Facts Of Life Episode: Long Time No See

[willjarmon]

Episode: Long Time, No See


Facts of Life- Season 6
Starring:

Charlotte Rae: Edna Garrett
Lisa Whelchel: Blair Warner
Kim Fields: Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
Mindy Cohn: Natalie Greene
Nancy McKeon: Jo Polniaczek


Guest Starring:

Conrad Bain: Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman: Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges: Willis Jackson


(Tootie's ringing up a customer)


Tootie: Alright ma'am that'll be $4.50


(Customer hands over money)


Tootie: Thanks and come again


(Natalie walks in)


Natalie: Hi Toot


Tootie: Where have you been


Natalie: Ya see on the way home I saw some friends of ours


Tootie: Who


(Natalie sticks her head out the door)


Natalie: Come on in


(Phillip, Arnold, and Willis walk in)


Tootie: What are you three doing here


Phillip: Had to get away from the wife plus have some man time


Natalie: It's good that I caught you


Willis: Where is Mrs. Garrett


Tootie: She's in the living room, straight ahead


(Willis walks into the living room)


Tootie: Arnold what's wrong you haven't said a word


Arnold: Just looking at you I think of paradise


Tootie: Aw, that's so sweet


Arnold: I know


(next scene, In The Living Room)
(Willis is sitting watching television)


Announcer: Next stay tuned for Diff'rent Strokes on NBC


(Theme from Diff'rent Strokes is playing)


Willis: Sometimes I feel that the older boy is me but I wonder how they got in with that white man, Hold on that's exactly what happened to us. They've been watching us for seven years. I wonder if I can get any money for this.


(Mrs. G comes downstairs and sees Willis)


Mrs. G: Willis


Willis: Hi sexy


Mrs. G: What are you doing


Willis: Well we had to get away


Mrs. G: We


(Phillip and Arnold walk in)


Phillip: Hi Edna


Mrs. G: Phillip, Arnold


(Gives them a hug)


Mrs. G: Well as you see I've got a business venture of my own


Phillip: I see, so how has business been for you so far


Mrs. G: At first I thought it was going to be a mistake but it has been really great having a business of my own. So Arnold how is the school business


Arnold: Better than it was


Phillip: It really is


Mrs. G: So how is Kimberly


Phillip: Paris has been really been good to her


Mrs. G: Oh really


Phillip: But she's very thankful that she can come back when she wants


Mrs. G: Why? What’s wrong


Arnold: Water, she can't take a bath in France. I'm telling' ya the last time the last time she came home to visit me and Willis already had the bath running then it took us three tries for us to get the stink and
then it took us two days to dry them


Willis: Don't remind me it's a horrible thought


(Jo and Blair walk in)


Mrs. G: Hi girls


Blair: Hello Mrs. Garrett


Jo: What's up Mrs. G, Willis, Arnold, and you must be Phillip


Phillip: Yes, how did you know


Jo: She's got pictures everywhere


Arnold: What a pack-rat, well I'm going back into the shop now Willis would you like to join me


Willis: Not really


Arnold: Great


(Arnold pushes Willis into the kitchen)


Blair: So how's Kimberly


(Arnold sticks his head out the door)


Arnold: Don't ask


(In The Kitchen)


Willis: So Tootie, Natalie how has it been


Tootie: Not so good


(Arnold walks up to Tootie)


Arnold: Is there anything Arnold can do to make it better


Tootie: I'll be right back


(Tootie goes into the kitchen to laugh)


Tootie: Okay now we can talk


Arnold: Look!!!!


(Willis looks at Natalie)


Willis: I think we need to leave Natalie


Natalie: No this is gonna get good


Willis: Natalie


Natalie: Okay but I want to hear every word


(Willis drags Natalie out of the shop)


Tootie: What's your problem?


Arnold: You never take me serious


Tootie: Why would I


Arnold: Whether you know it or not I like you and you never seem to notice.


Tootie: I know you like me, I've known that since I came back from summer vacation in 1980 and the truth is I like you too but the common fact is...


Arnold: I'm too short


Tootie: You look like my little brother, I can't do that but loom we have a few hours until the theaters close you wanna go to the movies


Arnold: I'll take what I can get


(Back in the living room)


Mrs. G: So where are you all gonna sleep tonight


Phillip: I don't know


Mrs. G: Well you could crash here for the night


Phillip: We don't want to over stay our welcome


Jo: Come on Phil stay, it would save a little money


Blair: Come on Mr. Drummond it'll be fun


Willis: But where will we sleep


Mrs. G: You and Arnold can make cots on the floor in the girls room


Willis: Great it'll be like sleeping in a room full of cousins


Arnold: Everything looks too good to touch


Phillip: Ok, I guess we'll stay


(Arnold and Tootie come out of the kitchen)


Tootie: Nat, I need you to drop Arnold and me at the movies


Willis: So your plan worked, huh


Arnold: Whatootalkin bout Willis?


Willis: Say what? You didn't use the plan


Arnold: Not really, it didn't get that far


Willis: But you got what you wanted, that's good


Natalie: Well, let's go. Willis you wanna go


Willis: As a matter of fact


(Arnold shakes his head)


Willis: No that's okay


Phillip: Willis you better go


Willis: If you say so


Arnold: Now how'd that happen


Natalie: Well let's be going or we'll miss the movie


Mrs. G: You four behave


Arnold: What? Are you serious, how can I behave with such a beautiful Tootie


Tootie: Your so sweet


Willis: I would laugh but I've made future plans to Throw-up, see ya


(They walk out the door)


Jo: We ought be goin' too. We've got to get to the library


Blair: We have an exam in the morning, so we'll see ya later.


Mrs. G: Bye girls


(Blair and Jo leave)


Mrs. G: This is probably the quietest night I've ever had in this house.

Phillip: Well since all the kids are gone maybe we should leave too.


Mrs. G: Oh yeah what did you have in mind


Phillip: How bout a little friendship dinner and the restaurant is your choice


Mrs. G: Okay I got the place


Phillip: Great let's go


(Later at the house)


Natalie: Was that a great movie or what


Tootie: Yeah the love scene was a nice one


Arnold: Yes it was


(Mrs. Garrett and Mr. Drummond walk in, both laughing)


Tootie: So where did you two go


Mrs. G: Well, Phillip took me to a nice restaurant


Phillip: And Edna and I had a nice dinner


Mrs. G: Okay boys this room is built on a tier so you can get a mattress and put it on the little stairway here and I promise you it'll be the best sleep you've had in a while


(Tootie and Natalie come back)


Natalie: Here you go fresh pillows and sheets


(Arnold walks over to Tootie)


Arnold: I rather sleep in your bed


Tootie: I'm not sleeping on the floor


Arnold: No, I mean with you


(Tootie hits Arnold in the head with a pillow)


Mrs. G: Good night all

Created By
Dick Clair
Jenna McMahon

Directed by
John Bowab

Co Producer
Rita Dillion

Written By
William Jarmon

Copyright 1985
Embassy Television Productions
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Toooooooo cute! I'm glad you posted these here so we could read them! How long have you had these written?

[willjarmon]

I've been writing these for about 10 months, I just the years at the end so you'll know where it came from you can check lots of these On The Facts Of Life FanFiction Site I also write Diff'rent Strokes Scripts