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 310,000 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 February 11th, 2010.

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.

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Cover Art Revealed: High Resolution
Our site is proud to bring you the high resolution cover art first on the web. Two weeks after the announcement of the series next installment on DVD. Shout has released the cover art for The Facts of Life: The Complete Fourth Season. The cover art has a couple of mistakes (Season 5 photos for several cast members), but we are not complaining, we're just so happy to see the series continue to release on DVD. Save the Date: May 4th, 2010. The set is running at a total of 690 minutes and will contain the un-syndicated cut up version of The Facts of Life: Goes To Paris not seen since the original broadcast in 1982. Check out the high resolution cover art in the VHS/DVD Merchandise Page as seen in the menu to your left.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
IT'S FINALLY COMING: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON ON DVD
It has been nearly four years since Sony Pictures have released The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season on DVD. Today, Shout! Factory has announced the next installment: The Facts of Life: The Complete Fourth Season to be released May 4th, 2010 on DVD. Not only does the 4 disc set contain all 23 full length episodes, but one of the special features will include The Facts of Life Goes To Paris 2 Hour Movie, which, was aired on NBC only days before the fourth season premiered in the fall of 1982.

This marks the last season of the show at Private School Eastland Academy, where the 1983-1984 season starts the beginning of a new era for the show: Edna's Edibles. But let's not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Guest Stars for the fourth season include Eve Plumb (Brady Bunch), Jimmy Baio, David Ackroyd, Gary Hudson, Geri Jewell, Chip Fields (Kim Fields 'Tooties' mother). Mrs. Garrett and the girls learn more about the Facts of Life during Blair and Jo's senior year at Eastland. The season finale featured a double-length episode where Blair and Jo graduate Eastland Academy only to enroll in Langley College in near Peekskill, New York.

The Box-Art is still pending and is coming soon. Stay Tuned! May 4th, 2010 is the date.

Visit our News Archive to see our previous headlines!

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.

Saturday, December 27, 2008
Now Available new to the site: Minisodes! Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television.
Four new photos into the galleries: Season Seven B (2), Season Two (1), Season Eight B (1).

Tuesday, December 12, 2008
TONS OF UPDATES INCLUDE:
We have added tons of new audio files to the Sound Library and replaced the poor quality .wav files. We have added .mp3 files for all the theme songs (not found on any other Facts of Life website with this quality) (CD Quality Audio - 128), added the extended theme for The Facts of Life (Pilot Episode), Facts of Life Closing (Seven Little Indians Episode), Facts of Life Closing (Series Finale), Facts of Life Disclaimer (The First Time Episode), Facts of Life Closing (Season 7), Facts of Life Tag (Season 9), Facts of Life theme (Down Under) and Facts of Life Closing (Seasons 8 & 9) music.

Check out the Facts of Life Closing 1980 (Seasons 2-6 Theme) as this file is extended to hear more of the end that usually gets cut off - extended 8 seconds, not heard even on the DVD releases.

Updated every cast member page including the 'where are they now' section, and replaced broken links.

Added Claire Malis (Rose Polniaczek) to every episode guide as this was a previous oversight.

Looking through many resources, renamed the episode on our site "Into the Frying Pan" to "And Into The Frying Pan," as this is the official title of the episode.

Added new Did you Know facts to the 'Did You Know' page.

Added/Updated information to the Awards and Nominations, Yearly Synopsis, Show Information, and movies page.

Sunday, December 07, 2008
Updates are as followed:
6 photos in the galleries.
Guest Appearances page now completed through Season Five!
Site FAQ's Updated

Coming Soon:
Pictures