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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 8:41 pm
Zachsmom: It was all pretty anticlimatic. The show starts with Randi waking up. It's raining outside. She starts getting ready. She's nervous. Her family are angry but get ready anyway. (Notice how Pat didn't have a beer for breakfast, but was drinking one a half hour before the wedding.) Randi's dad comes in while Randi is getting her makeup done. He asks her to talk to her sister Melanie (who is upset). Randi says no--they'll talk later. The Coy family get ready with the brothers wearing kilts. The wedding takes place. Steve screws up the vows a bit. When the minister asks if anyone objects, the Coy family sit silently. We hear voiceovers from the family saying how Randi is ruining her life, but if this is what she wants, they accept it. When it is Steve's turn to say, "I do". he gets upset and tells everyone the wedding is fake. The Coy family (all but the father) storm up into the house and all go into the bathroom. After hearing Steve say the wedding is fake, Mrs. Coy is angry and wants to pack up and leave. The brothers storm into the bathroom and are also (quietly) pissed. A producer convinces them to go back downstairs. Once they are seated, Steve tells everyone about the premise of the show and what him and Randi were doing. Randi explains to each person in her family how she thought this was a good opportunity to help each of them financially to achieve their goals. Then, Steve surprises Randi and tells her he is really an actor. Randi is in shock and tears up. Steve keeps talking--saying how the show started out to be a "beauty and the beast" kind of show but once the Coys got there the premise shifted to highlight the love of a family. He talked on and on about the love the Coys have for each other and how Randi did it all for them. Steve presented two checks for $500K each. The family came up and hugged Randi. Then they watched a video of clips from before the families arrived. The end.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 8:44 pm
Thanks!! 
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 9:40 pm
Yes, and the Coy family had the reddest eyes from crying, her sister was so hurt Randi refused to see her before the ceremony... her brothers eyes were swollen and red from crying (and looked darn cute in the Kilts, why didnt Dad wear one?) Dad was pretty even keel he stayed saying he wasnt going to leave his daughter up there alone, he wanted to hear what was going on... And then Steve says that the "script of the show was supposed to be about a 'Beauty and the Beast' theme, then they all met the Coy's and realized it wasnt about that, but about the (dont gag here please!) 'love of the family'... yadda yadda, the family loves and supports Randi'" Now didnt I read they had more "pranks" to pull, but couldnt because the Coy's just didnt fit the mold, and 'cooperate'? YEt, I did watch!! 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:07 pm
Ok, I guess I'm the only sap here who actually teared up and cried when they were talking about the love of the family. I felt so bad for the younger brother during the ceremony as he sat there with tears running down his face. It will be interesting to see if there more interviews now that the finale has been shown. I actually thought it turned out better than I expected. Just call me the "sap." LOL 
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:20 pm
I wouldnt be touched at how much my family loved me, I would be upset to see that my family couldnt even fake a smile on my wedding day. My family would love AND support any decision I made. They would talk to me about it but they would never give me the added stress of looking over and seeing tears down their cheeks because of my choice of mate. They would be brave for me. Whats up with the mom thinking that Melissa(sis) was upset because she hasnt gotten attention all week? Randi thought it was because she saw that she didnt love steve but the mom thought the sis felt slighted. why wouldnt they tell her to grow up then! On my local news, our reporter said a quote from Randi," I dont like steve, my family doesnt like steve. we never will." I dont know about you but shes a million dollars richer, couldnt she afford to be a better sport? he did a job and did it well. Would she like it if her family chose not to like her because she pulled a prank on them? Get over it already! Rant over---im sorry. I dont liked spoiled people.
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Crossfire
Member
08-07-2001
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:29 pm
I don't want to pile on, but I couldn't help but notice that her bro sat there chewing glass up until about the second she said she'd give up the money for them to be happy again. That got him out of his seat for a hug pretty quickly. Sure looked like he wanted to put an end to that kind of thinking real quickly. Just something I noticed.
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Sportsmom1714
Member
07-18-2002
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:34 pm
I watched this show tonight for the first time, but I had a friend who kept me filled in on what was going on to a certain degree. I can't believe how self centered this family was about this wedding! I totally agree with fabnsab! I'm the parent of two and I would hope that if I were in the same situation, I would be able to support my child no matter what. I would hope that I would keep my disappointment to myself and my priority would be that my child was happy with what they were doing. When I got married for the first time, my family didn't care for my choice in husband. However, they supported me 100% in my decision to marry him. They were also there 100% when it didn't work I was feeling so bad for Randi at the behavior of her family and maybe that is why the family is so upset with what she did...they realize how selfish they were. Anyway, maybe her parents will actually thank her when little Bobby (or whatever his name is) moves out!
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:44 pm
Crossfire - hubby and I noticed that too. We were sitting there going, ok it's done he can stop crying and being bitter now... then it was oh! now he's all better. Wait? She'd give up the money? Wait! I'm happy now! Lemme get a look at that check!}
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, February 23, 2004 - 11:31 pm
i thought it was awful of randi's dad to jump in and interrupt while she was talking. did you see randi's suprised look when steve said he was married? like he wouldn't be marriage material? LOL yeah, money talks and bs walks. patrick was totally okay after he mentally divided up the 500k between his folks and siblings, deducted for taxes, and considered his share i'm mostly irish and i tell you these people are the stuffiest people i have ever seen! thank God patrick drank all the time. imagine if he wasn't 'loosened up' ???? SCARY!!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 12:53 am
it was so ironic that her family did not want her to go through with it and when it turned out it wasn't going to happen, they were all pissed off...because HE dumped her, and not vice versa. i am hoping the family saw themselves as we did and learned to be more accepting and less into themselves. maybe they got something besides the money...they got a life lesson. who knows...patrick may even make some gal happy one day. yeah, right!
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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 1:08 am
Did anyone catch Mom's narration on how her daughter ruined her life? Because she was getting married to Steve? Geez. What's stopping her from having a great life? Or is she one of those moms that want their daughters to be as pretty as possible and sure, go to collage and get a degree or whatever, and then marry a good meal ticket? I did feel bad for them for a minute, then I got over it.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 1:23 am
Tabbyking: LOL your comments about Pat! You cracked me up! Jhezzie: I KNOW! I was thinking the same thing when I heard that part her mom said about envisioning her childhood then envisioning her ruined future. It was appalling. I noticed a pattern. The mom was thinking the worst about the situation because it didn't fit in with what she envisioned. Melanie wouldn't get out of bed because she was upset Randi's wedding wasn't how she always envisioned it. WTF? Self-absorbed much? It's over. I can't believe you people brainwashed me into watching this show! Evil! You're all evil! 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 6:39 am
Y'know... I wonder if the Coys watched the show and felt the slightest bit embarrassed. I certainly hope so. The dour/sour expressions on their faces as the ceremony began were pretty impressive. Yeah, it was raining and cold, yeah, Randi is marrying a buffoon. Still, it was her WEDDING day and she looked lovely in that dress. Mom's thinking the sister is upset because she's being ignored? Uh, hello? It's NOT YOUR WEDDING DAY, hon! Get over it already! You'll have your turn to be the center of attention when YOU marry someone. Of all of the Coys, I liked the dad the best. He really and truly thought she was making a mistake, but he put a good face on it, sucked it up, and even sorta smiled. He did it for his daughter, whom he loves. I, too, noticed how the family didn't really even crack much of a smile when it was revealed that they'd win $250K each. And not even when they found out it was $500K each. Only when she threatened to give it up did they come to their freakin' senses. As dysfunctional as my family is, I have new appreciation and love for them!
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 7:08 am
I agree with most of what everyone here has said. When Steve didn't say "I do", you'd think they would have all been so happy and relieved they would've been jumping for joy. After all, the marriage that none of them wanted wasn't going to happen after all. Instead, they got even pissier. That "love of the family" stuff was such total malarkey! As if that's what this show was all about...HA! That's what they said in the last two minutes to fluff everything over with those stuck up Coys. I hope they got more out of this than money - maybe a little insight into how they really are.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 7:26 am
Randi said at the start that she was doing this to change her family's lives. Looked to me that (based on how nice the Coy house looked) that their lives would not change because of $250,000. (The amount Randi thought they would get.) After taxes and split up 5 ways, that would not be much. That is probably about $30,000 each-if mom and dad counted separately.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 7:39 am
Blech. I did not like the Coy's. I wish Steve would have gotten the money.
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Purplecow
Member
12-08-2003
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 8:13 am
Who was that in the white coat "comforting" Melanie? (Have to admit I didn't see the first show and channel surfed during the others.)
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 8:22 am
Purple, I think Melanie herself was wearing a long white coat with large black buttons.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 8:29 am
<<<<nodding head>>>>>> yep yep....did the Coys really need any money?IMHO there are millions of other families out there that could have used the money. I am so sick of seeing people get hand outs like this that are doing just fine in life on their own.....
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Purplecow
Member
12-08-2003
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 8:37 am
I thought Melanie was the one with the long shiny dress with the matching shiny shawl. If Melanie was the one in the coat, who was the other one? There were two young women clinging together on the end of the row.
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 8:46 am
Melanie was wearing that and then she put the coat on over it. The woman sitting at the very end of the row (in another shiny dress) was Randi's best friend.
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Purplecow
Member
12-08-2003
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:12 am
Thanks! What a bunch of self-centered non-supportive people. Okay, except for Randi's dad. I thought he was the only one with a little class.
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:41 am
PC, couldn't agree with you more my red-hatted friend!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:49 am
ie Randi comments about Steve, she was also on the news here, I thought I heard her say they didnt like the character Steve, not the actor, they didnt know the actor Steve. She didnt go into much detail, and on Good Day Live or another show she confirmed that her family got 350,000... when the interviewer asked her to clarify the amount, she wouldnt until after the show aired. The interview read it and said, the shows says your family got $350,000, so that helps them get over it... she had to talk around it as the show hadnt aired yet... drives me nuts they had her on BEFORE the ending... and I dont know where they got the 350,000 figure, was it after taxes, was it per each person... who knows? It could've even been a mistake, and Randi couldnt tell them the 'right' figure...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 10:24 am
I don't think that was their home. The mom kept saying she just wanted to pack and get out of there.
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