Today, I was coloring in the living room with a 5-year-old in a fancy, white dress, surrounded by family chatting back and forth as Sponge Bob Square Pants was on TV. It sounds like I might have been at my niece's First Communion party. Only the mom, dad, sister, and brother are in no way related to me, the 5-year-old was only dressed up in case the fellow Peace Corps volunteer she has a crush on decided to drop by, and Sponge Bob was dubbed in Indonesian.
You know when you first started to get glimpses of Mrs. Garrett's "other life" on "Diff'rent Strokes", and then you started getting introduced to characters who would be in "The Facts of Life"? Or remember that episode of "Who's the Boss" where Leah Remini plays Alyssa Milano's street-wise cousin who, in a twist of events, gets discovered as a model? Then she spins off into a short-lived sitcom about teen models living in a house together.
The spin-off.
It feels out-of place, but not altogether unenjoyable - and it holds the promise of an exciting new storyline. This is mine.
Not to forget Coach Lubbock's foray from Mike Seaver's coach to father of 8. Or Harriet Winslow's transition from "elevator lady" on Perfect Strangers to wife, mother, and neighbor of Steve Urkel!
ReplyDeleteOr if we're really going old-school, let's reflect on how we have Happy Days to thank for Laverne and Shirley and Mork & Mindy. and Joanie Loves Chachi, obvy.
Yay Indonesia! NYC misses you and sends its love! xoxo
the 5-year-old was only dressed up in case the fellow Peace Corps volunteer she has a crush on decided to drop by
ReplyDeleteWell, DID the volunteer stop by? What did the volunteer think of her outfit?
The attached photo is adorable.