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"The Facts of Life" (1979) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1979-1988

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"The Facts of Life" (1979): Season 3: Episode 24 -- The Eastland school becomes embroiled in the issue of book banning when the school board "reevaluates" several classic books from the library.
"The Facts of Life" (1979): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Jo coerces Blair into a date with a "well?connected" military cadet who turns out to be a delinquent from New York City streets, intent on playing taps over her noble reputation.
"The Facts of Life" (1979): Season 3: Episode 21 -- Blair starts a battle over individual rights of privacy when she "innocently" sneaks a peek into Natalie's personal diary.
"The Facts of Life" (1979): Season 3: Episode 20 -- Natalie's determination to get even with Blair entangles an innocent victim in her scheme ?? an "ugly duckling" boy.
"The Facts of Life" (1979): Season 3: Episode 19 -- A feud between Jo and Blair is hoped to be calmed by their individual visits home, but instead the trip has all the makings of disaster.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 full episode list
Release Date:
24 August 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life...
Plot:
A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
Sorry, as far as sitcoms go, this show was awful more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 104)
Lisa Whelchel ... Blair Warner (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Kim Fields ... Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Mindy Cohn ... Natalie Green (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Nancy McKeon ... Joanne 'Jo' Polniaczek / ... (186 episodes, 1980-1988)
Charlotte Rae ... Edna Garrett (145 episodes, 1979-1986)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Garrett's Girls" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min (209 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

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Trivia:
For the second season, the entire concept and plot of the show was changed from a large boarding house of several young girls, to a tighter knit group of older adolescent women. This was done since the producers felt that a plot change from comic relief to serious adult issues would help boost ratings. The cast of girls was reduced to only four, including the new character of "Jo". more
Quotes:
Blair: Y-you mean H-harrison asked you out on a d-d-d-d...
Tootie Ramsey: DATE, Blair; we call it a DATE!
Jo Polniaczek: Yeah, to some wing-ding Friday night.
Natalie Green: Could that be YOUR wing-ding, Blair?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Gordon/Avril Lavigne (#28.9)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
The Facts of Life more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Sorry, as far as sitcoms go, this show was awful, 6 March 2005
Author: Scott351w2001 from New York City

After reading the many positive comments about this show, I felt obliged to give my opinion. This show was a "sitcom" As such it is supposed to be funny. To me, thats the measure of a good sitcom...whether or not it is actually funny. Yes, I know this show dealt with some serious issues...loss of virginity, etc. To be honest, I hate when sitcoms attempt to do "serious" shows. There's a certain pretentiousness to this. This aside, "Facts of Life" was just was not a funny show. The first season was bearable, but when they brought in Nancy McKeon ("Yeah...I'm from da Bronx")it hit the skids, and continued to go downhill, especially when they brought in Chloris Leachman. I realize not every show can be "Seinfeld", but when a sitcom is produced for TV, the show should be FUNNY, and "Facts of Life just wasn't

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