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5-9 “Small but Dangerous”
Pamela Adlon is kind of a big deal these days. This extremely talented woman carries her own show, which is a cult hit. Way back when she was wee, she played juvenile delinquent(?)…
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6-19 “Gone With the Wind, Part 1”
A clip from this episode was posted to Nancy McKeon’s Twitter. It includes the part where Michael Damien (swoon), playing the singer of a club band, flirts with Jo. Nancy’s reaction: “Why oh…
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4-8 “Daddy’s Girl”
“There’s a Facts of Life episode about that.” That’s a phrase I say a lot, because there always is. This week, the news broke that the president’s fortune was in fact not self-made but rather…
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3-5 “Front Page”
Folks, this is among my favorite episodes of Facts. It’s one that I remembered but didn’t catch on TV in syndication for a long time. Either I kept missing it or the stations that…
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2-12 “The Secret”
In which we discover for the first time where exactly Jo’s father went when he “left home.” Recently, I got a comment suggesting that we accept Jo’s reformation and stop pigeonholing her as…
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2-6: “Shoplifting”
Joanna Marie Polniaczek is the tough girl with the brain of a genius and the heart of a lion. She was an important role model to me, and, I’ve heard, to other LGBTQ…
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2-3 “Double Standard”
One of the best things that ever happened to me at law school was when I found out that one of my classmates reads this blog. It was his birthday last week, so,…
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9-14 “Peekskill Law”
Really, though, folks, Blair Warner went to law school. We shouldn’t be so shocked; she was always bright and independent; her whole character development was talented yet coddled rich girl becomes a real…
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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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3-18: “Runaway”
In which Tootie runs off to New York City on her own and a pimp attempts to recruit her. We open with Jo, Blair, and Natalie getting ready to head out the door…
