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The Facts of Life

You take the good, you take the bad...

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.

19799 seasonsTV-PGDrama, Comedy

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About The Facts of Life

Creators
Dick Clair, Norman Lear, Jenna McMahon
Cast
Cloris Leachman, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon, Mackenzie Astin
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Content rating
TV-PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Ended

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