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fizzyrox · 05-25-2006, 01:48 AM

Hi,
I am driving myself crazy trying to remember if there was an episode (besides Who Am I) where Tootie is crying hysterically for some reason. I thought she had that chili bowl type hair when it happened but I could be completely wrong... is it the one where she gets drunk or did this not even happen?
thanks

TALLguyinKY · 05-25-2006, 01:58 AM

Oh yeah...you must be thinking of one of Tootie's most famous episodes, "Starstruck", when she's obsessed with going to Jermaine Jackson's NYC concert. She totally FREAKS OUT on Mrs. Garrett about how she HAS to go!

Man, that was wild to see as a kid!

fizzyrox · 05-25-2006, 02:03 AM

ohh yeah! i thought about that one but didn't remember that scene! haha thanks! now i can go to sleep....seriously..... lol this was bugging the crap out of me.

Tootie · 05-25-2006, 10:23 AM

I remember seeing that episode and just felt so bad that Tootie was crying I felt guilty that she was acting that way. God why do I feel guilty for other people?
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FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 05-25-2006, 01:46 PM

yea, that was crazy crazy... i dunno if somebody would absolutely be THAT obsessed with a celebrity!

fizzyrox · 05-25-2006, 11:27 PM

lol i think there are unfortunately people out there that are THAT obsessed..

folbartman · 05-27-2006, 11:10 AM

I believe there is a video clip on The Facts of Life Site showing that clip of Tootie throwing a fit and crying on the episode Starstruck. goto www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/ click on the video library page and it's near the bottom.

KristinHerreraFan · 05-27-2006, 11:40 AM

I hate Starstruck I just really felt like slapping Tootie accros the face!

Brian Damage · 05-27-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by FOL85NatandMrsGRock

yea, that was crazy crazy... i dunno if somebody would absolutely be THAT obsessed with a celebrity!

Yeah, especially when it was JERMAINE JACKSON!

Ireneparalegal · 05-27-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Yeah, especially when it was JERMAINE JACKSON!

God, I hated that stupid crying...it seemed so fake. I think what made me cringe is the fact that Kim and her mother are long time family friends of the Jacksons, so for Kim to act "gaga" over Jermaine was kinda creepy to me. Kinda like he is her older brother...ewwwwwwwwww

Impressions · 05-27-2006, 02:51 PM

I don't think I would even go that crazy for The Facts of Life much less Jermaine Jackson as Tootie did in this episode. I've never seen anyone have the hiccups and cry at the same time, she was hypervenilating so much she could've blew the walls of Eastland down like the 'big bad wolf' for all I care. I think Fields overdramitized herself in that episode to the point where it went past annoying, it was psychotic. Too bad they didn't have a follow-up episode where she was taken to rehab after meeting Jermaine Jackson.

88survivor · 05-27-2006, 04:18 PM

Why Jermaine Jackson? I know he did a couple of 80s hits like "Dynomite", but what about MJ.....he was a bigger star than Jermaine. Except for the court cases, MJ had a huge hit record back in '79 and '80.

snl 70s show fan · 05-27-2006, 08:47 PM

you know i made a whole thread about this ep a few years back and ive said it before and i will say it again i dont care what mrs g told the other girls it was a tantrum she was throwing plain and simple i liked the ep but i did think it was a little farfeteched

raya · 05-27-2006, 09:59 PM

My guess is that Michael Jackson was too big of a star for the show to get so they figured any Jackson would do. They just probably went with what they could get.

But I do agree Tootie was just throwing a tantrum so I'm not sure why Mrs. G was so scared and let Tootie go anyway after flaking off her previous commitments. I know the point was for Tootie to learn a lesson about "celebrities" but it was sort of like Mrs. G. rewarded Tootie for acting like a brat.

88survivor · 05-27-2006, 11:00 PM

But Jermaine Jackson going solo only had three hits, "Let's Get Serious" in 1980, "Dynomite" in 1984, and "When The Rain Begins To Fall", which was a duet with Pia Zadora in 1986. That's all the hits I can remember...plus, he was not that great a singer or dancer.

05-25-2006, 01:48 AM	#1
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	Tootie crying??? Hi, I am driving myself crazy trying to remember if there was an episode (besides Who Am I) where Tootie is crying hysterically for some reason. I thought she had that chili bowl type hair when it happened but I could be completely wrong... is it the one where she gets drunk or did this not even happen? thanks

05-25-2006, 10:23 AM	#4
Tootie Member Senior Member Join Date: May 09, 2006 Posts: 2,223	I remember seeing that episode and just felt so bad that Tootie was crying I felt guilty that she was acting that way. God why do I feel guilty for other people? ________ LovelyWendie
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05-25-2006, 01:46 PM	#5
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	yea, that was crazy crazy... i dunno if somebody would absolutely be THAT obsessed with a celebrity!
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05-27-2006, 11:10 AM	#7
folbartman Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2003 Posts: 193	Gossip Video Clip or tootie throwing a fit I believe there is a video clip on The Facts of Life Site showing that clip of Tootie throwing a fit and crying on the episode Starstruck. goto www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/ click on the video library page and it's near the bottom.
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05-27-2006, 11:40 AM	#8
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05-25-2006, 01:58 AM	#2
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	Oh yeah...you must be thinking of one of Tootie's most famous episodes, "Starstruck", when she's obsessed with going to Jermaine Jackson's NYC concert. She totally FREAKS OUT on Mrs. Garrett about how she HAS to go! Man, that was wild to see as a kid!

05-25-2006, 02:03 AM	#3
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	ohh yeah! i thought about that one but didn't remember that scene! haha thanks! now i can go to sleep....seriously..... lol this was bugging the crap out of me.

05-25-2006, 11:27 PM	#6
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	lol i think there are unfortunately people out there that are THAT obsessed..

05-27-2006, 02:51 PM	#11
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	I don't think I would even go that crazy for The Facts of Life much less Jermaine Jackson as Tootie did in this episode. I've never seen anyone have the hiccups and cry at the same time, she was hypervenilating so much she could've blew the walls of Eastland down like the 'big bad wolf' for all I care. I think Fields overdramitized herself in that episode to the point where it went past annoying, it was psychotic. Too bad they didn't have a follow-up episode where she was taken to rehab after meeting Jermaine Jackson.

05-27-2006, 04:18 PM	#12
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Why Jermaine Jackson? I know he did a couple of 80s hits like "Dynomite", but what about MJ.....he was a bigger star than Jermaine. Except for the court cases, MJ had a huge hit record back in '79 and '80.
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05-27-2006, 08:47 PM	#13
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	you know i made a whole thread about this ep a few years back and ive said it before and i will say it again i dont care what mrs g told the other girls it was a tantrum she was throwing plain and simple i liked the ep but i did think it was a little farfeteched

05-27-2006, 09:59 PM	#14
raya Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 369	My guess is that Michael Jackson was too big of a star for the show to get so they figured any Jackson would do. They just probably went with what they could get. But I do agree Tootie was just throwing a tantrum so I'm not sure why Mrs. G was so scared and let Tootie go anyway after flaking off her previous commitments. I know the point was for Tootie to learn a lesson about "celebrities" but it was sort of like Mrs. G. rewarded Tootie for acting like a brat.

05-27-2006, 11:00 PM	#15
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	But Jermaine Jackson going solo only had three hits, "Let's Get Serious" in 1980, "Dynomite" in 1984, and "When The Rain Begins To Fall", which was a duet with Pia Zadora in 1986. That's all the hits I can remember...plus, he was not that great a singer or dancer.