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List Of The Facts Of Life Episodes
The following is a list of episodes for '' The Facts of Life'', which ran for nine seasons from 1979 to 1988 on NBC. There were 201 regular episodes and three television movies (''Paris'', ''Down Under'', ''Reunion''). Two of the movies, ''Paris'' and ''Down Under'', were originally broadcast as TV movies, but in syndication, they were split into four 30-minute episodes, bringing the total number of syndicated episodes to 209. Series overview Episodes Pilot (1979) The ''Diff'rent Strokes'' season 1 finale served as the backdoor pilot for ''The Facts of Life''. Season 1 (1979–80) The first season begins with ten main characters: housemother Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae), headmaster Steven Bradley ( John Lawlor), teacher Emily Mahoney (Jenny O'Hara), and seven students: Blair Warner ( Lisa Whelchel), Cindy Webster ( Julie Anne Haddock), Molly Parker (Molly Ringwald), Nancy Olsen (Felice Schachter), Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn), Sue Ann Weaver ( Julie Piekarski), and Tootie R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Facts Of Life (TV Series)
''The Facts of Life'' is an American television sitcom created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon that originally aired on NBC for nine seasons from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. Originally a spin-off of ''Diff'rent Strokes'', the series follows Charlotte Rae as Mrs. List of The Facts of Life characters#Edna Garrett, Edna Garrett as she becomes a house mother and later dietitian at the fictional Eastland School, an all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York. The first season featured a large ensemble cast that was quickly trimmed, with main co-stars throughout the majority of the series consisting of Lisa Whelchel as List of The Facts of Life characters#Blair Warner, Blair Warner, Kim Fields as List of The Facts of Life characters#Tootie Ramsey, Tootie Ramsey, Mindy Cohn as List of The Facts of Life characters#Natalie Green, Natalie Green, and Nancy McKeon as List of The Facts of Life characters#Jo Polniaczek, Jo Polniaczek. The premise of ''The Facts of Life'' changed numer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Drake (director)
James Richard Drake (December 2, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American film and television director. Life and career Drake's career began in 1974, working as an associate director for the Norman Lear-produced sitcoms ''All in the Family'' and ''Good Times''; he made his lead directorial debut in the syndicated comedy/soap opera spoof series ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', which was executive produced by Lear. His other television works include ''Sanford (TV series), Sanford'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''We Got It Made'', ''The Facts of Life (TV series), The Facts of Life'', ''Newhart'', ''Night Court'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Dave's World'', ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', its spin-off, ''The Suite Life on Deck'', and other series.James R. Drake, Class of 1963 wauwatosa.k12 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Coleman
Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor, known as a high-profile child star of the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Zion, Illinois, Coleman grew up with his adopted parents, and a kidney disease; due to the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it, his growth was limited to . In the mid-1970s, he appeared in commercials and acted in an episode of ''Medical Center (TV series), Medical Center''. He caught the attention of a producer after acting in a pilot for a revival of ''The Little Rascals'' (1977), who decided to cast him as Arnold Jackson (character), Arnold Jackson in the sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (1978–1986), a role which launched Coleman into stardom. For playing the role of Arnold, he received several accolades, which include two Young Artist Awards; in 1980 for Young Artist Award, Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment and in 1982 for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series; and three People's Choice Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy McKeon
Nancy Justine McKeon (born April 4, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jo Polniaczek on the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' and Jinny Exstead on ''The Division''. Early life and family Nancy Justine McKeon was born on April 4, 1966, in Westbury, New York, to Barbara McKeon and travel agent Donald McKeon. She began her entertainment career by modeling baby clothing for the Sears & Roebuck catalog at age two. During some of her childhood, the family resided in Forest Hills, New York in Queens. Career Youth McKeon appeared on the soap operas ''The Secret Storm'' and '' Another World''. In 1979, she was discovered by a casting director for '' The Facts of Life'' on the basis of her performance in a Hallmark advertisement, in which she was able to cry on cue. She was cast as tomboy Jo Polniaczek in the fall of 1980 during the show's second season after four of the first season's cast were dismissed from the show. McKeon also provided the voice for man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Hunt rose to fame portraying newlywed Jamie Buchman in the sitcom '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress. Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as a single mother in the romantic comedy film '' As Good as It Gets'' (1997), and established a film career by starring in ''Twister'' (1996), '' Cast Away'' (2000), '' What Women Want'' (2000), and ''Pay It Forward'' (2000). Hunt made her directorial film debut with '' Then She Found Me'' (2007). For her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in '' The Sessions'' (2012), she gained a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include '' Bobby'' (2006), '' Soul Surfer'' (2011), and '' The Miracle Season'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Shimokawa
Gary K. Shimokawa (born February 13, 1942) is an American director and producer. He is best known for directing the sitcoms '' Archie Bunker's Place'', ''Night Court'' and ''The Golden Girls''. He has directed and produced over 40 shows and movies. Biography Shimokawa was born in Los Angeles in 1942. He is of Japanese descent; he and his family were interned at Manzanar shortly after his birth following the attack on Pearl Harbor and signing of Executive Order 9066. Before venturing into Hollywood films and TV, Shimokawa taught on the junior high and high school level in Los Angeles, and wrote on the ''Gardena Valley News'', a local bi-weekly paper, as the Sports and Entertainment editor. In television, he has directed and produced shows for over 35 years (primarily half-hour multi-cam comedy shows for prime-time and cable) totaling over 600 episodes. He also co-wrote a comedy pilot for ''Nickelodeon'' cable TV network. Shimowaka holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Migdia Chinea Varela
Migdia Skarsgård Chinea-Varela (also credited as Migdia Chinea) is an American screenwriterK L. Billingsley "'Voluntary' effort shuts out TV writer Hollywood puts Hispanics in second tier," ''Washington Times'' March 25, 1997 and directorTaylor, Brittany''Grad student Midgia Skarsgård Chinea's film 'anonymous (street meat)' selected for Cannes Short Film festival'' Daily Bruin, 25 May 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2013. She was a writer for the TV series ''Superboy'', as well as for ''The Incredible Hulk'', '' The Facts of Life'', and ''Punky Brewster''. She appeared in the second season of ''Sanford and Son'' as Maria Fuentes, the younger sister of Julio Fuentes, in the 1973 episode "Watts Side Story". She has written about theatre for the ''Los Angeles Times'' She lives in Glendale, California. In 2012, Skarsgård-Chinea graduated with a master's degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. She wrote and directed the short film ''Anonymous (Street Meat)'' as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowab
John Bowab (born December 22, 1933) is an American theatre director and television director. Early life Bowab was born to a Syrian immigrant family, and grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Career Bowab began his career in theatre, directing a number of stage productions, such as ''Mame'' (1983), '' The Night of the Hunter'' (2003), and most recently ''70, Girls, 70'' (2010). by Lee Melville, September 20, 2010 of ''LA Stage Times''.com In the late 1970s, he moved on to television, amassing a number of directing credits. Some of these include '''', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's home in Amherst. Evidence suggests that Dickinson lived much of her life in isolation. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a penchant for white clothing and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even to leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most of her friendships were based entirely upon correspondence. Although Dickinson was a prolific writer, her only publications during her lifetime were one letter and 10 of her nearly 1,800 poems. The poems published then were usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Dreben
Stanley Edward Dreben (July 10, 1918 – February 16, 1980) was an American screenwriter. Dreben was born in New York. He began writing for the variety television series ''The Martha Raye Show'' in 1956. He then wrote episodes for television programs such as ''McHale's Navy'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Paul Lynde Show'', ''The Red Skelton Hour'', ''The Danny Thomas Show'', ''Green Acres'', ''Love, American Style'', ''The Flying Nun'', ''Petticoat Junction'', '' The Joey Bishop Show'', ''F Troop'', and '' The Facts of Life''. Dreben also wrote for several episodes of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Dreben died in February 1980 at his home in Northridge, California Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles. The community is home to California State University, Northridge, and the Northridge Fashion Center. Originally named List of minor biblica ..., at the age of 61. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hooks
Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist. Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, he founded The Negro Ensemble Company. The Negro Ensemble Company is credited with the launch of the careers of many major black artists of all disciplines, while creating a body of performance literature over the last thirty years, providing the backbone of African-American theatrical classics. Additionally, Hooks is the sole founder of two significant black theatre companies: the D.C. Black Repertory Company, and New York's Group Theatre Workshop. Biography Early life The youngest of five children, Hooks was born in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., to Mae Bertha (née Ward), a seamstress, and Edward Hooks, who had moved from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with their four other children, Bernice, Caroleigh, Charles Edward "Charlie", and James Walter "Jimmy". Named Bobby Dean Hooks at birth, Robert was their first child born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Facts Of Life Characters
This is a list of characters from the NBC sitcom ''The Facts of Life (TV series), The Facts of Life''. Characters table Main characters Edna Garrett Edna Ann Garrett Gaines, known as Mrs. Garrett or Mrs. G, was played by the actress Charlotte Rae from 1978 to 1986. Garrett was the youngest child in a large family, born and raised on a farm near Appleton, Wisconsin. Her exact age was never disclosed during the series but on several occasions, it was hinted or implied that she was somewhere in her fifties. On ''Diff'rent Strokes'', she was the housekeeper to the Drummond family in New York City after Willis and Arnold's mom Lucy (the Drummonds' original housekeeper) died. In 1979, she took a job as house mother at the Eastland School for Girls in Peekskill, New York (Kimberly Drummond attended Eastland). Over the years, Mrs. Garrett's role on ''The Facts of Life'' changed. At first she was merely a live-in supervisor for the girls of Eastland; in the second season she became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
