Into the Frying Pan

[cfr1970]

Another good episode! I liked seeing how they rebuilt the place from Edna's Edibles to the hideous junk crap shop Over our Heads.

Introduction to George Clooney...UGH!....Even his character is hateful. He gleefully laughs while telling a story how he ripped off a poor woman's burka in the Middle East and got deported. Violating a woman is funny to him?! Wow...What a total ass. And that head tick of his. It's so damn annoying and he does it in every single role he plays. I will have to just tune out of his scenes from now on. I just can't watch him and don't see his appeal at all.

I also don't get why all the girls suddenly felt so close to this guy...almost like he was somehow their responsibility? It was so weird and made no sense. Jo was the only smart one about it until she got possessed herself and went to fetch him back to the store. UGH. It was all too contrived and his presence is just not needed here. Andy is enough.

I felt so bad for Natalie having to cash in her plane ticket to Europe! I wanted her to go and have that adventure she so badly wanted and shame on Tootie for shooting it down just because she didn't want her to leave Peekskill. That's selfish! Boo Tootie!

She redeemed herself when she got the rest of them to participate in the final nail hitting. LOL at Blair earlier hitting the nail so daintily with the hammer!...I like that they took turns taking a hit at it as a symbolic gesture of them all being partners. (George isn't a partner and had no business hitting it..and of course he breaks it which is good symbolism of him right there. )

A really good episode so that makes 2 for 2 in season 7 so far!!

[TV Guy]

I liked the remodel of their living quarters.

The show is very different in tone at this point, and is going more purely for laughs. Linda Marsh and Margie Peters, the producers who were responsible for the show’s issue-oriented approach to comedy, dropped to creative consultants in the middle of season 6 and are gone starting with season 7 (they went off to produce Valerie Harper’s new sitcom).

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by TV Guy

I liked the remodel of their living quarters.

The show is very different in tone at this point, and is going more purely for laughs. Linda Marsh and Margie Peters, the producers who were responsible for the show’s issue-oriented approach to comedy, dropped to creative consultants in the middle of season 6 and are gone starting with season 7 (they went off to produce Valerie Harper’s new sitcom).

I do like the blue of the new living room. I thought i'd miss the green but it's a nice update. I'm glad they tossed the cow picture though.

So gone are serious subjects for the remaining seasons?

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Another good episode! I liked seeing how they rebuilt the place from Edna's Edibles to the hideous junk crap shop Over our Heads.

Introduction to George Clooney...UGH!....Even his character is hateful. He gleefully laughs while telling a story how he ripped off a poor woman's burka in the Middle East and got deported. Violating a woman is funny to him?! Wow...What a total ass. And that head tick of his. It's so damn annoying and he does it in every single role he plays. I will have to just tune out of his scenes from now on. I just can't watch him and don't see his appeal at all.

I also don't get why all the girls suddenly felt so close to this guy...almost like he was somehow their responsibility? It was so weird and made no sense. Jo was the only smart one about it until she got possessed herself and went to fetch him back to the store. UGH. It was all too contrived and his presence is just not needed here. Andy is enough.

I felt so bad for Natalie having to cash in her plane ticket to Europe! I wanted her to go and have that adventure she so badly wanted and shame on Tootie for shooting it down just because she didn't want her to leave Peekskill. That's selfish! Boo Tootie!

She redeemed herself when she got the rest of them to participate in the final nail hitting. LOL at Blair earlier hitting the nail so daintily with the hammer!...I like that they took turns taking a hit at it as a symbolic gesture of them all being partners. (George isn't a partner and had no business hitting it..and of course he breaks it which is good symbolism of him right there. )

A really good episode so that makes 2 for 2 in season 7 so far!!

That was 1986. Things were as politically correct then. That won't fly now a days.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

That was 1986. Things were as politically correct then. That won't fly now a days.

I don't think that would've flown back then if he said that in front of Molly. From what i've heard about that character, she probably would've slapped him.

It made me cringe seeing the 4 girls laugh with him about that. It's actually fascinating to see what we thought was considered funny just 35 years ago.

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I don't think that would've flown back then if he said that in front of Molly. From what i've heard about that character, she probably would've slapped him.

It made me cringe seeing the 4 girls laugh with him about that. It's actually fascinating to see what we thought was considered funny just 35 years ago.

Molly Ringwald the actress would have slapped him too. The worlds of Molly Ringwald and Molly Parker blend together a lot.

[valentina warner]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

Another good episode! I liked seeing how they rebuilt the place from Edna's Edibles to the hideous junk crap shop Over our Heads.

Introduction to George Clooney...UGH!....Even his character is hateful. He gleefully laughs while telling a story how he ripped off a poor woman's burka in the Middle East and got deported. Violating a woman is funny to him?! Wow...What a total ass. And that head tick of his. It's so damn annoying and he does it in every single role he plays. I will have to just tune out of his scenes from now on. I just can't watch him and don't see his appeal at all.

I also don't get why all the girls suddenly felt so close to this guy...almost like he was somehow their responsibility? It was so weird and made no sense. Jo was the only smart one about it until she got possessed herself and went to fetch him back to the store. UGH. It was all too contrived and his presence is just not needed here. Andy is enough.

I felt so bad for Natalie having to cash in her plane ticket to Europe! I wanted her to go and have that adventure she so badly wanted and shame on Tootie for shooting it down just because she didn't want her to leave Peekskill. That's selfish! Boo Tootie!

She redeemed herself when she got the rest of them to participate in the final nail hitting. LOL at Blair earlier hitting the nail so daintily with the hammer!...I like that they took turns taking a hit at it as a symbolic gesture of them all being partners. (George isn't a partner and had no business hitting it..and of course he breaks it which is good symbolism of him right there. )

A really good episode so that makes 2 for 2 in season 7 so far!!

Ha ha ha i remember liking this episode too, and the scene with BLAIR hitting the hammer so delicately was hilarious!

As for GEORGE: i found him so goofy i had to laugh! He had the 'puppy' look on his face, and the girls just fell for it! (even MRS G lol)

And yes, i remember now how NAT had to give her ticket away to keep 'Over our head' on business: very sad.... (i guess the writers wanted to keep her)

Keep up with the good work cfr1970!

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I felt so bad for Natalie having to cash in her plane ticket to Europe! I wanted her to go and have that adventure she so badly wanted and shame on Tootie for shooting it down just because she didn't want her to leave Peekskill. That's selfish! Boo Tootie!

Yeah, but, just think of it as "payback" for Natalie taking all of Tootie's money and investing it in Jo's pizza business that fell flatter than a 20-inch thick crust onto a kitchen floor.

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Yeah, but, just think of it as "payback" for Natalie taking all of Tootie's money and investing it in Jo's pizza business that fell flatter than a 20-inch thick crust onto a kitchen floor.

True. Natalie was kind of evil to do that with Tootie's money so we can just say it was her karma. I still felt badly she didn't get to do her trip though. She was so excited about it.

['80sSitcoms]

I actually feel worse for Tootie in the pizza show because it was all done behind her back! lol

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I actually feel worse for Tootie in the pizza show because it was all done behind her back! lol

It actually showed what a strong bond the two share with each other because stealing money like that could totally ruin weaker friendships. And what's ironic is how they almost broke up their friendship over Tootie leaving her books on Natalie's bed....but not something 10X worse like this!

['80sSitcoms]

Well, when you're 14/16, I guess books on the bed is 10x worse!

[cfr1970]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Well, when you're 14/16, I guess books on the bed is 10x worse!

They didn't talk for DAYS over it lol. It was so not adequate.

[valentina warner]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Well, when you're 14/16, I guess books on the bed is 10x worse!

On the episode 'The 4 musketeers', TOOTIE was only 13 (remember they still called her 'kid'), NAT was 14 and BLAIR/JO were 17.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

On the episode 'The 4 musketeers', TOOTIE was only 13 (remember they still called her 'kid'), NAT was 14 and BLAIR/JO were 17.

Nat was 15.