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The Facts of Life on DVD:
The Facts of Life - The Complete First and Second Seasons was released on
May 9, 2006.
A spin-off of the tremendously popular show "Diff'rent Strokes," The Facts of Life
is the hilarious series that follows housemother Mrs. Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae)
and her mission to instill values in the girls of Eastland School.
The large first season cast included John Lawlor, Jenny O'Hara, Lisa Whelchel,
Felice Schachter, Julie Piekarski, Kim Fields, Molly Ringwald,
Julie Anne Haddock and Mindy Cohn. By the second season, the show focused
on Mrs. Garrett and just four Eastland girls - spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie,
wise-cracking Natalie, and newcomer to the group, rebellious Jo (Nancy McKeon).
Under Mrs. Garrett's guidance, these four go from wide-eyed school girls to mature
young women...all while learning The Facts of Life! Guest stars include
the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes," Helen Hunt and Richard Dean Anderson
of TV's "MacGyver."
Special Features:
• Featurette: Remembering the Facts of Life
• Featurette: After Facts
The Facts of Life - The Complete Third Season was released on
October 24, 2006.
Blair, Jo, Tootie, Natalie and Mrs. Garrett return to DVD on October 24 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season. The three-disc set of 24 episodes from the popular, long-running series tackles issues that still face teenagers today: alcohol, romance, competition, and breaking the rules. As Mrs. Garrett, the ultimate den mother, Charlotte Rae was nominated for an Emmy® for her work in this season.
The Facts of Life also stars Lisa Whelchel as Blair, the snooty rich girl who ultimately demonstrates that she’s not as perfect as she appears; Nancy McKeon as Jo, the rebellious girl from the wrong side of the tracks who frequently shows a softer side beneath her hard shell; Mindy Cohn as Natalie, the perky comedienne in the group who always has a funny line in any situation; and Kim Fields as Tootie, the youngest member of the group who often gets herself into trouble over her love of spreading gossip.
The third season finds the characters in myriad dilemmas: Tootie (Fields) gets drunk for the first time, as well as developing a crush on her favorite singer (Jermaine Jackson of “The Jackson 5); Natalie (Cohn) gets mugged after coming home from a party and develops a fear of going outside; Jo (McKeon) falls out of love with her fiancée (played by ‘80s heartthrob Clark Brandon) and in love with the man who’s playing her husband in a simulated marriage project for a class; Blair (Whelchel) learns her grandfather is a member of a Ku Klux Klan; and Mrs. Garrett has her hands full when she rekindles an old romantic fling.
The Facts of Life - The Complete Fourth Season was released on
May 4, 2010.
Blair (Lisa Whelchel), Tootie (Kim Fields), Natalie (Mindy Cohn) and Jo (Nancy McKeon), are back in school under the guiding hand and watchful eye of their dietitian, Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae), at the Eastland Academy for Girls.
Season Four highlights include a marriage proposal for Mrs. Garrett, an eye-opening lesson in drunk driving for the girls, and Blair and Jo heading off to college! Dishing out quick-witted humor and big laughs, the girls literally grew up right in front of millions of viewers each week.
A spin-off of Dif'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life aired from 1979-1988 and remains one of the most loved sitcoms of the '80s.
Special Features:
• The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
• Know The Facts: Trivia Game
The Facts of Life - The Complete Fifth Season was released on
November 2, 2010.
Blair, Natalie, Tootie and Jo - the girls are back in business in Season Five... literally.
Season Five finds Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae) opening her own gourmet shop, Edna's Edibles, with some help from the girls. Meanwhile Blair (Lisa Whelchel) pledges a sorority, Tootie (Kim Fields) gets into an intense battle with her mother, Natalie (Mindy Cohn) experiences an unexpected death in the family, and Jo (Nancy McKeon) starts dating a rich kid! As the girls grow, so do the story lines and characters, making every season a unique chapter in each of their lives.
A spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life aired from 1979-1988, securing it a prime-time spot as one of the most adored sitcoms of all time.
The Hub TV network, a destination for kids and their families, will add fan-favorite classic sitcoms Sabrina The Teenage Witch, The Facts of Life and Mork & Mindy, as we previously announced, to the network's lineup beginning Monday, April 2 from 9-10:30 p.m. ET, with encore presentations in late night and on weekends. The popular half-hour series will be presented back-to-back, Mondays through Thursdays. With strong and devoted fan bases for all three of the shows, the newly acquired series build on The Hub's successful strategy of presenting programming based on beloved properties in the kids and family entertainment space.
The Hub had its upfront presentation yesterday and the big highlight for us was the acquisition of three sitcoms for its primetime sitcom block! The Hub announced the acquisitions of the popular classic TV sitcoms The Facts of Life, Mork & Mindy and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. All three series are currently not airing anywhere, as Sabrina was last seen on ABC Family in early 2011. Mork & Mindy was last seen in marathons on Syfy from about 2008-2011 from time to time. And The Facts of Life has not been on US cable since Nick at Nite and marathons on TV Land a decade ago.
The three sitcoms will join the line-up tentatively in April. More info will come in the coming weeks, so stay with us, as we can't release it yet. What will happen to the current sitcoms (Family Ties, The Wonder Years, Doogie Howser, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Batman)? Will some leave or will they all stay? You'll have to come on back for the actual schedule. View The Hub upfront press release.
Charlotte Rae speaks with the cast of 'Facts of Life' on stage during the 2011 TV Land Awards show on Sunday, April 10, 2011 in New York. The show was given the 'Fan Favorite' award. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Celebrity icons from television, film and music joined TV Land last night for the taping of the 2011 TV Land Awards, which, for the first time in the award show's nine-year history, was held in New York. The show, which premieres on TV Land on Sunday, April 17 at 9pm ET/PT, kicked off with a surprise performance by legendary entertainer Liza Minnelli, who performed her rendition of the classic tune "New York, New York."
Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick – the stars of TV Land's Hot in Cleveland – presented The Facts of Life cast, including Charlotte Rae, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel, Cloris Leachman and Geri Jewell, with The Pop Culture Award. Their memorable characters along with that catchy theme song made The Facts of Life soar to pop culture status in the 1980s.
04/11/11: Geri Jewell's New Book - I'm Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond
Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character, Cousin Geri, on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life.
The book's title — I’m Walking As Straight As I Can — has a double meaning, referring to both Jewell's sexuality and her extraordinary struggle growing up with cerebral palsy. This candid memoir details her experiences from her traumatic birth in Buffalo, New York, to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star. She documents the harsh realities of show business by recounting the relentless discrimination and abuse she suffered at the hands of people she trusted. Her experiences in the shark-infested waters of Hollywood led her on a journey from the Comedy Store to the White House, followed by a downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, marriage, and an accident that nearly claimed her life.
When Deadwood creator David Milch recognized Jewell at a pharmacy, he offered her a role in his new HBO series on the spot, and she began to find hope and happiness once again. I'm Walking As Straight As I Can is an inspiring story, told with grace and self-deprecating humor, one that gives readers a rare glimpse of true courage and perseverance.
More of television's most beloved and iconic stars will be honored at the 2011 TV Land Awards. The wildly popular '80s comedy series The Facts of Life will receive the Pop Culture Award at the annual awards show which tapes for the very first time in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, April 10 and airs on TV Land on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Additionally, Mr. Kotter himself, Gabe Kaplan, and Robert Hegyes, "Sweathog" Juan Epstein, will join the rest of the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter as the show receives the 35th Anniversary Award with every main cast member. They will join Golden Globe-winner and two-time Academy Award-nominee John Travolta (Vinny Barbarino), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington), Ron Palillo (Arnold Horshack) and Marcia Strassman (Mrs. Julie Kotter).
As for The Facts of Life, Mindy Cohn (Natalie), Kim Fields (Tootie), Nancy McKeon (Jo), Lisa Whelchel (Blair) and the beloved Mrs. Garrett, Charlotte Rae, will reunite for the first time in over 20 years to accept the Pop Culture Award for The Facts of Life, a coming-of-age sitcom that ran on NBC from 1979-1988. Set in Peekskill, NY, The Facts of Life ran for nine seasons and was a spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes featuring the Drummonds' housekeeper Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) as she becomes a housemother at Eastland School, a prestigious all-female boarding school.
Finally Bio TV has some new specials this month that are interesting. First on Tuesday (Oct. 13) at 10pm, they are airing Cast Confessions: The Facts of Life. This special takes you behind the scenes to reveal everything you never knew about one of our favorite sitcoms...The Facts of Life. Revisit this classic comedy as back-stage secrets and hidden drama are revealed through exclusive footage and interviews with original cast members, writers and network executives. Sounds interesting!
VH1'S "Top 100 Teen Stars" - Nancy McKeon was #81, Mindy Cohn was #43, Lisa Whelchel was #30 and Kim Fields was #23
The Facts of Life left Comcast's On-Demand Service on July 31st. They were offering uncut
episodes from the 4th season. Diff'rent Strokes was also available.
Pamela Segall (Kelly on FOL) appeared on the HBO sitcom, Lucky Louie, this summer.
Nancy McKeon's Hallmark TV Movie, “Wild Hearts,” delivered the fifth-highest household rating in network history, a 2.8. It also finished first in its timeslot on basic cable. The movie
aired on July 15th.
You Take the Good, You Take the Bad,
You Take Them Both and There You Have …
THE FACTS OF LIFE:
THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
Emmy® Nominee Charlotte Rae, with Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel,
Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn Return to DVD October 24
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 14, 2006) – Blair, Jo, Tootie, Natalie and Mrs. Garrett return to DVD on October 24 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season. The three-disc set of 24 episodes from the popular, long-running series tackles issues that still face teenagers today: alcohol, romance, competition, and breaking the rules. As Mrs. Garrett, the ultimate den mother, Charlotte Rae was nominated for an Emmy® for her work in this season. The set will be priced at $29.95 SRP.
The Facts of Life also stars Lisa Whelchel (Where the Red Fern Grows) as Blair, the snooty rich girl who ultimately demonstrates that she’s not as perfect as she appears; Nancy McKeon (TV’s “The Division”) as Jo, the rebellious girl from the wrong side of the tracks who frequently shows a softer side beneath her hard shell; Mindy Cohn (TV’s “The Help”) as Natalie, the perky comedienne in the group who always has a funny line in any situation; and Kim Fields (TV’s “Living Single”) as Tootie, the youngest member of the group who often gets herself into trouble over her love of spreading gossip.
The Facts of Life first aired on NBC August 24, 1979, as a spin-off from the network’s culturally popular sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes,” lasting 9 seasons and 209 episodes. After its somewhat slow start, The Facts of Life found its niche and became a success, ultimately becoming one of the longest-running sitcoms on television, despite numerous timeslot changes over the course of its run.
The third season finds the characters in myriad dilemmas: Tootie (Fields) gets drunk for the first time, as well as developing a crush on her favorite singer (Jermaine Jackson of “The Jackson 5); Natalie (Cohn) gets mugged after coming home from a party and develops a fear of going outside; Jo (McKeon) falls out of love with her fiancée (played by ‘80s heartthrob Clark Brandon) and in love with the man who’s playing her husband in a simulated marriage project for a class; Blair (Whelchel) learns her grandfather is a member of a Ku Klux Klan; and Mrs. Garrett has her hands full when she rekindles an old romantic fling.
DVD Special Features Include:
Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
Full Screen Presentations
Audio: English (stereo)
Bonus Previews
Closed Captioned
The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season episodes include:
Growing Pains
Fear Strikes Back
Baby in the House
A Friend in Deed
Front Page
Give and Take
Sweet Sorrow
From Russia with Love
Dear Me
Cousin Geri Returns
Legacy
Green-Eyed Monster
The Americanization of Miko
Marriage Brokers
Starstruck
Four Musketeers
The Affair
The Runaway
New York, New York
Kids Can Be Cruel
Mind Your Own Business
The Academy
Read No evil
Jo’s Cousin Read No Evil
Broadcast Year: 1981 – 1982
The Facts of Life: The Complete Third has a run time of approximately 602 minutes and is not rated. Artwork is available at www.SPHEPUBLICITY.COM. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.
DVD Catalog # 16262
UPC Code: 0-43396-16262-4
Order Date: 9/21/06
SLP: $29.95
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
08/11/06: TVShowsonDVD.com reports that
The Facts of Life - The Complete Third Season will be released
on October 24th. The set will have all 24 episodes from season 3 and run 602 minutes.
You can pre-order it now for only $20.99 at Amazon.com
Lisa Whelchel's latest book "Taking care of the Me in Mommy" is out. It's
available on amazon.com and
at an introductory (reduced) price of $15
on Lisa's website at http://www.lisawhelchel.com/shopping.htm
Nancy McKeon Movie "Wild Hearts" To Premiere In July on the Hallmark Channel
Saturday, July 15th, 2006 at 9-11 PM
"A Los Angeles Policeman and his teenage daughter find ranch living more
challenging than they expected." The movie also co-stars Hallee Hirsch (ER)
and Richard Thomas (The Waltons).
05/08/06: Kim Fields won't be appearing on the Today show
Here is a schedule of their known appearances. If anybody hears of any others, please
post them on the message board.
Tuesday, May 9
The Today Show Live 9:15 am NBC
Entertainment Tonight (Taped) to air 7:00 pm in most markets, check listings
Frank DeCaro Show Sirius Satellite Radio Live 1:30 pm Eastern: http://www.sirius.com/OutQ
CNN Showbiz Tonight Live 5:30 - 6:30 pm Eastern taped, airs 11pm on Headline News
Wednesday, May 10
Fox & Friends Live 7:45 AM Eastern on Fox News Channel
CNN American Morning Live 9:40 AM Eastern, on CNN
ABC Radio Network Tape to feed to 3,600 Stations on May 10th http://abcradio.go.com/
Monday, May 22
Access Hollywood Tape to air 7:30 pm in most markets, check listings
05/07/06: The cast will reunite in the final hour of Today on NBC.
Tuesday, May 9 (9-10 a.m.): "The Facts of Life" cast members Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn reunite. Clare Staples talks about the book "Everything I Know About Men I Learned From My Dog."
All 4 FOL girls (yes, even Nancy... although she wasn't interviewed for the special features)
will be on NBC's Today to promote the DVD set.
Tuesday, May 9th
NBC 07:00 AM Today "'The Facts of Life' cast reunion" "The Facts of Life" cast members Nancy McKeon, Lisa Welchel, Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn; author Douglas Brinkley; summer slim down; author Clare Staples.
George Clooney won the supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for "Syriana," in which he effaced his glamor-boy looks behind the bearded, heavyset facade of a CIA patriot who grows jaded over U.S. policy in the Middle East.
The win capped a remarkable year for Clooney, who made Oscar history by becoming the first person nominated for acting in one movie and directing another.
Along with performing in the oil-industry thriller "Syriana," Clooney directed the Edward R. Murrow tale "Good Night, and Good Luck," which earned him directing and writing nominations and was among the best-picture contenders.
"All right, so I'm not winning director," Clooney joked, adding that an Oscar win always would be synonymous with his name from then on, including in his obituary. "Oscar winner George Clooney, sexiest man alive 1997, `Batman,' died today in a freak accident."
Clooney also lauded Oscar voters for their daring.
"This group of people gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the back of theaters," Clooney said, referring to the supporting-actress winner from "Gone With the Wind," the first black performer to receive an Oscar.
Clooney was one of the marquee names among a lineup of acting nominees heavy on lesser-known performers. And with a best-picture field of lower-budgeted films that drew smaller audiences than the commercial flicks that often dominate the Oscars, the question was whether Hollywood's big awards night could lure TV viewers.
FOL Script Supervisor Paul Haggis won an Oscar for "Crash." Last year, he won
an Oscar for the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby."
03/03/06: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel,
Molly Ringwald, Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn Star in….
THE FACTS OF LIFE - THE COMPLETE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS
Arriving on DVD May 9 in a Four-Disc Set
Guest Stars include Oscar® Winner Helen Hunt, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (February 27, 2006) – Mrs. Garrett and the girls from Eastland Academy make their DVD debut on May 9 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second Seasons. The collection of 29 episodes from the popular, long-running series featuring an outstanding ensemble cast of young women will be available in a four-disc set and priced at $39.95 SLP.
The Facts of Life stars Charlotte Rae (TV’s “Diff’rent Strokes”), along with the young women who were every girl’s ideal and every boy’s first crush: Lisa Whelchel (Where the Red Fern Grows), Nancy McKeon (TV’s “The Division”), Mindy Cohn (TV’s “The Help”), Kim Fields (TV’s “Living Single”), Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink), Felice Schachter (Zapped!), Julie Piekarski (TV’s “Best of Times”), and Julie Anne Haddack (The Great Santini).
Guest stars the first and second seasons include Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato from “Diff’rent Strokes,” Helen Hunt (TV’s “Mad About You,” As Good As It Gets, Twister), Richard Dean Anderson (TV’s “MacGyver,” “Stargate SG-1”), Zsa Zsa Gabor (Touch of Evil, Queen of Outer Space), Robert Alda (Rhapsody in Blue, Imitation of Life), Alex Rocco (The Wedding Planner), and comedienne Geri Jewell. Jewell is particularly notable because she was the first person with a visible disability to become a recurring character on a primetime sitcom. During her long run on the show, Jewell broke important new ground by addressing issues of disability awareness.
Set in an exclusive East Coast boarding school, The Facts of Life never shied away from tackling tough subjects facing teenage girls during its 209 episode run. In the first two seasons alone, the series included storylines that dealt with dieting, adoption, athletic competition, divorce, drugs, shoplifting, teenage marriage, gossip, teen suicide, and plagiarism.
The Facts of Life first aired on August 24, 1979, on NBC as a spin-off from the network’s phenomenally-popular sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes” on which Charlotte Rae played Mrs. Garrett, housekeeper to Philip Drummond's household. On The Facts of Life, Mrs. Garrett becomes a dorm housemother at Eastland, an exclusive girl’s boarding school, where she acts as confidante and surrogate parent to the girls in her charge. The first season involved Mrs. Garrett adjusting to her new job and featured storylines involving the numerous issues besetting ‘tweens.
Needing to sharpen its broad focus, in the second season Mrs. Garrett became the school’s nutritionist and the series concentrated its attention on four girls in Mrs. Garrett’s charge: the wealthy and spoiled debutante Blair (Whelchel), the wisecracking Natalie (Cohn), the sassy Tootie (Fields) and the newly-introduced character of working class tough girl Jo (McKeon), who offered a dynamic counterpoint to the other upper-class teens and gave the series renewed energy and life.
After its somewhat slow start, The Facts of Life found its niche and became a success, ultimately becoming the longest-running sitcom of its time on television, despite numerous timeslot changes over the course of its nine seasons. The show also inspired the TV movies The Facts of Life in Paris (1982), The Facts of Life Down Under (1987) and The Facts of Life Reunion (2001).
DVD Special Features Include:
• Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
• Full Screen Presentations
• Audio: English (stereo)
• Bonus Previews
• Featurette: Remembering the Facts of Life
• Featurette: After Facts
• Closed Captioned
The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second Seasons episodes include:
First Season
Rough Housing
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Return of Mr. Garrett
The Date
Overachieving
Emily Dickinson
Dieting
Facts of Love AKA Sex Education
Flash Flood
Adoption
Running
Molly's Holiday
Dope
Second Season
New Girl I
New Girl II
Double Standard
Who Am I?
Cousin Geri
Shoplifting
Teenage Marriage I
Teenage Marriage II
Gossip
Breaking Point
Sex Symbol
The Secret
Bought & Sold
Pretty Babies
Free Spirit
Brian & Sylvia
The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second Seasons is from the broadcast years of 1979 – 1981, has a run time of
approximately 707 minutes and is not rated. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.
02/28/06: First look at the extras:
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have THE FACTS OF LIFE...! A spin-off of the tremendously popular "Diff'rent Strokes," THE FACTS OF LIFE is the hilarious series that follows Mrs. Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) and her mission as housemother to instill values in the girls of Eastland School. The large first season cast included John Lawlor, Jenny O’Hara, Lisa Whelchel, Felice Schachter, Julie Piekarski, Kim Fields, Molly Ringwald, Jullie Anne Haddock, and Mindy Cohn. By the second season, the show focused on Mrs. Garrett and just four Eastland girls - spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, wise-cracking Natalie, and rebellious Jo (Nancy McKeon) joins the cast. Under Mrs. Garrett's guidance, these four go from wide-eyed school girls to mature young women...all while learning THE FACTS OF LIFE! Guest stars include the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes," Helen Hunt and Richard Dean Anderson of TV's "MacGyver"! Includes all 29 laugh-packed episodes from Seasons One and Two!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Featurette: Remembering the Facts of Life
• Featurette: After Facts
02/27/06: TVShowsonDVD.com has
reported that Sony has officially announced that The Facts of Life - The Complete First
and Second Seasons will be released on May 9th. There will be a total of 29 episodes
on the 4-disc set: 13 from Season 1 and 16 from Season 2. An exclusive featurette
will be included. We will report on more details as they become available.
Here is a look at the cover art:
02/16/06: TVShowsonDVD.com has
reported May 9th as the possible release date for the DVD
01/30/06: TVShowsonDVD.com reports
that that the June release date is wrong. They've been told by a Sony rep that it
is coming earlier. Sony has announced their titles up until early April, so we can
probably expect it sometime in mid-April or May.
The Facts of Life - Seasons 1 and 2 Tentatively Scheduled on DVD in June 2006
I received an e-mail this morning from Sony and they let me in on their plans to release The Facts of Life on DVD. I'm sure
many of you will find this news as no suprise because of the several signs that Sony has expressed throughout the years. But
like many of you though, you are thrilled and excited about the news as I was when I recieved the e-mail. Therefore, I
thought I'd spread my joy for it by showing you the e-mail. Which should give you authentic and valid proof that this
news is in 'fact' not a rumor or joke that I have made up. With that said, the e-mail should answer all of your questions
on Sony's motives as to how (and when) they will release it.
"I work for Sony Entertainment, and just wanted to let you know that a release for Facts of Life on DVD is tentatively
scheduled for June of this year. Right now, it's planned to be a combination of the first two seasons, with all 29
episodes from those first two years. Since the first season of 'Facts' is radically different from the successful later
version of the show, they didn't want to release just the first season and risk lower sales. I'll keep you posted as I
get information on an official release date."
To the Facts of Life fans reading this, your voting at TVShowsOnDVD.com and the Sony on DVD has paid off, you
have given Sony a reason to release The Facts of Life on DVD!
A Facts of Life Online Annual Tradition, we present to you the Christmas songs
from the episode 'Christmas in the Big House':
NANiversary!
Tuesday, June 21 through Thursday, June 23
10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET/PT each night
This June, take a trip back to 1985 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nick at Nite. Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23 from 10pm to 12am each night we’ll feature great shows from the 80’s like Kate & Allie, Silver Spoons, Growing Pains, The Facts of Life, Benson and Night Court! And stay tuned on the weekend of June 25-26, for 48 hours worth of shows from the 20 year history of Nick@Nite on sister network TV Land!
Wednesday, June 22
10:30PM The Facts of Life “Shoplifting” - Jo convinces Tootie and Natalie that money is no
object for Mrs. Garrett's birthday present. Jo's desire
to give Mrs. Garrett a gift to rival wealthy Blair's,
provides Mrs. Garrett a birthday surprise none of
them is likely to forget.
The same "Shoplifting" episode will also air on TV Land as part Nick at Nite’s 20th Anniversary on
Sunday, June 26th at 10:00PM ET/PT (and repeated at 4:00AM ET/PT)
E! ranked Blair Warner #13 on "The 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime"
06/13/05:
VH1 Premieres '100 Greatest Kid Stars' In A 5-Night Series Hosted By Christopher Knight Beginning Monday June 13 9PM*
NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 has crowned Gary Coleman, of "Diff'rent Strokes" fame, the number one kid star. Macaulay Culkin, Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore, Emmanuel Lewis, Ron Howard, Corey Feldman, Maureen McCormick and Danny Bonaduce round out the top ten on the list.
Premiering on Monday, June 13 at 9 P.M.* and hosted by Christopher Knight, "100 Greatest Kid Stars" is a five-night special that follows the tradition of VH1's successful "100 Greatest ... " franchise. VH1 has assembled the definitive list of child stars, and counts them down using new, exclusive interviews with many of the stars themselves and that golden footage from way back when ...
VH1 "100 GREATEST KID STARS"
23. Kim Fields (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
30. Lisa Whelchel (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
43. Mindy Cohn (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
81. Nancy McKeon (THE FACTS OF LIFE) Complete List
09/09/04: Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete First Season is
set to be released on September 14th. It includes The Facts of Life pilot episode "The Girls School".
Charlotte Rae is also interviewed for one of the bonus features.
The E! True Hollywood Story reairs on September 13th at 8AM ET/PT
ABC Family airs the Reunion movie again on September 26th
at 2PM ET/PT
08/24/04: The Facts of Life Reunion Movie re-airs on the ABC Family Channel
on August 28th at 6PM
Nancy McKeon's Lifetime series The Division has been canceled after 4 seasons. She
will star in a disaster-themed miniseries with Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest,
Randy Quaid, and Thomas Gibson that CBS is quietly putting together for next
season.
Lisa Whelchel appeared on Good Morning America on August 24th to discuss “Creative Correction” and, more specifically, her
suggestion to apply a tiny drop of hot sauce on the tip of a child’s tongue to discipline for lying, profanity, and other mouth offenses.
Kim Fields will be a guest host for "Good Day Live" on Friday, August 27th. Mindy Cohn was also recently interviewed
on that program recently.
07/17/04: The Facts of Life A&E Biography will be airing on Sunday, July 25th
at 10AM/ET on the A&E cable network. This program was originally developed in 2002,
but has never been broadcast. Lisa Whelchel, Charlotte Rae, and Mindy Cohn were
known to have done interviews for this one hour special.
The Facts of Life pilot episode (The Girls School aka Garrett's Girls) will be available
on DVD when Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete First Season is released on
September 14th
Felice Schachter recently appeared on the VH1 Child Star Babylon special. She was on for probably 10 seconds or less and said she didn't want to do anything that she didn't want to end up in the newspaper.
They showed a few other Facts of Life related photos in the show and had a clip of Felice on FOL near the end.
03/11/04: Lisa Whelchel and Charlotte Rae will appear on the TV Land Awards Show airing
on TV Land and Nick at Nite on Wednesday, March 17th from 9PM-11PM ET/PT
Nancy McKeon and her husband have reportedly (according to some posts
on The Division message board) had their first child, a baby girl named
Aurora born on March 6th. Congratulations!
Lisa Whelchel did an online chat in February, you can read a transcript
of it here
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