Podcastreviews "Rough Housing".

[80s Dude]

Found this podcast that reviews Rough Housing. Called "Blair Warner is a homophobe.
https://www.gayestepisodeever.com/ep...lair-homophobe

The hosts also talk about the Little Chill episode. They are also Nancy fans, and they are not talking about Nancy McKeon.

Note: The site is called Gayest Episode Ever. If this name offends you, probably be best not to listen to the podcast.

[RetroGuy2000]

Thanks!

They seemed to be Season One supportive, and also mentioned they enjoyed The Little Chill:

Drew: It's 1979, and even though this would have aired after the All in the Family and Mary Tyler Moore we discussed, it falls short, I think, because it was targeted at a younger demographic than those two shows did from actually talking about real queer issues. It's also worth noting that in "The Little Chill," which is the episode that aired the same night as that Golden Girls episode that we already talked about—"Isn't it Romantic?" with Dorothy's lesbian friend—you find out Cindy grew up to be a famous fashion model. She's like a CoverGirl pinup, and she's very glamorous and very feminine.
Glen: Oh.
Drew: Yeah. So Sue Ann, Nancy, and Cindy all come back. That was that episode. It's a really good episode.
Steve: One of them is the CEO of a company. I can't remember which one.
Glen: How old are they supposed to be? Or is this a flash-forward thing?
Drew: They're in their 20s.
Steve: They're in their 20s, but she's already the CEO of a company. I just remember that part [laughs].
Drew: And one of them is lying, though. I can't remember—it turns out that one of the three of them has not done anything with her life, and she makes up a story and feels bad about it.
Steve: Because the point of the episode, other than them—there's Jo, who wasn't around for season one feeling left out of all the stories—is that all three of them have seemingly achieved great things, but all three of them are wrestling with—
Drew: Issues.
Steve: —issues. Yeah.
Drew: Also, there's a weird continuity error in that episode because Jo shows up in season two, and those three girls and Molly are still around. They have overlap. So it's not—she would have met them while they were still at the school, but they kind of just gloss over the fact that they didn't have that connection.
Steve: And Molly doesn't come back.
Drew: She comes back in one episode of season two—
Steve: But she doesn't come back in "The Little Chill."
Drew: No. They mention her. I think they allude to some reason why she doesn't show up. But of course, Molly Ringwald was like, "I'm too famous. **** you guys. You fired me."
Steve: That's probably not exactly how it went down, but yeah. Sure [laughs].
Glen: I think that's exactly how it went down.

(I agree with Glen on that last part!

[80s Dude]

Nancy has been getting lots of love from Podcasters lately and we are not talking about Nancy McKeon.

[Impressions]

This was an interesting podcast. It was interesting listening to this from a 2020 perspective. They were definitely right about how it was so wrong and inappropriate of Mrs. Garrett to slut shame Blair, and if that happened today, she'd absolutely be fired. It was also interesting how homophobic Blair was in this episode. It may have flied in 1979, but if this took place today, I'm sure Mrs. Garrett would call her out for her homophobia. It's funny how the actual episode's lesson didn't even mention whether Blair's homophobia was "right" or "wrong." She kind of just got away with it. Other than that, loved all the lost girl references, especially the ones about Molly and how bitter she was assumed to be about returning after season 1's cast massacre.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Impressions

This was an interesting podcast. It was interesting listening to this from a 2020 perspective. They were definitely right about how it was so wrong and inappropriate of Mrs. Garrett to slut shame Blair, and if that happened today, she'd absolutely be fired.

Yeah, what flew in 1979 definitely wouldn't have flown today.

It was also interesting how homophobic Blair was in this episode. It may have flied in 1979, but if this took place today, I'm sure Mrs. Garrett would call her out for her homophobia. It's funny how the actual episode's lesson didn't even mention whether Blair's homophobia was "right" or "wrong." She kind of just got away with it.

I wouldn't say "got away with it", because she did get a lecture from Mrs. G, but she wasn't told what to think, just to avoid assumptions about people.

Other than that, loved all the lost girl references, especially the ones about Molly and how bitter she was assumed to be about returning after season 1's cast massacre.

Yeah, I think Glen nailed it!

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Nancy has been getting lots of love from Podcasters lately and we are not talking about Nancy McKeon.

She really has!

[valentina warner]

Those podcast reviewers really need to get their eyes tested!!!!!

BLAIR didn't look any older than the teenage FOL girls: on the Pilot the 'girls school' to me she appeared to be no older than 14/15 years old, and yet, the podcast reviewers claimed she looked like a young woman (rather than a girl)????
NANCY certainly didn't look any younger than BLAIR, and CINDY was only a year younger lol!

It was a very interesting and dynamic podcast review though, but i don't think it was inappropriatefor MRS G to slut shame BLAIR: if MRS G hadn't turned the tables on BLAIR by forcing her to apologize to CINDY, she would have continued bullying her and never learned her lesson! (It's interesting to see her manipulating BLAIR, by playing her game)
Our 'feisty red haired' really knew how to handle teenage girls ha ha!
This episode shows us what a great influence MRS G will have on BLAIR in the coming episodes, and it also breaks the ice between them!

Interestingly enough, in the next episode: 'like mother, like daughter', MRS G and BLAIR really form a bond, and our 'feisty red haired' would later become a confidante to her most difficult girl (BLAIR) along 3 others= the core of 4....

To conclude it, BLAIR seems to get a lot of hate on this podcast review site: they treat her as monster???? (they should see what teenagers are like nowadays, and that instead of verbal bullying, they get physical and violent!).

Am i the only one who took pity on BLAIR in 'Rough housing'? The way MRS G puts her to shame made me almost feel sorry for her: i know she did it to teach her a valuable lesson by instilling her values, which makes the ending even sweeter when BLAIR apologizes to CINDY and gives her that unexpected hug! From that moment on, we never see her bullying her again, and that show us what a great influence MRS G had over BLAIR! (our 'feisty red haired' always get her way ha!)

The end....

[valentina warner]

Those podcast reviewers really need to get their eyes tested!!!!!

BLAIR didn't look any older than the teenage FOL girls: on the Pilot the 'girls school' to me she appeared to be no older than 14/15 years old, and yet, the podcast reviewers claimed she looked like a young woman (rather than a girl)????
NANCY certainly didn't look any younger than BLAIR, and CINDY was only a year younger lol!

It was a very interesting and dynamic podcast review though, but i don't think it was inappropriatefor MRS G to slut shame BLAIR: if MRS G hadn't turned the tables on BLAIR by forcing her to apologize to CINDY, she would have continued bullying her and never learned her lesson! (It's interesting to see her manipulating BLAIR, by playing her game)
Our 'feisty red haired' really knew how to handle teenage girls ha ha!
This episode shows us what a great influence MRS G will have on BLAIR in the coming episodes, and it also breaks the ice between them!

Interestingly enough, in the next episode: 'like mother, like daughter', MRS G and BLAIR really form a bond, and our 'feisty red haired' would later become a confidante to her most difficult girl (BLAIR) along 3 others= the core of 4....

To conclude it, BLAIR seems to get a lot of hate on this podcast review site: they treat her as monster???? (they should see what teenagers are like nowadays, and that instead of verbal bullying, they get physical and violent!).

Am i the only one who took pity on BLAIR in 'Rough housing'? The way MRS G puts her to shame made me almost feel sorry for her: i know she did it to teach her a valuable lesson by instilling her values, which makes the ending even sweeter when BLAIR apologizes to CINDY and gives her that unexpected hug! From that moment on, we never see her bullying her again, and that show us what a great influence MRS G had over BLAIR! (our 'feisty red haired' always get her way ha!)

The end....

[valentina warner]

Oops! It wasn't my intention to send my message twice: how did that happen???