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TVFactFan · 06-25-2016, 04:34 PM

Wondering why the mom was not seen in the two episodes that featured the Housekeeper in season 4?

Mr. Television · 06-25-2016, 04:38 PM

That was about the time that Meredith Baxter was pregnant. She missed a few episodes that season.

Marvo301 · 06-25-2016, 04:44 PM

Meredith Baxter was pregnant with twins at that point in time and needed to take some time off. They actually wrote the pregnancy into the show althought Steven and Elyse only had one baby. (Andrew)

TVFactFan · 06-25-2016, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Meredith Baxter was pregnant with twins at that point in time and needed to take some time off. They actually wrote the pregnancy into the show althought Steven and Elyse only had one baby. (Andrew)

Makes sense because I think the ep I watched on Thurs night she was pregnant

Family Ties Forever! · 06-25-2016, 06:15 PM

Yes, in 1984 during the first half of Season 3 Meredith Baxter Birney was pregnant in real life with twins. There are a handful of episodes she's not in. Also, a few she is only in for a minute or two, example, "Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only The Messenger." She's only in the very beginning of that episode.

BigManMike · 06-25-2016, 06:33 PM

Yeah. It was in Season 3 she was pregnant in real life so she missed seven episodes in that season. They kind of scattered her absences so they wouldn't be all together at once. I've been watching my DVDs and I started at the beginning in April and I just finished Season 4 last week. I'm taking a break for the summer to do other things and see the political conventions and the olympics. I plan to pick up with Season 5 in late August.

Coffeecup · 06-28-2016, 05:31 PM

Wow its hard to think, the twins she had are age 31 today. I wonder what they are doing.

06-25-2016, 04:34 PM	#1
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	Meredith Baxter was pregnant with twins at that point in time and needed to take some time off. They actually wrote the pregnancy into the show althought Steven and Elyse only had one baby. (Andrew)
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Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,214	Yes, in 1984 during the first half of Season 3 Meredith Baxter Birney was pregnant in real life with twins. There are a handful of episodes she's not in. Also, a few she is only in for a minute or two, example, "Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only The Messenger." She's only in the very beginning of that episode.
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06-25-2016, 06:33 PM	#6
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	Yeah. It was in Season 3 she was pregnant in real life so she missed seven episodes in that season. They kind of scattered her absences so they wouldn't be all together at once. I've been watching my DVDs and I started at the beginning in April and I just finished Season 4 last week. I'm taking a break for the summer to do other things and see the political conventions and the olympics. I plan to pick up with Season 5 in late August.

06-28-2016, 05:31 PM	#7
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Wow its hard to think, the twins she had are age 31 today. I wonder what they are doing.