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raya · 06-05-2006, 11:40 PM

Here's a question for you:

So have you seen the FOL girls and other cast members in other roles over the years and what did you think? No bashing of course. This includes pre FOL, during FOL and after FOL. I realize Lisa no longer acts, but she did do other roles before FOL.

For me, I admit I've never seen Lisa in anything else, though I would like to. I would love to see stuff from her Mouseketeer Days

Outside of her voiceover work, Mindy's most notable non FOL role for me was in the movie "The Boy Who Could Fly". I wish she'd get more roles and more lead roles.

I used to watch Kim in Living Single and I loved that she did a 180 and played a character so different from Tootie. Regine was the complete opposite of Tootie and she pulled it off well. Again, I wish I could see her more. I know she acts regularly but she seems to focus more on theatre work.

I admit I've seen Nancy the most since she's probably been on television the most over the years. She's become one of the queens of television movies. I did watch her short lived show "Can't Hurry Love" back when it was on and I caught "The Division" off and on. Some of her movies are less than thrilling, but I think "Cry For Help: Tracy Thurman Story" and "The Division" are her best work.

Oh and I also have a nostalgia love for the Nancy/Michael J. Fox tv movies from the 80's. There were two.

I've also seen Mackenzie Astin in a lot of roles here and there. I wish he was in more too.

Ireneparalegal · 06-05-2006, 11:48 PM

I grew up watching Lisa on the Mickey Mouse Club. Her hair was kinda like that bowl cut Kim had on FOL. It later grew longer of course. I was shocked when I first started watching FOL during its first run and I recognized that girl, Lisa. I was like WOW, she grew up and grew up very beautiful. You would have loved her how she was as a mouseketeer.

JNSBSB · 06-06-2006, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by raya

Here's a question for you:

So have you seen the FOL girls and other cast members in other roles over the years and what did you think? No bashing of course. This includes pre FOL, during FOL and after FOL. I realize Lisa no longer acts, but she did do other roles before FOL.

For me, I admit I've never seen Lisa in anything else, though I would like to. I would love to see stuff from her Mouseketeer Days

Outside of her voiceover work, Mindy's most notable non FOL role for me was in the movie "The Boy Who Could Fly". I wish she'd get more roles and more lead roles.

I used to watch Kim in Living Single and I loved that she did a 180 and played a character so different from Tootie. Regine was the complete opposite of Tootie and she pulled it off well. Again, I wish I could see her more. I know she acts regularly but she seems to focus more on theatre work.

I admit I've seen Nancy the most since she's probably been on television the most over the years. She's become one of the queens of television movies. I did watch her short lived show "Can't Hurry Love" back when it was on and I caught "The Division" off and on. Some of her movies are less than thrilling, but I think "Cry For Help: Tracy Thurman Story" and "The Division" are her best work.

Oh and I also have a nostalgia love for the Nancy/Michael J. Fox tv movies from the 80's. There were two.

I've also seen Mackenzie Astin in a lot of roles here and there. I wish he was in more too.

You're right about Nancy. She's also been in the sweet Chrismasy movie Comfort and Joy and the sci-fi type disaster miniseries Category 6 Day of Destruction playing as a news reporter seeking the truth(viewed by over 18 million in U.S. and possibly even more worldwide(numbers unconfirmed for worldwide viewership)). And she was also in a movie during the 90's that also featured Sean Astin(the bro. of Macanzie Astin) where Nancy's character was a college student who hung around this brainy-type female college student(I forgot the name of the movie.) And Nancy will be in a movie called WildHearts in July. So far the one movie of Nancy's I like most was The Wrong Woman in which she and Chelsea Field have a fight scene on the ground which resulted in Chelsea Fields(the bad guy) finally dieing.

And for Lisa Whelchel, I've heard she was in a movie called "Where the Red Fern Grows: Part 2(1991). And yes, it's on DVD.

Nighthawk76 · 06-06-2006, 12:29 PM

The only cast member I have seen in anything else is Nancy McKeon. I've seen her in The Division.

Bronx_Girly · 06-06-2006, 01:44 PM

Not only was Lisa Welch a member of the mouseketeers, so was Julie Pierski (aka Sue Ann from season 1).

Jo_Luvs_Ketchup · 06-06-2006, 04:20 PM

I have seen Charlotte Rae in Different Strokes, Kim Fields in The Division and Living Single, and Mindy Cohn in The Boy Who Could Fly. They were all great! I only saw Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life. Now Nancy I've seen in The Love Boat, High School USA, Poison Ivy, This Child is Mine, Firefighter, Strange Voices, A Cry For Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, The Lightening Incident, Baby Snatcher, Love, Honor, and Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage, The Wrong Woman, A Mother's Gift, Can't Hurry Love, In My Sister's Shadow, Just Write, Style and Substance, Touched By An Angel, The Division, Comfort and Joy, and Category 6: Day of Destruction! Loved her in all of course but my favorites were A Cry For Help and The Division.

raya · 06-06-2006, 05:38 PM

I wish the Mickey Mouse Club stuff that Lisa did was out on DVD. I've seen pics but that's about it.

JoLovesKetchup, you aren't messing around. I think you've seen just about everything Nancy's done. LOL. I haven't seen her few latest films and I really like The Division but I wish they showed it more than at just 1:30 in the morning. I also wish there was some way to see the film that she wrote/directed in 1999 "A Wakening" or whatever it was called.

Charlotte I mostly love from "The Worst Witch" which was a really cheesy television movie made around 1985 with Diana Rigg and Tim Curry. It was based on a childrens book and was complete with singing and dancing. Charlotte played the headmaster of a witches academy. She also had a dual role and played her evil twin sister as well.

I think everyone has seen Molly Ringwald and George Clooney since their FOL days.

Kim also guested on a notable ep. of Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Nighthawk76 · 06-06-2006, 05:40 PM

I've seen Charlotte Rae in Diff'rent Srrokes. Forgot about that.

Jo_Luvs_Ketchup · 06-06-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by raya

JoLovesKetchup, you aren't messing around. I think you've seen just about everything Nancy's done. LOL. I haven't seen her few latest films and I really like The Division but I wish they showed it more than at just 1:30 in the morning. I also wish there was some way to see the film that she wrote/directed in 1999 "A Wakening" or whatever it was called.

Kim also guested on a notable ep. of Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

There's actually so much that I haven't seen. Some earlier cartoon stuff and I'm dying to watch Teresa's Tattoo! OOH I also saw Kim Fields in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air! Forgot about that lol.

raya · 06-06-2006, 07:58 PM

Speak of the devil. One of my local tv stations has taken to playing some of the older after school specials and I watch from time to time because they are good for a laugh.

When I came home today they were playing "Please Don't Hit Me Mom" which is a movie Nancy made in 1981 with Patty Duke and Sean Astin in his first role ever.

It's so unintentionally hilarious because it's so earnest and trying to be hard hitting. A lot of the Patty Duke scenes where she was supposed to be beating her son (Sean Astin) came off very over the top.

Nancy plays Nancy (stretch, huh?) and she babysits for Sean Astin and starts seeing the signs and eventually calls Child Protective Services. Of course there is a neat happy ending in under an hour and there is even time left over for her to land her guy.

What's funny is seeing Nancy in much girlier roles than what she's known for. Here she is talking about designer clothes and proms and dances and boys. Let's just say, Jo she ain't.

Jo_Luvs_Ketchup · 06-06-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by raya

Speak of the devil. One of my local tv stations has taken to playing some of the older after school specials and I watch from time to time because they are good for a laugh.

When I came home today they were playing "Please Don't Hit Me Mom" which is a movie Nancy made in 1981 with Patty Duke and Sean Astin in his first role ever.

It's so unintentionally hilarious because it's so earnest and trying to be hard hitting. A lot of the Patty Duke scenes where she was supposed to be beating her son (Sean Astin) came off very over the top.

Nancy plays Nancy (stretch, huh?) and she babysits for Sean Astin and starts seeing the signs and eventually calls Child Protective Services. Of course there is a neat happy ending in under an hour and there is even time left over for her to land her guy.

What's funny is seeing Nancy in much girlier roles than what she's known for. Here she is talking about designer clothes and proms and dances and boys. Let's just say, Jo she ain't.

AHHH MAN! I'm jealous!

I've been dying to see that one!

raya · 06-06-2006, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jo_Luvs_Ketchup

AHHH MAN! I'm jealous!

I've been dying to see that one!

I wish you could have. It was so funny.

Justwondering · 06-15-2006, 11:22 PM

I watched "The New Mickey Mouse Club" when it debuted on afternoon TV back in 1977. Heck, I even bought the cast album! (I was 10, so don't hold it against me!) So, a couple of years later, I certainly recognized Lisa Whelchel and Julie Piekarski, when the FOL debuted.

For those who never saw the show, it was combination of skits and song and dance performances, that lasted half-an-hour. It was on Monday through Friday. (Fridays were a "Who, What, Why, Where, When Day!" To let you in on what I'm babbling about, the cast had 5 opening theme songs they would sing, depending on the day of the week. All five appeared on the cast album.) It was a great time to be a kid!

OKCRay · 06-26-2006, 02:29 AM

There are undoubtedly many more but here are a couple I've seen recently:

Julie Anne Haddock (Cindy): played the Silver Slippers leader in GIMME A BREAK (the "Julie's Rejection" episode)

Kim Fields: played one of Roland's ex-girlfriends in an episode of GOLDEN PALACE (recently started airing again on Lifetime, they usually run it when they complete the GOLDEN GIRLS cycle and before they start it up from the beginning again). She also played a high school principal (or maybe vice-principal) in the two-part finale of THE DIVISION.

tfolfan76 · 06-26-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jo_Luvs_Ketchup

I have seen Charlotte Rae in Different Strokes, Kim Fields in The Division and Living Single, and Mindy Cohn in The Boy Who Could Fly. They were all great! I only saw Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life. Now Nancy I've seen in The Love Boat, High School USA, Poison Ivy, This Child is Mine, Firefighter, Strange Voices, A Cry For Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, The Lightening Incident, Baby Snatcher, Love, Honor, and Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage, The Wrong Woman, A Mother's Gift, Can't Hurry Love, In My Sister's Shadow, Just Write, Style and Substance, Touched By An Angel, The Division, Comfort and Joy, and Category 6: Day of Destruction! Loved her in all of course but my favorites were A Cry For Help and The Division.

Wow I thought I almost saw it all LOL....I didn't see the Category 6 movie or Just Write. I did see her "risque" role in "Where the Day Takes You" produced by her brother I believe. Plus, I haven't seen the Love Boat episode. I thought she did a good job in "Strange Voices." I really enjoyed Nancy in "The Division" - those intervention scenes were wow!!! Aside, from "Facts", the Jinny role was a good role for her...

06-05-2006, 11:40 PM	#1
raya Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 369	FOL Cast Members in Other Roles? Here's a question for you: So have you seen the FOL girls and other cast members in other roles over the years and what did you think? No bashing of course. This includes pre FOL, during FOL and after FOL. I realize Lisa no longer acts, but she did do other roles before FOL. For me, I admit I've never seen Lisa in anything else, though I would like to. I would love to see stuff from her Mouseketeer Days Outside of her voiceover work, Mindy's most notable non FOL role for me was in the movie "The Boy Who Could Fly". I wish she'd get more roles and more lead roles. I used to watch Kim in Living Single and I loved that she did a 180 and played a character so different from Tootie. Regine was the complete opposite of Tootie and she pulled it off well. Again, I wish I could see her more. I know she acts regularly but she seems to focus more on theatre work. I admit I've seen Nancy the most since she's probably been on television the most over the years. She's become one of the queens of television movies. I did watch her short lived show "Can't Hurry Love" back when it was on and I caught "The Division" off and on. Some of her movies are less than thrilling, but I think "Cry For Help: Tracy Thurman Story" and "The Division" are her best work. Oh and I also have a nostalgia love for the Nancy/Michael J. Fox tv movies from the 80's. There were two. I've also seen Mackenzie Astin in a lot of roles here and there. I wish he was in more too.

06-05-2006, 11:48 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	I grew up watching Lisa on the Mickey Mouse Club. Her hair was kinda like that bowl cut Kim had on FOL. It later grew longer of course. I was shocked when I first started watching FOL during its first run and I recognized that girl, Lisa. I was like WOW, she grew up and grew up very beautiful. You would have loved her how she was as a mouseketeer.
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06-15-2006, 11:22 PM	#13
Justwondering Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 103	New Mickey Mouse Club I watched "The New Mickey Mouse Club" when it debuted on afternoon TV back in 1977. Heck, I even bought the cast album! (I was 10, so don't hold it against me!) So, a couple of years later, I certainly recognized Lisa Whelchel and Julie Piekarski, when the FOL debuted. For those who never saw the show, it was combination of skits and song and dance performances, that lasted half-an-hour. It was on Monday through Friday. (Fridays were a "Who, What, Why, Where, When Day!" To let you in on what I'm babbling about, the cast had 5 opening theme songs they would sing, depending on the day of the week. All five appeared on the cast album.) It was a great time to be a kid!

06-26-2006, 02:29 AM	#14
OKCRay Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 18, 2003 Location: Area 51 Posts: 328	There are undoubtedly many more but here are a couple I've seen recently: Julie Anne Haddock (Cindy): played the Silver Slippers leader in GIMME A BREAK (the "Julie's Rejection" episode) Kim Fields: played one of Roland's ex-girlfriends in an episode of GOLDEN PALACE (recently started airing again on Lifetime, they usually run it when they complete the GOLDEN GIRLS cycle and before they start it up from the beginning again). She also played a high school principal (or maybe vice-principal) in the two-part finale of THE DIVISION.
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06-06-2006, 12:29 PM	#4
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	The only cast member I have seen in anything else is Nancy McKeon. I've seen her in The Division.

06-06-2006, 01:44 PM	#5
Bronx_Girly Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 26, 2006 Location: Bronx Posts: 24	Not only was Lisa Welch a member of the mouseketeers, so was Julie Pierski (aka Sue Ann from season 1).

06-06-2006, 04:20 PM	#6
Jo_Luvs_Ketchup Member Eternal Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2003 Posts: 4,195	I have seen Charlotte Rae in Different Strokes, Kim Fields in The Division and Living Single, and Mindy Cohn in The Boy Who Could Fly. They were all great! I only saw Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life. Now Nancy I've seen in The Love Boat, High School USA, Poison Ivy, This Child is Mine, Firefighter, Strange Voices, A Cry For Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, The Lightening Incident, Baby Snatcher, Love, Honor, and Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage, The Wrong Woman, A Mother's Gift, Can't Hurry Love, In My Sister's Shadow, Just Write, Style and Substance, Touched By An Angel, The Division, Comfort and Joy, and Category 6: Day of Destruction! Loved her in all of course but my favorites were A Cry For Help and The Division.

06-06-2006, 05:38 PM	#7
raya Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 369	I wish the Mickey Mouse Club stuff that Lisa did was out on DVD. I've seen pics but that's about it. JoLovesKetchup, you aren't messing around. I think you've seen just about everything Nancy's done. LOL. I haven't seen her few latest films and I really like The Division but I wish they showed it more than at just 1:30 in the morning. I also wish there was some way to see the film that she wrote/directed in 1999 "A Wakening" or whatever it was called. Charlotte I mostly love from "The Worst Witch" which was a really cheesy television movie made around 1985 with Diana Rigg and Tim Curry. It was based on a childrens book and was complete with singing and dancing. Charlotte played the headmaster of a witches academy. She also had a dual role and played her evil twin sister as well. I think everyone has seen Molly Ringwald and George Clooney since their FOL days. Kim also guested on a notable ep. of Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

06-06-2006, 05:40 PM	#8
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I've seen Charlotte Rae in Diff'rent Srrokes. Forgot about that.

06-06-2006, 07:58 PM	#10
raya Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 09, 2006 Posts: 369	Speak of the devil. One of my local tv stations has taken to playing some of the older after school specials and I watch from time to time because they are good for a laugh. When I came home today they were playing "Please Don't Hit Me Mom" which is a movie Nancy made in 1981 with Patty Duke and Sean Astin in his first role ever. It's so unintentionally hilarious because it's so earnest and trying to be hard hitting. A lot of the Patty Duke scenes where she was supposed to be beating her son (Sean Astin) came off very over the top. Nancy plays Nancy (stretch, huh?) and she babysits for Sean Astin and starts seeing the signs and eventually calls Child Protective Services. Of course there is a neat happy ending in under an hour and there is even time left over for her to land her guy. What's funny is seeing Nancy in much girlier roles than what she's known for. Here she is talking about designer clothes and proms and dances and boys. Let's just say, Jo she ain't.