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Do You prefer NBC Naomi or Syndication Naomi???

posted 8 years ago by jamesstokes724
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NBC Naomi was quick witted, fun, fiesty when needed to be and stood up for not only herself but Vint. Her hairstyle fit her. I loved when her and Eunice argued. She will be throwing out them insults left and right.

Syndication Naomi was no fun but a crybaby, loud, that voice and she was "extra" about everything. Her hairstyle didn't even fit her face LOL. She kinda stuck by Vint but not as strong as the NBC Naomi would have. Mama threw out more insults at her and Naomi rarely had a comeback. Season 3 you see a little bit of that old Naomi(when her and Iola would make wise cracks to each other over Vint) but it was slowly but surely written out.

Who do you choose and why????

[–] darkridedan 8 years ago

NBC Naomi for all the reasons you mentioned. Syndicated Naomi was usually just annoying.

[–] GrumpyGuy 8 years ago

Naomi's high pitched yelled in the later years kind of cracks me up.

[–] dan456-1 8 years ago

I prefer Naomi on NBC. I prefer everyone on NBC--they were all smarter. Expect perhaps Mama, who was less worldly on NBC. I have a theory that Dorothy Lyman started to use that whiny voice in syndication because it was practically the only way she could laughs--the writers were not giving her much to work with. Mama got ALL the punch-lines.

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[–] kathlecolli2 8 years ago

NBC Naomi. Syndicated Naomi acts like she lost all of her brain cells.

[–] AdrianLePier 8 years ago

She was 'funnier' during the syndicated seasons, but was more...I dunno...admirable/real during the first few seasons.

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[–] ELOrocks17 8 years ago

NBC Naomi was the only character in my opinion who could stand up to Thelma mano a mano

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[–] osp80 8 years ago

everything about the syndicated series is better. i act like the NBC episodes don't exist.

[–] renatom1 8 years ago

I think the NBC Naomi was hotter too. Her teased up hair in the syndication version just made her look goofy.

[–] ScottLovesIsrael 8 years ago

I thought she was funnier in the syndicated version. More serious and boring (as the show was in general) during the NBC years.

[–] RvaBread22 8 years ago

I think the writing was better in the NBC shows. It wasn't more serious or boring. There were some pretty bad clams in the syndicated show- more bad episodes in there than NBC. Like the one where Mama plays a detective. That was awful.

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[–] rye9969 8 years ago

Season 2 was its best in terms of hilarity.

Naomi started to tease up her hair in season 2 as well (not as much as the permed doo for syndication though).