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    picardia: Gordon Gartrelle! My brother and I still say that to each other every time we see a really hideous outfit. more »
    Cam/ron: One lesson learned from Family Ties: You will have at least one child who is the ideological opposite of you and he will make his point by placing gig... more »
    Cam/ron: I was always mystified by how Danny Tanner's talk show gig somehow supported three children and two layabouts inside a plush, two-story house in San F... more »
    daisy92: I am 16 and I have taken most of my life lessons from Saved by the Bell, Designing Women, Full House, and Golden Girls. I still get the chills wheneve... more »
    kelsium: From Clarissa I learned: 1. Everyone's little brother is annoying, but you have to love them anyway. 2. Boys make good friends. 3. Clothes don't have ... more »
    Trulymadlyme: Where's the Roseann love Jezzies? That show was boss. more »
    Trulymadlyme: One important lesson I learned was... Whenever my life gets me so down, I know I can go down, To where the music and the fun never ends. As long as th... more »
    prettycool: Kimmy Gibbler (ok Andrea Barber) was in the training videos for AMC Theaters back when I worked for them in high school- true story. more »
    PrettyPrettyPrincess: From Family Ties I learned that SCUBA stands for 'self contained underwater breathing apparatus'. Everytime I HEAR scuba I sing that in my head! more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: Oh, and Roseanne taught me that Halloween isn't just a holiday, it's an art form and a time for your creativity re: costumes, pranks, etc. to run wild... more »
    southernbelle: Oh, and Park Overall's snarky nurse on Empty Nest taught me that people love a smart mouth on a Southerner. And God bless her for it. Too bad she had ... more »
    southernbelle: Oprah Winfrey taught me all about periods when she came to Blossom in a dream and they made that cake with a uterus made out of icing. more »
    DangerMouse: From "Webster": Don't go back for your box of "men's toes" in a fire. more »
    The HZA.: I think I might be similar to Kimmy Gibbler when drunk. more »
    foregoneconclusion, battles the pink robots: I learned I would have been way cooler if I were half robot like Vicki. more »
    WaltzingMatilda: From an early age, Family Ties ingrained a belief in me that not all Republicans are evil. Some are just cute, short boys with an interest in Reganomi... more »
    SchmoopieVonButtercup: From Family Ties I learned that SCUBA is an acronym for: Self Contained Underwater Breathing Appatatus. Not really a valuable lesson...but I never for... more »
    LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: I learned that having Tootie's hairdo might help you win America's Next Top Model, but after that, it will derail your career. more »
    Cookie Dough Monster: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air taught me that short, conservative men can DANCE this shit out of Tom Jones. more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: Also, you shouldn't trust aliens around cats. more »
  • #80sladies

    Top 10 Lessons Learned From 80's Sitcom Heroines

    Inspired partly by Tracie's opening credits post and partially by this piece in the San Francisco Chronicle about "very special episodes," I decided to examine the important lessons we learned from our childhood sitcom heroines. More »
  • #inbrief

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