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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Monday, August 16, 2004 - 7:56 am
I've only seen the first episode (on Prime) so I can't be sure if this will change when I see the finale, but I liked Lisa a lot... I couldn't believe how she was treated and how hurt she was, her behaviour was far nicer than I expected after reading this thread. Sam to me was pretty judgemental and cruisin' on a huge ego trip - the husband clearly enjoyed being seen around town with 'the blonde' and spoke poorly of his wife to her. That is NOT cool. Can't wait to see the second part to see if this opinion changes.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, August 16, 2004 - 8:11 am
Dahli, I feel pretty sure that your opinion WILL change. Go back and reread all the comments before last Tuesday (about 5pm board time) and after. I think you'll see the difference there even before you see the second show. Also post your thoughts after you see the second show. My opinion was I really didn't dislike her much after the first show, though I didn't feel too bad about her not getting a seat on the beach. She shoulda made sure they brought 4 chairs before they left...
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 4:23 pm
So is the show tonight the third showing of the first show? Why so many rerun?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 5:13 pm
Hey what the heck? A rerun already!!???
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 5:16 pm
I know! I thought they were doing two dads this week!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 5:17 pm
A rerun??????????????????? 
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Jaymmzzs
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 11:09 pm
well that sucked a rerun , so that will be a rerun next week . Maybe this is the end of this show.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 6:55 am
New epi on 8/31.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 10:07 am
A lot of shows are going to reruns during the Olympics...hope that's the reason. Of course I'm still trying to recover from Kevin and Drew's Amazing Adventures only being 4 episodes (of which I missed one). I wish they would rerun that last one at least and order more but that's for a different thread.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 7:21 pm
Ack my vcr screwed up! I watched BB and had no clue this was not getting taped Rats. Anyone know if there'll be a rerun? If so, when? How was it?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 7:34 pm
dont know, but flipping channels, the dads were like... hmmmm I cant call it eye candy, but they served little purpose in my short glimpses. The lawyer down on the farm slept on an air mattress, his son was practicing for his BarMitzvah (sp?) and hte traded dad had no clue. The New York family took new dad to Tavern on the Green, and of course he had no tie, they were showing the son needing a "dad's" help to tie the tie, they went down to the lobby to get the (concierge?) help!! That was cute!! The farm family had poultry (lawyer dad did not know what a turkey was... and then Iguess he was suppposed to bbq? but mom was trying to entertain the two young boys (they were having a sibling moments...) and he was drinking a beer, commenting negatively (not real bad, but like he knew that you had to be consistent yada yada) all the while the cat in the background was eating their dinner - - ewww!! again, I only caught a few snippets between this Ty's Home Makeover, and of course Big Brother...
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 8:14 pm
And the NY kids were much nicer and respectful to the the farm "Dad" than vice versa. He even wrote a goodbye rap song for him. That was cute.
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 8:35 pm
JulieBoo, The farm "Dad" split up the $50,000 in the most ridiculous way. $10,000 for personal trainer for mom and son, $10,000 for cooking lessons for parents, and $30,000 for a beach house (already worth several million). What the heck was he thinking? They clearly needed the money for the son's impending expensive bar mitzvah. The NY Dad split up the money for debts, their house/remodeling and education. They were pleased.
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Mssilhouette
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 11:18 pm
Here's what got me...you need 50K for a bar mitzvah? Hmm you might want to scale it down a bit if that's the case. I think the reason the country day split it the way he did was because the city wife wasn't really conversing with him. (Or at least that's what was shown on the TV) To the country dad, it seems as if they had enough money. Espcially when the city wife did her best to show how country he was "You can get a dishwasher for $200"....if you said that to me then i'm likely to think that you're not worried about money or paying for an event. They ordered out every night, or went out, they really didn't seem as if they wanted for anything. So what the country dad did was spend the cash in a fun way for the family. The NY dad spent the money on stuff he could see needed fixing up. The education part, seemed a bit like a backhanded comment. Overall he could see that the house was being fixed so it would be an easy thing to spend the money on fixing up the house. Oh yeah, is it me or were the wives both, hmmm "special" City Wife was overbearing to her kids and Country Wife was underbearing...or at least ineffective. I know she might just not be very affectionate but she didn't even move when her hubby left the house, nor did she move when he came back. But hey maybe that's their relationship and it's all editing. Of course she could have been exahusted trying to run after those two nightmare boys. Okay when I saw the younger boy, I thought, umm isn't he too young to be drinking out of a bottle. (I sure hope that was a sports bottle I saw...but I'm not sure) I can't wait for the next epsidoe...looks like a good one!
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Hereiam
Member
03-29-2002
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 11:19 pm
Do you think the farm dad just thought the city family had no financial worries? The way the city mom went on at the restaurant and other things I could see how he might get that idea. Not excusing his choices for the money which seemed odd, but I did like the way he interacted with the kids... then again the city kids seemed a lot better behaved. I felt bad for farm dad coming home - no big welcome or anything, then again he didn't get much of a send off. Farm mom seems a bit distant (understatement)
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Cinder
Member
09-01-2000
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 5:13 am
City wife also told farm dad that the beach house cost over a million dollars. How would he know that a bar mitzpah cost as much as or more than a wedding- and that it wasn't already paid for. I am sure that does not have to be the case. Also- the little girl (in the very beginning) said she usually got $60 for a tooth- WOW!!! No- he did not spend the money as they wanted- or maybe even the best way- but I am not sure he had any way of knowing what to spend the money on. To him- they had everything and much more. I didn't like farm mom much. She stated she was holding back disciplining- but it seems as though there is no in between for her. It seemed as though she didn't enjoy the restaurant because maybe she though Lawyer was shoving it down her throat.(I didn't think he was at first- but she was acting like he had been) I wonder if she would have enjoyed it otherwise.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 6:14 am
So they did this whole thing in one episode?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 6:34 am
Apparently, or I get the impression... that ABC has been working on this same concept, on a much bigger scale (from the commercials it is a 2 week swap with 1 week passive, 1 week aggressive 'follow 'my' rules) so I'm wondering if Fox also had the concept, but wanted to hook an audience before the other network?
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Fluffybbw
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 6:39 am
I watched both episodes last night, in between switching from BB and AR, I liked that they did them back to back. I think there is something seriously wrong with the Farm family, the mom just looked zoned out most of the time, she was negative at the restaurant, she didn't want to try anything new. The farm kids seem to have some serious problems, I work with children and it is unusual for a child that old to have a bottle and he screamed like a little animal, instead of using his words to communicate. They fought horribly and the mom just didn't even seem to register things going on around her.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 8:26 am
OMG!!! I don't know where to start. I turned it to BB after the 1st hour so I didn't get to see the ending. IMO, both families are in dire need of counseling. Those farm boys are not even farm boys. They have no discipline, they have no bounderies and I would not be surprised if the older boy ends up hurting the younger boy. I really liked the city kids. The mom is way overbearing and if she is not careful she is going to get sick from all the stress she creates for herself. I felt sorry for both the dads. They both need to grow some balls where their wives are concerned. I was shocked at how the lawyer dad was treated by his wife. The farm dad just didn't get any attention from his wife.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 8:51 am
I thought this might have been the most interesting switch yet. I taped it while dealing with BB, TAR and Last Comic and tuned in to watch "a little." LOL watched the entire thing. I thought that it really showed what was missing and where the problems were in each family. And I was really impressed with how insightful the Country Dad was and how taken the kids were to him. Now granted I agree the way he split up the money was foolish, BUT in fairness to him, I doubt he had any clue how much things cost in NY. I can see where a Bar Mitzvah or wedding for that many folks could easily be 30 grand. Doubt it was the full 50, but I'm sure it was a lot. That said, the city folks made such a point of how everything they had was the best, the most expensive etc that how would this country bumkin have any way to know they didn't have the money for this? The Mom bragged about how everything was the best, and how Tavern on the Green wasn't that special. Maybe if she wasn't so busy showing off, he would have seen a need, not just used the money to try to accomplish something, as I think he did. I could see what he was attempting to do. Put the money to things that would bring them together as a family, something he gathered from the kids they lacked. I know he hated how the kids only had takeout and usually ate alone. That is where the culinary school came from. I wish he had explained it better in his letter. And the City Mom kept complaining about how much work the beach house needed and it's where they all get together to relax so I think that was the only need he saw. I bet if they had explained more about the Bar Mitzvah he would have gotten it. I thought the city kids were SUCH good kids and just desperate for more love and attention and some positive reinforcement. As for the country kids they desperately needed some discipline and I wondered if they just got bellowed at endlessly when the cameras were off, given a comment she made. I'd love to see the City kids (I feel like I'm in the Amish in the Cith thread LOLOL) stay in touch with Farm Dad (was it Jerry?), but given how furious the Mom was it makes it less likely. But you nailed it Denecee...they need to sprout em! And I couldn't believe, and was so saddened, when the farm dad didn't even get a hug or kiss hello or goodbye. Man that was cold.
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 9:05 am
Just because the city family could afford to order in and eat out, doesn't mean the wife requires cooking lessons. Considering the farm dad was told of and saw the prices of things in NYC, I think it was kind of dense of him not to consider paying for the BM with the money. A hall with a caterer for 180 guests (plus incidentals) is costly, particularly in Manhattan. Since the bar mitzvah was the main topic of discussion while he was there, it was shocking how he disbursed the money, imo.
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Hereiam
Member
03-29-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 9:09 am
I wish they would do a follow up to these shows. I agree with everyone. The thing that I am still thinking about is how off the farm family seemed. The kids were so wild with no boundaries (can you imagine them in school!) and the wife so odd, blank, distant. The dad seemed ok when out of that environment but slipped back in and was accepting of it on return. Definitely some counseling needed.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 10:19 am
What an entertaining show last night! Those 2 farm boys were wild! I really feel sorry for the younger boy the way his older brother picks on him. The incessant whining of the 2 of them would drive me nuts! Maybe that's why the farm wife was so vacant looking, she would have to take herself to another place to zone them out. I did think it was weird though that Jay (farm husband) didn't get welcomed home by his wife and kids. I wasn't as surprised by his wife not welcoming him home as she seems a bit spaced out but I thought the kids would be estatic. Especially the way they were so happy to hear their dad was coming home. Totally bizarre that such a nice man (Jay...farm husband) that totally won over the city kids has children like he does. How did that happen?? Perhaps he was only that way with the city kids? We don't know how he is like with his own kids. I too would love to see a follow-up show.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 1:40 pm
Those farm boys are that way because they don't get what they need from their mother,IMO. I've seen it in other families. Most likely, the only way the mother communicates with them is by yelling at them. Since the cameras were on, she just sat there and let them get away with acting that way. The dad said she was the disciplinarian, but somebody needs to tell him that they both have to be the parents. Ugh! My DH would not want the job but I can bet you those kids would mind him especially if I was by his side because (and I'm not bragging) my kids were very well behaved especially in the presence(sp) of others. They need unconditional love and consistancy. I hope they re-run the show since I missed the last hour.
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