On March 7, 2004, Whelchel was reunited with Charlotte Rae to perform "The Facts of Life" theme song at the 2nd Annual TV Land Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood. In spring 2006, she appeared with two of her "Facts of Life" co-stars on "The Today Show" to promote the show's DVD releases of the first and second seasons, admitting to being "really bummed out" that Kim Fields was unable to attend. On February 1, 2007, Whelchel was reunited with Kim Fields on WFAA-TV's "Good Morning Texas". Fields was in Dallas to promote her appearance in the production "Issues: We've All Got 'Em", when Whelchel was introduced as a surprise guest. On April 10, 2011, Whelchel and the cast of "The Facts of Life", including Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Geri Jewell, and Cloris Leachman were honored with the Pop Culture Award at the 9th Annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center in New York City.