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The Facts of Life

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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.

Cast

Cloris Leachman as Beverly Ann Stickle
Cloris Leachman

as Beverly Ann Stickle

Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner
Lisa Whelchel

as Blair Warner

Kim Fields as Tootie Ramsey
Kim Fields

as Tootie Ramsey

Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green
Mindy Cohn

as Natalie Green

Nancy McKeon as Joanne Jo Polniaczek
Nancy McKeon

as Joanne Jo Polniaczek

Mackenzie Astin as Andy Moffett
Mackenzie Astin

as Andy Moffett

Sherrié Austin as Pippa McKenna
Sherrié Austin

as Pippa McKenna

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • August 24, 1979

Last Aired Date

  • May 7, 1988

Production Companies

  • TAT Communications Company

  • Embassy Television

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 9

Number of Episodes

  • 201

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1987|24 Episodes

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