sarcastically said "no, it's because they never repeated The Facts Of Life Down Under"

MandieR1980 · 05-29-2004, 08:29 PM

Step By Step had a FOL reference in the episode where their TV breaks it was on a couple days ago. Can't remember exactly what was said.

JDS84 · 06-01-2004, 08:21 PM

There has been FOL refernces on The Nanny. In two episodes to be exact...

StrudelBone · 06-01-2004, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by JDS84
There has been FOL refernces on The Nanny. In two episodes to be exact...

I think one of the "Nanny" FOL references was when CC and Fran were locked on the cellar and Fran said something like This reminds me of when Blair and Tootie got locked in the freezer on The Facts of Life. Lucky for them Natalie came down for a late night snack. Something along those lines. I can't remember it perfectly.

Pet Rocks are Us · 06-04-2004, 12:11 AM

Where are all the Jo refrences? Where?

When they mention the girls by name, it's always Blair, Tootie and Natalie, with the occational Mrs. G or Mrs. Garrett. But they never mention Jo at all. I would like to hear a show refrence that they mention Jo in. And not the rude one from Sleepaway Camp part 2 either. And not the one from The Craft where Fairuza Balk wishes she was like Jo so she could punch out Robin Tunney's eye like on that one FOL scene where Jo punches out Blair's eye.
I want an actual tv show or series refrence to FOL Jo or Jo Polnaizchec. How else are we gonna remember her. With a diss? With Fairuza Balk as a Jo Polnaizchec wannabe? I wan't results.

FOL Fan 410 · 08-01-2004, 01:04 PM

There was the one in wine cellar but also where Fran is talk to Gracie about going to an all girl bording school. and Fran goes I went its was great..and Gracie asks Oh who were your room mates Fran put on the spot (because she really never went to bording school) Says..."Ahhhh Blair, Jo, Tottie and Natalie!."

JDS84 · 08-01-2004, 09:01 PM

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Originally posted by StrudelBone
I think one of the "Nanny" FOL references was when CC and Fran were locked on the cellar and Fran said something like This reminds me of when Blair and Tootie got locked in the freezer on The Facts of Life. Lucky for them Natalie came down for a late night snack. Something along those lines. I can't remember it perfectly.

Fran said that Luckily Natalie came down for a midnight snack and Fran was like surprise surprise.

ILOVETV86 · 08-20-2004, 09:11 PM

Thats not nice though that some shows make fun of THE FACTS OF LIFE. I think the actors-actresses that do make fun are just jealous cause the cast of TFOL is doing better in real life than the foul mouth bitches that make fun of them.

MandieR1980 · 08-20-2004, 09:20 PM

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Originally posted by ILOVETV86
Thats not nice though that some shows make fun of THE FACTS OF LIFE. I think the actors-actresses that do make fun are just jealous cause the cast of TFOL is doing better in real life than the foul mouth bitches that make fun of them.

oh give me a break. I love when shows use FOL it keeps the show alive IMO

Dean Winchester · 08-21-2004, 03:12 PM

on a Family Guy episode, there was a joke about the toy company Peter works at. He proposed the idea of "Facts Of Life" transformer dolls, one of which was Natalie turning into a teridactel (I know that was spelled wrong).

05-27-2004, 10:27 PM	#1
DarthMaul'sDiciple Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: May 09, 2004 Posts: 36	Facts of Life references on tv shows and movies. Some good, some bad. I can think of only 1 good refrence and 1 bad refrence relating to FOL and FOL characters. The good. The Steve Harvey Show-Well, steve Harvey calls his lady friend at school Tootie and something like he asks her where Blair and Natalie are. I don't think there was any mention of Jo, though. Jo's name as far as a FOL refrence goes was only mentioned in two movie I could recall, and one of the refrences I found very offensive for anyone who's a Jo fan. Jo FOL refrence 1-Sleepaway Camp Part 2. Some snot-nosed punk kid mentions that he heard that the camp killer, a trans. gender girl who used to be a boy who became a girl, went to Hollywood to audition for the part of the dark-haired girl on Facts of Life. To me, that sounded very offensive. Jo FOL refrence 2-Now this sounds sweeter, It came from the movie The Craft. Fairuza Balk's character mentions on this one scene that if she had the power to go back in time and make herself younger, she would go back to 1980 and snatch the role of Jo on the Facts of Life and put a wicked spell on Blair Warner.

05-29-2004, 08:29 PM	#7
MandieR1980 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2001 Location: East Taunton, Massachusetts Posts: 2,635	Step By Step had a FOL reference in the episode where their TV breaks it was on a couple days ago. Can't remember exactly what was said.
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06-01-2004, 08:21 PM	#8
JDS84 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 11, 2001 Location: My Old Kentucky Home Posts: 3,377	There has been FOL refernces on The Nanny. In two episodes to be exact...
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FOL Fan 410 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 03, 2004 Location: TV Land Posts: 55	THE NANNY REF. to FOL There was the one in wine cellar but also where Fran is talk to Gracie about going to an all girl bording school. and Fran goes I went its was great..and Gracie asks Oh who were your room mates Fran put on the spot (because she really never went to bording school) Says..."Ahhhh Blair, Jo, Tottie and Natalie!."
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05-27-2004, 10:44 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Roseanne (1995) - the Connors, sans a very pregnant Roseanne, were watching FOL on tv, and Dan says "you know, this was the Friends of the 70's" Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (90-91ish), I remember in the early seasons, there was an ongoing gag that Carlton's first crush was Tootie Margaret Cho's "I'm The One That I Want" standup film (2000), Margaret talks about how she always thought Jo was such a lesbian and kept waiting for the episode that she had sex with Blair. didn't Living Single also have a Tootie joke in an episode (Kim Fields was on it)

05-29-2004, 06:33 PM	#5
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	"Mama's Family"---(Vint, Naomi, 'n Bubba wanna go bowling instead of to Cousin Ludi's funeral)... Bubba: "We can dedicate the first frame to Cousin Tootie!" Mama: "It's Cousin Ludi, Tootie was on 'The Facts of Life', now get outta here!" LOL "The Golden Girls"---The girls fire a black housekeeper but are afraid of a "mystic wrath", so when she leaves, Blanche says: "I just want you to know that Tootie was always my favorite on 'The Facts of Life'!" lol

06-04-2004, 12:11 AM	#10
Pet Rocks are Us Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 04, 2004 Posts: 8	Where are all the Jo refrences? Where? When they mention the girls by name, it's always Blair, Tootie and Natalie, with the occational Mrs. G or Mrs. Garrett. But they never mention Jo at all. I would like to hear a show refrence that they mention Jo in. And not the rude one from Sleepaway Camp part 2 either. And not the one from The Craft where Fairuza Balk wishes she was like Jo so she could punch out Robin Tunney's eye like on that one FOL scene where Jo punches out Blair's eye. I want an actual tv show or series refrence to FOL Jo or Jo Polnaizchec. How else are we gonna remember her. With a diss? With Fairuza Balk as a Jo Polnaizchec wannabe? I wan't results.

08-20-2004, 09:11 PM	#13
ILOVETV86 Senior Member Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 19, 2004 Posts: 25	Thats not nice though that some shows make fun of THE FACTS OF LIFE. I think the actors-actresses that do make fun are just jealous cause the cast of TFOL is doing better in real life than the foul mouth bitches that make fun of them.

08-21-2004, 03:12 PM	#15
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	on a Family Guy episode, there was a joke about the toy company Peter works at. He proposed the idea of "Facts Of Life" transformer dolls, one of which was Natalie turning into a teridactel (I know that was spelled wrong).