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The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

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The Facts of Life

Comedy

8/24/79 – 5/7/88

NBC

United States

What is The Facts of Life about (plot, summary)

A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett. Later in the series, Mrs. Garrett is promoted to school dietician, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. Eventually she leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from her girls.