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The Facts Of Life Season 1 Episode 5

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AIRED: 3/12/80

Tootie's father comes for a visit and doesn't like the activities that Tootie is being exposed to. In particular, he is not pleased that Tootie wants to go to beauty school. Believing that Mrs. Garrett is a bad influence, Mr. Ramsey decides to have Tootie transfer out of Eastland.moreless

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Charlotte Rae	Edna Garrett (1979-1986)
John Lawlor	Steven Bradley (1979-1980)
Lisa Whelchel	Blair Warner
Felice Schachter	Nancy Olson (1979-1980)
Julie Piekarski	Sue Ann Weaver (1979-1980)
Kim Fields	Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey

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Robert Hooks

Mr. Ramsey

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- (Putting on a blonde wig that Natalie gave her)
  Tootie: You know. I always wanted to know what it was like like to be a blonde.
  Natalie: You look just like Suzanne Sommers.
  Molly: Yeah another blonde with black roots.
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- (After Tootie inquires if Mrs. Garrett has seen her father)
  Tootie: That means there'll be time for you to teach me how to pluck my eyebrows.
  Mrs. Garrett: Not today, dear.
  Tootie: But if I do it myself, I'm going to look like Mr. Spock.
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- This episode was videotaped on December 04, 1979.
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- This episode aired on a Wednesday, following Diff'rent Strokes.
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- Tootie: (Putting on a blonde wig) I always wanted to know what I look like as a blonde.
  Natalie: You look just like Suzanne Sommers.
  
  Suzanne Sommers is an actress famous for being on the TV show Three's Company and later a spokeswoman for the Home Shopping Network.
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- Tootie: You got to teach me to pluck my eyebrows.
  Mrs. Garrett: Not today, dear.
  Tootie: But if I do it, I'll look like Mr. Spock.
  
  Mr. Spock is a character from the original Star Trek TV series and movies.
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