Like a lot of other people, I thought this show was better in its first season than it was in its later years. In fact, does anyone even remember that future "Brat Packer" Molly Ringwald was a member of the original cast? The character I thought was mildly interesting from the later years was Jo. Nancy McKeon at least played her like a real character and not like a charicature like the other girls were, and the most annoying of them was Tootie. I wonder how Kim Fields, who has gone on to become a successful director and producer, has been able to live down that role. In the beginning she was just an annoying little girl and as the show wore on she became more of a whiney spoiled brat. Thank God this show is not being shown in reruns anymore.

I'm sure we've all heard that before. The legendary first line to the Facts of Life theme song. It is my favorite show on Nick at Nite, and am very mad because they didn't put it on the Un-Realathon! It is just as unreal as "Diff'rent Strokes" Anyway this is the best show out there right now!

This show is okay, it wasn't the best. It took place in a school. There is not story plot. Every episode something different happens. My favorite character was Jo who was played By Nancy McKeon. She did a good job. The other characters were really annoying to me.

O.K lets get down to the real facts I like this and the key word here is like and that is because of Tootie, Jo, and Natalie. These were my favorite characters because they all had real personalities that people could really relate to. Ms. Garrett and Blaire were flakes on the ground. I really don't see why the show held on to these characters for so long(at least Ms. Garrett had the good sense to leave and have Beverly come see to the girls). It had some good times and more bad ones. It seem to me that the show was trying too hard in the 7th, 8th, and 9th seasons and that is what buried this show.The last episode had no importance it focused on Blaire buying Eastland and becoming the headmistress. I mean why not do a last episode that had something to do with Jo, Tootie, and Natalie also(by the way we barely even saw them in that episode).This show really could have done better than it did.