Favorite Headmaster Poll

[LoveMrsG]

Good morning everybody.

Coming from a bored college student who's out of class for the summer and nowhere to go but the Internet, LOL, I sort of inspired myself with the "Mr. Bradley" thread, if that doesn't sound too arrogant.

Anyway, I wanted to do a vote or a poll or whatever you want to call it. Everybody vote here for your favorite Eastland headmaster.

Your choices are:
1.) Mr. Crocker from the Facts pilot episode of "Diff'rent Strokes"
2.) Mr. Bradley from season 1
3.) Mr. Harris from season 2
4.) Mr. Parker from seasons 3-5

BTW, why weren't there ever any headmistresses of Eastland??? It was a show about young women growing up and starting careers in a previously entirely male-dominated world, right??? Why did it always have to be a MAN in charge of Eastland??? I know that that's changed since Blair's become headmistress of Eastland now, but still, why couldn't they have had a female boss over everything at least for one season? Thoughts? Opinions?

[Nighthawk76]

I'm going with Mr. Bradley. As I mentioned in the other thread, I enjoyed his realtionship with Mrs. Garrett. There was a lot of great comic moments between them.

I also like Mr. Parker. I think he and Mrs. G had some great moments too. I also loved Parker because he was played by Roger Perry, who played a airforce pilot in the classic 1967 Star Trek episode "Tomorrow Is Yesterday", and it is just a kick seeing him play such a different character in Mr. Parker.

[LoveMrsG]

I know what you mean. Like I said in my earlier post, Mr. Bradley's my own personal favorite. There's just something about him that's more personal, somehow. I can't describe it. It's like he's willing to be more open with the girls and be their friend and not just a bureaucratic, pencil-pushing headmaster.

However, I also know what you mean with Mr. Parker. There were a couple of episodes that painted him as someone who really cares about what's going on with all of his students and not just a bureaucrat. I loved the scene between Mr. Parker and Mrs. Garrett in "Read No Evil" that really portrayed the two characters as personal friends and not just a boss/employee relationship. Plus, in that episode you could really tell how much he was worried about Eastland. Then again in "The Source," you see Mr. Parker as someone who's really worried about what one of his students has gone through emotionally in Natalie's story of her abortion. I really wish the writers would've kept the Mr. Parker character going in that direction, but unfortunately after that, they seemed to have put him on a downward spiral and made him out to be a stupid, unreasonable boss always putting unfair demands on Mrs. Garrett to be his own personal caterer in addition to being the school dietician. It makes me so mad. The writers were doing a good thing with his character. They should've left well enough alone.

[JoPol_wannabe]

my list goes like this
1. Mr. Bradly
2. Mr. Crocker
3. Mr. Parker
4. Mr. Harris

I liked Mr. Bradley he was my favorite plus he was a good actor.

Mr. Crocker- I liked how stricked and stuck up he was. I never understood why they got rid of him after the pilot episode

Mr. Parker was ok but not my most favorite he asked why to much from Mrs. Garrett

Mr. Harris wasn't he like only in 2 or 3 episodes I don't understand why they even had him on there.

[Ireneparalegal]

I know I will be in the minority here, but frankly I couldn't stand any of them. I was glad to be rid of Mr. Bradley and have the show focus only on the four girls and Mrs. G.

[LoveMrsG]

Don't worry, Irene. There's nothing wrong with being in the minority. This is just about everybody's own opinions. As a matter of fact, you're probably more in the majority of viewers, since they went ahead and ditched Mr. Bradley after season 1. I guess everybody felt that the show should focus entirely on Mrs. Garrett and the girls and that the headmaster shouldn't have that big of a role anymore. But I do wish that in seasons 3 and 4, when it was looking like Mr. Parker was really going to turn out to be a good person and a good friend to Mrs. Garrett, that the writers would've left well enough alone. I hated it when they turned him into this kind of overbearing jerk who started constantly making unfair and unreasonable demands on Mrs. Garrett.

[pfeifferobsessed]

ms. blair warner would have to be my fave headmistress...but shes not on the list! considering your list...i dont really like any of them cause they were all kind of rude to mrs. g and that doesnt sit well with me!

[LoveMrsG]

I totally understand what you mean. At some point, all the headmasters were a thorn in Mrs. Garrett's side, even Mr. Bradley. I was just wondering who everybody's favorite headmaster was while all the girls were going to Eastland, which is why Blair isn't on the list, because she doesn't become headmistress, obviously, until she's grown and left Eastland.

[Jude The Obscure]

Mr Crocker and Mr Harris were both one note jerks.
Mr Parker was done well by Roger Perry, although he did become a one note jerk by the end.
Mr Bradley was just a lovable goofball--John Lawlor did him well.

[Mr. Television]

Mr. Bradley...he was a great guy. They should have kept him.

[painmakeyourway]

Personally, I wasn't particularly fond of any of the headmasters. They were all idiots, haha. Although, Mr. Bradley WAS occasionally funny when he wasn't being a jerk.

[Jude The Obscure]

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[pfeifferobsessed]

Originally Posted by painmakeyourway

Personally, I wasn't particularly fond of any of the headmasters. They were all idiots, haha. Although, Mr. Bradley WAS occasionally funny when he wasn't being a jerk.

i totally agree!

[Natalie1969]

Mr. Bradley was more down to earth, more hands on. Mr. Harris deserves kudos for accepting Mrs. G's proposal to let the girls stay at Eastland and live/work over the cafeteria. He had good grounds to expel them.

[jo's sister]

i believe season 1 is the best for Mr.Bradley