Spinning off from the hit show Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life debuted in August of 1979 and aired on NBC for nine seasons. The show focused on Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae), a headmistress at an exclusive girls school, who took a particular interest in four students: The wealthy, spoiled Blair (Lisa Whelchel); Chubby, fun-loving Natalie (Mindy Cohn); Nosey and gossipy Tootie (Kim Fields) and the street-wise but caring Jo (Nancy McKeon). The popular series went on to becomes one of the longest running sitcoms of all time and is firmly entrenched in 80's pop culture.