The Facts of Life | Pilot | Rough Housing | Season 1 Episode 1 Full Episode | The Norman Lear Effect
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- In the very first episode of The Facts of Life, Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae) is there to comfort Cindy (Julie Anne Haddock), while the Drummonds (Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato) are there for a visit.
From Season 1, Episode 1 'Rough Housing': Cindy decides not to attend the Harvest Ball when Blair intimates that because of her tomboyishness she might be a lesbian.
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About The Facts of Life: At the Eastland School in Peekskill, New York, Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) oversees the day-to-day lives of students who come from all walks of life. Under the care of this slightly nutty but always caring housemother is the beautiful, rich and spoiled Blair Warner (Lisa Whelchel); the witty, plump and impressionable Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn); Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey (Kim Fields), the young and persistent campus gossip; and Joanna “Jo” Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon), a Bronx-born and bred streetwise kid whose tough exterior masks the brains and compassion she's hiding underneath. Whether it's the challenges posed by Eastland's academic and social scenes, the rise, fall and rebirth of the businesses they start and run together, or the comings and goings of new faces in school and town, including Edna's replacement (and sister) Beverly Ann Stickle (Cloris Leachman), the girls are always ready for a new challenge, and perceptive enough to learn from each new situation.
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The Facts of Life | Pilot | Rough Housing | Season 1 Episode 1 Full Episode | The Norman Lear Effect
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I totally forgot that this show was actually a spinoff from Different Strokes. It was so successful and took a life of it's own, always felt like an original series.
I forgot Molly Ringwald was briefly on the show
@@probochronicles3991 yes, then she exploded, and was too big for just TV. She became an 80s icon.
Gary Coleman single-handedly almost totally erased racism, and still gets no credit!
@@user-ty6do8yz4l You wouldn't have guessed it when she looked directly into camera at 5:40. 😊
I didn't realize it till just now, how does Pretty Little when this show is on. I never saw the first episode.
Rest in Peace, Dana, Gary, Conrad, and Charlotte.
Thinking very fondly of you, Todd.
I love you Dana Gary conrad
It’s sad that the actors passed away but the episodes remain.
R.I.P All of them. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Joseph Sanders That's why he wrote "thinking very fondly of you" instead of "rest in peace".
@@grantharrismusic Todd Bridges is still alive
Cindy reminds me of an earlier Jo. A tomboyish character. She rocks.
Mrs. G always had some really good life lessons on each episode.
Yep, that's MRS. Garrett.
Always loved how Mrs Garrett always had the right way to settle a situation and give great advice.
Yea it usually involves muleing a back of clothes up a flight of stairs!
Gary Coleman’s comedic timing was just brilliant. He ran circle’s around everyone in that opening scene.
So glad I grew up in this era...
Young Molly Ringwold!!! 80s Icon on this episode!
she was cast member in the first season.
Interestingly, she and Nancy were the two weakest characters. But what sweet revenge she would get on the producers who dumped her when she became a Brat Pack phenom!
The writing, acting, directing is what made this era of television pure gold.
Natalie was my favorite character. She was so adorable and it felt so affirming to see a beautiful, fashionable girl on television who wasn’t slim. I finally felt represented.
This Show Was Amazing. Charlotte Rae Was So Special especially with Those Life Lessons. Pure Gold.
RIP Charlotte Rae Gary Coleman Conrad Bain and Dana Plato
Gary Coleman, too , 5-28-2010 at 42 years old.
@@shopsshire9282 RIP Also, Alan Thicke, who co-wrote the theme songs for this and its original show, 'Diff'rent Strokes'.
Funny thing is Cindy is the one who grew up to be a fashion model. LOL!
Although, in the Season 8 reunion episode, Blair could not resist one more shade. She said how she used to think that if Cindy appeared on the cover of any magazine, it would be Field and Stream!
I love The Facts Of Life. I grew up watching it. I like the earlier seasons the best. Watching these episodes brings back so many wonderful childhood memories. ♥️💕
I wasn't even born yet when this program started in 1979 an i was only 2 years old when it was taken off the air yet luckily my parents had been recording fans for decades an we were raised watching these programs an that was wonderful except for our peers didn't have a clue of wth we were talking in school i understand now why our teachers were always smiling giggling even pretending to be interested in the stories i was telling LOL it was really something.
Yes. I prefer the Season 1 episodes...
@@Indyexpat Yeah,I think it captures that 1979 slumber party,freedom/fun loving atmosphere of the time. Me and my pals would stay up all night watching monster movies and eating pizza and then watching Saturday morning cartoons. It was a perfect time/life at that moment. There were problems but nothing too serious in our smalltown America Ohio area...It seemed like bliss...
@@Indyexpat Yeah,1977-1979 was a perfect TV life era for me. Facts of Life. Bigfoot and Wildboy. Lucan. Bad News Bears TV series. Man from Atlantis. Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. Battlestar Galactica. Buck Rogers. Loved it and still watch all my favorites from the time. I live in a total retro warp. Cartoons,too.
I loved tootie, and her roller skates❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This was my #1 favorite episode. RIP Charlotte, Dana & Gary. You're missed lots! I really felt for Cindy's challenge on a personal level.
Do - not forget about Conrad name/ spell
We need clean, wholesome shows like this again. I miss them.
Kim Fields just has a natural beauty. That's rare.
her mom was on a few episodes of good times. they look a lot alike
She is cute and still is
@@drewski1535 I'm glad that she's still keeping herself busy.
She was gorgeous when she got older.
@Tara Honey I was going to say the same thing! Her name is Alexis Fields and she's looks almost identical to her mom Chip Fields!
Charlotte Rae singing the theme in the 1st season was funny.
Yes, but also gut wrenching!
I really miss them...they are the very core of who I became today....wish there was more sitcom like these no days ...but it's wishful thinking
You can’t re-live the past; you can only remember it…
-old proverb
I remember seeing this pilot episode on NBC-TV in August 1979
1979 was the most forgettable year...
Wow! It became classic 80’s tv
Not a pilot episode. This was the series premier.
On chanel 5 NYC
Channel 4 KNBC in Los Angeles
They should have kept the entire cast from the pilot and put them in the series. My favorites were Cindy and Molly 😌👌💯
I agree. They were some of my favorites too.
My favorites were Natalie, Blair, and Tootie, so I’m glad they kept them. I also really liked Jo later.
I thought Molly was unnecessary. I hate her hair there with a very strong passion. Though a gorp in the show is fun next to the beauties. That's why Natalie is great there. She's very funny and represents that type who isn't looking like a Barbie or tom boy. Everyone has their place. So I guess Molly would have been fine.
It's definitely interesting that a kids' show that premiered in 1979 should have its first episode focus on alleged lesbianism. Not such a big deal now, but certainly a big deal more than 40 years ago.
Yes, even to the point where Cindy tells Mrs. Garrett how worried she is about "not being normal".
The casting the 2nd year was genius!
One thing i love about these old shows is seeing actors/actresses long before i ever knew who they were. At 0:17, i was thinking "i recognize this woman", then i clued in that its Doug Heffernan's mom from "The King of Queens"
Yeah, i saw molly ringwald in this 1, and saw george clooney in another episode...guess i didn't watch this show religiously enough...
Jenny o hara was a delight on this show.
Blair's character was still being tweaked. She was a bit of a harsh "mean girl" during season 1. From season 2 on up she was fluffy and silly.
Please add more, I miss this show so bad!
It comes on TV Monday - Friday on DirecTV channel 272. They Show 10 episodes a Day.
The whole series is on DVDs.
But seriously shortened to make room for commercials.
@@gretchennelson7056 Yeah It's almost a full 2 minutes of scene cut out for commercials.
@@lusciousmayweather8385 It’s just appalling how bad it’s getting. I swear I’ll watch an episode of Facts of Life or LHOTP on Uptv and the next day even more is cut out of it. If you’re a casual viewer you may not realize you’re missing anything but if you know the show well you know damn well what you’re missing.😖😖
This show underwent radical changes from the pilot .From the many cast changes to the theme song. And thank God they got Tootie out of the roller skates
They only had her wearing em to make her look taller since the producers felt she was too short for her age at the time
@@nah....6151 No it wouldn't have lasted. Whoever took control after the initial airings knew what they were doing
One thing that really helped the show was that the characters matured and had some personality or depth beyond the one note characters in the beginning, like dealing with Blair’s vanity and selfishness. Diff’rent Strokes never really moved beyond the punchlines and catchphrases for humor.
@kirkrules66 when I was younger I liked the show but not so much now. I think the success was because in the early 80s sitcoms were showing their age and ending their runs and the ones replacing them weren’t that great.
It’s not often the spin-off out performs the parents series with 9 seasons multiple back door pilots and to international TV movies. The end of Diff’rent Strokes began firing of Dana Plato and with the success of the Cosby Show which brought a bit of sophistication back to the sitcom.
Toward the end the show wasn’t really about anything,it didn’t take on the the social issues or teach the life lessons of the early seasons, NBC canceled it in 85 only for ABC to pick up the show and cancel it halfway through season 8.
@kirkrules66 Facts Of Life ran for 9 seasons to be exact! And Diff'rent Strokes ran for 8 seasons!
Thanks for the memories, please keep them coming. 70s, 80s, and 90s were the best!!! 🤩 I feel sorry for the kids now days. But thank God for TH-cam and y'all for keeping them grounded.
I watch these shows and feel that they are better than shows nowadays. I was born in 2001, and I really hate the generation I grew up in.
Lisa Whelchel didn't even know what this episode was about until year's later.
How did you find this out?
@@MrJumper282003 because Lisa said so.
Thank you, especially, Alan Thicke, for co-writing a catchy theme song.
They had the best TV shows growing up
I am so glad I grew up in the 70s and 80s. I loved that America. 🥺
Watching the very beginning made me cry because I remember how Dana Plato died. Very, very sad.
An absolutely heartbreaking story.
First season is still my fav! Especially the original theme song. :)
I'M SOOOOO HAPPY that i came across this first episode ❤
I like the chemistry between Arnold (Gary Coleman) and Tootie ( Kim Fields) .
He was older than her in real life.
@@needles1987 well only a year older than her he was born 1968 and she was born in 1969
@@jordanbass481 Wow. I suppose he already knew at that point that he would not be growing to an average height. Despite that, he made good humor of whatever condition that was.
@@nassauguy48 yes Gary Coleman was a great talent actor it was a shame what happen too him behind close doors
@@jordanbass481 Yeah his parents robbed him blind.
My favorite 80's show.
I love this series and own Lisa Whelchel's workout DVD.
Well at least they had the common courtesy to give us a full version of this episode instead of the little snippets like the rest of the other episodes
I like The Facts of Life. I been watching it since the 80's. I like the earlier and later seasons the best.
This isn't the Pilot episode. It is the first episode of the series, however, the Pilot is actually the last episode of Season 1 of Different Strokes. The pilot is quite different from this episode. Most notably there is no Natalie or Cindy, no Mr. Bradley or Miss Mahoney and Blair plays guitar and smokes.
Is that the episode when Mrs Garrett goes to help out at the school with Kimberly?
@@maureenmeagher6415 yes
I never thought Cindy looked like a boy. But I do think she looks like she could be a sister to Chad Allen. I cannot be the only one who sees that.
Molly was the one who looks like a boy.
Exactly. Amazing. I was totally thinking the exact same thing & cool you were too. I was wondering if she was.
@@SLoft7241me too - until I realized it was Molly Ringwald (!!!) 😆
Molly was wonderful a perfect touch to the rest of the cast🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Blair was always my favorite
Charlotte Rae singing the intro!
I liked the bigger cast in the first season. Cindy was a favorite of mine
Cindy was a favorite of many boys at this time.
Yeah it was better in the beginning and then a lot of the kids left and it wasn’t the same
Yes, it was better with the bigger cast in the beginning.
@@PantyhoseExperience They didn't leave willingly. They got fired.
New writers were hired following the First Season. They insisted that the cast be whittled down. It would make the writing much easier.
Been waiting all week for this one 🎉
I had no idea Molly Ringwald starred in this, too. And her character went by her first name, Molly. If I remember correctly, Natalie was one of my favorite characters.
i love this episode, the music from the first season was the best one
43 years. Where did the time go?
Wish I could tell you
"You could use a few inches." Not the first time I've heard that. 😥🤣
It's very interesting how they pared the cast to just Blair, Tootie, and Natalie.
They were the only three characters who stood out. The snooty rich girl, the cute Black girl, and the wisecracking and chubby Jewish girl.
@@nassauguy48damn you wrong for that s***** 😂😂😂
The fact of life was my favorite show to watch on my TV
Season 1is my favorite. I was sad when they changed writers and cut the cast in half.
🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. I watched this series from beginning to end. NBC. Different Strokes spun this off and Hello Larry. Fortunate to be living in the 70's😂🎉
Just watched a great docu on Tubi on this show.
I used to get teased unmercilessly about being a Molly Rinwald, lol. Gingers always had it rough growing up, lol.
Same here.
Love it! Gotta love Mrs. Garrett! ❤ 😊
Mrs. Garrett was awesome!
I loved the first season
I liked the first season
I love how Mrs. Garrett burned Blair.
Can't wait to watch this 👍
I don't have cable so I hope to watch all the 80's shows soon.
I was born about half way through the show's run, so I had no idea what it was then. But now I watch reruns on RewindTV, and think it's still better than most of the crap that's on TV these days.
1984? That's when I was born. Never liked the show. My mom loved it. I thought I's watch it again. I'm sure I will figure out why I didn't like it. I still love old shows. Mostly things before this. Get Smart for example. I can't think of one 80's show I liked off the top of my head. Not including shows with Michael J. Fox.
@@christinaFaith84 "83" my self. I fell in love with this show when I was in my 20s and not ready to be a real adult yet! Watching Facts Of Life let me escape and feel like I was "one of the kids" at least for about 30 minutes per episode anyway!
Lisa Welchel was a big reason I tuned into the show! And when Nancy McKeon joined the cast the following season, and the show began to gel after the adjustments. I liked Jo's character.
Me too
I had a crush on Molly
Wow what a great blast from the past❤❤
it’s funny how they almost never wore the eastland uniforms during season 1 and then during seasons 2-4 it was kinda rare to see them in casual clothes, i particularly love the uniform and i think it was probably more comfortable for them too
They wore the Eastland uniforms a lot when they were in classes or going to class.
If you go to Getty images, they took photos of the 8 actresses in their Eastland uniforms like they were actual school pictures.
I liked their casual clothes, the short shorts were adorable🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My goodness this season is practically a different show from the rest of the series.
My dad controlled the TV back then. This is my first time seeing this Thank you!!
I had Arnold's jacket back then. I totally forgot about that. It had patches of baseballs for many of the major league teams
Do they still make those?
@@nassauguy48 even if they did we all know it's not gonna be of the same quality/craftsmanship 🥴
Please upload more full episodes of the facts of life the whole series would be even better!
I love this show so much ❤
I like it when TV shows cross paths. It happend sometimes back in the 80's sticoms.
It was a spin-off like Laverne and Shirley and Happy Days. The Simpsons is also a spin-off- It was a series of shorts on the Tracy Ullman Show. Anyway, the connection is that Kimberly attended boarding school.
@@pikestance4219 The simpsons is not a spin off. A spin off is when you take supporting characters from one show and give them their own show.
@@adewilson132 The Simpsons was a short on the Tracey Ullman show. It was popular short and then it was "spun off" to be its own show. The Characters were part of the Tracey Ullman show. (facepalm).
I miss this show♥️
Interesting episode. Glad to have come across it.
There was always something to learn from.these series.....
I was so in love with Lisa Whelchel at the time. LoL
Loved facts of life
💞 I Loved, Loved, Loved and use to watch " Facts of Life " TV Show faithfully every Saturday night after Different Strokes. * I even had a wallet size Lisa Whelcel/ Blair.. photo in my wallet I got from Show and an autograph Conrad Bain 8x10 photo too. Fun times!! ✌️🎥💓
Thank you! 😃
Great Episode
Wow - the pilot focused on Blaire calling out Cindy & it kept going Aah, the 70s & 80s when issues were addressed. Archie Bunker wouldn’t be on today 😂
Loved the show
Lisa was a Christian on this very first episode
This season didn't have Jo on it, but it was one of my favorites!
This was the good old days I miss those days great show
what a great show this is what we need today !!
What a gem! Thank you
There's more Facts of Life to come, stay tuned!
@@thenormanleareffect Who were the main producers of this show?
@@tonyarceneaux286 Al Burton and Jerry Meyer.
I love this TV show
I can say that this program was teen tested parents approved little did i ot my siblings learn that these programs were long before our time ? an now im still watching reruns of these fantastic programs an i personally don't feel like i missed out on anything of today's programs. I actually feel blessed to have parents who cared about what we watched ect, i have the greatest parents in the world. Thank you Mom & Dad for being our 1st teachers we love and appreciate everything you have done for us.
Sounds like cult brainwashing.
13:23 yes.
I still love this show
Classic!!!!!!
Call me strange but what I remember about these early episodes was how cute I thought Molly was!
She looked like a mushroom but I'd still plow.
She was almost kept on the show!!! She was the last one let go!!!
A catchy theme song :)
This is on one of my favorite shows!!!! ❤
My favorite is Suanne.
Same here
they sure made it clear that this was only a temporary gig so that she could easily return to DS. talk about padding your landing. :) Smart woman.
The was because the two actors who played the Ropers were left out to dry after their spinoff from Three's Company got canceled.
An Oldie but a Goodie.
Oh no I love the fact of life I grow up watching them
I think I just saw Mrs. Garrett tell her first ever lie! She said "Oh I'll be back. I promise!" Though to be fair, had she returned, we would have never had such classic memories from this wonderful show. So I forgive her. Lol
She didn't lie. She just didn't say when.
I mean, that was her "out" in case the show didn't work. If Facts hadn't exploded in popularity, that line gave her an excuse to go back to the Drummand family.
Wise cracks in especially the beginning where kinda funny.
It's funny how they thought 32 was old. I'm 34 and they're making me feel old.
At their age, you think 32 is old. You are dealing with 16 to 10 year olds here.
Do not feel bad. In a Brady Bunch episode, Marcia was complaining about having to wear braces. Her mother reminded her that, once they were taken off, she would be prettier than ever. Marcia replied how, by that time, she would be an old maid. Twenty!
@@nassauguy48 people married earlier then though lol
@@Diostillrocks yea but that lady looked way older than 32!
@@oooh19 she was actually 38.
I wish they would have kept Molly. She was so cute.
I always thought Different Strokes was a spin-off of Facts of life not the other way around.
Facts of Life came later.
I like molly Ringwald too.her screen presence is so bright and evident.
When "The Facts Of Life" first premiered back in 1979, I'll bet a lot of people were wondering "What kind of name is Tootie?"
You had Officer Toodie in "Car 54, Where Are You?" which Charlotte Rae played the wife of future Munster Grandpa Al Lewis.
@@Diostillrocks I've never seen it so I wouldn't know.
@@samsticka it's on TH-cam.
Right. Her real name was Dorothy, and I fail to see how the nickname Tootie derives from that. Did she play with a horn when she was younger? Did she like electric trains? Did people think her voice sounded like it was tooting?
@@nassauguy48 Dorothy sounds like an old fashion name. Though later, Kim preferred her character being called Dorothy over Tootie in the 2001 reunion movie because Tootie sounded like a kids name.