Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
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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.
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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.
- 9
- 201 (list of episodes)
- August 24, 1979 –, May 7, 1988
- NBC
The Facts of Life: Created by Dick Clair, Howard Leeds, Jerry Mayer, Jenna McMahon, Ben Starr. 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.
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- Comedy, Family
- TV-PG
- 1979-08-24
- 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.
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 Eastland School from 1979 to 1988.
The following is a list of episodes for The Facts of Life, which ran for nine seasons from 1979 to 1988 on NBC. There were 201 regular episodes and three television movies ( Paris, Down Under, Reunion ).
SeasonEpisodesOriginally Aired(first Aired)Originally Aired(last Aired)May 4, 1979 ( 1979-05-04)May 4, 1979 ( 1979-05-04)13August 24, 1979 ( 1979-08-24)June 11, 1980 ( 1980-06-11)16November 19, 1980 ( 1980-11-19)March 25, 1981 ( 1981-03-25)24October 28, 1981 ( 1981-10-28)May 5, 1982 ( 1982-05-05)The Facts of Life is a classic sitcom about a housemother and her students at an all-female boarding school. Find out where to watch the 9 seasons online for free or with ads on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV or Amazon Video.
A classic comedy series about four girls and their housemother at a boarding school in New York. Watch episodes on Tubi, Rewind TV, Logo TV and Antenna TV.
