Dana Plato should have went to the "Facts Of Life" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

GARFIELDKOOL · 05-27-2009, 07:38 AM

After all, she went to the school where those girls went. Kimberly's character gave birth to the Facts Of Life. It would have made sense for her star in there along with Mrs. Garret. On Diff'rent Strokes, the storylines involved Willis and Arnold, and she was just in scenes. Maybe she would have ha a better career, and maybe she wouldn't have had so many problems in her life. Kimberly should have starred in the Facts Of Life.

Impressions · 05-27-2009, 07:12 PM

Ya but the the girls on 'Facts' had a lot of chemistry (would she have the same? or be kicked off after season 1?) and faced some scrutiny themselves (I think it's inevitable when you're teen role models...) I don't think the show would have been any better.

LondonBRIDGES · 05-27-2009, 09:33 PM

Dana's problems were internal. I don't think it had anything to do with what show she happened to star in. Even if she had gone the Facts of Life route she would have battled with herself.

TVFactFan · 05-27-2009, 09:54 PM

Maybe her and Mrs. Garrett should have been spinned off since she was always going to be in the shadow of Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman

Marvo301 · 05-27-2009, 10:19 PM

She would have been in the shadow of the other characters on Facts of Life too. The other girls all lived at the school and were there 24/7. Kimberly went to school there but always went home every night to the Penthouse apartment she shared with her Dad, Willis, and Arnold. So she could only have been in scenes that occurred in the daytime hours. And there would be no reason for her to be in any scenes that take place in the dorm since she doesn't live there. So she would have been a secondary character at best.

TVFactFan · 05-27-2009, 10:23 PM

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She would have been in the shadow of the other characters on Facts of Life too. The other girls all lived at the school and were there 24/7. Kimberly went to school there but always went home every night to the Penthouse apartment she shared with her Dad, Willis, and Arnold. So she could only have been in scenes that occurred in the daytime hours. And there would be no reason for her to be in any scenes that take place in the dorm since she doesn't live there. So she would have been a secondary character at best.

She wouldn't have been in the background if she was spinnned off with mrs, garrett. She would have been there all the time

catlover79 · 05-27-2009, 10:30 PM

Seriously, I don't know why Dana's pregnancy wasn't written into the show. Since DS (not to mention FOL) always had "very special" storylines, they could've written Kimberly as being pressured into sleeping with a boy, carrying a baby and trying to cope as a single mom. THAT would've been realistic TV, but I guess the producers and/or NBC didn't feel they could take that risk.

GARFIELDKOOL · 05-28-2009, 10:33 AM

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She wouldn't have been in the background if she was spinnned off with mrs, garrett. She would have been there all the time

That's true, because Jo was a late addition at the school, she wasn't original. Suppose if Kimberly went to the FOL, the Jo character probably would not have existed. She would have been in the forefront like the rest of the girls.

Jude The Obscure · 05-29-2009, 07:48 PM

With Blair already being the rich girl token, would Kimberly have needed to be there? At least she should have been the one to do crossovers (not Arnold and Willis) and even graduated with Jo and Blair (I think they were in the same grade)...the writers here messed up continuity by not having Kimberly at least do some crossovers.

ThomasE · 06-03-2009, 12:55 PM

I think that Kimberly could have held her own on "Facts" but she was just fine on "DS". I think that she should have made more crossover appearaces on "Facts" though.

Mr. Television · 06-03-2009, 01:19 PM

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Seriously, I don't know why Dana's pregnancy wasn't written into the show. Since DS (not to mention FOL) always had "very special" storylines, they could've written Kimberly as being pressured into sleeping with a boy, carrying a baby and trying to cope as a single mom. THAT would've been realistic TV, but I guess the producers and/or NBC didn't feel they could take that risk.

I don't know if they could have written her pregnancy into the show but the Producers shouldn't have fired her for it. They tossed her out and that's when she started going down hill. DS wasn't the same after she left.

catlover79 · 06-03-2009, 01:21 PM

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I don't know if they could have written her pregnancy into the show but the Producers shouldn't have fired her for it. They tossed her out and that's when she started going down hill. DS wasn't the same after she left.

Didn't they bring her back a few times when the show moved to ABC?

Mr. Television · 06-03-2009, 01:25 PM

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Didn't they bring her back a few times when the show moved to ABC?

Yea she guest starred a couple times. I remember the bulimia episode. That was quite good and gross too.

bluthree · 06-09-2009, 05:22 PM

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She would have been in the shadow of the other characters on Facts of Life too. The other girls all lived at the school and were there 24/7. Kimberly went to school there but always went home every night to the Penthouse apartment she shared with her Dad, Willis, and Arnold. So she could only have been in scenes that occurred in the daytime hours. And there would be no reason for her to be in any scenes that take place in the dorm since she doesn't live there. So she would have been a secondary character at best.

Not in the first season. Kemberly lived at the school and came home for the weekend. Well thats what Mr.Drummond told the social worker in the 2nd episode of the series tittled-The Social Worker.
Yeah I thought it was funny that Kimberly went to the same school as the girls from Facts of Life but was never scene on the show.Well she was in the first episode but that was about it.
My guess she left Eastland and started going to a public school instead?

ThomasE · 06-18-2009, 08:08 PM

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My guess she left Eastland and started going to a public school instead?

She did in a 1982 episode. She and Willis had to adjust to her transferring to his high school.

05-27-2009, 07:38 AM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Dana Plato should have went to the "Facts Of Life" After all, she went to the school where those girls went. Kimberly's character gave birth to the Facts Of Life. It would have made sense for her star in there along with Mrs. Garret. On Diff'rent Strokes, the storylines involved Willis and Arnold, and she was just in scenes. Maybe she would have ha a better career, and maybe she wouldn't have had so many problems in her life. Kimberly should have starred in the Facts Of Life.

05-27-2009, 10:19 PM	#5
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ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I think that Kimberly could have held her own on "Facts" but she was just fine on "DS". I think that she should have made more crossover appearaces on "Facts" though.
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05-27-2009, 07:12 PM	#2
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	Ya but the the girls on 'Facts' had a lot of chemistry (would she have the same? or be kicked off after season 1?) and faced some scrutiny themselves (I think it's inevitable when you're teen role models...) I don't think the show would have been any better.

05-27-2009, 09:33 PM	#3
LondonBRIDGES Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 15, 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 59	Dana's problems were internal. I don't think it had anything to do with what show she happened to star in. Even if she had gone the Facts of Life route she would have battled with herself.

05-27-2009, 09:54 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,062	Maybe her and Mrs. Garrett should have been spinned off since she was always going to be in the shadow of Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman

05-29-2009, 07:48 PM	#9
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	With Blair already being the rich girl token, would Kimberly have needed to be there? At least she should have been the one to do crossovers (not Arnold and Willis) and even graduated with Jo and Blair (I think they were in the same grade)...the writers here messed up continuity by not having Kimberly at least do some crossovers.