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4-11 “September Song”
Sorry for the delay in publishing! I’ve been doing a lot of hiking, and I’m just now back in civilization. The Facts girls have also been getting a lot of exercise. They’ve got…
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4-10 “For the Asking”
It’s week two of me drawing numbers to determine my recap, and I upgraded the empty Kleenex box to an empty yogurt container. It’s the one where a big deal is made of…
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7-8 “Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green”
I chose this episode to recap because when I sat down to start writing, I needed a big ol’ pile o’ goof. Good goof, not goof so goofy as to be terrible. Goofy…
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1-7 “Dieting”
I recently realized that I never hated my body. I definitely parroted my mother and sisters (eight and ten years older than me), saying things like “I’m on a diet,” or “I need…
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3-1 “Growing Pains”
Not to be confused with Alan Thicke’s masterpiece to follow later in the decade, this episode has Natalie getting attention, Tootie getting hammered, and Jo getting criminal. Again. It’s a new school year…
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1-6 “Emily Dickinson”
A classic. Wherein Blair is a big cheating cheater (academic, not relationship) and Mr. Bradley says the h-e-double-hockey-sticks word. Also plenty of gross creepage from white men. Good stuff. The episode begins with…
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4-2 “The Source”
Sometimes when I recap an episode that I remember being good, it ends up being even better than I remembered. This is one such episode. The year is 1982, and the topic is…
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2-11 “Sex Symbol”
“Men who are with lots of women are considered studs, while women who are with lots of men are considered sluts!” It’s such an old trope, yet we’re still mired in it today.…
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6-18 “With a Little Help from My Friends”
Guess what? I took the bar exam! Hooray! I think I probably passed but I’m prepared not to have. I find out in October and I’ll let y’all know. And that’s all I…
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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…
