The Facts of Life

Name: The Facts of Life
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1979-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.

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Created By

Norman Lear Dick Clair Jenna McMahon

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Facts of Life

First Air Date

August 24, 1979

Last Air Date

May 7, 1988

Seasons

Episodes

201

Language

English

Production Companies

TAT Communications Company Embassy Television

Networks

NBC

S09E24

The Beginning of the Beginning

As the new headmistress, Blair starts whipping Eastland students into shape, and she's particularly challenged by one who seems determined to get expelled.

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