| 1979 - There is a pilot episode of The Facts Of Life, spun off from Diff'rent Strokes. The stars of Diff'rent Strokes are Conrad Bain as Mr. Drummond, Gary Coleman as Arnold, Todd Bridges as Willlis, Dana Plato as Kimberly, and Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Garrett. The guest stars that would soon start The Facts Of Life are Felice Schachter as Nancy, Kim FIelds as Tootie, Julie Piekarski as Sue Ann, Lisa Whelchel as Blair, Molly Rnigwald as Molly, Jennifer Rooney as Jennifer and Laura Shuman as Laura. |
| 1979 - The Facts Of Life starts on NBC in place of "Hello Larry". The cast is: Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Garret, Kim Fields as Tootie Ramsey, Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, Julie Piekarski as Sue Ann Weaver, Molly Ringwald as Molly Parker, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green, Julie Ann Haddock as Cindy Webster, and Felice Schachter as Nancy Olsen. Together they lived in a dorm house. |
| 1978 - Charlotte Rae goes to an all girls school to interview students about going to an all girls bording school. While interviewing Mindy Cohn, she decides she'd be the perfect actress to play Natalie. |
| 1980 - Show's rating weren't too high. The problem was too many girls. They narrowed it down, They wanted to pick one rich, stuck up girl. They decided on Blair, then they wanted a youngest and they chose Tootie, and they wanted Natalie to cheer things up. They had auditions for a new character. Nancy McKeon was their perfect choice. She came in season 2 and played "Jo"- Joanna Marie Polniazcek. |
| 1980 - The shows ratings went up a ton! In the first episode the girls get in trouble for going to the "Chugalug bar" using fake id's and stealing the school van. Their punishment is the four of them have to live on top of the cafeteria and work their, Mrs. Garret's room was across the hall so she could look after them. |
| 1981 - Blair's cousin Geri visits them. Geri is a handicap comidianne. |
| 1983 - The girls punishment was over. They could go live in the dorms, but instead they decided to move in with Mrs. Garret on top of her store, Edna's Edibles. |
| 1983 - Blair and Jo graduate from Eastland Academy all girls school. They start going to Langly college. Blair wants to be a lawyor. |
| 1986 - Natalie graduates from Eastland School - she is studying to be a writer. She's into journalism. |
| 1987 - Tootie graduates from Eastland School and wants to be an actress! Beverly Ann adopts Andy and he lives with the girls. year-? |
| 1987 - Tootie gets engaged to Jeff. Pippa, a student from Austrailia, moves in with them. |
| 1988 - Jo marries Rick Bonnor. Blair takes control of Eastland school. Natalie goes on to be a writer. |
| 1988 - Lisa Whelchel marries Steve Cauble. |
| 1985 - Mrs. Garret gets married. She moves to Africa to join the peacecorps. Her sister Beverly Ann moves in with the girls. Andy comes to work at the girls shop. |
| 1988 - 2001 - Lisa has three kids - Tucker, Haven and Clancy. |
| 1984 - Lisa Whelchel records an album "All because of you" |
| Edna's Edibles burns down and they open Over Our Heads and remodel the house |
| 2001 - Nancy McKeon stars in "The Division" on lifetime tv network, Sundays at 9 pm eastern. It is about 5 cops and their personal lives. |
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