Created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, the show revolved around the lives of a group of young women attending a prestigious all-girls boarding school named Eastland School. I am hoping that USA will start re-running the show again soon. The Facts of Life was a beloved American sitcom that captured the hearts of millions during its original run from 1979 to 1988. My favorite episode (which, unfortunately, wasn't included in the marathon) was the one where they were running a pizza take-out service which was a total disaster.especially when Natalie lost control and got flour all over the room and on everyone else. I still watch that video recording every once and a while (about once or twice a year especially around the holiday season) and I'm so glad that I taped it. It was too bad that Nancy McKeon (Jo), Kim Fields (Tootie), Sherrie Krenn (Pippa), Cloris Leachman (Beverly Ann), Pamela Segall (Kelly), George Clooney (George) and MacKenzie Astin (Andy) didn't come on the show too. Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner: Then Lisa Whelchel: Now Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett: Then Charlotte Rae Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green: Then Mindy Cohn: Now. It was great seeing how well all three of them had gotten on with their lives. All three of them shared memories of what it was like working on the set and what each of them had been doing since the show had ended. The marathon was hosted by Mindy Cohn (Natalie), Charlotte Rae (Mrs. It was commemorating the 15th anniversary of the shows original starting date (back in 1979-the year I was born). In 1994 I heard about the 'Facts' marathon on USA network and I had to tape it.

So I was happy re-watching the old shows. When the show ended I cried and thought 'How will I ever get along without them?' Well, I had totally forgotten the reruns that had been playing in the afternoons for the past four years. I watched 'The Facts of Life' Saturday nights on NBC while I was growing up and I looked forward to each and every episode.

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