The Facts of Life Site

This website has been open since November 28th, 1998 and is my tribute to the American Sitcom The Facts of Life; which, was produced for the NBC Network from 1979 to 1988 and is currently distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Long-time visitors have seen the site undergo many changes since it's inception, and in that time has aquired over 330,000 visitors since its launch. In a world where internet sites come and go every second, we are proud to have existed over thirteen years. We are currently the largest and #1 source for The Facts of Life anywhere!

The last update was on January 3rd, 2012.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to webmaster@televisionhits.com.

THE FACTS OF LIFE spun off of Diff'rent Strokes and debuted on August 24th, 1979. School Dietian Mrs. Edna Garrett, played by actress Charlotte Rae, mentored and guided 4 girls: the snobby-rich Blair Warner (Lisa Whelchel), gossiping 'Tootie' Ramsey (Kim Fields), impressionable Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn), and street-wise Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon) at the all exclusive private boarding school, Eastland Academy. After somewhat of a slow start, the show found it's audience and became a definitive popular culture icon of the 1980's. In television history, it was the first show to feature an all-female-cast.

It was the longest-running sitcom of that era and evolved over time. The girls graduated from Eastland Academy. Mrs. Garrett opened her own gourmet food shop 'Edna's Edibles' which later evolved into the 1950's style malt shop called, 'Over Our Heads.' The show tackled many issues such as: infidelity, abortion, rape, homosexuality, divorce, sex, drugs, and suicide. Although the show covered many social issues, it never had the status of being an 'issue' show since comedy was added to the formula. After 209 episodes, nine seasons, several spin-off attempts, cast additions/changes, and two movies the show was cancelled on September 24th, 1988.


	Friday, January 03, 2012 SONY PICTURES PREDICTED TO FAIL IN 2012? (Source: Wall St. By: Douglas A. McIntyre) Each year, 24/7 Wall St. regularly compiles a list of brands that are going to disappear in the near-term. Sony has a studio production arm which has nothing to do with its core businesses of consumer electronics and gaming. Sony bought what was Columbia Tri-Star Picture in 1989 for $3.4 billion. This entertainment operation has done poorly recently. Sony's fiscal year ends in March, and for the period, revenue for the group dropped 15% to $7.2 billion and operating income fell by 10% to $466 million. Sony is in trouble. It lost $3.1 billion in its latest fiscal year on revenue of $86.5 billion. Sony's gaming system group is under siege by Microsoft and Nintendo. Its consumer electronics group faces an overwhelming challenge from Apple. The company's future prospects have been further damaged by the Japan earthquake and the hack of its large PlayStation Network. CEO Howard Stringer is under pressure to do something to increase the value of Sony's shares. The only valuable asset with which he can easily part is Columbia which would attract interest from a number of large media operations. Sony Entertainment will disappear with the sale of its assets. Wednesday, March 30, 2011 WHAT HAPPENED TO SEASON 6 ON DVD? The Facts of Life saw life on DVD first in 2006, and then dropped off the radar for nearly 4 years. Shout! Factory acquired rights from Sony Pictures and then released The Complete Fourth Season and Fifth Seasons. Since then there seemed to be some lag time releasing the next season of the show on DVD, and fans worring that music licensing rights may be to blame for the delay of the sixth season as many hit cover songs were used such as: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, Dancing Queen, and Hot Stuff. We have found out; thankfully, this is not the case. Upon contacting Shout! Factory, here is their response: Hi - We would love to continue to release future seasons of The Facts of Life. But as of this moment, we do not have licensing rights. Please check back in a few months. Hopefully something will change. And we will forward you title suggestions along to our Acquisitions Dept as well. Sorry we had to bring not so good news. Our site is re-launching in the coming months. That may be a good time to check. http://www.shoutfactory.com/ Thanks for the query and suggestions, Shout! Factory So There you have it; Shout! Factory does not have the rights from Sony Pictures to release further seasons and as they stated would 'love to continue' the series. Shout! we hope you work fast on making a deal with Sony to release further seasons of the show. Until then, let's keep our fingers crossed. Visit our News Archive to see our previous headlines!

	Friday, January 06, 2012 UPDATES INCLUDING: Main Page: Updated Format Guest Appearances: Season 5 added. Cast Biographies: Updated Layout/Pics