The Seasons 2-4 Props/Sets/Decor Discussion Thread

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Well I had thought we'd have a nice interesting thread on props/sets/decor, but seeing as season 1 extended out to 8 pages (as of this writing, lol), I thought I'd start a new one for the cafeteria years.

This thread will, for the most part, being going chronologically through seasons 2 - 4, starting with the first episode in the cafeteria, and ending with Blair and Jo's graduation.

First off, a look at some of the first views of the cafeteria and the lounge.

A few things of note:

1) Girls! lol...could these be a couple of the girls in the back row of Mrs. Garrett's Sex Education class? A possibility. Also with this first look at the cafeteria, I love those architectural arches; they help give such a "feel" to the room. Also, I wonder if Cindy Webster donated any of her trophies to the trophy case?

2) The cafeteria windows - I forgot there were side windows! I love seeing all the greenery of the outdoor trees through those windows. I also love that their are plants in them, too (on the sill, and even hanging)

3) The "side path" so to speak, lol...instead of going through the kitchen door, taking that path that juts out behind/around the kitchen, which also leads to the basement; I love that there are windows back there too! I'm also curious what that brown thing is hanging on the wall, lol (you'll also note there is some sort of table back in that area, as well) - I have always loved this unique architectural touch, and I love that the characters use it so often!

4) They have a Ouija board in the lounge! Not sure if it's the same one as in season 1's 4th show, but it's neat they have that there even if it's "unintended continuity", lol.

5) Among the games I thought at first one was "Operation", but it's "Concentration" as you can see in the 2nd lounge pic (and come to think of it looks nothing like "Operation", lol)

6) And, of course, expelled former Eastland student and Linda Ronstadt look-alike Tumpy Barksdale's stereo!

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And the warm, cozy, safe, lovely room of Mrs. Edna Garrett :-) And I love that the architecture of the cafeteria arches carries upstairs into the arches of the upstairs room windows too.

And guess what? She has a couple of refugees from season 1 in her room!

First you will notice the wall-mounted corner shelf for knick-knacks between her bedroom door and closet door---which was between her bedroom door and her closet in season 1---and she took part of the pink hanging discs decoration which adorned her windows in season 1 (the girls got the white version).

I was also excited that maybe her lamp was from the girls' room in season 1, but I checked the gambling scene (where I remembered seeing it vividly in a close-up of Tootie), and is eerily similar, yet still different.

Also of note: you'll see by the peeks in the hallway there is a chair at the end of the hall, and a shorter shelving unit/table by Mrs. Garrett's door in the hallway.

The homey browns, the reassuring green plants, the cozy knick-knacks...how could you not love this room?

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Here's a look at the deep pink hanging discs from seasons 1 to 2, and the very similar-yet-just-different-enough lamps (oh, how I wish it had been the same one! lol).

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And here's a look at her door wall (I never really registered the table there before), and look, she took the cat pillow from the girls from season 1!

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And what's possibly another refugee from season 1---a globe!

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I never noticed before that the Peekskill police station has a portrait of a pistol!

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[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Well I had thought we'd have a nice interesting thread on props/sets/decor, but seeing as season 1 extended out to 8 pages (as of this writing, lol), I thought I'd start a new one for the cafeteria years.

Good idea! I'm drowning in information overload, lol!

I wonder if Cindy Webster donated any of her trophies to the trophy case?

Maybe... But shouldn't Sue Ann's track trophy be there, too, then?

2) The cafeteria windows - I forgot there were side windows! I love seeing all the greenery of the outdoor trees through those windows. I also love that their are plants in them, too (on the sill, and even hanging)

It is the most beautiful set they ever built for this show, and that is saying a LOT.

3) The "side path" so to speak, lol...instead of going through the kitchen door, taking that path that juts out behind/around the kitchen, which also leads to the basement; I love that there are windows back there too! I'm also curious what that brown thing is hanging on the wall, lol (you'll also note there is some sort of table back in that area, as well) - I have always loved this unique architectural touch, and I love that the characters use it so often!

The indoor veranda around the kitchen is indeed a beautiful touch. I think the brown thing hanging on the wall is either a menu board or a wall plaque. I do believe there is one brief scene where we get a fairly close look at the veranda area, so maybe we'll see a better shot sometime during season 2.

4) They have a Ouija board in the lounge! Not sure if it's the same one as in season 1's 4th show, but it's neat they have that there even if it's "unintended continuity", lol.

It could be a different one, but it's the same make and model, so why bother getting a new one? Also, both the Ouija board and the Monopoly game are used in FOL episodes, so it's kinda cool that they're both gathered together in the lounge. The top box appears to be a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle, and the other box, as you observed, is Concentration.

6) And, of course, expelled former Eastland student and Linda Ronstadt look-alike Tumpy Barksdale's stereo!

So many important items gathered together in one place!</geek>

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Good idea! I'm drowning in information overload, lol!

Who knew there'd be so much to go into?? lol

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Maybe... But shouldn't Sue Ann's track trophy be there, too, then?

No, because Eastland didn't get to keep it; not unless she ran the 1980 race and won it, but we can only speculate on what happened with that whole Sue Ann/Cindy/race thing since that part of the story was never told to us.

But it would be nice if a framed "Buddies Forever" were back there---or anywhere! lol

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

And guess what? She has a couple of refugees from season 1 in her room!

First you will notice the wall-mounted corner shelf for knick-knacks between her bedroom door and closet door---which was between her bedroom door and her closet in season 1---

Isn't that a candle holder? Not too different than these ones, I think. But great catch!

and she took part of the pink hanging discs decoration which adorned her windows in season 1 (the girls got the white version).

Another great catch!

I was also excited that maybe her lamp was from the girls' room in season 1, but I checked the gambling scene (where I remembered seeing it vividly in a close-up of Tootie), and is eerily similar, yet still different.

They do look very similar! Maybe the same artisan made them both?

Also of note: you'll see by the peeks in the hallway there is a chair at the end of the hall, and a shorter shelving unit/table by Mrs. Garrett's door in the hallway.

It looks to me like that chair is inside another room, looking through a doorway.

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Isn't that a candle holder? Not too different than these ones, I think. But great catch!

Hmm, I wouldn't think so, I think it's a knick-knack shelf. I'll try to scope out any closer looks if I see any (in either season, lol), but it looks like there are a few things sitting on it.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

They do look very similar! Maybe the same artisan made them both?

They're really nifty! They should be re-released as a vintage Peekskill line of lamps!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

It looks to me like that chair is inside another room, looking through a doorway.

Ah, I can see where you would see that, but it's actually against the wall at the end of the hall, beside the door that's the secret passage to the housemother's fireplace (haha); you'll see in upcoming screenshots, lol.

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

And here's a look at her door wall (I never really registered the table there before), and look, she took the cat pillow from the girls from season 1!

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The cat pillow! Awwww!

The close-ups of the photos are appreciated. Looks like... Gandhi, JFK, Bob Hope(?)... the woman with the clock looks very familiar, but I can't place it.

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Wow, I forgot about the "grand arch" in the cafeteria! I feel like we don't see it that often, but maybe it's shown more than I remembered...

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

The close-ups of the photos are appreciated. Looks like... Gandhi, JFK, Bob Hope(?)... the woman with the clock looks very familiar, but I can't place it.

Is that other woman Eleanor Roosevelt? And while that's not Bob Hope, I can't tell exactly who it is; I wonder if it's a politician from earlier in the century? Possibly, but I don't know.

And the woman with the clock, could that be an author?

You'll also notice a certificate on the wall, perhaps Mrs. Garrett's dietitian certificate? Although, in DS we learn she is also a registered nurse.

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I never noticed before that the Peekskill police station has a portrait of a pistol!

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Bygone times, when even the picture of a gun was all the cops were armed with. Now, they're a paramilitary organization, armed to the teeth!

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And now, our first looks at the girls' room!

Note the highest-ever view we get inside there, when Tootie goes to collapse on her top bunk. Also, a view of the hallway from inside their room.

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