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{{quote|''You take the good, you take the bad, you take 'em both and there you have... The Facts of Life.''|'''Opening theme'''}}
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Long-running [[Sitcom]] and [[Teen Drama]] (1979-1988) about the heartwarming adventures of a group of female students. Initially they were students at a boarding school. In later seasons, they went to college and beyond, but kept living together under the watchful eye of Mrs. Garrett, formerly of ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' (and, in later seasons, her [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] sister, played by Cloris Leachman).
During its first season, the show had a large ensemble of girls, including a very young Molly Ringwald. Starting with its second season, though, the show was [[
'''<big>The central girls after the first season were:</big>'''
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* Tootie, the baby (who lost her trademark rollerskates as part of the retool)
The show aired long enough to use just about every [[Sitcom]] trope in existence, including Blair's [[Inspirationally Disadvantaged]] cousin Gerri, who had cerebral palsy, and many [[Very Special Episode
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* [[Absentee Actor]]: All the cast (except Kim Fields) at one time or another, most notably in "The First Time"
* [[Attempted Rape]]: Jo & Natalie.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Blair and Jo have many of these moments when they stop sniping. Blair nearly punches out a guy who assaulted Jo. Blair secretly helps Jo get a scholarship so that she can stay in school. Jo replaces a childhood toy of Blair's after it is ruined. Jo jumps to her defense after a disgruntled wife accuses Blair of sleeping with her husband. Blair skips a ski trip to spend Christmas with Jo, etc., etc.
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* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: A balloon resembling [[Dai Sentai Goggle Five|Goggle Red]] briefly appeared in the beginning of the episode "Reunion".
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Blair, whose snotty behavior tends to cover up her deep seated [[Parental Abandonment]] issues. She has few real friends outside of the main cast.
* [[The Movie]]: ''The Facts of Life Goes to Paris''; ''The Facts of Life Down Under''
* [[New Transfer Student]]: Pippa, who is from Australia. Also Alex, the princess of something-in-Europe. Miko was a temporary Japanese exchange student.
* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: Blair and her former stepsister (portrayed by Eve Plumb) are not actually related but treat each other as genuine siblings.
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* [[Prince Charming]]: Blair's steady boyfriend Cliff is a modern version of this, but she ends up falling out of love with him for an unknown reason and calls the relationship off.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Blair acts as a surrogate parent to her little sister, who is born when Blair is 20-something. Also acted as birth coach for her mother.
* [[The Quincy Punk]]: In "The Americanization of Miko," the writers demonstrated total ignorance about the Stray Cats. Based on the characters'
** Also, when troublemaker Kelly enters the cast, she claims to be a member of the (fake) local gang [[White Gang-Bangers|the Lords of Discipline]], who specialize in vandalizing Edna's Edibles and dress like the guys in the "Beat It" video.
* [[Religious Russian Roulette]]
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