At the end of the episode, when Blair befriends Stewart’s nerdy character, Aniston said, “I’ll be there for you,” a shoutout to the “Friends” theme song. The night also featured a reference to another beloved sitcom. “I’m glad they didn’t have to put Gabrielle on some skates and the braces were a nice touch, though,” she said. That’s where it really hit me.”įields was also impressed with Union, even if she didn’t have to wear roller skates, like Tootie was known to do. “It was a million times waiting backstage at the top of the stairs at the kitchen and walking in. Eating disorders, drug use, peer pressure - check, check, check. “It wasn’t even being on the set,” she said. The popular 80s sitcom 'The Facts of Life' didnt shy away from controversial subjects. Whelchel said returning to the show made her emotional. And while she said that it kept spreading and coming back, she did not say where the cancer spread to. Miller admits that when we were talking about casting Facts of Life the same age as the women who are still with us meaning, OG cast members Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn and. Cohn did not say what type of breast cancer she had. “I think Charlotte is toasting Ann Dowd right this very moment,” Cohn told “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” host and executive producer Jimmy Kimmel. Actress Mindy Cohn, 57, is best known for her role on The Facts of Life but she privately dealt with aggressive breast cancer for five years. The original stars were thrilled with the final product. The reenactment of the season three episode “Kids Can Be Cruel,” went off mostly without a hitch, although Stewart did have to fight the giggles at one point in a scene with Arnett. “The Facts of Life” episode also featured Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Jon Stewart in guest roles. Garrett again in the evening’s other reenactment of an episode of “Diff’rent Strokes.” ![]() Dowd did double duty, as she portrayed Mrs. Garrett, originally played by the late Charlotte Rae. Kathryn Hahn portrayed Jo and Ann Dowd starred as Mrs. Jennifer Aniston played Whelchel’s Blair, while Allison Tolman starred as Cohn’s Natalie and Gabrielle Union appeared as Fields’ Tootie. Nancy McKeon, who played Jo on the show, did not participate.įor the actual episode reenactment, ABC tapped a few other stars to participate. Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields all showed up, with Whelchel, decked out in an Eastland School uniform, singing the classic theme song at the beginning of the episode. Mindy Cohn Now (© Getty Images) Prev 11 of 15 Next Mindy Cohn Now Since the end of the final season of The Facts of Life, Mindy Cohn has starred in multiple shows including Charles in Charge, 21 Jump Street, and the WB Comedy The Help. TV viewers got a heavy dose of nostalgia Tuesday night when a trio of stars from “The Facts of Life” turned out for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” reenactment of a 1982 episode of the sitcom. The Facts of Life was revived in the ABC special Live in Front of a Studio Audience with Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn appearing at the top of the show, though Nancy McKeon.
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