Hey Jude wouldn't have been great to see Jo from Facts of Life on DS as a guest?

[TVFactFan]

like the other girls? I would have been interested in her interactions with Willis and Arnold-lol

[Jude The Obscure]

Might have been. Esp since she lived in NYC, it wouldn't have been too much of a hassle for her to drop by.

[RetroJessica]

That would have been really cool. She's always been my fave "Facts of Life" character. I always loved it whenever the girls would appear on "Diff'rent Strokes".

[ThomasE]

Well, Jo did have interaction with both Arnold and Willis on season two of "Facts". I know she was ready to throw down with Willis in basketball. She showed him up when she was spinning the ball with her finger. LOL.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

Well, Jo did have interaction with both Arnold and Willis on season two of "Facts". I know she was ready to throw down with Willis in basketball. She showed him up when she was spinning the ball with her finger. LOL.

I guess you are right. It would have been like Barney from AITF appearing on the Jeffersons as.......BARNEY-lol

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I guess you are right. It would have been like Barney from AITF appearing on the Jeffersons as.......BARNEY-lol

I would not have minded if Barney appeared at Geo and Lousie's place. LOL. I would have liked it if Jo appeard on DS though.

[Natalie1969]

In the episode where Blair was selling cosmetics and Willis was helping her carry boxes Jo and Willis shot some baskets which was a cool added touch. I could just see them doing something like that.

[Gemini_89]

Heck yes.

[EccentricGenius]

That would've been interesting, TVFactFan. Jo was the only student from Eastland to never make a guest appearance on "Diff'rent Strokes."

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by EccentricGenius

That would've been interesting, TVFactFan. Jo was the only student from Eastland to never make a guest appearance on "Diff'rent Strokes."

And Kimberly never appeared on Facts of Life which was also odd

[BigManMike]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

And Kimberly never appeared on Facts of Life which was also odd

Actually she did in the very first episode with the rest of the DS cast but never again after that.

[EccentricGenius]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

Actually she did in the very first episode with the rest of the DS cast but never again after that.

That's right, thebigcookie! Dana Plato did indeed guest star (alongside her "Strokes" castmates Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Conrad Bain) in the premiere episode of "The Facts Of Life" (entitled "Rough Housing"), aired on 24 August 1979. I always found it peculiar that Plato didn't make any more appearances on "Facts" (ditto for Bain) after the premiere episode, although Kimberly was still enrolled as a student at Eastland during that time. Oddly enough, Coleman and Bridges made guest appearances--in separate episodes--during "Facts'" second season (1980-81)...but not Plato (or Bain).

[EccentricGenius]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

And Kimberly never appeared on Facts of Life which was also odd

As thebigcookie pointed out, Dana Plato guest starred in the debut episode of "The Facts Of Life"--entitled "Rough Housing" (24 August 1979)--with her "Strokes" castmates, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Conrad Bain...although Kimberly was still enrolled as a student at Eastland, Plato never appeared in subsequent episodes of "Facts" (ditto for Bain); Coleman and Bridges did guest-star on "Facts"--in separate episodes--during its second season (1980-81).