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'80sSitcoms · 03-06-2019, 12:01 AM

We've seen several of Mrs. Garrett's family over the years. Who's your favorite relative of hers?

RetroGuy2000 · 03-06-2019, 12:09 AM

Ooh, good question!

NOT Alex. He's so self-centered in the only episode in which he's seen.

NOT Mr. Garrett. Same.

Not Beverly Ann, although I don't dislike her.

Not Bruce Gaines, who took our Mrs. G away.

So I'll say Raymond, who really showed how much he loved his mom, with the big restaurant gesture.

I can't think of any other relatives off the top of my head.

'80sSitcoms · 03-06-2019, 12:43 AM

You like to be hard on some characters, lol. Don't forget that Alex was glad to see his mother want him to grow up, and he had changes happening in his life, so it was a good ending.

Oh yeah, I didn't count Bruce because he wasn't already a relative of hers. He just suddenly married her in the season 8 premiere and then the "Gaines-Garretts" were gone.

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I can't think of any other relatives off the top of my head.

Of course you can't. I listed them all.

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Lorimar Television · 03-06-2019, 12:49 AM

Hmmm I agree with your reasoning for Mr G and Alex, but Raymond, while generous giving her a shop, wasn’t the best husband to his wife. Sure she was a nag but he was also real stubborn. I’m gonna say Beverly Ann, she’s endearing and she even adopted Andy

RetroGuy2000 · 03-06-2019, 12:51 AM

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You like to be hard on some characters, lol. Don't forget that Alex was glad to see his mother want him to grow up, and he had changes happening in his life, so it was a good ending.

I didn't forget the ending, but I hated to see Mrs. Garrett used like that. The apple didn't fall far from the tree, with that boy....

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Oh yeah, I didn't count Bruce because he wasn't already a relative of hers. He just suddenly married her in the season 8 premiere and then the "Gaines-Garretts" were gone.

Bruce was related to Mrs. G in the same way that Robert was: they were married. In fact, since Robert is legally her ex, I think the argument could be made that Bruce counts as more of a relative than an ex-relative.

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Of course you can't. I listed them all.

(I wouldn't post an incomplete poll

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RetroGuy2000 · 03-06-2019, 12:54 AM

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Hmmm I agree with your reasoning for Mr G and Alex, but Raymond, while generous giving her a shop, wasn’t the best husband to his wife. Sure she was a nag but he was also real stubborn.

They both had their flaws, but when the chips were down, Raymond proved how much he loved his mom.

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I’m gonna say Beverly Ann, she’s endearing and she even adopted Andy

Not a horrible choice. At least you didn't choose Robert or Alex!

Lorimar Television · 03-06-2019, 12:59 AM

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They both had their flaws, but when the chips were down, Raymond proved how much he loved his mom.

Not a horrible choice. At least you didn't choose Robert or Alex!

No lol who would chose the guy that got Tootie, Natalie, Cindy, Molly, and Nancy into gambling or the guy lying about his life?

'80sSitcoms · 03-06-2019, 01:04 AM

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I didn't forget the ending, but I hated to see Mrs. Garrett used like that. The apple didn't fall far from the tree, with that boy....

Yes it did. He learned lessons his father didn't.

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Bruce was related to Mrs. G in the same way that Robert was: they were married. In fact, since Robert is legally her ex, I think the argument could be made that Bruce counts as more of a relative than an ex-relative.

Mr. Garrett was the father of Mrs. Garrett's children, so that keeps him as a part of her life. Their DNA had been inside each other for years in "various ways". We don't even know if Mrs. Garrett ever went to bed with Bruce before they got married, lol.

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Not a horrible choice. At least you didn't choose Robert or Alex!

Well Alex was a lot better than his father, but even Mr. Garrett was charming.

'80sSitcoms · 03-06-2019, 01:06 AM

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No lol who would chose the guy that got Tootie, Natalie, Cindy, Molly, and Nancy into gambling or the guy lying about his life?

Hey, now! Don't go thinking like Retro!

Lorimar Television · 03-06-2019, 01:09 AM

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Hey, now! Don't go thinking like Retro!

HAHA sometimes he and I think alike, sometimes you and I do.

'80sSitcoms · 03-06-2019, 01:11 AM

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HAHA sometimes he and I think alike, sometimes you and I do.

That's why you're in the middle of the Big Bird Bedtime Stories bed.

Lorimar Television · 03-06-2019, 01:39 AM

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That's why you're in the middle of the Big Bird Bedtime Stories bed.

Thanks

RetroGuy2000 · 03-08-2019, 01:08 AM

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Yes it did. He learned lessons his father didn't.

...Thanks to Mrs. Garrett. But he had treated her poorly for years. No, I don't forgive him.

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Mr. Garrett was the father of Mrs. Garrett's children, so that keeps him as a part of her life. Their DNA had been inside each other for years in "various ways".

Ew. His DNA wasn't inside her two decades later!

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We don't even know if Mrs. Garrett ever went to bed with Bruce before they got married, lol.

But surely afterwards, right?

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Well Alex was a lot better than his father, but even Mr. Garrett was charming.

Even a snake can be charming...

'80sSitcoms · 03-08-2019, 01:20 AM

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...Thanks to Mrs. Garrett. But he had treated her poorly for years. No, I don't forgive him.

But it wasn't thanks to her, he had already changed his lifestyle but just didn't know how to tell her. When she tells him she's cutting him off, he says, "Thank God". I like that.

I'm kind of sad that some fans are so nonplussed by so many of the relatives on the show. I enjoy seeing most of them as peripheral characters, and it warms my "Facts"-lovin' heart when the girls and Mrs. Garrett are always so happy to see them. As a little boy, those were always joyful family-visit moments on the show.

Lorimar Television · 03-08-2019, 02:06 AM

Aww sorry Eights. It just seems a lot of the family storylines are meant to create conflict for the girls. Tooties dad taking her out of school, Natalie’s dad cheating on her mom, etc.

View Poll Results: Who's your favorite relative of Mrs. Garrett's?
Robert, her ex-husband ("The Return of Mr. Garrett")	0	0%
Alex, her bachelor son ("Free Spirit")	0	0%
Raymond, her married son ("Brave New World"/"Joint Custody")	2	40.00%
Doris, her daughter-in-law ("Joint Custody")	0	0%
Beverly Ann, her sister (seasons 8, 9)	3	60.00%
I like them all about the same	0	0%
I don't really care for any of them	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll

03-06-2019, 12:01 AM	#1
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RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Ooh, good question! NOT Alex. He's so self-centered in the only episode in which he's seen. NOT Mr. Garrett. Same. Not Beverly Ann, although I don't dislike her. Not Bruce Gaines, who took our Mrs. G away. So I'll say Raymond, who really showed how much he loved his mom, with the big restaurant gesture. I can't think of any other relatives off the top of my head.
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Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	Hmmm I agree with your reasoning for Mr G and Alex, but Raymond, while generous giving her a shop, wasn’t the best husband to his wife. Sure she was a nag but he was also real stubborn. I’m gonna say Beverly Ann, she’s endearing and she even adopted Andy
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03-08-2019, 02:06 AM	#15
Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	Aww sorry Eights. It just seems a lot of the family storylines are meant to create conflict for the girls. Tooties dad taking her out of school, Natalie’s dad cheating on her mom, etc.