Live In Front Of A Studio Audience...

ABC has pulled back the curtain on the third installment of its Live in Front of a Studio Audience franchise. Jimmy Kimmel announced on his late-night show Thursday that the 90-minute special will re-create episodes of comedies Diff’rent Strokes and its spinoff The Facts of Life.

The live event will air Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET

The cast for the Diff’rent Strokes re-do is intriguing: John Lithgow will play Mr. Drummond, Kevin Hart is Arnold, Damon Wayans embodies Willis, and Ann Dowd portrays Mrs. Garrett. In the Facts of Life Aniston will take on the role of Blair Warner (originally played by Lisa Whelchel), and Kathryn Hahn will play Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon), Being Mary Jane’s Gabrielle Union will play the role of Tootie Riley, and Fargo's Tolman as Natalie Green. Jon Stewart makes a feature surprise later in the show.

Live Before a Studio Audience‘s executive producers Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows are returning for this round.