DVD and VHS Releases
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first two seasons on DVD in Region 1 on May 9, 2006 with new interviews with most of the cast, including season one originals Felice Schachter and Julie Anne Haddock. To promote the DVD's release, McKeon, Whelchel, and Cohn appeared together on various TV shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Today Show and CNN Showbiz to reminisce about their time on the show and talk about their lives presently; unfortunately, Fields was unable to take part due to other commitments. The third season was released on October 24, 2006. This release failed to match the success of the first and second seasons, sales-wise.
The first and second seasons were also released in Region 4 on March 7, 2007.
On January 26, 2010, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the show (under license from Sony Pictures) and subsequently released the fourth season on Region 1 DVD, May 4, 2010. Special features include The Facts of Life Goes To Paris, a made-for-TV-movie, which originally aired a few days prior to the fourth season debut, and a "Know The Facts: Trivia Game." The fifth season was officially released on November 2, 2010. It is as yet unknown if the remaining four seasons will be released.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete First and Second Seasons | 29 | May 9, 2006 |
| The Complete Third Season | 24 | October 24, 2006 |
| The Complete Fourth Season | 23 | May 4, 2010 |
| The Complete Fifth Season | 26 | November 2, 2010 |
On April 21 and 22, 2001, Columbia House released The Facts of Life: The Collector's Edition, a 10-volume "Best of" the series on VHS (40 episodes in all). With the advent shortly thereafter of TV on DVD and Columbia House's eventual move from the direct marketing model of exclusive series, the tapes were discontinued.
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