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Meta: Looking back on Cousin Geri itself
Although this blog is about The Facts of Life, i.e., it is not about me, sometimes my life affects the blog. And, of course, I only do the blog because the show affects…
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3-2: “Fear Strikes Back”
There was a phenomenon in the ’80s: The Very Special Episode (VSE). Every show, and particularly sitcoms, would occasionally have a dramatic episode dealing with a serious issue. Examples include the Diff’rent Strokes episode where…
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Watch this space…
In my Tuesday evening class, a remarkable thing happened. I was there early, sitting in my assigned seat eating my dinner, when a classmate, whom I know but not that well, came in…
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2-5: “Cousin Geri”
Cousin Geri is Blair’s cousin. She’s a comedian, and she has cerebral palsy. She was introduced in season 2, in 1980, at a time when people with disabilities were not particularly visible on…
