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Official Facts of Life Timeline
cousingeri.com SEASON ONE Blair: 9th grade, Natalie: 7th grade, Tootie: 6th grade (Sue Ann and Nancy are probably in 9th grade, Cindy in 8th, and Molly in 7th). Tootie was a baby and…
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A Background of the Show and Characters for New Readers
Most of my posts are written assuming that my readers’ recall of the show is as sharp as mine. I assume you know the general setting, the personalities of the main characters, and…
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1-4 “I.Q.”
Holy mother of God it’s been a batshit few months. There’s the pandemic, and the election, and my own personal shit. Divorce is no joke, y’all, and the circumstances of mine were pretty…
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9-17 “Let’s Face the Music”
I am behind. I was away, and then I got busy, and then I forgot. I suck. To make matters worse, the empty yogurt container that provides the mystic power to decide which…
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1-5 “Overachieving”
When I drew numbers out of the empty yogurt container again this week, I drew 5-1, which I’ve already done, and it’s a delightful little recap, if I do say so myself. But…
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7-22 “Big Time Charlie”
I have a very warm spot in my heart for this episode. It sits toward the end of a weak season. Charlotte Rae was checked out; she’s not even in this episode and…
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3-20 “Kids Can Be Cruel”
This picture is my favorite still in this history of the series. It’s so genius. The set-up is just perfect. Who is responsible for this? It’s a Directed By Asaad Kelada; I wonder…
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4-11 “September Song”
Sorry for the delay in publishing! I’ve been doing a lot of hiking, and I’m just now back in civilization. The Facts girls have also been getting a lot of exercise. They’ve got…
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4-10 “For the Asking”
It’s week two of me drawing numbers to determine my recap, and I upgraded the empty Kleenex box to an empty yogurt container. It’s the one where a big deal is made of…
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8-21: “Younger than Springtime”
I have a new method for deciding which episode to recap. It’s deeply involved and goes to the depths of my soul. In order to prepare for it, I almost had to cut…
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3-21 – “Mind Your Own Business”
All writers journal, and the fact that I stopped journaling sometime in high school is probably the reason that my own writing career has stalled for the past 30 years or so. Thankfully,…
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3-19 “New York, New York”
At the beginning of the year, I followed the lead of a friend who engages in an annual ritual to choose three words that will define his year. The first one I chose…
