The Facts of Life (1979)

7.3/10 Comedy
The Facts of Life

Quick Facts

Premiered
Aug 1979
Runtime
30 mins
Language
English
Status
Ended

Networks

NBC

Storyline

A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett. Later in the series, Mrs. Garrett is promoted to school dietician, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. Eventually she leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from her girls.

Episodes

Cast

Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner
Mindy Cohn
Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green
Kim Fields
Kim Fields
Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
Nancy McKeon
Nancy McKeon
Jo Polniaczek
Charlotte Rae
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Astin
Andy Moffett
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
Beverly Ann Stickle
Felice Schachter
Felice Schachter
Nancy Olson
George Clooney
George Clooney
George Burnett
Julie Anne Haddock
Julie Anne Haddock
Cindy Webster
Julie Piekarski
Julie Piekarski
Sue Ann Weaver
Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon
Kelly Affinado
Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
Molly Parker
John Lawlor
John Lawlor
Steven Bradley
Ryan Cassidy
Ryan Cassidy
Kevin Metcalf
Sherrie Krenn
Sherrie Krenn
Pippa McKenna
Jenny O'Hara
Jenny O'Hara
Emily Mahoney