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The Facts of Life
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A Star Is Torn

  • Episode aired Jan 31, 1987
  • TV-PG
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Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
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Cinnamon visits Tootie and tells her she's leaving show business after losing her Broadway role.Cinnamon visits Tootie and tells her she's leaving show business after losing her Broadway role.Cinnamon visits Tootie and tells her she's leaving show business after losing her Broadway role.

  • Director
    • John Bowab
  • Writers
    • Martha Williamson
    • Sara Finney-Johnson
    • Vida Spears
  • Stars
    • Cloris Leachman
    • Lisa Whelchel
    • Kim Fields
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • John Bowab
    • Writers
      • Martha Williamson
      • Sara Finney-Johnson
      • Vida Spears
    • Stars
      • Cloris Leachman
      • Lisa Whelchel
      • Kim Fields
    • 2User reviews
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    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Beverly Ann Stickle
    Lisa Whelchel
    Lisa Whelchel
    • Blair Warner
    Kim Fields
    Kim Fields
    • Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
    Mindy Cohn
    Mindy Cohn
    • Natalie Green
    Mackenzie Astin
    Mackenzie Astin
    • Andy Moffett
    Nancy McKeon
    Nancy McKeon
    • Jo Polniaczek
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • George Burnett
    Stacey Swain
    • Cinnamon
    • (as Stacey Q)
    Sam Whipple
    Sam Whipple
    • Stan
    • Director
      • John Bowab
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      • Martha Williamson
      • Sara Finney-Johnson
      • Vida Spears
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    10thehapagirl

    I wasn't born until 1992 so I had no idea Cinnamon was a real singer

    I didn't know Cinnamon was a real life famous singer named Stacey Q. Furthermore, Stacey Q grew up 10 minutes from me and went to high school near me too. I'm pretty sure my mom's friends knew her. What struck me was how anorexic she looked. She resembled me at my thinnest of 5'3 97 lbs two years ago. It was a stark contrast to the thick bodies of the main girls. I was looking at Stacey Q's 1976 Anaheim High senior yearbook picture and her face is much fuller meaning she lost weight once she became famous even though she didn't need to. She looked too thin in this episode and it didn't look right.
    10RavenGlamDVDCollector

    Two of Hearts - what a collector's item!

    I do not want THE FACTS OF LIFE this far in, only the earlier seasons, but I am a monumentally big fan of Eighties pop starlet Stacey Q and her song "Two of Hearts" fires up memories, boy. I was planning to purchase some of the early seasons, but my research brought me a download of the lovely, the very, very lovely, and oh so diminutive, little Miss Q singing that song here and believe me, that girl getting tears in her eyes (I can't really see, it's on a cellphone download), well, I know the feeling. I don't know what I am gonna do, Joan Rivers had a particularly derisive name for the show, I've never seen the later seasons, but with "bad publicity" like that, I don't wanna bite, but I might just have to have to spring for the whole big thing if I want Stacey on my TV screen, because Season 8 wasn't available separately (figures, given that there'd be a waning interest).

    One of the cutest girls on film ever! Willowy slight. She is just unbelievable out-of-this- world... Hell, I've wanted to discuss that music video here on IMDb but it just isn't represented.

    What a collector's item!

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    • Trivia
      George Clooney's last appearance on the show.
    • Quotes

      Tootie Ramsey: You ran away from a national tour? Girl, those pants are tighter than they look.

    • Connections
      References A Star Is Born (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      The Facts of Life
      (theme song)

      Written by Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton

      Performed by Gloria Loring

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Embassy Television
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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