Was the Education Background of Vera and Alice Discussed during the show?? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 02-07-2008, 08:04 PM

Just wondering so I can make more sense of both of them working at the Diner for so many years and not branching off to something else. Wonder if it was discussed if they had their High School Diploma?

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-07-2008, 08:41 PM

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Just wondering so I can make more sense of both of them working at the Diner for so many years and not branching off to something else. Wonder if it was discussed if they had their High School Diploma?

I am sure she didn't get far after high school, but I do know on the final episode when Mel sold his Diner and gave everyone a $5,000 farewell bonus, Vera became a stay-at-home mother. So she obviously wasn't skilled to do much else.

Jude The Obscure · 02-08-2008, 01:12 AM

Boy, she must have thought $5,000 was going to go far! LOL Esp with Elliot working on a cop's salary!

Jude The Obscure · 02-08-2008, 01:14 AM

I'm sure Alice was a hs grad, but all those years of just being a housewife while Don was the breadwinner (and prolly one of those "my wife ain't gonna work while I'm alive" types), didn't exactly further her career aspirations.

TVFactFan · 02-08-2008, 02:02 AM

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I'm sure Alice was a hs grad, but all those years of just being a housewife while Don was the breadwinner (and prolly one of those "my wife ain't gonna work while I'm alive" types), didn't exactly further her career aspirations.

You would think after 5 years of doing that kind of work she would have gotten sick of the low pay and Mel's controlling personality-lol

Ireneparalegal · 02-08-2008, 10:05 PM

Alice's only goal was to be a singer. What education did she need for that?

So it only makes sense for her to have worked as a waitress in a diner. She had no other aspirations. She kept having hope of making it big somewhere...

mstewart · 02-09-2008, 11:21 AM

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I'm sure Alice was a hs grad, but all those years of just being a housewife while Don was the breadwinner (and prolly one of those "my wife ain't gonna work while I'm alive" types), didn't exactly further her career aspirations.

Alice got out of a controlling situation from her mom to a controlling husband. It sounds like Alice's marriage to Don was not that great from what was gathered about it in the first season.

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You would think after 5 years of doing that kind of work she would have gotten sick of the low pay and Mel's controlling personality-lol

Alice was in tunnel vision of being a singer. She was a high school graduate. She was going to night school. You remember her taking psychology and playing amateur psychlogist solving everyone's problems and sticking her nose in everyone's business. She was on the receiving end she did not like it and a few episodes showed that.

TVFactFan · 02-09-2008, 01:53 PM

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Alice got out of a controlling situation from her mom to a controlling husband. It sounds like Alice's marriage to Don was not that great from what was gathered about it in the first season.

Alice was in tunnel vision of being a singer. She was a high school graduate. She was going to night school. You remember her taking psychology and playing amateur psychlogist solving everyone's problems and sticking her nose in everyone's business. She was on the receiving end she did not like it and a few episodes showed that.

Yeah but to be over 30 and working everyday for a horrible pay at a small rinky dink diner for 10 years is just very sad. My goal is still to work in the media someday behind the scenes but while I'm still striving for that goal i'm not frying burgers at a diner-lol I still have a nice job as a employment advisor and live a comfortable life. I guess the character of Alice never showed any growth from season 1, just working in that diner and getting yelled at and working for a small pay.

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-09-2008, 01:55 PM

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Yeah but to be over 30 and working everyday for a horrible pay at a small rinky dink diner for 10 years is just very sad. My goal is still to work in the media someday behind the scenes but while I'm still striving for that goal i'm not frying burgers at a diner-lol I still have a nice job as a employment advisor and live a comfortable life. I guess the character of Alice never showed any growth from season 1, just working in that diner and getting yelled at and working for a small pay.

What kind of work you want to do in the media?

TVFactFan · 02-09-2008, 01:59 PM

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What kind of work you want to do in the media?

newsdesk assistant/production assistant/videotpe operator/technical director/chyron operator/radio producer

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-09-2008, 02:17 PM

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newsdesk assistant/production assistant/videotpe operator/technical director/chyron operator/radio producer

Do you have a degree for all of that?

TVFactFan · 02-09-2008, 02:22 PM

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Do you have a degree for all of that?

Yeah I have a degree in Mass Communications

Brian Damage · 02-09-2008, 02:32 PM

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newsdesk assistant/production assistant/videotpe operator/technical director/chyron operator/radio producer

Send me your resume.

TVFactFan · 02-09-2008, 02:36 PM

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Send me your resume.

Will Do

Ireneparalegal · 02-09-2008, 03:42 PM

I never got the idea that Don (Alice's husband) was ever controlling her. Alice talked abt him but I never heard her say that. Where did that come from?

My whole feeling is that Alice was a stay at home mom because she wanted to be with Tommy. Don made enough money so she could do that and have her aspirations for singing.

02-07-2008, 08:04 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	Was the Education Background of Vera and Alice Discussed during the show?? Just wondering so I can make more sense of both of them working at the Diner for so many years and not branching off to something else. Wonder if it was discussed if they had their High School Diploma?

02-08-2008, 10:05 PM	#6
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Alice's only goal was to be a singer. What education did she need for that? So it only makes sense for her to have worked as a waitress in a diner. She had no other aspirations. She kept having hope of making it big somewhere...
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02-08-2008, 01:12 AM	#3
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02-08-2008, 01:14 AM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	I'm sure Alice was a hs grad, but all those years of just being a housewife while Don was the breadwinner (and prolly one of those "my wife ain't gonna work while I'm alive" types), didn't exactly further her career aspirations.

02-09-2008, 03:42 PM	#15
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	I never got the idea that Don (Alice's husband) was ever controlling her. Alice talked abt him but I never heard her say that. Where did that come from? My whole feeling is that Alice was a stay at home mom because she wanted to be with Tommy. Don made enough money so she could do that and have her aspirations for singing.