Facts of Life Quotes



Tootie: "We'll make grass out of spinach pasta."
Blair: "And I'll be the queen of the float!"
Jo: "Alright we'll make you outta sour dough!"


"Diaries are for temporary feelings. Natalie doesn't think you're an egotistic witch like I do!"


Blair: "I just had another one of my brilliant ideas!"
Jo: "Uh don't frighten it. It's a lonely place up there."


"Where I come from you get your brother to break both his legs."-Jo


"Where I come from, you poke your nose in family business and you end up breathin' through your ears!"-Jo


"Where I come from, you squeal and they ship your toungue to Cleveland!"-Jo


Jessie: "Everywhere you look you see congo dancers"
Jo:beats disco


"What's that disgusting smell? Why Blair it's you!"-Jo


"How about a free face-lift Blair? Right off your neck!"-Jo


"It has a diamond in it. Maybe it would help if I broght it closer!"


Blair: "What were you doing at the library reading 'Dumbo'?"
Jo: "I don't have to read 'Dumbo' I bunk next to her!"


Blair: "She's still wearing flaired jeans!"
Jo: "Ah in a minute your gonna be wearin' flaired teeth!"


Mrs. Garrett: "Natalie, show Jo where to park her motorcycle." Jo: "Maybe I should park it on Blair's face!"


"Hey Nat! Cool it! Nice girls don't throw trees!"-Jo


"Blow it out your Gucci bag!"-Jo


"Is it just me or is everybody nauseouse?"


"Life's a bummer, you go to sleep you got a mother, you wake up, you're on your own."-Jo


"Hey! What's a girl gotta do to get some attention around her?"


"There are people in this world that get shoved and there are people in this world who do the shoving!"


"Why do you want to be popular? You have to smile and talk to people and that stuff."-Jo


"There are 2 things in this world we don't laugh about; the Yankees and what Roy did to me!"-Jo


"Here's to all who wish me well, and the rest of you can go to Jersey!"-Jo


I'm gonna loosen some teeth!"-Jo


"You're so stupid you couldn't spell I.Q!"-Jo


How do you say 'you're gonna be pickin' up your teeth' in French?"-Jo


"You're so spoiled. If you were milk the date on the carton would be B.C!"-Jo


Mr. Polniaczek: "I'm gonna go into the stock market Jo what'dya think!"
Jo: "You've got more bull then Meryle Lynch!"


"There's always been things I've wanted to say to him. Now that I'm older I know better words!"-Jo


Natalie: "What about the lock?"
Jo: "I got it open O.K?"
Natalie: "But how?"
Jo: "I got it open O.K?!?!?!"


"I thought you liked me in that way that you like somebody when you like them in that way."~Jo


"I hate teaching people how to drive; they're nervous, they make mistakes and they cry when you slap them!"-Jo


"Natalie, the drive-in is closing down. The people don't want it. They'd rather neck on the sofa in front of 35 channels."


Tootie: "Sing."
Jo: "Sing?!?!?!"
Tootie: "What do you do when you're scared?"
Jo: "Slap people!"


"I don't think I can get this stuff down. I'll get some beer."-Jo


"The only place I wanna see a cow is slapped on a bun with some 57 sauce."-Jo


"My boyfriend left me for my best friend, and I miss her."


Jo: A clock.
Nat: Uh.
Jo: I need a clock.
Nat: Uh.
Jo: Mrs. Garrett I'm taking your egg timer.
Mrs G: Uh, okay.
Nat: Jo wait!
Jo: And a fuse, I need a fuse. Oh it's no good, I'll mix up some stuff in the science lab.
Mrs G: What are you making, a bomb? hahaha
Nat: YES! YES!
Mrs G: WHAT!!
Jo: I'm gonna roll it through their front door and then POW boy POW, dead Kawasaki's all over the street.
Mrs G: I take it you didn't get the job. May I have those matches?Please!
Jo: That's right, I DID NOT GET THE JOB! DID ANYBODY MISS THAT? I DID NOT GET THE JOB! Go ahead Blair, hit me with your best shot, go ahead. Blair: (silence)
Nat: Oh Blair, you can do better then that.


Nat: Keep an eye on the mad bomber.


Blair: Well, how do you like my tree?
Nat: What are bananas doing on a Palm Tree?
Blair: The bird needed something to sit on. Besides, I wanted a splash of color.
Jo: You want color? Shoot the bird!


Mr Parker: Edna, you’re not leaving.
Nat: Mr. Parker, that’s selfish.
Jo: And we’re experts on that!
Blair: Tootie, lets get a newspaper. Mrs. Garrett’s gotta find an apartment.
Jo: Come on Nat, we’ll get Mrs. G’s suitcases out of the basement.
Mr. Parker: Now, wait a minute! Didn’t anybody listen to me? I just…I just said she is NOT leaving.
Jo: Are you gonna give her a hard time?
Jo: Uh, hey, listen um. Ya know, if they give you any trouble I know a couple of guys in the city who could come up and convince them for ya. For a small fee.
Mr. Parker: Oh…


Jo: I am ready for a good old fashion rank out session.
Nat: We rank out, don’t we Tootie?
Tootie: We are SO rank.
Jo: Oh yeah, well try this. You are so dumb, you can’t spell I.Q.
Blair: (Just walking into the room) All set!
Jo: And you’re so spoiled, if you were milk, the date on the carton would read B.C.
Blair: Turn Blue!
Jo: See, turn blue, and that was her best shot


Jo: I can't even look at it.(she's talking about the ring of course)
Mrs.G know, but one day, this ring will give you pleasure.You'll show it to your grandchildren and smile, and tell them all about your first love.


God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference-Blair


Questions don't hurt, ignorance does ~Gerri


Blair:Beverly Ann let me tell you about Jo and her bike she took it on her first date she polishes it every weekend they're inseperable, like peanut butter and jelly.
BA:Roy and Trigger
Blair:Bingo
BA: And the Catholics
Blair:Right
BA:And left
Blair:STOP!
BA:And go
Blair:Please
BA:And thank you
Blair:Get out of here
BA:And come again oh I love this game!


"Your born,you move on,you die,that's life."-Jo


Jo On Herself: " You can take the girl out of the Bronx, but you can't take the Bronx out of the girl.


Mrs. Garret, ur talkin BIG bucks here~Jo


JO- You are what you are and that's good enough for me!


BLAIR: If I'm not perfect, and that's a big if, it certainly wasn't his place to say.
JO: You'e right, it's mine!


"I hate fresh air. It clogs my sinuses." -Jo


"Uh, In a minute your gonna be wearin' flared teeth."- Jo


Blair: "You're not thinking of doing anything silly, are you?"
Jo: "No, murder is serious business!!"


Jo:"Alright! I've had it with that hairy little creep!"
Mrs.G: "Oh. You shouldn't fight with Blair when she's sick."


"You know what they always say. You can take the girl out of the Bronx, but you can't take the bronx out of the girl." -Jo


Jo:"You know it's to bad the Gong show is dead. You do a great imitation of a Jackass."


"You're old, you're ugly, you live with it!" - Jo


Blair: Oh my gosh! There's a hair in my menu!
Jo: (Blows it) There it's gone! Now order.
Blair: I can't order the picture of the hamburger is green!


Jo Polniaczek~I am not gonna be known as SEXY longerie(SP?)


Jo ~ *snickers* I'm sorry
Blair ~ of course you are
Jo ~ *snickers* No, really, it was an accedent(sp?)
Blair ~ I know....May i?
*gets Jo in the face with paint roller*
Blair ~ forgive me, it was an accedent
Jo ~ I know, oh Blair
Jo ~ *to Blair* don worry it's designer paint
Blair ~ I better worn u, i'm a fencing artist
Jo ~ oooouuu(jus think of ouch without the'ch' part) my eye
Blair? ~ Are you ok?
Jo ~ Oh, i donno
*laughter*
Jo ~ I'm a con artist
Blair ~ YOU SNEAK


Nat ~ Tootie, Tootie, wait wait wait, where do u think ur goin?
Tootie ~ was I going sumwhere?
Jo ~What do you think we should do with her?


Jo ~ I ain't hawking my bike for no floor!


Jo ~ Alright firstwe have the introduction, live from Langley College
Blair ~ Then I give them my amused look
Jo ~ Right, then we go into the top new stories
Blair ~ That's the concerned look
Jo ~ Then you do your interview
Blair ~ Then the interested look
Jo ~ and you wined up with the editorial *waits a few seconds* i guess thats your stupid look


Blair: Somebody's gonna pay
Nat: I had no idea
Blair: I showed up at the gym at 7oclock, I didn't see anyone else dressed, I naturally assumed that the others had dropped out when they heard i entered the contest, in half line, i walked out on the court, to be crowned Queen of Troy..i was wrestled to the ground by Lewis The Langley Lion
Jo: Blair-
Blair: Then he picked me up in his paws and tossed me in the air to the cheer of "Go Lions Go"
Jo: Blair-
Blair: Now, I had as much school spirit as the next guy- Jo: I forgot to give you the message
Blair: What?!
Jo: Uh, they called..Um..See, the, the contest was post-poned until tomorrow night..look, I was gonna tell ya, honestly, I was, but Natalie and Tootie came in...Look, I couldn't find anything to write it down with....Look, I was trying to do you a favor..
Tootie: Thats true..Thats true, remember that old movie poster you wanted?
Mrs. G: Oh, it's all a simple mis-understanding
Jo: One of those crazy things you don't plan on *Blair puts her crown over Jo's head* Real mature, that's real mature


Jo: Blair do you know what this means?i never have to hear you breath again!!!
Blair:And i never have to see your ugly face again!!!


Blair: Hold it, you ruined my watch.
Jo: No I didn't, it's a stop watch...it stopped


Blair: If I don't spend money soon,well I'll just pull all my hair out.
Jo:Good,we'll finally get to see what color the roots are.


Jo: don't know you got to admit:Force has some good points.
Blair:Jo's hoping to attend the Chuck Norris School Of Law.


T: Natalie that is not how the game is played!
N: Canadian Rules!


Jo: We'll sneek out right after dinner
Blair: k
Tootie: OK we'll be ready
Blair: We......would you care to explain that?
Tootie: Sure, We is the first person pluerl pronoun, me and Nat are a We and We are going with you!


Jo: Well, I'm not gonna stand around playin' stupid guessing games. Who is it?!
Pippa: Franni!
Jo: Ya see, it's just Franni. Who the hell is Franni?!


Andy: Merry Christmas!!
Tootie: Do you know what day it is?
Jo: Yeah, it's the day I lost all feeling in my neck.
(looks at Andy) Who are you?
Andy: Ho ho ho!
Jo: Awww, that's sweet. Go 'way.


Blair: She must think we're into nostalgia, she's still wearing flared jeans.
Jo: Uh, in a minute your gonna be wearin' flared teeth.


Blair: Jo, you've got some power, but you're not wearing it right. You don't want to
throw it onlike a motorcycle jacket, you want to slip it on, like a negligee.
Jo: I'm not doin' anything weird!!!


Blair: The school board was leaning toward rust carpet.Rust carpet against mauve walls.Can you imagine?
Jo: Oh my Lord, no.


Blair: When grandfather left Mother and me his estate, we just knew he'd want us to builda library. He was dedicated to learning and truth, that runs in some families.
Jo: So does insanity.


Roy: How's my little cucumber?
Jo: Don't call me vegetables, Roy!


Jo: I was thinking of doing something different with my hair.
Blair: Like washing it?
Jo: No, I wanted to get that brainless look you have!


Blair: I don't sweat, I glisten.
Jo: Well, you're glistening like a pig!


Jo: Why would Tootie do something like that?
Blair: Why? I'll tell you why. To make a fool out of Blair Warner, that's why.
Jo: You don't need Tootie for that.



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