The Facts of Life (1979)
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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Cast & Crew.
Cloris Leachman
Beverly Ann Stickle
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner
Kim Fields
Tootie Ramsey
Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green
Nancy McKeon
Joanne Jo Polniaczek
Mackenzie Astin
Andy Moffett
Jenny O'Hara
Miss Emily Mahoney
Norman Lear
Creator
Dick Clair
Creator
Sherrié Austin
Pippa McKenna
George Clooney
George Burnett
Jenna McMahon
Creator
John Lawlor
Steven Bradley
Molly Ringwald
Molly Parker
Julie Piekarski
Sue Ann Weaver
Julie Anne Haddock
Cindy Webster
Felice Schachter
Nancy Olson
Pamela Adlon
Kelly Affinado
Howard Leeds
Writer
Asaad Kelada
Director
Jim Drake
Director
Gary Shimokawa
Director
Linda Day
Director
Alejandro Rey
Director
Steven Robman
Director
Mark W. Travis
Director
Linda Marsh
Producer / Writer
Debra Rubinstein
Casting Director
Margie Peters
Producer / Writer
Jerry Mayer
Writer
Paul Haggis
Writer
Michael Maurer
Writer
Michael Poryes
Writer
Andy Borowitz
Writer
Jane Anderson
Writer
Bob Colleary
Writer
Lawrence H. Levy
Writer
Martin Ragaway
Writer
Peter Noah
Writer
Bob Bendetson
Writer
Howard Meyers
Writer
Alan Spencer
Writer
Jake Weinberger
Writer
David Chambers
Writer
Mitch Markowitz
Writer
Susan Beavers
Writer
Bob Brush
Writer
Michael Weinberger
Writer
Helen Hunt
Emily
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
Dinah Lacey
Jenny
Heidi Helmer
Girl #1
Scott McGinnis
Kenneth Tigar
Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas Hill
John Astin
Armin Shimerman
Richard Dean Anderson
Ray Combs
Stefanie Ridel
Matt Shakman
Taliesin Jaffe
Leif Green
Elizabeth Keifer
Charlie Dell
Timothy Stack
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Irene Tedrow
James Staley
Blake Clark
Peter DeLuise
Johnny Haymer
Dana Kimmell
Tony Longo
John D. LeMay
Elizabeth Kerr
Arthur Malet
Andrew Cassese
Cathleen Cordell
Jim McCawley
Georgia Schmidt
Gary Dubin
Rosanne Katon
Ralph Manza
William Windom
Peter Parros
Donnelly Rhodes
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Eve Plumb
Danny Dayton
Takayo Fischer
Jermaine Jackson
Fred Holliday
Bruce Solomon
William Pierson
John Kassir
Twyla Littleton
David Ackroyd
Jimmy Baio
Robert Mandan
Meredith Scott Lynn
Norman Burton
Holly Gagnier
David Coburn
Robert Hooks
Norman Alden
William Bogert
Nicky Katt
Penelope Ann Miller
Robert Phalen
Bobby Rydell
Reb Brown
Barbara Stock
Heather McAdam
Michael Damian
Pamela Springsteen
John Randolph
Casey Siemaszko
Marcus Chong
Rob Stone
Cliff Norton
Peter Hobbs
Seth Green
Kathleen Freeman
Larry Wilmore
Robert Rusler
Lois Nettleton
Richard Moll
Juliette Lewis
Dennis Haysbert
Eddie Deezen
Conrad Bain
Sam Behrens
Warren Burton
Hugh Gillin
Tamara Taylor
Elizabeth Hunter
Deborah Harmon
Peter Fox
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Susan Blackstone
Sheldon Leonard
Kim Morgan Greene
Adrian Ricard
Bill Applebaum
Steve Susskind
Lilyan Chauvin
Peter Marc Jacobson
Kristoffer Tabori
John P. Navin, Jr.
Dick O'Neill
Alexa Kenin
Gary Hudson
Woody Brown
Robert DoQui
Maurice LaMarche
Suzanne Snyder
Paul Comi
Ernie Sabella
Moon Unit Zappa
Frank Aletter
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 24, 1979
StatusEnded
Seasons9
Episodes201
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Filming LocationsSunset Gower Studios, United States
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
boarding school
wealthy
sitcom
Scripted
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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