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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8x01 Out of Peekskill (1)
28 September, 1986 4:00 am
Mrs. 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.
8x02 Out of Peekskill (2)
28 September, 1986 4:00 am
8x03 Ready or Not
05 October, 1986 4:00 am
Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.
8x04 Another Room
12 October, 1986 4:00 am
Fed 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.
8x05 Off-Broadway Baby
02 November, 1986 4:00 am
Beverly 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.
8x06 The Little Chill
09 November, 1986 4:00 am
Blair, 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.
8x07 The Ratings Game
16 November, 1986 4:00 am
Blair'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.
8x08 The Wedding Day
23 November, 1986 4:00 am
Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.
8x09 Fast Food
30 November, 1986 4:00 am
Natalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.
8x10 Where's Poppa?
07 December, 1986 4:00 am
A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.
8x11 Write and Wrong
14 December, 1986 4:00 am
A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.
8x12 Seven Little Indians
04 January, 1987 4:00 am
In 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.
8x13 The Greek Connection
11 January, 1987 4:00 am
Assigned 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.
8x14 Post-Christmas Card
18 January, 1987 4:00 am
As a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.
8x15 A Star is Torn
01 February, 1987 4:00 am
Cinnamon, 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.
8x16 A Winter's Tale
08 February, 1987 4:00 am
The 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.
8x17 Cupid's Revenge
15 February, 1987 4:00 am
Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.
8x18 62 Pick-Up
22 February, 1987 4:00 am
Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.
8x19 Boy About the House
01 March, 1987 4:00 am
Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.
8x20 Ex Marks the Spot
08 March, 1987 4:00 am
Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.
8x21 Younger Than Springtime
22 March, 1987 4:00 am
Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.
8x22 This is Only a Test
19 April, 1987 4:00 am
Blair 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.
8x23 Rites of Passage (1)
03 May, 1987 4:00 am
After 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.
8x24 Rites of Passage (2)
10 May, 1987 4:00 am
Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.
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