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~Tropical Punch 19~ · 02-24-2003, 03:26 PM

WHo dpo u prefer? i like nancy better. i thought she was funnier and mroe evil....muahahaha! JK

Cashodeen · 02-25-2003, 07:12 AM

lol--

I've been knocking the last few seasons a lot lately--their possible motives for moving the show in different directions and whatnot. But I do like Nancy. I found it believable and even clever how she was introduced to the show. But she wouldn't have existed if it weren't for Nellie, "The Original Rotten Girl."

jayman75 · 02-25-2003, 04:31 PM

Nellie, baby. Nancy was too whiney. She didn't have Laura to fight against. Nellie was more evil. Life was good then.

Cashodeen · 02-26-2003, 01:23 AM

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Originally posted by jayman75
Nellie, baby. Nancy was too whiney. She didn't have Laura to fight against. Nellie was more evil. Life was good then.

Nellie has a more evil way about her because her vindictiveness would be concealed by her superficial sweetness whereas Nancy is just so hystercial you know she is a real mess. Although she could put on the charm as well, it was not done as convincingly as Nellie. Of course anyone with sense could be able to see through Nellie as well.

Nancy's actions, however, are far more evil, infact very scary at times. I never thought Nellie did anything terribly dangerous. Nancy almost killed Belinda by locking the girl in the icehouse! Charge that little ----- with attempted murder!

JDS84 · 02-27-2003, 10:03 PM

Nellie.

TV Guy · 03-05-2003, 06:15 PM

Nellie, due to better writing and Alison Arngrim's brilliant (and I do mean brilliant) performance. What other pre-teen could play the role like that?

Nancy was just a whiny clone who couldn't hold a candle to the original bad girl of the prairie, Nellie. Nancy didn't seem nearly as clever as Nancy -- everyone saw through her act right away.

Jack1000 · 03-26-2003, 01:40 AM

Nellie easily! She should have won an Academy Award for her performance. Nellie knew how to turn on the "charm" and displace "false niceness" when she wanted to do so! Nancy was just evil all the time to the point of overkill and was brought in just to replace Nellie. (But no one could replace Nellie!) Nellie was just so much more cleaver and whitty. Nancy was just a vicious little beast ALL THE TIME! Nancy reminds me of Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. I mean Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca was brilliant in that role. (She wasn't like that in real life at all) However, Veruca like Nancy was like the female anti-Christ from The Omen movies. Nancy was "margerine" compared to Nellie's "butter" and it showed! Nancy IMO was just a little too "Over The Top" mean.

Jack

Striel · 03-29-2003, 05:50 PM

I liked Nellie better. I thought it was stretching things a bit when they brought Nancy onto the show.

Brady Fan · 08-08-2003, 01:24 PM

Nellie easy! Nancy just plain got on your nerves. And besides Nancy was just a made up character no in the book.

Mr. Television · 08-08-2003, 01:31 PM

Nellie

rlm1626 · 09-24-2003, 08:11 PM

Actually, I like both of them pretty well, but Nellie would have a little edge in my opinion. She was the original nemesis of the Ingalls' kids, and made the role so popular that the show would've never been the same in her absence. So really she paved the way for Nancy to be brought in to fill those shoes.

tanquant · 12-05-2003, 03:03 PM

I liked Nellie much better. Nancy's voice really got on my nerves.

Rezny@gmail.com · 06-18-2010, 06:50 PM

Nellie.She was really mean at first,but toward the end after she had matured somewhat and she grew up,the character was a little more palatable,and compared to the bratty Nancy,who was like the flip side of Nellie,and unlike Nellie,was just a spoiled brat who never outgrew her brattiness.And notice that she WASN'T in the finale,nor was any mention made of the character.Whatever became of the actress who Nancy?

catlover79 · 06-18-2010, 07:08 PM

Nellie!!! But I did attend a LHOP fan event in Tombstone, AZ, which featured a good number of the surviving cast members. Alison Arngrim (Nellie) and Allison Balson (Nancy) even had their own Q & A Panel - "The Nasty Oleson Girls". It was a riot - especially when Alison took out two curly blond wigs from a shopping bag and the ladies wore them, posing for pictures. The crowd went wild!!

Also, Allison Balson has become a folk singer/songwriter/guitarist. She performed a song she had written in honor of Michael Landon entitled "My Friend". Ironically, the date was July 1, 2005 - 14 years to the day of his passing. Allison is very, very petite. She can't be much more than 5'2" and when I shook her hand, it was so tiny mine almost engulfed hers!!

Both "Oleson sisters" in real life are very sweet and approachable.

Sterling Holobyte · 06-22-2010, 12:38 PM

Wow, Alison A. looks so "Nellie" in that last picture. Like she just stepped out of the show.

02-24-2003, 03:26 PM	#1
~Tropical Punch 19~ Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 19, 2001 Location: I'm a fly on Clay's wall Posts: 1,961	Nancy or Nellie? WHo dpo u prefer? i like nancy better. i thought she was funnier and mroe evil....muahahaha! JK

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rlm1626 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: 704 hauser st. Posts: 50	Actually, I like both of them pretty well, but Nellie would have a little edge in my opinion. She was the original nemesis of the Ingalls' kids, and made the role so popular that the show would've never been the same in her absence. So really she paved the way for Nancy to be brought in to fill those shoes.
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02-25-2003, 07:12 AM	#2
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	lol-- I've been knocking the last few seasons a lot lately--their possible motives for moving the show in different directions and whatnot. But I do like Nancy. I found it believable and even clever how she was introduced to the show. But she wouldn't have existed if it weren't for Nellie, "The Original Rotten Girl."

02-25-2003, 04:31 PM	#3
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Nellie, baby. Nancy was too whiney. She didn't have Laura to fight against. Nellie was more evil. Life was good then.

03-05-2003, 06:15 PM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Nellie, due to better writing and Alison Arngrim's brilliant (and I do mean brilliant) performance. What other pre-teen could play the role like that? Nancy was just a whiny clone who couldn't hold a candle to the original bad girl of the prairie, Nellie. Nancy didn't seem nearly as clever as Nancy -- everyone saw through her act right away.

03-26-2003, 01:40 AM	#7
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	Nellie easily! She should have won an Academy Award for her performance. Nellie knew how to turn on the "charm" and displace "false niceness" when she wanted to do so! Nancy was just evil all the time to the point of overkill and was brought in just to replace Nellie. (But no one could replace Nellie!) Nellie was just so much more cleaver and whitty. Nancy was just a vicious little beast ALL THE TIME! Nancy reminds me of Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. I mean Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca was brilliant in that role. (She wasn't like that in real life at all) However, Veruca like Nancy was like the female anti-Christ from The Omen movies. Nancy was "margerine" compared to Nellie's "butter" and it showed! Nancy IMO was just a little too "Over The Top" mean. Jack

08-08-2003, 01:24 PM	#9
Brady Fan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: The Good Ol' USA Posts: 163	Nellie easy! Nancy just plain got on your nerves. And besides Nancy was just a made up character no in the book.

12-05-2003, 03:03 PM	#12
tanquant Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 864	I liked Nellie much better. Nancy's voice really got on my nerves.

06-18-2010, 06:50 PM	#13
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Nellie.She was really mean at first,but toward the end after she had matured somewhat and she grew up,the character was a little more palatable,and compared to the bratty Nancy,who was like the flip side of Nellie,and unlike Nellie,was just a spoiled brat who never outgrew her brattiness.And notice that she WASN'T in the finale,nor was any mention made of the character.Whatever became of the actress who Nancy?

06-18-2010, 07:08 PM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Nellie!!! But I did attend a LHOP fan event in Tombstone, AZ, which featured a good number of the surviving cast members. Alison Arngrim (Nellie) and Allison Balson (Nancy) even had their own Q & A Panel - "The Nasty Oleson Girls". It was a riot - especially when Alison took out two curly blond wigs from a shopping bag and the ladies wore them, posing for pictures. The crowd went wild!! Also, Allison Balson has become a folk singer/songwriter/guitarist. She performed a song she had written in honor of Michael Landon entitled "My Friend". Ironically, the date was July 1, 2005 - 14 years to the day of his passing. Allison is very, very petite. She can't be much more than 5'2" and when I shook her hand, it was so tiny mine almost engulfed hers!! Both "Oleson sisters" in real life are very sweet and approachable. Attached Images
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06-22-2010, 12:38 PM	#15
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