Right now you can watch The Facts of Life on Crave — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. 9 seasons is a serious commitment, but one that pays off episode after episode. 106 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Cloris Leachman sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Crave and see for yourself.

There is a reason The Facts of Life keeps coming up in conversation. The Facts of Life does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face. Cloris Leachman and Lisa Whelchel lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It ran for 9 seasons (1979–1988), and the writing holds up across every one of them. The Facts of Life earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The Facts of Life is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. If you have already watched A Different World, The Facts of Life is a natural next step. 9 seasons in, there is no shortage of material once you get started. Cloris Leachman is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

The Facts of Life wrapped up in 1988, created by Dick Clair, Norman Lear and Jenna McMahon — and 9 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.