<Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Facts of Life Reunion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Diff'rent Strokes </Td> </Tr> <P> The Facts of Life is an American sitcom and a spin - off of Diff'rent Strokes that originally aired on NBC from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest - running sitcoms of the 1980s . The series focuses on Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) as she becomes a housemother (and after the second season, a dietitian as well) at the fictional Eastland School, an all - female boarding school in Peekskill, New York . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> August 24, 1979 (1979 - 08 - 24) </Td> <Td> June 11, 1980 (1980 - 06 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> November 19, 1980 (1980 - 11 - 19) </Td> <Td> June 3, 1981 (1981 - 06 - 03) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> October 28, 1981 (1981 - 10 - 28) </Td> <Td> May 5, 1982 (1982 - 05 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 + movie </Td> <Td> September 25, 1982 (1982 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 4, 1983 (1983 - 05 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> September 21, 1983 (1983 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> May 9, 1984 (1984 - 05 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> September 26, 1984 (1984 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> May 15, 1985 (1985 - 05 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> September 14, 1985 (1985 - 09 - 14) </Td> <Td> May 10, 1986 (1986 - 05 - 10) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 24 + movie </Td> <Td> September 27, 1986 (1986 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 9, 1987 (1987 - 05 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> September 26, 1987 (1987 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> May 7, 1988 (1988 - 05 - 07) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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