A lot of people may disagree, but I can't stand Dana. I found her boring, annoying, rude and ugly. In the later seasons it was even worse. She looked terrible and was so boring. That ugly bleached blonde hair and eyebrows!
shareI liked her and found her more dimensional then the other girls. Dana was more than just the "smart" one out of the girls unlike the other girls in the beginning of the series. Alicia was just the rude tomboy while Karen was the shallow popular one, I know this changed eventually but Dana was always more than one dimensional
"I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't"
Kacey Musgraves "Pageant Material"
Alicia was just the rude tomboy
yes, it's in the second episode in season 1 (I think) when Al's in the hospital getting her appendix removed. The doctor comes out and says "Alicia is ready to see visitors now" or something similar...
shareThe only change Al went through is that she became super slutty. Dana had her extremely annoying moments, but Al was rude from the get-go and only became worse. Besides having a huge ass, she also had a huge chip on her shoulder. She was an awful character.
shareI didn't think she was ugly. But I agree with you about the hair. A bad dye job that looks as if she did it herself. The Dana character was not my favorite. She had her moments, but I do agree that she was not exactly annoying, but rude.
shareI kind of liked Dana actually, because I can relate to these "smart girl" characters. But I won't deny that she too had her flaws (she was often a straw feminist and/or a snob). Then again, who wants a character with no flaws?
Intelligence and purity.
I agree with you about the hair. A bad dye job that looks as if she did it herself. The Dana character was not my favorite. She had her moments, but I do agree that she was not exactly annoying, but rude.
Kinda agree with you. I didn't like her in the earlier seasons for some of the same reasons you pointed out. But in the last few seasons when she started dressing up with dresses/skirts I could kinda overlook her attitude. I still liked her when she started dating JT's friend and would boss him around. Thought she was sexy as hell because she was smart an probably because she was so assertive. I even found her more pretty and attractive than Karen by the last few seasons. Kinda attracted to women like Dana, now as an adult and have been dating. Okay, too much info. Sorry lol
Dana was my favorite, but I'm rewtching the episodes and in some of them she is just a jerk to people. I don't mean a fight with JT either. I mean when she'd get mad at Frank for tryin to protect her or being rude to Brendan because something he did lead to their privledged getting taken away and he was just the latest in a long line those privlidges got taken because of stuff all of them did. Sometimes the things she did were just rude. However, she's still my favorite nad sitll love her. The actress was great and I love her and JT's constant bickering. THey are entertaining to watch togheter. So I need to disagree. Dana and JT are why I watched this show and that's still how it is all these years later. But yes, she can be quite rude and snobby sometimes.
I'm a Timelord.
Right, not pompous at all then.
I agree. I'm in the middle of Season 3 (watching for the first time).
Although I understand the character type, and it's been used on others shows without being a problem for me, there's something about Dana that bothers me.
I'm in the middle of Season 3 (watching for the first time).
Hiya!
It's not on DVD as far as I know (besides that one release), so I've found a couple sources online.
If interested in the link(s), let me know and I'll PM you.
dana and jt are the best
I hated Jaws, it had too much shark, and dont get me started about King Kong, waaay too much gorilla
I'm danas cousin and your a bully!
shareThey were all pretty terrible, rude and selfish. I'm watching the beginning and I can't believe the attitude of J.T. and Al. Patrick Duffy should smack them in the head.
Especially Al became worse and worse as the show went on. From a rude tomboy to a stupid slutbag with a huge chip on her shoulder.