The Facts of Life (TV series)

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The Facts of Life is an American television sitcom created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon that originally aired on NBC for nine seasons from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes, the series follows Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother and later dietitian at the fictional Eastland School, an all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York. The first season featured a large ensemble cast that was quickly trimmed, with main co-stars throughout the majority of the series consisting of Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, Kim Fields as Tootie Ramsey, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green, and Nancy McKeon as Jo Polniaczek. The premise of The Facts of Life changed numerous times throughout the course of its run, coinciding with the changing lives of its young characters. From the fifth season onward, the setting of the series shifted from the Eastland School to a storefront that Mrs. Garrett turns into a bakery called Edna's Edibles, which later becomes...

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