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The Facts of Life

7.11979–1988 · 9 seasons · 201 episodes

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Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

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Cloris Leachman

Beverly Ann Stickle

Lisa Whelchel

Blair Warner

Kim Fields

Tootie Ramsey

Mindy Cohn

Natalie Green

Nancy McKeon

Joanne Jo Polniaczek

Mackenzie Astin

Andy Moffett

Sherrié Austin

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