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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.
- Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett. Charlotte Rae played housemother Edna Garrett, the character who tied the spin-off to Diff'rent Strokes, on The Facts of Life until season 8, when Cloris Leachman was cast as her character's sister.
- Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green. As student Natalie Green, Mindy Cohn was an early role model for body positivity. Today, she's an LGBTQ rights advocate and is recognized by a whole new generation for voicing Velma on the Scooby-Doo cartoons.
- Kim Fields as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey. Playing Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey, Kim Fields made braces cool — and got into plenty of trou-ble with her penchant for gossip.
- Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner. Lisa Whelchel first appeared on two episodes of Diff'rent Strokes as the preppy and snobby Blair Warner and later reprised the role on The Facts of Life from 1979-88.
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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.
Aug 23, 2024 · The Facts of Life aired for nine seasons, becoming one of the longest-running sitcoms of the '80s. Before the series came to an end in 1988, the story of boarding school housemother Edna...
Sep 25, 2015 · THEN: Kim Fields. Media Platforms Design Team. Gossipy Dorothy, a.k.a. Tootie, made us all fall in love with rollerskates and pigtails. Fun fact: Kim Fields actually had to wear braces until...
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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.
Oct 28, 2023 · The Facts of Life cast (clockwise from top left: Lisa Whelchel, Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields and Mindy Cohn) in the '80s@retropoptripper/Instagram. Before they...
Nov 26, 2023 · The show ran for nine seasons from 1979 to 1988. It tackled all the issues relevant to teenagers and became well-loved among viewers. And it also launched the career of Hollywood star George Clooney. Let's take a look back at the cast 44 years since the series first aired.
