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The Facts of Life(1979)
70%
89 Votes
Overview
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.
Type: Scripted
Status: Ended
Languages: English
Countries:
United States of America
Networks:
Production Companies:
TAT Communications Company
Embassy Television
Top 7 Billed Cast
Cloris Leachman
Beverly Ann Stickle
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner
Kim Fields
Tootie Ramsey
Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green
Nancy McKeon
Joanne Jo Polniaczek
Mackenzie Astin
Andy Moffett
Sherrié Austin
Pippa McKenna
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