“People say, ‘If you had to do it again, would you stay nine years?’ Sure. Having (almost) no misgivings about her “Facts” days But I certainly wouldn’t have it any other way.” And it can be a glorious blessing and sometimes a little odd all these years later. I mean, there’s a part of me that wants to say, ‘You know I’m a stranger, right? If you ask the next person that they’ll report you.’ So there are certain elements of not just ‘Facts of Life’ but my own career that I realize audiences have taken ownership of. When I walk into a store and the cashier can’t focus at all because she says, quite frankly, ‘Can I have a hug?’ Sure. “I recognize the unknowing, involuntary effect that ‘Facts of Life’ had and continues to have on several generations of people. Understanding that the public grew up with her I love showing up to a set, and there’s a camera guy I worked with as a child, and now we’re equals. The fantastic group of people that I’ve worked with as cast members and crewmembers - we continue to be good friends. I got a tremendous education - my literal education from schooling but also the education from the on-the-job training. I could never and would never want to divorce myself from it because it was such a great experience from so many different facets. But when people act like the journey ended when ‘Facts of Life’ ended, that’s annoying. “‘Facts of Life’ was and continues to be a milestone on my journey. Nine years of your life from age 9 to 18 you can’t fathom a more-crucial piece of your own time.” And we were too big to be a cult-followed show. I mean, my goodness, we were almost canceled once, and the critics and the media never regarded ‘The Facts of Life’ as any sort of great critical success or an acclaimed show. When you’re in it, you don’t think about that at all. The actress recently spoke with Parade and she reflected on her time on the TV show.īeing a part of “The Facts of Life,” the pop-culture phenomenon Though she’s still sometimes called Tootie by people on the street, actress Kim Fields doesn’t regret her time on NBC’s The Facts of Life.
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