The Facts of Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Facts of Life (1979): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
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.
Series details
- Title: The Facts of Life
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1979-08-24
- Final broadcast date listed: 1988-05-07
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
- TVMaze ID: 4607
Cast and credited roles
- Lisa Whelchel — Blair Warner
- Mindy Cohn — Natalie Green
- Kim Fields — Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
- Nancy McKeon — Jo Polniaczek
- Charlotte Rae — Edna Garrett
- Mackenzie Astin — Andy Moffett
- Cloris Leachman — Beverly Ann Stickle
- Felice Schachter — Nancy Olson
- George Clooney — George Burnett
- Julie Anne Haddock — Cindy Webster
- Julie Piekarski — Sue Ann Weaver
- Pamela Adlon — Kelly Affinado
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1979-08-24; final listed air date 1980-06-11; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 1980-11-19; final listed air date 1981-03-25; episode order: 16.
- Season 3: premiered 1981-10-28; final listed air date 1982-05-05; episode order: 24.
- Season 4: premiered 1982-09-25; final listed air date 1983-05-04; episode order: 23.
- Season 5: premiered 1983-09-21; final listed air date 1984-05-09; episode order: 26.
- Season 6: premiered 1984-09-26; final listed air date 1985-05-15; episode order: 26.
- Season 7: premiered 1985-09-14; final listed air date 1986-05-10; episode order: 24.
- Season 8: premiered 1986-09-27; final listed air date 1987-05-09; episode order: 24.
- Season 9: premiered 1987-09-26; final listed air date 1988-05-07; episode order: 24.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Facts of Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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