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People who would have made a good wonka
lol
is this even legit?
Doesn't Make Sense
lol
Is this going to work?
One cross over they never tried----
It's going straight to HBO max
ooh just hit skids
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He was the only good thing about this show.
I started watching back when I was in jr high. Obviously my perspective changed a little over time.
Honestly, if I were Cindy and married to Jim, I would be annoyed too. He lets Brandon get away with so much. The two siblings are literally supposed to be twins, and he coddles Brandon constantly. Plus, other than the attempt to give Cindy a next door neighbor she can talk to in 'Ashes to Ashes' she doesn't have anybody she can really talk with during the day. Donna's mom (ie Felice, the one for most of the series) is an uptight self-righteous snob, Jackie is a recovering drug addict and former model, Samantha Sanders is a tv actress. Out of the regular moms she only bonds with Iris Mckay who is living in Hawaii. She probably would have had more in common with Andrea's mom.
I thought Andrea had a crush on Brandon. But I do see Steve having a crush on Andrea. His dad (who loved power) would have been dragging Andrea to every social event bragging about her latest achievement. I can even see Rush (and a girl friend) taking them out to a restaurant and Rush deciding to announce to anybody within earshot about Andrea's talents much to Andrea and Steve's embarrassment.
The Walshes moved to Beverly Hills because Jim got a big promotion--so it's plausible that they did not have the money for braces before then. And remember even through a company, dental insurance is separate from other health insurance (for whatever reason).
Donna did get bigger roles later but this is because Shannen and other originals left. Originally they were not sure what to do with her. In the very first episode she has a wild streak but later on she is an 'innocent' who is saving herself and talks in a high-pitched baby voice. Apparently she auditioned for a role on the show using a 'fake name' but people on the set of course realized it was her. Were they going to deny a role to the daughter of the executive producer of the show?
Have to agree. The prince originally was Gaston--handsome but spoiled and selfish. Through the curse and breaking it, he learned to not be like that.
Gaston never had an enchantress visit and curse him. He attacks the Beast in the end after the Beast spares his life. He was human but had no soul. He only thought about himself and what he could get for himself.
He didn't like her though. He wanted her as a 'trophy wife' which she was not interested in being. If he liked her, he would have shared her interests (ie reading). And he would not have attempted to lock her dad up in an asylum just for being different.
Apparently, he's not making enough money to properly live. Oh well.
my parents were the same way. I am also very glad.
I feel proud when I watch stuff with MJF in it. Such a strong work ethic and devotion to fans.
I don't see it as conservative. I see it as a history of people with disabilities in America. This isn't well known so most people probably had difficulty figuring out why the characters act like they do.
Forrest is born with disabilities (his developmental/intellectual disability and the crooked back he had as a child) and so is Bubba (the lip) so they consider this normal. There is no special education in America back then, so Forrest's mom has to perform sexual favors on school personnel to ensure he can get enrolled. The personnel who leave the house tell forrest that his mom sure does care about your schooling, not that she liked having to do the action.
Jenny acquires emotional trauma and then later drug abuse and illness as a result of having attempted to cope with the abuse from her dad even if the coping were ineffective, illegal, and inappropriate. Her disabilities are all invisible so even though she is sent to live with her grandma, Jenny never fully heals from what her father did.
LT Dan acquires his disability too. He is a LT in the military, so obtaining a visible and physical disability is traumatic. He attempts to cope with it through drinking sleeping with women etc. He finally realizes how to properly cope with his disability, stops drinking etc and makes his peace with god. Because nobody will hire them they go into business together.
I did too. Dylan wasn't as street smart as he pretended. He was pretty emotionally vulnerable. Even if his dad hadn't 'died' he would have still been interested in the ocean. And wanting to help out others. Remember also he was the one who got Brandon his job even if he himself had not needed a part time job in high school.
I don't think it was 'best' even as a little kid. But it does show that Phyllis made something of herself, bonded with the girls, and was a far nicer person than the 'experienced' Wilderness Girls staff member.
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