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TMC · 01-09-2018, 05:56 AM

My immediate first thought would be that it's a place where the '80s walked in and puked all over the place (with all of bright pastels), to put things kindly. I'm guessing that it was meant to be what a fictionalized version of Spencer's Gifts would look like circa 1985.

Heidi Dawn · 01-09-2018, 02:31 PM

I was 6 years old when the 'Over Our Heads' era episodes originally aired. It looked like a fun place, not that there was anything wrong with the 'Edna's Edibles' era.

'80sSitcoms · 01-09-2018, 06:54 PM

It did look "fun", but it just wasn't Peekskill.

kadeliah · 01-20-2018, 09:28 AM

I always liked that silly super bright neon 80s plastic crap. I still do. Those hairstyles tho...

Impressions · 01-21-2018, 10:53 PM

I personally loved the "'80s-fication" of the show. But honestly, I didn't expect the store to be open that long since a lot of it was junk, it was basically a Hallmark store meets Spencer Gifts.

ThomasE · 01-25-2018, 05:46 PM

It looked like a fun place. I would have had a good time there. It sure would have stuck out like a sore thumb in Peekskill, though. I've driven through Peekskill! LOL.

Smartboy · 01-25-2018, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

It looked like a fun place. I would have had a good time there. It sure would have stuck out like a sore thumb in Peekskill, though. I've driven through Peekskill! LOL.

What about Peekskill would not lend itself to a store that this?

'80sSitcoms · 01-26-2018, 04:23 PM

Peekskill just definitely had the feeling that it was not "hip" or "with the times", lol. Edna's Edibles felt naturally "Peekskill" to me; Over Our Heads most certainly did not, lol.

TV Guy · 01-27-2018, 08:52 AM

The whole thing just seems out of touch with reality. Just a few years earlier, Edna was complaining about getting a raise at Eastland and worrying about eating dog food, because her previous employer had lost her pension.

Now, she only owns a piece of this business, which surely doesn’t generate that much money, and she’s going to school. What about her money problems?

And who is actually running this store? Four of the five owners are going to school full time?

The burning down of Edna’s Edibles gave them stories for a few episodes, but after that, they didn’t really do much with it. And once Beverly Ann came in, we hardly ever saw the store anymore, and they actually did a story in season 9 where they closed it.

'80sSitcoms · 01-27-2018, 09:25 AM

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The burning down of Edna’s Edibles gave them stories for a few episodes, but after that, they didn’t really do much with it. And once Beverly Ann came in, we hardly ever saw the store anymore, and they actually did a story in season 9 where they closed it.

Agreed...and it's kind of funny they did an episode about closing the store because by that point it was like, "Huh? What store?...oh, that!" lol...for such a long stretch we didn't see any of the store at all except in the opening titles!

Christopher · 02-07-2018, 09:52 AM

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And once Beverly Ann came in, we hardly ever saw the store anymore, and they actually did a story in season 9 where they closed it.

The store was there in almost every episode of season 8 when Beverly Ann came in. They didn't phase the store out until season 9 when the girls started to take off with their own lives. Jo and Blair worked at the shelter. Tootie was engaged. Natalie was going through school and her relationship with Snake. The store wasn't ever able to take present in the series after that. Even Beverly Ann was getting phased out in season 9 to where her character had no meaning anymore. The writers of season 9 did not do the show justice like they did the first 8 years.

RoryGilmore · 02-08-2018, 04:28 PM

Over Our Heads never fit right, it needed to be in a tourist trap town

Johnny be good! · 03-20-2018, 01:18 PM

Edna and the girls didn’t care about fitting in. And of course it looks like the 80’s puked, because it WAS the 80’s. It was nice place.

RoryGilmore · 03-21-2018, 02:03 AM

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Edna and the girls didn’t care about fitting in. And of course it looks like the 80’s puked, because it WAS the 80’s. It was nice place.

I actually have to disagree with the beginning of your comment. Blair cared very much about fitting in and it was never said that any of the girls were social outcasts.

visaman666 · 03-21-2018, 07:55 AM

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The whole thing just seems out of touch with reality. Just a few years earlier, Edna was complaining about getting a raise at Eastland and worrying about eating dog food, because her previous employer had lost her pension.

Mr. Drummond was her previous employer.

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01-09-2018, 06:54 PM	#3
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	It did look "fun", but it just wasn't Peekskill.

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kadeliah silent dreamer Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2003 Location: maryland Posts: 197	I always liked that silly super bright neon 80s plastic crap. I still do. Those hairstyles tho...

01-21-2018, 10:53 PM	#5
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	I personally loved the "'80s-fication" of the show. But honestly, I didn't expect the store to be open that long since a lot of it was junk, it was basically a Hallmark store meets Spencer Gifts.

01-26-2018, 04:23 PM	#8
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Peekskill just definitely had the feeling that it was not "hip" or "with the times", lol. Edna's Edibles felt naturally "Peekskill" to me; Over Our Heads most certainly did not, lol.

01-27-2018, 08:52 AM	#9
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	The whole thing just seems out of touch with reality. Just a few years earlier, Edna was complaining about getting a raise at Eastland and worrying about eating dog food, because her previous employer had lost her pension. Now, she only owns a piece of this business, which surely doesn’t generate that much money, and she’s going to school. What about her money problems? And who is actually running this store? Four of the five owners are going to school full time? The burning down of Edna’s Edibles gave them stories for a few episodes, but after that, they didn’t really do much with it. And once Beverly Ann came in, we hardly ever saw the store anymore, and they actually did a story in season 9 where they closed it.