The Facts of Life
TV Show · Comedy · Classics

"You take the good, you take the bad ... ." Originally set at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, housemother Mrs. Garrett is the caretaker and confidante of a special group of girls. Over time, this group shrinks to be centered on only four young women: wealthy and spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, eager-to-please Natalie and tough girl Jo. Over the years, the girls graduate from school, and the story lines evolve with them.

1979 · 25m
  • 11+
Starring Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields

Season 3

  • EPISODE 1
    Growing Pains
    The pressures of adolescence become painfully clear to Tootie when older girls Blair, Natalie, and Jo exclude her from their revelry and begin to treat her like a little kid.
    24m
  • EPISODE 2
    Fear Strikes Back
    The ugliness of sexual violation rocks the Eastland School when "unlikely" target Natalie is assaulted on her way home from a campus party.
    24m
  • EPISODE 3
    Baby In the House
    Blair is forced to re-examine her friend's "perfect" life when the ex-Eastland student-turned teenage wife and mother stops by for a visit.
    24m
  • EPISODE 4
    A Friend In Deed
    Blair's unique kinship with her mother Monica is shattered when Blair inadvertently learns that her mother has a lump in her breast.
    24m
  • EPISODE 5
    Front Page
    Jo painfully learns the ropes of journalism when her enthusiasm for writing a "hot" news story turns into an opportunity for revenge against her journalism teacher.
    24m
  • EPISODE 6
    Give and Take
    An unexpected financial disaster befalls Mrs. Garrett and she finds herself on the brink of an emotional breakdown when the girls prove totally insensitive to her personal crisis.
    24m

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Cast & Crew

  • Charlotte Rae
    Edna Garrett
  • Lisa Whelchel
    Blair Warner
  • Kim Fields
    Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
  • Mindy Cohn
    Natalie Green
  • Nancy McKeon
    Jo Polniaczek
  • Paul Haggis
    Producer
  • Paul Haggis
    Writer
  • D‌C
    Dick Clair
    Creator

About

The Facts of Life

Comedy

"You take the good, you take the bad ... ." Originally set at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, housemother Mrs. Garrett is the caretaker and confidante of a special group of girls. Over time, this group shrinks to be centered on only four young women: wealthy and spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, eager-to-please Natalie and tough girl Jo. Over the years, the girls graduate from school, and the story lines evolve with them.

11+

COMMON SENSE

Wholesome '80s coming-of-age sitcom tackles serious issues.

Information

Studio
NBC
Released
1979
Rated
TV-MA
Region of Origin
United States
© 1981, 1982 ELP Communications. All Rights Reserved.

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English
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English (United States) (AAC)

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English (CC)

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