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Mace Dolex · 12-08-2014, 05:17 AM

I know there are many kids that are real bright at a young age and on TV shows you have at least one child actor who's written as a know-it-all.

But that's not the case with Arnold, he was never supposed to be written as a kid with good grades or a high IQ so why does he mention F. Lee Bailey in the drug episode with Nancy Reagan? What kid at that age even knows who he is anyway? Sometimes the writers were just plain ignorant when it came to knowing how to write dialogue for kids.

For the record I googled who F. Lee Bailey was and he's an attorney, I guess he mustve been a big deal back in the 80's but for the most part I think he's best remembered as one of O.J.Simpson's "Dream Team" laywers.

tlc38tlc38 · 12-08-2014, 12:14 PM

I always thought of Arnold as a little person, not a child.

Mace Dolex · 12-08-2014, 01:36 PM

I just find it odd that F. Lee Bailey's name would make the rounds at school playgrounds and yet Arnold seemed totally confused only a few episodes earlier when he didn't know why Drummond's tax lady friend spent the night over.

12-08-2014, 05:17 AM	#1
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	Arnold not behaving like a normal kid sometimes I know there are many kids that are real bright at a young age and on TV shows you have at least one child actor who's written as a know-it-all. But that's not the case with Arnold, he was never supposed to be written as a kid with good grades or a high IQ so why does he mention F. Lee Bailey in the drug episode with Nancy Reagan? What kid at that age even knows who he is anyway? Sometimes the writers were just plain ignorant when it came to knowing how to write dialogue for kids. For the record I googled who F. Lee Bailey was and he's an attorney, I guess he mustve been a big deal back in the 80's but for the most part I think he's best remembered as one of O.J.Simpson's "Dream Team" laywers.

12-08-2014, 12:14 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,264	I always thought of Arnold as a little person, not a child.
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12-08-2014, 01:36 PM	#3
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	I just find it odd that F. Lee Bailey's name would make the rounds at school playgrounds and yet Arnold seemed totally confused only a few episodes earlier when he didn't know why Drummond's tax lady friend spent the night over.