tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post7010320639323541132..comments2023-10-18T06:48:47.126-05:00Comments on Not to brag . . .: Nellie Oleson Fan Clubmephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-34078527137775451412010-11-03T20:48:05.670-05:002010-11-03T20:48:05.670-05:00I'm with PITA. I definitely watched the show, ...I'm with PITA. I definitely watched the show, but I don't remember it that well. I know I wanted to visit that time. Not to live, mind you, I enjoy indoor plumbing, but a short vacation.<br /><br />Sounds like an interesting book. I'll have to add it to the list.CaraBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-57807530558555656262010-11-03T19:20:55.494-05:002010-11-03T19:20:55.494-05:00i dont have quite as vivid memories but can apprec...i dont have quite as vivid memories but can appreciate Nellie and the character she was. sounds like a goodie!PITAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871999641898208582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-24036469786805710112010-11-03T19:10:32.723-05:002010-11-03T19:10:32.723-05:00I hearted Little House soooo much, I tear up just ...I hearted Little House soooo much, I tear up just thinking about it. Nellie Oelsen was the best villainess ever. And I did a whole post once about how many times Pa cracked his ribs so as to assure us as many views of his naked chest as possible.dusty earth motherhttp://www.dustyearthmother.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-33315840142349038762010-11-03T15:50:40.580-05:002010-11-03T15:50:40.580-05:00I hated how they would have a character or an enti...I hated how they would have a character or an entire family just "appear" in church one Sunday. The whole town knew them really well, but they had never been on the show before! What the hell??? Did they think I was that unobservant?!? Gah. And THEN?!1! That family would never be seen again. It still irks me. Can you tell?<br /><br />I love(d) that show, though. Even though I knew most of it was false, I loved it. Except for all of the dying babies. I can't handle Mary's son dying, Ma's son dying, LAURA'S son dying... God.tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-49305583616894175182010-11-03T10:44:21.835-05:002010-11-03T10:44:21.835-05:00That show was also a staple of my childhood TV (al...That show was also a staple of my childhood TV (along with the Muppets and Dukes of Hazard?!). I always loved Nellie's hair, the banana curls. Harriet looks and acts just like a super mean Aunt I have, so her character was extra vivid for me. I never read the original books--would it be appropriate to start reading with a kinder-age girl?Sue and Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821391041886813101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-85728000061209636622010-11-03T09:51:53.845-05:002010-11-03T09:51:53.845-05:00OH, I must read this! I, too, am a Little House f...OH, I must read this! I, too, am a Little House fan!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-16455520011439346632010-11-03T07:52:33.931-05:002010-11-03T07:52:33.931-05:00I loved the show....until I realized most of it wa...I loved the show....until I realized most of it was all made up and half of the characters never existed in the books. Apparently I was a big stickler for accuracy in gradeschool. (Unfortunately, its a trait that has stuck with me for books made into movies/tv shows.) <br /><br />But oh my god did I love those books. I actually got a new set of them for Christmas a couple of years ago. And I can't wait until Avery is old enough to read them. I may read them to her now- start with those instead of Charlotte's Web.Sharon Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971238692749868935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-57680750540982287922010-11-03T07:32:27.026-05:002010-11-03T07:32:27.026-05:00I have a particularly vivid memory of my brother a...I have a particularly vivid memory of my brother and I cracking up over a scene where Albert was pretending to be a bull, and said "I'll come at you a-rammin' and a-punchin'!"<br />I was always a big fan of Mary, so think I'll have to check out Melissa Anderson's book.E...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04405932437380095945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-84399033764082171872010-11-02T22:21:31.134-05:002010-11-02T22:21:31.134-05:00I read about Nellie's book (probably in People...I read about Nellie's book (probably in People to be honest) and I remember her saying in the article that she and Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary) were not the best of friends. She followed that up with "but now we are friends on Facebook." Love it.<br /><br />Willie and Albert made me laugh. I also thought that Nancy, who of course came along later, made Nellie look like a saint. If DVRs existed then, I may have fast forwarded through many of the times Pa played the fiddle.LAPnoreply@blogger.com