Good Morning America will have a reunion on Tuesday, April 12 between 7-9am.

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/04/2011-tv-land-awards-announces.html

Where Are They Now? - http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/slideshow/facts-life-cast-now-reunion-13300472

Ask a Cast Member a Question - http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/mailform?id=13324346

Woohoo!!!! :cool: :D

It sounds like the TVland Awards, is open to anybody whoever was part of the cast of TFOL. I think it would make sense if they keep the GMA segment limited to Charlotte, Lisa, Kim, Mindy and Nancy. Though I love Cloris Leachman on TMTMS and Phyllis, I think it would be a distraction to have her at this reunion!

While I kind of agree, I feel like if Cloris wants to take part they will let her just in the sense that she's a tv legend. Maybe not from FOL, but I can't see anybody saying no to Cloris if she wants to take part. But it probably would be a tad weird for her since usually people want to talk about the early days of the show. :lol:

Any person who was a regular cast member on the facts of life should be included because they were a part of the team, so I disagree with you.

Season One Cast
Pamela Seagull
George Clooney
Mackenzie Astin
Sherrie Krenn
Cloris Leachman

I second that. I love "Good Morning America", and I'm 21 years old. Robin, George, Josh, and Sam will love the FOL cast.

Any person who was a regular cast member on the facts of life should be included because they were a part of the team, so I disagree with you.

Season One Cast
Pamela Adlon
George Clooney
Mackenzie Astin
Sherrie Krenn
Cloris Leachman
I totally agree.

Any person who was a regular cast member on the facts of life should be included because they were a part of the team, so I disagree with you.

Season One Cast
Pamela Seagull
George Clooney
Mackenzie Astin
Sherrie Krenn
Cloris Leachman
Well, O.K. Cloris can be there! But she better not try to be the center of attention!! :lol:

Awesome! I'll have to record it because I will miss it otherwise. I hope it's good.

I've read that there will also be a reunion on NBC's Today on Monday morning. I didn't see it listed on their original press release for the week, so it must have been a last minute addition.

I watched parts of "Today" this morning and didn't see a thing... oh well if it happened maybe NBC or one of the SO'rs will put it up on Youtube.

A little behind-the-scenes (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/video/facts-life-reunion-behind-the-scenes-13354707) with Cynthia McFadden (Mindy gets some make-up help).

Full interview w/Cynthia McFadden (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/video/facts-life-cast-reunites-gma-13354952?tab=9482931&section=1206836&playlist=2898870)... All the cast, including Cloris and Geri...

Great interview - 8:30 minutes long.

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Full interview from ABC News...

I am a bit disappointed that the Q&A that was planned (we could send in questions) did not occur - unless that's still to come. Still, the girls look awesome!

LOVED IT!!!! LOVED IT LOVED IT!!! especially when lisa says "We can do this for cake"!! lol!

They all look wonderful!! :cool: :D

I'm glad Cloris was there, afterall. Geri too!

Is this the first time Charlotte and Cloris have appeared jointly for a FOL-related event?

LOVED IT!!!! LOVED IT LOVED IT!!! especially when lisa says "We can do this for cake"!! lol!
Me too!

Is this the first time Charlotte and Cloris have appeared jointly for a FOL-related event?
Yep. I don't think Cloris has ever been on a FOL event since the show ended.

^ That's what I thought. Thanks!! :cool: :D

It was so nice to see them all together again.

Here's something interesting though, Charlotte Rae guest starred on an episode of Phyllis back in the '70's. So Charlotte and Cloris acted together at least once!

That was awesome and they all looked great.

I actually thought I remember hearing that Charlotte and Cloris were once roommates, obviously way pre-FOL. Maybe at like the beginning of their careers? But I don't remember where I heard that.

This interview just made more excited for the award show. They all looked great and so happy. It's so neat to see how well they all get along with each other. That's one reason I love Facts of life, not just cause it's a great show but becuase all the actresses turned out to be such wonderful women, like Charolette said they all turned out straight. I wish it was sunday tomorrow. 4 more days :yippee:

I actually thought I remember hearing that Charlotte and Cloris were once roommates, obviously way pre-FOL. Maybe at like the beginning of their careers? But I don't remember where I heard that.

I don't know, but I do know they both went to acting school with Paul Lynde (Bewitched, Hollywood Squares).

Here's something interesting though, Charlotte Rae guest starred on an episode of Phyllis back in the '70's. So Charlotte and Cloris acted together at least once!

I never knew that. Thanks!! :cool:

This interview just made more excited for the award show. They all looked great and so happy. It's so neat to see how well they all get along with each other. That's one reason I love Facts of life, not just cause it's a great show but becuase all the actresses turned out to be such wonderful women, like Charolette said they all turned out straight. I wish it was sunday tomorrow. 4 more days :yippee:
I loved when one of them pointed out to Charlotte that the word straight has more than one meaning!! She felt so bad since Geri Jewell has recently announced that she is gay. Poor Charlotte!

I think that would be what's known as a Freudian slip!! :o

I think that would be what's known as a Freudian slip!! :o
Yup!!

It would have been nice to have had as many of them as possible. One question, though....Who was Sherrie Krenn? I'm ashamed to say I don't recall that name.
Sherrie Krenn played Pippa, the Austrailian exchange student, late in the series. I think she joined either the eighth or ninth season.

Didnt Charlotte Rae and Cloris Leachmen appear on FOL together in the episode that set up Rae leaving (wedding) and Leachmen joining the cast??

Also why do they say its the first time in 20 years the cast has gotten together, what about the reunion movies?

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They said that because it is the first time that the entire cast has been together since the show ended. :D

I dont know why I thought McKeon appeared in the reunion movie and I thought there was more than one, maybe I was thinking of something else...the girls from the earlier seasons should have been invited back....yes I remember the episode when Rae got married, I think it was a two part episode, it ended with her being asked to get married and move to africa..but she didnt want to leave the girls, that is when leachmen was brought in as her sister...this was to open the 8th season as I recall...I havent seen it in 25 years though!!

The Facts of Life in Paris and The Facts of Life Down Under, came out during the series, which may be confusing with the reunion movie, which McKeon was not in.

"Out of Peekskill" is the final episode with Mrs. Garrett, and it opened the eighth season of the show. Beverly Ann does appear in this two-part episode (which is available on youtube)

^ OK, thanks for clarifying!! :cool:

I loved when one of them pointed out to Charlotte that the word straight has more than one meaning!! She felt so bad since Geri Jewell has recently announced that she is gay. Poor Charlotte!

She looked truly mortified some would think she meant her girls grew up to be heterosexual.

They all looked wonderful!! :D

I loved when one of them pointed out to Charlotte that the word straight has more than one meaning!! She felt so bad since Geri Jewell has recently announced that she is gay. Poor Charlotte!
When Charlotte first said that during the award acceptance, I thought she was making a joke--then I thought she was refering to Meredith Baxter's coming out in recent years. Some of the others had some pretty shocked expressions on their faces, but it turns out she just meant her "girls" turned out well.

During the GMA interview, Charlotte was clearly embarrassed about what she said, but I think everyone, including Geri, got a good laugh out of it!! :lol:

When Charlotte first said that during the award acceptance, I thought she was making a joke--then I thought she was refering to Meredith Baxter's coming out in recent years. Some of the others had some pretty shocked expressions on their faces, but it turns out she just meant her "girls" turned out well.

During the GMA interview, Charlotte was clearly embarrassed about what she said, but I think everyone, including Geri, got a good laugh out of it!! :lol:

That's good. It's nice to know Geri didn't take offense, and that she knew what Charlotte really meant. :cool:

It's ironic that Charlotte was a member of 2 sitcoms that had kid actors turn out so different. If only the Diff'rent Strokes kids had followed the lead from the girls from The Facts of Life.

Don't blame the sitcom... blame the parents. It's exactly like Charlotte said on GMA - good parenting is what led her girls to be "straight." :)

^ BINGO!!

awesome, and it was 8 minutes long, really nice of GMA, they all look great! This is the healthiest I've seen Geri Jewell look in ages, good for her. I love Lisa's "do it for cake" line too, God, I love that woman!!

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WOW! Thanks for sharing, TJ!!

I wonder when something like this can happen again where they all appear in the same room together, 'sighs'......