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TVFactFan · 06-20-2005, 01:43 PM

Do you find Mr. Drummond, and Mrs. Garrett mmore funny now that you are older and Arnold less funny? When I watched this show during my elementary school days I always laughed at Arnold. But now that I'm older I can really see how funny Mr. Drummond was. Anyone over 18 agree?

seventies_sitcoms · 06-20-2005, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Do you find Mr. Drummond, and Mrs. Garrett mmore funny now that you are older and Arnold less funny? When I watched this show during my elementary school days I always laughed at Arnold. But now that I'm older I can really see how funny Mr. Drummond was. Anyone over 18 agree?

I'm 34 and probably haven't seen this show since the mid/late 80's until Comcast started to show it. I must say I think everybody's humor is corny!! Dana Plato is totally unreal and syrupy! But I still watch this show now. I think the Hello, Larry crossovers are ultra-corny, but I still watch them now too anyway!

I must be getting nostalgic.

TVFactFan · 06-20-2005, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

I'm 34 and probably haven't seen this show since the mid/late 80's until Comcast started to show it. I must say I think everybody's humor is corny!! Dana Plato is totally unreal and syrupy! But I still watch this show now. I think the Hello, Larry crossovers are ultra-corny, but I still watch them now too anyway!

I must be getting nostalgic.

I think Ruthie from Hello Larry would have made a better Kimberly Drummond

dummytree · 06-22-2005, 10:08 AM

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I think Ruthie from Hello Larry would have made a better Kimberly Drummond

I had completely forgotten about these episodes. Damn, they showed them overseas and i don't think anybody's got a clue of who these people are and what "Hello Larry" was. Another sitcom, i presume, right?

TVFactFan · 06-22-2005, 08:32 PM

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I had completely forgotten about these episodes. Damn, they showed them overseas and i don't think anybody's got a clue of who these people are and what "Hello Larry" was. Another sitcom, i presume, right?

Hello Larry was a Sitcom about a Father who was a Talk Show Radio Host raising 2 daughters in Portland,Oregon. The show premired on NBC in January of 1979 and was aired a half hour before Diffrent Strokes. So since the show was strugglng, There was attempt to do a crossover with both Shows but it never worked and Hello Larry was cancelled a year later.

TV DVD Fan · 06-22-2005, 09:24 PM

im 14, but i do see what you mean. i think each character was a main staple to the show... each staple was funny in their own ways.

pat

Dean Winchester · 06-24-2005, 12:49 AM

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im 14, but i do see what you mean

damn, I admit I'm surprised. Knowing your tastes I thought you were older than I am! (I'm 25, that's meant as a complement btw)

Dean Winchester · 06-24-2005, 12:52 AM

well, when I was a kid, I thought Coleman was cool. Watching it now, he's still funny, albeit in a cute precocious rascal way. I never really found Drummond to be all that funny, as he was more of a "straight man" to Arnold and whoever the housekeeper was. I did think Mrs. Garrett was a lot funnier on DS than she was on FOL, but on FOL, she was more or less the maternal figure.

I can't wait to revisit the rest of the seasons on DVD. Nick At Nite seemed to make it about as far as season 3 and then that was it.

dummytree · 06-24-2005, 10:21 AM

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Hello Larry was a Sitcom about a Father who was a Talk Show Radio Host raising 2 daughters in Portland,Oregon. The show premired on NBC in January of 1979 and was aired a half hour before Diffrent Strokes. So since the show was strugglng, There was attempt to do a crossover with both Shows but it never worked and Hello Larry was cancelled a year later.

Thanks! What a bunch of specialists...

TVFactFan · 06-24-2005, 04:34 PM

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Thanks! What a bunch of specialists...

In syndication, Hello Larry looks like a Spinoff of Different Strokes

barwars · 06-24-2005, 11:18 PM

Mr. Drummond wasn't all that funny. Mrs. Garrett was though. Arnold, however, still steals every scene he's in.

And I know Solomon, I'm only 17. But just because you're an old man now doesn't mean I'm not an adult.

(hope you had a good birthday, btw)

TVFactFan · 06-24-2005, 11:55 PM

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Mr. Drummond wasn't all that funny. Mrs. Garrett was though. Arnold, however, still steals every scene he's in.

And I know Solomon, I'm only 17. But just because you're an old man now doesn't mean I'm not an adult.

(hope you had a good birthday, btw)

Just pay close attention to Mr. Drummond the next time you watch Diffrent Strokes and you will see how funny he is.

Brian Damage · 06-25-2005, 12:03 PM

I personally never found Mr. D funny. Although it has been a couple of years since I've seen this show.

TVFactFan · 06-25-2005, 01:36 PM

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I personally never found Mr. D funny. Although it has been a couple of years since I've seen this show.

One of Mr. Drummond's classic scenes with Arnold

Mr. Drummond: "Don't worry Arnold you will know when you are ready to date

Arnold: "How Will I Know Dad?"

Mr. Drummond: "Your wife Will Tell You"

lol

Brian Damage · 06-26-2005, 12:45 AM

That's kind of cheesy, but I guess that was the humor from this show.

06-20-2005, 01:43 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,023	Question for fans of this show over 18 Do you find Mr. Drummond, and Mrs. Garrett mmore funny now that you are older and Arnold less funny? When I watched this show during my elementary school days I always laughed at Arnold. But now that I'm older I can really see how funny Mr. Drummond was. Anyone over 18 agree?

06-22-2005, 09:24 PM	#6
TV DVD Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 2,602	im 14, but i do see what you mean. i think each character was a main staple to the show... each staple was funny in their own ways. pat
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06-24-2005, 12:52 AM	#8
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	well, when I was a kid, I thought Coleman was cool. Watching it now, he's still funny, albeit in a cute precocious rascal way. I never really found Drummond to be all that funny, as he was more of a "straight man" to Arnold and whoever the housekeeper was. I did think Mrs. Garrett was a lot funnier on DS than she was on FOL, but on FOL, she was more or less the maternal figure. I can't wait to revisit the rest of the seasons on DVD. Nick At Nite seemed to make it about as far as season 3 and then that was it.

06-24-2005, 11:18 PM	#11
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Mr. Drummond wasn't all that funny. Mrs. Garrett was though. Arnold, however, still steals every scene he's in. And I know Solomon, I'm only 17. But just because you're an old man now doesn't mean I'm not an adult. (hope you had a good birthday, btw)

06-25-2005, 12:03 PM	#13
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 personally never found Mr. D funny. Although it has been a couple of years since I've seen this show.

06-26-2005, 12:45 AM	#15
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	That's kind of cheesy, but I guess that was the humor from this show.