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The Facts of Life

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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.

Created by:
Dick Clair, Norman Lear, Jenna McMahon
Cast:
Cloris Leachman, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

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Seasons

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Season 6

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E01

Episode 1

The Summer of '84

1984-09-26 · 30m

Mrs. Garrett and the girls share their summer vacations: Natalie and Tootie at a Cape Cod resort, Mrs. Garrett and Jo on a musical fling in Atlantic City and Blair down on a farm in Iowa.

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Episode 2

Slices of Life

1984-10-03 · 30m

Jo begins a pizza business with her mom's secret pizza recipe that has everyone's mouths watering, including a fraternity house that buys pizzas in bulk. However, the business begins running Jo and her workers, Natalie and Tootie ragged which leads Jo to make a business decision on how to make pizzas faster and cheaper.

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E03

Episode 3

Love at First Byte

1984-10-17

With computer dating as the subject of her term paper, Natalie uses a computer dating service to find Blair and Jo ""perfect dates"" without their permission. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett targets Tootie as a bridge partner when her old one moves away.

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E04

Episode 4

My Boyfriend's Back

1984-10-24 · 30m

Tootie's first date with Jeff since he started college leaves her feeling she must sleep with him to keep him.

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E05

Episode 5

Cruisin'

1984-10-31 · 30m

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 hideout in their car at a closed gas station.

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Episode 6

Taking a Chance on Love (1)

1984-11-07

Rumors spead about Jo's involvement with her professor and indeed, they just may be true when a romance develops between the two.

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Episode 7

Taking a Chance on Love (2)

1984-11-07

Jo and Sam's relationship grows more serious despite the fact that he has a young son from a previous marriage.

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Episode 8

E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

1984-11-14 · 30m

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

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Episode 9

Dear Apple

1984-11-21 · 30m

Jo has a heart-to-heart talk---with a computer to resolve a conflict she had with Blair (Lisa Whelchel). Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Tootie: Kim Fields.

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Episode 10

Talk, Talk, Talk

1984-11-28 · 30m

While working at the campus radio station, Jo finds herself needing to fill 5 hours of air time. Things start off on a bad note, when she can't find a key to the record cabinet, which leads, Natalie, Tootie, Blair and Mrs. Garrett to come to her rescue.

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Episode 11

Smile

1984-12-05 · 30m

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

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E12

Episode 12

The Rich Aren't Different

1984-12-12 · 30m

Jo borrows one of Blair's watches and later breaks it. Jo's lack of remorse is what sends Blair to some serious action, she hauls Jo into small claims court. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett is having a hard time studying for her algebra class.

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Episode 13

Christmas in the Big House

1984-12-19

For the Christmas season, Blair and some of her snobby friends plan on putting on a Christmas show at a home for boys. Her Christmas spirit quickly changes when she discovers that the home for boys is really a home for convicts.

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E14

Episode 14

Me and Eleanor

1985-01-02 · 30m

A no-win situation: Tootie asks Natalie for an honest opinion of her dreadful one-woman play about Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Episode 15

Working it Out

1985-01-09 · 30m

Mrs. Garrett and the girls all become concerned about Blair's bizarre behavior, she's skipping class, dating nonstop and is out all night every night, all this just after a breakup with her first serious relationship, Cliff.

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Episode 16

Jazzbeau

1985-01-16 · 30m

The death of a famous jazz singer brings back fond memories to Tootie and Natalie, who got to know him at a resort hotel where he worked as a waiter.

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Episode 17

Two Guys From Appleton

1985-01-23 · 30m

Mrs. Garrett receives a visit from the high-school sweetheart she ran out on, and she's swept off her feet all over again.

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Episode 18

With a Little Help From My Friends

1985-01-30 · 30m

Blair is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend is into cocaine. Lisa Whelchel. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Kevin: Ryan Cassidy. Father Donovan: John Ingle.

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Episode 19

Gone With the Wind (1)

1985-02-13

The girls have no plans for spring break until Natalie learns that her grandmother's condominium is available in Fort Lauderdale, where the boys are.

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Episode 20

Gone With the Wind (2)

1985-02-20

On spring break in Fort Lauderdale and to the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Blair falls in love with a mere building manager.

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E21

Episode 21

Man in the Attic

1985-02-27

Kevin, forced to leave his apartment, moves into the attic of Edna's Edibles and makes a move on Jo.

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Episode 22

The Last Drive-In

1985-03-13 · 30m

The local drive-in theatre is closing and the girls decide to pay it one last visit on the final night it's open. However, chaos reigns when people begin to loot the theatre and Blair gets into a cat fight.

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E23

Episode 23

Sisters

1985-03-20

During an alumni weekend at Langley, Blair's mother and Jo's father bond which leads to Blair and Jo's fears of becoming sisters.

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Episode 24

It's Lonely at the Top

1985-03-27

With Mrs. Garrett out of town, Blair wants to be in charge of the shop so a reluctant Jo, Natalie and Tootie step aside and let her. Quickly Blair's handling of a competitor food shop goes awry.

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Episode 25

Bus Stop

1985-05-08 · 30m

Mrs. Garrett and the girls are all excited about Natalie's graduation and buy her a bookcase with a brand new set of encyclopedias on the assumption she's going to college. To her friends surprise, Natalie has a very different plan for life after high school.

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Episode 26

The Interview Show

1985-05-15

A former Eastland girl, now an author, interviews the girls for her latest book she's writing. In the interviews the girls each open up about their friendships and school life.

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Cast

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Beverly Ann Stickle

Lisa Whelchel

Lisa Whelchel

Blair Warner

Kim Fields

Kim Fields

Tootie Ramsey

Mindy Cohn

Mindy Cohn

Natalie Green

Nancy McKeon

Nancy McKeon

Joanne Jo Polniaczek

Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin

Andy Moffett

Sherrié Austin

Sherrié Austin

Pippa McKenna

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