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5-8: “I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can
My friend Elizabeth has with me since the beginning of this blog, and she’s just had a birthday. For her birthday, I’m taking her somewhere secret. It’s Mrs. G’s birthday too, and she,…
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1-6 “Emily Dickinson”
A classic. Wherein Blair is a big cheating cheater (academic, not relationship) and Mr. Bradley says the h-e-double-hockey-sticks word. Also plenty of gross creepage from white men. Good stuff. The episode begins with…
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Hi y’all, this is gonna be some real shit
This blog is one of the most impressive accomplishments of my life. It was a million years ago that I noticed there weren’t really any good Facts of Life resources on the Internet,…
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5-16 “All Or Nothing”
“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” The advice is generally sound, but it’s also important not to settle for “good” out of a fear that “perfect” is unattainable. Negotiation,…
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5-7 “Advanced Placement”
Natalie Green is one of the greatest female television characters in the history of ever. The unsophisticated critic of Factswill refer to Natalie as “the fat one,” which is such an oversimplification for…
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5-4 “Just My Bill”
There are so many wonderful things about this episode. It addresses impostor syndrome and self-confidence, without letting anyone off the hook for shitty behavior. It contains a general message to enjoy people for…
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5-9 “Small but Dangerous”
Pamela Adlon is kind of a big deal these days. This extremely talented woman carries her own show, which is a cult hit. Way back when she was wee, she played juvenile delinquent(?)…
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If you like The Facts of Life, you should be watching these two shows
It goes without saying that The Facts of Life occupies a substantial space in my life. The hours I spend tending to this blog (and it is never as much as I’d like to) speak for themselves.…
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3-6 “Give and Take”
Every now and then Facts reminds us that Mrs. G is a grown-ass woman and the girls, though wonderful, are young and immature and can be little shits. To begin this episode, we…
