Norman Lear F-Bomb, Ageless Lisa Welchel and More!

Like many of Lear’s shows, the two were connected, with Ann Dowd pulling double duty as Edna Garrett, the Drummond family housekeeper from “Strokes” who moved over to “Facts” to headline her own show.

Much was made prior to the premiere of these specials of the decision to cast full-grown adults in roles made famous by children, but the whole thing actually worked pretty well. It helped that everyone cast around Kevin Hart’s Arnold was significantly taller than him, but what really sold it were the performances themselves..

Still, we cracked up at Damon Wayans (playing his 13-year-old brother Willis) ad-libbing that “even though he looks 45, he’s just 8” about his scene partner. Hart got the last laugh, though, and in fact the last laugh of the night with a killer ad-lib of his own.

Crawling into bed with his big brother, Hart’s Arnold asked Willis, “How come Vernon always smells like weed?” Willis’ friend featured throughout the episode, brought to life by Snoop Dogg, who actually held down the role like a pro.

It was just one of the delightful casting decisions made throughout the night. Earlier, fans got a huge kick out of Jon Stewart’s surprise role as a kid wearing dental gear that was made fun of and used by the girls of “Facts” before they learned their important lesson about compassion.

In particular, Jennifer Aniston’s Blair had to face her own teenage insensitivity at the hands of Dowd’s Mrs. Garrett, with a healthy does of humility for Allison Tolman’s Natalie, too. But the real showstopper for many online was the surprise appearance of three of the O.G. “Life” girls.

Lisa Welchel was first out, with the original Blair performing the show’s iconic theme song before being joined by co-stars Mindy Cohn (Natalie) and Kim Fields (Tootie). And so, the first thing Twitter noticed was that Welchel looks virtually unchanged from her days on “Life,” meaning she looked younger than most of the adults in the recreation cast.

Below are all the moments that got fans talking on Twitter as they took in this fun live event, even if it wasn’t tackling issues as big or serious as the first two explorations featuring “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons” and “Good Times.”

Known for generating plenty of controversy through his years as a television producer, Norman Lear wasted no time getting all the attention right at the top of this show by dropping an unscripted and unplanned f-bomb on live television. When Jimmy Kimmel asked him for some life advice, Lear said, “When something is over it is– you used the word, so I will, it’s f—— over.” He then realized, “Oh, but you didn’t do it on camera!” Thankfully, the tape delay was on, but even had it not been, who would really complain about that?

Some people just have this ability to defy aging — Denzel Washington and Paul Rudd know a thing or two about that — and Lisa Welchel is definitely one of those people. After being out of the spotlight for awhile, Welchel first stunned fans with her ageless beauty when she joined the cast of “Survivor” in 2012 and another decade on, she still looks exactly the same!