Which daughter is funniest

There really isn't a wrong anwser to the question that was posed because it comes down to who you thought in your opinion was the funniest.

I thought the way the show was written in most of the episodes {not all} the funnier lines went to Carol{Dinah Manoff} and there was a good reason for that. Before they casted the two characters, there is no question Dinah Manoff backround was much more extensive than Kristy McNichol in comedic roles.

Kristy in 1988 at the age of 26 decided to try something she had never done before she took on the challenge of being in front of a live audience of about 200 on a weekly sitcom. It was a totally new genre for her. In a weekly tv sitcom she neeeded to learn about 45 pages of dialogue & learn new jokes, when to hit the jokes, know your blocking, & not forget a thing in front of that life audience which for Kristy coming from a world of drama that doesn't always translate to the comedic form. Doing comedy is not easy and I just mentioned just a few things you need to do, to be able to be successful playing a comedic role in a sitcom.

But she learned quickly and not only did she win over the critics but she once again amazed me at what a talent she was. Obviously, over the years she has proven to be very talented in palying dramatic roles. If she was able to continue her movie career without the problems that she ended up unfortunately having, I think there is no question that she was heading in the right direction in getting that juicy role all actors seek. If she especially got that juicy dramtic role, she in my mind would have taken home at least one oscar. That's how much I think of her talent and people who know way more than myself, feel the same way about how talented she was. I work behind the scenes in movies & I have spoken to some people who know talent when they see it and they agree with me. Some agree more than others, but they all agree for a person who never had any training as an actor, she is one very well gifted actress. But, it wasn't meant to be & at this point I don't think she'll ever leave that reclusive lifestyle she is presently living.

In Empty Nest Kristy was more than good playing Barbara, but Carol{Dinah Manoff} was funnier. She got the funnier lines & deserved that part. I think the casting was perfect. I'm happy Kristy play Barbara and Dinah play Carol.

Without a doubt Carol is the funniest of the two. What Barbara says is what you'd expect a sitcom character to say but what Carol says catches you off guard and is really really funny and well delivered. She delivers her lines perfectly. She really is believable. Nothing against Barbara but Carol (Dinah)had better lines and a better character to play than Kristy McNichol did.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. I find myself hitting the mute button whenever she's on, because she gets very annoying.

I really didn't like Carol. She was annoying and behaved like a child. Dinah Manoff has always bugged me anyway. Barbara was much funnier and it really sucked when Kristy MacNichol left, I always liked her. The show then put the focus primarily on Carol which was the pits because it became solely about her neuroses. I don't remember Emily so I can't comment on her, how long was she on and when did she leave? Who played her?

One major pet peeve I had about the daughters was that they called their father "Daddy". These are adult women but they insisted on acting like teenagers.



Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

I liked Laverne better then carol.she schoold had more storylines she told it like it was I liked how she was protective of max and harry,

I mostly watched for carol just to see what charley was going say to her next that was proably it

Laverne and harry had best chemisty