The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life is an American comedy-drama television series. The series ran from August 24, 1979 until May 7, 1988. It was one of the longest-running television sitcoms of the 1980s. It is set in a private boarding school in upstate New York.

Molly Ringwald played Molly Parker. Mindy Cohn played Natalie Green. Cloris Leachman played Beverly Ann Stickle. Kim Fields played Tootie. Charlotte Rae played Edna.

The show dealt with topics and subjects including cerebral palsy, eating disorders, college and loss of virginity.

The Facts of Life was released on DVD in the 2000s and 2010s.

The show was low rated at first. But in later seasons, starting from 1980, The Facts of Life had higher ratings between then and 1988.

International airings

• In Latin America, Brazil and Mexico, Warner Channel aired the series from 1995 until 2000. Reruns were shown on Nick at Nite, airing from 2006 until 2007, when the show may have been taken off the air. TBS began airing reruns from 2011 until 2016.

• In Mexico, MeTV aired The Facts of Life from 1995 until 2003, then again from 2008 to present.

• In Germany, the show aired in reruns on Nickelodeon from 1995 until 1998, and Disney Channel later broadcast the series from 1999 until 2005.

• In Australia, ABC Television began airing the show around Christmas 1980, until the show was taken off the air in 1993. Nickelodeon began airing the reruns from 1997 until 2004. The series also aired on Disney Channel from 1996 until 2000.

• In Italy, La5 broadcast The Facts of Life for five seasons from 1983 to 1986. Reruns later aired on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007.

• In Canada, YTV aired reruns of the show from 1996 until 2000.

Other websites

• The Facts of Life on IMDb