Episodes where Lisa's Texas twang slips out

[80s Dude]

What are the episodes where Lisa's Texas twang slips out more than once. I notice a couple of episodes where it happened often.

1. Molly's Holiday.
2. Cousin Geri (the first Geri Jewell episode).

[TV Guy]

3. Give and Take. This is the one where Edna loses her pension and has to take a second job. Blair tells her that Mrs. G can retire to her father’s ranch in Texas and no one will even know she’s there. When she’s describing the place, she deliberately speaks with the Texas accent (so maybe this doesn’t count, since it didn’t “slip out”.)

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by TV Guy

3. Give and Take. This is the one where Edna loses her pension and has to take a second job. Blair tells her that Mrs. G can retire to her father’s ranch in Texas and no one will even know she’s there. When she’s describing the place, she deliberately speaks with the Texas accent (so maybe this doesn’t count, since it didn’t “slip out”.)

I am looking at where it slips out. Like when Blair is giving Molly advice on how to deal with her parents divorce or when Blair shows up after Cousin Geri has already been introduced to the other 3 girls and Mrs. G.

[Impressions]

This is an easy one, but definitely the "The Girl's School" in Diff'rent Strokes. She was supposed to be playing a Texan...

['80sSitcoms]

Well, it's helpful if you all can give specific lines where you think you hear it. With "Molly's Holiday" and "Give and Take", I can't think of any examples (and while I know MH quite well, I'd have to re-watch GaT because I don't have that scene of dialogue in my mind's audio memory bank).

For instance, the first time she ever does it is in the first episode, "Rough Housing", when Mrs. Garrett accuses her of being experienced with men. She said she talks a good game, and Blair says, "That's just tawlk!"

I never noticed in "Cousin Geri" until it was discussed before, and it's something she says right as she's greeting Cousin Geri.

Originally Posted by Impressions

This is an easy one, but definitely the "The Girl's School" in Diff'rent Strokes. She was supposed to be playing a Texan...

I don't hear anything other a snobby rich girl. No "Texas" at all.

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Well, it's helpful if you all can give specific lines where you think you hear it. With "Molly's Holiday" and "Give and Take", I can't think of any examples (and while I know MH quite well, I'd have to re-watch GaT because I don't have that scene of dialogue in my mind's audio memory bank).

For instance, the first time she ever does it is in the first episode, "Rough Housing", when Mrs. Garrett accuses her of being experienced with men. She said she talks a good game, and Blair says, "That's just tawlk!"

I never noticed in "Cousin Geri" until it was discussed before, and it's something she says right as she's greeting Cousin Geri.



I don't hear anything other a snobby rich girl. No "Texas" at all.

In Molly's Holiday, the part where Lisa slip into her Texas twang is after Molly sings her song when Blair and Mrs. G. come up to council Molly. When Blair gets down on her knees to talk to Molly about how much more Molly's father shows more love to Molly than Blair's father does to her, that Texas twang slips through.

[Schmoopie]

I can kind of hear her accent in every episode but then again I was born and raised in Texas so I pick up on accents pretty quickly.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Schmoopie

I can kind of hear her accent in every episode but then again I was born and raised in Texas so I pick up on accents pretty quickly.

She definitely has a twang, even when saying words like "accent". What part of Texas did you live in? Lisa is from Littlefield. If I'm ever in the area, I want to stop at that Dairy Queen. Sounds like a fun road trip!
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