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Czas na Zywiec · 02-09-2002, 03:28 PM

I was just wondering how many people started watching FOL when it originally aired on NBC? For example, I got started watching it on N@N. I didn't know what this show was, and since I had nothing better to do, I decided to watch the whole ep (It was the first one) Boy, am I glad I didn't change the channel, or else I woulnd't be here! Anyone else got hooked when it aired on USA or N@N?

angel676 · 02-09-2002, 03:46 PM

I started watching FOL when it was originally aired on NBC. Then I started
watching it again when it came to USA
and then to N@N.

Kay Scarpetta · 02-09-2002, 04:30 PM

I didn't see it on NBC

jamier42 · 02-09-2002, 04:54 PM

I have seen it on NBC then Nick at Nite and then TVLandFandamoniam.

vienna waits · 02-09-2002, 05:47 PM

I first started watching in 1997 on USA then I started watching again once it came to Nick at Nite. I have seen two episodes on NBC but its a tape so I didnt see it in the 80s or anything.

Lynn · 02-09-2002, 05:48 PM

I watched it all the time during its original run on NBC and loved it, but I didn't give it much thought after that... until I saw it again on N@N. Watching it on N@N brought back all the memories. Now I love it even more.

Mr. Shy Guy · 02-09-2002, 06:11 PM

I first saw it on N@N. I saw a commerical of it and I thought to myself that here come N@N with another dumb show. Boy was I wrong!

ZeldaGilroy · 02-09-2002, 06:57 PM

I used to have to sneak and watch it when it was on NBC. My dad did not like the name of the show and he thought it was all about sex. Finally, I convinced him that it wasn't, so he watched it. It was the one with Natalie's "bad reputation." I was of course still not allowed to watch it. I kept trying to watch it on the upstairs tv so my dad wouldn't know. Then, finally around season 6 he found out our minister let his kids watch it, so he figured it wasn't that bad. I watched all of the last seasons without having to be so sneaky. Believe it or not, my dad actually became a big Nancy McKeon fan.

Ags2000 · 02-09-2002, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by Lynn
I watched it all the time during its original run on NBC and loved it, but I didn't give it much thought after that... until I saw it again on N@N. Watching it on N@N brought back all the memories. Now I love it even more.

Ditto for me. I couldn't have said it better myself.

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boechsner · 02-09-2002, 08:09 PM

I saw the later seasons on NBC and then saw it in syndication in the early 90's and then basically forgot about it. Then I caught it again on USA Network a couple of times at my cousin's house (I didn't have cable until late 1997). Then when it came to Nick at Nite I really began to watch it.

See what Nick at Nite needs to do is get those good 70's and 80's shows that are not on anywhere. That way we'll watch them. Family Ties, Three's Company, All in the Family, The Jeffersons and The Cosby Show can all be still be seen on local stations throughout the United States. Now if they began airing, The Hogan Family, Small Wonder, Gimme a Break, Webster, Silver Spoons, 227, Good Times or One Day at a Time the same thing would happen to those shows as did with The Facts of Life. People will discover or in my case re-discover classic TV gems.

MandieR1980 · 02-09-2002, 08:10 PM

I saw FOL when it aired on NBC but I was very young and didn't remember much until I saw it on USA

JDS84 · 02-09-2002, 08:51 PM

I remember watching it on NBC when I was very small but I didn't pay much attention to it. Then I started watching it on Nick-at-Nite. That is when I started to love it very much.

ks · 02-09-2002, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by FactsFan
I used to have to sneak and watch it when it was on NBC. My dad did not like the name of the show and he thought it was all about sex. Finally, I convinced him that it wasn't, so he watched it. It was the one with Natalie's "bad reputation." I was of course still not allowed to watch it. I kept trying to watch it on the upstairs tv so my dad wouldn't know. Then, finally around season 6 he found out our minister let his kids watch it, so he figured it wasn't that bad. I watched all of the last seasons without having to be so sneaky. Believe it or not, my dad actually became a big Nancy McKeon fan.

You are what I would call a 'true lifer!' Risking punishment in order to see FOL! I'm glad your dad finally decided that you could watch it in peace and even better-became a Nancy fan!

As for myself, I began watching it during it's run on N@N. The first episode I saw was of the first season and it was the Flood episode. I didn't enjoy it at all and immediately turned it off, vowing never to watch that dumb, girly show again. A week or so later I saw "New Girl" and fell in love. I related to the four girls immediately and was hooked forever. I've been taping and posting ever since!

ks

ABlairican Pie · 02-09-2002, 09:53 PM

Of course I saw FOL when it was on NBC, and of course The Time Lord is NOT finished with the "Lisa's Time Machine" installments!!!

Jeanie · 02-09-2002, 10:38 PM

I saw it when it was on NBC and actually have the original Facts of Life Down Under Movie from NBC. I wasn't forunate enough to have a VCR back when it first came on. Around 85 I had my first child so I didn't get to watch it like I had up til then. But when it came back on Nick at Nite it brought back a lot of memories. My youngest is the one that actually found it on there. SUre wished I had a VCR back when it first came on I would have all the episodes on tape. lol. But being a teenager myself my mom didn't think a VCR was that important. LOL. I sure do as a mom. lol..

View Poll Results: When did you start watching FOL?
NBC	23	57.50%
USA	3	7.50%
N@N	14	35.00%
TVLand Fandemonium	0	0%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

02-09-2002, 03:28 PM	#1
Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	Who has seen Fol originally on NBC? I was just wondering how many people started watching FOL when it originally aired on NBC? For example, I got started watching it on N@N. I didn't know what this show was, and since I had nothing better to do, I decided to watch the whole ep (It was the first one) Boy, am I glad I didn't change the channel, or else I woulnd't be here! Anyone else got hooked when it aired on USA or N@N?

02-09-2002, 04:30 PM	#3
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	I didn't see it on NBC
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02-09-2002, 05:47 PM	#5
vienna waits avatars are stupid. Forum Superstar Join Date: May 18, 2001 Location: Ravenclaw Common Room Posts: 29,859	I first started watching in 1997 on USA then I started watching again once it came to Nick at Nite. I have seen two episodes on NBC but its a tape so I didnt see it in the 80s or anything.
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02-09-2002, 06:11 PM	#7
Mr. Shy Guy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 7,871	I first saw it on N@N. I saw a commerical of it and I thought to myself that here come N@N with another dumb show. Boy was I wrong!
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02-09-2002, 03:46 PM	#2
angel676 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2000 Location: Mansfield, Ohio Posts: 2,482	I started watching FOL when it was originally aired on NBC. Then I started watching it again when it came to USA and then to N@N.

02-09-2002, 04:54 PM	#4
jamier42 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 09, 2000 Posts: 1,263	I have seen it on NBC then Nick at Nite and then TVLandFandamoniam.

02-09-2002, 05:48 PM	#6
Lynn Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 07, 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 744	I watched it all the time during its original run on NBC and loved it, but I didn't give it much thought after that... until I saw it again on N@N. Watching it on N@N brought back all the memories. Now I love it even more.

02-09-2002, 06:57 PM	#8
ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	I used to have to sneak and watch it when it was on NBC. My dad did not like the name of the show and he thought it was all about sex. Finally, I convinced him that it wasn't, so he watched it. It was the one with Natalie's "bad reputation." I was of course still not allowed to watch it. I kept trying to watch it on the upstairs tv so my dad wouldn't know. Then, finally around season 6 he found out our minister let his kids watch it, so he figured it wasn't that bad. I watched all of the last seasons without having to be so sneaky. Believe it or not, my dad actually became a big Nancy McKeon fan.

02-09-2002, 08:09 PM	#10
boechsner Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 2,212	I saw the later seasons on NBC and then saw it in syndication in the early 90's and then basically forgot about it. Then I caught it again on USA Network a couple of times at my cousin's house (I didn't have cable until late 1997). Then when it came to Nick at Nite I really began to watch it. See what Nick at Nite needs to do is get those good 70's and 80's shows that are not on anywhere. That way we'll watch them. Family Ties, Three's Company, All in the Family, The Jeffersons and The Cosby Show can all be still be seen on local stations throughout the United States. Now if they began airing, The Hogan Family, Small Wonder, Gimme a Break, Webster, Silver Spoons, 227, Good Times or One Day at a Time the same thing would happen to those shows as did with The Facts of Life. People will discover or in my case re-discover classic TV gems.

02-09-2002, 08:10 PM	#11
MandieR1980 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2001 Location: East Taunton, Massachusetts Posts: 2,635	NBC I saw FOL when it aired on NBC but I was very young and didn't remember much until I saw it on USA
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02-09-2002, 08:51 PM	#12
JDS84 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 11, 2001 Location: My Old Kentucky Home Posts: 3,377	I remember watching it on NBC when I was very small but I didn't pay much attention to it. Then I started watching it on Nick-at-Nite. That is when I started to love it very much.
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02-09-2002, 09:53 PM	#14
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	FOL on NBC Of course I saw FOL when it was on NBC, and of course The Time Lord is NOT finished with the "Lisa's Time Machine" installments!!!

02-09-2002, 10:38 PM	#15
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