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, and in that time has aquired over 284,000 visitors since its launch. In a world where internet sites come and go every second, we are proud to have existed over ten years. We are currently the largest and #1 source for The Facts of Life anywhere!

The last update was on May 31, 2008.

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, the ratings were less than spectacular and the reviews even worse. The solution to improve program was to drop five original cast members and add a tough girl from the Bronx. Actress Charlotte Rae played Mrs. Garrett, the school dietian and mentor to students Blair (Lisa Whelchel), Tootie (Kim Fields), Natalie (Mindy Cohn) and Jo (Nancy McKeon). The producers and directors couldn't have been more pleased with the changes they made, making the sitcom a success.

As all sitcoms get older, they evolve over time. The scenes changed from the school to the small shop on Main Street in Peekskill, New York. In 1986, Charlotte Rae, decided to leave the show feeling that the girls had out grown Mrs. Garretts Advice. Her replacement was Cloris ,who played energetic Beverly Ann Stickle. Over the years, many other cast additions included: Sherrie Austin, George Clooney, and Mackenzie Astin. In the late 80's NBC was once again the number one network and in September of 1988, the show that kept the network afloat, was cancelled. In November 2001, the cast reunited to star in ABC's Facts of Life Reunion Movie.

Saturday, May 31, 2008
STALLED SERIES? THERE'S HOPE!:
(TV GUIDE)How many times have you started collecting a series on DVD only to find it's been "stalled" because sales of the previous sets weren't good enough? It's probably happened to you at least once, more if you're a fan of classic TV. While there are many issues that contribute to a stalled series, we're not going to focus on those today; this is an upbeat article.

Yes, I'm here to tell you there's hope for your favorite "stalled" series! We (meaning Dave and I at TVShowsOnDVD.com) have been told a number of the larger studios have been shopping around their catalog of shows, including some of the "stalled" shows. The major studios are recognizing they have properties that are still desired, even when they can't fiscally justify releasing the sets themselves. They've now "seen the light," and are willing to license shows to the independents. We've already seen this happen in the past, with BCI getting Wanted: Dead or Alive from New Line, Anchor Bay/Starz getting some of the VH1 titles (I Love New York and Flavor of Love), and, more recently, Shout! Factory picking up Sports Night (though that had been released in its entirety).

While I'm not able to list some of the titles that have been shopped around, I can tell you that many fans will have frowns turned into smiles in the next year. There's some great, great stuff coming out (unfortunately the 1966 Batman series isn't one of them). It's good to hold out hope for your favorite show because you never know what announcement will come tomorrow.

So, what are some of the "stalled" shows you hope to see resurrected by a smaller studio? — Gord Lacey

We can only pray that Facts of Life will resurrect from the dead again! It's always the mid-later seasons of this show that get the shaft! I can't tell you how annoyed this becomes to only see full-length episodes of Seasons One - Four -- what about the last um -- 5!! - Facts of Life Site

Monday, August 14, 2006

SEASON THREE DVD COVER ART:
We now have more information including the cover art for The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season new release. Sony has released the front cover art today, the back cover art will probably be shown at a later date. The set will include no special features and their standard Sony Bonus Previews will be on the set. All original broadcasted 24 episodes from the 1981-1982 season will be shown. The Facts of Life Goes To Paris will also not be included in this set (maybe season four???). Total run-time is 602 minutes, full screen ratio (1.33:1), and digitally remastered. Please visit our VHS/DVD Merchandise page for full view of the cover art. For more quick releases please be sure to order this set that releases October 24th, 2006.

Visit the Amazon DVD listing for The Facts of Life to order the third season set today!

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Tuesday, April 17, 2008
NEW SITE FONT DOWNLOAD:
The site has slowly been changing over the past couple of years. To view the page exacly as intended please download two FREE fonts in one zip file; News Gothic MT and News Gothic Italic section. These fonts will also allow you to type with any word program. To install please copy and paste the fonts to your Windows/system/fonts folder on your hard-drive. By doing this they will install automatically.

Tuesday, April 17, 2008

WOW - ONE DECADE LATER:
In a world where internet sites come and go every second, it is a milestone that the site has been here for nearly ten years now.

Friday, October 14, 2005
We have a new video in our video library! A clip of a original Facts of Life and Gimme A Break! promo is added in the video page section.

Saturday, April 09, 2005
We have added 10 new episode pictures in their respective page. See the Picture Update Center for more information.