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TVFactFan · 02-22-2005, 11:00 PM

during the Original Run. When you watched ODAAT over the years, did u noticed the physical changes of Mackenzie at the time or u didn't pick up on it?

dandelion wine · 02-22-2005, 11:04 PM

I was very young at the time, but I do remember the changes and wondering if anything was wrong.

seventies_sitcoms · 02-22-2005, 11:23 PM

I was too young too pick up on it, but I remember my older sister saying Mackenzie Phillips looked awful.

Brian Damage · 02-22-2005, 11:29 PM

I was too young myself, but I always remember her being completely unattractive. She looks great now though.

robyrob · 02-22-2005, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I was too young myself, but I always remember her being completely unattractive. She looks great now though.

ditto - she was pretty scary-lookin in some episodes, I was too young to have figured it out, but I remember mom sayin she was a junkie

Brian Damage · 02-22-2005, 11:40 PM

When I was younger, I always wondered where the heck Julie was. (When she didn't appear in some episodes) When I got a little older, I just assumed it was some sort of contract dispute. Then one day somebody told me she was a junkie.

TVFactFan · 02-22-2005, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

When I was younger, I always wondered where the heck Julie was. (When she didn't appear in some episodes) When I got a little older, I just assumed it was some sort of contract dispute. Then one day somebody told me she was a junkie.

It was one scene when she looked really scary. I have to watch it again tonight.

seventies_sitcoms · 02-22-2005, 11:48 PM

When my older sister told me what drugs were I thought to myself how could anybody want to do that and destroy their TV show career? The show did suffer without Julie. I wondered what was wrong with MP for doing that to herself.

TVFactFan · 02-22-2005, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

When my older sister told me what drugs were I thought to myself how could anybody want to do that and destroy their TV show career? The show did suffer without Julie. I wondered what was wrong with MP for doing that to herself.

Why did the show suffer without Julie? Was it because she was the most dramatic?

robyrob · 02-23-2005, 12:01 AM

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Why did the show suffer without Julie? Was it because she was the most dramatic?

because it left a big hole in the cast, which they tried to fill with Glenn Scarpelli - or as my wife refers to him, "that whiney little girl"

without Julie, who was there to cause trouble?

seventies_sitcoms · 02-23-2005, 12:01 AM

From what I remember Julie was the drama queen for sure. I always liked the "troublemakers" in shows and movies. When Julie was gone you didn't seem to have as much conflict.

Brian Damage · 02-23-2005, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TVShow Analyzer

Why did the show suffer without Julie? Was it because she was the most dramatic?

Julie really was the most underrated character on the show. She was the one who really sparked the arguments and the conflicts on the show. When she left, there was a serious void.

seventies_sitcoms · 02-23-2005, 12:11 AM

Did they show any scenes with Julie bringing the drunk bum home to live? I think she joined some kind of weird religious group or something because she said Ann neglected her? I think Julie was trying to save the homeless man's soul??

Brian Damage · 02-23-2005, 12:18 AM

They really didn't delve into any particular episodes with the exception of a couple.

PracTz · 02-23-2005, 02:15 PM

I remember a few episodes towards the end, when despite all the padding,etc-, I couldn't help but see she looked scarily underweight with a pasty complexion! Once when she was visiting Ann in the hospital, I kept thinking 'Ann's fine, Julie needs to be in that hospital bed!'
I'm glad she's doing better now!

02-22-2005, 11:00 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,069	Question only for fans of the show who watched... during the Original Run. When you watched ODAAT over the years, did u noticed the physical changes of Mackenzie at the time or u didn't pick up on it?

02-22-2005, 11:04 PM	#2
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02-22-2005, 11:23 PM	#3
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	I was too young too pick up on it, but I remember my older sister saying Mackenzie Phillips looked awful.

02-22-2005, 11:29 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I was too young myself, but I always remember her being completely unattractive. She looks great now though.

02-22-2005, 11:40 PM	#6
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	When I was younger, I always wondered where the heck Julie was. (When she didn't appear in some episodes) When I got a little older, I just assumed it was some sort of contract dispute. Then one day somebody told me she was a junkie.

02-22-2005, 11:48 PM	#8
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	When my older sister told me what drugs were I thought to myself how could anybody want to do that and destroy their TV show career? The show did suffer without Julie. I wondered what was wrong with MP for doing that to herself.

02-23-2005, 12:01 AM	#11
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	From what I remember Julie was the drama queen for sure. I always liked the "troublemakers" in shows and movies. When Julie was gone you didn't seem to have as much conflict.

02-23-2005, 12:11 AM	#13
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Did they show any scenes with Julie bringing the drunk bum home to live? I think she joined some kind of weird religious group or something because she said Ann neglected her? I think Julie was trying to save the homeless man's soul??

02-23-2005, 12:18 AM	#14
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	They really didn't delve into any particular episodes with the exception of a couple.

02-23-2005, 02:15 PM	#15
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	I remember a few episodes towards the end, when despite all the padding,etc-, I couldn't help but see she looked scarily underweight with a pasty complexion! Once when she was visiting Ann in the hospital, I kept thinking 'Ann's fine, Julie needs to be in that hospital bed!' I'm glad she's doing better now!