You Take the Good, You Take the Bad

The 81-year-old grandmother of two resurfaced at a hospital parking lot in West Hollywood last week, looking pleasant.
Charlotte Rae
To bolster ratings in 1985, producers had Mrs. Garrett's bakery, Edna's Edibles, destroyed and replaced by the Over Our Heads gift shop. Rae left the series the following year.

Charlotte's mother was a childhood friend of late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.



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46. God bless and take care of her---she is so cute

Posted at 3:32PM on Feb 13th 2008 by barbarab

47. My gosh! She is not only the same age as MY mother, she looks just like her! She looks great although nothing like the younger picture. I actually like her hair style better now. Hope she is doing well.

Posted at 3:41PM on Feb 13th 2008 by ReneeNW

48. I love that woman! I always wish I had been at that school, mainly because of her.

Posted at 11:47PM on Feb 23rd 2008 by Ava

49. Yes, I also thought she had a hook at first glance :)

Posted at 3:59PM on Feb 13th 2008 by dooie

50. what would those kids have done without Mrs. Garrett?????

Posted at 4:34PM on Feb 13th 2008 by Britney is a NutJOb

51. And now a reading from the book of Tootie...Joan Collins is a bitch.

Posted at 4:41PM on Feb 13th 2008 by Guggerballs

52. I love her! She brought something really special to that show. Such a cool, sparkling personality and great sense of humor! She's the best!!!

Posted at 4:41PM on Feb 13th 2008 by lisa

53. she looks absolutely wonderful - better than woman half her age that have had plastic surgery. i think she looks better than she did years ago on television.

Posted at 4:44PM on Feb 13th 2008 by bette

54. I think she looks great for a woman her age and she's still getting around all on her own!
Great to see her. She's a nice lady and should be left alone.

Posted at 4:56PM on Feb 13th 2008 by Grace

55. Whhhhhhhhhhat? I saw the ETHS about Facts of Life and she looked 194595355x better than this. She looked better in the 2001 reunion movie too.

Posted at 5:07PM on Feb 13th 2008 by Yes

56. OK - there you go, #29.

Posted at 5:42PM on Feb 13th 2008 by Scrolling To Make Sure It Was Covered

57. When I saw this picture, it was almost like looking at a photo of my own grandma. I grew up with Mrs.Garrett and those girls of 'The facts of life' so Charlotte is almost like family. Like my first love, Ricky Schroeder :)

Posted at 9:35AM on Feb 14th 2008 by sugarberries

58. Somebody finally brought up Joan Collins! Remember when Charlotte said she was a bitch and hard to work with? Then they showed it to Joan Collins, and she said, "who is that old cow??!!" Hysterical!

I LOVED Facts of Life....

Posted at 7:47PM on Feb 13th 2008 by ManBearPig Hunter

59. I thought she was dead....

Posted at 9:24PM on Feb 13th 2008 by SAxlerod

60. nasty old bitch

Posted at 9:34PM on Feb 13th 2008 by dom fox

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