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- 1. Rough Housing Aug 24, 1979
- Cindy must compete with Blair to be Harvest Queen.
- 2. Like Mother, Like Daughter Aug 31, 1979
- Blair's mother runs into an old high-school boyfriend during Parents Night.
- 3. The Return of Mr. Garrett Sep 7, 1979
- Mrs. Garrett's ex-husband proposes again.
The Facts of Life (TV Series 1979–1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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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.
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s.
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- Lisa Whelchel - Blair Warner. When former Mouseketeer Lisa Whelchel auditioned for the part of Blair Warner on "The Facts of Life," she brought an attitude and energy that compelled the writers to rewrite major aspects of the character to fit her performance.
- Kim Fields - Tootie Ramsey. As the daughter of actor Chip Fields, Kim Fields proved to be a chip off the old block, starting her acting career off at a very young age and quickly earning acclaim.
- Mindy Cohn - Natalie Green. In a personal essay written for HuffPost in 2013, Mindy Cohn relayed how she wound up being cast in "The Facts of Life." Looking to bring some authenticity to the show, Norman Lear, Alan Horn, and Charlotte Rae made a visit to the Westlake School for Girls and interviewed some of their students for story and dialogue ideas.
- Nancy McKeon - Jo Polniaczek. In the Season 2 cast shake-up of "The Facts of Life," a new character was added to the mix — a streetwise girl on scholarship named Jo.
- 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.
With Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon. Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
Along with playing Beverly Ann Stickle on The Facts of Life, Leachman is known for her roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Promised Land, Malcolm in the Middle, Raising Hope and more. She competed on DWTS season 7 in 2008. Leachman was married to George Englund, with whom she shared five kids, from 1953 to 1979.
