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The Facts of Life

"You take the good, you take the bad ... ." Originally set at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, housemother Mrs. Garrett is the caretaker and confidante of a special group of girls. Over time, this group shrinks to be centered on only four young women: wealthy and spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, eager-to-please Natalie and tough girl Jo. Over the years, the girls graduate from school, and the story lines evolve with them.

S1, EP7 "Dieting"

Sue Ann goes on a dangerous crash diet.

S1, EP8 "The Facts of Love"

Blair decides to put a sex-education lesson to use.

S1, EP9 "Flash Flood"

Mr. Bradley attempts to rescue Blair and Tootie from a flood.

S1, EP10 "Adoption"

Adopted Natalie wants to find her natural mother.

S1, EP11 "Running"

Mr. Bradley sets out to keep the school's championship track title.

S1, EP12 "Molly's Holliday"

The girls plan to reconcile Molly's divorcing folks.

S5, EP17 "A Death in the Family"

Natalie's father dies unexpectedly.

S1, EP13 "Dope"

Blair and Sue Ann's new friends use marijuana.

S5, EP18 "Big Fish, Little Fish"

Blair can't deal with Jo's increasing popularity.

S2, EP1 "The New Girl"

Mrs. Garrett assigns a streetwise student to be Blair's roommate.

S2, EP2 "The New Girl"

Mrs. Garrett's plan gets the girls expelled.

S2, EP3 "Double Standard"

Jo attends a country club cotillion with Blair's suave childhood friend.

S2, EP4 "Who Am I?"

Tootie's new boyfriend questions the real motives of her white friends.

S2, EP5 "Cousin Geri"

A visit by Blair's handicapped cousin brings back a lifelong conflict.

S2, EP6 "Shoplifting"

Jo "picks up" an expensive gift for Mrs. Garrett's birthday.

S2, EP7 "Teenage Marriage"

Jo's old boyfriend proposes marriage.

S2, EP8 "Teenage Marriage"

Mrs. Garrett and the girls try to delay Jo's marriage.

S5, EP19 "Star at Langley"

Blair has to compete for her boyfriend's attention when a movie star enrolls at Langley College.

S2, EP9 "Gossip"

Tootie's gossiping jeopardizes Mrs. Garrett's job.

S5, EP20 "Dream Marriage"

Blair dreams of the future for herself and her friends.

S2, EP10 "Breaking Point"

Blair learns her opponent in the student council race is suffering through a crisis.

S2, EP11 "Sex Symbol"

Natalie's first date has unexpected consequences.

S2, EP12 "The Secret"

Jo fears her classmates will find out about her father's disreputable past.

S2, EP13 "Bought and Sold"

Cosmetics saleswoman Blair gives Tootie a new look.

S2, EP14 "Pretty Babies"

A top fashion photographer arrives on campus to search for the new face of the '80s.

S2, EP15 "Free Spirit"

Mrs. Garrett's son pays a visit to Eastland and captures Natalie's attention.

S2, EP16 "Brian and Sylvia"

Tootie and Natalie visit Tootie's aunt in Buffalo, N.Y., and end up in the middle of a marital flare-up.

S3, EP1 "Growing Pains"

Tootie is tired of being treated like a little girl.

S3, EP2 "Fear Strikes Back"

Natalie is attacked while returning from a party.

S3, EP3 "A Baby in the House"

A former Eastland student, now a teenage wife and mother, stops by for a visit.

S3, EP4 "A Friend in Deed"

Blair inadvertently discovers her mother has a serious illness.

S3, EP5 "Front Page"

Jo's chance to write a hot news story leads her on a trail of revenge.

S3, EP6 "Give and Take"

Mrs. Garrett faces serious financial troubles.

S3, EP7 "Sweet Sorrow"

Jo's relationship with her boyfriend is in jeopardy when she falls for another guy.

S3, EP8 "From Russia With Love"

Natalie's plans for a private weekend fall through when her grandmother arrives.

S3, EP9 "Dear Me"

Tootie is apprehensive about going on a camping trip with boys from Bates Academy.

S3, EP10 "Cousin Geri Returns"

Blair is afraid her cousin is being set up for a disappointing romance.

S3, EP11 "Legacy"

Blair's decision to donate part of her inheritance to Eastland brings unexpected family news.

S3, EP12 "Green-Eyed Monster"

Natalie will do anything for the school-play lead.

S3, EP13 "The Americanization of Miko"

Jo is caught in an international conflict when she meets a new Japanese student.

S3, EP14 "The Marriage Brokers"

Blair is curious about Mrs. Garrett's new beau.

S3, EP15 "Starstruck"

Tootie is obsessed with singer Jermaine Jackson.

S3, EP16 "The Four Musketeers"

The girls must decide if they want to continue living together.

S3, EP17 "The Affair"

Natalie is devastated when she sees her father with a strange woman.

S5, EP21 "Mother and Daughter"

Sparks fly when Tootie and her mother find it difficult to communicate.

S5, EP22 "All by Herself"

Blair takes away all her cousin Geri's responsibilities in planning a charity auction.

"The Facts of Life"

"You take the good, you take the bad ... ." Originally set at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, housemother Mrs. Garrett is the caretaker and confidante of a special group of girls. Over time, this group shrinks to be centered on only four young women: wealthy and spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, eager-to-please Natalie and tough girl Jo. Over the years, the girls graduate from school, and the story lines evolve with them.

S5, EP23 "Seems Like Old Times"

Jo's Brooklyn boyfriend returns unexpectedly.

S5, EP24 "Joint Custody"

The shaky marriage of Mrs. Garrett's son may spell trouble for Edna's Edibles.

S6, EP1 "The Summer of '84"

Summer exploits are the topic of discussion when the gang returns from vacation.

S6, EP2 "Slices of Life"

Jo's pizza business does better than she planned.

S6, EP3 "Love at First Byte"

Natalie takes a risk when she chooses computer dating as the subject of her term paper.

S6, EP4 "My Boyfriend's Back"

Tootie faces an important decision as she tries to gain her boyfriend's acceptance.

S6, EP5 "Cruisin'"

The girls cruise the streets of downtown Peekskill with hopes of spotting "Mr. Right.".

S6, EP8 "E.G.O.C (Edna Garrett on Campus)"

Mrs. Garrett hits the books again when she takes a Shakespeare class with Jo and Blair.

S6, EP6 "Taking a Chance on Love"

Rumors spread across the campus when Jo is seen with her photography professor.

S6, EP7 "Taking a Chance on Love"

Jo's relationship with her professor grows more serious.

S3, EP24 "Read No Evil"

The issue of book banning arises at Eastland.

S4, EP1 "Ain't Miss Beholden"

Jo's future at Eastland is in jeopardy when she learns her scholarship funds are drying up.

S4, EP4 "The Oldest Living Graduate"

Jo wins the heart and money of Eastland's oldest living graduate.

S4, EP12 "A Royal Pain"

Tootie discovers that the new student, a young princess, plans to run away.

S4, EP15 "Teacher's Pet"

Jo is furious when she learns that a favorite teacher is planning to leave Eastland.

S4, EP21 "Help From Home"

Jo returns home for a visit and announces that she has decided to get a job instead of attending college.

S4, EP22 "Take My Finals, Please"

Despite Mrs. Garrett's objections, the girls settle in for an all-night study session.

S4, EP23 "Graduation"

Blair and Jo share a common feeling of disdain toward their graduation from Eastland.

S4, EP24 "Graduation"

Blair and Jo come to realize that they have learned more at Eastland than just academics.

S5, EP3 "Gamma Gamma or Bust"

Blair fires sorority-party caterer Mrs. Garrett.

S5, EP7 "Advance Placement"

Natalie feels superior when she is allowed to take a course at Langley College.

S7, EP4 "Teacher, Teacher"

Jo must make a decision between a teaching job and an offer from a major corporation.

S7, EP23 "The Graduate"

Tootie seems more concerned with a theatrical audition than with her upcoming high-school graduation.

S6, EP9 "Dear Apple"

The school computer spurts out advice when Blair and Jo become embroiled in a fight.

S6, EP10 "Talk, Talk, Talk"

Jo is handed the tough assignment of hosting a five-hour radio program.

S6, EP11 "Smile"

Natalie has the opportunity to break into journalism, but she may lose her boyfriend in the process.

S6, EP12 "The Rich Aren't Different"

Blair seeks payment after Jo breaks her watch.

S8, EP12 "Seven Little Indians"

Tootie sees a horror movie and then has a nightmare in which her friends are stalked by a killer.

S8, EP14 "Post-Christmas Card"

Natalie's in trouble after she gets a pre-approved credit card.

S8, EP15 "A Star Is Torn"

A young singer (Stacey Q) gets support from Tootie and the girls.

S8, EP17 "Hearts and Flowers"

Old loves reappear in the lives of Beverly Ann and the girls.

S8, EP19 "Boy About the House"

Beverly Ann initiates proceedings to adopt Andy when his foster parents separate.

S8, EP20 "Ex Marks the Spot"

Beverly Ann's ex-spouse wants to renew their romance.

S9, EP8 "A Rose by Any Other Age"

Blair is stunned when her law school study partner falls for Beverly Ann.

S9, EP9 "Adventures in Baileysitting"

Blair learns a lesson about motherhood when she agrees to baby-sit her little sister.

S9, EP11 "Golden Oldies"

It is 40 years into the future and the girls are back together in the same house.

S9, EP16 "The First Time"

Natalie and Snake plan to mark the anniversary of their first year together with an intimate encounter.

S9, EP18 "Less Than Perfect"

A scar received in a car accident mars Blair's personality as well as her face.

S9, EP19 "Till Marriage Do Us Part"

Jo and Blair both receive interesting, if unexpected, proposals from their boyfriends.

S9, EP23 "The Beginning of the End"

Blair puts up her grandmother's trust fund to save Eastland School from bankruptcy.

S9, EP24 "The Beginning of the Beginning"

Blair becomes headmistress of Eastland School.

S1, EP1 "Rough Housing"

Cindy must compete with Blair to be Harvest Queen.

S1, EP4 "I.Q."

Tootie discloses her friends' I.Q. scores.

S1, EP5 "Overachieving"

Tootie's father wants to remove her from Mrs. Garrett's care.

S1, EP6 "Emily Dickinson"

Blair's solution to a problem puts the honor of the school at stake.

S5, EP16 "All or Nothing"

Jo learns a lesson in politics when she is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents.

S5, EP15 "Crossing the Line"

Natalie upsets Tootie by dating Tootie's cousin.

S5, EP14 "Next Door"

A 7-year-old boy refuses to leave his apartment during an evacuation.

S5, EP13 "The Chain Letter"

The girls' careless work habits could lead to the closing of Mrs. Garrett's gourmet shop by the Board of Health.

"You take the good, you take the bad ... ." Originally set at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, housemother Mrs. Garrett is the caretaker and confidante of a special group of girls. Over time, this group shrinks to be centered on only four young women: wealthy and spoiled Blair, gossipy Tootie, eager-to-please Natalie and tough girl Jo. Over the years, the girls graduate from school, and the story lines evolve with them.
Starring: Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, John Lawlor, Felice Schachter, Julie Piekarski, Julie Anne Haddock, Molly Ringwald, William Bogert, Lee Crawford
Original Air Date: Aug 24, 1979
Genres: ComedyTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
1 seasons available on demand (4 episodes)
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