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Post by Emmy on Apr 12, 2023 13:33:40 GMT -5
All of the younger children. They got away with a lot and were never held accountable. The only episode in 8 seasons where one of the children were disciplined was when Ben was grounded when he wrecked John Boys car. Mary Ellen runs away in the first season, and they have the other children chipping in buying her a bus ticket to Washington D.C. Jason is working for the Baldwins and that was fine, John boy could not get a job to help them get a deed. But the absolute worst was Elizabeth. Her character development was way off and the writing for Elizabeth was down right atrocious. She caused so much trouble, even in the pilot everybody but her got in trouble when she cried and carried on because the doll she received was broken. They all got in trouble for going to the gift giving. Just about every episode she caused trouble. The German Spies, Jim Bob being a foundling, The Christmas Carol, all were bad. Ben was also grounded pretty bad when he broke into the home with his friends and almost got arrested for that and John Boy was going to have to write an article about it in his newspaper. Mary Ellen got Bible verses to memorize so many times for cursing she would have memorized the entire Bible by the time she was an adult. Elizabeth was bratty a lot and I think she got away with a lot more because she was the youngest. Not sure if this was the correct way to discipline. There was a reference though in the episode where Elizabeth is coaching Mary Ellen and Erin for the Horse Race and Jim Bob reminds Elizabeth when John took her behind the woodshed for something Erin did and probably gave her a good butt whooping. Erin got yelled at for when she posed for those photos. Jim Bob also did get away with quite a bit like when he was driving reckless with Josh and not much punishment came about that. Jason and John Boy hardly ever got into trouble.
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