EPISODE · Aug 15, 2022 · 51 MIN
Little House on the Prairie S8 EP9: For the Love of Nancy
from Gen X, This is Why.
Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In Season 8, episode 9: For the Love of Nancy, Elmer Miles, a sweet boy who happens to be overweight, comes to Walnut Grove where his life is made miserable. The school kids of WG cannot stop themselves from mistreating this kid. Even Albert, with his new friend, Ray Liotta, is involved in this. Nancy uses Elmer's crush on her to her advantage and ends up alienating him even further from the other kids. In the end, Albert decrees that "hey, we all have bad traits- we just need to accept one another." WRONG, Albert. Amye lives in the rage corner and Jennie posits a theory that Landon was recreating the golden 50's in Walnut Grove. Join our Facebook Group, The Me-Me B’s for extra content, giveaways, and some fun Gen X introspection: facebook.com/groups/genxthisiswhy/Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Instagram at: @genxthisiswhyAmye: @amyearcherwriterYou can find Jennie, but good luck with that.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In Season 8, episode 9: For the Love of Nancy, Elmer Miles, a sweet boy who happens to be overweight, comes to Walnut Grove where his life is made miserable. The school kids of WG cannot stop themselves from mistreating this kid. Even Albert, with his new friend, Ray Liotta, is involved in this. Nancy uses Elmer's crush on her to her advantage and ends up alienating him even further from the other kids. In the end, Albert decrees that "hey, we all have bad traits- we just need to accept one another." WRONG, Albert. Amye lives in the rage corner and Jennie posits a theory that Landon was recreating the golden 50's in Walnut Grove. Join our Facebook Group, The Me-Me B’s for extra content, giveaways, and some fun Gen X introspection: facebook.com/groups/genxthisiswhy/Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Instagram at: @genxthisiswhyAmye: @amyearcherwriterYou can find Jennie, but good luck with that.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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