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88survivor · 09-02-2006, 12:41 PM

Just curious to know which character you think was more 80s? I like to hear your opinions.

Willis' friends, Dudley and Robbie.
Willis Jackson or Kimberly Drummond

Curious to hear from the people at the forum, you know.

dummytree · 09-02-2006, 05:54 PM

I would have to see them again to decide which one is more 80's

...

I know it's not part of the choices, but Arnold wearing a "boy george" t. shirt is so terribly 80's

I'd forgotten about that, i had to watch the opening of season six or seven on youtube to be reminded.

snl 70s show fan · 09-02-2006, 06:38 PM

i always thought kimblery was the most 80s folloowed by arnold

88survivor · 09-03-2006, 02:09 AM

Love those Jordache jeans on her.

At least the jeans made her look good, but I agree on Kimberly. I wonder why I thought Willis....probably the many hairstyles he had in the 80s. Didn't Willis had short hair....oh, wait.....mini fro and afro. Those are the things are remembered. He had short hair later in the seasons...but I love the jacket from the 1st and 2nd Seasons. That was a cool jacket he wore. Not the red one...but it was a light blue fall jacket. Can't remember which one it was.

dummytree · 09-04-2006, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 88survivor

Love those Jordache jeans on her.

At least the jeans made her look good, but I agree on Kimberly. I wonder why I thought Willis....probably the many hairstyles he had in the 80s. Didn't Willis had short hair....oh, wait.....mini fro and afro. Those are the things are remembered. He had short hair later in the seasons...but I love the jacket from the 1st and 2nd Seasons. That was a cool jacket he wore. Not the red one...but it was a light blue fall jacket. Can't remember which one it was.

You focus on so many details 88survivor

Willis also used to wear hats in the first few seasons and i don't think he ever did afterwards.Good morning 80's !
Kimberly's hairstyle when she came back for an episode (i think it's the one...or maybe it was the few episodes just before Dana Plato was fired) is so dated...Very 80's. Sort of "hair metal" curls...if i remember well !

PS : By the way, coming back just for one episode must have hurt

88survivor · 09-04-2006, 07:08 AM

That was sort of Mark Hamill hairdo(circa 1983 Return of The Jedi)..but still...

Oh, yes, that was the jacket. Light blue with the almost rainbow colors at the sleeve(I think). Did resemble like an 80s jacket a bit, even though the jacket was from 1978-1980 season.

Here is my order:

Willis followed by Arnold
Kimberly
Dudley and Robbie

88survivor · 09-05-2006, 09:17 AM

Anymore?

88survivor · 09-05-2006, 06:14 PM

**crickets chirp**

Anymore?

megamanj2004 · 09-05-2006, 06:35 PM

Willis - The Michael Jackson afro-mullet style, esp. in the last season in '85.

Then:
Kimberly and Arnold.

88survivor · 09-06-2006, 08:53 AM

Those "Say what?" were practically Willis' catchphrases(abeit short-lived)...

Arnold's words were also "Watchoo Talkin' About...**fill in the blake**"

Magic · 09-06-2006, 12:44 PM

i'd say Mr. Drummond...Bain's look was neither 70s nor 80s per se. so it fit into the decade nicely.

88survivor · 09-06-2006, 01:21 PM

I laugh a lot when Bain's character spew these ridiculous jokes. He tries to be cool. He tries to be hip. He tries to run for the election. He tries to be part of the working man. Instead, he fails miserable and comes to realization what Drummond is all about. Rich and moralisitc. Though he is the probably the original Yuppie to what all the 80s Yuppies are all about: fame, money, date hot ladies younger than you, and a limo with service. What is missing a BMW......just kidding.

Billy K. · 09-07-2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dummytree

I would have to see them again to decide which one is more 80's

...

I know it's not part of the choices, but Arnold wearing a "boy george" t. shirt is so terribly 80's

I'd forgotten about that, i had to watch the opening of season six or seven on youtube to be reminded.

Yes! I remember in one episode in the mid '80s Arnold was wearing a Van Halen Tour T-Shirt (from the tour supporting the Van Halen album "1984")

And of course, when Arnold dressed up like Mr. T.

dummytree · 09-08-2006, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy K.

Yes! I remember in one episode in the mid '80s Arnold was wearing a Van Halen Tour T-Shirt (from the tour supporting the Van Halen album "1984"

Jesus !

I don't even remember that and i've seen them all. I must have blocked it

There's an episode where Willis' older lover (while he still dates Charlene) checks out the family's record collection and there's The Police and The Who (I love the Who...but their contemporary releases, ie their last two studio albums, were terrible).Willis also had a Cars poster when he moved away in his own apartment.

MegamanJ2004 got it right. Mullets are awful, even if afros rule, if you add "mullet", it's a crime

88survivor · 09-08-2006, 09:52 AM

Nice colorful choice of clothing, Dana. Though you will have to agree that some of the kids' clothing really became the original 80s clothing when the decade came into full effect. Though Willis' light blue jacket was nice. That's a cool jacket he wore.....it was much better than Drummond's jacket. Could we also add Willis' dance moves or hand flips as 80s, too? I especially like the quote where Arnold makes, "We like to move it to 1984." Forget what that meant, but it was funny.Though we have to give Gary Coleman some credit....he was the first Webster before we even knew Emanuelle Lewis. No, another 80s moment in the series had to be when Willis is teaching Mr. Drummond the way to walk cool and Mr. Drummond ends up looking like a stiff when he walks. You know, Blue Collar Drummond episode.

09-02-2006, 12:41 PM	#1
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Which Diff'rent Strokes character was more 80s? Even if the show started in '78. Just curious to know which character you think was more 80s? I like to hear your opinions. Willis' friends, Dudley and Robbie. Willis Jackson or Kimberly Drummond Curious to hear from the people at the forum, you know.

09-05-2006, 06:35 PM	#9
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,357	Willis - The Michael Jackson afro-mullet style, esp. in the last season in '85. Then: Kimberly and Arnold.
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09-02-2006, 05:54 PM	#2
dummytree Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: France Posts: 84	I would have to see them again to decide which one is more 80's ... I know it's not part of the choices, but Arnold wearing a "boy george" t. shirt is so terribly 80's I'd forgotten about that, i had to watch the opening of season six or seven on youtube to be reminded.

09-02-2006, 06:38 PM	#3
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	i always thought kimblery was the most 80s folloowed by arnold

09-03-2006, 02:09 AM	#4
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Love those Jordache jeans on her. At least the jeans made her look good, but I agree on Kimberly. I wonder why I thought Willis....probably the many hairstyles he had in the 80s. Didn't Willis had short hair....oh, wait.....mini fro and afro. Those are the things are remembered. He had short hair later in the seasons...but I love the jacket from the 1st and 2nd Seasons. That was a cool jacket he wore. Not the red one...but it was a light blue fall jacket. Can't remember which one it was.

09-04-2006, 07:08 AM	#6
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	That was sort of Mark Hamill hairdo(circa 1983 Return of The Jedi)..but still... Oh, yes, that was the jacket. Light blue with the almost rainbow colors at the sleeve(I think). Did resemble like an 80s jacket a bit, even though the jacket was from 1978-1980 season. Here is my order: Willis followed by Arnold Kimberly Dudley and Robbie

09-05-2006, 09:17 AM	#7
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Anymore?

09-05-2006, 06:14 PM	#8
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	crickets chirp Anymore?

09-06-2006, 08:53 AM	#10
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Those "Say what?" were practically Willis' catchphrases(abeit short-lived)... Arnold's words were also "Watchoo Talkin' About...fill in the blake"

09-06-2006, 12:44 PM	#11
Magic Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 06, 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 29	i'd say Mr. Drummond...Bain's look was neither 70s nor 80s per se. so it fit into the decade nicely.

09-06-2006, 01:21 PM	#12
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	I laugh a lot when Bain's character spew these ridiculous jokes. He tries to be cool. He tries to be hip. He tries to run for the election. He tries to be part of the working man. Instead, he fails miserable and comes to realization what Drummond is all about. Rich and moralisitc. Though he is the probably the original Yuppie to what all the 80s Yuppies are all about: fame, money, date hot ladies younger than you, and a limo with service. What is missing a BMW......just kidding.

09-08-2006, 09:52 AM	#15
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Nice colorful choice of clothing, Dana. Though you will have to agree that some of the kids' clothing really became the original 80s clothing when the decade came into full effect. Though Willis' light blue jacket was nice. That's a cool jacket he wore.....it was much better than Drummond's jacket. Could we also add Willis' dance moves or hand flips as 80s, too? I especially like the quote where Arnold makes, "We like to move it to 1984." Forget what that meant, but it was funny.Though we have to give Gary Coleman some credit....he was the first Webster before we even knew Emanuelle Lewis. No, another 80s moment in the series had to be when Willis is teaching Mr. Drummond the way to walk cool and Mr. Drummond ends up looking like a stiff when he walks. You know, Blue Collar Drummond episode.