Over the next month, I will be writing about my favorite Halloween episodes. There's so many to choose from! Obviously, The Simpsons Halloween episodes will get a whole post of its own. And Roseanne always had great episodes too. And of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer had some classic episodes! Some of them are scary, some of them are funny, most of them are both.
The Kids in the Hall are a Canadian sketch comedy group that formed in 1984. The television show ran from 1988 to 1994. The show, like all of their comedy, is surreal, mad, weird, disturbing, dark, twisted, silly, fun and a little bit gay.
One of their most loved recurring characters is the 'head crusher' guy...
'The Facts of Life' was a spin-off of 'Diff'rent Strokes'. Mrs. Garrett, who was the housekeeper for Mr. Drummond in 'Diff'rent Strokes' is now the housemother at an all girl boarding school, Eastland School. It ran for almost 10 years, from 1979 til 1988.
I loved 'The Facts of Life'! It was so cheesy and 80's! It was the master of the 'very special' episodes...dieting, homosexuality, shop lifting, suicide, censorship, date rape, racism, alcoholism, drug addiction, breast cancer, abortion, etc.
After the first season, which included a very young Molly Ringwald, the show cast of characters was cut back to the four girls we know and love...Tootie, Jo, Blair and Natalie.
Tootie was my favorite...I think it was the roller skates.
I loved all the 'crazy shenanigans' the girls got into. I wanted Mrs. Garrett to be my chaperone/advice giver/surrogate auntie. I wanted to live above a shop...which I have done and it's not that exciting. 'The Facts of Life' also introduced me and the rest of the world to George Clooney! Though most of the rest of the world didn't jump on that band wagon until 'Sisters'. Check out that sweater! Amaze at the mullet. Le swoon... 'The Facts of Life' ended when the viewing audience tired of their safe, sexless shenanigans...come on, they were in their 20's and still sharing a room!
