Playback is currently unavailable for S8 E1 · Out of Peekskill (1). Episode details remain available below.
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.
- 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
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 8
Episodes
Episode 1
Out of Peekskill (1)
1986-09-27Mrs. Garrett must decided between her two loves, the girls or Bruce, a man she falls for and who asks her to go to Africa with him.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Out of Peekskill (2)
1986-09-27 · 30mConclusion. When Mrs. Garrett goes to Africa with her new husband, her sister moves in with the girls. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Andy: Mackenzie Astin. Jo: Nancy McKeon.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 3
Ready or Not
1986-10-04Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
Another Room
1986-10-11Fed up with having no privacy, Jo considers moving out, until Beverly Ann suggests remodeling the attic into a room. However, the construction costs divided by the four girls cause Jo to make a sacrifice when she can't come up with her share.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 5
Off-Broadway Baby
1986-11-01Beverly Ann and the girls head for New York, when Tootie decides to audition for her first Broadway show. However, when she arrives, she quickly learns that she has plenty of competition working against her.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 6
The Little Chill
1986-11-08Blair, Tootie and Natalie organize a reunion with the girls from Eastland. This brings Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann back to town each with successful lives. Cindy has become a model, Nancy is engaged and Sue Ann a vice president for a company. However, each also has a distinct downside to their success. Meanwhile, Jo feels left out of the reunion.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 7
The Ratings Game
1986-11-15Blair's computerized date-rating system is the focus when she makes a bet with Jo dealing with whether or not the system really works. However, when Beverly Ann accidentally erases a disk, Jo tampers with some of the ratings.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
The Wedding Day
1986-11-22Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
Fast Food
1986-11-29 · 25mNatalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
Where's Poppa?
1986-12-06A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 11
Write and Wrong
1986-12-13A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 12
Seven Little Indians
1987-01-03In this fantasy episode, a cross between ""The Twilight Zone"" and a horror film, the crew finds themselves being murdered, one by one, until only Tootie is left to confront the killer. The episode is narrated by a Rod Serling lookalike.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 13
The Greek Connection
1987-01-10Assigned by the paper to get the inside dirt on Pledge Week at Langley, Natalie crashes the rush party of the sorority Tootie wants to join.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 14
Post-Christmas Card
1987-01-17 · 30mAs a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 15
A Star is Torn
1987-01-31Cinnamon, who bested Tootie in the audition for a Broadway rock musical, shows up claiming she's been replaced but that's not the real story.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 16
A Winter's Tale
1987-02-07The girls are snowed in at a ski cabin with three guys preparing a bachelor party, but the groom is ready to call off the wedding when he gets a look at Blair.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 17
Cupid's Revenge
1987-02-14Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 18
62 Pick-Up
1987-02-21Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 19
Boy About the House
1987-02-28Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 20
Ex Marks the Spot
1987-03-07Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 21
Younger Than Springtime
1987-03-21Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 22
This is Only a Test
1987-04-18Blair discovers that even she can't buy admission to law school if she doesn't pass a four-hour test she hasn't studied for.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 23
Rites of Passage (1)
1987-05-02After her commencement speech is rejected, Jo refuses to make a speech at all, but then learns that her grandfather has come all the way from Poland to hear it.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 24
Rites of Passage (2)
1987-05-09Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Cloris Leachman
Beverly Ann Stickle
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner
Kim Fields
Tootie Ramsey
Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green
Nancy McKeon
Joanne Jo Polniaczek
Mackenzie Astin
Andy Moffett
Sherrié Austin
Pippa McKenna
