Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 17:13     Subject: The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They were not fat in any sense of the word. Some of you have body issues.


I just read from wiki

Weight

Another issue during the show's early seasons concerned the stars' appearances. Lisa Whelchel has stated in various interviews, including on E! True Hollywood Story, that the cast spent a lot of time on set doing nothing, so the natural inclination for many of them was to eat, as food was readily available all over the set. This noticeably affected the girls' appearances, leading Joan Rivers to dub them "The Fats of Life" during the cast's appearance at the Emmy Awards; the producers eventually restricted what the actors could eat while on set, and in an April 2011 interview, Lisa Whelchel stated that the producers sent her to various weight loss programs in an effort to help her lose weight.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series)


Blair was supposed to be the pretty one and she blew up like a balloon.



Joan Rivers was a bitch and a notorious fat-shamer. She also had zero right to criticize anyone's personal appearance. She had over 700 plastic surgery procedures in her lifetime.


The show was on for almost a decade, so the teen girls hit puberty and became women. They were all in their 20s when the show ended. I'm not saying that there wasn't unnecessary snacking and they probably were given a hard time about their weight. (The actress who plays Tootie was short and had a big bust.) Except for Natalie was still a little over weight, these women weren't fat:



At least when they look in the mirror, they see their original faces. So PP, you're the only Miss Piggy here.


Wow... I must have hit a nerve. Still trying to lose your Freshman 50?
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 16:43     Subject: The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:First season when there were a lot of girls was the best.


Yes! Molly Ringwald!

PP is right though. The show doesn't age well at all. The story lines are horribly trite. Family Ties and Growing Pains are much more enduring.




Agree. I even wrote a letter -- never sent, of course, as I had no contact info. -- to the producers of the show to say that I noticed they had downsized and that I very much wanted to be on the show to help them fill the gap! Ha!
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 16:38     Subject: The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They were not fat in any sense of the word. Some of you have body issues.


I just read from wiki

Weight

Another issue during the show's early seasons concerned the stars' appearances. Lisa Whelchel has stated in various interviews, including on E! True Hollywood Story, that the cast spent a lot of time on set doing nothing, so the natural inclination for many of them was to eat, as food was readily available all over the set. This noticeably affected the girls' appearances, leading Joan Rivers to dub them "The Fats of Life" during the cast's appearance at the Emmy Awards; the producers eventually restricted what the actors could eat while on set, and in an April 2011 interview, Lisa Whelchel stated that the producers sent her to various weight loss programs in an effort to help her lose weight.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series)


Blair was supposed to be the pretty one and she blew up like a balloon.



Joan Rivers was a bitch and a notorious fat-shamer. She also had zero right to criticize anyone's personal appearance. She had over 700 plastic surgery procedures in her lifetime.


The show was on for almost a decade, so the teen girls hit puberty and became women. They were all in their 20s when the show ended. I'm not saying that there wasn't unnecessary snacking and they probably were given a hard time about their weight. (The actress who plays Tootie was short and had a big bust.) Except for Natalie was still a little over weight, these women weren't fat:



At least when they look in the mirror, they see their original faces. So PP, you're the only Miss Piggy here.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 16:24     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A pic of another teen actress from that era. Did you guys think she was fat when you originally watched Family Ties?



Nope. She was considerably slimmer than the girls on Facts of Life. Not cute, but reasonably sized.


I was pre-teen'ish and overheard my adult family members talking about religious issues one Sunday. A little later, while watching an episode of Family Ties, I recalled their phrase and thought that 'being ugly' must be Tina Yother's "cross to bear". I feel so badly thinking that now!
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 15:59     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
She looks the same size at the FOL cast to me
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 13:09     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:A pic of another teen actress from that era. Did you guys think she was fat when you originally watched Family Ties?



Nope. She was considerably slimmer than the girls on Facts of Life. Not cute, but reasonably sized.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 13:01     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
A pic of another teen actress from that era. Did you guys think she was fat when you originally watched Family Ties?

Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 12:57     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
I agree these were not fat girls. Tootie had a large bust (I think she had a reduction as a teenager) which could have made her appear heavier under all those clothes
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 12:55     Subject: The Facts of Life
I think Mindy was on an episode of What Not to Wear with Clinton and Stacy London.

Man, in that pic above, she looks like the prettiest of the four to me.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 12:37     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
PP here--that didn't work as I had hoped

Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 12:27     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
They look pretty healthy to me in this later season photo..


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Fat shaming teenage girls is not cool.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 11:59     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Now I totally want to watch some Facts of Life, but it just doesn't seem worth $1.99 an episode. How can a FOL episode cost as much as an episode of Mad Men?


TVLand has reruns!


Logo too


No cable here and their don't seem to be any free streaming FOL episodes.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 11:54     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Now I totally want to watch some Facts of Life, but it just doesn't seem worth $1.99 an episode. How can a FOL episode cost as much as an episode of Mad Men?


TVLand has reruns!


Logo too
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 11:41     Subject: The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They were not fat in any sense of the word. Some of you have body issues.


I just read from wiki

Weight

Another issue during the show's early seasons concerned the stars' appearances. Lisa Whelchel has stated in various interviews, including on E! True Hollywood Story, that the cast spent a lot of time on set doing nothing, so the natural inclination for many of them was to eat, as food was readily available all over the set. This noticeably affected the girls' appearances, leading Joan Rivers to dub them "The Fats of Life" during the cast's appearance at the Emmy Awards; the producers eventually restricted what the actors could eat while on set, and in an April 2011 interview, Lisa Whelchel stated that the producers sent her to various weight loss programs in an effort to help her lose weight.

Mindy Cohn, in the E! True Hollywood Story, stated that the situation was the exact opposite for her. She had been losing weight during this period due to an interest in dancing, and the producers asked her to stop because much of her character's identity hinged on the fact that she was overweight. Cohn said the producers compromised with her regarding her weight by dressing her in baggy clothing to make her appear heavier than she was.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series)


Blair was supposed to be the pretty one and she blew up like a balloon.

Anonymous
Post 09/13/2015 11:32     Subject: Re:The Facts of Life
Anonymous wrote:Now I totally want to watch some Facts of Life, but it just doesn't seem worth $1.99 an episode. How can a FOL episode cost as much as an episode of Mad Men?


TVLand has reruns!