The Facts of Life (1979)
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The Facts of Life (1979)
Plot.
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner
Kim Fields-Morgan
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green
Jenny O'Hara
Miss Emily Mahoney
Norman Lear
Creator
Nancy McKeon
Jo Polniaczek
Sherrié Austin
Pippa McKenna
Ben Starr
Writer
George Clooney
George Burnett
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
Mackenzie Astin
Andy Moffett
John Lawlor
Steven Bradley
Molly Ringwald
Molly Parker
Cloris Leachman
Beverly Ann Stickle
Felice Schachter
Nancy Olson
Pamela Adlon
Kelly Affinado
Julie Piekarski
Sue Ann Weaver
Julie Anne Haddock
Cindy Webster
Dick Clair
Writer
Howard Leeds
Writer
Jerry Mayer
Writer
Jenna McMahon
Writer
Asaad Kelada
Director
Jim Drake
Director
Alejandro Rey
Director
Gary Shimokawa
Director
Linda Day
Director
Mark W. Travis
Director
Steven Robman
Director
Linda Marsh
Producer / Writer
Debra Rubinstein
Casting Director
Margie Peters
Producer / Writer
Paul Haggis
Writer
Michael Maurer
Writer
Michael Poryes
Writer
Andy Borowitz
Writer
Jane Anderson
Writer
Lawrence H. Levy
Writer
Bob Bendetson
Writer
Bob Colleary
Writer
Peter Noah
Writer
Martin Ragaway
Writer
Susan Beavers
Writer
David Chambers
Writer
Alan Spencer
Writer
Howard Meyers
Writer
Jake Weinberger
Writer
Mitch Markowitz
Writer
Michael Weinberger
Writer
Bob Brush
Writer
Nicolas Coster
David Warner
Roger Perry
Charles Perry
Jimmy Baron
Greg
Paul Provenza
Casey Clark
Alex Rocco
Charlie Polniaczek
Robert Romanus
Snake
Jami Gertz
Boots St. Clair
Bruce Glover
Convict #3
Loren Lester
Roy
Marj Dusay
Monica Warner
Clark Brandon
Eddie Brennan
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Matt
Peter Nelson
William Ogden Smith IV
Starr Andreeff
Melissa
Geri Jewell
Geri Tyler
Scott Bryce
Rick Bonner
Todd Susman
Assistant Warden Yeager
Michael Milhoan
Convict #2
Mayim Bialik
Jennifer Cole
Elmarie Wendel
Jackie
Laura Summer
Emily
JoAnn Willette
Didi
Lisa Freeman
Sally
Greg Bradford
Steve
Tom Fitzsimmons
Alex Garrett
Shawn Stevens
Bob Perkins
Betty Kean
Louise Le Beau
Jim West
Boyfriend
Todd Hallowell
Jeff Williams / Zack Peters
Joyce Bulifant
Margaret
Nehemiah Persoff
Stefanie Ridel
Matt Shakman
Leif Green
Elizabeth Keifer
Charlie Dell
Timothy Stack
Bruce Solomon
Fred Holliday
Nicky Katt
William Pierson
John Kassir
Twyla Littleton
Kenneth Mars
Jermaine Jackson
Takayo Fischer
Danny Dayton
Signy Coleman
Nancy Everhard
Crispin Glover
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Elliott Reid
Richard Stahl
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Donnelly Rhodes
Bunny Summers
Barbara Stock
Alexa Kenin
Gary Hudson
Woody Brown
Robert DoQui
Maurice LaMarche
Arthur Malet
Andrew Cassese
Cathleen Cordell
Jim McCawley
Georgia Schmidt
Larry Poindexter
Armin Shimerman
John Astin
Jimmy Baio
Scott McGinnis
Taliesin Jaffe
Peter Parros
William Windom
Meredith Scott Lynn
Norman Burton
Holly Gagnier
Pamela Springsteen
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Warren Burton
Conrad Bain
Eddie Deezen
Tony Steedman
John Mengatti
Beverly Leech
Blake Clark
James Staley
Irene Tedrow
Richard Dean Anderson
Joan Freeman
Dick O'Neill
John P. Navin, Jr.
Sam Behrens
Kristoffer Tabori
Peter Marc Jacobson
Lilyan Chauvin
Steve Susskind
Richard Moll
Juliette Lewis
Suzanne Krull
Sheldon Leonard
Lela Rochon
Evelyn Guerrero
Tuesday Knight
Chuck McCann
Nancy Lenehan
Fritzi Burr
Gary Lee Davis
Dick Van Patten
Bumper Robinson
Kim Morgan Greene
Adrian Ricard
Bill Applebaum
Meg Wyllie
Bill Macy
Clyde Kusatsu
Sam Whipple
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 24, 1979
StatusEnded
Seasons9
Episodes201
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Filming LocationsSunset Gower Studios, United States
Genres
Wiki.
The Facts of Life is an American television sitcom created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon and a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes that originally aired on NBC from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1980s. The series focuses on Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae), as she becomes a housemother (and from the second season onward, a dietitian as well) at the fictional Eastland School, an all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York.
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