The Facts of Life: Season 7, Episode 20

The Lady Who Came to Dinner (22 Feb. 1986)

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An elderly song-and-dance woman hired for Blair's birthday party stays with the girls.

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An elderly song-and-dance woman hired for Blair's birthday party stays with the girls. Written by Attmay

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The title is based on the play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman and opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on October 16, 1939 and ran for 739 performances. See more »

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Tootie Ramsey: Oh come on guys, this can still be a lot of fun.
George Burnett: Oh really how?
Tootie Ramsey: Well we got your friends, we got music, we got plenty of bread and butter.
Blair Warner: Bread and butter? That's what you got me for my birthday?
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References The Music Man (1962) See more »

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"Till There Was You"
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by Meredith Willson
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