The Facts Of Life (1979): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know

I wanna know WHY they didn't have Jo marry EDDIE instead of some rando!!!

I actually enjoyed season one and liked having all the other girls there. Made it more realistic.

if I was to watch a lady play Mrs. Garrett it's gonna be the Ms. Classic herself Ms. Charlote Rae, may she always make'em laugh in peace

Good thing that last backdoor pilot wasnt picked up or we may not have had Blossom and Amy may not have happened

I think it's cool that Charlotte Rae first premiered on Different Strokes as Edna Garrett then after a while she leaves Different Strokes and starts staring in The Facts of Life repairing her role as Edna Garrett and I actually watched both shows back in the day and still do now as I have both series but I got Different Strokes first but I had to get it by season cause I don't think you can get the whole series all at once like some shows but The Facts of Life you could get it by season or just get the whole series at once but the thing about trying to get The Facts of Life by season cause that's the way I was going to do it but I found out quick that it would be better just to get the whole series at once because even though you could get it by season it's very hard to find all nine seasons so I just bought the entire series in the lump sum and from time to time I either watch just Different Strokes or The Facts of Life or sometimes I watch back to back watch one in its entirety and then watch the other in its entirety. The thing I forgot to mention about Charlotte Rae I thought it was cool that even though she had left Different Strokes to go on The Facts of Life we did see her guest star one more time on Different Strokes when she came to Phillip and Maggie's wedding in fact both of his previous housekeepers were there and Pearl who was his housekeeper then at the time.

The Fact of Life was only on one season more than Different Strokes.

Mindy is very very petty, but it was actually Kim Fields that was the one that went behind everyone's back.

When you talked about Geri Jewell, I was kind of surprised you didn't mention Chris Burke. Yes, I know, different show, but he was the first actor with Downs Syndrome to star in a prime-time series.

Kim Fields my childhood crush

The thing about not allowing Mindy to lose weight still exists in Hollywood. Melissa McCarthy apparently had lost some weight back when the show Mike n Molly was on the air (this was before her more current dramatic weight loss, but enough to be noticable). Producers cancelled the show bc her weight loss "ruined the character of Molly". Like what? Lol

Remember in season 1 Tootie wore skates all the time ❤

I love Jerry! What a legend!

This was my favorite show growing up, i felt i could relate to all the girls. My favorite was Natalie, my only issue was as they moved from the school to the house/bakery shop, i notice she was losing weight but they kept her with overly baggy clothes, it drove me nutz!!! I didn't realize that because of her character, she was the "chubby girl" – it annoyed me so much!! LOL

🚨🚨🚨 Gabrielle Union played tootie Man is this the most worthless documentary ever. I'm all done.

For those who may or may not remember, Charlotte Rae was also a regular on The Rich Little Show before her stint on The Facts Of Life.. Rich was the man of a thousand impressions, so NBC gave him his own variety show, with Rae as one of its regulars. Besides Rich doing scenes with his numerous impressions, the one I remember was with Charlotte Rae. She was at a funeral walking beside a closed casket. While walking alongisd the casket, Charlotte would say" por que……por que…..por que…..POR QUE??" After she said the last por que, she opened the casket top, from which a voice said "Butter". For those who may not remember, there was a butter called Parkay that was sold, and was on tv commercials back in the day.

Cool but WAY too many commercials. Annoying to watch.

Did not know Kim Field’s mom was an actress on good times! I learned something new😮

Back in 1992, I met Lisa Welchel as she was visiting Branson, MO and came into the restaurant I managed. She had no celebrity airs and was actually by herself, just wishing to grab some lunch at the best place in town. 🙂 Also, I believe Gloria Loring sang the theme song starting in season 2 and that she was married to Alan Thicke.

I didn’t realize that it lasted for 9 years.