Mindy said that it would’ve been done by now, but implied that one of them didn’t want to do it. She also said that she wouldn’t want to act with one of them who doesn’t have the acting experience that the other 3 of them have. It was clear she was talking about Lisa. I found this interview to be very unsettling, as a fan. It’s clear Mindy has issues with Lisa, and projected it here. To imply that Lisa isn’t up to her acting standards was just rude. Yes, Lisa didn’t act for many years, but she has gotten back into it. She made several movies, and hosts a TV show that’s now in its 6th season. Mindy said that people would be disappointed by Lisa’s acting.

I had high hopes that we would one day see the reboot, but I guess that ends that hope.

https://youtu.be/eCJJ1TYAF3A?si=uUggoiBLCynKz2d5

Mindy said that it would’ve been done by now, but implied that one of them didn’t want to do it. She also said that she wouldn’t want to act with one of them who doesn’t have the acting experience that the other 3 of them have. It was clear she was talking about Lisa. I found this interview to be very unsettling, as a fan. It’s clear Mindy has issues with Lisa, and projected it here. To imply that Lisa isn’t up to her acting standards was just rude. Yes, Lisa didn’t act for many years, but she has gotten back into it. She made several movies, and hosts a TV show that’s now in its 6th season. Mindy said that people would be disappointed by Lisa’s acting.

I had high hopes that we would one day see the reboot, but I guess that ends that hope.

https://youtu.be/eCJJ1TYAF3A?si=uUggoiBLCynKz2d5

What's ironic is that when The Facts of Life first went on the air, Mindy if I have my facts straight, had zero acting experience. I don't remember all of the details right in front of me about how she got cast, but I believe that she was recommended by Charlotte Rae. Mindy really did go to a fancy, private school. I mean, Lisa in comparison, was on The Mickey Mouse Club prior to landing The Facts of Life. So Lisa was clearly, the more experienced or seasoned on-camera performer.

What's ironic is that when The Facts of Life first went on the air, Mindy if I have my facts straight, had zero acting experience. I don't remember all of the details right in front of me about how she got cast, but I believe that she was recommended by Charlotte Rae. Mindy really did go to a fancy, private school. I mean, Lisa in comparison, was on The Mickey Mouse Club prior to landing The Facts of Life. So Lisa was clearly, the more experienced or seasoned on-camera performer.
Yes great points. They both survived the first season chops so it shows they both had talent. But when you watch the first season you can see Lisa is a far better actress than Mindy.

I don't know who is nice or who is not nice, but at least Lisa has a show on MeTv. The last thing I saw Mindy on was a small part on The Middle.

I don't know who is nice or who is not nice, but at least Lisa has a show on MeTv. The last thing I saw Mindy on was a small part on The Middle.


Mindy is in a current Netflix show called Palm Royale.

Mindy is in a current Netflix show called Palm Royale.

Mindy (https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Mindy_Cohn) was also (https://www.firstforwomen.com/posts/entertainment/mindy-cohn) the voice of Velma on Scooby-Doo for many years before being succeeded by Kate Micucci.

I met Mindy at Chiller Fest in New Jersey 2 years ago. She was cool and I agree with her. At least we have the original in reruns.

It’s been awhile, but I worked with Lisa for a year or so. I had a few interactions with her. She was always nice and personable. That said I know some of the issues between the two has to do with Lisa’s religious beliefs. I would side with Mindy on this issue if I had to choose.

Mindy said that it would’ve been done by now, but implied that one of them didn’t want to do it. She also said that she wouldn’t want to act with one of them who doesn’t have the acting experience that the other 3 of them have. It was clear she was talking about Lisa. I found this interview to be very unsettling, as a fan. It’s clear Mindy has issues with Lisa, and projected it here. To imply that Lisa isn’t up to her acting standards was just rude. Yes, Lisa didn’t act for many years, but she has gotten back into it. She made several movies, and hosts a TV show that’s now in its 6th season. Mindy said that people would be disappointed by Lisa’s acting.

I had high hopes that we would one day see the reboot, but I guess that ends that hope.

https://youtu.be/eCJJ1TYAF3A?si=uUggoiBLCynKz2d5

The one who doesn’t want to do it is probaly Nancy!

Just a note- Mindy's show is on Apple TV+.

I thought all the "girls" got on well. Mindy was there (with Kim) for the live Facts show, after Lisa sang the FOL theme. And Mindy and Lisa were there for the reunion on Drew Barrymore's show.

Just a note- Mindy's show is on Apple TV+.

I thought all the "girls" got on well. Mindy was there (with Kim) for the live Facts show, after Lisa sang the FOL theme. And Mindy and Lisa were there for the reunion on Drew Barrymore's show.

Their womyn. OK JR1?

I'm being realistic here. Except for die hard fans of FOL, who is really going to benefit from a reboot of the series?

I think all four stars have moved on with their own projects and lives. In fairness, they have sporadically met for interviews and award shows.

Just my opinion, but most reboots have cost a ton of money and have failed to generate the revenue to justify them. And I think the only way that a reboot would be a big go ahead would be if all four stars were to do the FOL reboot as a labor of love = donate their time and not be paid.

Do you think this group would agree on a script? Weren't they line counters and on screen time counters? I think so.

I think a one time tv movie with all four would be great, but I don't think all of them would agree on it.

I did not know Mindy didn't have experience. She was such a natural!

More from Mindy in a new interview. Speculation about Kim or Lisa- I noticed she didn't mention Lisa by name in the above posted interview, and she was shady in that sense and not mentioning the character of Blair. Though Lisa was part of the reunion on Drew Barrymore's show. Hmmm...

https://tvline.com/news/the-facts-of-life-revival-cancelled-cast-member-betrayal-1235285476/

More from Mindy in a new interview. Speculation about Kim or Lisa- I noticed she didn't mention Lisa by name in the above posted interview, and she was shady in that sense and not mentioning the character of Blair. Though Lisa was part of the reunion on Drew Barrymore's show. Hmmm...

https://tvline.com/news/the-facts-of-life-revival-cancelled-cast-member-betrayal-1235285476/

I get the sense that she's talking about Kim Fields.

Kim is the only one of the four (outside Mindy) who is currently active on a series (Netflix's The Upshaw's) and would have the momentum/influence to pitch a series for herself. She's also actively working as a producer and has for many years. I also get the sense that a betrayal from her would sting the most to Mindy as being the two younger actresses on FOL they were paired together more often.


I also went to her instagram page (Mindy's) and researched who she recently has posted with and who she follows and found that Kim is the only one she hasn't posted a picture with and who she isn't following anymore.

She has recent photos with Nancy and Lisa. It seems likely to be Kim. Plus Kim wasn't at the Drew Barrymore Show.

More from Mindy in a new interview. Speculation about Kim or Lisa- I noticed she didn't mention Lisa by name in the above posted interview, and she was shady in that sense and not mentioning the character of Blair. Though Lisa was part of the reunion on Drew Barrymore's show. Hmmm...

https://tvline.com/news/the-facts-of-life-revival-cancelled-cast-member-betrayal-1235285476/

It’s Lisa. Mindy follows everyone but her on instagram and made note to that being who it is. Mindy should take the high road in this one.

I have noticed that Mindy doesn’t have Lisa as a friend on Instagram anymore, but Lisa still has Mindy on her Instagram and still likes a few of her things. But that is to bad if those two have had a falling out cause Lisa seems like she would be a nice person and I can’t see her being the type that would sabotage a friendship like that, especially with a lifelong friend.

Just checked MindyÂ’s instagram and saw that she is following Lisa again so maybe they ate starting to repair there broken relationship, i hope anyways. And as sad as it is to not get a facts reboot, I am glad that they did do a reunion movie back in 2001 even though Nancy wasn’t a part of it.

It’s Lisa not Kim!

More from Mindy in a new interview. Speculation about Kim or Lisa- I noticed she didn't mention Lisa by name in the above posted interview, and she was shady in that sense and not mentioning the character of Blair. Though Lisa was part of the reunion on Drew Barrymore's show. Hmmm...

https://tvline.com/news/the-facts-of-life-revival-cancelled-cast-member-betrayal-1235285476/

Cliff-notes: There was supposed to be a Facts of Life reboot and writers were hired for the project, but one of the cast members tried to secure a spin-off for more money (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/34587371-a-facts-of-life-revival-was-sabotaged-by-%E2%80%98greedy%E2%80%99-co-star-says-mindy-cohn). Mindy was hurt (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/mindy-cohn-on-sabotaged-facts-of-life-reboot-alleges-betrayal-by-cast-member.5677192/) because they'd all been good friends for 40 years (https://www.reddit.com/r/FactsOfLifeTVShow/comments/1eb8zkd/revival_sabotaged_by_greedy_costar/). She won't name who tried to get the spin-off, but said people can draw their own conclusions from who she's posted and not posted on her social media in recent years.

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Is this from the same woman who was given a chance to do 1 more season of series but decided against it along with Nancy Mckeon? Season 10 would have ended the series on the right foot. Mrs. Garrett said that she would be back from the Peace Corp after 2 years, Charlotte Rae could have been asked back to help give the series a definitive closure but we will never know. The same woman that distanced herself from the cast and wanted to do other projects before the show was canceled. Now, the same woman who said that the cast was ready for a reboot but 1 cast member hindered the project. They all seem nice from a far but no one really knows when it comes to money. It’s best to let the show stay in the past where it belongs.

Is this from the same woman who was given a chance to do 1 more season of series but decided against it along with Nancy Mckeon? Season 10 would have ended the series on the right foot. Mrs. Garrett said that she would be back from the Peace Corps after 2 years, Charlotte Rae could have been asked back to help give the series a definitive closure but we will never know. The same woman that distanced herself from the cast and wanted to do other projects before the show was canceled. Now, the same woman who said that the cast was ready for a reboot but 1 cast member hindered the project. They all seem nice from a far but no one really knows when it comes to money. It’s best to let the show stay in the past where it belongs.

I think Mindy Cohn should have kept this situation private. On other forums, I'm seeing people post racist statements against Kim Fields and anti-religious statements against Lisa Whelchel. Terrible! People make mistakes. How can the guilty party ever be forgiven or fully accepted back into the group with all this negative chatter and speculation around?

a couple instances that could have served/worked as a finale, had the show ended earlier. The end of season 4, and the two-part opening to season 8.

Those two work much better than what actually did serve as the series finale. :)

Mindy did say that the greedy one and she were somewhat talking again, or something to that effect, though that the trust was gone. I've also seen articles saying Mindy said none of the cast were talking to each other at one point, though I don't think that's what Mindy said/meant.

Maybe Mindy should have kept this to herself- though maybe all the publicity will lead to interest and the show getting revived. :lol:

Mindy said that it would’ve been done by now, but implied that one of them didn’t want to do it. She also said that she wouldn’t want to act with one of them who doesn’t have the acting experience that the other 3 of them have. It was clear she was talking about Lisa. I found this interview to be very unsettling, as a fan. It’s clear Mindy has issues with Lisa, and projected it here. To imply that Lisa isn’t up to her acting standards was just rude. Yes, Lisa didn’t act for many years, but she has gotten back into it. She made several movies, and hosts a TV show that’s now in its 6th season. Mindy said that people would be disappointed by Lisa’s acting.

I had high hopes that we would one day see the reboot, but I guess that ends that hope.

https://youtu.be/eCJJ1TYAF3A?si=uUggoiBLCynKz2d5

She didn’t say that one of them didn’t want to do it, she said one of them went behind the other three’s backs to get her own series. It’s def Whelchel.

Btw, there’s no believable way the four women would be back together again even from a storyline POV. Their lives are too dissimilar and they all have families. It would seem very forced.

Btw, there’s no believable way the four women would be back together again even from a storyline POV. Their lives are too dissimilar and they all have families. It would seem very forced.

Wishful thinking by Mindy.

Molly said Mindy was the mean girl on the set. Mindy certainly looks like the mean girl here.

Btw, there’s no believable way the four women would be back together again even from a storyline POV. Their lives are too dissimilar and they all have families. It would seem very forced.

It's why I don't want a reboot, but I'd like to see 20 or 30 minutes to close them off. The real women probably keep in touch with each other a lot more than the girls would at this point.

But Mrs. Garrett is dead so we'd like to see how they react to that. What facts can they take about the good and the bad in all this time?

Frankly, I think they could just have a long chat on zoom or something. The girls aren't close anymore but they would all have links to the Eastland Graduates website, and at some point they'd have created a private group called "Over Our Heads." They're as caught-up on each other's lives as they want to be, it's the audience who doesn't know anything about it.

But just as the girls spent a decade or so together, so did these four actresses, which made their lives what they are today. I've probably given more thought than I should to how this final episode should go, "The Facts of..."

And just to add, I have no problem with cameos from the "Lost Girls" getting the news about Mrs. Garrett, but it's not their show so that's all. What really bothers me would be the question about Todd Bridges.

He would deserve just as much of a cameo, but from a character standpoint, he dealt with several other maids just to get through "Different Strokes" and it's been decades since then. Mrs. Garrett was nice but that was a long long time ago.

I think it would be disrespectful to Todd Bridges to limit him saying 'she was nice, I liked her' but any more would mean asking what's up with Arnold and Kimberly these days, which, well, would need a lot more attention than Willis getting a cameo on "The Facts of..." Frankly he would deserve his own "Different Stroke" look at what his life has been.

I told you I probably think about this more than I should.

It’s Lisa. Mindy follows everyone but her on instagram and made note to that being who it is. Mindy should take the high road in this one.

Apparently, it's likely Lisa if you take into consideration Nancy McKeon's Instagram. For three years (2019-2021), Nancy took to Instagram on each of their birthdays (including Charlotte Rae following her passing). And then, in 2022 (when the reboot-mess went down), there was no Happy Birthday message for Lisa -- just Kim, Mindy, and Charlotte.