Life can be scary, and a lot of times we push certain fears aside just to get through the day. But when those fears show up ...

You take the good, you take the bad, and there you have... nine seasons and over 200 episodes of one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. Spun out of NBC's other wildly popular series ...

Lisa Whelchel is many things — an actress, a hands-on parent, and even a former Mouseketeer -- but one thing "The Facts of Life” star wouldn’t call herself is a singer. Fans of the 56-year-old may be ...

“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life.” If you just sang along, then there’s a good chance that, like me, you grew up watching the beloved ...

THE FACTS OF LIFE — Pictured: (center) Nancy McKeon as Joanna 'Jo' Marie Polniaczek Bonner, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Letisha Sage Green, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett, Lisa Whelchel as Blair ...

Nancy McKeon as Joanna 'Jo' Marie Polniaczek Bonner, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Letisha Sage Green, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett, Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' ...

Forty-five years later, Geri Jewell knows for a fact which episode was her favorite. The actress, 68, starred as Blair Warner’s cousin, Geri Tyler, on the iconic ’80s sitcom “Facts of Life,” and she ...

In the '80s, no show captured the ups and downs of growing up as a teenage girl better than The Facts of Life. The sitcom's cast centered on Edna Garrett, the housemother of Eastland Academy, an ...

The sitcom The Facts of Life was a popular staple on NBC from 1979 to 1988. After some adjustments following the first season, the show about teenage life at an all-girls’ boarding school featured ...

The Facts of Life is an iconic ’80s-era TV show that combined elements of classic sitcoms and new-age dramas. The show, a spinoff of Diff’rent Strokes, ran for nearly 10 years, making it one of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. THE FACTS OF LIFE — Pictured: (clockwise from top left) Nancy McKeon as ...

“The Facts of Life” turns 40 years old and one person who still has fond memories of bringing the beloved American sitcom to life is Lisa Whelchel. The series, which aired from 1979 until 1988, was a ...