Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes'

TV Special
2021
TV-PG
1h 1m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

1.2K

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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2021)

Emmy® Award-winning "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" makes its highly anticipated return with a third iteration, featuring live reenactments of the hit series "The Facts of Life," created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and "Diff'rent Strokes,' created by Bernie Kukoff and Jeff Harris. "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes'.
The one-night-only live event will reunite executive producers Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows and will feature an all-star cast with John Lithgow who will play Mr.Drummond, Kevin Hart assuming the role of Arnold and Damon Wayans and Ann Dowd who will play Willis and Mrs. Garrett in "Diff'rent Strokes." The cast of "The Facts of Life" will be named at a later date

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A re-creation of classic episodes of "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes."A re-creation of classic episodes of "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes."A re-creation of classic episodes of "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes."

Directors
- James Burrows
- Andy Fisher
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See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- James Burrows
- Andy Fisher
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

User reviews17

Featured review

9/10

For old and young

For folks that watched these shows and remember these characters, it's entertaining to watch these current and relevant actors playing the parts. For the younger folks that know these actors but have no context to the original show, funny! Spot on!!!... Greta job.

sandielmoore
Dec 22, 2021
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Trivia
The original episodes remade in this presentation of "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" were The Facts Of Life: "Kids Can Be Cruel" (Season 3 Episode 20/original airdate: March 17, 1982); and Diff'rent Strokes: "Willis' Privacy" (Season 1 Episode 16/original airdate: Feb 23, 1979).

Goofs
At the end, Arnold (Kevin Hart) calls Willis 'Vern' by mistake, but quickly corrects himself.

Quotes
Willis: That's another thing. Why I got to go to bed when Arnold goes to bed? I'm 13. And even though he looks 45, he's just eight.
[Kevin Hart is actually 42]