The Facts of Life: The Complete Series (4/5) El Debarge and the Girls Perform "You Wear It Well"

[@ralphsbabygirl41]

Natalie surprised me... she didn’t miss a beat! She & Tootie we’re definitely naturals

[@antoniojohnson8443]

Both sang background on Michael Jackson’s thriller album

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

@@antoniojohnson8443 I never knew this but looked it up. Kim talked about it in an interview. There’s a photo of Mindy and Kim with Janet in the studio with Michael for PYT. Apparently Quincy Jones asked several people to leave because he was hearing some off-key in the “na na na” they were singing. He didn’t single them out but they were part of the group that had to go.

[@lanafranklin8568]

I was like ok Natalie!

[@georgearroyo6511]

Natalie kept that rhythm. Whoo!!!

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

The 80s were amazing........😎🤩⭐️

[@movingforward-fc4lg]

Yes it was I miss it ❤

[@keepmoving2023-ku7nb]

Yes it was 🎉

[@samuelherriotiii2114]

Yes indeed.

[@mysteryof7]

Can never go wrong with a lil El DeBarge

[@BenJabituya]

That's right, his music is the soundtrack of my life.

[@lyricistanonymous8126]

He's eternal bae😍😍

[@XxBabyGurlLovexX]

NEVER can go wrong 😍❤ need my daily dose.

[@gregorythomas4470]

Lol. El was the prettiest one in that skit!

[@ellik3802]

Gregory Thomas Facts

[@tomaradoss3420]

Lol

[@yeiyei3869]

Foundation and liner flawless

[@MightMouse2174]

aRe yOu gAY ?!?!?!

[@yeiyei3869]

Gregory Thomas savage 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. You shut his ass up

[@funkysouldancer1]

El is the most handsomest man i've ever seen..He just gets more gorgeous as the years roll by.

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Black Mama White Daddy 😊

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

God I miss the '80s

[@thegreatbungholio8877]

+Sheels1976 Me too.

[@wonderwoman49264]

+Sheels1976 me too!

[@msummer6926]

1969, me 4! I miss it horribly! Everything seemed better then.

[@tgree18]

Me 5!

[@rudyiraheta80]

i am going to miss the 80s, it's almost 90!

[@aavalestormiconicperformer]

The beat is crazy and El's smooth voice pairs perfectly.

[@MackTN74]

When Jo gives a “Whew!!!” at 1:10 right after El does his “Whew!!!” I lose it every time!!! Never noticed that until watching this over 30 years later! Love this!!!!

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Yes! 😂😂😂

[@bombyboo6335]

Ikr . It wasn't until I got older when I realized that little Whoo she slid in right after El haha

[@danielletaylor5103]

El Debarge had the best voice and hair ♥️♥️♥️

[@hushmoney2058]

So do you...

[@kingalpha8389]

@@hushmoney2058 That bitch filtered. Probably a dude.😂

[@slamecatzwell5544]

@Business Straight business no they don't.

[@Melissa_Renee88]

@Gee Cee Bobby's falsetto and higher and voice was clearer but if you dont have a "trained" ear they do sound alike. Same with El and Randy

[@Reverend-Race-Horsey]

Clooney did!

[@Aariyan096]

It was cool to see El DeBarge and George Clooney in one setting.

[@msummer6926]

Wow didn't realize that was George Clooney till you commented lol Good ole days

[@kimberlymcgee7954]

Ok I saw George clooney

[@Aariyan096]

@@msummer6926 I know I’m just seeing this lol but yes it was random. George was on the show by then I believe.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

@@Aariyan096 he's in the scene

[@dionnejones6066]

El DeBarge is still handsome ...He was my favorite ...I remember when they came out and I had the biggest crush on El...💕❤️💕❤️😘

[@kennettabradford6566]

I remember this episode. El always been pretty. Now he just fineeee

[@BenJabituya]

El looks so happy!

[@myahwalcott9814]

El was such a cutie here ❤️😩

[@hodell82]

LoL....George Clooney in the background walking over like, "Aw crap, I gotta dance now!"

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

I Wish Mrs. Garret Would Have Been There! You Know She WOuld Have Been Jamming!

[@SPtheGREAT]

This episode came on the other day...now this song is stuck in my head...

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Loved It Then, Love It Now. Hard to Sing, ..."You Haven't Heard A Half A Million Times But Still I'd Like To Say-You Wear It Well". Just Shows You The Natural Talent & Vocally Training Of Bobby. El, The DeBarges!

[@kishawilliams6180]

Wow I wish I could go back to these respectable and simpler times....I miss the good old days

[@frostysnoww8048]

Debarge has so many good songs 💖

[@LGKids]

80's dancing and 80's hair! Good times! Peace!

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Yep! When I Get My Hair Done, It's So Flat! No One Can Give Me Volume These Days!

[@dt6556]

Tootie never ages!!!,😍😘

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Stop. Everyone Ages.

[@RedRobbie07]

Kim Fields looks gorgeous to this day 2024

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Why Do People Say That People Don't Age. How About Tootie Looks Good?! Or Amazing?!

[@annettejenkins383]

I am a True El Fan!- Love seeing this old footage!-Makes me smile!

[@annettejenkins383]

Actually remember watching this on t.v. as a preteen!-I LOST MY MIND THAT DAY!!!-LOL!!!

[@tenekawilliams9605]

this is so 80s!!! love it!!!

[@brendarobinson1656]

He's so adorable!

[@sarahsimpkins2021]

Man I haven't seen this in years.I remember watching this episode when I was an little girl back in the 80s on an Saturday night

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Sarah Simpkins omg it was on Saturday night!!! I used to watch it with my Grandma. Good memory.

[@lyricistanonymous8126]

Yes, at Grannys house in 5th grade!😀

[@Four6Three1Two]

I remember it clear as day. Life without an iPhone. And we actually had something called...💡Fun. Lol 💁🏽‍♂️ - Signed 03/10/2020

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

@@Four6Three1Two right 😂

[@alanm5090]

My childhood in the 80s,great times, classic episode!😎👍🍻🍺

[@kiwirebelo]

Definitely classic. 👏🏾

[@movingforward-fc4lg]

I remember this episode

[@misstrippy1147]

Liked this episode, El was so cute. Love that eras fashion & 🆒hair!😘

[@tomaradoss3420]

Me too

[@debracox3020]

I remember this episode awww the memories 🎶

[@keepmoving2023-ku7nb]

Me too 🎉I miss the 80s

[@RedRobbie07]

One of my favourites and such a fun episode of the entire series. The girls and Andy had good chemistry with El Debarge

[@lavieenrose12]

LMAO of no rhythm George Clooney! He was trying to hide so bad lol

[@npatil85]

Before he was a stud. He was unconfident and ...

[@WestIndianAK]

I respect him for knowing his limits and not making an ass of himself ;)

[@tj.espygil4544]

@@npatil85 They phased his part out of the show because he couldn't remember his lines.....

[@smallfry7743]

@@tj.espygil4544 .. Golden Girls is the best… makes multi-millions in syndication around the world.

[@BigBluto1st]

@@WestIndianAK Exactly. If he tried to dance it would have ended up a GIF and Meme haunting him today 😆

[@0680lola]

I'm laughing at the guy in the back with the black jacket/red shirt..he's getting his life!! 😂😂

[@kennettabradford6566]

That's George Clooney. One of Hollywood biggest actor

[@0680lola]

​@Kennetta Bradford Umm, George Clooney is the one leaned up against the wall...he's the guy in the middle at the end when they snap the pic! 😂

[@Reverend-Race-Horsey]

​@@kennettabradford6566 1:06

[@cyyrious]

You wear it well 😂😂😂 I remember this episode and Jermaine Jackson was one of my favs

[@kamikani08]

I remember this song...I do believe that this was his breakout song into a solo career

[@ronaldjones9429]

This was a time when tv shows were GOOD

[@BenJabituya]

I still jam to El DeBarge on my iPhone in my car!

[@Lukeanthony82]

Haha great!! I still bump this song and I'm born 82'😎 #80srock

[@latonyawrenn1435]

One of my favorite TV shows from the '80's!

[@bernadetterivers9814]

I love El debarge handsome

[@annettejenkins383]

Just realized George Clooney on the side. Both now has been compared to Clark Garble!-Looks, Style, and Charisma-Love both of them!

[@BenJabituya]

Even I was told that I looked like Clark Gable in my high school prom.

[@sharitastinson109]

El is taller than I thought

[@Reverend-Race-Horsey]

Nah everyone else is just short!

[@lisal8984]

My first crush as a kid. I was mesmerized still am

[@faithfullfertility2090]

Didn’t know he was so tall!

[@sweets6865]

I remember this episode when it first aired in 1985

[@needahandle]

Use to bop to this. El is so cute

[@kaseyb.4440]

Nostalgia x’s 2!!!! I’m here for it all!!

[@RETROGEMS]

SO FABULOUSLY 80S!!!

[@ceciliapadua7685]

I love this episode!

[@debracox9129]

Blair was all into 😍😘

[@chaotikcavalier515]

I have been a huge fan of Debarge for years and I also watched Different Strokes and The Facts of Life episodes religiously back in the day. However I missed this and thank god for Shout and KZbin that I saw this. You Wear it Well was not a hit on the album but seeing El and the FOL girls sing it together was a rare treat for me. I had no idea this even happened.

[@shaamya]

This was EVERYTHING!!! I MISS THE 80S!!!

[@ryandavis6562]

He did a great performance on Miami Vice

[@seantolliver6836]

BABBY, U WEARING THAT HAIR WELL!! MISS THEM DAYS!!

[@MsDezB1]

It's funny cos when that song was out, they played You Wear It Well into the ground and I got sick of it. Today, I'm listening to the extended version every single day, lol.

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Not The Ordinary Everything You Wear Looks Good On You-Especially. Nothing I Can You, You Haven’t Already Heard A Half A Million Times But Still I Have To Say-You Wear It Well! Them Vocals ❤️❤️

[@ericmagee5998]

That was George Clooney at the end when they all came together wow!

[@lynettewatson2153]

Thank you for sharing this Classic They Derserve more Love me Some El DeBarge .

[@tinatiller5145]

El was so fine back then

[@trevar.castleberry2049]

He still fine

[@nickelwindow53]

Yes 😍 because of them I love light skin men today

[@eyebrowstj]

He is still fine as hell!

[@nickelwindow53]

Eyebrowstj - Multifandom4Life omg! I need to see

[@eyebrowstj]

@@nickelwindow53 El is like what 60? He's still one handsome man!

[@pearljohnson8632]

One of my favorite sitcom shows💕

[@Cedrclovesutube]

Beautiful time's the 80's

[@tjames9698]

God, I remember the 80’s and am so glad they’re long gone!!!!!!

[@drtroyturner7464]

Clooney with the Stamos signature look.

[@kennettabradford6566]

Yes

[@reechadixon7353]

Go El. Great voice

[@buicklincoln]

Nancy, YOU wear it very well!

[@TheDetroitblack]

Love me sum Facts of Life....I fall asleep Every night watching this show LOVE ME SUM EL DEBARGE

[@MRDXKLIQ101]

i remember how much i dugg this as a kid still dig this scene at 39 years old

[@lindagurrera685]

Wow remember seeing this for the first time in 85

[@charlesyoung9980]

El has the nicest hair of all of them

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Mean.

[@msummer6926]

Aww I remember this! Wow Debarge was such a 🔥🔥🔥 Prodigy and Talent! This was just the start bcuz they definitely could have taken it to the next level in the movie industry. Love me some El! ❤❤

[@CrystalKinchen7]

Yes, but when you go too high in the industry, you "disappear". So Somebody knew something to keep them all here with us. Let Barry Gordy keep the publishing. People start disappearing when they fight for their Publishing/Masters.

[@msummer6926]

***** shoot Beyonce still here! I think the drugs and their personal family battles got the best of them. They all got too drug induced vefore they properly even learned the business, which is sad. El even mentioned in one of his interviews I watched that he's just now really learning the business side. Bsck then it was just sing for me and stay out of the business, but artists today are much wiser than those of yester-year. I would've loved to see how far they would had gone if they were still moving...maybe as far as the Jacksons? They definitely had the talent. I went to El's concert in Virginia this month. If you'd like to see a couple video shots from it, you can go to my Google+ page to see them. I really don't know how to post them effectively to utube, so I posted some there. I wasn't able to get long footage bcuz cameras /phones were banned once the concert started. Hope you enjoy them.

[@CrystalKinchen7]

She's protected by Jay Z. Just MHO. And the industry helped pushed those drugs. Just MHO I love your comments I hope the Most High Blesses me to see him next month. I would love to see him teach Music at a University. And I want him to find a significant other. We all need companionship. He should never be left alone.

[@msummer6926]

I think he would make a great music instructor, as well as getting more into writing for other artists. Touring at his age can be detrimental to his sobriety. The only thing about companionship where he's concerned, it would definitely have to be the one created for him, becuz he's already been married 3 times with 12 kids! 3 failed marriages is no joke! That takes real soul searching to see if you're really ready or if that person is the one for you. These marriages all came out of his addiction. He may have had small breaks in between, but it's impossible to truly love someone else if you don't love yourself. No it's not good for man to be alone, but he really needs to learn himself again as a sober man. It seems like he took all of his pain and addiction into his marriages, which would be the key ingredients to them failing. He said himself his drug use ruined his marriages..I really do believe his wives loved him. He is amazing! I yelled out at the concert, "You are a beautiful man El!" hahaha Of course everyone laughed! 😁😁 He smiled with his head down on his keyboard and shyly said, "Thank you!" 😁 Someone else on utube told me they were at the same concert and heard me yell that out..too funny! However, they noticed too that he seemed really shy in excepting tbat compliment. either that or he was trying to focus on his next number and I interrupted his trail of thought. lol But he is beautiful indeed. He was pulling women onstage to dance with him and coming off stage going to women so be prepared and wear your dancing shoes. 👌

[@CrystalKinchen7]

I figured he was married because I have seen pictures of him with a wedding band on. Marriage is work and you have to love yourself and be a complete person before you're married. I just mean steady companionship. A committed long term relationship who will help him take care of his minor children. So she would have to be made for him in that way. B/c I'm not married, but I want companionship and I have a child who is almost a teenager. There is a possiblity that I won't get married, (I'm to used to doing things myself and alon), And yes I'm trying to book my hotel room today. Then I'm going to buy my ticket. I'm ready. And yes, I agree his "touring at this age is detrimental to his sobriety" as you wrote. We have to keep praying for him and for his family. I'll let you know if I'm going for sure. I'm going to check out your page. I'm getting myself ready for the concert. :-)

[@exploregreer1048]

The two woo's, were awesome, and George Clooney damn, I almost missed you in this skit great flashbacks.

[@kanyegang2810]

This was my show growing up

[@nikkij9896]

I looooved the episode and that was one of my favorite songs from El's solo projects I still play this song ❤️

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

I Thought It Was DeBarge Even Though We Know El Was | Is The One-Like His Brother Bobby Before Him. Bobby Was Wonderful.

[@chiefbubba2581]

The 80's was the best decade ever and the 90's as well lol

[@abefinklestein711]

Yes!! Love El Debarge!

[@Spillers72]

Debarge was on Punky Brewster too.

[@because0011]

El is too fine

[@exploregreer1048]

2019 you wear it well El.♥️♥️

[@LC-qf8wb]

I see you Mindy!…on beat and having genuine fun 🤩 👏🏾 🎶 🎤

[@SpiceRadio504]

So damn cute.. Omg...I just adore El...

[@Anetekonjo]

El is still fine to this day

[@reginayfavors]

We forget that George Clooney was on many shows during this time, including Golden Girls. Of course, before he became "George Clooney." It is funny to see him with big hair and young. He keeps his hair cut close now. El Debarge has always been fine. All his brothers too.

[@nross3101]

J'ai adoré El Debarge et ce titre incontournable des années 80 ❤❤❤

[@louricaneal7314]

My hubby! Love u El!

[@ghanasoul]

Geez. I’m old cuz i saw this when it aired as a kid!! Ha. Fun times.

[@kingsports1113]

Chico n el wrote shewear it well

[@angelalunsford4546]

Dang he was/is pretty 😍 🤩

[@kennettabradford6566]

El is still fine ❤️

[@Michelle-jz8vl]

This!❤️ I freakin miss the 80s..

[@deonambrose]

Luv El’s hair.

[@lateshiachilds3640]

El look so handsome

[@kingalpha8389]

@Lateshia Childs El looks like a bitch.

[@OGMama75]

You know you old when you watched it in PRIME TIME!

[@stevengrvp]

The girls did well

[@michaelconnelly2993]

Facts of life they were on Punky Brewster too

[@debiluv4704]

Ahhh the 80's....when you danced and danced and danced!

[@idgafaboutnobody6165]

Tootsie the only one that’s in beat 🤣🤣

[@kingalpha8389]

Correction. Tootie. You're welcome.😂

[@jovonj4010]

Well she's black so

[@sergiogalindo3024]

@@raidergainzx5290 Raiders4Life!

[@krissyp6918]

omg I remember this! love the 80"s

[@orlandojohnson5742]

This was a good song! I think the guitar solo(and rhythm guitar !!) is Jessie Johnson from THE TIME!? I have an ear for certain singers & musicians!!

[@tellysmuse5069]

My jam ❣️

[@shaunilashaye1976]

El Debarge❤️❤️

[@KRoc2C]

Beautiful!

[@mariahc3569]

I love EL. lol

[@westdallasboy4454]

This is when Debarge had become the very popular "next big thing" and NBC wanted in. There's an episode of Punky Brewster that featured an appearance by Debarge. I'm not sure if El was in that one.

[@KTmusicLover12]

Blair can dance!!!