Lisa Whelchel hosts a new series! "Collector's Call"

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Whoa! Did you guys know about this?? I saw this when I accidentally clicked on the Sitcoms Online blog link instead of the message boards link. Check it out!


MeTV Gets Original Series Starring Lisa Whelchel





MeTV is proudly presenting its first original TV series, Collector's Call, premiering Sunday, April 7, at 10PM|9C. Hosted by Lisa Whelchel (Blair on The Facts of Life), the 13-episode unscripted series will introduce you to some of the biggest collectors of pop culture memorabilia in the country. These fans have amassed astonishing collections, covering everything from Winnie the Pooh to The Wizard of Oz, Coca-Cola paraphernalia to comic books… and so much more! While touring these extensive collections and learning about the collector’s fascination with their chosen items, Whelchel enlists the help of professional appraisers and experts to put an estimated value on each collection's worth.




On Collector's Call, you'll find out the worth of everything from first-edition Harry Potter books with personal notes from JK Rowling to the original telephone used on The Dick Van Dyke Show -- not to mention locks of Abraham Lincoln's hair. Along the way, we discover collections featured in the Guinness Book of Records, alongside others valued in the millions of dollars. With the values established, the experts will try to tempt the collectors with a trade, offering a coveted item that would be the perfect addition to their collections. The collectors must then make an agonizing choice and decide how sentimental they are about their existing pieces…or how much they’re willing to give up for a new addition to the collection. Will they make a trade? It's the Collector's Call!

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I LOVE how they imprinted her famous "Facts" credit in her photo!

[Lorimar Television]

Very cool! Glad to see her get a show

[RetroGuy2000]

I'm glad to see she's back on TV! And, you know, she hardly looks much older than she did 40 freaking years ago!

You go, Lisa!

[RetroGuy2000]

It all starts April 7, at 10pm, but before the premiere Lisa will host a special three-hour MeTV television event to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Facts of Life with Lisa’s five favorite episodes and her personal stories after starring in the series.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I'm glad to see she's back on TV! And, you know, she hardly looks much older than she did 40 freaking years ago!

You go, Lisa!

Haha, yup! It's like I said on January 22nd!


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['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

It all starts April 7, at 10pm, but before the premiere Lisa will host a special three-hour MeTV television event to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Facts of Life with Lisa’s five favorite episodes and her personal stories after starring in the series.

SO cool! Set your DVRs, guys!!

We be all like:

Only, I wish I could change "and her personal stories after starring in the series" to "and her personal stories WHILE starring in the series"!

And maybe one day we'll see Retro on there with his collection of "Facts of Life" scripts or me on there with all my Muppet memorabilia!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Haha, yup! It's like I said on January 22nd!


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You both were right!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

SO cool! Set your DVRs, guys!!

We be all like:

Only, I wish I could change "and her personal stories after starring in the series" to "and her personal stories WHILE starring in the series"!

And maybe one day we'll see Retro on there with his collection of "Facts of Life" scripts or me on there with all my Muppet memorabilia!

Or Lorimar, with his... eh... I'm guessing Judy Winslow lunchboxes? Lorimar, what do you collect?

I'd be honored to appear on this show, displaying the scripts.

But I suspect Julie Pie has more FOL scripts than me, as I saw on one TV show that she has an entire trunk of memorabilia from those years, so I hope she goes on the show (she's more photogenic than me, anyway), and they can reminisce about FOL and the NMMC, and whatever else. They can discuss things we never knew. Then Lisa could interview some huge Molly Ringwald collector, and Molly makes a surprise visit... I'm getting carried away, but I see the possibilities there.

'80s, how much Muppet memorabilia do you have?

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Or Lorimar, with his... eh... I'm guessing Judy Winslow lunchboxes? Lorimar, what do you collect?

Haha, I almost said "or Lorimar with his Jaimee* Foxworth memorabilia", but he had me scared to spell it wrong.

*(that may or may not be spelled right! )

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

But I suspect Julie Pie has more FOL scripts than me, as I saw on one TV show that she has an entire trunk of memorabilia from those years

She WHAT? She needs to go on this show! Maybe she has a globe!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

They can discuss things we never knew. Then Lisa could interview some huge Molly Ringwald collector, and Molly makes a surprise visit... I'm getting carried away, but I see the possibilities there.

No no, this is the kind of carried away I like!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

'80s, how much Muppet memorabilia do you have?

A couple of bookcase shelves of "Fraggle Rock", a whole bookcase of "The Muppet Show", a DVD tower of Muppet productions, and over 3 bookcases of "Sesame Street" 1969 - 1989*.

*(I'm only interested in collecting "classic" SS, Jim Henson's era. So that's the first 20 years of the show---SS turns 50 this year. Lord, it's a good thing I don't try to collect from all 50 years!! lol)

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Haha, I almost said "or Lorimar with his Jaimee* Foxworth memorabilia", but he had me scared to spell it wrong.

*(that may or may not be spelled right! )

It's spelled right.

I'm kinda scared to ask what "Jaimee Foxworth memorabilia" would include, considering her career post-Family Matters. That's why I stuck with "Judy Winslow lunchboxes".

She WHAT? She needs to go on this show! Maybe she has a globe!

Haha! Yeah, one of the TV station interviews shows her opening a trunk full of memorabilia in what must be the Piekarski-Probst basement. They cut the scene too quickly for viewers to see very much, but I suspect the trunk is full of FOL and NMMC scripts, scrapbooks from that era, each of Sue Ann's sweaters, a few pairs of Tootie's roller skates, Blair mirrors, Cindy jump ropes, Nancy phones, Molly guitars, Natalie magic markers, and a taxidermied Leon!

The Eastland Globe Collection, I'll wager, is kept in the east wing of the Piekarski-Probst Manor.

No no, this is the kind of carried away I like!

Oh, good!

A couple of bookcase shelves of "Fraggle Rock", a whole bookcase of "The Muppet Show", a DVD tower of Muppet productions, and over 3 bookcases of "Sesame Street" 1969 - 1989*.

*(I'm only interested in collecting "classic" SS, Jim Henson's era. So that's the first 20 years of the show---SS turns 50 this year. Lord, it's a good thing I don't try to collect from all 50 years!! lol)

Wow! That sounds very impressive! (Also, I adored The Muppet Show as a kid).

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

It's spelled right.

I'm kinda scared to ask what "Jaimee Foxworth memorabilia" would include, considering her career post-Family Matters. That's why I stuck with "Judy Winslow lunchboxes".

I don’t have any Jaimee memorabilia sadly. Just the first four seasons of Family Matters on DVD. I do have a Brady Bunch lunch box though.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

It's spelled right.

*phew!* I'd hate to see that angry Lorsie face again! Once is enough!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I'm kinda scared to ask what "Jaimee Foxworth memorabilia" would include, considering her career post-Family Matters. That's why I stuck with "Judy Winslow lunchboxes".

Oh! I forgot that I guess she became a "bad girl"? lol

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

aha! Yeah, one of the TV station interviews shows her opening a trunk full of memorabilia in what must be the Piekarski-Probst basement. They cut the scene too quickly for viewers to see very much, but I suspect the trunk is full of FOL and NMMC scripts, scrapbooks from that era, each of Sue Ann's sweaters, a few pairs of Tootie's roller skates, Blair mirrors, Cindy jump ropes, Nancy phones, Molly guitars, Natalie magic markers, and a taxidermied Leon!

Haha, and very cool!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

The Eastland Globe Collection, I'll wager, is kept in the east wing of the Piekarski-Probst Manor.

Ahhhhhh,hahahahaha!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Wow! That sounds very impressive! (Also, I adored The Muppet Show as a kid).

Thanks Then you've got, how much '80s stuff does '80s have? lol...well, there are my collections of Care Bears, Care Bear Cousins, Glo Friends, The Wuzzles, The Get Along Gang, Rainbow Brite, Mr. Men & Little Miss, My Little Pony, ThunderCats, He-Man, She-Ra, Popples, Pound Puppies, Star Wars---and that's all in my bedroom! You know that time machine you wanna take back to the golden era of Eastland? Yeah, my bedroom is a time machine to the '80s.

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Haha, I almost said "or Lorimar with his Jaimee* Foxworth memorabilia", but he had me scared to spell it wrong.

*(that may or may not be spelled right! )

Haha you did it!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Haha you did it!

haha!


*PHEW!*