The Facts of Life (1979)

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Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

• Released: 1979-08-24
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Seasons: 9, 201 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: NBC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 108 votes

Created by Dick Clair, Norman Lear, Jenna McMahon.

Top cast

• Cloris Leachman as Beverly Ann Stickle
• Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner
• Kim Fields as Tootie Ramsey
• Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green
• Nancy McKeon as Joanne Jo Polniaczek
• Mackenzie Astin as Andy Moffett
• Sherrié Austin as Pippa McKenna

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Facts of Life

• United States: watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave

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