The Facts of Life (1979) Season 3

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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3x01 Growing Pains

29 October, 1981 4:00 am

When Blair, Natalie and Jo tease Tootie for being the youngest, she feels left out. Tootie responds by drinking an entire bottle of wine.

3x02 Fear Strikes Back

05 November, 1981 4:00 am

Natalie is attacked while returning from a party and develops a fear of going outside.

3x03 A Baby in the House

12 November, 1981 4:00 am

Ex-Eastlander Alison, now married with a baby daughter, visits. But when Alison leaves without her daughter, Mrs. Garrett and the girls must take care of the baby.

3x04 A Friend in Deed

19 November, 1981 4:00 am

Blair discovers that her mother may have breast cancer.

3x05 Front Page

26 November, 1981 4:00 am

Burned by her journalism teacher's scathing criticism, Jo turns out a front-page story linking him to a drug bust.

3x06 Give and Take

03 December, 1981 4:00 am

When Mrs. Garrett learns that her pension fund is gone, she fears for her financial security and takes on a second job.

3x07 Sweet Sorrow

10 December, 1981 4:00 am

Jo learns that she's growing apart from her boyfriend when she finds herself attracted to another guy.

3x08 From Russia with Love

17 December, 1981 4:00 am

Natalie's romantic escapade is cancelled when her meddling grandmother drops in unexpectedly.

3x09 Dear Me

24 December, 1981 4:00 am

To avoid a campout with boys, Tootie writes love letters to herself from an imaginary boyfriend.

3x10 Cousin Geri Returns

31 December, 1981 4:00 am

Blair's cousin Geri dates the school's French teacher, but Blair suspects that Geri is headed for a romantic fall.

3x11 Legacy

07 January, 1982 4:00 am

A large sum from Blair's grandfather's estate is being donated to build a new library. But Natalie uncovers a shocking secret about the benefactor.

3x12 Green-Eyed Monster

14 January, 1982 4:00 am

Natalie and Tootie feud over the lead role in the school's production of South Pacific.

3x13 The Americanization of Miko

21 January, 1982 4:00 am

The strict father of new Japanese student Miko comes down hard on her for sneaking out to see a rock concert and causing $400 in damage with Jo's motorcycle.

3x14 The Marriage Brokers

28 January, 1982 4:00 am

A mysterious visitor from Mrs. Garrett's past appears, and when Tootie catches them kissing, Blair becomes determined to discover how serious the relationship is.

3x15 Starstruck

04 February, 1982 4:00 am

Tootie wins tickets to a Jermaine Jackson concert and meets him in person backstage.

3x16 The Four Musketeers

11 February, 1982 4:00 am

Mrs. Garrett tells the girls that their debt has been paid and that they are free to move out. But the girls come to realize they don't want to change their living arrangements.