The Facts of Life

DramaComedy1979TV-PG201 episodes9 seasonsScripted

First aired: 1979-08-24

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Norman LearDick ClairJenna McMahon

Casting

  • Mackenzie Astin
    Andy Moffett
  • Cloris Leachman
    Beverly Ann Stickle
  • Kim Fields
    Tootie Ramsey
  • Nancy McKeon
    Joanne Jo Polniaczek
  • Mindy Cohn
    Natalie Green
  • Sherrié Austin
    Pippa McKenna
  • Lisa Whelchel
    Blair Warner