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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 2:49 pm
What time is this on tonight? I'm so confused w/all these shows on that I can't fit any more "timed" programs on my VCR. LOL I have to keep taking one out to catch another. heh heh I guess I could just be not so lazy and look at the paper, huh? LOLOL Good thing I looked here though, since I often don't check the paper.
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Sbw
Member
08-09-2000
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 3:06 pm
I don't know the time but I know it is on when TAR and BB are not! ;)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 4:05 pm
7pm central (right before BB and TAR!)
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Forum_moderator
Moderator
01-01-2004
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 4:09 pm
According to the Reality TV Times grid, it's on at 8:00pm E / 7:00pm C, Tuesdays on FOX! <314>
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 5:40 pm
From what I have seen of Princess, she will probably vote the $50,000 to upgrade the electrical wiring so that she can run her hairdryer nonstop on her next visit!
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Purplecow
Member
12-08-2003
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 6:03 pm
Wow! Both mom's did exactly the right thing with the $$. Who woulda thought!? Glad to hear rich mom isn't really as obnoxious as she came across on the show. Looking forward to the next pairing.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 8:22 pm
I'm watching it now--poor Nana looks like she is going to have a stroke when she lost her kitchen.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 8:27 pm
Yes, I was surprised, too. Rich Mom actually did well by her adopted family. Mela was just great, taking care of Nana. I hope Nana has family in Japan and can stay with them and never come back.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 7:04 am
LOL Stay in Japan and never come back! Actually, I thought this ended very well! I think Tammy redeemed herself somewhat with what she had them do with the money. I thought it had a nice ending. If the promos for the next switch are not totally misleading, it looks like the next mom going into the rich house is up for a bad time! They had her saying, "She felt so unwelcome." I'm glad I read the bit about Good Day Live before viewing the show about Tammy. She was pretty clueless about how a party should be, esp. seeing the shin dig going on at her own house! I was really impressed with how welcoming the "rich, business" people were with Mela. They were awesome in getting her out of the kitchen and making her feel comfortable. I also thought for all of their complaining about Tammy sleeping in, the least they could have done, no matter what they thought of her, was the husband get up and wish her well. Granted, it was only Nana getting up and taking Mela out, but then it wasn't stressed at their house how everyone got up early. Anyway, I'm happy w/the outcome. And the timing is PERFECT!! Just before BB and TAR!!
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Mistysmoke
Member
08-10-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 7:23 am
crud, I was making dinner and missed how they said the money should be spent Could someone tell me?
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Mware
Member
09-14-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 7:26 am
Misty - Mela's family: $20,000 to pay off bills $22,000 downpayment on a new house $500 for each kid x 3 kids to spend however they wanted $750 for the father, some of which had to be spent at his favorite electronics store $750 for Mela, some of which had to be spent on a day of pampering at a spa Balance to be used however they wanted. Tammy's family: Nana to buy a new car Balance to be used on a family trip to Japan
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 8:17 am
Tammy must not be so bad, because she certainly has wonderful friends. They were very welcoming to Mela and made her feel welcome. I thought the other family was rude.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 8:21 am
I was still appalled last night. That means I will watch again. It seemed like the family treated Mela like a "domestic" during the party and that she wouldn't have left the kitchen if not for the friends. Perhaps they have grown so accustomed to having a grandmother as a maid, they thought the role could be replaced for a few days. And what the hell was with la princessa playing country music during the party? I don't care if hip hop gives her a headache; it wasn't about her. Surely she could have made them listen to Motown at least. So utterly closed to seeing the world from another vantage point, IMHO. Cultural imperialism.
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Reality_junkie
Member
02-17-2004
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 10:57 am
I live in Dallas and heard part of an interview with Tammy this morning. She said they were told to use the first three days to get comfortable with the families and then to take charge. As for the country music played at the party, the producers told her to do that. She said there was a lot of editing to make her out to be the bad guy and that was okay with her. The DJs countered that some of the things she said were bad no matter how it was edited. When asked if she is still in contact with the other family, she said they were told they could not have any until after the shows aired. I was very happy with how each mom allotted the money. Mela's family was happily surprised although the daughter did not seem overly joyous at receiving only $500. I think Tammy's family was selfishly unhappy. I was shocked (I don't why considering the source) at Tammy's comment about how it was better that Nana received the money because the taxes NANA would have to pay would be lower than what Tammy would have to pay because of the tax bracket differences. So, if Nana is getting $30,000 for the car and the other $20,000 goes to a family vacation, will Nana have to pay the taxes on just the $30,000 or also on her part of the $20,000? I think the husband is just as guilty for allowing his mother to be treated this way.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 12:09 pm
Tish: Remember, Mela was in the kitchen because she had VETOED the covered dish potluck party, that would have reduced her need to be in the kitchen. She had also kicked Nana out of the kitchen, and I felt for Nana--she looked constantly concerned about her kitchen. I was always under the impression that music at parties was supposed to be beckground stuff. I didn't see Mela's family being that welcoming. Mela's mom commented: "Well, this isn't how we do things." Well, it isn't how Tammy's family do things either, so deal with it. And, I got the impression the party was indeed supposed to be about her: a chance for the friends and family to get to know "the new mom." I didn't get the girl's attitude either, Mela herself had told the kids they were each going to get $500, so I don't know what her complaint was. I took Tammy's family's surprise because I thought the money was to be given to the family--not just one person in the family. I also wonder if Nana WANTED a car; somehow, I don't see that if she wanted one, her son wouldn't have bought her one. I also didn't hear that it was a FAMILY vacation to Japan, just a NANA visit to Japan. I'll have to double check that. I took Tammy's comment as a joke covering her hurt. It's something I would have said; in fact, I did say something similar when a friend invited us over for Christmas for our annual gift exchange. At the time, we were all making very good money and we had purchased them things they had really wanted, spending a little over $100 on the two of them. Potshot opened his package and it was this wonderful book collection. Mine, meanwhile, was a little plastic bag with bath gel, a pouf, and lotion. I had been with the wife when she had bought it for $2.50 at the grocery store (we used to go to the grocery store together). I jokingly made the comment that at least I wouldn't have to declutter anything to make room for my gift. Looking back, I'm sure it sounded as ingracious as Tammy's did, but I was really hurt, and I think she was too.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 12:48 pm
I think it was for just Nana to go to Japan. I liked what Mela did with the money. I could not believe the entire family got up from dinner and left their plates on the table for Nana to clean up all by herself! Can they not carry a plate to the sink????? Sheesh,Nana may enjoy running her kitchen,but clean up after yourself a little bit! I was really surprised that Tammy pulled off dividing the money in a good way. I was thinking she would say they must spend it on "healthy food" and country music cd's.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 12:56 pm
Maybe I heard it wrong, but I thought whatever was left over from buying the car was for a trip to Japan for NANA. LOVED the ending.
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Reality_junkie
Member
02-17-2004
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 2:38 pm
Looking at the show's recap on Fox, it just says the rest is for a trip to Japan. It does not say for who. I can't see Mela leaving out the kids whom she seemed to genuinely like. After seeing how Nana does everything for everybody, I think she wanted to make sure Nana got the lion's share.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 2:42 pm
It may be that Nana wants it that way (waiting on her family). Yes, I think it is rude (and it had BETTER not happen at my house) but different cultures have different rules.
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Reality_junkie
Member
02-17-2004
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 3:07 pm
Roxip, that's true. My ex mom-in-law is Hispanic and she would come in, put down her luggage and start cleaning. It did not matter that I had spent a week preparing for her arrival in the hopes that my house would be deemed livable by her standards. I never won. While I could appreciate that it was her culture that taught her this, she also used it to get attention for all the work she had done.
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 9:58 pm
Don't they actually only end up with $25 to $30 thousand because of taxes?
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 11:32 pm
I finally figured out what was bothering me about Mela's disbursement. Mela had wanted to pay off bills, give the kids $1500 total, and then buy "a sporty car." I'm thinking that perhaps she sublimated her wish to Nana.
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Tvjunkie
Member
08-11-2002
| Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 12:00 am
I think the kids looked so disappointed about the $500 because when Mela was reading the letter she accidentally said $5,000. Those kids had huge grins and s in their eyes! Then she corrected her mistake and the kids faces dropped. OOPS!
Can't wait until next week for the next swap! This show really sucked me in.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 9:51 am
HOOK LINE AND SINKER! I find this show hilarious! I can't believe how lazy that Tammy is! Wow...she's had quite the life! There is something so plastic about her and I'm not just talking about her silicon lips! Maybe it's because she's never experienced a hardship EVER in her life it's so easy for her to say how easy things are to the other family. The way she wouldn't get up in the morning, told the kids no TV then sat down while THEY were supposed to be working and drank a beer while watching TV. Then in a side clip says she needs to show by example?? What?? Are you on the same planet Tammy? I loved Mela, she was so good with the Nakumura's. It is most DEFINITELY a cultural thing with Nana's role in the house. Wow, Tammy's kids were so nice!! Not that I'm surprised but they sure seemed alot more accomodating than Mela's kids. Anyway...I'm rambling on....lastly I just wanted to say how pleasantly surprised I was with how obvservant Tammy was at the end in her distribution with the money. P.S. I really hope that Mela and Nana keep in touch!!
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Sandra
Member
07-06-2004
| Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 10:01 am
Mizinvanccouver: This might be where her lips came from? http://www.accentonyou.com/about.html
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