It was followed by a second edition featuring “All in the Family” and “Good Times” in winter 2019, which averaged nearly 8 million Total Viewers after 35 days of delayed viewing across all platforms. The first “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” featured re-creations of “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” in spring 2019, averaging 13 million viewers. Jim Burrows and Andy Fisher are set to direct the live show. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” is produced by Sony Pictures Television, Kimmelot, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, D’Arconville and Simpson Street. The live special event will feature reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life,” created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and “Diff’rent Strokes,” created by Bernie Kukoff and Jeff Harris, and will reunite executive producers Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows. Garrett as the school’s dietician and Blair, Tootie and Natalie as her helpers - along with Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon), added as part of the revamp in Season 2. After Season 1, several of the girls (including Molly Ringwald were written out of the show, and the focus narrowed to Mrs. There, she oversees the care of students Blair Warner (Lisa Whelchel), Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey (Kim Fields), Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn) and others. In the show, Edna Garrett leaves the Drummonds’ Park Avenue hom and becomes housemother of a dormitory at a private all-girls school in Peekskill, New York. “The Facts of Life” aired for nine seasons between 19. A classic sitcom that reflected the lives of six twenty something friends: three men and three women, living in New York. Garrett and the Facts gals return for a (sigh) sixth season and reminisce about their summer vacays. “I cannot imagine a better group than Jennifer Aniston, Allison Tolman, Gabrielle Union, Kathryn Hahn and Ann Dowd, and I can’t wait to do their hair,” said executive producer Jimmy Kimmel. The Facts of Life - Season 6 episode list. Aniston, Tolman, Union and Hahn were announced as new cast additions on Monday night during “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” As previously announced, the “Diff’rent Strokes” installment will star John Lithgow as Mr.Drummond, Kevin Hart playing Arnold, Damon Wayans as Willis and Dowd as Mrs. “But at some point you’ve got to go, you take the good, you take the bad, that’s not a bad thing to remember.“Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘The Facts of Life’ and ‘Diff’rent Strokes'” will air live Tuesday, Dec. “My little in-ear monitors weren’t working, so I was freaking out in the middle of the song,” The Facts of Life alum said. Referring to some of the song’s iconic lyrics, Whelchel experienced some technical difficulties during her performance but just stayed the course. “It was so much fun… It was a little bit scary. The girls overcame so much together and experienced. “I had a wonderful time last night,” Whelchel later told Extra. The Facts of Life helped girls and boys alike to find their footing through the challenging teen years. Fans got a special treat when Whelchel kicked off the episode singing the legendary theme song decked out in her Eastland school uniform. Ann Dowd appeared as matriarch Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae). Friends alum Jennifer Aniston took on the role of Blair, Gabrielle Union portrayed Tootie, Allison Tolman played Natalie, and Kathryn Hahn portrayed Jo. The Facts of Life is an NBC network sitcom and spin-off of Diffrent Strokes created by Dick Clair & Jenna McMahon and developed by Howard Leeds. Live in Front of a Studio Audience recreated the “Kids Can Be Cruel” episode from The Facts of Life. Lisa Whelchel and Nancy McKeon of ‘The Facts Of Life’ | Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Lisa Whelchel opened the segment with the iconic ‘Facts of Life’ theme song One cast member was notably absent from the recent ABC special and Whelchel shared what kept her away from their reunion. Over time, this group shrinks to be centered on only four young women: wealthy and spoiled. The NBC sitcom set in an all-girls boarding school ran from 1979 to 1988 and focused on four main characters – Blair (Lisa Whelchel), Jo ( Nancy McKeon), Natalie (Mindy Cohn), and Tootie (Kim Fields). Garrett is the caretaker and confidante of a special group of girls. The NBC sitcom The Facts of Life was just revived for the latest installment of Jimmy Kimmel’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience.

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