The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom. Of these were 209 episodes made originally of 24 August 1979 to 7 may 1988 were broadcast by NBC. The Facts of Life is a spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, in which leading actress Charlotte Rae also appeared as Edna Garrett, but then as supporting character.

The Facts of Life was three times nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award: in 1982 for best lead actress in a comedy series (Rae), in 1986 for the camera work and in 1987 for the hair styling. A total of six different actors won Young Artist Awards: Kim Fields in both 1981 as 1982 (best young comedian), Nancy McKeon in 1983 (best young actress in a comedy series), Taliesin Jaffe in 1985 (best guest role in a television series), Mackenzie Astin in 1986 (best supporting actress peel star in a TV series) and Seth Green in 1989 (best guest star in a TV series). ==Starting Point[ Edit] == Housekeeper Edna Garrett finds a new job as a teacher at a boarding school for girls, where she takes care of the pupils. Here she gets to do with themes such as drugs, sexuality, eating disorders, personal development and crime until the transition of life as an apprentice to that as a participant in the labour market. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == Just actors that appeared in more than ten episodes are listed

==Trivia[ Edit] ==
 * Charlotte Rae - Edna Garrett
 * Lisa Whelchel - Blair Warner
 * Kim Fields - Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
 * Mindy Cohn - Natalie Green
 * Nancy McKeon - Jo Polniaczek
 * Mackenzie Astin - Andy Moffett
 * Cloris Leachman - Beverly Ann Stickle
 * Felice Schachter - Nancy Olson
 * Julie Piekarski - Sue Ann Weaver
 * George Clooney - George Burnett
 * Julie Anne Haddock - Cindy Webster
 * Sherrié Austin - Pippa McKenna
 * Molly Ringwald - Molly Parker
 * John Lawlor - Steven Bradley
 * Geri Jewell - Geri Tyler
 * Alex Rocco - Charlie Polniaczek
 * Lead actress Rae (and, therefore, Edna Garrett) left The Facts of Life after 145 episodes. She was last seen in the first two episodes of season seven. The series ran for seventy episodes by then without her.