I've got access to a huge number of old Facts of Life articles and adverts. '80sSitcoms suggested I share a few in a new thread, and I thought that sounded like a capital idea.

These first two are re-posted from another thread, but I'll add to them.

The first image is a May 1980 promo for episode 1-11, "Running". The second is a 1980 promo for the new series.

From: The Paris [Texas] News, Fri., Sept. 9, 1980, pg 13

NBC has little faith in 'Facts of Life'
By DAN LEWIS

Charlotte Rae, a short, chunky divorced chunky divorced [SIC] comedienne, who plays on NBC's "The Facts of Life," is watching her low-rated show become more popular during the summer rerun season.

"I'm hoping the summer sampling will carry over into the fall," she says. Yet, NBC doesn't share her hopes; they've renewed the show and given it a Friday evening sked that Miss Rae doesn't consider ideal.

"The Facts of Life" deals with mischievous adolescent girls at a private school who need Mrs. Garrett's advice and management. It attracts a teen-age audience.

"But," complains Miss Rae, "by Friday night, most teen-agers are out."

Miss Rae, however, is happy to be back on the air. "They (NBC program executives) told us it was the only place they could fit us in," she says.

This means that NBC is not thrilled with the series, and they are giving it another try in a less desirable position. Meanwhile, changes are about to occur in the series. There were too many girls cluttering the stores last season, according to Miss Rae.

"We're going to reduce the cast from seven girls to four," she reveals. Three of the four will be returning: Lisa Whelchel (Blair), Kim Fields (Tootie) and Mindy Cohn (Natalie). The fourth girl will be a newcomer, described by Miss Rae as a "street kid" who is enrolled at the school.

"Seven girls created traffic problems," explained Miss Rae. "The audience got confused. The three holdovers were the most popular in the testing of audience reaction."

Miss Rae will also have more responsibilities, so as to make her into a take-charge person. Most of the activity will switch from the house to the all-purpose room over the cafeteria and the cafeteria. Another cast addition will be a young male cook.

"We're looking at standup comics for this role," Miss Rae reported, adding that the search has included the comedy showcase nightclubs in New York and Los Angeles. "We would like a Woody Allen type," she adds.

There will not be any classroom scenes in the new season, which has made the role of the headmaster (John Lawler) expendable. But, another character, a caretaker in his 50s, will be Miss Rae's ally. The series has a new executive producer, Jack Elinson, and three new writers, including Linda Marsh, a moderately successful actress.

Miss Rae first developed Mrs. Garrett on NBC's "Diff'rent Strokes." NBC executives decided her character could be spun into its own series. Miss Rae, a native of Milwaukee, Wis, attended Northwestern, where she met two drama school classmates, Cloris Leachman and Paul Lynde.

"Cloris and I went to New York together and lived in the same building," she recalls.

She performed in theater and developed a comedy act for appearances ;it supper clubs (Village Vanguard and The Blue Angel). She also played Mammy Yokum in the original cast of "Li'l Abner" on Broadway. Two-time Tony Award nominee as supporting actress for "Pickwick" and "Morning, Noon and Night," she has appeared in the short-lived TV series, ''Hot L Baltimore."

She also marches for ERA, because "You have to put the body where the mouth is. I don't want to be a 'giberal.'" She's supporting John Anderson for president.

An article from August 1980. Notice how the order of the girls has been irrevocably changed. Lisa, Kim, and Mindy are now introduced first. The Lost Girls appear later in the article. By this time, the producers knew who would stay and who would go (apparently, they did not know who was staying in July 1980, a month earlier, based on newspaper reports which give a very different impression). But by August, it is clear.

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she has appeared in the short-lived TV series, ''Hotel Baltimore."


That should be Hot L Baltimore.

That should be Hot L Baltimore.
Thanks. Fixed the typo in the original post.

Oh wow! I have so many things to say about this, lol.

Charlotte Rae, a short, chunky divorced chunky divorced [SIC] comedienne,

LOL! Poor Charlotte, is this how it really looks in print?? Boy talk about choosing the wrong words to repeat!


"I'm hoping the summer sampling will carry over into the fall," she says. Yet, NBC doesn't share her hopes; they've renewed the show and given it a Friday evening sked that Miss Rae doesn't consider ideal.

It's interesting to see these sorts of comments all throughout the article showing how public NBC was about not having much faith at all in the series. Yikes!


Miss Rae, however, is happy to be back on the air. "They (NBC program executives) told us it was the only place they could fit us in," she says.

Well, that's what they "say". :rolleyes:


There were too many girls cluttering the stores last season, according to Miss Rae.

Well "Miss Rae" was wrong! And she was probably told this by all the network people and producers and writers. And they were wrong.


"We're going to reduce the cast from seven girls to four," she reveals. Three of the four will be returning: Lisa Whelchel (Blair), Kim Fields (Tootie) and Mindy Cohn (Natalie). The fourth girl will be a newcomer, described by Miss Rae as a "street kid" who is enrolled at the school.

Wow, so the official word was already out well before the season premiere. At least to some fans, who happened to read at least this article, lol.


"Seven girls created traffic problems," explained Miss Rae.

No they didn't! lol


The audience got confused.

No we didn't! lol


Most of the activity will switch from the house to the all-purpose room over the cafeteria and the cafeteria.

You mean the all-purpose room, or "lounge", next to the cafeteria? lol And they have the order reversed. This sentence should read, "Most of the activity will switch from the dormitory to the cafeteria and the adjacent lounge."


Another cast addition will be a young male cook.

Oh come on Dan Lews, what've you been smokin'? :lol: ;)


But, another character, a caretaker in his 50s, will be Miss Rae's ally.

Now I'm picturing Eastland cemetery, lol. I know that's "undertaker", but it still conjures up that image, lol.


She also played Mammy Yokum in the original cast of "Li'l Abner" on Broadway. Two-time Tony Award nominee as supporting actress for "Pickwick" and "Morning, Noon and Night,"

Wow, I'd either not known, or had forgotten those credits.

She also portrayed "Molly the Mail Lady" on Sesame Street in its 3rd season, 1971-1972, where she had a crush on Bob---and had black hair! :eek: lol

Thanks for starting this RetroGuy, I cannot wait to see what other gems you have!! And you've done this perfect way, whetting our appetites with the couple you've already shared in a previous thread, making our mouths water to see and read the "previously unreleased" material you have! These are fascinating and should all be compiled into an Eastland "Yearbook" for fans to purchase! :D

An article from August 1980.

Yikes, I wonder what 13-year-old Mindy thought of their description of Natalie? Couldn't they have referred to her as the "court jester" or something about her class clown humor, rather than her weight? Sheesh.

And I don't like how they paired up Cindy and Sue Ann. They were both different characters. I wish they had played up Cindy as the sports-loving tomboy, and Sue Ann as the peppy scholarship girl with the down home Kansas City roots.

And poor Nancy..."the all-American 14-year-old", lol.

I did like their description of Molly. :) They really gave her a much larger and more-rounded description than the other Lost Girls.

Notice at the end though they say "warm-hearted laugher" instead of "laughter". :lol:

RetroGuy, do you know from whence this article came?

LOL! Poor Charlotte, is this how it really looks in print?? Boy talk about choosing the wrong words to repeat!

Yep, that's exactly how it appears.


It's interesting to see these sorts of comments all throughout the article showing how public NBC was about not having much faith at all in the series. Yikes!

I think this was actually kayfabe. By spreading the word that they had no faith in the series, they'd get the dedicated fans to watch... and get their friends to watch. By mentioning how horrible the new timeslot is, they get the word out about what the new timeslot is. And that time slot paid dividends for them: just after DS, on a night with not much competition.


Well "Miss Rae" was wrong! And she was probably told this by all the network people and producers and writers. And they were wrong.

Yes, and it slowly became "conventional wisdom" about the show. But it's easy to poke holes in many of these theories.


Wow, so the official word was already out well before the season premiere. At least to some fans, who happened to read at least this article, lol.

Yes, the word was out by this point. And they knew who the three kept girls would be.


You mean the all-purpose room, or "lounge", next to the cafeteria? lol And they have the order reversed. This sentence should read, "Most of the activity will switch from the dormitory to the cafeteria and the adjacent lounge."

They were probably still planning the new sets at this time, and didn't know exactly what they would be.


Oh come on Dan Lews, what've you been smokin'? :lol: ;)

Nice "Dope" reference. :) I think that character morphed into two characters: Howard the Cook and Roy the Bun Boy.


Wow, I'd either not known, or had forgotten those credits.

She also portrayed "Molly the Mail Lady" on Sesame Street in its 3rd season, 1971-1972, where she had a crush on Bob---and had black hair! :eek: lol

Pics or it didn't happen. ;)


Thanks for starting this RetroGuy, I cannot wait to see what other gems you have!! And you've done this perfect way, whetting our appetites with the couple you've already shared in a previous thread, making our mouths water to see and read the "previously unreleased" material you have! These are fascinating and should all be compiled into an Eastland "Yearbook" for fans to purchase! :D

You want a more conventional one this time, or another weird one? (These ones where only half of what is predicted happens are my favorites).

I don't like how they paired up Cindy and Sue Ann. They were both different characters. I wish they had played up Cindy as the sports-loving tomboy, and Sue Ann as the peppy scholarship girl with the down home Kansas City roots.

I agree. Of course, by this time, they knew they'd be dumping the Lost Girls, so why bother coming up with a long description?


RetroGuy, do you know from whence this article came?

Madison (Wisconsin) State Journal, August 10, 1980. No idea if it was printed elsewhere.

I think this was actually kayfabe. By spreading the word that they had no faith in the series, they'd get the dedicated fans to watch... and get their friends to watch. By mentioning how horrible the new timeslot is, they get the word out about what the new timeslot is.

Hmm, perhaps. And besides DS, it was about all the network had! lol


They were probably still planning the new sets at this time, and didn't know exactly what they would be.

Well, you're nice in giving them the benefit of the doubt, but since they said the all-purpose room "above" the cafeteria, I would think they had to have known that the girls would instead be living over the cafeteria, and they just got it mixed up. It makes more sense for the "common areas" to be on the ground floor and any lodgings for the "delinquents" (lol) to be above them. I know this is all easy to say in hindsight, though. Just interesting...


I think that character morphed into two characters: Howard the Cook and Roy the Bun Boy.

Although Roy didn't appear until two seasons later. So the girls had to settle for Howard being "cute". :lol:


Pics or it didn't happen. ;)

You want proof? You got proof ;)

A black-haired Charlotte Rae crushing on Bob as Molly the Mail Lady:

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/charlotte-rae.jpg

She is also included in footage from a couple "street segments" as Molly the Mail Lady on the first of the "Sesame Street Old School" DVD sets.


I agree. Of course, by this time, they knew they'd be dumping the Lost Girls, so why bother coming up with a long description?

Well they sure came up with one for Molly---trying to trick us! lol



You want a more conventional one this time, or another weird one? (These ones where only half of what is predicted happens are my favorites).

Those would be my favorite ones too, the obscure ones, but I want them ALL! :lol: :D

If we can consolidate in this thread, I hope you don't mind me sharing the FOL interview article from the Winter 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine. :)

These are new MUCH LARGER and easier-readable "user-friendly" scans than the ones I did for the "Miss.Piggy" thread here.

Good stuff and great post!! You know I remember watching Biography or something that talked about the Facts of Life. For one, how the show was almost cancelled, shrinking the cast etc.

I will say its probably a blessing in disguise for Molly Ringwald, who went on to have a great career, with all the "teen angst" movies she was in.

If we can consolidate in this thread, I hope you don't mind me sharing the FOL interview article from the Winter 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine. :)

These are new MUCH LARGER and easier-readable "user-friendly" scans than the ones I did for the "Miss.Piggy" thread here.

Nice!

And now I will respond in kind, with a nice article from the Winnipeg Free Press, from Saturday, August 25, 1979, p 23, written by television critic Randal McIlroy, who gave a pretty glowing review of "Rough Housing", including Lisa's and Julie Anne's scenes in the episode (doesn't at all seem like "critics loathed it or ignored it"):

Lesser-light shines in Strokes spinoff

The producers of Dlff rent Strokes (7 p.m.
Channel 7 — Cables 5 and 8) tried something
really different several weeks ago.
They chose a peripheral player and gave
her an episode for herself.

Charlotte Rae, who plays Mrs. Garrett,
housekeeper for the Drummond family, took
a temporary job as den mother in a finishing
school for girls.

The writers amplified the differences and
similarities between the slightly old-fashioned
Mrs. Garrett and the more urbane
young ladies. The episode was both amusing
and intelligent.

Facts Of Life (7:30 p.m. Cable 8) is the
series born of that single show. NBC has only
prepared four stories, but if the program
impresses within that brief exposure, then it
may be introduced as a weekly series.
This was what we found. In Diff'rent
Strokes, Garrett was hungover and depressed.
She had been to a party with all her
successful friends; none of them were housekeepers.
She staggered to the breakfast table.
Arnold (Gary Coleman), the kiddy whiz,
suggests that she "really tied one on last
night."

For what it's worth, Rae's performance in
this scene ranks as one of the more inspired
moments on TV.

Mrs. Garrett decided to resign so that she
could become a full-time member of the
finishing school. She agreed, however, to
remain with the family until the closing
credits.

After a station break the entire cast moved
into the new show. Precocious Arnold was
instantly mobbed by a gaggle of gigglers.
It was a tight, even compelling story. A
tomboy (Julie Anne Haddock) was rebuked
for her supposed masculine tendencies. Not,
you would agree, a topic likely to show up on
Happy Days.
Haddock was in conflict with Blair (Lisa
Whelchel), the standard class beauty
queen.

This show was absolutely bubbling with
pungent one-liners. There is a wealth of sly
digs to be had at the expense of a flock of
blossoming young women. And even if the
bra jokes tended to fall a little flat (sorry),
well, it was a change from sexual double
entendres.

Rae is a joy, but she'll have her hands full
trying to compete against Dorothy Loudon,
who plays a similar role in Dorothy. The two
shows are so alike that we may soon expect a
host of new sitcoms devoted to adolescent
angst as it is found in finishing schools.
Remember where you read it.

And since we've had a bit of Julie Anne, it's time for some Julie Pie. This image originally appeared in TV Guide, I believe, around summer 1981. The film referenced in the mini-article is a made-for-TV movie better known as The Miracle of Kathy Miller, which aired in October 1981, and which starred Helen Hunt. Helen and Julie had already worked together on FOL, when Helen played one of the marijuana-pushing girls in what I call "Dorm B".

And it wouldn't be fair to not include Felice. (See if you can spot the weird part).

Oo, very cool Winnipeg article! Although it sounds like they kind of combined "The Girls School" with an episode where Mrs. Garrett officially resigns, although I don't remember such an episode (and I have the first two seasons of DS on DVD, mostly to complete "The Mrs. Garrett Collection", haha).

It's nice to read a very promising review of the pilot!

But, "Dorothy"? :lol: Bet hardly anyone remembers that from the TV landscape!


And it wouldn't be fair to not include Felice. (See if you can spot the weird part).

Oo, interesting article...and even sadder how Nancy was so diminished on FOL considering her numerous previous credits; which, although, do not include DS. ;)

Having tried out for Kimberly Drummond and not playing Kimberly Drummond do not the same thing make. lol

RetroGuy, do you mind editing the title of this thread to include "pics" as well? (real photos that is, as opposed to pics of ads) Cause you may have some more to share, and I've also discovered some that I think are neat to share. :)

Hey, here's one I found promoting the series premiere. And there's a naive back-door pilot Sue Ann Weaver (from "Eastlake", no less) as "Bottom" from "The Crock" 's Shakespearean pilfering, lol. And that looks like Nancy doing some dance stretching or posing. And Kimberly's there, and also some random unidentified girls, lol.

But Mrs. Garrett is in charge of "dozens" of teenage girls"? :lol: Who wrote this ad, Warren Littlefield? ;)

I also like the "a surprise hiding behind every door" gimmick---like Eastland is a private "Laugh-In" school. :lol:

Oo, interesting article...and even sadder how Nancy was so diminished on FOL considering her numerous previous credits; which, although, do not include DS. ;)

Having tried out for Kimberly Drummond and not playing Kimberly Drummond do not the same thing make. lol

But Felice was on Diff'rent Strokes, in this episode! (https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt0560062/)

RetroGuy, do you mind editing the title of this thread to include "pics" as well? (real photos that is, as opposed to pics of ads) Cause you may have some more to share, and I've also discovered some that I think are neat to share. :)

Done! And yes, I have many more to share. Possibly hundreds.


Hey, here's one I found promoting the series premiere. And there's a naive back-door pilot Sue Ann Weaver (from "Eastlake", no less) as "Bottom" from "The Crock" 's Shakespearean pilfering, lol. And that looks like Nancy doing some dance stretching or posing. And Kimberly's there, and also some random unidentified girls, lol.

Bwahaha! Great find! Love Sue Ann in the "Bottom' suit!

Did you know the school Eastland was based on was Westlake? So that's probably why the name was suddenly changed to Eastland... Eastlake was probably considered too thinly-veiled.


But Mrs. Garrett is in charge of "dozens" of teenage girls"? :lol: Who wrote this ad, Warren Littlefield? ;)

Bwahahaha!

But, I've got to say, in the DS episode, it does seem like dozens in the room, even if only 7-8 are actually living in that dorm. It's never explained how it went from a zoo full of girls to just seven in the dorm. Would only seven girls per dorm really even be profitable? And what happened to Jenny? And was Cindy a transfer from another dorm?

Ah, "The Girls School"! Ya got me---I was thinking of "normal" DS, and knew she never appeared in the Drummonds' penthouse on screen, lol.

So what's the weird part? That she was conceived without a father? Since only her mom is listed, haha (just kidding, but it's hard to find anything weird, lol)


Done! And yes, I have many more to share. Possibly hundreds.

Well get sharing!! LOL I'm so psyched about sharing things too, but I don't wanna step on your toes by sharing things you're planning to share. :)


Bwahaha! Great find! Love Sue Ann in the "Bottom' suit!

"Was I just insulted?" Boy, Sue Ann was never that naïve again! lol


Did you know the school Eastland was based on was Westlake? So that's probably why the name was suddenly changed to Eastland... Eastlake was probably considered too thinly-veiled.

Yup, and Eastland just sounds better. :)


But, I've got to say, in the DS episode, it does seem like dozens in the room, even if only 7-8 are actually living in that dorm. It's never explained how it went from a zoo full of girls to just seven in the dorm. Would only seven girls per dorm really even be profitable? And what happened to Jenny? And was Cindy a transfer from another dorm?

Yes, in the back-door pilot there literally are DOZENS! Maybe that's the only episode Warren Littlefield saw? ;)

I'm chomping at the bit to see this thread explode, lol, so here's another one I found. I like to call it, "Felice Schacter and The Pretty Girls", lol, based on the fact that a magazine article once cited Lisa, Julie, and Julie Anne were hired to be "the pretty girls" of the show.

Lisa says in a documentary that she thought Julie Anne was about the prettiest of them all. And looking at this photo, wow---she sure is one glamorous "tomboy" here!

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics2/cast1979.jpg

So what's the weird part? That she was conceived without a father? Since only her mom is listed, haha (just kidding, but it's hard to find anything weird, lol)

For me, the fact that it is listed that she appeared in Playboy when she was twelve is a little crazy.


Yes, in the back-door pilot there literally are DOZENS! Maybe that's the only episode Warren Littlefield saw? ;)

I'm sure it was, unfortunately. Based on his description, that's the only episode he saw. Then again, with his comment about "servicing ten, twelve girls", maybe he just read the Playboy. ;)


I'm chomping at the bit to see this thread explode, lol, so here's another one I found. I like to call it, "Felice Schacter and The Pretty Girls", lol, based on the fact that a magazine article once cited Lisa, Julie, and Julie Anne were hired to be "the pretty girls" of the show.

Well, I think that nice image you just posted proves they thought Felice was pretty, too. That's quite an interesting image, with all of the glamor girls in the shot.

Here's an article, written by Steve K Walz, which focuses on Felice's looks and high IQ (reportedly 162). It appeared in the Mount Carmel, Illinois, Daily Republican Register on Friday, March 28, 1980, six months after the broadcast of "IQ".

For me, the fact that it is listed that she appeared in Playboy when she was twelve is a little crazy.

Oh, yeah, that is weird, lol. So is dressing the girls in such extreme shorts, which shocked and offended Margie Peters when she looked at season one.


Well, I think that nice image you just posted proves they thought Felice was pretty, too. That's quite an interesting image, with all of the glamor girls in the shot.

Oh I'm sure they did, it's just interesting that one article does specifically cite the hriing of the three blondes to be "the pretty girls", which Lisa dismisses ("We were all pretty", is her response).

With Nancy being such a dancer, it's a real shame they didn't write any storis about that, like they did Kimberly Drummond; the closest they came was the backdoor pilot with Nancy doing a little choreography for "The Crock" 's play.

From the taping of "Rough Housing" :)

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/4girls.jpg

Featuring The Harvest Queen, and the IMO more-impressive sounding, "Corn Maiden of the Harvest" :)

Here's another article. Felice and her sisters.

Had enough Felice? Well, then, here's more Julie Pie!

(I might do a video with all of these great old publicity photos, at some point).

(I might do a video with all of these great old publicity photos, at some point).

That's a great idea!

Here are Lisa and Julie P., those on-screen "best frenemies", ha.

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/122.jpg

And how here's "sharing some Charlotte" :)

(okay, so the 3rd and possibly 1st may be from "Diff'rent Strokes", but close enough, lol)

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFDmw4ZhE4ZCn6pxaLcn10ujyOEi-zdSlwR2poLBHeOyqvPnAN

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSe34W8RjZPSlxThhONJ2mQfUngauSDsTYh9K3GpmjjtVkGcAL-w

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1979-tv-article-The-Facts-of-Life-Charlotte-Rae-was-Edna-Garrett-3-Pages-/00/s/MTAyNFg3Mzk=/$(KGrHqUOKogE5k7j2V3rBOfoToKEKg~~60_35.JPG

Too small to read. :/

Were there supposed to be three images? I only see one, '80s.

Here is the first newspaper photograph I can find for Jo. It's from the Alton [Illinois] Telegraph, December 4, 1980.

Here is an interesting promo for TFOL from the first season, which aired mid-March, 1980. "Overachieving", "Emily Dickinson", and "Dieting" were the episodes which aired in March.

Promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Huj5Xv7_2A)

Here's another nice (and weird!) Julie Piekarski article, which appeared in the Spartanburg [SC] Herald-Journal on March 30, 1980, around the time that the above video was airing.

From "Ask Bob", a Q and A column in the Palm Beach [FL] Post. September 22nd, 1980.

Too small to read. :/

Yeah, but it was the only copy of that article I saw, so still thought I'd share it (maybe it can be read with a magnifying glass, lol).


Were there supposed to be three images? I only see one, '80s.

That's strange, they show up on my end...meanwhile, whatever you shared in post #32 isn't showing up on my end, just your text.

How cool, a journal/blog article from a guy who was on the scene when The Facts of Life Goes to Paris was being filmed! :)

http://larryfarlow.com/2014/01/



January 11, 2014


The Facts of Life in Paris

In the summer of 1982 I spent about a month in Europe with some friends. We started out in England and after a few days there crossed the channel to France and made our way to Paris. We did all the normal tourist things, the Eiffel Tower, Napoleon’s tomb at the Invalids, the Louvre, etc. On the day we visited Notre Dame, the crowd outside was unusually large. As we got closer, it became clear why. The cast of the popular American sitcom “The Facts of Life” was outside the church. They were filming what would become the made-for-TV movie “The Facts of Life Goes to Paris” which aired in September, 1982 as the opener for season four of the show.

Since many of the tourists were Americans, people were crowding around wanting to meet the stars, take their pictures, get autographs, etc. The cast was so gracious in accommodating the fans. I don’t recall seeing any security, at least no one ever tried to stop people from approaching the cast, and the stars comfortably mingled with the crowd spending several minutes posing for pictures.

Though I don’t have anything to compare it to (my brush with celebrities has been scarce since then), I somehow doubt it would work the same way today. My guess is the cast would be separated from the crowds by barricades and any attempt to get close to the stars would be “discouraged” by big guys wearing sunglasses and ear pieces.

At any rate, as a reminder of a simpler time, here are some of the pictures I took that day:

http://larryfarlow.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/pict0004.jpg?w=1222&h=1112

http://larryfarlow.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/pict0005-2.jpg?w=1222&h=926

http://larryfarlow.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/pict0005.jpg?w=1222&h=1648

And heck, while we're on the subject:

http://pthumb.lisimg.com/image/1865511/250full.jpg

Haha, I love how Natalie and Blair are amazed by seeing "a man!" :lol:


http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1010/3fol212.jpg

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/338.jpg

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1010/medium/Facts_Of_Life1.jpg

http://www.lisawhelchel.com/images/sized/uploads/rotator_images/FOL_Goes_to_Paris-180x180.jpeg

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/140808031-pictured-nancy-mckeon-as-joanne-jo-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Z0zsWpN2ukUDXYqF4boPJRVWEogYo0UyzXAehRjM%2bcU%2bhDTWT07Jw6G6aEp0b5rK

Yeah, but it was the only copy of that article I saw, so still thought I'd share it (maybe it can be read with a magnifying glass, lol).

Better than nothing, I guess!


That's strange, they show up on my end...meanwhile, whatever you shared in post #32 isn't showing up on my end, just your text.

I't just a link to a YouTube video, which appears to work fine, now that I edited it. :)

The Paris pics are brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing them. I might write a nice thanks to the guy who originally shared them on his blog, as well.

The Paris pics are brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing them. I might write a nice thanks to the guy who originally shared them on his blog, as well.

I know, I love those...and I agree, nice feedback for him is a good idea. And you believe how casual things were, just the girls (and Charlotte lol) in the streets of Paris unguarded, fans and tourists casually mixing in with them and mingling among them and getting autographs and pictures with them with no obstacles whatsoever? Wow...and this was just as "recent" as 1982. Boy how things changed in even just a decade's time.

That is amazing.

By the way, I fixed those two photos of Charlotte on the previous page, thanks. :)

And now, let's "celebrate Cindy"! :)

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/season1press002.jpg

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRp5LdgNpbR9a1A3wU41YqLyzE6Q21bmVXSvgFuFTiQMs1xSRM


This image was featured on one of the FOL documentaries; I remember the photo being shown, and then the camera trucking in on Julie Anne, as the narration was discussing the Lost Girls:

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqAzXN22siJVfjVA_C9umqhP4t3JkpVqv_BjDThqgK45-CWDuh

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2EAE6dFaepAKB79znLAriSeNCrjCwSoa2M-QIVvXYhLII5EGg

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/138436515-running-episode-11-aired-3-21-80-pictured-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Z0zsWpN2ukUDXYqF4boPJRD1Hhq2j%2bUhREk7mSzNohdR0dar74FDZAhmgHWG6MbE

http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/138435541-dope-episode-13-aired-6-11-80-pictured-julie-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Z0zsWpN2ukUDXYqF4boPJWLySBtoyZ4fDu0zCrD0zbU9mVV4JQy9z%2fYUU2W1wXgl

http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/138457598-season-1-pictured-julie-anne-haddock-as-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Z0zsWpN2ukUDXYqF4boPJaqOZtEa1T4258%2FOQWLVJV1b0Clrf7vfWoGB2SYdNRqP



And here's one I've seen somewhere before, Felice's 18th birthday, with pals including Julie Anne :)

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvPMmzHV4mGMbO_EnRZOMOmgUHSFJovs4aIWpNPwVV1RBiuOtuCg

And some more "Garrett Goodness" :)

Here's that one article, bigger this time, and with a 2nd page! Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have the conclusion scanned (okay so it was from DS and not FOL, but still a cool read):

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5ggWAU48Rr4/UqVDiH7uzbI/AAAAAAAAFQo/5zjyf7HWID8/s1600/IMG_20131207_0004.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VVTBsqndGp4/UqVDjIXxrYI/AAAAAAAAFQg/5z5I7pUysfM/s1600/IMG_20131207_0005.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/charlottes1.jpg

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/336.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iL1MyX%2BpL.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1IbPJ2xUu9C-N-f_52QezNWAfmpPDbqJHqAsLN1ntBODU4KiX

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/charlotte1.jpg

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/lwcrkf.jpg


https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSNQ_DPp5U72n5RAOLfG8WFtG62_1NAlOPiGjRALwYAYFBvpNVL8g

http://webspace.webring.com/people/nk/karentj24/nmmc77/337.jpg

And a promo for Garrett and the gang:

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFeDMxxViGEPAFBa_2tWePg3ZilhfAfDRNI_DNZEX0jeTWvnjqJw

Great finds, '80s!

Here's an article which reveals what Julie Pie was doing in 1984, after her stint on FOL had come to an end. It is from the Kokomo [IN] Tribune, July 15, 1984.

This image was featured on one of the FOL documentaries; I remember the photo being shown, and then the camera trucking in on Julie Anne, as the narration was discussing the Lost Girls:

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqAzXN22siJVfjVA_C9umqhP4t3JkpVqv_BjDThqgK45-CWDuh

It was in the E! True Hollywood Story: Facts of Life Girls, first aired in 1999.


And here's one I've seen somewhere before, Felice's 18th birthday, with pals including Julie Anne :)

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvPMmzHV4mGMbO_EnRZOMOmgUHSFJovs4aIWpNPwVV1RBiuOtuCg

There's a larger version I uploaded to this site just a few weeks back, as well.

It was in the E! True Hollywood Story: Facts of Life Girls, first aired in 1999.

It was also in something else, because it's in your Lost Girls documentary. :)


Here's some "Nat 'n Toot" I've never seen before:

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/01/94/bc/0194bc420be4dfc2a3b5374ac7e6ed6e.jpg

More Julie "Sue Ann" P. from her extended interview (http://gojimmygo.net/2012/11/02/extended-interview-actress-julie-piekarskis-mission-dancing-with-the-stars/) RetroGuy2000 pointed me toward in the Lost Girls thread:

http://jameswood.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/julie2.jpg?w=604

http://jameswood.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/julie14.jpg?w=612&h=432

http://jameswood.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/jp_tc2.jpg?w=612&h=442



And okay, she has 41 photo galleries at her official web site :eek: I started to put some here but with that many gallery pages there are literally dozens and dozens and dozens of photos. If you want a TON of Julie P. in her Sue Ann era, go here!! (http://www.juliepiekarski.com/) lol

Some more season one rarities:

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/1465_12.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics2/fol01.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics2/fol19.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics2/fol03.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/season1press003.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics2/seasonone.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/season1cast001.jpg



And here's one more for the "Celebrate Cindy!" post, #40 in this thread, which I've also added there:

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/season1press002.jpg

These are great!

Here's one from the Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star. (The typos in their names came from the network, not the local paper, because the same typos appear in other newspapers.)

It's from January 17, 1987.

These are great!

(My previous post started a new page, so just in case you missed 'em, I had a couple of other photo posts on the bottom of the previous page)

Here are a couple of FOL "Dynamite!" covers:

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/75/97/0d/75970d6fd38151818c6c287d309a16e2.jpg

http://i.ebayimg.com/05/!Bz(osYQEGk~$(KGrHqEOKkEE)MmsU(sUBMVwJo(4hQ~~_12.JPG

And some more "Tootie" magazine:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMDk1/z/FDUAAOxyUylTT-Kt/$_57.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqN,!lME5ZHW52MEBOZSD8gq3w~~_12.JPG

http://jeffsfactsoflifesite.tripod.com/kim36.jpg

http://jeffsfactsoflifesite.tripod.com/kim32.jpg

http://jeffsfactsoflifesite.tripod.com/kim4.jpg

The last three images say 'hosted by Tripod'... can you re-upload?

The last three images say 'hosted by Tripod'... can you re-upload?

That's weird, they're being strange. They show up when I add or edit a post. Oh well, here are the URLs for whoever wants to see them:

http://jeffsfactsoflifesite.tripod.com/kim36.jpg

http://jeffsfactsoflifesite.tripod.com/kim32.jpg

http://jeffsfactsoflifesite.tripod.com/kim4.jpg


And here are some more Tooties:

http://por-img.cimcontent.net/api/assets/bin-201301/7d063d4aeca16c489484ce82aeadb8b1.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/80s/eastlandacademy/images/Tootie.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/filepicker%2FuD0m872LRCOwR0Qj11qe_Tootie.jpg

http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/wfgr.com/files/2011/05/kim1-300x200.jpg

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/141037463-season-4-pictured-kim-fields-as-dorothy-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Z0zsWpN2ukUDXYqF4boPJcqO1CjNut813qd2bRnEB2I78G%2ftePHpucmxmMA5HJap


And, as a "bonus feature", Tootie on DS!

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/dsfields.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics2/seasonone.jpg

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics4/season1cast001.jpg



One of the things I find interesting about these particular promo photos is Mrs. G's glaring absence in them. Wasn't Charlotte Rae the star of the show? And yet, it is almost as if they took a second series of photos without her, in case she wouldn't be back next season. I suppose it's possible she could have gone back to DS.

One of the things I find interesting about these particular promo photos is Mrs. G's glaring absence in them. Wasn't Charlotte Rae the star of the show? And yet, it is almost as if they took a second series of photos without her, in case she wouldn't be back next season. I suppose it's possible she could have gone back to DS.

Or, fanwanking and optimistic here, perhaps these were "partner" photos which appeared beside solo photos of Charlotte next to them? Such as in a press kit or ad or something. That's how I'd like to think of it anyway, lol.

But yup, that's definitely an interesting observation.

Also, it looks as though Miss Mahoney had already been fired from Eastland before these photos were taken. I wonder if there are promo photos with her in the picture?

Lisa Whelchel, dressed as Blair Warner on "The Talk" in 2012. This woman has hardly aged in 25 years.

Oh wow, she wore her Eastland uniform! I love that! :D And yup, she looks great!

Also, it looks as though Miss Mahoney had already been fired from Eastland before these photos were taken. I wonder if there are promo photos with her in the picture?

Sadly, it looks like no. :( I do wish there were some existing publicity shots including Miss Mahoney with the gang.

A Google search for "Jenny O'Hara Facts of Life 1979" turned up nothing, but in that search I did come across this photo of our Four Musketeers I hadn't seen before:

http://img2.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/5/g/5gvuj3dxmp1p1pd.jpg?kj8as6ye

Here's (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CgYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6060%2C6127679) an article on Jenny O'Hara from 1973. I realize it's a few years early, but it was the best I could do on short notice.

The article describes her early years on Broadway and as a plant vendor.

Here's a photoshop with Miss Mahoney included.

^--- :lol: That's awesome!

Yeah, well, I felt bad for Miss Mahoney. It's not my best work, but at least now, she's in an actual photo. It's weird that they apparently didn't take photos before the series began.

Man, Lisa looks damn good on The Talk. I had a crush on her growing up.

Man, Lisa looks damn good on The Talk. I had a crush on her growing up.

Yeah, it's pretty spooky in a 'Dorian Gray' way how little she has aged!

Hey RetroGuy2000. If you'd like to work on a "Fact" based reference book - i'd love to have your input. I'd like to put all of the info i've collected over the years into a concise package.

So 80schild, those are like "Emmy consideration" ads? Awesome!

yes, these are "emmy consideration" ads in Variety Magazine - the leading trade magazine for the entertainment industry. there's quiet a bit of reviews, nielsen data, and behind the scenes info. any requests? hopefully i can pull what info you'd like :)

Emmy Advert:

Facts of Life made a lot of money for a lot people. Norman Lear had already earned 30 million from the series by the time season 9 had started. It was the most profitable syndication deal at the time it was established, and was finalized years before enough episodes had even been created. (Syndication shows need to hit the 100 ep mark to be considered). There was faith this show would consistently deliver a younger (and most coveted) demographic.

there's quiet a bit of reviews, nielsen data, and behind the scenes info. any requests?

Yes---anything and everything! As you can see, in this thread we love sharing everything that can be found!

Hey RetroGuy2000. If you'd like to work on a "Fact" based reference book - i'd love to have your input. I'd like to put all of the info i've collected over the years into a concise package.

Yes, I'm quite interested! :)

(Sorry for the delay; I've been out of town).

Oo, here's a rarity from "The Facts of Life Goes to Paris", which I just re-watched: Mrs. Garrett and Tootie in one of the NY airports (I'm not a New Yorker so I don't know which one there it is from which they departed to Paris).

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/71/cd/bb/71cdbb5e68baf903103308793cbb555b.jpg



Featuring Ryan Cassidy from his 5-episode run of season 6...


http://members.tripod.com/~rcassidypage/factsad.jpg

http://members.tripod.com/~rcassidypage/facts3.jpg

http://a3.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fit,dpr_1.3,q_80,w_620/MTE5NDg0MDYyNDkwNzg5Mzkx.jpg

I always LOVE this thread. Here are two more that were posted by Gemini_89 elsewhere on this board:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa9/prettynpetite_2007/facts%20of%20life%2014_zps5kzvfc0d.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa9/prettynpetite_2007/facts%20of%20life%2013_zpsihqdjc4u.jpg

The Meaning of Marriage: Here's a Season Premiere 1980 promo that starred Blair, Natalie, Tootie, and Jo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJUvzPDKfmQ

If we can consolidate in this thread, I hope you don't mind me sharing the FOL interview article from the Winter 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine. :)

These are new MUCH LARGER and easier-readable "user-friendly" scans than the ones I did for the "Miss.Piggy" thread here.

Nice article! I wonder why Nancy didn't participate in this one though? Was this during her Strike against the network/show?

Nice article! I wonder why Nancy didn't participate in this one though? Was this during her Strike against the network/show?

Hmm, good question, and your reason very well could be the answer, possibly; the article was in the magazine's Winter 1984 issue.

I posted this in the Tootie and Jo thread but here's a rare/random video of Nancy Mckeon and Kim Fields performing a song together at the 1981 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: They come in @1:01:47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cYvS2gQM2s&index=1&list=FLuUzIGQs34zk4SrbHM_2d-Q

From Tiger Beat in 1979. See if you can spot the mistake. :lol:

From Tiger Beat in 1979. See if you can spot the mistake. :lol:

That's not Mindy! Also, I always thought that co-ed meant male and female together.

That's not Mindy! Also, I always thought that co-ed meant male and female together.

Ding ding ding!! They accidentally called Molly "Mindy", and Mindy is also labeled as "Molly".

And you are correct; Eastland was not co-ed at that time.

You win five Eastland bucks!

Ding ding ding!! They accidentally called Molly "Mindy", and Mindy is also labeled as "Molly".

And you are correct; Eastland was not co-ed at that time.

You win five Eastland bucks!

Oh, I didn't even see the "Mindy" being called "Molly" until you pointed it out.

They don't have Julie P labeled unless I'm missing it.

I greatly appreciate the five Eastland bucks as long as I don't have to spend it at Over Our Heads. ;)

Oh, I didn't even see the "Mindy" being called "Molly" until you pointed it out.

They don't have Julie P labeled unless I'm missing it.

The original did, but it got cropped out of the photo.


I greatly appreciate the five Eastland bucks as long as I don't have to spend it at Over Our Heads. ;)

Bwahahah! You don't want any '80s kitsch?

I'm sure it can be spent at Edna's Edibles.

I'm sure it can be spent at Edna's Edibles.

Okay, I can go for that!

They always did make the food at Edna's Edibles look amazing.

Except some of the crap the girls made. There was that terrible "Chinese" food, the messed-up pizza, etc.

WGN Facts of Life commercial from 1987

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FOL commercial from NBC


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Good finds, Mikaela!

Here's a promo for the first season of The Facts of Life, which lends credence to Molly's assertion that the producers told her she would be staying on: she's featured, along with Lisa, Kim and Mindy.

https://youtu.be/Bb3ow0nLOMI

Good finds, Mikaela!

Here's a promo for the first season of The Facts of Life, which lends credence to Molly's assertion that the producers told her she would be staying on: she's featured, along with Lisa, Kim and Mindy.

https://youtu.be/Bb3ow0nLOMI

The video won’t show up at all.

The video won’t show up at all.

I just changed it to a link. Not sure why I can't embed it, but whatever. :)

Good finds, Mikaela!

Here's a promo for the first season of The Facts of Life, which lends credence to Molly's assertion that the producers told her she would be staying on: she's featured, along with Lisa, Kim and Mindy.

https://youtu.be/Bb3ow0nLOMI

Blair, Tootie, Natalie, and---Molly?? Wow, what a find!

I wonder how Molly got a shout-out over Sue Ann?? Maybe Ms. Ringwald had a great agent! :lol:

How odd! But what a fun fantastic quirky find!

Blair, Tootie, Natalie, and---Molly?? Wow, what a find!

I wonder how Molly got a shout-out over Sue Ann?? Maybe Ms. Ringwald had a great agent! :lol:

How odd! But what a fun fantastic quirky find!

It definitely isn't what you'd expect, based on actually seeing the episodes they're promoting. It'd be like seeing a Season Four episode with Casey Kasem announcing, "With Blair, Tootie, Jo and Princess Alexandra, she'd better watch out!" :lol:

It definitely isn't what you'd expect, based on actually seeing the episodes they're promoting. It'd be like seeing a Season Four episode with Casey Kasem announcing, "With Blair, Tootie, Jo and Princess Alexandra, she'd better watch out!" :lol:

Hahaha! Did you put her in there just to get my Eastland goat? :lol:

Yeah, Sue Ann had a MUCH bigger role than Molly in "The Facts of Love"; so it's crazy they didn't highlight her instead!

Hahaha! Did you put her in there just to get my Eastland goat? :lol:

YES! Haha. But I was just using her as an example of someone with a smaller role.


Yeah, Sue Ann had a MUCH bigger role than Molly in "The Facts of Love"; so it's crazy they didn't highlight her instead!

Yep. But it does lend some credence to what Molly has said about them retaining her. Why spend the time to promote a character you're not interested in keeping on?

Here’s something! This is the Facts Of Life girls hosting cartoons, with bonus retro commercials thrown in.

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Here’s something! This is the Facts Of Life girls hosting cartoons, with bonus retro commercials thrown in.

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Those bumpers are brief, but fun!

I think only Kim and Mindy actually hosted the cartoons, but Lisa, Nancy, Kim and Mindy all did those "One to Grow On" Saturday morning spots. Kim and Nancy for sure did many of them.

Those bumpers are brief, but fun!

I think only Kim and Mindy actually hosted the cartoons, but Lisa, Nancy, Kim and Mindy all did those "One to Grow On" Saturday morning spots. Kim and Nancy for sure did many of them.

I still wanted to post that anyway.

While searching for the Nick at Nite promo where they mention the Lost Girls, I instead came across this article (http://articles.courant.com/2000-09-01/features/0009011301_1_facts-show-kids) from the Hartford Courant, from September 1, 2000. See if you can spot the mistakes!

A `Facts Of Life' Revival


'80s Series Gets Spot On Nick At Nite


September 01, 2000|By DAVID DALEY; Courant Staff Writer


It was years before the Brat Pack became the icons of '80s teenagers, and long before John Cusack made the girls blush in ``Say Anything'' and ``The Sure Thing'' and Molly Ringwald became the decade's most desirable prom date.


Ringwald and Cusack's every-teen appeal came from the way their characters took the good, took the bad, took them both -- and there they had ``The Facts of Life.'' Indeed, the NBC sitcom should probably receive more credit as the ``very special'' real-life precursor to the Reagan-era coming-of-age classics by John Hughes, Cameron Crowe and Rob Reiner.




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Maybe now that will happen, as Nick at Nite revives the long-running '80s retro-culture favorite with a ``Facts of Life'' marathon all next week, before the show joins the prime-time nostalgia fest at 8:30 Monday through Thursday.


The ``Facts'' girls -- Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields and Mindy Cohn -- were spun-off from ``Diff'rent Strokes'' in 1979, and the show ran nine seasons, following Blair, Jo, Tootie and Mindy not just through the high school traumas at elite Eastland Academy but through college and their first halting step into the professional world. And along the way, the show gave early starts to George Clooney, Helen Hunt, David Spade, Juliette Lewis and Ringwald, a cast member during the first year.


Calling from her home in California this week, Whelchel speculated that the show's honest approach to adolescent angst is why she still gets random hugs from fans now, 12 years after the show went off the air.


``I've come to understand,'' Whelchel said, with a laugh. ``It's kind of like meeting up with a kid you grew up with. There's so much to talk about. People want to catch up. I think that's probably because, to some degree, everybody bonded with at least one girl.
``As a whole, the show dealt with feelings everybody was going through and dealing with in their own lives. That's what makes it so much fun to have a marathon. This is like catching up with old friends.''


These days, Whelchel, 37, is married and the mother of three. She rarely acts, choosing instead to home-school her children, setting up her own Eastland Academy for them. And one thing she doesn't do is let them watch much TV.


``We had our strengths and weaknesses as characters, but it wasn't a show that people felt bad about their kids watching,'' she said. ``One of the things that's so sad about shows that have young people now is you don't want your kids to watch it, because you don't want your kids to act like that. They're disrespectful of their parents. They have loose morals. I don't want to generalize, but that really is the case.''


And while Whelchel opted out of the Hollywood game, most of her fellow ``Facts'' classmates have had that decision made for them. McKeon has been limited to mostly TV movies about Mafia princesses and female volunteer firefighters. Cohn's most prominent role has been as a voice on the cartoon ``Chimp Channel.'' Fields, however, starred on the long-running sitcom ``Living Single.''


They have, however, faced the facts of life after ``Facts'' with more dignity and fewer tabloid headlines than the stars of the show they were spun off from, ``Diff'rent Strokes.'' Whelchel, a born-again Christian since she was 10, credits her faith in the Lord for helping her prioritize.



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``Child stars look for answers in the things available to them: drugs, alcohol, fame. They have all that readily available,'' she said. ``But it's not the answer they're looking for, and when they grow up and don't have the fame, think, `Oh, goodness. I had it all. That didn't do it. Maybe there is no hope.'


``I was fortunate. I became a Christian. I found the answers everybody's looking for to fill their empty spaces inside. It saved me from going down those other paths, towards those temporary fixes.''


Whelchel plans to share her parenting advice in a book out later this year, called ``Creative Connection.''


But with the kids getting older, she is thinking about getting back into acting, and a ``Facts of Life'' reunion movie may well be in her future. After all, with '70s TV now almost exhausted of potential movie spin-offs, it seems inevitable that ``Facts,'' ``Three's Company'' and ``It's Your Move'' will get big-screen translations soon.


``They're talking about a reunion show. I hope the network goes for it,'' she said. ``I imagine that Blair would probably still be running Eastland. Jo is traipsing across Brazil or something saving the rainforest. Tootie is probably a big movie star. And Natalie is a romance columnist. I can't wait to see what they come up with.''

I still wanted to post that anyway.
Yep! It's great seeing those spots again! Thanks for sharing them, Mikaela! I remember seeing them, long, long ago when they originally aired. What a flashback! :happyface

Check out this 1980 promo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJUvzPDKfmQ) for the premiere of season 2! "Brady Bunch" much anyone? lol---and check out that Eastland "hotel room" at the end! :lol:

DJUvzPDKfmQ

Okay so this is DS and not FOL, but it's a neat pic I'd never seen before, with our "Tootie".

And what is with shows and sombreros?? :lol:

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Fun item! (Although they should have adjusted the lamp behind Dana's head, as it looks as though it's coming out of her head.)

Kim, meanwhile, was wondering why the DS cast was being so difficult.

Kim, meanwhile, was wondering why the DS cast was being so difficult.

:confused:

:confused:
Kim mentions in her book the fact that Dana and Gary were being difficult to work with: Gary was yelling, and Dana was dyeing her hair pink, and it couldn't be washed out by the hairdressers.

Ah, okay; I wondered if you meant she was experiencing problems with some of them on the set. I'm glad that wasn't the case.

Aw, Cindy, how cute---I've never seen this one before!

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https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/factsoflife/images/1/19/B03987D6-5986-4CB5-AA08-93B216F45444.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20180504165429

Hey! Here's that picture Julie P. posted on her Facebook, before she cropped it ;)

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/running-episode-11-aired-32180-pictured-julie-piekarski-as-sue-ann-picture-id138436518

This looks like a still from a horror movie! :lol:

pumpkin: "It Came From the Basement" pumpkin:

omg:

popcorn:

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http://www.juliepiekarski.com/uploads/8/3/1/9/831931/fol5_orig.jpg

Haha, what a fun picture:

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http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/running-episode-11-aired-32180-pictured-felice-schachter-as-nancy-picture-id138436514?s\u003d612x612

Wow! Sue Ann never ever wore her hair like this at Eastland!

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/season-1-pictured-julie-piekarski-as-sue-ann-weaver-picture-id138456958

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics/cast792.jpg

And here's Blair and Geri

http://pictures.ozy.com/pictures/450xany/0/6/1/34061_facts-of-life-season-2-5-cousin-geri-jewell-blair-warner-lisa-whelchel-review-episode-guide-list.jpg

This is a great photo of our girls!

https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2017_17/1210772/charlotte-rae-facts-of-life-tease-001-170428_b1ad6f61c7ea1e9ddc9f804f5bd147a6.jpg

Check out this 1980 promo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJUvzPDKfmQ) for the premiere of season 2! "Brady Bunch" much anyone? lol---and check out that Eastland "hotel room" at the end! :lol:

DJUvzPDKfmQ

Anyone else notice the instrumental theme playing was to the season 1 version of the theme?

http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/pics/cast792.jpg
One of my favorites... only Miss Mahoney is missing.

Anyone else notice the instrumental theme playing was to the season 1 version of the theme?

Great catch, Lorimar! ... I wonder why?

One of my favorites... only Miss Mahoney is missing.

And Jo, but she didn't arrive yet.

And Jo, but she didn't arrive yet.
If we're getting into Season Two characters, then Howard is missing, too.

Great catch, Lorimar! ... I wonder why?


Maybe to give charter viewers some more familiarity? "One last hurrah" before the re-tooled show airs, lol.

One of my favorites... only Miss Mahoney is missing.

Maybe she's under the hat! :lol:

I wonder whose idea that :tiphat: was anyway? lol

And Jo, but she didn't arrive yet.


Yeah, Retro means as far as 1979 season 1.

Maybe to give charter viewers some more familiarity? "One last hurrah" before the re-tooled show airs, lol.

I read in the comments that NBC used that tune to promote the FOL until 85 when they used the seasons 7-9 instrumental end theme

I read in the comments that NBC used that tune to promote the FOL until 85 when they used the seasons 7-9 instrumental end theme

That sounds familiar, actually.

That sounds familiar, actually.


You know what else sounds familiar? Toads, newts, bats, and black cats.

Get it?

"familiar"?

:D

Hahaha, what a funny promo shot! :lol:

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/dieting-episode-7-aired-32180-pictured-molly-ringwald-as-molly-parker-picture-id138437093

Does one from 'The Hub' count? It's recent...

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tNueIpMqCjs/hqdefault.jpg

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AZMv-ObIPig/hqdefault.jpg

Does one from 'The Hub' count? It's recent...[/IMG]

Well, that's a still frame from an episode, though. This thread is for pictures, ads, and media articles/promos used to promote the show. :)

Well, that's a still frame from an episode, though. This thread is for pictures, ads, and media articles/promos used to promote the show. :)

How about this one? :)

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1010/factsad.jpg

How about this one? :)

I already posted that one---post #71, page 5. ;)

I already posted that one---post #71, page 5. ;)

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zI9WOvV3Jr4/hqdefault.jpg

Hahaha, what a funny promo shot! :lol:

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/dieting-episode-7-aired-32180-pictured-molly-ringwald-as-molly-parker-picture-id138437093

What the heck!?!?

OMG! :lol:

Who thought that photo was a good idea?!

"Molly, stick a big cinnamon bun in your mouth, and look bored. Then hold out the basket of cinnamon buns, as if offering the buns to the studio audience. That's it! Perfect!" :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

What the heck!?!?

OMG! :lol:

Who thought that photo was a good idea?!

"Molly, stick a big cinnamon bun in your mouth, and look bored. Then hold out the basket of cinnamon buns, as if offering the buns to the studio audience. That's it! Perfect!" :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

"ikr????" :lol: I couldn't believe it when I saw it!

Poor Molly Ringwald, I'm sure if she saw THIS photo existed, she would freak out! :eek:

"ikr????" :lol: I couldn't believe it when I saw it!

Poor Molly Ringwald, I'm sure if she saw THIS photo existed, she would freak out! :eek:

Who wouldn't? This photo is not a good look for Molly. She took the "Be natural, Molly. We don't want these pictures to look posed" direction too seriously. :lol:

I really appreciate the Getty Photos collection. Most of those great behind the scenes photos are just amazing. This... is an exception.

She took the "Be natural, Molly. We don't want these pictures to look posed" direction too seriously. :lol:

Hahaha, well she didn't do a good job, 'cause she still looks posed! ;)


I really appreciate the Getty Photos collection. Most of those great behind the scenes photos are just amazing. This... is an exception.

lol...just imagine if this were the cover for the season 1 & 2 DVD set! :lol:

What the heck!?!?

OMG! :lol:

Who thought that photo was a good idea?!

"Molly, stick a big cinnamon bun in your mouth, and look bored. Then hold out the basket of cinnamon buns, as if offering the buns to the studio audience. That's it! Perfect!" :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

LMAO! I know, she looks like she's thinking "Someone kill me now"

LMAO! I know, she looks like she's thinking "Someone kill me now"

That would make an excellent caption, Lorimar! :lol:

lol...just imagine if this were the cover for the season 1 & 2 DVD set! :lol:

It's not?! Then why do I have this?:

It's not?! Then why do I have this?:

Must be a limited edition set ;)

It's a custom made photo that retro made. :)

Must be a limited edition set ;)

Yes, the Molly Parker Cinnamon Bun Edition™!

It features:


A classic special edition DVD cover (shown above)
Bonus footage of the S1 cafeteria, including never-before-seen clips
In-depth interviews about the cinnamon buns from cast and crew*
10 candid photos of Molly on the set, posed various ways while eating cinnamon buns

This was a pretty rare find; it was only offered in-store in Paramus, New Jersey.

*Nearly every cast member was interviewed for the Special Edition DVD. Unfortunately, Molly Ringwald herself was unavailable for comment.

Yes, the Molly Parker Cinnamon Bun Edition™!

It features:


A classic special edition DVD cover (shown above)
Bonus footage of the S1 cafeteria, including never-before-seen clips
In-depth interviews about the cinnamon buns from cast and crew*
10 candid photos of Molly on the set, posed various ways while eating cinnamon buns

This was a pretty rare find; it was only offered in-store in Paramus, New Jersey.

*Nearly every cast member was interviewed for the Special Edition DVD. Unfortunately, Molly Ringwald herself was unavailable for comment.

Ahhhhh,hahahahahahaha! :lol:

I would pay good $$$ for that set! :lol:

Yes, the Molly Parker Cinnamon Bun Edition™!

It features:


A classic special edition DVD cover (shown above)
Bonus footage of the S1 cafeteria, including never-before-seen clips
In-depth interviews about the cinnamon buns from cast and crew*
10 candid photos of Molly on the set, posed various ways while eating cinnamon buns

This was a pretty rare find; it was only offered in-store in Paramus, New Jersey.

*Nearly every cast member was interviewed for the Special Edition DVD. Unfortunately, Molly Ringwald herself was unavailable for comment.
Of course she was.... damn it Molly :rolleyes:

Glad you guys enjoyed that. I had a heck of a time tracking down that DVD!

Glad you guys enjoyed that. I had a heck of a time tracking down that DVD!

How much is this special cinnamon bun edition? :D

How much is this special cinnamon bun edition? :D
Isn't it obvious? 10, 12 dollars! :lol:

I have posted this before, but this is a longer version, with a few more details.

It's an AP article from September 5th, 1980, well before the November 1980 table reading of "The New Girl, part 1". The date is significant, because it reveals when the announcement of the trimmed cast was revealed to the public. It also doesn't say anything about Molly being kept on, and is very clear that only three original girls were being kept on.

"Charlotte Rae, a short chunky divorced chunky divorced comedienne" :rotflmao:

Poor Charlotte, they really hammered home that "chunky" and "divorced"! ;)

(winking because obviously it was a mistake in copy, lol)

Good find!

And look Retro, they made sure to include for you there would be NO classroom scenes that season! lol...but saying that makes the headmaster role expendable makes no sense; the headmaster is the headmaster---he can go anywhere on campus!

Also, they were looking for a young Woody Allen-type comic for a young male cook? Wow!

Also interesting they said the "all-purpose room" (a.k.a. "lounge") would be "over the cafeteria", and Howard was, according to this, a "caretaker"! Was the cafeteria in an old dilapidated haunted Victorian mansion on misty moors? :lol:

By the way, did I mention that they said Ms. Rae was "chunky" and "divorced"??

"Charlotte Rae, a short chunky divorced chunky divorced comedienne" :rotflmao:

Poor Charlotte, they really hammered home that "chunky" and "divorced"! ;)

Yep! Haha.

And what's worse is that there are different versions of this article, including some where they edited parts of the article out. But all versions I've seen have kept the "chunky divorced chunky divorced" error!
:rotflmao:

Seriously? Did nobody catch that, even when the article was edited multiple times!?



Good find!

And look Retro, they made sure to include for you there would be NO classroom scenes that season! lol...but saying that makes the headmaster role expendable makes no sense; the headmaster is the headmaster---he can go anywhere on campus!

YEP! You're exactly right. And then they stuck a headmaster in "Gossip" anyway, as if they realized partway through, "Hey, '80s is right! The headmaster could go anywhere on campus!" :lol:

By the way, did I mention that they said Ms. Rae was "chunky" and "divorced"??

:lol::lol:

Yep! Haha.

And what's worse is that there are different versions of this article, including some where they edited parts of the article out. But all versions I've seen have kept the "chunky divorced chunky divorced" error!
:rotflmao:

Seriously? Did nobody catch that, even when the article was edited multiple times!?

Haha, really! :crazy:


YEP! You're exactly right. And then they stuck a headmaster in "Gossip" anyway, as if they realized partway through, "Hey, '80s is right! The headmaster could go anywhere on campus!" :lol:

:lol:

What a kooky notion---for Pete's sake, most of Mr. Bradley's scenes in season 1 were him traipsing into the dorm! He was in the dorm, the gym, the cafeteria, the housemother's bedchamber, his office, the freaking stables---the headmaster's not chained to the classroom! lol

What a kooky notion---for Pete's sake, most of Mr. Bradley's scenes in season 1 were him traipsing into the dorm! He was in the dorm, the gym, the cafeteria, the housemother's bedchamber, his office, the freaking stables---the headmaster's not chained to the classroom! lol

:lol: Exactly!

In fact, he's only shown in the classroom about the same amount of time that everyone else is.

Finished the article!

"Seven girls created traffic problems", explains Ms. Rae.

Then it's up to the director to smooth things out. It's not that big a cast.

"The audience got confused"

I didn't get confused, and I was a child! (first exposed to it in syndication) It was VERY clear to me who was the tomboy, who was the country girl, who was the feminist, who was the leader, who was the class clown, who was the Roger-holic, and who was the skating baby (i.e., youngest, the baby of the bunch, lol). I'm sorry, but any audience who got "confused" wasn't investing much in watching this show.

"The three holdovers were the most popular in the testing of audience reaction."

Well, not this audience's reaction! [pointing to self] If they had polled me, the three holdovers would have been Cindy, Tootie, and Molly! (my favorites in childhood upon first viewing the show)

How funny they cased L.A. and NY for a role that never developed! (or, at least, never made it to the final scripts)

I had to Google "giberal" and "John Anderson president". :lol:

Finished the article!

"Seven girls created traffic problems", explains Ms. Rae.

Then it's up to the director to smooth things out. It's not that big a cast.

Thank you! And to be honest, the cast wasn't that much bigger in the beginning than it was at the end.


"The audience got confused"

I didn't get confused, and I was a child! (first exposed to it in syndication) It was VERY clear to me who was the tomboy, who was the country girl, who was the feminist, who was the leader, who was the class clown, who was the Roger-holic, and who was the skating baby (i.e., youngest, the baby of the bunch, lol). I'm sorry, but any audience who got "confused" wasn't investing much in watching this show.

Amen!


"The three holdovers were the most popular in the testing of audience reaction."

Well, not this audience's reaction! [pointing to self] If they had polled me, the three holdovers would have been Cindy, Tootie, and Molly! (my favorites in childhood upon first viewing the show)

It's funny. I think I'd categorize those three as the spunkiest.


How funny they cased L.A. and NY for a role that never developed! (or, at least, never made it to the final scripts)

Isn't it how they found Geri Jewel? I know it was supposed to be a male cook, but I have heard the producers discovered Geri doing stand-up in a comedy club, which fits what they were saying about searching NY and LA clubs for comedians.

It's funny. I think I'd categorize those three as the spunkiest.

Haha, that's true! "Well said, Metal Head!" :lol: Maybe on a subconscious level I liked that about them, lol.


Isn't it how they found Geri Jewel? I know it was supposed to be a male cook, but I have heard the producers discovered Geri doing stand-up in a comedy club, which fits what they were saying about searching NY and LA clubs for comedians.

Oo, interesting!

Oo, I've never seen this one!

How ironic that I am the "Facts" fan to find this photo*, yet it has all of the girls but my 2 season 1 favorites! :lol:

*(not claiming to be the only one to ever find it, just for purposes of this thread, as far as I know lol)

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/season-1-pictured-mindy-cohn-as-natalie-letisha-sage-green-julie-anne-picture-id138457628

Ah, yes. The ole staircase photo, with the five girls who seemed closest to each other. Mollys and Julie Annes need not apply.

How dare you try to outcast my 2 favorite girls!

[puts up dukes]

Anyway, yes, I respectfully disagree. After all, Sue Ann and Cindy were besties. Nancy was more the oustider. And Tootie and Molly were hamster buddies, lol (at least, Molly seemed to connect to her over a dead pet anyway, lol).

How dare you try to outcast my 2 favorite girls!

[puts up dukes]

Anyway, yes, I respectfully disagree. After all, Sue Ann and Cindy were besties. Nancy was more the oustider. And Tootie and Molly were hamster buddies, lol (at least, Molly seemed to connect to her over a dead pet anyway, lol).

No, I meant in real life. No one in any of the interviews says, "I was incredibly close to Molly" or "Julie Anne and I were like sisters."

Oh, you mean "real girls", haha.

Oo, I've never seen this one!

How ironic that I am the "Facts" fan to find this photo*, yet it has all of the girls but my 2 season 1 favorites! :lol:

*(not claiming to be the only one to ever find it, just for purposes of this thread, as far as I know lol)

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/season-1-pictured-mindy-cohn-as-natalie-letisha-sage-green-julie-anne-picture-id138457628
Haha the cast I always thought of when I thought of season 1! :lol:

Ugh so sad, Lisa and Julie worked together on TNMMC, Julie and Kim became BFFs, their chemistry carried well on the show. Im still bitter, I cant imagine how Julie must feel....

Haha the cast I always thought of when I thought of season 1! :lol:

You didn't think of my Cindy and Molly?? :mad:

(yikes that face looks angrier than I meant it, haha)

Ugh so sad, Lisa and Julie worked together on TNMMC, Julie and Kim became BFFs, their chemistry carried well on the show. Im still bitter, I cant imagine how Julie must feel....
I can empathize, Lorsy...

(by the way, that's "Lorsy" like "LOHR-zee", not with the "s" sound like "horsey" :lol: )

You didn't think of my Cindy and Molly?? :mad:

(yikes that face looks angrier than I meant it, haha)

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I can empathize, Lorsy...

(by the way, that's "Lorsy" like "LOHR-zee", not with the "s" sound like "horsey" :lol: )


Refer to my other post ;)

Yeah that's how I imagined it, actually :lol:

Ugh so sad, Lisa and Julie worked together on TNMMC, Julie and Kim became BFFs, their chemistry carried well on the show. Im still bitter, I cant imagine how Julie must feel....

I know it was bad for all of them, but Julie must have been the most devastated.

Still, she's always been very matter-of-fact about it. "It can be taken away from you, like that" *snaps* "One day you're on a TV show, and one day you're not." (https://fox2now.com/2017/04/25/no-longer-famous-child-star-talks-struggles-and-the-spotlight/)

I know it was bad for all of them, but Julie must have been the most devastated.

Still, she's always been very matter-of-fact about it. "It can be taken away from you, like that" *snaps* "One day you're on a TV show, and one day you're not." (https://fox2now.com/2017/04/25/no-longer-famous-child-star-talks-struggles-and-the-spotlight/)

:(

Yeah that's how I imagined it, actually :lol:

Haha, must be the "Facts"-ness in our DNA...your new nickname is like a close cousin of "Warnsie" [WARN-zee] :lol:


I know it was bad for all of them, but Julie must have been the most devastated.

From the evidence I've seen, Molly must have been the most devastated. But I would say Julie must have been the most baffled---she certainly should have been! Especially if she learned she was as early as the 2nd girl locked in the basement!


"One day you're on a TV show, and one day you're not."

Yup, just ask "Jennifer"!

I came across Valerie Bertinelli and Lisa Whelchel (ok, and Brooke Shields) on a magazine cover. It mentions Facts of Life , so it counts as promotion, right?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/50/e2/13/50e2135e415539cc2fdd0a5b82b51c80.jpg

It mentions Facts of Life , so it counts as promotion, right?

Definitely! Great find! I wonder what year this is? 1980, 1981?

By the way, do you belong to Mr. Holland? ;)

That photo looks season 1 Blairish

I disagree, Lorsie. She looks more mature than season 1 (at least, 1979 season 1), and, she says she's still learning the facts of life---implying it's past season 1.

Now I'm eager to find out! lol

Definitely! Great find! I wonder what year this is? 1980, 1981?

Correct, 1981.

By the way, do you belong to Mr. Holland? ;)

Incorrect. I belong to comic strip penguins :wave:

https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.s1RS6JAiRPUibImzdZOsxAAAAA

Correct, 1981.

Ha! You owe me 50 bucks, Lorsie! (okay, you don't, but I was closer, haha :p)


Incorrect. I belong to comic strip penguins :wave:

Oh, okay, lol...hi penguin opus! :wave:

I came across Valerie Bertinelli and Lisa Whelchel (ok, and Brooke Shields) on a magazine cover. It mentions Facts of Life , so it counts as promotion, right?



Thanks for sharing, Opus! Great photo of Blair! :wave:

Thanks for sharing, Opus! Great photo of Blair! :wave:

Blair: "Of course! When do I not take a great photo? :D"

From the evidence I've seen, Molly must have been the most devastated. But I would say Julie must have been the most baffled---she certainly should have been! Especially if she learned she was as early as the 2nd girl locked in the basement!

Molly seems to have been the most devastated, true. I think Julie would have been the most surprised. She was in nearly every scene, and then... poof!


Yup, just ask "Jennifer"!

Poor Jennifer Rooney! First she gets a frog named Leon, then they take away Leon, then she's got no role at all!

Blair: "Of course! When do I not take a great photo? :D"

Haha! I know! She doesn't even have a bad side! :lol:

Molly seems to have been the most devastated, true. I think Julie would have been the most surprised. She was in nearly every scene, and then... poof!


Man, now I wish I were "of age" to watch this show when it was first on the air. Falling in love with "my girls" in their various characters, then seeing it come back with an all-new season 2---AND NO SUE ANN. I'm sure I would have been shocked! Not only where are the girls, my favorite girls, but how the hell did they drop Sue Ann when she was Blair's "frienemy", the #2 girl of season 1??

:eek2:



Poor Jennifer Rooney! First she gets a frog named Leon, then they take away Leon, then she's got no role at all!


And while Nancy had Roger, at least Leon actually got screen time! :lol:

One more (no Valerie this time, promise :wave:)

I don’t think the show ever got a Mad Magazine cover, but they did get one of the Mad knockoffs, Bananas)

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cc/b4/77/ccb4779ffd40e92369fe1def0ac4f93f.jpg

One more (no Valerie this time, promise :wave:)

I don’t think the show ever got a Mad Magazine cover, but they did get one of the Mad knockoffs, Bananas)

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cc/b4/77/ccb4779ffd40e92369fe1def0ac4f93f.jpg
Another great find! This is awesome!

Man, now I wish I were "of age" to watch this show when it was first on the air. Falling in love with "my girls" in their various characters, then seeing it come back with an all-new season 2---AND NO SUE ANN. I'm sure I would have been shocked! Not only where are the girls, my favorite girls, but how the hell did they drop Sue Ann when she was Blair's "frienemy", the #2 girl of season 1??

:eek2:




Oh, to go back in time! If I had a time machine, I'd go back to 1980, and insist that the Lost Girls get some decent screen time! Can't blame the actresses for the ratings when you schedule the show against two hits, in an era when there are only three networks.



And while Nancy had Roger, at least Leon actually got screen time! :lol:

YEP! :lol:

Another great find! This is awesome!

"Not awsome---bananas!" :crazy: :lol:

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"Not awsome---bananas!" :crazy: :lol:

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Hee! Remember when "going bananas" was a common expression? :banana:

Hee!

:D


Remember when "going bananas" was a common expression? :banana:

mmm, actually, I don't know! lol...I mean, like, I'm sure I heard it on some TV shows and in some movies, but I don't think I or my friends/family ever actually used that expression from what I can recall. But I get what you mean, yeah.

Once in my junior year of high school, my English teacher said "Hot dog!" while giving an example of finding something great to make your day, and the class thought it was corny, haha.

Hog dog? Or hot dog?

Hog dog? Or hot dog?

Hot dog, just like it says ;)

(heehee)

:lol:

Back to topic, here's one of the weirdest FOL photos I've ever seen:

^---hahaha! :lol:

Maybe that's one of the beings that rounded up the Lost Girls and forced them down into the basement!

Clearly! :lol:

mmm, actually, I don't know! lol...I mean, like, I'm sure I heard it on some TV shows and in some movies, but I don't think I or my friends/family ever actually used that expression from what I can recall. But I get what you mean, yeah.


Same here

Oh Lorsie, I thought for sure Mrs. Garrett's "bananas!" face would give you a laugh, haha.

Oh Lorsie, I thought for sure Mrs. Garrett's "bananas!" face would give you a laugh, haha.

Of course it did, Eights ;) what episode was that?

"Eights", haha :lol:

Oh Lorsie, it's from a Sue Ann episode! "Dieting!" :lol:

LOL we all gotta have nicknames now ;)

Haha! I love the name "Eights". Definitely is more distinctive than "8-man" or " 'Coms" ;)

What about you? RG? Ret? RGuy? :lol:

What about you? RG? Ret? RGuy? :lol:
How about something unheard of, like Retro? :lol:

How about something unheard of, like Retro? :lol:

Isn’t that what we already call you? :lol:

"Retri-kins"! :D

"Retri-kins"! :D

:lol:

Bwahahaha!

Anyone ever see The Rerun Show? It ran on NBC in 2002, but was cancelled after 7 episodes. They recreated classic sitcoms from the shows original scripts. I was watching their One Day at a Time takeoff, and noticed they did one with The Facts of Life, so here ya go. The episode they used was ‘Shoplifting’

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Anyone ever see The Rerun Show?


I didn't mind their spoof but some of the fans did. I remember quite a few complained about it on either these boards or imdb. One of the complaints was how offensive Mrs. Garrett's portrayal was in the spoof.


I've been finding a ton of NBC promos on YouTube lately. Here's one for The Facts of Life Down Under.

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Lol i actually did see that episode of the rerun show

Anyone ever see The Rerun Show? It ran on NBC in 2002, but was cancelled after 7 episodes. They recreated classic sitcoms from the shows original scripts. I was watching their One Day at a Time takeoff, and noticed they did one with The Facts of Life, so here ya go. The episode they used was ‘Shoplifting’


Yep! I saw the episode years ago. And although its a bit disrespectful, I can enjoy it for what it is. Thanks for sharing.

I've been finding a ton of NBC promos on YouTube lately. Here's one for The Facts of Life Down Under.


Cool find, Christopher! I hadn't seen this promo before.

Yep! I saw the episode years ago. And although its a bit disrespectful, I can enjoy it for what it is. Thanks for sharing.

Maybe the mean spiritedness is why it didn’t last too long. Like I mentioned, I watched their ODAAT take, where they had Julie always drunk and then fired from the episode (referencing real life Mackenzie Phillips), and Barbara became sex crazed and put Schneider’s hands on her butt. And while I can see some people not liking things like that, I can appreciate that in parody you twist and exaggerate things. So it doesn’t bother me.

Seemed like an SNL parody type of thing, I didn’t think it was a big deal

Coming up, it's season 3 of "The Facts of Life"!

(it looks weird when Jo is smiling more than Nat 'n Blair'! lol)

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https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f8nz75LthNs/hqdefault.jpg

Coming up, it's season 3 of "The Facts of Life"!

(it looks weird when Jo is smiling more than Nat 'n Blair'! lol)

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Pigtail Tootie in the promo

Pigtail Tootie in the promo

Yup, good eye, "Lorzie-Morzie"! :lol:

That's definitely a season 2 group shot---guess they didn't wanna give away Tootie's new topknot or how much the girls had grown! :lol:

Yup, good eye, "Lorzie-Morzie"! :lol:

That's definitely a season 2 group shot---guess they didn't wanna give away Tootie's new topknot or how much the girls had grown! :lol:

LOL is it a nickname when its longer than the username?

Yeah I guess, or the new promo pics weren't ready yet

LOL is it a nickname when its longer than the username?

Haha! Well, your full username is still longer, lol.

Haha! Well, your full username is still longer, lol.

LOL valid point eightsy, weightsy. :happyface

:lol:

:lol:

;)

With all of these Lorzie-Morzies and Eightsy-Weightsies, I am reminded of that Golden Girls episode where they do the Chicken Little play! :lol:

Sorry, Retrikins-Wetrikins Im not as familiar with TGG

:lol:

Hahaha! :lol:

Lorsie, there's a later season episode called "Henny Penny" where the Golden Girls put on a production of "Henny Penny" for 1st graders! You should see it!

Hahaha! :lol:

Lorsie, there's a later season episode called "Henny Penny" where the Golden Girls put on a production of "Henny Penny" for 1st graders! You should see it!

Maybe someday lol

Hahaha! :lol:

Lorsie, there's a later season episode called "Henny Penny" where the Golden Girls put on a production of "Henny Penny" for 1st graders! You should see it!

It's a very cute (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4rufc3) episode.

It's not "very cute", it's very funny!

Fans watching ---> :lol:

Okay, which episode do you think they were filming?

(unless you've played this game already. And of course I don't have the answer :wave:)

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1010/Facts_Of_Life.JPG

Okay, which episode do you think they were filming?

(unless you've played this game already. And of course I don't have the answer :wave:)

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1010/Facts_Of_Life.JPG

I don't "think" which episode they were filming, I know!

Only because a fellow poster posted all 9 seasons' original tape dates and air dates (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=287307) :)

This is a ticket to the taping of --- "Graduation Part I!"

Very cool, opus!

I don't "think" which episode they were filming, I know!

Only because a fellow poster posted the all 9 seasons' original tape dates and air dates (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=287307) :)

This is a ticket to the taping of --- "Graduation Part I!"

Very cool, opus!

Well, that’s what I get for trying to stump you guys with Facts facts :wave:

(I had bought a One Day At A Time ticket on eBay, and while we could of course narrow down which episode it was from, we couldn’t be sure)

Well, that’s what I get for trying to stump you guys with Facts facts :wave:

Lol, well, I'd say without that fellow poster's informative guide, we would not have known, but could only have narrowed it down some.


(I had bought a One Day At A Time ticket on eBay, and while we could of course narrow down which episode it was from, we couldn’t be sure)

Precisely. I have a ticket to a Mama's Family taping which I won on eBay several years ago, and I too have been able to narrow it down, but so far have not been able to pinpoint it---arrrgh! (but I love having it!)

Okay, which episode do you think they were filming?

(unless you've played this game already. And of course I don't have the answer :wave:)

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1010/Facts_Of_Life.JPG

Cool find, Opus!

"Children under 14 will not be admitted". Ooh, the dreaded TV-14 rating! :lol:

Cool find, Opus!

"Children under 14 will not be admitted". Ooh, the dreaded TV-14 rating! :lol:

Well I guess I wouldn’t have been admitted considering I was -3 when it ended....

Well I guess I wouldn’t have been admitted considering I was -3 when it ended....

Well, they definitely wouldn't have wanted any crying toddlers in the audience (and no non-fertilized eggs, either)! Still, it's funny: I'm pretty sure the Live Studio Audience for Saved By the Bell didn't have an under-14 restriction.

At the time "Graduation Part 1" was filmed, Kim Fields was only 13 herself. She couldn't have watched her own show taping! :lol:

Well, they definitely wouldn't have wanted any crying toddlers in the audience (and no non-fertilized eggs, either)! Still, it's funny: I'm pretty sure the Live Studio Audience for Saved By the Bell didn't have an under-14 restriction.



My ODAAT ticket (Oct. 19, 1980) has a no under 16 restriction :eek:

Well, they definitely wouldn't have wanted any crying toddlers in the audience (and no non-fertilized eggs, either)! Still, it's funny: I'm pretty sure the Live Studio Audience for Saved By the Bell didn't have an under-14 restriction.

At the time "Graduation Part 1" was filmed, Kim Fields was only 13 herself. She couldn't have watched her own show taping! :lol:

LOL no they wouldn't.

My ODAAT ticket (Oct. 19, 1980) has a no under 16 restriction :eek:
Wow! That's crazy. I mean, under-16s were watching the show. But they couldn't come to a taping?

At the time "Graduation Part 1" was filmed, Kim Fields was only 13 herself. She couldn't have watched her own show taping! :lol:

:lol:

And, well, "Children under 14 will not be admitted" is just a "fact of life"! :p

I know, I know: "Milk and cookies for the little baby!" :lol:

Apologies if this has already been posted:

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Apologies if this has already been posted:

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Is this around the time Molly's acting career took off? Maybe thats why Kim tried to emulate her more :lol:

Is this around the time Molly's acting career took off? Maybe thats why Kim tried to emulate her more :lol:

mmm, no, this looks to be circa 1983. But as much as Tootie tried to make the other girls respect her as growing up, holding balloons and an ice cream cone isn't the answer. :baby: :lol:

mmm, no, this looks to be circa 1983. But as much as Tootie tried to make the other girls respect her as growing up, holding balloons and an ice cream cone isn't the answer. :baby: :lol:

Lol

Is this around the time Molly's acting career took off? Maybe thats why Kim tried to emulate her more :lol:

No, no sign of cinnamon buns. ;)

No, no sign of cinnamon buns. ;)

:lol:

What a misleading promo. To me this seems like they were hinting at Blair being the one dying in the episode ohno:


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What a misleading promo. To me this seems like they were hinting at Blair being the one dying in the episode ohno:


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Season 1 instrumental theme tune used in the promo

Season 1 instrumental theme tune used in the promo

:lol: Good call, Lorsie! You're all about catching all the season 1-ness in everything! :lol:

Really though, this is a season 4 episode---how crazy they used music inspired from the theme 3 years ago! :cuckoo

What a misleading promo. To me this seems like they were hinting at Blair being the one dying in the episode ohno:


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They definitely hinted Blair was dying. No-one would tune in if they realized it was a teacher we'd never heard of before.

Season 1 instrumental theme tune used in the promo

Yeah, they did that for years. Most of the Eastland promos use the S1 theme music. It's quite odd, but that's what happened.

:lol: Good call, Lorsie! You're all about catching all the season 1-ness in everything! :lol:

Really though, this is a season 4 episode---how crazy they used music inspired from the theme 3 years ago! :cuckoo

Thanks. Gotta love a little nod to season 1.

Season 1 instrumental theme tune used in the promo

They seem to use it in the promos a lot. Here's one for Shoplifting with the tune and one for Magnificent Obsession with the same tune. I get random promos for The Facts of Life popping up in my recommended videos. I have a lot in my history viewing on YouTube :lol:

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I wish this was a scene from the actual episode and not just a promo shot. I forgot about this promo.

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Here's a promo for Graduation

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