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The Facts of Life (TV Series 1979–1988)
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A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett... See full summary » |
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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.
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Lisa Whelchel | ... |
Blair Warner
(200 episodes, 1979-1988)
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| Kim Fields | ... |
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
(200 episodes, 1979-1988)
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Mindy Cohn | ... |
Natalie Green
(200 episodes, 1979-1988)
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| Nancy McKeon | ... |
Joanne 'Jo' Polniaczek
(186 episodes, 1980-1988)
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| Charlotte Rae | ... |
Edna Garrett
(145 episodes, 1979-1986)
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Storyline
A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett. Later in the series, Mrs. Garrett is promoted to school dietician, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. Eventually she leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from her girls. Written by Kevin Ackley <kackley1@aol.com>
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You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life...Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los hechos de la vida See more »Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
(209 episodes)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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Tootie Ramsey: DATE, Blair; we call it a DATE!
Jo Polniaczek: Yeah, to some wing-ding Friday night.
Natalie Green: Could that be YOUR wing-ding, Blair?
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(title theme)
Written by Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton
Performed by Gloria Loring See more »
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If the show had returned for a tenth season, the producers had planned for Blair to buy Eastland to save it from being closed down. However, those plans never came to fruition due to the series' cancellation. See more »Quotes
Blair: Y-you mean H-harrison asked you out on a d-d-d-d...Tootie Ramsey: DATE, Blair; we call it a DATE!
Jo Polniaczek: Yeah, to some wing-ding Friday night.
Natalie Green: Could that be YOUR wing-ding, Blair?
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"The Facts of Life"(title theme)
Written by Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton
Performed by Gloria Loring See more »
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