Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life

One sitcom, one spin-off, and a third show welded on afterwards to prop up the ratings.

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Where to start with Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life

Diff'rent Strokes first, because the spin-off is launched from inside it, but neither actually requires the other. The unusual thing on this page is the third show, which is joined on by retcon rather than by spin-off.

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    Diff'rent Strokes, season 1 Diff'rent Strokes

    Twenty-four episodes, and the finale is the backdoor pilot for the other show.

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    The Facts of Life, from season 2 The Facts of Life

    Season one has nine regulars, five of whom were cut immediately afterwards, and is effectively a different programme. Starting at season two loses very little.

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    Diff'rent Strokes, seasons 2 to 8 Diff'rent Strokes

    The housekeeper is still in the first thirteen episodes of season two before she leaves for good, so the two shows genuinely overlap for a while.

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    The two Facts of Life films in place The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

    Goes to Paris opens season four and Down Under sits inside season eight. Both were cut into four half hours each for syndication, so you may meet them either way.

Then what? Hello, Larry is thirty-eight episodes and three crossovers, and is a curiosity rather than a requirement. The 2001 reunion film closes The Facts of Life.

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Diff'rent Strokes

  • Diff'rent Strokes 1978, 8 seasons, 189 episodes

The Facts of Life

  • The Facts of Life 1979, 9 seasons, 201 episodes
  • The Facts of Life Goes to Paris 1982
  • The Facts of Life Down Under 1987
  • The Facts of Life Reunion 2001

Welded On

  • Hello, Larry 1979, 2 seasons, 38 episodes

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