The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
You take the good, you take the bad...
Drama
Comedy
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Overview
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.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 1979-08-24
Runtime: 0h 30m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top 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
Episodes - Season 1
Rough Housing
Rough Housing
Episode 1
The series opens with the Drummonds (from Diff'rent Strokes) visiting Eastland to see Mrs. Garrett (their ex-housekeeper). They arrive right in the middle of the Harvest Queen competition and Blair is sure she's going to win. So when Cindy considers running, Blair makes some snide comments about Cindy's femininity.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Episode 2
It's Parent's Night at Eastland and Blair's sophisticated mother arrives bringing with her, her flirtatious tendancies which prompt rumors when she becomes ""friendly"" with a married man.
The Return of Mr. Garrett
The Return of Mr. Garrett
Episode 3
Mrs. Garrett is surprised by a visit from her ex-husband, Roger, who wants the two of them to remarry. However, his gambling ways rub off on the girls who begin gambling on poker games and loosing what little money they have..
I.Q.
I.Q.
Episode 4
Tootie accidentally comes across a paper which lists the I.Q. scores of each one of the girls. Nancy received the highest score and Sue Ann scored the lowest, this puts extra pressure on each one of them just prior to midterm exams.
Overachieving
Overachieving
Episode 5
Tootie's father comes for a visit and doesn't like the activities that Tootie is being exposed to. Believing that Mrs. Garrett is a bad influence, Mr. Ramsey decides to have Tootie transfer out of Eastland.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Episode 6
Blair is so caught up with her latest boyfriend that she forgets about an English assignment in which she has to write a poem. So, at the last minute she plagiarizes a poem by Emily Dickinson and turns it in as her own. Things get worse when she's the only one who gets an A and Mr. Bradley enters her poem in a contest.
Dieting
Dieting
Episode 7
Blair and Sue Ann kid each other about their weight and Sue Ann takes Blair's comments a little too seriously. However, when Blair sets Sue Ann up on a blind date which will involve going swimming, Sue Ann goes on a starvation diet leading to a collapse. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett also jumps on the dieting wagon, trying to fit in a size 12 dress.
The Facts of Love
The Facts of Love
Episode 8
Mrs. Garrett begins teaching a sex-education class at Eastland and her tactics are against the more prudish suggestions of Mr. Bradley. Meanwhile, Blair takes the ideas from class and expirements with her latest boyfriend, Steve.
Flash Flood
Flash Flood
Episode 9
A flood hits Peekskill which prompts Blair and Tootie to race out to the stables to save some animals from being washed away. However the damn breaks and Blair and Tootie become in danger of being washed away.
Adoption
Adoption
Episode 10
Mr. Bradley gives the girls an assignment having to do with their family trees. However, Natalie is reluctant to show hers in class do to the fact that the family that raised her is her adopted family. This prompts Blair to help Natalie find the name of her real mother by using her mother's clout to cut through some red tape and sealed records.
Running
Running
Episode 11
Mr. Bradley's need to have Eastland win prompts him to manipulate Sue Ann into competing in a running competition. Sue Ann had previously ran but this year decided not to, however, Mr. Bradley uses Cindy's better racing times to goad Sue Ann into competing.
Molly's Holiday
Molly's Holiday
Episode 12
Molly is down in the dumps due to her parents getting a divorce. So she gets some help from the girls who plan to reunite her parents. Things hit the fan, when her father arrives with a new girlfriend.
Dope
Dope
Episode 13
Blair and Sue Ann befriend two new girls. All seems to go okay with them until they learn that their friends use drugs.
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