Edna Ann Garrett Gaines, known as Mrs Garrett or Mrs G, was played by the actress Charlotte Rae from 1978 to 1986.
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33 Facts About Edna Garrett
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Mrs Garrett was married twice, divorced and widowed ; one early episode showed Mr Garrett coming to town to woo her and reconcile but she was unsuccessful because Edna felt that her gambling problem would always be an obstacle.
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Edna Garrett was a mentor to the girls at Eastland, functioning in loco parentis.
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However, in the reunion movie that aired in 2001, Mrs Edna Garrett reunited with the three girls at a hotel owned by Blair and which was run by Mrs Edna Garrett's son Raymond.
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Mrs Edna Garrett appears on the Hello, Larry episode "The Trip", the first of three crossovers between the shows Diff'rent Strokes and Hello, Larry.
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Edna Garrett was seen smoking cigarettes, drinking beer and enjoying great popularity with boys; unlike many of her classmates, she was looking to lose her virginity.
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Edna Garrett said this on occasion to be sarcastic, particularly with Jo.
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Edna Garrett was not embarrassed by her cousin, but rather jealous of her, since Blair was used to being the center of attention.
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Mrs Edna Garrett told Blair not to lash out against Geri because of her jealousy and Blair joined Geri, a successful comedian, onstage at an impromptu comedy show Geri threw at the Eastland Academy.
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Edna Garrett was the youngest of the main characters at the age of 11 and the only African-American girl.
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Edna Garrett attended Eastland Academy for most of the show's run.
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Edna Garrett's heritage was highlighted when her father, Dr Green, died unexpectedly; Natalie's bottled-up grief was a continuing storyline.
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Edna Garrett went to New York City towards the end of the series and decided to stay and pursue her writing career.
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Edna Garrett learns that the only scholarship she qualifies for is offered by Blair's family and due to her belief that Blair would hold it over her for the rest of her life she refuses to apply.
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Edna Garrett was ultimately shown to be extremely protective and loyal toward her new friends, particularly Blair.
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Edna Garrett was crushed when she found out from Mrs Garrett that it was because of a terminal illness and had a difficult time coming to terms with her emotions and friendship.
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Edna Garrett worked at the campus radio station and graduated with a degree in education.
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Edna Garrett was reunited with him in Season 7, where it was revealed he now had a lounge act in Atlantic City.
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Edna Garrett was offended when he found that some of the students were smoking marijuana in "Dope" which led to him having those students expelled which Blair and Sue Ann managed to avoid.
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Edna Garrett is a stickler for rules where Steven Bradley often undermines her.
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Edna Garrett was around 14 years old at the beginning of The Facts of Life.
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Edna Garrett attends journalism class with Blair, Jo and Sue Ann.
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Edna Garrett is a perky, fast-talking student at Eastland who enjoys taking photographs and playing the guitar.
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Edna Garrett started out as a shoplifter taking things from "Edna's Edibiles" until she got caught by Jo pocketing bread and marinated baby carrots and was sent on her way with Jo preventing Blair from calling the police.
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Edna Garrett got the money back from Kelly and told her never to return.
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Edna Garrett is a boy from a foster home who comes to work for Edna Garrett at Edna's Edibles, and later Over Our Heads.
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When Edna Garrett's Edibles was burned down, George Burnett was hired as a handyman for the development of Over Our Heads.
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Beverly Ann was first seen in the fall of 1986, after Mrs Edna Garrett married and moved to Africa to serve in the Peace Corps.
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Mrs Edna Garrett's divorced sister, Beverly Ann moved in with the girls as Mrs Edna Garrett wanted someone to keep an eye on them as she had.
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Edna Garrett became the property owner for Mrs Garrett's house and the boutique store, Over Our Heads.
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Edna Garrett mentioned that she was named after her grandfather Boris Ann.
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Edna Garrett is a teenage girl from Eastland's Australian sister school Colunga Academy.
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Edna Garrett enrolled in Eastland Academy as an exchange student while taking the place of her best friend Frannie Newcomb.
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