Forgotten Photo From Mendy H!
D’Oh! Tootie Fruity Mendy H. had a “P.S.” in her clip email where she mentioned that she herself DID actually get to Pomona College in Claremont, CA to take a photo coming out of the TFOL dorm exterior. Sorry, Mendy, I missed it!
And I will add… that I AM TOTES FUCKING JELLY AND WANT TO DO THIS SO BADLY!!
Mrs. Garrett’s Careers & Hobbies!
DANG IT! I had the following list prepared and I forgot to read #12! We can’t forget the time she was the overnight manager at a local Denny’s! (I believe that episode in Season 3 was the episode for which Charlotte Rae received her only Emmy nomination for the show.)
Here is the comprehensive list — including “pianist” which I missed and discovered later in the show.
Maid (Drummonds on "Diff'rent Strokes")
House/Den Mother (TFOL Season 1)
Dietitian (TFOL Seasons 2-4)
Gourmet Food Shop Owner/Caterer (TFOL Seasons 5-6)
Novelty Gift Store Partner-Owner (TFOL Season 7-9)
Cab Driver (mentioned in Episode: The Interview Show)
Karate Student (mentioned in Diff'rent Strokes Pilot)
Ballet Student (mentioned in Diff’rent Strokes episode?)
Flying Lessons (Season 1 Episode, I forget which)
Registered Nurse (mentioned in Episode: The Facts Of Love)
Suicide Hotline Advisor (Episode: Breaking Point)
Restaurant Manager (Episode: Give And Take)
Generic "Night School" Student (Diff'rent Strokes Episode: "Mrs. Garrett's Romance")
English Student at Langley (Seasons 6-7)
French Cooking School Graduate (“The Facts Of Life Goes To Paris”)
Peace Corps (some time in the mid-1960s, 1986-)
(AFTER RECORDING) pianist/accompanist