Even though her parents refused to give her permission to go with Mrs. Garrett and the older girls, Tootie runs away to New York to meet up with them. There, she meets a teenage prostitute who tries ...
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Title: The Facts of Life (1979–1988)
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Lisa Whelchel | ... | Blair Warner / ... 201 episodes, 1979-1988 | |
| Kim Fields | ... | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey / ... 201 episodes, 1979-1988 | |
| Mindy Cohn | ... | Natalie Green / ... 201 episodes, 1979-1988 | |
| Nancy McKeon | ... | Jo Polniaczek / ... 188 episodes, 1980-1988 | |
| Charlotte Rae | ... | Edna Garrett 155 episodes, 1979-1986 | |
A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett, the Drummonds' maid on Diff'rent Strokes. Later in the series, she is promoted to school dietitian, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. She eventually leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from the girls. Written by Kevin Ackley <kackley1@aol.com>
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!