Comments on: Mallory shops, therefore she is.

Mallory shops, therefore she is.

myopicman — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:56:15 -0800

Mallory's Clothes. As per the Tumblr description, a comprehensive rundown, in chronological order, of Mallory Keaton's outfits from the series Family Ties (1982-1989). Found by Matthew Perpetua (behind the Fluxblog mp3 blog), then also discovered by Justine Bateman herself.

By: cavalier

cavalier — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:00:37 -0800

That's pretty cool. Just stop and think what an impact the internet has had on our culture -- I mean, that's just funny right there. Also, this Tumblr, does it vibrate? Are all tumblr blogs that tiny and hard to follow?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:05:35 -0800

....this is pretty much the intersection of Desperation St and Unemployment Ave here.

By: cavalier

cavalier — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:08:58 -0800

Inserting Mallory into Back to the Future (tumblr) also works pretty great.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:14:47 -0800

I love the internet. I LOVE IT. This is what the internet is for, right here- this kind of obsessive fandom catalog.

By: Mrs. Pterodactyl

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:23:36 -0800

This is awesome -- it totally reminds me of What Claudia Wore, which is also awesome.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:23:44 -0800

With this, we can forever enshrine Mallory's valiant struggle for superficiality in her hostile home environment of feminism and liberalism.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:39:54 -0800

This is why we needed stronger mental health provisions in the new health care legislation.

By: clarknova

clarknova — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:47:24 -0800

Oh yeah dude. Best of the web right here.

By: zarq

zarq — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:18:28 -0800

That is freakin' awesome. And Justine Bateman has a Tumblr account! Very, very cool.

By: k8t

k8t — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:26:56 -0800

How does Justine Bateman have a Tumblr account?

By: Yakuman

Yakuman — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:06:10 -0800

What sort of obsession caused this? And is it treatable with modern medicine?

By: item

item — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:43:38 -0800

then also discovered by Justine Bateman herself I fail to see evidence of this in any of your three supporting links. Maybe I'm a'missin' sumptin'?

By: 3mendo

3mendo — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:11:22 -0800

Yes you did..

By: crossoverman

crossoverman — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:43:06 -0800

To clarify, at least we know this is Justine's Twitter - and she mentions it there.

By: houseofdanie

houseofdanie — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:28:38 -0800

This is a fantastic find, definitely the best of the web. Let's ignore the naysaying and wear ourselves some sweaters.

By: pxe2000

pxe2000 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:37:54 -0800

Wow, she looks an awful lot like Michael Bluth. I wonder what's up with that? Actually, I know what is up with that, thank you very much.

By: pxe2000

pxe2000 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:51:29 -0800

A few quick notes about this: - I am kind of surprised at how contemporary some of the looks are. Isn't American Apparel selling clothes exactly like this right now, and if so should we keep Justine away from Dov Charney? - Does anyone else find the crewneck sweaters a little irritating on Mallory? It looks like her sweater is strangling her in a bunch of the pics. - Did the Gunne Sax trend carry that far into the 1980s?

By: AzraelBrown

AzraelBrown — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:50:13 -0800

item: Maybe I'm a'missin' sumptin'? Come on, everyone knows that Tumblr requires users to obscure and confuse the source of anything posted! As for Justine's Tumblr, I imagine her setup process went like this: Choose your Tumblr name JustineBateman Sorry, taken JBateman sorry, taken JustineBtmn sorry, taken -- here are some suggestions: JustinBootman, IHeartJustineBitemarks11774, JasonBatemansTumblr, Tanya77, JostensClassRings, JimmyBSpace... Fuck this. *selects "Tanya77"*

By: WPW

WPW — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:54:09 -0800

This is surely just a warm-up for the True Purpose Of The Internet: the same, but with Kelly Bundy.

By: ThatCanadianGirl

ThatCanadianGirl — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:23:58 -0800

Look at that face. Justine Bateman was always as cute as a button.

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:29:15 -0800

Look at that face. Justine Bateman was always as cute as a button. I feel the same way, which is why I've always had such confused feelings for Jason.

By: Fizz

Fizz — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:41:55 -0800

That's a lot of devotion to a very specific part of fashion and television.

By: Slack-a-gogo

Slack-a-gogo — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:43:56 -0800

What we really need is a Mrs Ropers Clothes website. TV today just doesn't respect the muumuu anymore.

By: palomar

palomar — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:57:12 -0800

Justine's middle name is Tanya.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:04:23 -0800

Please add the magnificentobsession tag

By: furtive

furtive — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:29:51 -0800

Great, now do Angela from Who's The Boss.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:06:06 -0800

Somehow the stray shots in which Alex appears in the frame burying his head in his hands at Mallory's insipidity or slapping his forehead (often wearing clothes very similar to Marty McFly's) are even creepier.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:10:32 -0800

Looking at this, I can't help but get the creepy feeling that we are viewing the tiny, family-friendly tip of this guy's mammoth iceberg of obsession. Somewhere beneath the placid surface, Tina Yothers/Meredith Baxter fanfic lurks.

By: thermonuclear.jive.turkey

thermonuclear.jive.turkey — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:11:02 -0800

Look at that face. Justine Bateman was always as cute as a button. And tastefully dressed, minimally accessorized, and not slathered underneath layers of makeup.

By: TedW

TedW — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:51:49 -0800

I was expecting crampons and an ice-axe.

By: Spatch

Spatch — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:07:44 -0800

These slideshow montages would be greatly enhanced by a continuously playing loop of the opening intro to the Family Ties theme. But never shall it get to "I bet we've been together for a million years."

By: billyfleetwood

billyfleetwood — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:48:43 -0800

I once did the same thing, but with Bob Newhart, from the 70s era Bob Newhart show> The initial idea was to do every single suit, but halfway into season 1, I gave up, and made it a 10 best list. But seriously, His suits on that show were amazing.

By: Mael Oui

Mael Oui — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:47:00 -0800

Remember that episode where Jennifer and Mallory went to the mall and they bought new jeans and they paid extra to have holes punched into the knees so that they wouldn't look new and their dad was angry? That was the best episode ever! I loved Mallory. Mallory and Denise Huxtable were the two coolest tv girls of the 80s.. I wanted to be both of them all at once! billyfleetwood: Agreed about Bob Newhart's suits! Feel free to link... you know, if you want...!

By: MCMikeNamara

MCMikeNamara — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:59:37 -0800

palomar: Justine's middle name is Tanya. That's almost depressing; I thought it was maybe something else. Speaking of, if anyone wants to do a Mallory Keaton/Patty Hearst mash-up, I would watch it. And by watch it, I mean give you my first born.