Best FOL Crossover Different Strokes episode.

That crossover episode of Facts of Life characters appearing in Different Strokes episode was your favorite? I am not counting the ones where Tootie replaced Arnold when Gary Coleman was in the hospital. I am only counting the ones with more than one character making an appearance.

My favorite is the Slumber Party. The characters are more developed than they were in The Girls School and it has Cindy in it.

I'd say "The Slumber Party". It's a great episode, I love the story and the boys vs. girls fight. It's probably the only crossover episode where the DS cast and the Facts girls interact with each other from the beginning to the closing credits, a true crossover like the ones with Hello, Larry, not just simple appearences like Tootie in season 4.

"The Older Man" is good too but we didn't see much of Blair and Natalie after the first couple of scenes.

I don't consider "The Girls School", since it was a backdoor pilot of a new show, the other crossovers occurred when Facts had already premiered on NBC

I don't consider "The Girls School", since it was a backdoor pilot of a new show, the other crossovers occurred when Facts had already premiered on NBC

Same, mio amico. :wave:

I would count "The Girls' School", and it's perhaps my favorite. I also very much enjoy "The Slumber Party". Further down the list is "The Older Man".

I would count "The Girls' School"

We'll wave at you from over here on this side. :lol: :wave:

Same, mio amico. :wave:

We'll wave at you from over here on this side. :lol: :wave:

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And the war begins :lol::lol:

Hahahahaha! :rofl:

Actually we ended on a peaceful note, agreeing to disagree in a friendly way over two sides of the line, but your meme is VERY FUNNY!!! :rotflmao:

But all sides have to agree it is indeed a backdoor pilot, because it is. lol :wave:

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*throws a chair*

Looks like Retro and i are on the same wavelength: we both voted for 'The girls school' hooray!

'Slumber Party' is my next favourite, cos as FOL FAN ITA says: the interaction between the FOL characters and DS are hilarious!

As for 'The older man': i have never seen it lol!

Looks like Retro and i are on the same wavelength: we both voted for 'The girls school' hooray!

'Slumber Party' is my next favourite, cos as FOL FAN ITA says: the interaction between the FOL characters and DS are hilarious!

As for 'The older man': i have never seen it lol!

You can see "The Older Man" here.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54qnm7

This is art imitates life. Dana Plato had a thing for older men. She tried to seduce a friend of Charlotte's. Could you see Kimberly hitting on Mr. Bradley in "Flash Flood"? She would have taken it literally.

You can see "The Older Man" here.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54qnm7

This is art imitates life. Dana Plato had a thing for older men. She tried to seduce a friend of Charlotte's. Could you see Kimberly hitting on Mr. Bradley in "Flash Flood"? She would have taken it literally.



NO no no 80s can't do that: MR BRADLEY was already reserved for BLAIR on the episode 'Flash Flood!'

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And the war begins :lol::lol:

Lmao!!!! I agree, Girls school was the best. It had the most characters in it

Lmao!!!! I agree, Girls school was the best. It had the most characters in it




Cheers Lorimar!!! (we're on the same team now!)

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PS: is that you back from your holidays?

Cheers Lorimar!!! (we're on the same team now!)

patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:patriot:

PS: is that you back from your holidays?

Yep I’m back home now! Our group is officially back together!:grouphug:

My favorite is the Slumber Party. The characters are more developed than they were in The Girls School and it has Cindy in it.

Having Cindy in it is really great; Tootie, Natalie, and Molly, too. But there's no Sue Ann, no Nancy, and no Blair. And no Mrs. Garrett, no Mr. Bradley, and no Miss Mahoney. It's like getting Half of Life. :lol:

Still, it's better than "The Older Man", with just Natalie and Blair.

Yep I’m back home now! Our group is officially back together!:grouphug:

Yay!!!

...Wait... who's still downstairs? :lol:

Hahahahaha! :rofl:

Actually we ended on a peaceful note, agreeing to disagree in a friendly way over two sides of the line, but your meme is VERY FUNNY!!! :rotflmao

I'm glad you guys like it :lol::lol:

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*throws a chair*

:lol::lol: Throw a chair but don't punch Blair's face :lol::lol:

Our group is officially back together!:grouphug:

party:

Yay!!!

...Wait... who's still downstairs? :lol:

Christopher and Impressions, get out of the basement :lol:

Christopher and Impressions, get out of the basement :lol:

And hurry! The October 14th taping date for Season 2 is fast approaching! If you don't get upstairs soon, you're going to miss the show, and end up all wet! :lol:

Having Cindy in it is really great; Tootie, Natalie, and Molly, too. But there's no Sue Ann, no Nancy, and no Blair. And no Mrs. Garrett, no Mr. Bradley, and no Miss Mahoney. It's like getting Half of Life. :lol:

Still, it's better than "The Older Man", with just Natalie and Blair.



You're making an excellent point Retro: without our older FOL girls and our best housemother, no Crossover is as good as 'The girls school'!

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You're making an excellent point Retro: without our older FOL girls and our best housemother, no Crossover is as good as 'The girls school'!

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Thank you!

Yes, "The Slumber Party" may have Molly, Tootie, Cindy, and Natalie, but "The Girls' School" has Molly, Tootie, Nancy, Blair, Sue Ann, and Mrs. Garrett. Not to mention a crazy headmaster and 31, 33 Eastland girls! :lol:

Thank you!

Yes, "The Slumber Party" may have Molly, Tootie, Cindy, and Natalie, but "The Girls' School" has Molly, Tootie, Nancy, Blair, Sue Ann, and Mrs. Garrett. Not to mention a crazy headmaster and 31, 33 Eastland girls! :lol:



I think they should have kept the CROCK: he had such a great dynamic with MRS G and they clashed so well!

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I think they should have kept the CROCK: he had such a great dynamic with MRS G and they clashed so well!

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Keeping The Crock would have resulted in a very different show: one where Mrs. Garrett was constantly putting out fires The Crock caused. While I enjoy The Girls' School" very much, he wasn't a serious administrator.

And hurry! The October 14th taping date for Season 2 is fast approaching! If you don't get upstairs soon, you're going to miss the show, and end up all wet! :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol: Poor Cindy

Keeping The Crock would have resulted in a very different show: one where Mrs. Garrett was constantly putting out fires The Crock caused. While I enjoy The Girls' School" very much, he wasn't a serious administrator.

I don't like Crocker at all, he's too buffoon even for a sitcom. We can all agree the other headmasters are a lot more competent than him

I don't like Crocker at all, he's too buffoon even for a sitcom. We can all agree the other headmasters are a lot more competent than him

Yes, he's definitely not competent. That would have been a very different show. Instead of rescuing Tootie and Blair, he would have said, "Who cares about the girls? My play is what matters!" :eek:

Having Cindy in it is really great; Tootie, Natalie, and Molly, too. But there's no Sue Ann, no Nancy, and no Blair.

I love that: This time the older girls are left out! (says I, as the younger sibling, lol)


And no Mrs. Garrett, no Mr. Bradley, and no Miss Mahoney.

Well of course not! :)


Still, it's better than "The Older Man", with just Natalie and Blair.

I think that's such a unique crossover though. Very special.

I love that: This time the older girls are left out! (says I, as the younger sibling, lol)


It is a rare instance of both Sue Ann and Blair being Nancied in a 1979-1980 episode. Not too many episodes can say that! :lol:

Am i the only one who liked the CROCK??? (I thought the guy was crazy, but even as a headmaster, him and MRS G would have been at each other throats ha ha!) I absolutely loved, how our 'feisty red head' handled him on the Pilot: that was always hilarious and as you all know, will forever remain as my top number one!!!!

Nevertheless, MR BRADLEY was my favourite headmaster of them all!

The Crock would have made the Facts of Life as corny as Different Strokes.

The Slumber Party aired just before the first episode of Season 1B aired. It reintroduced us to some of the girls.

The Crock would have made the Facts of Life as corny as Different Strokes.

Mrs. Garrett: Oh, there you are, Mr. Crockerrrr! I wanted to talk to you about those banned books!

Crocker: Mrs. Garrett! Can't you see I'm busy writing my latest masterpiece? It's a cross between a Shakespearean play about a prince, and a cartoon about a bear's porcine friend. I call it... "Piglet"!

The Slumber Party aired just before the first episode of Season 1B aired. It reintroduced us to some of the girls.

Oo, that's a great point!

Mrs. Garrett: Oh, there you are, Mr. Crockerrrr! I wanted to talk to you about those banned books!

Crocker: Mrs. Garrett! Can't you see I'm busy writing my latest masterpiece? It's a cross between a Shakespearean play about a prince, and a cartoon about a bear's porcine friend. I call it... "Piglet"!



That's fantastic Retro, well done! (love you dialogues of MRS G and the CROCK ha ha!)

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That's fantastic Retro, well done! (love you dialogues of MRS G and the CROCK ha ha!)

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Oh, just wait until you read Mr. Crocker's dialog:


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Best FOL Crossover Different Strokes episode.

That crossover episode of Facts of Life characters appearing in Different Strokes episode was your favorite? I am not counting the ones where Tootie replaced Arnold when Gary Coleman was in the hospital. I am only counting the ones with more than one character making an appearance.

You forgot to mention the episode where Tootie comes over to visit Kimberly before their school starts, Arnold & Willis are stuck in a bank robbery, etc. I think that one was my favorite crossover episode.

You forgot to mention the episode where Tootie comes over to visit Kimberly before their school starts, Arnold & Willis are stuck in a bank robbery, etc. I think that one was my favorite crossover episode.

My criteria was that more than one FOL character had to be on the Different Strokes episodes. Kim/Tootie replaced Arnold when Gary Coleman was in the hospital in those shows where Tootie appeared.

My criteria was that more than one FOL character had to be on the Different Strokes episodes. Kim/Tootie replaced Arnold when Gary Coleman was in the hospital in those shows where Tootie appeared.

Now I'm confused because Natalie was the only FOL character in "The Older Man" episode.

BTW, Arnold was in that episode with Tootie during the bank robbery.

Now I'm confused because Natalie was the only FOL character in "The Older Man" episode.


Nah, Blair was there as well.

Nah, Blair was there as well.

I don't remember her in it.

I don't remember her in it.

"How could anyone forget moi?" *hair flip* </blair>

Blair was the one who did Kimberly's make-up, for what was supposed to be the school play.

"How could anyone forget moi?" *hair flip* </blair>

Blair was the one who did Kimberly's make-up, for what was supposed to be the school play.

Was that one of the Croc's plays?

"How could anyone forget moi?" *hair flip* </blair>

Blair was the one who did Kimberly's make-up, for what was supposed to be the school play.

Really weird. I only remember Natalie. Well, it's been many years since I've seen that episode. Speaking of crossovers, I guess the only time Jo ever interacted with Arnold and Willis was on FOL when Blair ordered all that Countess whatever cosmetics. And the episode when they stole the school van and went to the bar, but there was no Willis in that one. Just Arnold.

Was that one of the Croc's plays?

:lol:

It actually was not. "The Older Man" aired in February 1981, so that was after both Crocker and Bradley had presumably left, and into Harris' run.

...Of course, it's possible that a few of the Crock's scripts were still being used at Eastland, but since Mr. Crocker couldn't have been headmaster very long (he's described as "new" in May 1979, but is gone by August 1979), that feels a bit unlikely to me. And I think by the following year, it was established that Miss Downes was the drama teacher at Eastland.

Really weird. I only remember Natalie. Well, it's been many years since I've seen that episode. Speaking of crossovers, I guess the only time Jo ever interacted with Arnold and Willis was on FOL when Blair ordered all that Countess whatever cosmetics. And the episode when they stole the school van and went to the bar, but there was no Willis in that one. Just Arnold.

Yep. Willis was only in "Rough Housing" and "Bought and Sold", and RH was more than a year before Jo arrived.

What other FOL episodes would you have wanted Willis in, Wawwie? I think it would have been cool to have seen him in "Sex Symbol", where boys were invited to the school dance. Or maybe "Who Am I?", when there was another school dance.

Yep. Willis was only in "Rough Housing" and "Bought and Sold", and RH was more than a year before Jo arrived.

What other FOL episodes would you have wanted Willis in, Wawwie? I think it would have been cool to have seen him in "Sex Symbol", where boys were invited to the school dance. Or maybe "Who Am I?", when there was another school dance.

When I was a kid, I had a huge crush on Willis! :lol: I also would have liked to have seen him in "Who Am I" when that boy was dissin' all of Tootie's white friends. Willis could have told off that boy (forgot his name.) I am drawing a blank on "Sex Symbol." I'm not sure if that's the one where Natalie dates that zit faced loser who lies about scoring with her. Or could it be the one when Tootie becomes a fashion model for that pervert who came to Eastland looking for a model? He wanted Tootie to "make love to the camera." Anyhow, I would have liked Willis visiting Eastland to see Jo. In that Countess whatever episode, they were basketball buddies, so I would have liked to have seen more of that.

When I was a kid, I had a huge crush on Willis! :lol: I also would have liked to have seen him in "Who Am I" when that boy was dissin' all of Tootie's white friends. Willis could have told off that boy (forgot his name.) I am drawing a blank on "Sex Symbol." I'm not sure if that's the one where Natalie dates that zit faced loser who lies about scoring with her. Or could it be the one when Tootie becomes a fashion model for that pervert who came to Eastland looking for a model? He wanted Tootie to "make love to the camera." Anyhow, I would have liked Willis visiting Eastland to see Jo. In that Countess whatever episode, they were basketball buddies, so I would have liked to have seen more of that.

The boy dissin' Tootie's white friends was named Fred.

"Sex Symbol" was indeed the episode where Natalie dates the loser who is lying about her... and Cindy, Nancy, and Sue Ann gossip about Natalie. I think it would have been cool for Willis to show off his dance moves in the dance part of that episode.

Tootie becomes a fashion model in "Pretty Babies", where the pervert/creep chooses Tootie over Blair and Nancy because she's so young and innocent looking. "Make love to the camera"... puke:

Seeing Jo play basketball with Willis (instead of just watching them talk about it) would have been cool. She could spin a basketball on her finger, so she was no pushover!

I think it would have been cool for Willis to show off his dance moves in the dance part of that episode.


Oh yes! I loved how Willis danced at that party he threw for himself or how he danced with that girl that Arnold liked. He was also a pretty cool dancer when he was teaching Kimberly dance moves to "Freak Out." :lol:

Oh yes! I loved how Willis danced at that party he threw for himself or how he danced with that girl that Arnold liked.

"Willis, you are so smooth you don't even make ripples!" :lol:

You mentioned having a crush on Willis. Kim says she had a crush on Todd Bridges. :blush:

"Willis, you are so smooth you don't even make ripples!" :lol:

You mentioned having a crush on Willis. Kim says she had a crush on Todd Bridges. :blush:

I was SO IN LOVE with Willis from the very beginning of DS. He's a few years older than me. I crushed on him until he got weird looking in the very late seasons with Sam and Maggie.
So Kim crushed on him? :lol: Todd Bridges was a little too old for her.
Did you crush on any of the FOL girls or Kimberly from DS?

I was SO IN LOVE with Willis from the very beginning of DS. He's a few years older than me. I crushed on him until he got weird looking in the very late seasons with Sam and Maggie.
So Kim crushed on him? :lol: Todd Bridges was a little too old for her.

Crushes don't pay any attention to age, though, as you know. Yes, Kim had a huge crush on Todd; she talks about it in her book.


Did you crush on any of the FOL girls or Kimberly from DS?

Yes, I had a crush on Cindy, for sure. She was sooooo adorable! I didn't even know what a crush was, at age 5-9. But I had one anyway. :blush:

It was several years later when I developed a crush on Sue Ann.

Yes, I had a crush on Cindy, for sure. She was sooooo adorable! I didn't even know what a crush was, at age 5-9. But I had one anyway. :blush:

It was several years later when I developed a crush on Sue Ann.
When my brother was in high school, he had a big crush on Lisa Whelchel. He was an art student, so he drew a big portrait of her and sent it to her or her fan club, whatever. A few months later, she wrote back to him and thanked him. Anyway, he's an art teacher now.

Yes, I had a crush on Cindy, for sure. She was sooooo adorable! I didn't even know what a crush was, at age 5-9. But I had one anyway. :blush:

It was several years later when I developed a crush on Sue Ann.Did you like the way Cindy and Sue Ann looked as mature young women in "The Little Chill"?

Did you like the way Cindy and Sue Ann looked as mature young women in "The Little Chill"?

Yeah. I was thrilled to get that episode. I wondered for so many years about what had happened to them. And they had grown into beautiful women.

When my brother was in high school, he had a big crush on Lisa Whelchel. He was an art student, so he drew a big portrait of her and sent it to her or her fan club, whatever. A few months later, she wrote back to him and thanked him. Anyway, he's an art teacher now.

That's so cool!

I believe Lisa's grandmother was running Lisa's official fan club in the 1980s, so Lisa had a direct connection to the club. It's so cool that she replied to your brother!

That's so cool!

I believe Lisa's grandmother was running Lisa's official fan club in the 1980s, so Lisa had a direct connection to the club. It's so cool that she replied to your brother!

She's very nice. She sent him an autographed picture of herself and a note thanking him.

The Slumber Party

Really weird. I only remember Natalie. Well, it's been many years since I've seen that episode. Speaking of crossovers, I guess the only time Jo ever interacted with Arnold and Willis was on FOL when Blair ordered all that Countess whatever cosmetics. And the episode when they stole the school van and went to the bar, but there was no Willis in that one. Just Arnold.



How could anyone forget BLAIR WARNER: she's the light/star of the show lol!

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How could anyone forget BLAIR WARNER: she's the light/star of the show lol!

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Shame on me! Blair would tell me to "turn blue." :lol:

Shame on me! Blair would tell me to "turn blue." :lol:


She would indeed!

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That's so cool!

I believe Lisa's grandmother was running Lisa's official fan club in the 1980s, so Lisa had a direct connection to the club. It's so cool that she replied to your brother!

Yes, it was Lisa's maternal grandmother who ran Lisa's fan club in the 1980s.

Shame on me! Blair would tell me to "turn blue." :lol:

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Really weird. I only remember Natalie. Well, it's been many years since I've seen that episode. Speaking of crossovers, I guess the only time Jo ever interacted with Arnold and Willis was on FOL when Blair ordered all that Countess whatever cosmetics. And the episode when they stole the school van and went to the bar, but there was no Willis in that one. Just Arnold.

You remember Natalie and not Blair because Natalie was there for much of the first third of the show, whereas Blair was briefly at the very start before swiftly leaving Natalie with Kimberly.

Was that one of the Croc's plays?

Oh wow, I never thought of that being an Eastland play! At that point in DS I forgot that Kimberly was still at Eastland! :lol:

Now I'm confused because Natalie was the only FOL character in "The Older Man" episode.

BTW, Arnold was in that episode with Tootie during the bank robbery.

Yes, but for his own reasons he's only counting episodes with more than one FOL character crossing over, and also not Tootie's "replacing" Arnold.

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Haha! :lol:

I was like, "Horse??" and then realized after I'd completed the line-up that was Eeyore, lol.

Haha! :lol:

I was like, "Horse??" and then realized after I'd completed the line-up that was Eeyore, lol.

Yeah, Eeyore is looking a bit like Chestnut these days, but what can you do? :lol:

Yes, but for his own reasons he's only counting episodes with more than one FOL character crossing over, and also not Tootie's "replacing" Arnold.

Tootie did not replace Arnold in the episode about the bank robbery. They were both in it.

Tootie did not replace Arnold in the episode about the bank robbery. They were both in it.

Yup. They boys went into the bank while the girls originally stayed in the limo with Mr. Drummond.

Bought and Sold was a Different Strokes/Facts of Life crossover with Willis only

Tootie did not replace Arnold in the episode about the bank robbery. They were both in it.

She replaced him in season 4 eps First Day Blues, and the Team