Unknown Facts about The Facts of Life TV Show. If you have been paying attention to my Social Networks as of late I have been recently obsessed with the 1. TV Show, The Facts of Life. There are television shows we remember fondly from our childhood, for me Whos the Boss, Growing Pains and The Facts of Life are the few that come to my 8. When I heard that The Facts of Life had made its way onto Netflix Canada, I pulled it up on my TV and through my Nintendo Wii I became addicted to it all over again. I instantly challenged my memory of the show and since I was born in 1. August 1. 97. 9, I quickly realized that what I had watched as a child was actually reruns of the show. I certainly hadnt watched all seasons and was surprised to relive some of my favorite 8. It was also great to be able to watch all of the moments I had missed with the 2. Personally, I enjoyed each character, since Natalie, Tootie, Blair and Jo emphasize characteristics of one person. Ms. Garrett was an instant favorite of mine as she displayed her wisdom upon these young girls striving to get through their adolescents. PjPVg.jpg' alt='Regular Show Season 4 Episode 32 Dailymotion Downloader' title='Regular Show Season 4 Episode 32 Dailymotion Downloader' />Her motherly perspective and insights added a learning curve to every episode. The original premise of the show was quite simple. An all girls school with a dorm mother who dealt with the facts of life for young women. Although compared to todays television, the show would seem innocently written, but for the 8. The Facts of Life tackled many hard topics and social issues that were not easily talked about during that time. This popular 8. 0s hit television show aired for nine full seasons and as we watched the characters grow and the show evolve, we too grew and evolved along with it. Personally, I wish that the ending had some sentimental flashbacks and possibly tears of its departure. Watch Last Kind Words Online Free HD. Not to mention that Warning Spoiler Alert Blair buying Eastland school and taking us hard core fans back to the original set, with a vibe that Blair had grown so much through the years that she now could easily step within the shoes of Ms. Garrett who left in season 7. Unfortunately, there was no spin off to this spin off that ended on September 1. Even though you may have been an avid viewer at the time or are revisiting the show today on Netflix like I did, there still may be some unknown facts that you do not know about the television show The Facts of Life. Outside writers in the third season wanted to write an episode that Blair played by Lisa Whelchel would find out that her father had no money and would become poor. Lisa, with the support of the producers of the Facts of Life, asked for this not to happen since for the long haul this would change Blair who had honed the character to be a funny spoiled brat. The writers listened and good thing or the Blair we remember would have never existed. Thank goodness Lisa had one of Blairs Brilliant ideas. VBjB.jpg' alt='Regular Show Season 4 Episode 32 Dailymotion Youtube' title='Regular Show Season 4 Episode 32 Dailymotion Youtube' />Regular Show Season 4 Episode 32 Dailymotion SongsThe Facts of Life was a spin off show for Mrs. Garrett from the hit TV show Diffrent Strokes. The exterior shots of Eastland were shot in Pomona, California. To the surprise of many, Natalie was a created character after the producers along with Charlotte Rae, who played Edna Garrett, went to do their research for the show at an all girls school in Bel Air. Mindy Cohn Natalie just happened to be a student there who volunteered for the free doughnuts. After answering some questions to help build the plot for the show she was offered a role. Regular Show Season 4 Episode 32 Dailymotion DownloadEven though she was not auditioning for the show, Charlotte Rae felt she had reminded her of her real life childhood friend named Natalie. This is how Mindy Cohn became Natalie and how Natalie came to life as the character was built around Mindy. Natalie was not the only character named after someone near and dear to Charlotte Rae Mrs. Andy was named after her autistic son and Cloris Leachmans character, Mrs. Garretts sister, was named after her real life sister, Beverly Ann. Real life occurrences were counted in some episodes one in particular was the episode of when Natalies father dies, Charlotte Rae Mrs. Garrett narrates the death of her own real life fathers passing in the 1. In this episode, SpongeBob rips his pants, causing everyone to laugh. Characters. Warning Some of these posts are a bit old, or out of date. Try searching digital retailers like iTunes to see if some of these have been rescued. The entire series. Charlotte Rae Mrs. Garrett is from rural Wisconsin and her character was from Appleton, Wisconsin. Famous faces before they were famous include Molly Ringwald and George Clooney. Legend Of Korra Season 2 Episode 4 Dailymotion. Though George played a regular returning character, Molly was a part of the original cast. Celebrity guest stars who were unknown then were David Spade SNL, Helen Hunt Mad About You, Juliette Lewis Natural Born Killers, Jami Gertz  Sixteen Candles, Geri Jewell Comedian, Seth Green Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mayim Bialik Blossom, Beaches and The Big Bang Theory. UPDATED Cloris  Leachman  Raising Hope was removed from the list as she had won an Emmy in previous role. The reason Tootie wore roller skates for the first season of The Facts of Life was to avoid odd camera angles because she was too short. Lisa Whelchel Blair Warner originally got a part on the show Hello Larry. Fortunately for Lisa and us she had auditioned for The Facts of Life too and got the part. The show Hello Larry only lasted two Seasons as The Facts of Life lasted for nine. The Facts of Life has been off the air for 2. Mindy Cohn Natalie Green has been the voice of Velma for 1. Scooby Doo. 1. 3. Unknown actress Courtney Cox beat out Nancy Mc. Keon Jo Polniaczek for the role of Monica on the 9. TV show hit Friends. Nancy Mc. Keon got the role of Jo Polniaczek from her Hallmark commercials by being able to cry on cue. The first episode of The Facts of Life had 7 original cast members. Come season two, the cast was trimmed down to include Mrs. Garrett and 3 of the original girls, Tootie, Natalie and Blair. It wasnt until the second season when Jo Polniaczek was introduced. Nancy Mc. Keon Jo Polniaczek voiced many ABC Weekend cartoons including the voice of Scruffy. In 1. 98. 8, when The Facts of Life aired its final episode on NBC, it had earned the distinction of being the longest running NBC prime time series at the time. During the first season Blairs mother was played by a different actress. There were six spinoff attempts from various episodes and guest appearances all which were unsuccessful. In season 2, there was the episode Brian and Sylvia with Richard Dean Anderson and Rosanne Caton as an interracial couple. In season 3, there was The Academy and The Big Fight seven boys at a military academy near Eastland, Bates Academy and Jos Cousin Donnelly Rhodes as a gas station owner with three kids. In the 9th and final season, there was Big Apple Blues when Natalie decides to live in a loft in New Yorks So. Ho to pursue her writing career and the final 2 episodes which were the pilot for a proposed series with Lisa Whelchel Blair Warner running Eastland. Earlier in the series, Jo and Blairs high school graduation from Eastland was the highest rated episode of the 4th season. This proposed an idea for Nancy Mc. Keon Jo and Lisa Whelchel Blair to possibly have a spin off. Alex Rocco, who played Jos father, Charlie Polniaczek on The Facts of Life also played Nancy Mckeons father on two other shows, Cant Hurry Love and The Division. Lisa Whelchel Blair Warner loved Michael Mc. Donald from the group the Doobie Brothers so much at the age of 1. Blairs room. 2. 2. Tooties characters real name was Dorothy Ramsey. In television history, The Facts of Life was the first television show to feature an all female cast. There is a reunion show of the Facts of Life which aired November 1. Tooties mother on The Facts of Life was played by her real life mother, Chip Fields. Jo is short for Joanne. The Facts of Life was originally titled The Girls School aka Garretts Girls. The name of the all girls school, Eastland, was originally named East Lake School for Girls2.