
If you came of age during the early 90s, you’re no doubt familiar with “Blossom,” the NBC show that I think aired on Monday nights, and if I remember correctly, it aired during the same comedy block as “Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” Right? Anyway, Joey Lawrence — who played Blossom’s brother — was like the lab-created character that came from cross-pollinating Kelly Bundy and Keanu Reeves’ Ted Logan. He was dumb. He was good looking. And he said “Whoa” a lot.
After “Blossom” ended its run, Joey Lawrence would go on to star in another show with his two brothers called “Brotherly Love.” Most recently, he was in a show with another 90′s nostalgia icon, Melissa Joan Hart, called “Melissa and Joey.” I never saw the show. Last I heard of Lawrence, he was bald and a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars.” Despite the lack of hair, he was instantly recognizable.
But he regrew his hair (or bought some new hair), and apparently, he lost 4,000 pounds, presumably from a meth bender (if he’s sick or has cancer, I’m going to feel like absolute sh*t for posting this). Here’s a before and after of the Lawrence brothers.

It may take you a second to realize it, but the one in the middle is Joey Lawrence.

Whoa! Terrifying, isn’t it? Now, compare that to Mayim Bialik above, and you’ll understand the title of the post.
Also: FUN FACT: The original opening to “Blossom” was Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative.”
Oh, and here’s Blossom and Six doing the “Fresh Prince” theme song because I FELT LIKE IT.
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Googles “Jenna von Oy.”
This image search says Jenna > Mayim > Melissa Manchester > Joey.
I was JUST about to say that. Jenna Von OY!!!
Jenna von Oy indeed. She also has the edge in that she hasn’t become another grating-ass character on The Big Bang Theory.
I’d say being on The Parkers evens that out a bit.
Really? Do y’all have a different Google than I do?
According to my Google, she’s probably just sluttier.
I’m not exactly clear on irony, but I really hope that this post was an example of it … ’cause otherwise … damn.
The original opening was MAGICAL.
Well, the dude from Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad didn’t change much.
At least someone else was thinking it.
The kid who plays Sally’s friend in Mad Men looks a lot like the one on the left. Is there a new generation of Lawrence’s?
Who is the gay vampire on the left?
Seriously, women that starred in sitcoms in the early 90′s either stayed around the same level of attractiveness or got hotter if they were rather plain looking. Further proof can be found in
Exhibit A: Christine Lakin
Exhibit B: Lori Loughlin
Exhibit C: Danica McKellar
90s, 90s, 90s! Apostrophes aren’t toys, man!
Counter-argument: Andrea Barber. She peaked as Gibbler.
Tiffany Amber Thiessen. She has a certain thickness these days that I find very appealing.
Oh god, I forgot about her. On White Collar, they used greescreen and horizontally compressed her image – think Paula Abdul in the Promise of a New Day video – in order to make her seem thinner.
(Googles “Jenna Von Oy”)
You got to be shitting me.
First: human hair does NOT grow like THAT.
I remember when Joey was popular, and he was on Carson. He kept…’sniffing.’
Johnny, ever the wit, said; ‘seems like you got a head-cold, there.’
I could tell you dirty stories about him, but, let live, and…
Oh, yes, Mayim: head-over-heels better than Joey today.
I did like him in that flick REST STOP (restroom, is more like it for Joey, snicker!), especially when the girl has to kill him (the gun in his mouth looking oh so much like something else), and, after she pulls the trigger, a seriously f’ed up officer Joey, says, ‘one more time.’
Whoever the Lawrence is on the left, looks like he’s trying out (a little late) for Growing Up Gotti.
Blossom is ugly as fuck compared to Joey or anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh. I spent 45 minutes trying to log in so I could say that.
if you were gonna use a picture of the three Lawrence brothers from that night, I would have gone with this one of them, where they are loading a bunch of gummy candy into a bag: [www.lasvegassun.com] Seriously what is with that photo?
“Whoa! Terrifying, isn’t it? Now, compare that to Mayim Bialik above, and you’ll understand the title of the post.”
Please compare non-airbrushed-to-hell Blossom to Joey. She is a goblin.