The Facts of Life

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

Genre: Comedy, Family

Cast:Lisa Whelchel , Kim Fields , Mindy Cohn , Nancy McKeon , Charlotte Rae , Mackenzie Astin , Cloris Leachman , Felice Schachter , Julie Piekarski , Julie Anne Haddock , George Clooney , SherriÃ© Austin , Molly Ringwald , John Lawlor , Pamela Adlon , Geri Jewell , Alex Rocco , Kimberly Craig

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Rough Housing

Fri, Aug 24, 1979

Cindy decides not to attend the Harvest Ball when Blair intimates that because of her tomboyishness she might be a lesbian.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Like Mother, Like Daughter

Fri, Aug 31, 1979

Blair fears she will get a reputation for being "easy" because her multiple-divorce' mother is caught flirting with another student's married father.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Return of Mr. Garrett

Fri, Sep 7, 1979

Mrs. Garrett considers her ex-husband's proposal of remarriage, but changes her mind when she discovers he is teaching the girls how to gamble.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ I.Q.

Fri, Sep 14, 1979

When Tootie stumbles upon elementary school IQ results ordered by their headmaster, the girls are stunned to find out that their scores don't necessarily match their current academic reputation.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Overachieving

Wed, Mar 12, 1980

Tootie's father thinks Mrs. Garrett's influence over his daughter is holding her back. Tootie's latest ambition? To open a beauty salon!

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Emily Dickinson

Fri, Mar 14, 1980

Blair plagiarizes an Emily Dickinson poem about beauty, but gets caught when the headmaster submits it into a competition, and it wins.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Dieting

Fri, Mar 21, 1980

Sue Ann goes on a crash diet after the pressure of everyone's body-consciousness, and Blairs intimating that a boy won't like her, makes her feel fat.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Facts of Love

Fri, Apr 4, 1980

To the chagrin of the headmaster, Mrs. Garrett holds a sex education class. Meanwhile Blair gets into a compromising situation with a boy and has to make a tough decision.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Flash Flood

Fri, Apr 11, 1980

A serious flood hits Peekskill, so Blair and Tootie rush to the stables to protect the animals, only to become trapped there. When Mr. Bradley rescues them, Blair develops a case of hero worship which she mistakes for love.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Adoption

Fri, Apr 25, 1980

Blair noses into Natalie's business and arranges for her to talk to her birth mother by phone.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Running

Fri, May 2, 1980

The headmaster pits two of the girls against each other in a track competition, which causes conflicts.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Molly's Holiday

Wed, Jun 4, 1980

Molly's upset that her parents are getting a divorce, so the girls decide to try and get them back together. But her father shows up with "someone".

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Dope

Wed, Jun 11, 1980

Blair gets Sue Ann into a clique known as "The Group, " whose members are all marijuana smokers.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The New Girl: Part 1

Wed, Nov 19, 1980

A new student, Jo Polniaczek, arrives at Eastland.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The New Girl: Part 2

Wed, Nov 26, 1980

The girls are put on probation and must work in the cafeteria to pay off their damages.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Double Standard

Wed, Dec 10, 1980

Blair is shocked when her boyfriend invites Jo to a cotillion at a country club.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Who Am I?

Wed, Dec 17, 1980

Tootie falls for a black boy who tries to drive a wedge between her and her white friends.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Cousin Geri

Wed, Dec 24, 1980

Blair's cousin Geri, a comedian who has Cerebral Palsy, comes to visit.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Shoplifting

Wed, Dec 31, 1980

Mrs. Garrett's birthday is coming up, and when Jo can't afford a present for her, she decides to steal one.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Teenage Marriage: Part 1

Wed, Jan 7, 1981

Jo's boyfriend Eddie goes AWOL from his Naval base in Chicago to propose marriage.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Teenage Marriage: Part 2

Wed, Jan 14, 1981

Mrs. Garrett tries to stop Jo and Eddie from driving to West Virginia to get married.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Gossip

Wed, Jan 21, 1981

Tootie's gossiping causes a rift between Blair, Jo, and Nancy, and almost costs Mrs. Garrett her job.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Breaking Point

Wed, Jan 28, 1981

Blair gets involved in a tough campaign for class president but things take a serious turn when one of the girls commits suicide.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Sex Symbol

Wed, Feb 4, 1981

A boy with whom Natalie studies spreads rumors about their friendship that damage her reputation while supposedly helping his own.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Secret

Wed, Feb 25, 1981

Jo is up for the Best New Student of the Year award, but her joy is dampened by a letter from her father. She never told anyone that he is in the State Penitentiary for burgling the warehouse where he once worked.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Pretty Babies

Wed, Mar 4, 1981

Tootie is lured into doing a photo shoot for a fashion photographer.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Bought and Sold

Wed, Mar 11, 1981

Blair is selling Countess Calvert cosmetics, and she uses Natalie as a model.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Free Spirit

Wed, Mar 18, 1981

Mrs. Garrett's son Alex visits her at Eastland. Natalie is impressed by his claims of having played on several recording sessions for popular musicians, but Blair doesn't trust him.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Brian and Sylvia

Wed, Mar 25, 1981

Tootie's uncle Brian and aunt Sylvia are a mixed couple -- he's white and she's black. When Tootie and Natalie visit them in Buffalo, Sylvia receives a job offer in New York City.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Growing Pains

Wed, Oct 28, 1981

Blair brings home two bottles of fine European wine, and Tootie drinks some to show how "adult" she is.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Fear Strikes Back

Wed, Nov 4, 1981

Natalie withdraws from her life after an attempted sexual assault.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ A Baby in the House

Wed, Nov 11, 1981

Blair's friend Allison disappears after visiting, leaving her baby in the girls' care.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ A Friend in Deed

Wed, Nov 18, 1981

Blair's mother arrives on a surprise visit and Blair is ecstatic until dire news is revealed about her mother's health.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Front Page

Wed, Nov 25, 1981

In an article for the school newspaper Jo reports that her journalism teacher, Mr. Gideon, whom she thinks dislikes her, was arrested in a cocaine raid.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Give and Take

Wed, Dec 2, 1981

Mrs. Garrett must take a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension. This takes a toll on her mood and her Eastland work, so she must choose between the two.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Sweet Sorrow

Wed, Dec 9, 1981

Jo's boyfriend Eddie returns just as she is partnered with another boy, Bob, in a marriage study group. Jo soon starts to take more of an interest in him beyond their studies, but this bothers her because of her loyalty to Eddie.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ From Russia with Love

Wed, Dec 16, 1981

Natalie's Grandma Mona, a Russian Jewish immigrant, comes to visit her.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Dear Me

Wed, Dec 23, 1981

Tootie wants to impress the older girls who are going on a camping trip with some boys from Bates. She types a phony love letter from a camp counselor at the summer camp she attended.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Cousin Geri Returns

Wed, Dec 30, 1981

Mr. Palmer, the French teacher, asks Geri out on a date. She seems to be having a good time, but Blair believes the man has an ulterior motive for taking her cousin out.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Legacy

Wed, Jan 6, 1982

Blair learns that her late grandfather, whom she idealized, was a supporter and benefactor of the Ku Klux Klan.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Green-Eyed Monster

Wed, Jan 13, 1982

When Tootie beats Natalie for the lead role in the school play, a rift grows between the two of them.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Americanization of Miko

Wed, Jan 20, 1982

A Japanese student's father objects to her daughter's adoption of Western cultural values.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ The Marriage Brokers

Wed, Jan 27, 1982

Blair goes on a double date with Mrs. Garrett and her longtime friend Ernest Melbourne, worrying that the two of them might get married.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Starstruck

Wed, Feb 3, 1982

For the thrill of her life, Tootie was invited to Jermaine Jackson's concert due to her efforts of his fan club. However, Jo was preparing for a Scholarship Fair which falls on the same night of the concert. Mrs. Garrett, informed Tootie that she cannot go to the concert because, she made a prior commitment. In order to get her way, Tootie throws a full blown tantrum with tears in her eyes. At the concert, Tootie finally got to see her idol but sadly, she was left heartbroken in the dressing room.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ The Four Musketeers

Wed, Feb 10, 1982

The girls start to become annoyed by each other's little personality quirks. When Mrs. Garrett tells them they've paid off their damages to the school van, they decide to go their separate ways.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ The Affair

Wed, Feb 17, 1982

Mrs. Garrett and the girls spend an afternoon in New York City, where they go to Pagliacci's, a high-profile Italian restaurant. Natalie is devastated when she sees her father kissing another woman across the dining room.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Runaway

Wed, Feb 24, 1982

Even though her parents refused to give her permission to go with Mrs. Garrett and the older girls, Tootie runs away to New York to meet up with them. There, she meets a teenage prostitute who tries to recruit her into her line of work.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ New York, New York

Wed, Mar 3, 1982

Blair and Jo go to visit old friends in New York, where they find that things have changed considerably.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Kids Can Be Cruel

Wed, Mar 17, 1982

During the preparations for a box lunch charity auction, the girls are gazing over an Eastland/Bates "Slam Book", in which those writing the comments are identified by numbers instead of names. Mrs. Garrett is horrified by the cruel comments in there. When Blair reveals to one of the Bates boys that Natalie is number 10, Natalie gets her revenge by telling a Bates boy named Carl Price, whom the other boys tease because of his severe acne, which of the box lunches belongs to Blair.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Mind Your Own Business

Wed, Mar 24, 1982

Natalie institutes nine rules of privacy after she learns that Blair looked in her diary.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ The Academy

Wed, Mar 31, 1982

The girls go to a school dance with boys from nearby Stone Military Academy.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Jo's Cousin

Wed, Apr 14, 1982

Jo visits her relatives in New Jersey, where her tomboyish 14-year-old cousin Terry puts on a dress and makeup to impress a boy.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Read No Evil

Wed, May 5, 1982

When the school library institutes a censorship policy, Natalie is bounced from the school paper for speaking out against it, and Mrs. Garrett is asked by Mr. Parker not to comment on the issue.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Ain't Miss Beholden

Wed, Sep 29, 1982

Due to budget cuts at Eastland, Jo will lose her scholarship. With a deadline to find another at the end of the week, she is excited to find the one for which she qualifies--until she discovers that it's funded by Blair's family.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ The Source

Wed, Oct 6, 1982

Natalie fabricates a story about an unnamed Eastland student who had an abortion.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ The Sound of Silence

Wed, Oct 27, 1982

Tootie refuses to believe she is suffering from hearing loss until she is in an accident.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Oldest Living Graduate

Wed, Nov 3, 1982

Eastland's oldest living graduate returns to the school.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Different Drummer

Wed, Nov 10, 1982

Blair befriends a mentally handicapped artist.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Dearest Mommie

Wed, Nov 17, 1982

Natalie finally uncovers the name of her biological mother.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ A Woman's Place

Wed, Nov 24, 1982

While working at a garage, Jo receives a promotion after impressing her boss. However, this causes a rift between her and Doug, her boyfriend and coworker.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Daddy's Girl

Wed, Dec 1, 1982

When an IRS agent pays her a visit, Blair discovers that her father has been using her for a string of potentially illegal tax dodges.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Big Fight

Wed, Dec 8, 1982

Natalie covers a boxing match at Stone Military Academy, the nearby boys' school, for the school paper.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ For the Asking

Wed, Dec 15, 1982

Natalie refuses to go to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ September Song

Wed, Dec 22, 1982

Mrs. Garrett receives a marriage proposal from her elderly boyfriend.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ A Royal Pain

Wed, Jan 5, 1983

An obnoxious young heiress enrolls at Eastland.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Magnificent Obsession

Wed, Jan 12, 1983

Jo is concerned by Blair's infatuation with a boy who treats her poorly.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Under Pressure

Wed, Jan 19, 1983

When Mrs. Garrett learns she has high blood pressure, the girls try to protect her from stress.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Teacher's Pet

Wed, Jan 26, 1983

Jo learns that her favorite teacher is terminally ill.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Let's Party

Wed, Feb 9, 1983

Tootie defends her brother Marshall after he drives the girls home from a party after having five beers.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Best Sister: Part 1

Wed, Feb 16, 1983

Blair's sister Meg, a nun, inspires Jo.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Best Sister: Part 2

Wed, Feb 23, 1983

Blair belittles Jo for wanting to become a nun.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Wed, Mar 9, 1983

Mrs. Garrett's cooking instructor from Paris visits Eastland. Meanwhile, the girls try to deal with a squirrel who got into their bedroom.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Who's on First

Wed, Mar 30, 1983

When Natalie starts spending all her free time with a boy she likes, Tootie gets so jealous that when she picks up a call from him about their upcoming study date, she lies to Natalie and tells her that he canceled it.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Help from Home

Wed, Apr 6, 1983

Both Blair and Jo are accepted to the prestigious Langley College, however Jo decides she's not going because of the cost and the financial burden it would put on her mother, who is already working multiple jobs just to put Jo through Eastland. Her mother and father, however, are adamant about her attending. Their assertion is that they will somehow come up with the money because Jo's future is their most valuable asset.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Take My Finals, Please

Wed, Apr 27, 1983

The girls study for final exams together for the very last time.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Graduation: Part 1

Wed, May 4, 1983

In the days leading up to graduation, Mrs. Garrett becomes overworked because Mr. Parker has put her in charge of the entire ceremony, while Tootie worries whether she'll see Blair and Jo again. Meanwhile, Jo, who has to give the class valediction, is under additional pressure because of her parents' fighting, while Blair's father is unable to come to the ceremony, making her mother angry.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Graduation: Part 2

Wed, May 4, 1983

Before Jo and Blair graduate, Tootie and Natalie want to preserve as much time with them as possible, still fearing they'll never be together again. Meanwhile Jo's father tries to mend a rift with her mother.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Brave New World: Part 1

Wed, Sep 21, 1983

As Blair and Jo enter Langley college, Mrs. Garrett decides to quit her job at Eastland.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Brave New World: Part 2

Wed, Sep 21, 1983

Mrs. Garrett decides to open a gourmet delicatessen and asks the girls to assist her.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Gamma Gamma or Bust

Wed, Sep 28, 1983

Blair is nominated for a placement in the Gamma Gamma sorority at Langley.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Just My Bill

Wed, Oct 12, 1983

When Jo finds out her new boyfriend is the son of distinguished and wealthy parents, she feels uncomfortable continuing the relationship.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ What Price Glory?

Wed, Oct 19, 1983

Tootie discovers that her boyfriend Jeff, a school athlete, cannot read.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ The Halloween Show

Wed, Oct 26, 1983

The girls fear Mrs. Garrett ground up a missing customer into her homemade bratwurst!

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Advance Placement

Wed, Nov 2, 1983

Natalie is allowed to take a course at Langley and gets so caught up in the social life of college that she begins skipping classes at Eastland and work at Edna's Edibles.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Wed, Nov 9, 1983

Blair and Jo take Mrs. Garrett to a male strip club for her birthday, where Blair discovers a shocking revelation about her boyfriend.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Small But Dangerous

Wed, Nov 16, 1983

Kelly begs for a fresh start from Mrs. Garrett and the girls when her attempt to extort money from Edna's Edibles is thwarted by Jo.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Store Games

Wed, Nov 30, 1983

Kelly informs Mrs. Garrett that Pete, the underhanded owner of Pete's Deli, is aiming to put Edna's Edibles out of business by selling gourmet food at a discount. While Mrs. Garrett gets worried, Jo gets devious and uses the store's computer to mess with the files in Pete's computer.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ The Second Time Around

Wed, Dec 14, 1983

Jo thinks her father's intentions to remarry means that her parents are reconciling.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ The Christmas Show

Wed, Dec 21, 1983

The girls prepare to go their separate ways for Christmas vacation.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ The Chain Letter

Wed, Dec 28, 1983

All four girls are fired from Edna's Edibles by Mrs. Garrett. They hope she'll give them a second chance.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Next Door

Wed, Jan 4, 1984

Mrs. Garrett and the girls befriend a little boy whose single mother doesn't have time to take care of him.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Crossing the Line

Wed, Jan 11, 1984

Natalie and Tootie's relationship is strained when Tootie questions Natalie's reasons for refusing and then accepting a date with Tootie's cousin Michael.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ All or Nothing

Wed, Jan 18, 1984

Jo faces a harsh political reality when she's elected to the Langley College Board of Regents and then battles with them.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ A Death in the Family

Wed, Feb 1, 1984

Natalie's father dies from a sudden heart attack.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Big Fish/Little Fish

Wed, Feb 8, 1984

Blair is confused as to why she isn't as popular at Langley as she was at Eastland and needs Jo's help to turn things around. Natalie has stopped having fun since the death of her father so Tootie and Mrs. Garrett try to help her get over it.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Star at Langley

Wed, Feb 15, 1984

Blair encourages Cliff to have a more open and less demanding relationship with her. But she quickly changes her mind when the first person Cliff starts seeing is Heather Hunt, a Hollywood movie star who is visiting Langley.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Dream Marriage

Wed, Feb 22, 1984

Blair dreams of what her life might be like in the year 2000.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Mother and Daughter

Wed, Feb 29, 1984

Tootie's mother is visiting her in Peekskill and feels compelled to confront her on why she doesn't confide in her about anything.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ All by Herself

Wed, Mar 14, 1984

Blair's cousin Geri asks for her help with a charity function for disabled children.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Seems Like Old Times

Wed, Mar 21, 1984

Eddie, Jo's old flame, returns to rekindle their romance, even though he's married to another woman.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Joint Custody

Wed, May 2, 1984

If Mrs. Garrett doesn't save her son's troubled marriage, Edna's Edibles might be sold off in the divorce.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ The Way We Were: Part 1

Wed, May 9, 1984

As the girls prepare for their summer vacations, they look back on the past, as seen in clips from previous episodes.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ The Way We Were: Part 2

Wed, May 9, 1984

The girls continue their reminiscences of their friendship.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ The Summer of '84

Wed, Sep 26, 1984

Mrs. Garrett and the girls return home to tell each other about their respective summer vacations.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Slices of Life

Wed, Oct 3, 1984

Jo begins a pizza business, but when demand begins running Jo and her assistants, Natalie and Tootie, ragged, Jo must make a business decision on how to make pizzas faster and more cheaply.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Love at First Byte

Wed, Oct 17, 1984

Natalie secretly signs Blair and Jo up in a computer dating service, hoping to get information she can use in a term paper.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ My Boyfriend's Back

Wed, Oct 24, 1984

Tootie's boyfriend, Jeff, comes to visit her after several months and she learns that things between them have changed.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Cruisin'

Wed, Oct 31, 1984

On a dateless Saturday night, the girls cruise downtown Peekskill in hopes of finding Mr. Right. However, a string of bizarre events leads the girls to hide out in their car at closed gas station.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Taking a Chance on Love: Part 1

Wed, Nov 7, 1984

Jo meets a guy named Sam Hall. They date, and after a while, he reveals that he has a 7 year old son named Robbie that will live with him. Robbie asks Jo to come to parents night at his school and she says 'yes'. Jo bonds with the Sam and Robbie.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Taking a Chance on Love: Part 2

Wed, Nov 7, 1984

Jo continues dating Sam and becomes more involved in the life of his son Robbie. Blair warns Jo the effects on a child if she doesn't see herself as part of their futures.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

Wed, Nov 14, 1984

Mrs. Garrett enrolled in a Shakespeare class, but worries that she might neglect her business and have trouble fitting in with the college crowd.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Dear Apple

Wed, Nov 21, 1984

When Jo and Blair have been a each other's throats because of a misunderstanding. Jo who's working on the computer activates it to converse with her. So she talks about what happened between her and Blair and what should she do.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Talk, Talk, Talk

Wed, Nov 28, 1984

The girls fill in as disk jockeys at the Langley College radio station.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Smile

Wed, Dec 5, 1984

Natalie is nervous after an interview for a job with the town newspaper. However, after she learns she didn't get the job, her strange behavior threatens her relationship with her boyfriend.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ The Rich Aren't Different

Wed, Dec 12, 1984

Blair takes Jo to small claims court over a broken wristwatch.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Christmas in the Big House

Wed, Dec 19, 1984

Blair plans a charity event at what she believes is an orphanage but is really a prison.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Me and Eleanor

Wed, Jan 2, 1985

Tootie portrays Eleanor Roosevelt in a play.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ Working It Out

Wed, Jan 9, 1985

Mrs. Garrett worries about Blair's constant dating.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Jazzbeau

Wed, Jan 16, 1985

When they find an obituary for a man they worked with one summer at a resort in the Poconos, Natalie and Tootie recount the experience to Andy.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Two Guys from Appleton

Wed, Jan 23, 1985

When her high school sweetheart from Appleton, Wisconsin arrives in town, Mrs. Garrett apologizes for dumping him years before. They begin to rekindle their romance, but the girls fear they are moving too fast when they announce a wedding.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ With a Little Help from My Friends

Wed, Jan 30, 1985

Blair's plans for a date with her boyfriend keep getting delayed by excuses that he has to wait for a "friend" who Jo fears is the campus drug dealer.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Gone with the Wind: Part 1

Wed, Feb 13, 1985

The girls spend spring break in Florida when a hurricane hits.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Gone with the Wind: Part 2

Wed, Feb 20, 1985

While in Florida on spring break, Blair falls in love. She is headed for a 2-year job in Alaska and she needs to decide what to do.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Man in the Attic

Wed, Feb 27, 1985

Kevin moves into the attic and quickly becomes a nuisance to the girls.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ The Last Drive-In

Wed, Mar 13, 1985

The girls write a petition to save a dilapidated drive-in movie theater but find little interest from anyone else.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Sisters

Wed, Mar 20, 1985

Blair's mother and Jo's father go out on a date.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ It's Lonely at the Top

Wed, Mar 27, 1985

While Mrs. Garrett is away, Blair takes charge of the shop, but the other girls desert her when she decides to stay open late to compete with another eatery.

25Season 6

S6.E25 ∙ Bus Stop

Wed, May 8, 1985

When Natalie graduates from Eastland, she shocks her mother and her friends by deciding not to go to college.

26Season 6

S6.E26 ∙ The Interview Show

Wed, May 15, 1985

Mrs. Garrett and the girls are interviewed for a documentary about Eastland Academy.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Out of the Fire...

Sat, Sep 14, 1985

Mrs. Garrett and the girls return home from summer vacation to find that their home and business have been destroyed by a fire.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Into the Frying Pan

Sat, Sep 21, 1985

Mrs. Garrett and the girls decide to rebuild their store into an update version of a 1950s malt shop. Mrs. Garrett hires a good-looking young carpenter, named George Burnett, to help out, but who causes more of a distraction to the rest of the ladies.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Grand Opening

Sat, Sep 28, 1985

Mrs. Garrett and the girls open a novelty shop called "Over Our Heads."

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Teacher, Teacher

Sat, Oct 5, 1985

Jo works as a substitute teacher at an elementary school.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Men for All Seasons

Sat, Oct 19, 1985

The store gets into hot water with Langley officials for carrying a beefcake calendar featuring the men's swimming team.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ A New Life

Sat, Oct 26, 1985

Monica reveals to Blair that she is pregnant by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Doo-Wah

Sat, Nov 2, 1985

The girls go to an audition to perform as backup singers for El DeBarge.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green

Sat, Nov 9, 1985

Natalie is in a truck stop diner in Pennsylvania where she writes a story, relating the characters in it to the people in her own life.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Born Too Late

Sat, Nov 16, 1985

Tootie helps Andy prepare for an audition for a play.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ 3, 2, 1

Sat, Nov 23, 1985

Jo handcuffs herself to Blair, who has to anchor the Langley TV station's newscast.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ We Get Letters

Sat, Nov 30, 1985

An old friend of Mrs. Garrett's comes for a visit and accuses her of having an affair with her deceased husband after finding 15 years worth of letters they exchanged.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Ballroom Dance

Sat, Dec 7, 1985

Jo,hesitantly,takes up ballroom dancing. Discovering,to her surprise,that she likes it more than she thought she would but seemingly shrugging it off when her friends ask about her interest in it. Quote: "I'm just doing it for exercise".

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ Christmas Baby

Sat, Dec 14, 1985

Blair's mother goes into labor on Christmas Eve.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ Tootie Drives

Sat, Dec 21, 1985

Mrs. Garrett tutors Tootie for a driving test.

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Stake-Out Blues

Sat, Jan 11, 1986

The girls agree to let police use the store for a stakeout, while trying to hide it from Mrs. Garret.

16Season 7

S7.E16 ∙ The Agent

Sat, Jan 18, 1986

Tootie serves as an agent to an aspiring comedian trying to get a TV gig.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ The Reunion

Sat, Feb 1, 1986

George asks Blair to be his date for his high school reunion, so he can show off a blonde beauty to make his old crush jealous. At the last minute, she can't go and Jo fills in.

18Season 7

S7.E18 ∙ Concentration

Sat, Feb 8, 1986

Blair gets stuck in an elevator with her baby sister and an elevator operator on the way to accept an award.

19Season 7

S7.E19 ∙ Atlantic City

Sat, Feb 15, 1986

The girls' trip to Atlantic City reunites Jo with Flyman, the aspiring singer she met in Florida.

20Season 7

S7.E20 ∙ The Lady Who Came to Dinner

Sat, Feb 22, 1986

An elderly song-and-dance woman hired for Blair's birthday party stays with the girls.

21Season 7

S7.E21 ∙ The Candidate

Sat, Mar 1, 1986

Natalie runs for mayor to stop a tacky amusement park from being built. Blair, however, is campaigning for her opponent.

22Season 7

S7.E22 ∙ Big Time Charlie

Sat, Mar 29, 1986

Jo's father, Charlie Polniaczek, believes that has made a fortune in citrus futures. Meanwhile, Natalie returns from a trip to Miami and has brought back the wrong suitcase.

23Season 7

S7.E23 ∙ The Graduate

Sat, May 3, 1986

It's Graduation Day at Eastland, but Tootie would rather audition for the lead role in a musical play than continue her education.

24Season 7

S7.E24 ∙ The Apartment

Sat, May 10, 1986

Natalie and Tootie move into their own apartment, but it's not exactly the creative oasis they were hoping for.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Out of Peekskill: Part 1

Sat, Sep 27, 1986

Mrs. Garrett becomes reacquainted with Bruce Gaines, a man she met when she was serving in the Peace Corps. He proposes marriage to her, and she accepts. Her sister, Beverly Ann Stickle, comes to the wedding in her Winnebago recreational vehicle.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Out of Peekskill: Part 2

Sat, Sep 27, 1986

In spite of a scare at Depressed Person's Cliff, Mrs. Garrett and Bruce are married, and they rejoin the Peace Corps. Beverly Ann takes over her duties at Over Our Heads.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Ready or Not

Sat, Oct 4, 1986

When Tootie starts getting really serious with her boyfriend, Beverly worries she's moving too fast, but Tootie doesn't want advice from anyone now that she's an adult.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Another Room

Sat, Oct 11, 1986

When Jo decides to move out, the girls come up with a plan to remodel their room to add more space. Jo has trouble coming up with the money for renovations.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Off-Broadway Baby

Sat, Nov 1, 1986

Tootie goes to audition for a Broadway show. When she learns that another girl is not only going to sing the song she intends to sing but is better than her. One of the persons who's auditioning tells Tootie to sabotage her which she reluctantly does.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ The Little Chill

Sat, Nov 8, 1986

Three of the girls who used to live in the dorm with Blair, Tootie, and Natalie return for a reunion. Jo feels left out because she never knew them.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ The Ratings Game

Sat, Nov 15, 1986

Blair has a ratings system for guys and decides to prove to Jo how accurate it is by fixing her up with a '2' while Blair dates a '10'. Jo tampers with the scores to trade partners.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ The Wedding Day

Sat, Nov 22, 1986

Jo agrees to marry an illegal alien so he can get his green card.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Fast Food

Sat, Nov 29, 1986

Natalie hires Blair as an employee at the Mexican restaurant Señor Sombrero, where she is assistant manager.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Where's Poppa?

Sat, Dec 6, 1986

Blair's father is charged with insider trading and when he pleads guilty, she doesn't know how to react.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Write and Wrong

Sat, Dec 13, 1986

Beverly Ann helps Natalie confront Andy's grandmother for plagiarizing one of her stories.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Seven Little Indians

Sat, Jan 3, 1987

And then there were one - On a dark and stormy night, the girls and their friends all meet with gruesome ends. But it is only a dream.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ The Greek Connection

Sat, Jan 10, 1987

Tootie decides to pledge a sorority and clashes with Natalie when she begins to investigate rush week for a newspaper article.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ Post-Christmas Card

Sat, Jan 17, 1987

Natalie goes on a spending spree when the bank approves her for a credit card.

15Season 8

S8.E15 ∙ A Star Is Torn

Sat, Jan 31, 1987

Cinnamon visits Tootie and tells her she's leaving show business after losing her Broadway role.

16Season 8

S8.E16 ∙ A Winter's Tale

Sat, Feb 7, 1987

When the girls go to a ski resort, their cabin is already occupied by a group of guys there for a bachelor party. But the groom has his eye on Blair.

17Season 8

S8.E17 ∙ Cupid's Revenge

Sat, Feb 14, 1987

A cupid statue arrives at the store right before Valentine's Day and the love lives of Beverly and the girls go a bit crazy.

18Season 8

S8.E18 ∙ 62 Pick Up

Sat, Feb 21, 1987

A flashback to the early 1960s, complete with teen idols, beatniks, and girl groups.

19Season 8

S8.E19 ∙ Boy About the House

Sat, Feb 28, 1987

When Andy's parents break up, Beverly Ann decides it is time to adopt him.

20Season 8

S8.E20 ∙ Ex Marks the Spot

Sat, Mar 7, 1987

Beverly Ann's ex-husband, Frank Stickle, comes to visit, and has a heart attack.

21Season 8

S8.E21 ∙ Younger Than Springtime

Sat, Mar 21, 1987

When Jo's dad comes to visit and Blair finds out he was recently dumped, she tries to fix Charlie up with a friend's mother, but things go awry.

22Season 8

S8.E22 ∙ This Is Only a Test

Sat, Apr 18, 1987

Blair panics about taking the law school entrance exam when she finds out her wealth won't guarantee her admission to the Langley Law program.

23Season 8

S8.E23 ∙ Rites of Passage: Part 1

Sat, May 2, 1987

College graduation has arrived for Jo and Blair, which means their families are in town, including Jo's grandfather from Poland. Blair is asked to give the graduation speech after Jo turns it down.

24Season 8

S8.E24 ∙ Rites of Passage: Part 2

Sat, May 9, 1987

Tootie heads off for summer stock, Natalie quits her taco job to take a writing class, Jo gets a job offer in LA, and Blair waits for her LSAT score and law school acceptance.

1Season 9

S9.E1 ∙ Down and Out in Malibu: Part 1

Sat, Sep 26, 1987

When Jo gets a job house sitting for Richard Moll in Malibu, she tries to pass the house off as her own to the others when they come to visit.

2Season 9

S9.E2 ∙ Down and Out in Malibu: Part 2

Sat, Oct 3, 1987

Richard Moll has the girls put in prison when he sees what has happened to his house.

3Season 9

S9.E3 ∙ Rumor Has It

Sat, Oct 17, 1987

Blair starts law school. She spends a lot of time with her law professor. While the two of them are in his office talking, his wife comes in and assumes that they're "together". So word gets around about Blair and her professor. She considers dropping out.

4Season 9

S9.E4 ∙ Before the Fall

Sat, Oct 24, 1987

Natalie's been given an assignment to do an article on the ROTC. Natalie gets close to a cadet. Later when they get a new drill sergeant, they learn that they're going sky diving which makes Natalie nervous. She has to decide if she wants to stick with it or drop out when the cadet she got close to will.

5Season 9

S9.E5 ∙ Sweet Charity

Sat, Nov 7, 1987

Jo's looking for a job. She finds one at a community center but unfortunately the center is strapped financially so she's not getting paid. And she clashes with the guy who runs the center.

6Season 9

S9.E6 ∙ Up from Down Under

Sat, Nov 14, 1987

Pippa McKenna, a teenage girl from Eastland's Australian sister school, Colunga Academy, enrolls at Eastland.

7Season 9

S9.E7 ∙ The More the Marrier

Sat, Nov 21, 1987

With Tootie's boyfriend, Jeff, away she gets asked by another guy to go out on a date. At first, she doesn't want to because it might seem she's stepping out on Jeff. But Blair convinces her to. And on the night they're suppose to go out, Jeff shows up. And Natalie's boyfriend, Snake finally shows up.

8Season 9

S9.E8 ∙ A Rose by Any Other Age

Sat, Nov 28, 1987

Blair invites a third year male student over for a study date, but he's more interested in Beverly Ann than Blair.

9Season 9

S9.E9 ∙ Adventures in Baileysitting

Sat, Dec 5, 1987

Blair's baby sister Bailey gets lost while in the girls' care.

10Season 9

S9.E10 ∙ It's a Wonderful Christmas

Sat, Dec 12, 1987

Everybody has their own plans for Christmas and Beverly Ann feels unappreciated. During a visit with Santa, she tells him she wishes she'd never come to Peekskill. He shows her what it would have been like without her.

11Season 9

S9.E11 ∙ Golden Oldies

Sat, Jan 2, 1988

The girls imagine what their lives will be like 50 years into the future.

12Season 9

S9.E12 ∙ A Thousand Frowns

Sat, Jan 9, 1988

Jo takes Andy to the center to find a male role model. He meets Rick, but they worry that he is too irresponsible and a bad influence because he believes he'll die soon since no men in his family have made it to age 30.

13Season 9

S9.E13 ∙ Something in Common

Sat, Jan 16, 1988

Jo is dating Rick, when she introduces him to her father. He is not impressed by him because of his playful attitude.

14Season 9

S9.E14 ∙ Peekskill Law

Sat, Jan 23, 1988

Blair interns at a law firm and learns that her law professor who resigned because it was assumed that they were having an affair, works there. He asks her to help her with the case, he's working on, which is defending a man who's accused of murder. She brings him and everybody acts nervous around him. Later Blair comes up with a strategy for the trial.

15Season 9

S9.E15 ∙ A House Divided

Sat, Jan 30, 1988

Tootie and Natalie are excited about a dinner with Jeff and Snake, but the guys clash immediately and the evening ends early. While those two clash, Blair decides to help Jo go to court with a mechanic who didn't fix her bike properly.

16Season 9

S9.E16 ∙ The First Time

Sat, Feb 6, 1988

Natalie goes to bed with her boyfriend, Snake.

17Season 9

S9.E17 ∙ Let's Face the Music

Sat, Feb 13, 1988

A slip-up at a spa turns Jo's hair blonde and Blair's hair green, causing problems at a banquet. Meanwhile, Pippa gets kicked out of her band.

18Season 9

S9.E18 ∙ Less Than Perfect

Sat, Feb 20, 1988

Blair gets in a car accident after falling asleep at the wheel late at night. She is worried about how she will look after getting stitches across her forehead, so she breaks up with Casey.

19Season 9

S9.E19 ∙ Till Marriage Do Us Part

Sat, Feb 27, 1988

Rick shows up to play a game with a hidden question that ends up being a proposal. While Jo considers her answer, Casey admits to Blair that he doesn't believe in marriage.

20Season 9

S9.E20 ∙ Present Imperfect

Sat, Mar 5, 1988

Pippa and Andy throw a party while everyone else is out of the house. She puts on a necklace that Jeff gave Tootie from his grandmother. After the party, the pendant is missing.

21Season 9

S9.E21 ∙ On the Edge

Sat, Mar 12, 1988

Beverly Ann doesn't want Andy to get his ear pierced. A social worker, from the center where Jo works, threatens to jump from a building.

22Season 9

S9.E22 ∙ Big Apple Blues

Sat, Mar 19, 1988

Natalie finds an apartment in the Soho district of New York, living with several eccentric characters.

23Season 9

S9.E23 ∙ The Beginning of the End

Sat, Apr 30, 1988

When Blair discovers that Eastland Academy is in dire financial straits, she decides not to go to law school but buy it and save it from closing.

24Season 9

S9.E24 ∙ The Beginning of the Beginning

Sat, May 7, 1988

When Blair decides to make some changes to Eastland to save it, things don't get off to a good start. She also has to deal with a student who seems intent on getting kicked out so Blair tries to find out why.