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AnnaMarie · 03-21-2012, 12:18 PM

Peace all,

So I've been visiting and reading old and new threads on this forum...sad to see only one or two active members left here though. But if anyone wants to talk abt FOL, I'll be here. I just saw the whole nine seasons late last year. Nine seasons in three months, I was that hooked! Jo's my favorite, obviously, and I was so happy to find out I was not alone in my passionate love for FOL

So have a few topics (and requests) in mind...let's see if we fans can get this board back on the road.

-STEFFY- · 03-21-2012, 05:34 PM

In the later seasons, I liked "Edna's Edibles." I didn't like when it became "Over Our Heads." I thought that was a really dumb store. I also liked Mrs. Garrett a lot better than Beverly Ann.

I also liked Blair the best out of all the girls. She was funny when she would say "I just had another one of my brilliant ideas."

AnnaMarie · 03-22-2012, 04:36 PM

Oh, I totally agree. That shop was awful...sort of depressing how they went all gung-ho over it. But still, the last two seasons gave us episodes like "3,2,1" and "Seven Little Indians". Would have been wayy better with Mrs. G tho.

And Blair...comedy gold! But Jo will always be my favorite

thanks for replying

-STEFFY- · 03-22-2012, 04:58 PM

Jo was funny at times. I remember when the girls were still living at Eastland above the kitchen. And they had to do some re-painting. They all had an argument and they were talking about life and stuff. Jo says "you're born, you move on, you die, that's life..."

fol_fan1989 · 03-23-2012, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by AnnaMarie

Oh, I totally agree. That shop was awful...sort of depressing how they went all gung-ho over it. But still, the last two seasons gave us episodes like "3,2,1" and "Seven Little Indians". Would have been wayy better with Mrs. G tho.

And Blair...comedy gold! But Jo will always be my favorite

thanks for replying

Oh, I love the episode "3, 2, 1". It might be one of my top five favorites of the whole series (I love almost every episode, but that one's way up on the list)! And Jo's my favorite, too!
BTW, welcome to the boards!

AnnaMarie · 03-23-2012, 01:07 PM

Thank for the welcome

I heard somewhere it's Lisa's favorite episode too.
"3, 2, 1" did make use of a slapstick comedy device, but wasn't it done ever so...awesomely? Like Jo used all the action that ensued to get her point through, and succeeded.
Not like Disney would probably do it...the super-important thing would probably be a dance, or a boy they like for one episode, and end up with both characters covered in bruises.

fol_fan1989 · 03-23-2012, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnaMarie

Thank for the welcome

I heard somewhere it's Lisa's favorite episode too.
"3, 2, 1" did make use of a slapstick comedy device, but wasn't it done ever so...awesomely? Like Jo used all the action that ensued to get her point through, and succeeded.
Not like Disney would probably do it...the super-important thing would probably be a dance, or a boy they like for one episode, and end up with both characters covered in bruises.

I totally agree! I just rewatched that episode and was cracking up the whole time.

Awesome to learn it was Lisa's favorite episode, too.

Johnny be good! · 03-25-2012, 01:07 PM

I liked Over Our Heads. Edna's Edibles wouldn't have worked for the final three seasons.

AnnaMarie · 03-25-2012, 03:12 PM

Why not? I was hoping they would rebuild it with the insurance money after the fire and so all of them would own it, but they got this weird shop instead. It never seemed popular even in their world, unlike Edna's Edibles

OldBiddy · 03-25-2012, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnaMarie

Why not? I was hoping they would rebuild it with the insurance money after the fire and so all of them would own it, but they got this weird shop instead. It never seemed popular even in their world, unlike Edna's Edibles

Edna's Edibles looks good to me now, a middle-aged suburbanite, but back in the 80's I was about the girls' age and I LOVED weird shops like that. (I'm think of the Discovery Store in Davis, CA in the mid-80's. Anyone else remember?) I suppose that's what the producers were thinking. They wanted to attract the youngish audience.

OldBiddy · 03-25-2012, 07:52 PM

Oh, by the way, welcome, AnnaMarie. I watched all nine seasons last summer twice over. I was so hooked that when I took a vacation in the middle of that, I really missed "my girls" and was glad to see them again when I got home.

I only watched the show occasionally during the 80's since I was a poor college student then with no TV. (Still no TV so I watched on YouTube this last summer!

) LUV this show!!

AnnaMarie · 03-26-2012, 02:50 PM

Why, thank you. Glad to see people are still here. I also watched all the episodes on YouTube...I live in a country where FOL was never aired to my knowledge. Stumbled upon it by pure accident and seriously...I've watched many sitcoms but have never loved the characters so much as in this one.

OldBiddy · 03-26-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnaMarie

Why, thank you. Glad to see people are still here. I also watched all the episodes on YouTube...I live in a country where FOL was never aired to my knowledge. Stumbled upon it by pure accident and seriously...I've watched many sitcoms but have never loved the characters so much as in this one.

I wasn't able to find the whole of season 1 on YouTube but I bought as many seasons as I could on DVD. Most people seem to dislike season 1 but I thought it was fun to watch and try to figure out how the producers decided which girls to cut going into season 2. Blair and Tootie had significant material in almost every episode so I thought they were a no-brainer to stay on (easy to write for them). The other girls were more difficult to evaluate.

AnnaMarie · 03-27-2012, 05:02 PM

I liked season 1 too...I didn't know about the cast being laid off then, so the first two episodes of season 2 were a shocker for me

but even while watching Season 1, I knew the show had nine seasons and I was wondering how such a show would go that far, because Season 1 wasn't that good and that huge cast would be difficult to maintain.

Thank goodness for Jo...as one youtube comment said, she has magical powers

fol_fan1989 · 03-27-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnaMarie

I liked season 1 too...I didn't know about the cast being laid off then, so the first two episodes of season 2 were a shocker for me

but even while watching Season 1, I knew the show had nine seasons and I was wondering how such a show would go that far, because Season 1 wasn't that good and that huge cast would be difficult to maintain.

Thank goodness for Jo...as one youtube comment said, she has magical powers

I agree, Jo had magical powers! lol.

Nancy Mckeon (Jo) definitely did breathe new life into the show, so to speak. She brought a dynamic to the show that was missing in season 1 and made the show more interesting, imo. She's my favorite character! It was great that they brought in a character to shake things up like she did.

03-21-2012, 12:18 PM	#1
AnnaMarie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 87	New member here :) Peace all, So I've been visiting and reading old and new threads on this forum...sad to see only one or two active members left here though. But if anyone wants to talk abt FOL, I'll be here. I just saw the whole nine seasons late last year. Nine seasons in three months, I was that hooked! Jo's my favorite, obviously, and I was so happy to find out I was not alone in my passionate love for FOL So have a few topics (and requests) in mind...let's see if we fans can get this board back on the road.

03-25-2012, 01:07 PM	#8
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,633	I liked Over Our Heads. Edna's Edibles wouldn't have worked for the final three seasons.
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03-21-2012, 05:34 PM	#2
-STEFFY- Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 18, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 14,580	In the later seasons, I liked "Edna's Edibles." I didn't like when it became "Over Our Heads." I thought that was a really dumb store. I also liked Mrs. Garrett a lot better than Beverly Ann. I also liked Blair the best out of all the girls. She was funny when she would say "I just had another one of my brilliant ideas."

03-22-2012, 04:36 PM	#3
AnnaMarie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 87	Oh, I totally agree. That shop was awful...sort of depressing how they went all gung-ho over it. But still, the last two seasons gave us episodes like "3,2,1" and "Seven Little Indians". Would have been wayy better with Mrs. G tho. And Blair...comedy gold! But Jo will always be my favorite thanks for replying

03-22-2012, 04:58 PM	#4
-STEFFY- Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 18, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 14,580	Jo was funny at times. I remember when the girls were still living at Eastland above the kitchen. And they had to do some re-painting. They all had an argument and they were talking about life and stuff. Jo says "you're born, you move on, you die, that's life..."

03-23-2012, 01:07 PM	#6
AnnaMarie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 87	Thank for the welcome I heard somewhere it's Lisa's favorite episode too. "3, 2, 1" did make use of a slapstick comedy device, but wasn't it done ever so...awesomely? Like Jo used all the action that ensued to get her point through, and succeeded. Not like Disney would probably do it...the super-important thing would probably be a dance, or a boy they like for one episode, and end up with both characters covered in bruises.

03-25-2012, 03:12 PM	#9
AnnaMarie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 87	Why not? I was hoping they would rebuild it with the insurance money after the fire and so all of them would own it, but they got this weird shop instead. It never seemed popular even in their world, unlike Edna's Edibles

03-25-2012, 07:52 PM	#11
OldBiddy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 10, 2011 Location: California Posts: 82	Oh, by the way, welcome, AnnaMarie. I watched all nine seasons last summer twice over. I was so hooked that when I took a vacation in the middle of that, I really missed "my girls" and was glad to see them again when I got home. I only watched the show occasionally during the 80's since I was a poor college student then with no TV. (Still no TV so I watched on YouTube this last summer! ) LUV this show!!

03-26-2012, 02:50 PM	#12
AnnaMarie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 87	Why, thank you. Glad to see people are still here. I also watched all the episodes on YouTube...I live in a country where FOL was never aired to my knowledge. Stumbled upon it by pure accident and seriously...I've watched many sitcoms but have never loved the characters so much as in this one.

03-27-2012, 05:02 PM	#14
AnnaMarie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2012 Posts: 87	I liked season 1 too...I didn't know about the cast being laid off then, so the first two episodes of season 2 were a shocker for me but even while watching Season 1, I knew the show had nine seasons and I was wondering how such a show would go that far, because Season 1 wasn't that good and that huge cast would be difficult to maintain. Thank goodness for Jo...as one youtube comment said, she has magical powers