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Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mamie: I was wondering/thinking about Nana putting her up also.

Man, Tammy was a piece of work. I do feel bad for Mela and her family tho. Somehow, I doubt Tammy will apply the $50K to the family's outstanding debt. Watching her next week, tho, when she gets into "Mom-mode" should be interesting. Wonder if we'll see a difference.

Mela was funny with the bill at the Japanese restaurant. I will be interested in seeing how Mela "Mom-modes" next week. I don't get the feel that the kids do as much as Mela's do, but given Tammy's directions to Mela's kids, they may do a lot of stuff for Tammy (heating up coffee in the microwave, etc.)

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am sure Tammy will get ripped (And she sure does deserve a large part of it) BUT i have to give her credit. For someone who has as much money as she does, she really does not have much motivation to do this show. $50K is practically nothing to her. SO I will give her credit for doing the show.

Now I do roll my eyes when she is bossing Anthony around telling her to get her food, get her coffee and/or make her lunch or when she is sitting on the couch and the kids are sweeping or cooking...

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I found it quite hypocritical of Tammy, getting on Mela's kids case about eating, while her own Niko is about as overweight as Bobo...

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have to be honest and say I hated this show....butI'll watch it again next week probably.

I found Tammy's behavior appalling. There is a good way and a bad way to get someone interested in nutrition. Endlessly reciting carb contents is not the best way, IMHO, and I thought her comment about an early grave was unwarrented [especially when her puzzle-building son is not exactly suffering from anorexia]. I also thought her imperious nature was disgusting. Who cares that rap gives her a headache? And how dare she order Anthony around like a slave? She acts like only her cultural values and expectations are important....even though she is obviously alienated from her own children. Blach, blech blech.

Kimmykm
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08-26-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Does anyone know if "positism" is a real word?



Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ohhhh,Tish, I have to watch this now!!!!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think you meant "positivism", but I don't think that is a word either!

Riviere
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09-09-2000

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anthony seems a good sport about Tammy, and Nana seems to genuinely enjoy Mela. Guess Tammy's family got the better end of the bargain!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, and for sure Mela got the better end of the deal as well...

Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nope, it isn't.

Chieko
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11-20-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 2:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought this show was so interesting, but I really was shocked by Tammy's behavior. Can she not even get up and make herself a sandwich? And if you keep blowing a circuit breaker you might try a different approach. Mela was a sweet woman, one of the first things she asked Natalia after she met her was could she get her something to eat.
I really am surprised that Yuki would put up with this woman. He is obviously sophisticated, intelligent and hard-working, as is his mother and Tammy is none of these. What does he see in her?

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One thing about Mela though: how did she NOT know that Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc. are different countries and speak different languages? I mean really. That's just sad. She seems like a sweet woman, but a book every now and then never hurt anybody.

PUT DOWN THE REMOTE!

Hereiam
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03-29-2002

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 4:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did anyone else catch Mela saying she was 29? Or did I imagine that part. If so that means she had her first baby at 16 (daughter was 13 I believe)that is real young to start a family. Kudos to her and Anthony for working so hard creating a great family life and having down to earth kids.

Also, did folks catch Tammy's little boy saying to Mela that his mom would never do this (the puzzle) with him. I found that to be very telling.

Tammy is really not coming off well in this show. Hope it serves as a wake up call if this is how she really is and it is not all editing (don't see how it could ALL be editing)

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Mela said she is 29, and yes, she said she is very young.

Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Chieko: Um...no. She couldn't, you see, as she wasn't in the mood to cook. Yuri puts up with her as she is a trophy American wife.

Tish: Mela strikes me as a person with a less than stellar education. Both DH and I could see her not knowing. If you listen carefully, you'll hear grammar mistakes that are usually dealt with in school.

HereIAm: yes, she said she started at age 16. Hence, Nana saying "so young, so young." Yes, it was sad that mom wouldn't do a puzzle, but I suspect that she spends time with him out of the house and on the go--given her obsession with carbs, and her last reminder to him being "Don't be a couch potato" (not, "I Love You" or "I'll miss you," but "Don't Be a Couch Potato." Geez!)

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think just because she said don't be a couch potato, we cannot assume that she spends time with him out of the house. I think he probably has activities that she signs him up for and she probably goes to his games but when he made the comment about his mom not doing that with him, I think that was a very telling statement. She's too worried about being traded in for another model. She said that quite a few times. And one more thing, for a woman who said that speaking properly was the most important thing you could do, she sure misused and made up her own words.

Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I fully agree, Mamie. I was just hoping that since she says that they are constantly going, and they have the pool, the jet-ski, etc., that maybe they do outdoor activities.

I'm totally reaching. I would just like to find ONE thing redeemable about what she presented last night.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Lk, I was trying to feel that way last night. I thought the kids seemed good , there must be some redeemable thing about this woman! But I think that was probably Nana's influence.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Moderator for combining the threads! :-)

Chieko
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11-20-2003

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 10:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mamie, you are so right about her often bringing up being traded in, and she wasn't especially well-spoken .


Nobby
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07-12-2004

Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 7:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My sister lives in Texas in a town right next to the Asian family's town. The "father" is a well known plastic surgeon (ya think he created his wife?)--extremely rich, but an extremely nice guy as well. She called me during the show to tell me about the family.
I have a feeling that the reality tv folks need a "villain"--I was expecting Nana to be the villian (live-in mother-in-law), but it ends up being white momma. Come on--they get up at 5 am! That's hard to do the first few days--I think any one of us would look bad in that scenario. She's shell-shocked just from being awake that early--she's supposed to COOK too? And she was trying to help--bad carbs and all that. I HATED her too--I wanted the black mama!

AND...

Didn't Dave Chapelle do this before anyone on the Chappelle Show on Comedy Central? Only in his version, it was the fathers switching, it was between a black and a white family, and conjugal stuff WAS included.

Jan
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08-01-2000

Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I heard that the ratings were pretty bad :-(:-(:-(

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You mean they had sex? That is terrible!

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love love love the Chappelle Show. His is the only versrion of this show that could possibly work.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
TIsh-how did that show differ from the Trading one?