Joey's train

[chris jacob]

I Think nell wass to hard on joey when set up hid eltric train in the chiefs bedroom he was only a kid and did not know any better Ithnk he jsut did it to rember the chief buy what dies evry body else think

[Scoobiedoo30]

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[chris jacob]

IF you can not give me a hlelpfull answer do nottalk to me is thier any body else who could anwer

[kanisky7896]

Originally Posted by chris jacob

I Think nell wass to hard on joey when set up hid eltric train in the chiefs bedroom he was only a kid and did not know any better Ithnk he jsut did it to rember the chief buy what dies evry body else think

I thought that Nell was a little too hard on Joey when he set up his electric train in the Chief's room, After all, Joey was just a kid. However, if I had to guess at the reasoning behind her reactions, it would be that she had the most difficult time dealing with the Chief's passing. She felt like the only way that she and the rest of the family could get over his passing was to go about their lives without mentioning his name, and the rest of the family pretty much went along with it.

In the grand scheme of things, I thought that Joey had the right idea when he set up his electric train in the Chief's room. Joey said that the Chief used to play trains with Joey in the Chief's room all the time. Although Joey did not get to work the trains, he said it was fun watching the Chief do it. Then Grandpa seconded Joey's sentiments by telling the rest of the family that the best way to remember someone you love is to talk about him. After that, Nell and the rest of the family changed their tunes. Joey was smarter and more in tuned to what was going on than anyone, especially Nell, gave him credit for.

I hope this information helps.

[mstewart]

Originally Posted by kanisky7896

I thought that Nell was a little too hard on Joey when he set up his electric train in the Chief's room, After all, Joey was just a kid. However, if I had to guess at the reasoning behind her reactions, it would be that she had the most difficult time dealing with the Chief's passing. She felt like the only way that she and the rest of the family could get over his passing was to go about their lives without mentioning his name, and the rest of the family pretty much went along with it.

In the grand scheme of things, I thought that Joey had the right idea when he set up his electric train in the Chief's room. Joey said that the Chief used to play trains with Joey in the Chief's room all the time. Although Joey did not get to work the trains, he said it was fun watching the Chief do it. Then Grandpa seconded Joey's sentiments by telling the rest of the family that the best way to remember someone you love is to talk about him. After that, Nell and the rest of the family changed their tunes. Joey was smarter and more in tuned to what was going on than anyone, especially Nell, gave him credit for.

I hope this information helps.

I saw that episode for the first time a year after my father passed away and it was hard to watch since I was still grieving and you can tell the cast was grieving in that episode. I broke down after watching that episode. That was so realistic that episode was. It was an excellent way to bring closure to a great actor, Dolph Sweet, and for the audience to grieve with the cast. He was a vital part of the show and once he passed away the show was no longer the same. Him and Nell were the central characters of the show.

[kanisky7896]

Originally Posted by mstewart

I saw that episode for the first time a year after my father passed away and it was hard to watch since I was still grieving and you can tell the cast was grieving in that episode. I broke down after watching that episode. That was so realistic that episode was. It was an excellent way to bring closure to a great actor, Dolph Sweet, and for the audience to grieve with the cast. He was a vital part of the show and once he passed away the show was no longer the same. Him and Nell were the central characters of the show.

I agree completely. In fact, if I remember correctly, the ratings for the show fell after Dolph Sweet passed away, especially after the "Joey's Train" episode. I think that after Mr. Sweet died, much of the show's energy went with him.

[Smartboy]

Having watched the rerun of this episode a while ago, there is one thing that I realized that I did not know before. This had to do with the situation in which everyone was in the chief's old room reminicing about all of the fun and interesting times that they had with him. I believe that it was Julie who mentioned the time that he put performer Andy Gibb in jail. It was at this point in which Nell said "forget about Andy Gibb! Remember when he put this six of "us" in jail?" They were obviously speaking about the situation on "Samantha's Protest". On this board as well as several others, I have posted "countless" messages about my fondness for this episode in general and seeing Katie's bubble being bursted in particular! Well, I would think that at this point, once Nell mentioned this incident, there would have been a "big" temptation to make a joke or two at Katie's expence about how much of a fool she made of herself at the protest and how in the end, she was horny with no place to go like she deserved to be! I guess that they did not get into this because it would have taken away from the seriousness of the situation. What do other viewers think?