The Facts of Life

A spin-off of Diff’rent Strokes, this sitcom centers around former housekeeper Edna Ann Garrett (Charlotte Rae) as she serves as housemother for a group of diverse teenage girls at all-girls school Eastland Academy. The primary students are spoiled Blair Warner (Lisa Whelchel), fun-loving Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn), energetic Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey (Kim Fields) and street-wise Joanna “Jo” Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon). Later in the series, Edna was replaced by her sister Beverly Ann Stickle (Cloris Leachman).