Mrs. Garrett aka Charlotte Rae HATED Blair''s retarded sister!

That bitch called MOI a bitch!

Rae had a disabled child that I assume was institutionalized so Geri Jewell's presence was a painful reminder.

#1) She was not named "Jerry"; she was named "Geri." #2) She was not Blair's sister; she was her cousin. #3) She was not retarded; she had cerebral palsy. Congratulations! You hit the trifecta!

Charlotte Rae always seemed cold on the show like Aunt Bea.

Geri's middle name?

Khurl.

True.

"one for each day of the week!"

A Facts of Life star comes out on the front page of Huffington Post. Guess who?

I watched this 'where are they now' show where this guy interviewed people who knew Mindy Cohn, including Charlotte. He also talked to Mindy herself. Charolotte was really kind of... weird. She rambled about giving Mindy a book on masturbation or something like that because she felt she needed to be like a mother to her. Mindy admitted that Charlotte crossed some lines and didn't have a close relationship with her.

All I want to know is why are Tutti's tits so fucking big...a solid *j* cup if there ever was one. Charlotte used to stalk Tutt's and take thousands of pics of her cans.

I'm sorry, but wasn't this discussed a few days ago?

'Facts of Life,' Actress Comes out of the Closet

11:51 a.m. PST, January 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The woman who played Cousin Geri on "The Facts of Life" is addressing the many complications in her quest to becoming an actor in her upcoming memoir.

Geri Jewell's "I'm Walking As Straight As I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond" finds the actress openly discussing her cerebral palsy, her status as the first person with a disability to have a recurring role on a prime-time TV series and admitting that she's a lesbian.

Broadway World reports that the book, due April 1, follows Jewell's beginnings in stand-up comedy to her work on television.

She explores her many trials -- including backstabbing agents, tax issues, addiction, an unsuccessful marriage and a tragic accident -- that brought her to a place where she feels comfortable telling her story.

We think there's a happy ending, though. Fans of "Deadwood" recognize Jewell from her professional resurgence on the series.

Co-star Ian McShane provides a nice blurb for the book jacket, which sort of warms our heart.

[quote]Charolotte was really kind of... weird. %0D %0D %0D I saw her on a talk show once and she was either drunk or high on something. She was acting really weird and I also always her to be cold and distant.

This thread is making my head explode.

Tootie is now an evangelical. I saw her late last night on some fundie station; she was praying out loud with her eyes closed along with some white guy with big greasy hair. It was surreal.

Girrrls, girrrls, girrrls!

Charlotte Rae seems to blame Geri for feeling the way she does. Geri has said that Charlotte could be friendly to her one day, and the next she's cold and distant.

Charlotte's reply was that if Geri felt that way, it was more about her (Geri) than anything she (Charlotte) did. I guess it was her dismissiveness that surprised me. She seems nothing like Mrs. Garrett.

Kim also directs a lot of Tyler Perry's shitcoms that are syndicated everywhere these days.

She gave Mindy Coen a book on masturbation?! wft?!!

With respect to the masturbation book, I think the implication was along the lines that masturbation can be a chubby gal's best friend.

[quote]Geri's middle name?

[quote]Khurl.

[quote]True.

So her mom tries to asphyxiate her while giving birth to her and then she names her after a hair product, but we're slinging shit at the one woman trying to help out the fat girl.

I didn't care for Charlotte Rae until now. I admire her.

Okay, here's my Charlotte Rae story. In the mid-90s, I met her at a party in LA. I tried to joke with her, saying something lame like, "Tootie told me to say hi" (it was funnier than that, whatever I actually said) and it sent her head spinning. She was acting as though, yes, Tootie was a real person. I know it sounds dopey out of context but at the time all I could think was she was way too old to discern a joke.

When Charlotte and Cloris Leachman graduated from Northwestern, they moved to New York and were roommates in the West 70s. They're both a bit odd.

How could anyone not know she was gay? She looked like a poster girl for female golfers.

Is that you at R9, Charlotte?

So what did we decide?

Kim Fields and Smokie Norful Praying and Thanking God

I think its time for a WHET to Kim Fields thread.

Katherine Heigl is another one being pushed who isn't going to happen. She will end up back on tv.

[quote]I think its time for a WHET to Kim Fields thread.%0D %0D [italic]Don't get me started![/italic]

She was hilarious on Deadwood%0D %0D AL: So she had an attitude by the way I grabbed her pussy. I was too rough? %0D %0D GIMP: She didn't have no attitude Al.%0D %0D AL: Then what did she say, where the fuck is she?%0D %0D GIMP: She didn't have no attitude Al. She just said her pussy hurt.%0D %0D All GIMP's lines delivered with a Palsy Twang.

Speaking not only as a friend of Geri's but also someone who's met Charlotte Rae on a number of occasions, let me try to set things straight here. Charlotte Rae is a dope. I'm not saying that to be insulting or hurtful, but she's honestly not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. The fact that she can memorize her lines is a miracle. If she gave Mindy Cohn a book on masturbation, it was probably less an act of thinking Mindy needed a mom, and thinking something like Mindy could never find "it" on her own with so much blubber covering it. That's just how her simple little mind works. She's also known for having an explosive temper and she really runs hot and cold, so I'll take Geri's word for it that Charlotte could be nice one day and a total beeotch the next. Just sayin'.

So did Lisa Whelchel ever comment on her former roommate's emergence from the closet?

Man, Charlotte is such a witch.

Tootie is evangelical? So is Blair! We are in troubaaaaal!

R31 if that is the case how could she have had a successful career on Broadway, if she acted like such a diva?

[quote] If that is the case how could she have had a successful career on Broadway, if she acted like such a diva?

Yes, how??

[quote]So did Lisa Whelchel ever comment on her former roommate's emergence from the closet?

She said she loves her friend and is happy she is now at peace with herself and will continue to support her.

Kind of shocking for an evangelical, but I get the feeling that after her divorce, Lisa is not as religious (or probably a bit more skeptical) than she used to be.

Mindy gave me herpes.

r37, Lisa often tweets to Buck Hollywood (not sure who that is) and he makes Ted C. look like Clint Eastwood. Since her ex was clearly gay, I imagine she does not hate gay people. Her daughters are as beautiful as she was, and seem very nice and well adjusted.

Except Lisa did endorse ex-gay therapy once and has never taken it back. I know of Buck Hollywood and happen to think he's an Uncle Tom. Not at all surprised he'd step forward to aid a fundie in pretending she's pro-gay.

WHET Donut?

Mindy Cohn was precisely who I pictured at Michfest, esp., in the episode with them in the future.

[quote]Katherine Heigl is another one being pushed who isn't going to happen. She will end up back on tv.

This poster deserves recognition for calling it three years ago.

Does anyone remember when crazy Mrs. Garrett went OFF on Joan Collins on some red carpet, for no reason?

[quote] WHET Donut?

Donut was living with one of the daughters after Lisa moved back to CA, but IIRC has since died.

Mrs Bundy's sister played the dykette.

R44 I remember that. Did they ever work together? That was so odd and funny.

R46 - Do you mean Kelly? She is not related to Katey Sagal - Liz and Jean Sagal (the Double Trouble twins) are her sisters.

Kelly was played by Pamela Segall who went on to co-star on Californication and Louie.

I remember it, too. Joan was aghast at this woman she had never met calling her a bitch. I think she said, "who is this COW?!?!?"

r44/r49, did you even bother reading the original posts of this thread ... like, say, r1?!

A diva... having a successful career on Broadway??? Such a thing is impossible!

Wasn't Charlotte Rae's long time husband gay but she was oblivious to it?

Yes, she was married to composer John Strauss for 25 years, before he came out to her.

I wonder what their pussies look like.

Kim Fields had breast reduction surgery maybe 20 years ago while she was on "living Single" -- the producers did an ep about it. ( A lot of women have this problem; "Roseanne" did an ep about it also.)

Mindy Cohn adored Cloris Leachman. Apparently the two became real close during Leachman's stay on the show. They still keep in touch.

Kim Fields boobs in action during the running relay on Battle of the Network Stars

I tried reading Geri's memoir, but just couldn't get into it.

Why do we continue to reference Geri as a star of "The Facts of Life"? The series had over 200 episodes, and she was in 12 of them. Twelve fucking episodes.

[quote]Kim Fields had breast reduction surgery maybe 20 years ago while she was on "living Single" -- the producers did an ep about it. ( A lot of women have this problem; "Roseanne" did an ep about it also.)

I still remember a comment that Debra Wilson made about Kim on the very first "I Love the 80s": "Tootie really started gettin' them Tooties."

Why does everyone always go on about that lezbo retard? There were other girls on the show, too.

Charlotte Rae calls Joan Collins a bitch:

I saw Tootie once at the IHOP.

Wasn't Geri also abusing coke during the show?

[quote]Wasn't Geri also abusing coke during the show?

Yes. And she was abusing Sprite, Mello Yello and Mr. Pibb, too.

Geri was the last one to have sex with Both Red Foxx & Ted Knight

I'm sure it was mentioned up thread somewhere, but I too found it interesting that Lisa W once roomed with Geri

Mrs Garrett also hated Phyllis.

Occasionally, I'll catch an episode of FOL on tv, and MAN is it horrible. I loved it when I was a kid, but for the most part it stinks.

One of my favorite bits of uncomfortable TV was when Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields were on The Andy Cohen Programme a few years ago and pretty much didn't want to answer any questions about the show. Andy was covered in flop sweat by the end of the half hour, after trying to get SOMETHING out of them.

Didn't we all

Is The Fats of Life the new Golden Girls LOL. People are gone wax poetic about the golden years of Mrs G and her lil brand of bitches?

Cousin Geri is a legend.

Any nude photos of Geri?

R73 That's quite the image, you paint there, old cat. An octogenarian rubbing her formaldehyde-smelling mound. Beating off her mound to Blair's retarded cousin.