Question about the House Buying Episode - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

SitcomGyrl1955 · 12-29-2006, 07:13 PM

When the family found out that the house they wanted to buy was unavailable, why didn't they just go out and find another one? Their loan was already approved. When I first saw this episode back in the 70's, I felt really sorry for them. But now that I'm seeing it as an adult, I'm wondering why they would get so upset over not getting one house, when there were probably dozens of houses out there they could have bought. And the loan officer was stupid for not telling them that.

Ireneparalegal · 12-29-2006, 07:18 PM

Good question.

Maybe it was the only one available in the neighborhood and also the only one that fit their budget, as far as a sale price was concerned.

SitcomGyrl1955 · 12-29-2006, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Good question.

Maybe it was the only one available in the neighborhood and also the only one that fit their budget, as far as a sale price was concerned.

Ok...I agree that maybe that was the only house that fit their budget, but the only house in that neighborhood? I mean, I know they lived in the ghetto, but I thought their whole reason was to get OUT of the ghetto. Therefore, they should be looking in other more nicer neighborhoods, right? And I'm sure they would have found a house that would fit their budget SOMEWHERE in Chicago.

Ireneparalegal · 12-29-2006, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SitcomGyrl1955

Ok...I agree that maybe that was the only house that fit their budget, but the only house in that neighborhood? I mean, I know they lived in the ghetto, but I thought their whole reason was to get OUT of the ghetto. Therefore, they should be looking in other more nicer neighborhoods, right? And I'm sure they would have found a house that would fit their budget SOMEWHERE in Chicago.

True. There were many neighborhoods in Chicago that offered more than one house for sale. Funny, after all these years something comes up that makes you wonder. Things that make you go hmmmm.....

Seriously, why didn't the real estate agent say at least that he would continue a search? I mean, that is how they make $$$, by commission.

SitcomGyrl1955 · 01-01-2007, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

True. There were many neighborhoods in Chicago that offered more than one house for sale. Funny, after all these years something comes up that makes you wonder. Things that make you go hmmmm.....

Seriously, why didn't the real estate agent say at least that he would continue a search? I mean, that is how they make $$$, by commission.

Exactly! I thought about that very same thing. Then again, maybe they didn't have a real estate agent. They probably just went out on their own and found the house. Which is why I would think they would go out again and try to find another house. Especially since their loan was already approved.

TVFactFan · 01-01-2007, 02:11 PM

I could see someone watching this ep in 78 and saying-"DAMM, are they are going to catch a break? LOL

EmpressDR · 01-01-2007, 08:03 PM

"You'll Never Get Rich" was the original title of Phil Silvers' show, with Sgt Bilko. His get-rich-quick schemes didn't pay off, except one time, when he was a success, but missed his army life, so gave it up. But he still never stopped trying to get money!
Ralph Kramden couldn't stop being a bus driver nor living in his cold-water flat.

The audience wants to relate to their sitcom characters.

It's just the old sitcom rule that characters can't vastly improve their lot, or else their audience who loved down and out and poor will be mad syndrome.

Didn't Roseanne have a whole last season where her family was rich from a lottery win, then at the finale, wrap up the show, saying that season was a fictional book she wrote/dream/means of coping with it?

On Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman her hubby, Tom got a promotion from a joke job of screwing rearview mirrors onto cars. Well, YES! Who would stay in a job like that? Realistically, that is. But moving on up, as he did, to a white collar job, he was less interesting, and stopped wearing his cute baseball cap and basketball jacket --so he had to lose his good job, and go back to blue collar life, and wear his old wardrobe --but that in itself was a mockery of that old sitcom rule of never changing circumstances for the better, even if it's unrealistic to give up without a real fight.

That sort of thing is unhealthy to believe in, that you can never succeed, and you have to give up something promising

But in a way, some of us ARE mired by our fears of success. Like ME? I feel stuck in the mud, missing numerous chances --the road not taken, because it's risky, so I AM stuck, instead of moving ahead.

The Good Times cast could've all moved to a suburban neighborhood, to stay together, but would it have altered the show for the worse?
Lucy, Ricky, Vivian and Fred moved from NY apt house to suburban California houses, and the storyline possibility increased. It didn't wreck the show, though. It just gave new ideas --like Lucy thinking that she lost her wedding or engagement ring within the mortar of Ricky's new barbeque, so she takes it apart, then puts the crooked mess back together.

Ireneparalegal · 01-03-2007, 03:11 PM

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I could see someone watching this ep in 78 and saying-"DAMM, are they are going to catch a break? LOL

That was me Solomon!

ThomasE · 01-04-2007, 11:43 PM

LOL. I feel like that we are making our own reality sitcom with these different posts. I will bet that some of the readers say, "hey, will Solomon ever get a break on this board?"

Ireneparalegal · 01-04-2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

LOL. I feel like that we are making our own reality sitcom with these different posts. I will bet that some of the readers say, "hey, will Solomon ever get a break on this board?"

12-29-2006, 07:13 PM	#1
SitcomGyrl1955 #1 Good Times Fan Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 19, 2006 Location: The Good Old USA Posts: 319	Question about the House Buying Episode When the family found out that the house they wanted to buy was unavailable, why didn't they just go out and find another one? Their loan was already approved. When I first saw this episode back in the 70's, I felt really sorry for them. But now that I'm seeing it as an adult, I'm wondering why they would get so upset over not getting one house, when there were probably dozens of houses out there they could have bought. And the loan officer was stupid for not telling them that.

12-29-2006, 07:18 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Good question. Maybe it was the only one available in the neighborhood and also the only one that fit their budget, as far as a sale price was concerned.
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01-01-2007, 08:03 PM	#7
EmpressDR Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 22, 2004 Location: California Posts: 279	You'll never get rich...literally "You'll Never Get Rich" was the original title of Phil Silvers' show, with Sgt Bilko. His get-rich-quick schemes didn't pay off, except one time, when he was a success, but missed his army life, so gave it up. But he still never stopped trying to get money! Ralph Kramden couldn't stop being a bus driver nor living in his cold-water flat. The audience wants to relate to their sitcom characters. It's just the old sitcom rule that characters can't vastly improve their lot, or else their audience who loved down and out and poor will be mad syndrome. Didn't Roseanne have a whole last season where her family was rich from a lottery win, then at the finale, wrap up the show, saying that season was a fictional book she wrote/dream/means of coping with it? On Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman her hubby, Tom got a promotion from a joke job of screwing rearview mirrors onto cars. Well, YES! Who would stay in a job like that? Realistically, that is. But moving on up, as he did, to a white collar job, he was less interesting, and stopped wearing his cute baseball cap and basketball jacket --so he had to lose his good job, and go back to blue collar life, and wear his old wardrobe --but that in itself was a mockery of that old sitcom rule of never changing circumstances for the better, even if it's unrealistic to give up without a real fight. That sort of thing is unhealthy to believe in, that you can never succeed, and you have to give up something promising But in a way, some of us ARE mired by our fears of success. Like ME? I feel stuck in the mud, missing numerous chances --the road not taken, because it's risky, so I AM stuck, instead of moving ahead. The Good Times cast could've all moved to a suburban neighborhood, to stay together, but would it have altered the show for the worse? Lucy, Ricky, Vivian and Fred moved from NY apt house to suburban California houses, and the storyline possibility increased. It didn't wreck the show, though. It just gave new ideas --like Lucy thinking that she lost her wedding or engagement ring within the mortar of Ricky's new barbeque, so she takes it apart, then puts the crooked mess back together.

01-01-2007, 02:11 PM	#6
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,097	I could see someone watching this ep in 78 and saying-"DAMM, are they are going to catch a break? LOL

01-04-2007, 11:43 PM	#9
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	LOL. I feel like that we are making our own reality sitcom with these different posts. I will bet that some of the readers say, "hey, will Solomon ever get a break on this board?"