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The Facts of Life (TV Series 1979–1988)

30 min  -  Comedy
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Season:

9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lisa Whelchel Lisa Whelchel ...
Blair Warner (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Kim Fields ...
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Mindy Cohn Mindy Cohn ...
Natalie Green (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Nancy McKeon ...
Joanne 'Jo' Polniaczek (186 episodes, 1980-1988)
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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Plot Keywords:

School | Housemother | Boarding School | Friendship | Schoolgirl  | See more »

Taglines:

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life...

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Los hechos de la vida See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(209 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The character of Blair, was originally conceived as a down-home charming Texas girl. However, during her audition for the role Lisa Whelchel read several of Blair's lines sarcastically. Producers were so impressed by Whelchel's audition that they re-wrote the character to be that of a self-involved New York blue blooded socialite. See more »

Quotes

Blair Warner: I just had another one of my brilliant ideas!
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Connections

Referenced in "Married with Children: The Goodbye Girl (#6.22)" (1992) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Facts of Life"
(title theme)
Written by Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton
Performed by Gloria Loring See more »