Long running series huge plot holes

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to the Brady kids’ other parents? Death? Divorce? Why were they never mentioned? What did the mom do all day with the kids in school and a housekeeper?

This is definitely a mystery. The mom always seemed to be reading a magazine. But, the missing parents both died -- it's mentioned in the pilot (which didn't air very often). Still, weird that they never talked about their dead parents -- if the show had been made 10 yrs later they'd probably have dealt with it in multiple "very special episodes".

Especially b/c mrs. Brady pulled a woody Allen and slept with her stepson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the Brady kids’ other parents? Death? Divorce? Why were they never mentioned? What did the mom do all day with the kids in school and a housekeeper?

This is definitely a mystery. The mom always seemed to be reading a magazine. But, the missing parents both died -- it's mentioned in the pilot (which didn't air very often). Still, weird that they never talked about their dead parents -- if the show had been made 10 yrs later they'd probably have dealt with it in multiple "very special episodes".

Especially b/c mrs. Brady pulled a woody Allen and slept with her stepson.

Myth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the Brady kids’ other parents? Death? Divorce? Why were they never mentioned? What did the mom do all day with the kids in school and a housekeeper?

This is definitely a mystery. The mom always seemed to be reading a magazine. But, the missing parents both died -- it's mentioned in the pilot (which didn't air very often). Still, weird that they never talked about their dead parents -- if the show had been made 10 yrs later they'd probably have dealt with it in multiple "very special episodes".

Especially b/c mrs. Brady pulled a woody Allen and slept with her stepson.

Really?

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On Golden Girls, Dorothy got pregnant in high school but her kids were in their 20s while she was in her 50s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the Brady kids’ other parents? Death? Divorce? Why were they never mentioned? What did the mom do all day with the kids in school and a housekeeper?

This is definitely a mystery. The mom always seemed to be reading a magazine. But, the missing parents both died -- it's mentioned in the pilot (which didn't air very often). Still, weird that they never talked about their dead parents -- if the show had been made 10 yrs later they'd probably have dealt with it in multiple "very special episodes".

Especially b/c mrs. Brady pulled a woody Allen and slept with her stepson.

Really?

No not really but Barry would’ve if he could’ve:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-cronin/did-tvs-greg-brady-seriou_b_7735246.html

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Anonymous wrote:How did so many kids from Good Morning Miss Bliss (and Mr Belding!) all magically transport from Indiana to Bayside after they finished junior high!!??

Wasn't Bayside a public school somewhere in southern California? With overcrowding, re-districting, etc., how were there only 8 students in a classroom? I knew kids who went to super expensive private schools and they still had at least 20 kids in their individual classes.

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Anonymous wrote:On Golden Girls, Dorothy got pregnant in high school but her kids were in their 20s while she was in her 50s

It’s because Dorothy was red shirted. For shame Estelle.

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Anonymous wrote:How did so many kids from Good Morning Miss Bliss (and Mr Belding!) all magically transport from Indiana to Bayside after they finished junior high!!??

Wasn't Bayside a public school somewhere in southern California? With overcrowding, re-districting, etc., how were there only 8 students in a classroom? I knew kids who went to super expensive private schools and they still had at least 20 kids in their individual classes.

It was a SN classroom?

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Anonymous wrote:On Golden Girls, Dorothy got pregnant in high school but her kids were in their 20s while she was in her 50s

It’s because Dorothy was red shirted. For shame Estelle.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On Golden Girls, Dorothy got pregnant in high school but her kids were in their 20s while she was in her 50s

It’s because Dorothy was red shirted. For shame Estelle.

You. Win. The. Thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the Brady kids’ other parents? Death? Divorce? Why were they never mentioned? What did the mom do all day with the kids in school and a housekeeper?

This is definitely a mystery. The mom always seemed to be reading a magazine. But, the missing parents both died -- it's mentioned in the pilot (which didn't air very often). Still, weird that they never talked about their dead parents -- if the show had been made 10 yrs later they'd probably have dealt with it in multiple "very special episodes".

I swear that one of them was divorced, not widowed. I could be wrong, though.

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Anonymous wrote:There was another sibling in Family Matters—a little sister. She disappeared!!

The actress's parents wanted more money, so Judy went up the stairs and never came back!

What?!?? Stop the madness! Another sibling?

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Anonymous wrote:In Happy Days, Richie had an older brother in the first season who went off to college. He was mentioned occasionally in the first season or two, then just disappeared as though he had never even existed.

I found this very upsetting. They never mentioned him again!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to the Brady kids’ other parents? Death? Divorce? Why were they never mentioned? What did the mom do all day with the kids in school and a housekeeper?

This is definitely a mystery. The mom always seemed to be reading a magazine. But, the missing parents both died -- it's mentioned in the pilot (which didn't air very often). Still, weird that they never talked about their dead parents -- if the show had been made 10 yrs later they'd probably have dealt with it in multiple "very special episodes".

I swear that one of them was divorced, not widowed. I could be wrong, though.

No, they had both definitely died. It was mentioned in the pilot episode, as mentioned above. And I believe it was mentioned briefly again in one of the first season episodes. I

think the ideal was that the deaths had happened long enough ago that the kids had grieved and were ready to move on. You know, you weren't supposed to wallow in your feelings back then. Just buck up and keep a stiff upper lip.

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Anonymous wrote:In Happy Days, Richie had an older brother in the first season who went off to college. He was mentioned occasionally in the first season or two, then just disappeared as though he had never even existed.

I found this very upsetting. They never mentioned him again!

Yes. Like Carrie's sister in King of Queens: it was as though they had never even existed. Richie went from being the middle child to being the oldest without missing a beat.