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The Facts of Life is an American television sitcom created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon and a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes that originally aired on NBC from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1980s.
A group of girls at a boarding school learn from their housemother Edna Garrett how to cope with adolescence. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, trivia, reviews, ratings, and more for this popular 1980s show.
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- 1979-08-24
- Comedy, Family
- 30
- Charlotte Rae (Edna Garrett) Charlotte Rae, who played housekeeper Edna Garrett in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, suggested the spin-off, as Mrs. Garrett left her duties with the Drummond family to take charge of the young ladies at Eastland Academy.
- Kim Fields (Tootie Ramsey) Kim Fields played the lovable Tootie on The Facts of Life, the youngest student at Eastland Academy. Fields already had other acting credits to her name by the time she booked the sitcom, including playing Janet Jackson's best friend Kim on Good Times and having already played Tootie (Arnold Jackson's girlfriend) on Diff'rent Strokes.
- Lisa Whelchel (Blair Warner) Lisa Whelchel got her start in the entertainment industry as part of The New Mickey Mouse Club, appearing on the show from 1977 to 1978.
- Nancy McKeon (Jo Polniaczek) Nancy McKeon started out working on soap operas, including Another World and The Secret Storm. She joined the cast of The Facts of Life during the show's sophomore season as transfer student Jo Polniaczek.
Browse the episodes of the fourth and fifth seasons of The Facts of Life, a sitcom about a group of girls at a boarding school. See the titles, dates, ratings, summaries and watch options for each episode.
Watch nine seasons of the classic comedy series about four teens and their housemother at Eastland Academy for girls. See episodes, cast, and plot summaries of each season.
- John Bowab, Asaad Kelada
- 9
- Lisa Whelchel
- January 1, 1988
IMDb provides the episode list, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ of the classic sitcom The Facts of Life. Follow the adventures of four girls and their housemother at a boarding school in Peekskill, New York.
Tootie (Kim Fields) struggles with her identity in this exclusive FULL LENGTH episode of The Facts of Life.From Season 2, Episode 4 'Who Am I?': Tootie falls...
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