The Facts of Life

Aug 24, 1979 (en) Drama, Comedy [52] Min
  • First Air Date
    Aug 24, 1979
  • Production
    TAT Communications Company, Embassy Television
  • Rotten tomato
    71%
  • Original title
    The Facts of Life
  • Release
    Aug 24, 1979
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Cloris Leachman

    Beverly Ann Stickle

  2. Lisa Whelchel

    Blair Warner

  3. Kim Fields

    Tootie Ramsey

  4. Mindy Cohn

    Natalie Green

  5. Nancy McKeon

    Joanne Jo Polniaczek

  6. Mackenzie Astin

    Andy Moffett

  7. Sherrié Austin

    Pippa McKenna

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 7 / Crews : 0

Specials ( 1982-09-25)

The Facts of Life Goes To Paris

Episode: 1

The Facts of Life Down Under

Episode: 2

The Facts of Life Reunion

Episode: 3

Biography: The Facts of Life

Episode: 4

Facts of Life: Cast Confessions

Episode: 5

Remembering Facts of Life [2006]

Episode: 6

After Facts [2006]

Episode: 7

Season 1 ( 1979-08-24)

Rough Housing

Episode: 1

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Episode: 2

The Return of Mr. Garrett

Episode: 3

I.Q.

Episode: 4

Overachieving

Episode: 5

Emily Dickinson

Episode: 6

Dieting

Episode: 7

The Facts of Love

Episode: 8

Flash Flood

Episode: 9

Adoption

Episode: 10

Running

Episode: 11

Molly's Holiday

Episode: 12

Dope

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 1980-11-19)

The New Girl (1)

Episode: 1

The New Girl (2)

Episode: 2

Double Standard

Episode: 3

Who Am I?

Episode: 4

Cousin Geri

Episode: 5

Shoplifting

Episode: 6

Teenage Marriage (1)

Episode: 7

Teenage Marriage (2)

Episode: 8

Gossip

Episode: 9

Breaking Point

Episode: 10

Sex Symbol

Episode: 11

The Secret

Episode: 12

Pretty Babies

Episode: 13

Bought and Sold

Episode: 14

Free Spirit

Episode: 15

Brian and Sylvia

Episode: 16

Season 3 ( 1981-10-28)

Growing Pains

Episode: 1

Fear Strikes Back

Episode: 2

A Baby in the House

Episode: 3

A Friend in Deed

Episode: 4

Front Page

Episode: 5

Give and Take

Episode: 6

Sweet Sorrow

Episode: 7

From Russia with Love

Episode: 8

Dear Me

Episode: 9

Cousin Geri Returns

Episode: 10

Legacy

Episode: 11

Green-Eyed Monster

Episode: 12

The Americanization of Miko

Episode: 13

The Marriage Brokers

Episode: 14

Starstruck

Episode: 15

The Four Musketeers

Episode: 16

The Affair

Episode: 17

Runaway

Episode: 18

New York, New York

Episode: 19

Kids Can Be Cruel

Episode: 20

Mind Your Own Business

Episode: 21

The Academy

Episode: 22

Jo's Cousin

Episode: 23

Read No Evil

Episode: 24

Season 4 ( 1982-09-29)

Ain't Miss Beholden

Episode: 1

The Source

Episode: 2

The Sound of Silence

Episode: 3

The Oldest Living Graduate

Episode: 4

Different Drummer

Episode: 5

Dearest Mommie

Episode: 6

A Woman's Place

Episode: 7

Daddy's Girl

Episode: 8

The Big Fight

Episode: 9

For the Asking

Episode: 10

September Song

Episode: 11

A Royal Pain

Episode: 12

Magnificent Obsession

Episode: 13

Under Pressure

Episode: 14

Teacher's Pet

Episode: 15

Let's Party!

Episode: 16

Best Sister (1)

Episode: 17

Best Sister (2)

Episode: 18

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Episode: 19

Who's on First?

Episode: 20

Help from Home

Episode: 21

Take My Finals, Please

Episode: 22

Graduation (1)

Episode: 23

Graduation (2)

Episode: 24

Season 5 ( 1983-09-21)

Brave New World (1)

Episode: 1

Brave New World (2)

Episode: 2

Gamma Gamma or Bust

Episode: 3

Just My Bill

Episode: 4

What Price Glory?

Episode: 5

The Halloween Show

Episode: 6

Advance Placement

Episode: 7

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Episode: 8

Small but Dangerous

Episode: 9

Store Games

Episode: 10

The Second Time Around

Episode: 11

The Christmas Show

Episode: 12

The Chain Letter

Episode: 13

Next Door

Episode: 14

Crossing the Line

Episode: 15

All or Nothing

Episode: 16

A Death in the Family

Episode: 17

Big Fish/Little Fish

Episode: 18

Star at Langley

Episode: 19

Dream Marriage

Episode: 20

Mother and Daughter

Episode: 21

All by Herself

Episode: 22

Seems Like Old Times

Episode: 23

Joint Custody

Episode: 24

The Way We Were (1)

Episode: 25

The Way We Were (2)

Episode: 26

Season 6 ( 1984-09-26)

The Summer of '84

Episode: 1

Slices of Life

Episode: 2

Love at First Byte

Episode: 3

My Boyfriend's Back

Episode: 4

Cruisin'

Episode: 5

Taking a Chance on Love (1)

Episode: 6

Taking a Chance on Love (2)

Episode: 7

E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

Episode: 8

Dear Apple

Episode: 9

Talk, Talk, Talk

Episode: 10

Smile

Episode: 11

The Rich Aren't Different

Episode: 12

Christmas in the Big House

Episode: 13

Me and Eleanor

Episode: 14

Working it Out

Episode: 15

Jazzbeau

Episode: 16

Two Guys From Appleton

Episode: 17

With a Little Help From My Friends

Episode: 18

Gone With the Wind (1)

Episode: 19

Gone With the Wind (2)

Episode: 20

Man in the Attic

Episode: 21

The Last Drive-In

Episode: 22

Sisters

Episode: 23

It's Lonely at the Top

Episode: 24

Bus Stop

Episode: 25

The Interview Show

Episode: 26

Season 7 ( 1985-09-14)

Out of the Fire...

Episode: 1

Into the Frying Pan

Episode: 2

Grand Opening

Episode: 3

Teacher, Teacher

Episode: 4

Men for All Seasons

Episode: 5

A New Life

Episode: 6

Doo-Wah

Episode: 7

Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green

Episode: 8

Born Too Late

Episode: 9

3, 2, 1

Episode: 10

We Get Letters

Episode: 11

Ballroom Dance

Episode: 12

Christmas Baby

Episode: 13

Tootie Drives

Episode: 14

Stake-Out Blues

Episode: 15

The Agent

Episode: 16

The Reunion

Episode: 17

Concentration

Episode: 18

Atlantic City

Episode: 19

The Lady Who Came to Dinner

Episode: 20

The Candidate

Episode: 21

Big Time Charlie

Episode: 22

The Graduate

Episode: 23

The Apartment

Episode: 24

Season 8 ( 1986-09-27)

Out of Peekskill (1)

Episode: 1

Out of Peekskill (2)

Episode: 2

Ready or Not

Episode: 3

Another Room

Episode: 4

Off-Broadway Baby

Episode: 5

The Little Chill

Episode: 6

The Ratings Game

Episode: 7

The Wedding Day

Episode: 8

Fast Food

Episode: 9

Where's Poppa?

Episode: 10

Write and Wrong

Episode: 11

Seven Little Indians

Episode: 12

The Greek Connection

Episode: 13

Post-Christmas Card

Episode: 14

A Star is Torn

Episode: 15

A Winter's Tale

Episode: 16

Cupid's Revenge

Episode: 17

62 Pick-Up

Episode: 18

Boy About the House

Episode: 19

Ex Marks the Spot

Episode: 20

Younger Than Springtime

Episode: 21

This is Only a Test

Episode: 22

Rites of Passage (1)

Episode: 23

Rites of Passage (2)

Episode: 24

Season 9 ( 1987-09-26)

Down and Out in Malibu (1)

Episode: 1

Down and Out in Malibu (2)

Episode: 2

Rumor Has It

Episode: 3

Before the Fall

Episode: 4

Sweet Charity

Episode: 5

Up from Down Under

Episode: 6

The More the Marrier

Episode: 7

A Rose by Any Other Age

Episode: 8

Adventures in Baileysitting

Episode: 9

It's a Wonderful Christmas

Episode: 10

Golden Oldies

Episode: 11

A Thousand Frowns

Episode: 12

Something in Common

Episode: 13

Peekskill Law

Episode: 14

A House Divided

Episode: 15

The First Time

Episode: 16

Let's Face the Music

Episode: 17

Less Than Perfect

Episode: 18

Till Marriage Do Us Part

Episode: 19

Present Imperfect

Episode: 20

On the Edge

Episode: 21

Big Apple Blues

Episode: 22

The Beginning of the End

Episode: 23

The Beginning of the Beginning

Episode: 24
Aug 24, 1979 (en)
Drama, Comedy
[52] Min
  • First Air Date Aug 24, 1979
  • Production
    TAT Communications Company, Embassy Television
  • Rotten tomato 71%
Original Title The Facts of Life
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer