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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Lisa Whelchel | ... | Blair Warner / ... 202 episodes, 1979-1988 | |
| Kim Fields | ... | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey / ... 202 episodes, 1979-1988 | |
| Mindy Cohn | ... | Natalie Green / ... 202 episodes, 1979-1988 | |
| Nancy McKeon | ... | Jo Polniaczek / ... 189 episodes, 1980-1988 | |
| Charlotte Rae | ... | Edna Garrett 155 episodes, 1979-1986 | |
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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. 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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24 August 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Garrett's Girls 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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Jo Polniaczek: Only my mother calls me Joanna Marie.
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(title theme)
Written by Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton
Performed by Gloria Loring
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The Diff'rent Strokes gang pay Mrs. Garrett a visit in the pilot episode "Rough Housing". As they're leaving, Mr. Drummond asks Mrs. Garrett, "This house mothering thing. It isn't permanent, is it?" "Oh no!" she says. "I'll be back! I promise!" As we all know Mrs. Garrett doesn't keep that promise because she never does return to the Drummonds. See more »Goofs
Though Nancy McKeon's character was penned as Joanna Marie Polniaczek, some called her by the name Joann, not Joanna as it was in the scripts. See more »Quotes
Blair Warner: Do you know what Jo's real name is? Joanna Marie!Jo Polniaczek: Only my mother calls me Joanna Marie.
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Reruns of the series in the US are cut by two minutes. See more »Soundtracks
The Facts of Life(title theme)
Written by Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton
Performed by Gloria Loring
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This show aired when I was just entering my teens, and I can't think of a better time to have had such a wonderful show to watch. It was as if someone had asked my little-girl imagination what it's dream show would be, and then made it just for me. I've enjoyed the re-runs on USA, but can't quite understand why they never show the earliest episodes from 1979. Observant fans will remember those as the ones with the girls living in the dorm, prior to working in the cafeteria. Those were my favorites, and it seems like they never show them. Please get a clue USA. That's when the show was at it's best!