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TVFactFan · 03-08-2012, 07:03 PM

referred to the trio as "THE KIDS"??? They were all in their mid's 20's living on their own and the Ropers or Furley always said "HI KIDS". So before anyone says it, why did the writers put this in the script???

BTW: On a episode of the Ropers Helen says...:Our new place is still close enough for us to see the kids"

Mr. Brooks response was..."You have children?"

LOL

TV_on_the_Porch · 03-08-2012, 09:15 PM

In other news, the "Golden Girls" are neither.

Miss Lisa · 03-08-2012, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

referred to the trio as "THE KIDS"??? They were all in their mid's 20's living on their own and the Ropers or Furley always said "HI KIDS". So before anyone says it, why did the writers put this in the script???

BTW: On a episode of the Ropers Helen says...:Our new place is still close enough for us to see the kids"

Mr. Brooks response was..."You have children?"

LOL

Well, mid 20s isn't exactly old. It's actually pretty young lol. And the Ropers were I would guess in their 50s and Furley was aeound the same age, so they were all about thriy years younger. To the landlords, they would be considered kids to them.

TVFactFan · 03-08-2012, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Lisa

Well, mid 20s isn't exactly old. It's actually pretty young lol. And the Ropers were I would guess in their 50s and Furley was aeound the same age, so they were all about thriy years younger. To the landlords, they would be considered kids to them.

I know they were old enough to be their parents but they were still adults so it sounded crazy saying KIDS.

mystery_daisy · 03-08-2012, 11:04 PM

Maybe it was a term of endearment. After all, the Ropers had no kids, or did they I forget. *shrug*

I referred to an 18 year old as a kid today. I must be getting old, lol.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 03-09-2012, 01:55 AM

I always saw it as a term of endearment, too. It's what older people refer to younger people as. My aunts/uncles/parents...they still refer to my cousins and sister and me as the kids and we're all in our early 20's. I'm surprised you're so fascinated by it because I hear it a lot lol.

Tap Dancer · 04-20-2012, 11:35 AM

My sister and I are in our 30s and my sister's boyfriend is 40. Our 92 year old grandma refers to us as "the children."

TVFactFan · 04-20-2012, 01:55 PM

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My sister and I are in our 30s and my sister's boyfriend is 40. Our 92 year old grandma refers to us as "the children."

Well maybe it was because she watched yall grown up and remember when yall were kids. On the otherhand, the Ropers met the trio when they were already grown so I guess that's why it sounded odd

03-08-2012, 07:03 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,018	The weirdest reference on this show was how the Ropers and Mr. Furley always..... referred to the trio as "THE KIDS"??? They were all in their mid's 20's living on their own and the Ropers or Furley always said "HI KIDS". So before anyone says it, why did the writers put this in the script??? BTW: On a episode of the Ropers Helen says...:Our new place is still close enough for us to see the kids" Mr. Brooks response was..."You have children?" LOL

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Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	I always saw it as a term of endearment, too. It's what older people refer to younger people as. My aunts/uncles/parents...they still refer to my cousins and sister and me as the kids and we're all in our early 20's. I'm surprised you're so fascinated by it because I hear it a lot lol.
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Tap Dancer Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 754	My sister and I are in our 30s and my sister's boyfriend is 40. Our 92 year old grandma refers to us as "the children."