Eastland Shorts
Description: The Facts of Life is an American television sitcom that ran from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the '80s. The series was a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes, the series featured the Drummonds' former housekeeper Edna Garrett becoming the housemother of a dormitory at Eastland School, a private all-girls school in Peekskill, New York.
Description: Eastland Academy is the fictional school for the characters on The Facts of Life. It served as the setting for the series through Season One to Season Four between from 1981 to 1984. It only appeared in two episodes at the start of Season Five, and later returned in the last two episodes of Season Nine.
Description: A worn-in collegiate tribute to the golden age of after-school television. Eastland School for Girls gets the full vintage campus treatment with varsity lettering, old-school crest details, roller skates, and a distressed print that feels pulled straight from an early-'80s dorm-room drawer. Made for fans who remember when friendship, growing up, and a certain boarding school in Peekskill were part of the weekly TV ritual.
Description: The Facts of Life is one of the most beloved American television sitcoms of the 1980s, running for an impressive nine seasons from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988. As a successful spin-off of the popular series Diff’rent Strokes, the show quickly became a cultural phenomenon, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of its decade. Set in the fictional Eastland School, a private all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York, The Facts of Life followed the lives, struggles, and friendships of the students under the guidance of Edna Garrett, the wise and nurturing housemother (and former housekeeper for the Drummond family in Diff’rent Strokes). With heartfelt lessons, coming-of-age moments, and lighthearted humor.
