Facts about 'Facts of Life':
show first aired in 1979
Molly Ringwald was in the first season
They didn't expect the show to survive it's second season
Ok, you mentioned that Friends was more layed back and more funny than the 'Facts of Life'. Very True, but think about the time period change. During the time that Facts of Life aired, the girls weren't tackling the 'major' issues of a young person's life untill the later years because of how taboo it all was. They made premarital sex such a big deal on the Facts of Life, but on Friends . . . someone is having sex every episode!! As for Will and Grace . . . gay men? I don't remember the facts of life even touching that one and in the early 80's, I don't think they would. Lots has changed, I sort of miss the days of innocence but I also like the fact that people are so much more open minded now days.
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