The Facts of Life Goes to Paris was a 1982 American made-for-television comedy film; the first of three movies to feature the characters from "The Facts of Life." It originally aired on NBC on September 25, 1982, occurring between the Third Season and Fourth Season in the series. Since airing, the film has been split into four individual half-hour episodes to run in series syndication.
Summary[]
Mrs. Garrett and the girls embark on an overseas vacation to Paris, France during summer recess. Mrs. Garrett attends a prestigious cooking academy, and the four girls take part in a program at a French boarding school. While Mrs. Garrett is busy learning French cooking lessons, it turns out the girls' summer boarding house is oppressive and located far outside of Paris. They are constantly under the watchful eye of Mrs. Southwick, their strict European guardian.
Determined not to let the trip be a total waste, all of girls decide to escape the location to Paris to enjoy their last few days in France: Blair searches for French romance, and Jo attempts to get to a car race in Le Mans, later getting distracted and meeting a biker named David LeClair. Natalie and Tootie meet Garth Riley, a down-on-his-luck American author, and try encouraging him to try to put down the bottle and start writing again.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett
- Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner
- Kim Fields as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
- Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green
- Nancy McKeon as Jo Polniaczek
Guest Cast[]
- Frank Bonner as Garth Riley
- Frederic Andrei as David
- Jacques Ferriere as Pierre
- Vivian Browne as Miss Southwick
- Roger Til as Chef Antoine
- Caroline Ducrocq as Angelique
- Laurie Main as Reggie
- Bernard Soufflet as the Innkeeper
- Phillipe Brizard as the Bookkeeper
- Dominique Bauguil as Georges
- Pierre Dany as Mr. LeClair
- Christian Baltauss as Andre
- Joris Stuyck as Ken
- Chip Fields as Louise
- Andre Phillips as Vincent
- Sally Marr as Claudia
- Pierrino Mascarino as Sergio
- Jon Lindstrom as Young Man
- Dorothy Constantine as Contessa
Trivia[]
- Frank Bonner was best known for playing sales manager Herb Tarlek on "WKRP In Cincinnati" which had ended earlier in the year.
- Chip Fields is Kim Fields' real life mother. She would continue the role in future episodes of "The Facts of Life."
- Pierrino Mascarino, who plays Sergio would later play Mr. Garo in the episode A Woman's Place.
Quotes[]
- Coming Up