DO you feel sorry for .Flossie Brenner?

[clyde]

I always think that Flossie Bremmer is sort of pitiful. I just watched The Rebellion, and she was complaining about her feet hurting, having to run a boarding home, being alone. I think there must have been other episodes that also gave this impression of her character, but I cant't think which ones. Does anyone else think of her character as pitiful or lonely?

[carol]

I think she was lonely because she was afraid to get close to anyone because of her German heritage and her late German husband. I think she was already widowed when she came to Walton's Mountain so no one knew Mr. Brimmer. We were on the brink of WWII and that wasn't a good time to be German. Remember in the episode with the book burning She told John Boy that she didn't want anyone to know that she could speak and read German? She finally did come forward to read the German Bible when JB asked if anyone there could do so.

[goodnight]

In that episode where JimBob finds out about his twin that died. And Mrs. Brimmer said the other kids stayed at her house. I thought she said her husband was alive at that time.

[jeffersoncntycutie]

She said Mr. B was delighted by a young Mary Ellen's clowning around when they stayed with her. I also liked her niece Patsy.

[Marilyn]

No, I never saw her as lonely, etc... just a normal person making conversation with someone when she was talking about her feet. For the most part, I liked that character.

[Kathy Lee]

She seemed a typical widowed woman trying to make ends meet during a difficult time. She was often gossipy, funny, serious, motherly, wise, and sad. 

[aresalz]

Feel sorry for Flossie? No way! Overweight - hurting feet - widow - good cook - warm heart - loves kids - a keen ear and assists in keeping the community informed of current events. The producers did a great job in creating the Flossie character. Here in the South, every small rural community has a Flossie and they are all well loved.