The Truth About The Facts of Life | Firings, Controversial Topics, Did The Girls Really Get Along?

[@beaniegee5129]

Pamela Aldon who played Kelly for the 5th season later went on to voice Bobby Hill on King of the Hill, Spinelli on Recess, Milo on The Oblongs and many other characters for other shows

[@sophiaandre139]

Her daughter, Gideon Adlon, Becca from Netflix's The Society, also does voice over work😊

[@chenierderrick]

Awesome!

[@blackamerican40]

She was on Louis CK's show too.

[@KingBrahma-xw6mt]

Well tan my fur I had no idea

[@maryperry6573]

Oh is THAT her?? 😮 Also did NOT know about Spinelli!!

[@beaniegee5129]

The Facts of Life theme song never gets old

[@donaldwilson2620]

Sung beautifully by Gloria Loring, the mother of Robin Thicke.

[@doesitmatterwhoiam8838]

I still get excited when I hear it, like I did when I was five. Lol

[@beaniegee5129]

RIP Charlotte Rae and Cloris Leachman

[@blakebrown84]

The Facts of Life is a classic show!!! RIP to Charlotte Rae and Cloris Leachman!!!

[@EvanGantt]

I personally enjoy rewatching the first season, but I understand why they changed it for season 2 & forward 💯. See, now I wanna binge watch the show again Lol

[@nenep1872]

Me too

[@ravenpoe7093]

I like the first season. Not as much as 2-4 but definitely better than the last 2. I watch the show on logo too and skip several episodes Paris, many of the spin off attempts and start getting sad when its nearing the end of 4th season. Im glad they skip half of the last 2 seasons and love when it’s back to first season. At least theres tubi to watch it on

[@nerdy_nurse]

Same. The first season was my favorite.

[@nightowlchad]

Season 1 is my favorite

[@kallen868]

All nine seasons are on Tubi.

[@christianedward8469]

Fun fact: Mindy Cohn went on to voice Velma Dinkley from Scooby Doo for many years until 2015.

[@Attmay]

Only to get pushed out for another Mindy for the only good version of this franchise. I'm scared of what a *Facts* reboot would look like.

[@Supremmo]

She also voice acted on The Family Circus cartoon special.

[@chevelle837]

She’s also a background singer on Michael Jackson PYT.

[@danilejai7801]

She’s now playing a real life version of Thelma on the the apple+ show Palm Royal with Kristin Wigg!

[@oneflyladismith9761]

I'm addicted to this channel and your series of nostalgic tv shows from the 80, 90, & early 2000s

[@PoyTroy]

Bruh, I’m telling ya lol

[@MoYeaitsMe]

Great video as always! Some other fun facts….. Nancy Mckeon brother is Tommy from Alice, he has passed away though. Andy is the son of Patti Duke. And the song writer of theme is Alan Thicke, from Growing Pains who also sung the Different Strokes theme. Also the father of Robin Thicke

[@beaniegee5129]

Jami Gertz was also on The Facts of Life as Boots St. Clair for the 5th season.

[@13blackcatzzz]

I love Jami Gertz!!!!

[@richardranke3158]

In a way, Jami was doing the same character she had done on Square Pegs the year before.

[@gregoryreed4866]

Img I love Jami..SHWOOOOZ!!!!

[@cindeed4422]

Jami played the preppie character so well.

[@nassauguy48]

I originally got her confused with the character of Dina Becker, Blair's snotty friend played by Dana Kimmell.

[@beaniegee5129]

Blair Warner is in my list of the most stuck up characters along with Whitley Gilbert from A Different World, Hilary Banks from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Regine Hunter from Living Single, Toni Childs from Girlfriends, LaCienega from The Proud Family, Monique from the Wayans Bros and Martiza Hogg from Taina

[@zoeledwards6617]

Damn you made like 8 comments on here lol. Must love oldies shows

[@donaldwilson2620]

Other honorable mentions for most stuck up characters: Margo from Punky Brewster, Margaret from Dennis The Menice, Jaime Powell from Charles In Charge, Lisa Turtle from Saved By The Bell, and Karen Walker from Will & Grace.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

​@@donaldwilson2620 Karen's comebacks were ALWAYS 🔥🔥🔥🤣

[@frankieseward8667]

​@@donaldwilson2620most of these charactets are surprisingly well written

[@shamondavis406]

@beaniegee5129 I remember most of these characters except the last one.

[@donaldwilson2620]

You guys should do a video on Punky Brewster. That show dealt with a lot of serious subjects, including struggles with foster parenting, drug peer pressure(the famous "Just Say No" episode), and child abuse.

[@JuicyPopEntertainment]

Yes! Stay tuned! 😉

[@taureanmay1411]

​@@JuicyPopEntertainment2:13 wow 😯😳, another good 👍😊 one 😺😺😺😺😺.

[@vivalarazausarmyvet4453]

All I remember about Punky Brewster is that I loved watching it as a kid. Going to have to look for it and binge watch it before JuicePop covers it.

[@Supremmo]

Looking forward to the Punky Brewster video!

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Mindy Cohn is such a natural comedian. You can't teach that kind timing; you either have it or you don't.

[@kerry-j4m]

LOVE this retrospective review of a GOOD tv sitcom,they truly don't make'em like this any more. RIP: Charlotte Rae and Cloris Leachman.

[@tajtay]

I grew up watching this on the USA network or TBS in the mid 90s. Still watch it to this day.

[@donaldwilson2620]

My personal favorite character was Jo, played wonderfully by Nancy McKeon. She was great as the rebel, especially when she made fun of Blair😂😂😂!

[@TamaraWyche]

I love when Jo came for Blair

[@missladyanonymity]

Good on Lisa for standing up for her beliefs.

[@thetruesoulofanaquarius9302]

I agree and those producer's were truly $ick for asking her to do that at a such a young age the first time.

[@danavixen6274]

I respect her and I'm glad Lisa is blessed with a loving husband and family. ❤

[@laurenreneebrittany1797]

Agree! Its rare in Hollywood to keep your (particularly Christian faith) beliefs and still be able to work. She was able to hold fast to her beliefs, not do the episode and get paid!

[@michelehafey2607]

Seriously?? She's an actor. Hired to do a job. She's lucky she wasn't fired. Imagine if one of the Friends cast members pulled that stunt...

[@mrsjackbauer1]

@@michelehafey2607 She was sticking to her beliefs, don’t be a jerk and an a$$ just because they are Christian and you don’t like it!

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Diff'rent Strokes and Facts Of Life were two of my favorite tv shows growing up. Kim Fields and Janet Jackson were two of my childhood crushes as well lol. FOL had a great cast and some of the girls that got cut after season 1 had successful acting careers after the fact. My favorite FOL episode is when Tootie ran away to NY and met a teenage prostitute that tried to get her turned out before Ms Garrettt came and saved the day... so many more solid episodes from the series as well.

[@nenep1872]

Same here the thing is they still are lol...

[@DeeNice681]

Kim, Janet, Regina King, Lark Voorhies, and Tyren Perry who is Jaimee Foxworth’s older sister we’re my first couple of crushes!

[@cadillacdeville5828]

I immediately thought of the Family Guy episode doing a parody of Mrs. Garrets ahem fun bags 🤦🏾‍♀️🤣. It featured Quagmire.

[@PHSDM104]

Same!

[@darrellthomas884]

"Girls, girls girls "..lol

[@cadillacdeville5828]

@@darrellthomas884 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yep 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@handsomeX]

"But it wouldn't be Blair getting her cherry popped" 😂

[@PHSDM104]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nassauguy48]

I can't believe the producers thought about her losing her virginity as early as Season 2!

[@Supremmo]

I think if Dana Plato was a part of Facts of Life rather being the bridge to it, chances are she would be with us today. Plato just needed a levelheaded adult to be her mentor and guide her on the right path. It seems like the ladies on here would've been the positive influence that she needed.

[@nenep1872]

I know and her son would be here too 😥...

[@RyLHatch1989]

Really, Diff'rent Strokes barely used her as it was. They were more focused on the relationships between the two brothers and their budding relationship with their adoptive father. She was only in a handful of episodes per season until the final two seasons where they wrote her off as going to school in Paris, and then she would make sporadic appearances until the series finale, which she wasn't in because it was one of those instances where the show is cancelled without a sendoff finale planned. At least the FoL tied up everyone's storylines despite their finale essentially being another spin-off pilot. Jo moves away with her new husband, recent college graduate Natalie moves to New York City to be a writer, Tootie was starting her final year of college, and Blair buys Eastland and turns it co-ed to save it from closing down permanently while becoming the new headmistress/house mother.

[@Supremmo]

@@RyLHatch1989 She was still on a regular which is what I’m saying and she did get some episodes that focused on her, unless you weren’t paying attention. It’s all good. I needed at least one naysayer that was going to throw my comment off course.

[@RyLHatch1989]

@@Supremmo I wasn't naysaying anything. I agree with you. Had she moved with Charlotte Rae to the FoL, things might have been different and she could have been given more than what Diff'rent Strokes had to offer her, which wasn't much compared to the other cast members. It is also kinda weird that the one character that bridges the two shows only appeared in the first episode of the spin-off and never shows up again, while the FoL girls appear a couple of times on DS and even Mrs. Garrett went back for a guest spot on DS.

[@Supremmo]

@@RyLHatch1989 Thanks for the clarification.

[@beaniegee5129]

Nancy McKeon went on star on the drama The Division and she played Sonny's mother on the Disney Channel show Sonny with a Chance

[@beaniegee5129]

Great story on the Facts of Life

[@nataliemscrzysxycoolharris]

🤭 I still remember the song…yes I was singing along. This was one of my fave shows back then. Natalie quickly became my favorite because we have the same name. Jo was cool too. She always shut Blair down.

[@aaronford57]

Mindy Cohn went on to become (in my opinion) the best voice of Velma Dinkley in various Scooby-Doo cartoons

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

Yes! I really love the OG Velma Nicole Jaffe, as well as BJ Ward and Kate Micucci, but Mindy Cohn is the Velma I grew up on and always felt the most “Velma” to me ! Also Mindy is the reason I started watching the Facts of Life, so I love her even more now that she played two really amazing characters!

[@AmpND]

Your channel reminds me of how much evening tv we watched as a family growing up. I loved this show.

[@donstarlancer]

This show is the ultimate 80s nostalgia trip. It also just has so much heart

[@JeremiahSpeaks]

Thank you for this!! I loved Facts of Life. Happy Mother's Day Juicy Pop 😊

[@alyzu4755]

Ah, the 80's! The hair! The shoulder pads! The "special episodes"! ☺️

[@renae9365]

Nancy McKeon is just gorgeous, the dark hair, blue eyes and that beautiful smile

[@losrob27]

Man, I appreciate this so much, Genevieve. This is one of the videos I requested, and you just knocked it right out of the park, just as I expected. Hey VH1, BET, E!, can y'all please give this woman a deal?!!

[@JuicyPopEntertainment]

Thank you so much for the support! It keeps me going.🥰

[@stevent4955]

Love the early episodes 😊

[@socialmedianotfunanymore]

Loving the new intro. Feels like we are watching a new season of Juicy Pop lol

[@JuicyPopEntertainment]

🥳

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@JuicyPopEntertainmentcan you make a video of Cheers.

[@thetruesoulofanaquarius9302]

I never cared for the first season it was just too many characters. The 2nd season lineup change and bringing in Nancy Mckeon was smart and made the perfect cast.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But it got rotated

[@nassauguy48]

@@lexkanyima2195 And the last two or three seasons were simply a joke for the most part.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@nassauguy48 how so ?

[@nassauguy48]

A shame that some of the girls learned at a young age how brutal Hollywood could be in terms of the firings, but Molly Ringwald would certainly get her revenge!

[@kittykathy9532]

This was a great video thank you so much. The show is near and dear to my heart being that I was growing up along with these girls and it was a big part of my life and my friends lives. We all talked about the show every day in School, so yes, this is a very good tribute to a show that meant a lot more than people realized to girls like me.❤

[@VideoKilledMyZZZ]

Same. I was 8 when it began, and 17 when it ended…

[@ronaldjackson567]

Fun fact Alan Thicke wrote the theme song for different strokes

[@VideosandMemories-qi4mq]

Always loved the Facts, and wish they would get more respect.

[@cindeed4422]

I’m glad they kept Kim Fields. They did have too many girls through in season one. They kept the right ones. They had such great chemistry. Molly Ringwald said Nancy McKeon took their job! The two producers Clair and McManhan went on to create the sitcom It’s A Living. Can you do a video on it? Thank you.

[@lexkanyima2195]

So why it got rotated the characters ?

[@mongoslade277]

Nancy was my favorite. First hired & first hired. Sue Ann was the nemesis of Blair so the Nancy McKeon character was unnecessary

[@nightowlchad]

​@@mongoslade277I agree with you. I liked Nancy as Sue Ann was my favorite

[@MiniMama411]

FUN FACT: Gloria Loring and Alan Thicke's son is singer Robin Thicke.

[@AllanG1914]

Is that a new intro I see!! :). Nice.

[@L.W..]

I’ve been binge watching your videos all day! I love these mini documentaries! I appreciate the time and effort to put these together and learn cool fun facts about some of my favorite shows! 👏🏾 I love this channel!

[@mixboy79]

I always loved this show and wanted a relative like Mrs. Garret. I always felt it was so many people's guilty pleasure but they won't admit it hahaha.

[@tj921able]

This was really great, thank you for sharing it. RIP Charlotte Rae & Cloris Leachman. God Bless You & stay safe.

[@brianAsh3000]

Shout out to the big three: Natalie, Blair, and Tuti!

[@kejathomas2967]

Aww too see my disability on tv just warmed my heart. I wish that could happen again.

[@rotagbhd]

Geri Jewell was fantastic in Deadwood. She's a good actress.

[@Hopespringseternal]

Loved this show. Still sing theme show all the time at home to my kids. Loved this!

[@jaylene.turner6524]

Great show and cast!

[@danisweetlove]

I loved the Facts of Life…I need to rewatch this show.

[@ChicagoShaun1978]

Happy 55th birthday to Kim Fields!!!❤🎉

[@cptbusstop92]

Joan Rivers always had something to say, smh

[@leahmackay842]

absolutely loved that show

[@Alexvander10]

I was a much bigger fan of its original cousin show "Diff'rent Strokes", but sometimes "Facts" would come on right after and I would watch it. Great time to be a kid.

[@nenep1872]

I use to watch the new tnt when I was younger and they would come on right after the other which is how I got into the shows... the early 2000s man lol

[@taiwanarnold5927]

It didn't start being Good until 1980 when Nancy McKean Jo came on there it took off

[@azborderlands]

Not really. It was great enough to wear kids like me remember the exact episode that Jo came on board.

[@KingBrahma-xw6mt]

Jo was my favorite character

[@richardranke3158]

Jo was a great one to contrast with Blair.:-)

[@PrincessofPower84]

I think she was everyone's favorite character.

[@KingBrahma-xw6mt]

@@PrincessofPower84 i was definitely everyone lol

[@michaelrochester48]

I just met at a comic convention in New Jersey the original cast of the facts of life, including Molly Ringwald, Julie Anne haddock, Felice Shachter and Julie piekarski and they are just wonderful people

[@kacey5324]

LOVE the theme song❤❤

[@Triggrrr]

Lots of women have pre-marital sex. Lisa was hired to portray a character. Not cast judgement.

[@thetruesoulofanaquarius9302]

I see you Juicy Pop mentioning Tubi now ❤❤❤

[@skinesteemqueensny]

I loved this show back in the 80s.

[@rethablair6902]

I don't remember 9 seasons just eight of them🤔

[@darrellthomas884]

For some reason they air on logo sporadic, and skip some, I usually lose track of those.

[@erisrulz4886]

Helen Hunt was a pot smoking student in season one 😂

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Yes!

[@tyriciankelly9185]

LOVING THE INTRO VIDEOS🔥

[@beezy22]

The Facts Of Life:NBC And Saturday Night Classic from the late 70s to mid eighties…….watched every season except season 8 and 9……show wasn’t the same after Charlotte Rae left……Thankfully, the facts of life is still on Tubi to this day……RIP Cloris Leachman And Charlotte Rae…..

[@gereminguyen4923]

The last episode has the most future stars like Mayim Bialik, Seth Green, and Juliette Lewis. As much as I love the facts of life, the 4 leading ladies disappeared with the exception of Kim Fields who faded into the background after Living Singles, but least she had 2 hit shows. They should have continued with Season 10. One more season would not have killed Mindy Cohn and Nancy Mckeon. Also, Mrs Garrett was supposed to return after 2 years with the Peace Corps so season 10 would of been a perfect ending to this great series.

[@ChrisCornell420]

Juicy Pop Great Job. Sub'd 😂

[@nenep1872]

Facts of Life is my 3rd favorite show after Diff'rent Strokes and Good Times... grew up loving this show i have the season's on DVD

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Kinda fitting that you posted this video in MAY since a majority of the main cast were born this month along with myself. George Clooney May 6th Kim Fields May 12th Mackenzie Astin May 12th Mindy Cohn May 20th Lisa Whelchel May 29th

[@taureanmay1411]

3:33 I miss the facts of life 🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬.

[@taureanmay1411]

4:14 love 😗😘 that show.

[@thecosmicblueautie]

They play it roundabout on LOGO TV now.

[@jatarryh]

Come on Janet 🔥 at the end of the intro

[@JuicyPopEntertainment]

YES!!!🔥

[@dannigro8794]

I can’t believe that the facts of life had a bunch of spin off pilots that went nowhere, but it was a successful spin off of Diff’rent Strokes that didn’t even need to let her go but they did and she did a great job leading.

[@angiebee2993]

Rip to Charlotte Ray and Cloris Leachman the facts of life was a wonderful show and Kim Fields was one of my favorites

[@melhawl3685]

Jo was my first celebrity crush.

[@tipsyXtwo]

Awww… Dana Plato was one of my childhood crushes. She has a very sad story.

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

All of the girls in the show from season 2 through 9 (Tooti, Blair, Jo and Natalie) reminded me of different girls I knew in my real life in my neighborhood. My sister and her friend Jocelyn reminded me of Blair and Jo, my classmate Naomi reminded me of Natalie and there was a girl in the school named Nicole that was just like Tooti.

[@blackamerican40]

I read an old Essence magazine back in the 80s and at one time Kim was the olny black actress on a longest running show in 1988. The Jeffersons had already been canceled and Gimme A Break was only on for 6 years. Kim beat Nell by 2 years. 😊

[@ACARDtvMusic]

Watched this in the 90’s

[@pinedelgado4743]

TFOL began to stink for me after the second season began when Nancy McKeon joined the cast and when the theme tune was changed! That's why I have the DVDs from just the FIRST season and the 1979 summer test run that came before it. And I wonder how many die-hard fans of TFOL are aware that it was a spin-off from DIFF'RENT STROKES.

[@gods90son]

No mention of the different strokes cross over??

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

I wonder what would have happened had Dana Plato had stayed with this project? Maybe things would have worked out better for her.

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

I just watched this show for the first time last April after knowing about it for years when my parents told me that Velma from Scooby-Doo was in it 😂 Needless to say, it became easily one of my favorite sitcoms ever

[@sonicskillz]

This show took place in my hometown. 😋

[@aisforapple2494]

Interesting side notes... Charlotte Rae and Cloris Leachman attended Northwestern University together. Cloris Leachman was the 5th Runner-Up in the 1946 Miss America Pageant.

[@bigcahuna42366]

Fun fact: Kari Michaelsen (Katie from Gimme A Break!) auditioned for the part of Jo, but they gave the role to Nancy McKean

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I could've seen her playing Blair, but not Jo.

[@maryannlockwood7806]

I watched the show from when it debuted until it went off the air. I was around 11 when it started. I liked it through its run, but I felt like the first season was the best.💁🏻‍♀️

[@joesinkovits6591]

Kudos to Lisa Whelchel for standing her ground and opposing such a gratuitous, pandering episode.

[@DaveTexas]

I was the same age as Kimberly Drummond and LOVED Diff’rent Strokes. I was very sad that Mrs. Garrett was leaving the show. I ended up enjoying the first season of The Facts of Life, but I wasn’t so keen about the changes made for the second season. I’d still watch occasionally, but it wasn’t one of those shows I watched religiously. Once they left the school, I stopped watching entirely. Despite being the same age as some characters, I couldn’t relate to anything at all about the show anymore.

[@blackamerican40]

My only issue is George Clooney, birthday today, seems to never acknowledges it or makes no reference to it. 😮😢

[@mongoslade277]

George Clooney wasn't on the show long enough. Btw they wrote him off the show by having him be a roadie for Stacy Q

[@latoshiaguffin6594]

Nostalgia!!!!!

[@spitfire0781]

Always thought Jo was lo key the gay one.

[@TamaraWyche]

But she wasn't gay

[@nightowlchad]

I thought the same thing

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

This was one of my favorite shows growing up. I remember the episode where Natalie got mugged/raped, but somehow I missed her special date with the ticket scalper from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

[@len1991100]

The best show of the 80’s, along with Punky Brewster, Alf, The Golden Girls and Full House

[@zenomorph8806]

I love how the trigger words are bleeped even though they are subjects everyone should talk about. It’s pathetic.

[@renafan3333]

I never got the hate that first season gets? Yeah the slimmed down cast was better,but it wasn't by the ridiculous amount people make it out to be. Yeah I mean them walking around in Shorty Shorty Shorts during The Winter in Peekskill,Northern New York and Tootie spending 24 hours a day on skates wasn't good. But the other casts episodes had it's share of storyline plot holes also. A girl's school had this random bedroom away from everyone else with a private bathroom in it for 4 girls caught stealing a car?

[@jaredjlinden]

The writing during that first season was awful, as was some of the acting (the girl who played Sue Ann was painfully bad).

[@renafan3333]

@@jaredjlinden I had the biggest crush on her as a kid lol

[@mongoslade277]

​@@renafan3333Sue Ann was great for the show. She was the antagonist for Blair. Nancy McKeon on the show was not needed

[@renafan3333]

@@mongoslade277 I wouldn't go that far now. lol

[@mongoslade277]

@@renafan3333 Notice what they did with the Jo character the last 4 years of the show. She was a girlie girl. Like Sue Ann

[@perfectallycromulent]

that hairspray bill just keep getting bigger and bigger as the show went on

[@tyrishasmith-grady703]

This was one of my favorite shows with cute kids

[@simplyjuannie5128]

They had video disks in 1980? 😮😮😮

[@beaniegee5129]

And also Happy birthday to George Clooney

[@errolthomas9426]

Juicy Pop has done a great job on videos regarding sitcoms created by Norman Lear. Next, I'd like to see Juicy Pop do more videos on other Norman Lear tv sitcoms All In The Family, Maude, One Day At a Time, and Silver Spoons.

[@JuicyPopEntertainment]

More to come!

[@chancest.thomas5160]

1:05 Lawrence Jacobs 2:02 Awww

[@rager-69]

I watched this show as a kid, but I don't really remember the controversial topics of ____, _____, _____ or _____ but I do remember _____. Similarly, I watched Diff'rent Strokes and remember the topic of _____ with Dudley and the bike shop owner (played by Gordon Jump).