The Facts of Life (1979)
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.
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2x01 The New Girl (Part 1)
20 November, 1980 4:00 am
The new school year brings a new student, Jo, a tough girl who hotwires the school van and takes off to a bar with Blair, Natalie and Tootie to meet guys. However, one of the guys they meet happens to be an undercover police officer who hauls them off to jail.
2x02 The New Girl (Part 2)
27 November, 1980 4:00 am
Mrs. Garrett bails the girls out of jail, but to avoid expulsion they must move in with her and work in the cafeteria.
2x03 Double Standard
11 December, 1980 4:00 am
Blair is sure that an old friend is going to invite her to a cotillion, but she is surprised when he invites Jo instead.
2x04 Who Am I?
18 December, 1980 4:00 am
Tootie's new love interest causes her to focus on her race, but she begins to shun Natalie, Jo and Blair and even backs out of a dance contest because her dance partner is white.
2x05 Cousin Geri
25 December, 1980 4:00 am
When Blair's cousin Geri, who has cerebral palsy, arrives for a visit, Mrs. Garrett thinks that Blair is ashamed of Geri. But Mrs. Garrett realizes that Blair is actually jealous of Geri, who is also a successful comedienne.
2x06 Shoplifting
01 January, 1981 4:00 am
It's Edna's birthday and the girls want to buy her a shirt, but Jo steals it instead. When Mrs. Garrett returns the shirt, she discovers it was stolen.
2x07 Teenage Marriage (Part 1)
08 January, 1981 4:00 am
Jo's boyfriend, Eddie, surprises her by making a sudden visit to Peekskill, but she gets even more of a surprise when he proposes marriage.
2x08 Teenage Marriage (Part 2)
15 January, 1981 4:00 am
Jo is unsure about Eddie's marriage proposal but finally decides to accept, despite the feelings of Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie and Tootie.
2x09 Gossip
22 January, 1981 4:00 am
Gossip causes trouble all over Eastland.
Tootie lets a secret slip, causing a fight, then mistakes Mrs. Garrett for being drunk, which threatens her job.
2x10 Breaking Point
29 January, 1981 4:00 am
Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.
2x11 Sex Symbol
05 February, 1981 4:00 am
Natalie hits it off with Neil, a boy she meets at a dance, and they later begin studying together. However, rumors spread that Natalie and Neil did more than just study, which brings on calls from a number of boys who want to "study" with Natalie. Natalie encourages these rumors when she goes out with the boys after teasing from Blair, Jo and Tootie.
2x12 The Secret
26 February, 1981 4:00 am
Jo learns that her jailbird father is getting paroled and that he would like to attend her awards ceremony. But Jo tries to keep her father from attending and wants to hide the fact that her dad is an ex-convict.
2x13 Bought and Sold
05 March, 1981 4:00 am
Blair is selling Countess Calvet cosmetics and enlists Natalie's help and turns her into a walking billboard. Countess Calvet (Zsa Zsa Gabor) makes a surprise appearance at Eastland to meet Blair.
2x14 Pretty Babies
12 March, 1981 4:00 am
A top fashion photographer visits Eastland to find the "Face of the 80s". Tootie is selected and goes to New York for the photo shoot. However, Mrs. Garrett and the girls discover the less-than-glamorous downside to modeling.
2x15 Free Spirit
19 March, 1981 4:00 am
Mrs. Garrett's musician son Alex visits, with tales of his encounters with various music celebrities. However, Blair smells a rat when she contradicts one of Alex's stories and learns that Mrs. Garrett is still supporting him.
2x16 Brian and Sylvia
26 March, 1981 4:00 am
Tootie and Natalie visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they show up in the middle of a fight between Sylvia and her husband Brian, who are an interracial couple: Sylvia has a job offer in New York and Brian is not too happy about moving.
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