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OKCRay · 10-24-2003, 03:36 AM

I guess I could understand why the producers would want to pare down the main characters, but I was really hoping they would have kept Nancy at the very least. And of course who knew about Molly Ringwald at that time??? At least during the second season, they all made a couple of cameo appearances in the school lunchroom (except Molly only appeared once in the second part of the season opener and that was the last we saw of her). It was nice that most of them returned for a one-shot guest appearance as the series drew to a close (who could forget Sue Ann actually being an office go-fer instead of the fast-track business woman she claimed to be? And pigtailed Cindy turning out to be a fashion model, and Nancy as a mom-to-be???).

My favorite was the one with Tootie blabbing on everyone in sight. She hinted to Nancy that she knew a juicy secret about her boyfriend Roger, and when she wouldn't reveal it, Nancy picked up a globe and asked her, "Tootie, have you ever swallowed one of these???" LOL

TALLguyinKY · 10-25-2003, 08:12 PM

Yeah, I personally love Cindy!

She did such a wonderful job in "Roughhousing", and she had really gread comedy with her lust for Steve, and her banter with Natalie when they were around him!

I wish the writers had gotten to explore that more---and it seemed like "Cin" and "Nat" woulda turned out to be good buds.

At least we got to see her be "plot-involved" again in "Running", but it'da been nicer if she'd been featured even more.

It seems like, by story and dialogue, this was the rundown of the girls' "featuredness":

Blair
Sue Ann
Tootie
Natalie
Cindy
Molly
Nancy

satindoll · 10-28-2003, 03:52 PM

Another Cindy fan here.

james_baby87 · 10-29-2003, 08:15 PM

Sue Ann was good.

hawaii five-o · 10-29-2003, 08:39 PM

Molly, Sue Ann, Cindy, and Nancy could have had their own spin off called "The Facts of Life: The Forgotten Girls".

Mr. Television · 10-29-2003, 08:47 PM

I liked Sue Ann

swedeace · 12-03-2003, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by OKCRay
I guess I could understand why the producers would want to pare down the main characters, but I was really hoping they would have kept Nancy at the very least. And of course who knew about Molly Ringwald at that time??? At least during the second season, they all made a couple of cameo appearances in the school lunchroom (except Molly only appeared once in the second part of the season opener and that was the last we saw of her). It was nice that most of them returned for a one-shot guest appearance as the series drew to a close (who could forget Sue Ann actually being an office go-fer instead of the fast-track business woman she claimed to be? And pigtailed Cindy turning out to be a fashion model, and Nancy as a mom-to-be???).

My favorite was the one with Tootie blabbing on everyone in sight. She hinted to Nancy that she knew a juicy secret about her boyfriend Roger, and when she wouldn't reveal it, Nancy picked up a globe and asked her, "Tootie, have you ever swallowed one of these???" LOL

I agree! I really liked the first season the most because there were a lot of girls and so many different things happening. It made the episodes very interesting!!

Has anyone seen the actress who plays Sue Ann appear on Three's Company? She's plays a teenage girl, and she's so funny. IT was really funny seeing here there!!

Anthony · 12-31-2003, 03:39 PM

Yeah always liked personally Felice Schacter as "Nancy," she reminded me of a former love (with the long dark hair). Also thought she was a better actress than the bit of material they gave her, even though they hired her first. After the pilot she never (IIRC) seemed to get the focus of an episode. Just talked about Roger, that was most or all of her lines (someone suggested Roger should have actually made an appearance on FOL, played by Michael J. Fox, that would have been amusing).

Yet the character did seem fairly level-headed, as was sometimes described. Now others criticized that but, as I said on another board, it could well be realistic. There are so many people who are rational in many ways, when it comes to academics, friends and so forth. However they will totally lose that rationality when it comes to, say, a boyfriend or girlfriend.

It was interesting to see Felice get the last word in on the FACTS OF LIFE cable biography on the series, as well as appear in "The Little Chill" (with the two others) and a fairly large part of some later stories. That might have been because her mother was Mindy Cohn's manager, they were real life friends, and perhaps her role in ZAPPED. If she had stayed as a regular, she might have formed sort of a balance between Blair and Jo: Nancy being from a well-off background though now on scholarship. Plus being sort of a sister to Natalie.

As for the others, Julie Piekarski as "Sue Ann" was of course in the Mickey Mouse Club with Lisa Whelchel, there was an opportunity for some interaction there. Sue Ann could have continued to antagonize Blair occasionally while having friction and camaraderie with Jo (as she did in "Little Chill"). That was funny: "Don't mess with Sue Ann." The other Julie, as Cindy, hard to see exactly where she would have fit in. Kind of an athlete, kind of an emerging beauty. Could the series have used a "Blair Jr."? Molly Ringwald went on to have the biggest career (for awhile anyway), as Molly Parker she usually made trouble and/or talked about causes. How that would have worked after first season, who knows, they'd have had to develop the character more. At least she did get a mention in "Little Chill."

So neither the actresses nor characters from that first season are forgotten. Still, again others have said it, would have been nice to see Nancy and/or Sue Ann in the reunion movie since Jo wasn't there anyway. Even if Felice and Julie weren't acting at the time, they might have done it for old times sake. Or Molly, her career by then wasn't so big that she would have automatically turned it down. They did mention George (Clooney) as "going to Hollywood," ironic that it was two of the briefly seen regulars who became major stars...

Anthony

Dr. Thong · 02-04-2004, 06:11 PM

I'm probably in the minority here, but I preferred it when they had a bigger cast and a slightly different theme song. It was a little more diverse and more interesting.

Dr. Thong · 02-04-2004, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by hawaii five-o
Molly, Sue Ann, Cindy, and Nancy could have had their own spin off called "The Facts of Life: The Forgotten Girls".

I would hardly call Molly Ringwald "forgotten" - in fact, I'm sure she was loving it when she was queen of the John Hughes teen flicks from the '80s while her former castmates were still on the small screen. She even made the cover of Time magazine - something the other Facts girls cannot lay claim to.

revival · 04-27-2004, 07:40 PM

That might have been because her mother was Mindy Cohn's manager, they were real life friends, and perhaps her role in ZAPPED

If this was a typo could you explain what you mean about her role in zapped?

revival · 04-27-2004, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by revival
That might have been because her mother was Mindy Cohn's manager, they were real life friends, and perhaps her role in ZAPPED

If this was a typo could you explain what you mean about her role in zapped?

revival · 04-27-2004, 08:58 PM

Felice was offered to come back on a recurring basis twice. Once in 1983 after her major role in Zapped where she declined because she went to Brown instead. Than again in 1986 for the little chill.

The little chill episode was ruined because the script had too many references that the 3 girls barely new Jo ,which is ridiculous if you look at all the events that took place when jo arrived at eastland in 1980. These 3 girls were still students at eastland even if they weren't always on screen and would have known all the gossip about the 4 stealing the school van,kicked out of the dorm,etc!

lordstides · 01-21-2005, 03:47 AM

I know. 'The Little Chill' makes it sound like that Jo and Sue Ann didn't know each other--but if you watch 'Front Page,' 'Gossip,' and 'Sex Symbol,' you can tell that they knew each other (probably weren't the best of friends--Jo not being into the 'Blonde' Eastland thing).

Still, it was great to see Nancy, Sue Ann and Cindy come back for that long-awaited episode!

Thanks for sharing that the Nancy Character was offered to come back but had went to Brown--interesting information!

RoryGilmore · 01-21-2005, 06:24 PM

I wasnt crazy about the first season at all in my opinion too many characters to keep up with but I did enjoy the little first season reunion ep. it was cool

10-24-2003, 03:36 AM	#1
OKCRay Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 18, 2003 Location: Area 51 Posts: 328	The rest of the "First Season Girls" I guess I could understand why the producers would want to pare down the main characters, but I was really hoping they would have kept Nancy at the very least. And of course who knew about Molly Ringwald at that time??? At least during the second season, they all made a couple of cameo appearances in the school lunchroom (except Molly only appeared once in the second part of the season opener and that was the last we saw of her). It was nice that most of them returned for a one-shot guest appearance as the series drew to a close (who could forget Sue Ann actually being an office go-fer instead of the fast-track business woman she claimed to be? And pigtailed Cindy turning out to be a fashion model, and Nancy as a mom-to-be???). My favorite was the one with Tootie blabbing on everyone in sight. She hinted to Nancy that she knew a juicy secret about her boyfriend Roger, and when she wouldn't reveal it, Nancy picked up a globe and asked her, "Tootie, have you ever swallowed one of these???" LOL

10-29-2003, 08:15 PM	#4
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12-31-2003, 03:39 PM	#8
Anthony Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 14, 2001 Location: NY, USA Posts: 3	First Season Yeah always liked personally Felice Schacter as "Nancy," she reminded me of a former love (with the long dark hair). Also thought she was a better actress than the bit of material they gave her, even though they hired her first. After the pilot she never (IIRC) seemed to get the focus of an episode. Just talked about Roger, that was most or all of her lines (someone suggested Roger should have actually made an appearance on FOL, played by Michael J. Fox, that would have been amusing). Yet the character did seem fairly level-headed, as was sometimes described. Now others criticized that but, as I said on another board, it could well be realistic. There are so many people who are rational in many ways, when it comes to academics, friends and so forth. However they will totally lose that rationality when it comes to, say, a boyfriend or girlfriend. It was interesting to see Felice get the last word in on the FACTS OF LIFE cable biography on the series, as well as appear in "The Little Chill" (with the two others) and a fairly large part of some later stories. That might have been because her mother was Mindy Cohn's manager, they were real life friends, and perhaps her role in ZAPPED. If she had stayed as a regular, she might have formed sort of a balance between Blair and Jo: Nancy being from a well-off background though now on scholarship. Plus being sort of a sister to Natalie. As for the others, Julie Piekarski as "Sue Ann" was of course in the Mickey Mouse Club with Lisa Whelchel, there was an opportunity for some interaction there. Sue Ann could have continued to antagonize Blair occasionally while having friction and camaraderie with Jo (as she did in "Little Chill"). That was funny: "Don't mess with Sue Ann." The other Julie, as Cindy, hard to see exactly where she would have fit in. Kind of an athlete, kind of an emerging beauty. Could the series have used a "Blair Jr."? Molly Ringwald went on to have the biggest career (for awhile anyway), as Molly Parker she usually made trouble and/or talked about causes. How that would have worked after first season, who knows, they'd have had to develop the character more. At least she did get a mention in "Little Chill." So neither the actresses nor characters from that first season are forgotten. Still, again others have said it, would have been nice to see Nancy and/or Sue Ann in the reunion movie since Jo wasn't there anyway. Even if Felice and Julie weren't acting at the time, they might have done it for old times sake. Or Molly, her career by then wasn't so big that she would have automatically turned it down. They did mention George (Clooney) as "going to Hollywood," ironic that it was two of the briefly seen regulars who became major stars... Anthony

02-04-2004, 06:11 PM	#9
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10-25-2003, 08:12 PM	#2
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	Yeah, I personally love Cindy! She did such a wonderful job in "Roughhousing", and she had really gread comedy with her lust for Steve, and her banter with Natalie when they were around him! I wish the writers had gotten to explore that more---and it seemed like "Cin" and "Nat" woulda turned out to be good buds. At least we got to see her be "plot-involved" again in "Running", but it'da been nicer if she'd been featured even more. It seems like, by story and dialogue, this was the rundown of the girls' "featuredness": Blair Sue Ann Tootie Natalie Cindy Molly Nancy

10-28-2003, 03:52 PM	#3
satindoll Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 02, 2003 Posts: 8	Another Cindy fan here.

10-29-2003, 08:39 PM	#5
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	Molly, Sue Ann, Cindy, and Nancy could have had their own spin off called "The Facts of Life: The Forgotten Girls".

04-27-2004, 07:40 PM	#11
revival Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 09, 2004 Posts: 8	That might have been because her mother was Mindy Cohn's manager, they were real life friends, and perhaps her role in ZAPPED If this was a typo could you explain what you mean about her role in zapped?

04-27-2004, 08:58 PM	#13
revival Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 09, 2004 Posts: 8	Felice was offered to come back on a recurring basis twice. Once in 1983 after her major role in Zapped where she declined because she went to Brown instead. Than again in 1986 for the little chill. The little chill episode was ruined because the script had too many references that the 3 girls barely new Jo ,which is ridiculous if you look at all the events that took place when jo arrived at eastland in 1980. These 3 girls were still students at eastland even if they weren't always on screen and would have known all the gossip about the 4 stealing the school van,kicked out of the dorm,etc!

01-21-2005, 03:47 AM	#14
lordstides Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: Queen Creek, Arizona Posts: 38	I know. 'The Little Chill' makes it sound like that Jo and Sue Ann didn't know each other--but if you watch 'Front Page,' 'Gossip,' and 'Sex Symbol,' you can tell that they knew each other (probably weren't the best of friends--Jo not being into the 'Blonde' Eastland thing). Still, it was great to see Nancy, Sue Ann and Cindy come back for that long-awaited episode! Thanks for sharing that the Nancy Character was offered to come back but had went to Brown--interesting information!
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01-21-2005, 06:24 PM	#15
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