Tomboy's names on sitcoms... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Swimfan85 · 04-06-2002, 06:41 PM

do you ever notice that on sitcoms tomboys names are always like a name that can be both a boy and girls name...i means it not weird....but still in a sense it is...you know...i think the tv people are trying to give you a sense of their "toughness" or w/e

im bored and that was jus an observation i made...here are a couple examples

Jo on FOL
Al on step by step

Notorious · 04-06-2002, 08:03 PM

that's just what they call them. there full names are only ment for girls:

Joanna
Alicia

Swimfan85 · 04-06-2002, 09:06 PM

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Originally posted by sitcomsnow
that's just what they call them. there full names are only ment for girls:

Joanna
Alicia

yah i know...but still the name that went by...could have gone either way... w/e though

Penny Lane · 04-08-2002, 12:52 PM

Though not a sitcom, Kristy McNichol on "Family" was called Buddy. Her real name was Leticia.

Jimbo · 04-08-2002, 07:39 PM

On "Bewitched", Darrin Stevens usually called his wife "Sam", rather than "Samantha".

Freakzilla · 04-09-2002, 01:37 PM

On Who's the Boss?, a lot of times Samantha was called Sam.

04-06-2002, 06:41 PM	#1
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	Tomboy's names on sitcoms... do you ever notice that on sitcoms tomboys names are always like a name that can be both a boy and girls name...i means it not weird....but still in a sense it is...you know...i think the tv people are trying to give you a sense of their "toughness" or w/e im bored and that was jus an observation i made...here are a couple examples Jo on FOL Al on step by step

04-06-2002, 08:03 PM	#2
Notorious Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Sunnydale, CA --- and I actually registered at sitcomsonline July 25th, 2001 Posts: 1,494	that's just what they call them. there full names are only ment for girls: Joanna Alicia
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04-08-2002, 12:52 PM	#4
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,264	Though not a sitcom, Kristy McNichol on "Family" was called Buddy. Her real name was Leticia.
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04-08-2002, 07:39 PM	#5
Jimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2001 Location: United States of America-One Nation UNDER GOD! Posts: 471	On "Bewitched", Darrin Stevens usually called his wife "Sam", rather than "Samantha".

04-09-2002, 01:37 PM	#6
Freakzilla Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2000 Location: Portage, Michigan, United States Posts: 556	On Who's the Boss?, a lot of times Samantha was called Sam.