FACTS OF LIFE 💛 THEN AND NOW 2021

i'm excited to go down memory lane how nice while i still have my memory the facts of life was the quinta central 80 show it was funny and inviting highlighting teenage girls in a positive light trudging through those very difficult years did you know that mrs garrett was originally from different strokes wait what you talking about nick facts of life is one of those rare occurrences where a spin-off show finds huge success in its own right the facts take place at the eastlin school for girls in peakskill new york you see this was the private school that kimberly drummond had attended on different strokes i'm your host nostalgic nick and let's get straight to the facts you take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have facts of life the facts of life you know your favorite 80s sitcoms starred in all female lead cast but did you know it had an all-female writing crew it's the longest running show with an all-female lead cast most of the girls recently reunited in a lifetime movie but we'll get to that later if you enjoy this toast to the facts of life please give this video a big thumbs up and subscribe to the channel for even more nostalgic goodies charlotte ray edna garrett was the drummond's first no-nonsense housekeeper on different strokes she was goofy and had a warm personality and charlotte ray appeared in all 24 episodes of the first season of different strokes before nbc gave rey the chance to be the star of her own show edna was always there for her girls she was the kind of woman we all wish we could befriend in real life but we had to be satisfied with 30 minutes every now and again rey left the show before the start of season eight much to the producers chagrin they offered her millions more just to stay for a few more years but she was ready to move on feeling that she had done all she could with the mrs garrett character charlotte ray began professional acting in 1951 and her first notable role was a decade later in 61 statuesque beauty it means nothing anymore with 11 episodes of car 54 where are you she also played molly the male lady on 14 very memorable episodes of sesame street from 1971 to 72 in 1978 norman lear once again cast one of his favorite actresses charlotte ray in different strokes and the rest is history we also have a deep dive into that legendary sitcom so check it out next rey's final acting credit was in 2015 in ricky and the flash charlotte joined alcoholics anonymous in the early 1970s and the organization became a vital part of her personal life charlotte ray passed away in 2018 at the age of 92. lisa welchel blair warner was the spoiled rich girl from manhattan i've never bragged for hours about how much i'm worth that would take me weeks lisa's first role was in 1977 as a member of the new mickey mouse club she landed the role on facts of life a year later she's appeared as blair warner in spin-off movies and guest appearances throughout the years during the final season of facts producers made a controversial decision to have one of the girls lose their virginity initially blair was to be the character but welchel protested as it went against her deep-seated christian beliefs we get into this and more secrets from the show in our facts of life exposed episode in 1984 lisa was nominated for a grammy award for best inspirational performance for her contemporary christian album all because of you she also published a best-selling though controversial book in 2000 about parenting and discipline called creative correction in 2012 lisa participated in survivor philippines daddy's money couldn't save her there but she didn't really need it coming in second place and being voted fan favorite which awarded her a hundred grand today welchwol is in her late 50s and hosts the tv series collector's call on me tv kim fields next is the youngest cast member and student dorothy tooty ramsey do you know bippy and dippy and snitzy in season 5 they introduced 2d's mom which was played by her real mom chip fields how cool is that tutti was always on roller skates in the first season to try to make her look taller and older than she actually was as the 12 year old tooty kim was actually just nine at the time kim's breakout role was the year prior to fax and the demand wilson lead show baby i'm back she played the baby in the fam fields also appeared in the famous mrs butterworth commercial in 1979. after taking a break from acting to get her degree in communications she came back strong as a series regular in the popular 90s show living single and she even got to act with mama again kim's mom chip played laverne hunter in 12 episodes and consulted for the show for even more kim fields was arrested in 1999 while protesting against the police shooting of a black woman in riverside california today kim is in her early 50s and she's currently shooting a netflix series called the up shawls and we look forward to its 2021 release mindy cone natalie green a character that was created after the producers met her while they were doing research for the show do i have to go over this again these are my brainwave conductors when the headmaster called her back into his office to tell her the good news that she was being offered a role on tv mindy was just relieved that she wasn't in real trouble the character natalie green would be the one to ultimately lose her virginity in that final season it was mindy's suggestion natalie was in a long-term relationship so i thought it was responsible for her cohn's most successful venture after the show was voicing velma dinkley in scooby-doo since 2002 she's even been nominated for a daytime emmy for her velma she's appeared in multiple tv series video games and movies for the franchise today she's in her mid-50s and her most recent non-animated role was a starring one in the 2020 film a nice girl like you mindy is very much still at it cloris leachman beverly and stickle was mrs garrett's sister and cloris replaced charlotte ray for the final two seasons of the show leachman was hand-picked by rey to take over you see the two were classmates at northwestern university and even roomed together in new york city as up-and-coming actors cloris began appearing on tv series in the early 1950s but her first major role was in the 1955 film noir kiss me deadly leachman won an oscar for best supporting actress for her role as ruth popper the neglected wife in the great 1971 film the last picture show and we could never forget her hilarious part in mel brooks's young frankenstein stay close to the candles the staircase can be tried to us leachman's final role is in the 2021 film not to forget as she sadly passed away in january 2021 at the age of 94 but she will live on forever in her enormous body of work nancy mckeon joe was the tomboy transfer from the bronx who joined the show for season 2 and beyond part of a huge cast shake-up to try and gain some popularity it worked might as well stay joe was street-wise and added a perfect foil to blair's character joe's name was inspired by the lead character in the famous book little women after the writers refused to call her foxy but her persona was inspired by little darlings giving her a tough earthy vibe nancy mckeon moved to hollywood at a young age and followed her older brother into the biz at the age of two because brother philip mckeon landed a starring role on the sitcom alice for more on philip and company we have a great throwback to mel's diner you should check out too but the work that caught mbc's attention was a hallmark commercial where she cried on cue after facts of life she continued to act making her feature film debut with where the day takes you in 1992. she also played inspector jenny on the cop show division which was pretty popular in the early 2000s her latest acting credit was in the 2019 lifetime movie you light up my christmas this was the facts reunion we were talking about as mckeon joined kim fields lisa welchel and mindy cohn for this holiday treat mckeon once dated actor michael j fox for three years after they met on the set of high school usa in 1983. he's a nice guy what was i supposed to do hang up on him today nancy is in her mid-50s and has two daughters with her film technician hubby they live a private life on a ranch near austin texas molly ringwald molly appeared in the first season but was on the losing side of the season 2 cast shake-up the media paid nauseating amounts of money to the stars they think will get the audience excited it was her first ever acting gig no worries for her though she went on to become 80s royalty starring in classics like 16 candles the breakfast club and who could forget pretty in pink she's still very much at it too currently in the popular tv series riverdale which to my knowledge is loosely based on archie she's also mrs flynn in the successful netflix teen movie franchise kissing booth with a third one coming out soon george clooney do you remember george burnett well he appeared in 17 episodes over the final three seasons as the handyman neighbor who always popped in for no apparent reason whatsoever it's okay i'm qualified my dad owns a hardware store i mean clooney from the titular character in oceans 11 to winning two oscars george is quite frankly the man the facts of life held the record for longest running show for many years while on air accumulating over 200 episodes several spin-offs were attempted but none of them were successful did you watch any of the three made-for-tv spin-off movies what about the hallmark movie light up my christmas in 2019 which served as a mini reunion the film even included a little tribute to charlotte ray who passed away in 2018 so tell us who was your favorite character from the facts of life did you have a favorite season or setting as it did change throughout let us know your thoughts in the comments below we want to hear from you and if you enjoyed learning some facts about 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Length: 10min 59sec (659 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 31 2021