George Clooney joins The Facts of Life in the Complete Seventh Season!
Garrett's girls are back! Join Blair, Natalie, Tootie, Jo, and Mrs. G for 24 Fact-astic episodes of laughs and life lessons in The Facts of Life: Season Seven. Every Facts fan knows that big changes are always in store for our heroines, but Season Seven knocks the girls for a loop when they return home from summer vacation and find that Edna's Edibles has been destroyed in a fire!

Employing the services of hunky contractor George Burnett (Academy Award winner George Clooney {2005: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Syriana; 2013: Best Picture (Producer): Argo} in an early role), they set out on a bold new business model, and from the ashes of Edna's Edibles rises the gift shop, Over Our Heads! Featuring Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields and Nancy McKeon, The Facts of Life: Season Seven delivers all the heart and hilarity fans have come to expect from a sitcom classic that became a cultural touchstone for any young adult of the eighties.In a season full of guest stars - including Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Jason Bernard (Herman's Head), singer El DeBarge (as himself), singer Charo (as herself), Elizabeth Kerr (Mork & Mindy), Tonight Show with Johnny Carson producer Jim McCawley (as himself), Nehemiah Persoff (Yentl, An American Tail), and Alex Rocco (The Godfather), among others - no star shone brighter than a new recurring cast member: a pre-A-list George Clooney!

Clooney joined Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon, and Mackenzie Astin in a role as "George Burnett," a character who would appear in 13 of the 24 episodes this season, and then in 4 more episodes during Season 8. This was in 1985-87, before Clooney appeared on Roseanne (1988-91) or Sisters (1993-94), and before his breakout role in 1994 as "Dr. Doug Ross" in ER.

On October 20th, Shout! Factory will release The Facts of Life - The Complete 7th Season on DVD as an individual season set (it's already available as part of The Complete Series). This 3-disc package will cost $29.93 SRP, and includes closed captioning.

THE COMPLETE 6TH SEASON ON DVD!
A classic sitcom - and that's a Fact! Mrs. Garrett and her girls - Blair, Natalie, Tootie and Jo - are back with another batch of freshly baked episodes filled with humor and heart in the sixth season of The Facts of Life. Featuring Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields and Nancy McKeon, The Facts of Life: Season Six is another terrific outing from one of America's most adored situation comedies, and a must-have for fans.

Season Six finds the girls dividing their time between working at Mrs. Garrett's gourmet food shop, Edna's Edibles, and exploring an ever-expanding world and all the challenges that lie ahead as they launch themselves into young adulthood. Through it all - from a hurricane-battered spring break in Fort Lauderdale to a memorable night of cruising in Peekskill - Mrs. Garrett's four young charges learn that the one thing you can always count on is friendship and sisterhood.Sony put out the first three seasons in 2006, then Shout! took up the rights to the 4th and 5th seasons for DVD release in 2010. Two months ago, Shout! Factory delivered all 9 seasons of the show on DVD with their 27-disc set of The Complete Series. But what about fans who prefer to continue getting it in individual season sets? No worries, and that's a FACT. Because on June 9th Shout! will release The Facts of Life - The Complete 6th Season.

This 3-DVD set is priced at $29.93 SRP, and includes closed captioning for the hearing impaired. Guest stars include John Astin (The Addams Family), Steve Susskind (Monsters, Inc.), Mackenzie Astin (son of the previously-mentioned John Astin, and also in later seasons a regular cast member for Facts), Timothy Stack (Son of the Beach), Dick O'Neill (Cagney & Lacey), Ryan Cassidy (in a recurring role), Moon Unit Zappa (daughter of Frank Zappa and vocalist on his song "Valley Girl"), and Peter DeLuise (21 Jump Street).

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THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON ON DVD

THE COMPLETE 5TH SEASON ON DVD!
The Facts of Life: The Complete Fifth Season was announced 7/28/2010 by Shout Factory! This installment is released on November 2, 2010. You have to take a bite out of 25 deliciously 30 minute "Edible" episodes. The Fifth Season (1983-1984) was the second major transition for the series, the first being the second season axe and addition of Nancy McKeon to the cast. Mrs. Garrett being very frustrated by Mr. Parker, Eastland's Headmaster, decides to quit Eastland and open her own gourmet food shop in nearby Peekskill, New York in the Season Premiere Hour Long Episode "Brave New World."

Natalie and Tootie gain permission from their parents to move in with Mrs. Garrett, while Jo lost a scholarship and can not afford the dorm. Mrs. Garrett lends a hand to let her work in the shop in effort to remain in college. Blair rushes Gamma Gamma Gamma and later learns that sorority sister Boots St. Clair (Jami Gertz - Still Standing, Square Pegs) tricked her into sweating about the election, even though she is a legacy, and then decides moves into Mrs. Garrett's house.

Mrs. Garrett and the girls also experience vandalism of the shop by a trouble teen Kelly Affanto (Grease 2's Pamela Segall); visiting a male strip club where Blairs boyfriend is a dancer; illegal computer tampering with a competitive business; Mrs. Garrett learning she may be thrown on the street because her divorsing son's joint ownership, a very odd dream episode where the year is 2000, Mrs. Garrett being possessed and killing customers for much needed meat, Jo's sudden return of an old flame Eddie (Clark Brandon), and fights between the girls parents.

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THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON ON DVD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


Just in Time for Mother's Day, Head Back to School with
Mrs. Garrett and the Girls from Eastland Academy...

THE FACTS OF LIFE:
THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON

Starring Emmy Nominee Charlotte Rae,
Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields

Collectable 4-DVD Set Brims With All 24 Memorable Episodes,
A Two-Hour Television Special The Facts of Life Goes To Paris
And Much More, Available on MAY 4, 2010 from Shout! Factory


Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo, are back in school under the guiding hand and watchful eye of their den mother, Mrs. Garrett at the Eastland Academy for Girls when Shout! Factory releases The Facts of Life: The Complete Fourth Season on May 4, 2010. The four-DVD box set of The Facts of Life: The Complete Fourth Season features all 24 unforgettable episodes plus The Facts of Life Goes to Paris, a two-hour television special where the girls and Mrs. Garrett embark on a Parisian adventure. A must-have for fans of contemporary TV classics and DVD collectors, The Facts of Life: The Complete Fourth Season is priced for everyone to own at $39.97.

Season Four highlights include a marriage proposal for Mrs. Garrett, an eye-opening lesson in drunk driving for the girls, and Blair and Jo heading off to college! Dishing out quick-witted humor and big laughs, the girls literally grew up right in front of millions of viewers each week.

The Facts of Life first aired on NBC August 24, 1979, as a spin off from the network's culturally popular sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, lasting nine seasons and 209 episodes. After its somewhat slow start, The Facts of Life found its niche and became a success, ultimately becoming one of the longest-running sitcoms on television, despite numerous time slot changes over the course of its run.

DVD Bonus Content:

• The Facts Of Life Goes To Paris
• Know The Facts: Trivia Game

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THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON ON DVD

SEASON THREE PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

You Take the Good, You Take the Bad,
You Take Them Both and There You Have …

THE FACTS OF LIFE:
THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
Emmy® Nominee Charlotte Rae, with Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel,
Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn Return to DVD October 24

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 14, 2006) – Blair, Jo, Tootie, Natalie and Mrs. Garrett return to DVD on October 24 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season. The three-disc set of 24 episodes from the popular, long-running series tackles issues that still face teenagers today: alcohol, romance, competition, and breaking the rules. As Mrs. Garrett, the ultimate den mother, Charlotte Rae was nominated for an Emmy® for her work in this season. The set will be priced at $29.95 SRP.

The Facts of Life also stars Lisa Whelchel (Where the Red Fern Grows) as Blair, the snooty rich girl who ultimately demonstrates that she’s not as perfect as she appears; Nancy McKeon (TV’s “The Division”) as Jo, the rebellious girl from the wrong side of the tracks who frequently shows a softer side beneath her hard shell; Mindy Cohn (TV’s “The Help”) as Natalie, the perky comedienne in the group who always has a funny line in any situation; and Kim Fields (TV’s “Living Single”) as Tootie, the youngest member of the group who often gets herself into trouble over her love of spreading gossip.

The Facts of Life first aired on NBC August 24, 1979, as a spin-off from the network’s culturally popular sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes,” lasting 9 seasons and 209 episodes. After its somewhat slow start, The Facts of Life found its niche and became a success, ultimately becoming one of the longest-running sitcoms on television, despite numerous timeslot changes over the course of its run.

The third season finds the characters in myriad dilemmas: Tootie (Fields) gets drunk for the first time, as well as developing a crush on her favorite singer (Jermaine Jackson of “The Jackson 5); Natalie (Cohn) gets mugged after coming home from a party and develops a fear of going outside; Jo (McKeon) falls out of love with her fiancée (played by ‘80s heartthrob Clark Brandon) and in love with the man who’s playing her husband in a simulated marriage project for a class; Blair (Whelchel) learns her grandfather is a member of a Ku Klux Klan; and Mrs. Garrett has her hands full when she rekindles an old romantic fling.

DVD Special Features Include:
Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
Full Screen Presentations
Audio: English (stereo)
Bonus Previews
Closed Captioned

The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season episodes include:
Growing Pains
Fear Strikes Back
Baby in the House
A Friend in Deed
Front Page
Give and Take
Sweet Sorrow
From Russia with Love
Dear Me
Cousin Geri Returns
Legacy
Green-Eyed Monster
The Americanization of Miko
Marriage Brokers
Starstruck
Four Musketeers
The Affair
The Runaway
New York, New York
Kids Can Be Cruel
Mind Your Own Business
The Academy
Read No evil
Jo’s Cousin Read No Evil

Broadcast Year: 1981 – 1982
The Facts of Life: The Complete Third has a run time of approximately 602 minutes and is not rated. Artwork is available at www.SPHEPUBLICITY.COM. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.

DVD Catalog # 16262
UPC Code: 0-43396-16262-4
Order Date: 9/21/06
SLP: $29.95

About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.


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DVD Special Features Include:
• Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
• Full Screen Presentations
• Audio: English (stereo)
• Bonus Previews
• Closed Captioned

The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season was broadcasted from 1981-1982, has a run time of approximately 602 minutes and is not rated.

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THE COMPLETE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS ON DVD

THE COMPLETE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS
OF THE FACTS OF LIFE TO DVD

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have THE FACTS OF LIFE...! A spin-off of the tremendously popular "Diff'rent Strokes," THE FACTS OF LIFE is the hilarious series that follows Mrs. Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) and her mission as housemother to instill values in the girls of Eastland School. The large first season cast included John Lawlor, Jenny O’Hara, Lisa Whelchel, Felice Schachter, Julie Piekarski, Kim Fields, Molly Ringwald, Jullie Anne Haddock, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon. By the second season, the show focused on Mrs. Garrett and just four Eastland girls - spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, wise-cracking Natalie, and rebellious Jo. Under Mrs. Garrett's guidance, these four go from wide-eyed school girls to mature young women...all while learning THE FACTS OF LIFE! Guest stars include the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes," Helen Hunt and Richard Dean Anderson of TV's "MacGyver"! Includes all 29 laugh-packed episodes from Seasons One and Two!


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SEASON ONE AND TWO PRESS RELEASE

Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel, Molly Ringwald, Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn Star in….

THE FACTS OF LIFE THE COMPLETE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS

Arriving on DVD May 9 in a Four-Disc Set Guest Stars include Oscar® Winner Helen Hunt, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (February 27, 2006) – Mrs. Garrett and the girls from Eastland Academy make their DVD debut on May 9 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second Seasons. The collection of 29 episodes from the popular, long-running series featuring an outstanding ensemble cast of young women will be available in a four-disc set and priced at $39.95 SLP.

The Facts of Life stars Charlotte Rae (TV’s “Diff’rent Strokes”), along with the young women who were every girl’s ideal and every boy’s first crush: Lisa Whelchel (Where the Red Fern Grows), Nancy McKeon (TV’s “The Division”), Mindy Cohn (TV’s “The Help”), Kim Fields (TV’s “Living Single”), Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink), Felice Schachter (Zapped!), Julie Piekarski (TV’s “Best of Times”), and Julie Anne Haddack (The Great Santini).

Guest stars the first and second seasons include Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato from “Diff’rent Strokes,” Helen Hunt (TV’s “Mad About You,” As Good As It Gets, Twister), Richard Dean Anderson (TV’s “MacGyver,” “Stargate SG-1”), Zsa Zsa Gabor (Touch of Evil, Queen of Outer Space), Robert Alda (Rhapsody in Blue, Imitation of Life), Alex Rocco (The Wedding Planner), and comedienne Geri Jewell. Jewell is particularly notable because she was the first person with a visible disability to become a recurring character on a primetime sitcom. During her long run on the show, Jewell broke important new ground by addressing issues of disability awareness.

Set in an exclusive East Coast boarding school, The Facts of Life never shied away from tackling tough subjects facing teenage girls during its 209 episode run. In the first two seasons alone, the series included storylines that dealt with dieting, adoption, athletic competition, divorce, drugs, shoplifting, teenage marriage, gossip, teen suicide, and plagiarism.

The Facts of Life first aired on August 24, 1979, on NBC as a spin-off from the network’s phenomenally-popular sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes” on which Charlotte Rae played Mrs. Garrett, housekeeper to Philip Drummond's household. On The Facts of Life, Mrs. Garrett becomes a dorm housemother at Eastland, an exclusive girl’s boarding school, where she acts as confidante and surrogate parent to the girls in her charge. The first season involved Mrs. Garrett adjusting to her new job and featured storylines involving the numerous issues besetting ‘tweens.

Needing to sharpen its broad focus, in the second season Mrs. Garrett became the school’s nutritionist and the series concentrated its attention on four girls in Mrs. Garrett’s charge: the wealthy and spoiled debutante Blair (Whelchel), the wisecracking Natalie (Cohn), the sassy Tootie (Fields) and the newly-introduced character of working class tough girl Jo (McKeon), who offered a dynamic counterpoint to the other upper-class teens and gave the series renewed energy and life.

After its somewhat slow start, The Facts of Life found its niche and became a success, ultimately becoming the longest-running sitcom of its time on television, despite numerous timeslot changes over the course of its nine seasons. The show also inspired the TV movies The Facts of Life in Paris (1982), The Facts of Life Down Under (1987) and The Facts of Life Reunion (2001).

DVD Special Features Include:
• Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
• Full Screen Presentations
• Audio: English (stereo)
• Bonus Previews
• Featurette: Remembering the Facts of Life
• Featurette: After Facts
• Closed Captioned

The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second Seasons is from the broadcast years of 1979 – 1981, has a run time of approximately 707 minutes and is not rated.

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THE FACTS OF LIFE BIOGRAPHY

PRODUCT DETAIL: Featuring clips from the sitcom and interviews with Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel (Blair Warner), Mindy Cohn (Natalie Green), former NBC Executive Warren Littlefield, BIOGRAPHY takes an inside look at The Facts of Life.

It was the end of the 70's. For the NBC network, there was only one successful sitcom on its line-up - "Diff'rent Strokes." Ratings were still the key, and for NBC President Fred Silverman, this was no laughing matter. Leave it up to one leading lady to save the day - actress Charlotte Rae, AKA "Mrs. Garrett."

Created as a spin-off of the popular "Diff'rent Strokes," "The Facts of Life" premiered in 1979. With Charlotte Rae continuing her role as "Mrs. Garrett," former housekeeper of the Drummond family on "Diff'rent Strokes," the show centered around an all-girls boarding school where Rae served as housemother. A diverse group of young girls were enrolled at the Eastland School for Girls. The core group included Blair, the affluent blonde; Tootie, resident gossipmonger; the streetwise Jo; and Natalie, the chubby one. The show experienced some growing pains at first, but eventually found its way into the hearts of millions of viewers each week. The show continued to evolve until its final episode in 1988. Under Mrs. Garrett's guidance, the Eastland girls, Blair, Jo, Tootie, and Natalie; went from wide-eyed school girls to affable young women having survived break-ups and break-outs...all while learning the facts of life.

Run-Time: Approx 60 minutes
Retail Cost: $19.99
Item Number: AAE-18816
NO LONGER AVAILABLE - DISCONTINUED!