THE FACTS OF LIFE

“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have, the facts of life, the facts of life …” Remember the catchy theme song to the beloved 1979-88 comedy series The Facts of Life? Oh, Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae, in her Diff’rent Strokes spinoff role) had her hands full as housemother at Eastwood’s all-girls boarding school, charged with uber-spoiled Blair Warner (Lisa Whelchel), the gossipy and awkwardTootie (Kim Fields), the impressionable Natalie (Mindy Cohn) and tomboy Jo (Nancy Mckeon). And who could forget the added bonus of George Clooney as the show’s handyman?!