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Post by sammy on Jul 23, 2019 14:21:13 GMT -5
According to Earl, Erin was older. In "The Lumberjack" she was the 4th of 7 children.
The reasons given for Ben being older:
1. The Homecoming... the order they walked in the snow. Cute, but who does that?
2. Eric is older than Mary. That happens. Richard was several years older than John-Boy.
3. Size... initially, Ben was a couple inches taller than Erin. But, Erin was built smaller, being a girl. Also, Ben had a baby face and acted younger.
4. In "The Nurse" (Season 4), Ben said he would graduate next. Ben was smart and ambitious. He may have hoped to graduate early.
5. Eric has said the order of their ages changed around the 4th Season. However, in "The Lie" (Season 3), ME called Ben and his girlfriend "children" and Erin seemed to agree.
I always thought Erin appeared older.
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Post by Easton on Jul 29, 2019 17:28:34 GMT -5
Applicants for auditions are usually given an age range. For instance, if the character is 12 years old, they may audition kids both older and younger by a few years. It's more about how the actor portrays the character for which he or she is auditioning then their actual chronological age. If they can play a 12-year-old, it doesn't really matter what their real age is.
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Post by sammy on Aug 2, 2019 15:01:52 GMT -5
I was just thinking about the order the children sat at the table: Elizabeth, Jim-Bob, then Ben .. and on the other side, Erin, Jason, Mary Ellen and John-Boy.
Going by this, Mary Ellen is older than Jason.😉 Obviously, this is no more true than the order they walked in through the snow at the beginning of The Homecoming movie.
I wonder if they sat Jason between the girls to keep them from giggling/acting unruly at the table.🤔
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Post by carol on Aug 2, 2019 16:01:10 GMT -5
There was another post somewhere on this forum and I can't find it where Eric Scott said that Erin was older than Ben.
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Post by sammy on Aug 2, 2019 19:53:28 GMT -5
Since at times, Erin seemed to have Middle Child Syndrome, much like Jan on The Brady Bunch... I find it interesting that she was born exactly in the middle of all her siblings:
2 older brothers & 1 older sister Erin 2 younger brothers & 1 youngest sister
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