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FOLluveralways! · 12-03-2000, 04:12 PM

I was watching "The Little Chill" last night and I realized that in one part when every1's all together, Nancy asks Jo where she was that first year and says something like they never met. does anyone remember an episode where nancy, blair and jo were all fighting and nancy and jo were having an argument? could those first year girls have been more than just a year there?

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To everyone who wants a don't-kill-Jo reunion, here's a quote from "Another Room"
Natalie: We love ya, Jo. Don't leave.

flower · 12-03-2000, 04:35 PM

they (Nancy, Sue Ann, and Cindy would make appearances every now and then in seasons two and three, the only one that was there only the 1st season was Molly. what episode is it when nancy pust ice down blairs shirt and walks out as jo is walking in?

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ZeldaGilroy · 12-03-2000, 05:32 PM

I noticed the same error years ago when this show first aired. I know Jo had met Nancy, SueAnn and Cindy before The Little Chill episode. In the episode where Nancy poors ice down Blair's shirt, Blair accuses Jo of telling Nancy that she is going to NewYork with Nancy's boyfriend Roger. Also, in the episode where Natalie gets a bad reputation, SueAnn and Cindy are making fun of Nat and Jo threatens to beat them up if they do not leave her alone.

JoFan · 12-03-2000, 05:41 PM

Damn! Pretty big error...you'd think the writers would remember stuff like that.

80'snostalgia · 12-03-2000, 05:56 PM

I hate when the writers talk down to the audience! Anyone who was a die hard FOL fan from the beginning would know that Jo had scenes with nancy, sueann and cindy. They were still at eastland after jo came to the school and remained friends with the other girls. How could the writers pretend like they never met jo before when all the girls stayed in touch apparantly for the reunion. Lisa, mindy and Kim should of complained about the script to change a few lines to make it more believable.

Abbey22 · 12-03-2000, 07:01 PM

Hey Guys,
I have been reading posts here for awhile but this is the first time I ever posted. I wanted to say that actually I thought there was a line at the start of the episode where one of them said something like "Guys, you remember Jo, right?" Then they still reintroduced them to Jo. But you are right with a lot of the other dialouge in the episode it sounded like the first season girls had never met Jo and all of us fans know that they did. i think I am going to have to go back and rewatch that episode now.

JohnMcMillin · 12-03-2000, 07:06 PM

actually, Molly was in pt. 2 of "The New Girl" (the 2-part Jo introducer)

Mustang Mimi 04 · 12-03-2000, 07:07 PM

I agree that it definitely did get very very misleading. I haven't seen the fol episodes where the first season girls are still in it. So I naturally assumed that Jo had never seen the girls before. But am I remembering incorrectly (which would not be a big shock) or did Blair say Jo you remember nancy sueann and cindy. Of course why sue ann would have asked jo where she was the first year was stupid cause that question would have been covered in the second season. But another thing- does Jo have a grandfather or not. I mean in the episode with Natalie's grandmother she makes a big deal about how her grandparents died before Jo could get to know them. However when she's supposed to give a graduation speech her grandfather is coming from Poland? What is going on there?

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Tootie: Can we sing?
Jo: Sing?
Tootie: That's what I do when I'm scared what do you do?
Jo: Slap people

Blair: A Warner is like a delicate soufle
Jo: Yeah light and empty

Nat: I'd rather be a happy magic marker than a skinny pencil

JohnMcMillin · 12-03-2000, 07:11 PM

"Gossip" from 1981 was the episode where Nancy poured ice down Blair's shirt.

It was one of the very few episodes from the second and third seasons to actually give the first-season girls a showcase. The episode focused on Tootie especially (as she was the gossipper), but was one of the very few ones that the other girls were more than just background.

80'snostalgia · 12-03-2000, 07:30 PM

When jo went out the door last night nancy actually said something like "i heard jo was supposed to be a wild cat" which was stupid since nancy,sueann & cindy had dealings with jo in 1981, when they were brought back occasionally as wallpaper for the remaining girls! I can't believe Lisa Kim and Mindy didn't complain aboout the script and demand a few line changes. Jo would of felt like an outsider but at least they would acknowledge her as a fellow eastland alum.

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FOLluveralways! · 12-03-2000, 09:17 PM

Hey, I just thought of something else. How come then it's like everyone shunned jo out??!? if they mention jo as being the way she was before, why couldnt they have @ least some flashbacks when they were there and knew jo? @ least then they maybe wouldn't have shunned her... she also had to sleep on the couch too because obviously they didn't have her join in.. ugh!

JohnMcMillin · 12-03-2000, 09:27 PM

the problem IMO is that only the huge FOL fans remember that Nancy, Sue Ann and Cindy were on FOL during the second and third seasons. Legends have always had it that they those 3 were never heard from again after Jo came in.

ToddAO70 · 12-03-2000, 10:31 PM

I have an issue with shows and their continuity (another being Golden Girls, but I digress). Anyway, the writers should be well aware of what's going on so they avoid these inaccuracies. Another issue I have is the Cruising episode with the girls driving around Peekskill. I have lived my entire life in and around this area and have never seen a cornstalk ever! I'm sorry, but that just bugged me. And another problem I have is with the set of the house & shop. By just watching this, The girls apparently live over the front lawn b/c that's how it appear and it also looks like there isn't any room for a kitchen in the back. And why don't we ever see Edna's bedroom? That always bugged me. I wondered what else was down that hallway.

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TVaddict · 12-04-2000, 01:33 PM

If we're going to get into inaccuracies with driving episodes, let's talk about how when Tootie takes her driving test it's amazing how Peekskill, NY looks nothing like southern California

At least there are no palm trees in the shot

JamesTR · 12-04-2000, 03:39 PM

That's pretty crazy, I remember that in Season 2, Sue Ann, Nancy, and Cindy we're all in the episode where Tootie told Natalie that Mrs. G was a drunk, when Mrs. G had got her eyes checked and had gotten eyedrops. And suddenly Jo and Nancy, Sue Ann, Cindy have never met. Writors are stupid. ^_^ (And what's Blair saying, Jo could mop the floor with Sue Ann...)

12-03-2000, 04:12 PM	#1
FOLluveralways! Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2000 Posts: 10	a factual error... am I right? I was watching "The Little Chill" last night and I realized that in one part when every1's all together, Nancy asks Jo where she was that first year and says something like they never met. does anyone remember an episode where nancy, blair and jo were all fighting and nancy and jo were having an argument? could those first year girls have been more than just a year there? ------------------ *** To everyone who wants a don't-kill-Jo reunion, here's a quote from "Another Room" Natalie: We love ya, Jo. Don't leave.

12-03-2000, 04:35 PM	#2
flower Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2000 Location: Union City, California, USA Posts: 35	they (Nancy, Sue Ann, and Cindy would make appearances every now and then in seasons two and three, the only one that was there only the 1st season was Molly. what episode is it when nancy pust ice down blairs shirt and walks out as jo is walking in? [This message has been edited by flower (edited 12-03-2000).] [This message has been edited by flower (edited 12-03-2000).]

12-03-2000, 05:32 PM	#3
ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	I noticed the same error years ago when this show first aired. I know Jo had met Nancy, SueAnn and Cindy before The Little Chill episode. In the episode where Nancy poors ice down Blair's shirt, Blair accuses Jo of telling Nancy that she is going to NewYork with Nancy's boyfriend Roger. Also, in the episode where Natalie gets a bad reputation, SueAnn and Cindy are making fun of Nat and Jo threatens to beat them up if they do not leave her alone.

12-03-2000, 05:41 PM	#4
JoFan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2000 Posts: 96	Damn! Pretty big error...you'd think the writers would remember stuff like that.

12-03-2000, 05:56 PM	#5
80'snostalgia Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: philly, pa Posts: 20	I hate when the writers talk down to the audience! Anyone who was a die hard FOL fan from the beginning would know that Jo had scenes with nancy, sueann and cindy. They were still at eastland after jo came to the school and remained friends with the other girls. How could the writers pretend like they never met jo before when all the girls stayed in touch apparantly for the reunion. Lisa, mindy and Kim should of complained about the script to change a few lines to make it more believable.

12-03-2000, 07:01 PM	#6
Abbey22 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2000 Posts: 108	Hey Guys, I have been reading posts here for awhile but this is the first time I ever posted. I wanted to say that actually I thought there was a line at the start of the episode where one of them said something like "Guys, you remember Jo, right?" Then they still reintroduced them to Jo. But you are right with a lot of the other dialouge in the episode it sounded like the first season girls had never met Jo and all of us fans know that they did. i think I am going to have to go back and rewatch that episode now.

12-03-2000, 07:06 PM	#7
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	actually, Molly was in pt. 2 of "The New Girl" (the 2-part Jo introducer)

12-03-2000, 07:07 PM	#8
Mustang Mimi 04 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 09, 2000 Posts: 122	I agree that it definitely did get very very misleading. I haven't seen the fol episodes where the first season girls are still in it. So I naturally assumed that Jo had never seen the girls before. But am I remembering incorrectly (which would not be a big shock) or did Blair say Jo you remember nancy sueann and cindy. Of course why sue ann would have asked jo where she was the first year was stupid cause that question would have been covered in the second season. But another thing- does Jo have a grandfather or not. I mean in the episode with Natalie's grandmother she makes a big deal about how her grandparents died before Jo could get to know them. However when she's supposed to give a graduation speech her grandfather is coming from Poland? What is going on there? ------------------ Tootie: Can we sing? Jo: Sing? Tootie: That's what I do when I'm scared what do you do? Jo: Slap people Blair: A Warner is like a delicate soufle Jo: Yeah light and empty Nat: I'd rather be a happy magic marker than a skinny pencil

12-03-2000, 07:11 PM	#9
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	"Gossip" from 1981 was the episode where Nancy poured ice down Blair's shirt. It was one of the very few episodes from the second and third seasons to actually give the first-season girls a showcase. The episode focused on Tootie especially (as she was the gossipper), but was one of the very few ones that the other girls were more than just background.

12-03-2000, 07:30 PM	#10
80'snostalgia Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: philly, pa Posts: 20	When jo went out the door last night nancy actually said something like "i heard jo was supposed to be a wild cat" which was stupid since nancy,sueann & cindy had dealings with jo in 1981, when they were brought back occasionally as wallpaper for the remaining girls! I can't believe Lisa Kim and Mindy didn't complain aboout the script and demand a few line changes. Jo would of felt like an outsider but at least they would acknowledge her as a fellow eastland alum. ------------------

12-03-2000, 09:17 PM	#11
FOLluveralways! Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2000 Posts: 10	Hey, I just thought of something else. How come then it's like everyone shunned jo out??!? if they mention jo as being the way she was before, why couldnt they have @ least some flashbacks when they were there and knew jo? @ least then they maybe wouldn't have shunned her... she also had to sleep on the couch too because obviously they didn't have her join in.. ugh!

12-03-2000, 09:27 PM	#12
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	the problem IMO is that only the huge FOL fans remember that Nancy, Sue Ann and Cindy were on FOL during the second and third seasons. Legends have always had it that they those 3 were never heard from again after Jo came in.

12-03-2000, 10:31 PM	#13
ToddAO70 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 22, 2000 Location: Peekskill/Cortlandt, NY, USA Posts: 18	I have an issue with shows and their continuity (another being Golden Girls, but I digress). Anyway, the writers should be well aware of what's going on so they avoid these inaccuracies. Another issue I have is the Cruising episode with the girls driving around Peekskill. I have lived my entire life in and around this area and have never seen a cornstalk ever! I'm sorry, but that just bugged me. And another problem I have is with the set of the house & shop. By just watching this, The girls apparently live over the front lawn b/c that's how it appear and it also looks like there isn't any room for a kitchen in the back. And why don't we ever see Edna's bedroom? That always bugged me. I wondered what else was down that hallway. ------------------

12-04-2000, 01:33 PM	#14
TVaddict Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 30, 2000 Location: NH Posts: 562	If we're going to get into inaccuracies with driving episodes, let's talk about how when Tootie takes her driving test it's amazing how Peekskill, NY looks nothing like southern California At least there are no palm trees in the shot

12-04-2000, 03:39 PM	#15
JamesTR Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 04, 2000 Posts: 24	That's pretty crazy, I remember that in Season 2, Sue Ann, Nancy, and Cindy we're all in the episode where Tootie told Natalie that Mrs. G was a drunk, when Mrs. G had got her eyes checked and had gotten eyedrops. And suddenly Jo and Nancy, Sue Ann, Cindy have never met. Writors are stupid. ^_^ (And what's Blair saying, Jo could mop the floor with Sue Ann...)