Instead of new people, what past characters would you like to have seen come back as regulars, or semi-regulars?
I would like to have seen Boots drop in once in a while.
And maybe one of the girls from the first season, like Sue Ann
I would have liked to learn whatever happened to Blair's sister or step-sister who was on her way to becoming a nun. It would have been interesting to see her come for one or several visits.
shareYeah, she could have talked about how she abused children she taught in the Catholic schools and getting away with it because she's a nun.
shareYou have quite a sense of humor!
shareWhat about Mrs Garrett's son?? he was going to be a carpenter why couldn't he have rebuilt the shop??
shareActually, first-hand experience as the abused child. And seeing the nun get away with it because (big surprise coming) the church covered it up.
shareThat is very sad indeed!
shareEven sadder when I think how brain-washed my mother is by that church. She actually went along with the cover-up, not wanting to "make the church look bad if we let it be known".
shareMy heart truly goes out to you my friend!
shareIt's the past.
I just cannot understand why if any adult did the same things (example, making a fist and punching the child in the back) to a child, it would rightfully be called child abuse. But a nun does it, nobody wants to call it what it is.
I guess you could call that a double standard. Very unfair indeed!
shareI didn't like when they completely changed the storyline and added Joe. I missed the first season with all the girls like Sue Ann, Cindy, Molly and Nancy. Those episodes were better.....
shareSue Ann appeared in a few episodes in season 2 and a few of them in season 3 too....
shareOkay they should have had the two Mr. Garrett's added to the cast.
both of the brothers were (coincidentally) a carpenter and an accountant......the accountant brother had also given her (and the girls) what was first Edna's Edibles and then later became over our heads.
Should have kept the two of them around to fix up things--like the store and the school when Blair bought it. having to find a contractor for cheap was absurd when they already knew one and who would be far more responsible.
Have the hunky carpenter go out with her I don't know if this was allowed back then re standards though.
This was supposed to be a sitcom and they may have not wanted to turn it into a soap with one of Mrs Garetts brothers dating the girls.
I think also they were trying to figure out how to promote responsible opposite sex interactions in the era of AIDS (remember there was no prep developed and a lot more people were dying of AIDS) so they made the contractor neighbor deliberately come from living in the Middle east--where dating mores/gender roles are traditionally super strict.
Both of the brothers had stayed in America so this is another reason probably why either brother could not be revived as characters.
But would have been interesting with them.