You take the good, you take the bad, and there you have... nine seasons and over 200 episodes of one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. Spun out of NBC's other wildly popular series ...

(Clockwise from left): Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey, Nancy McKeon as Joanna 'Jo' Marie Polniaczek, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Letisha Sage Green, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett, and Lisa ...

Forty-five years later, Geri Jewell knows for a fact which episode was her favorite. The actress, 68, starred as Blair Warner’s cousin, Geri Tyler, on the iconic ’80s sitcom “Facts of Life,” and she ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. THE FACTS OF LIFE — Pictured: (clockwise from top left) Nancy McKeon as ...

Geri Jewell — who famously raised visibility for people with cerebral palsy when she played Blair’s cousin Geri on the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life — shared that while she’s had additional health ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. John Lawlor, who played Headmaster Steven Bradley in the first season ...

John Lawlor, who starred in the first season of "The Facts of Life," a "Different Stokes" spinoff, died Feb. 13 at a hospice care facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to an official obituary ...

Charlotte Rae, best known as housekeeper Edna Garrett on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, suggested the spinoff, which saw Mrs. Garrett leaving her duties at the Drummond home to take charge of the young ...