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The Facts of Life

Comedy · 1979 · Rated 7.3/10

Last aired: S9 E24, The Beginning of the Beginning · 1988-05-07

A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett. Later in the series, Mrs. Garrett is promoted to school dietician, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. Eventually she leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from her girls.

Cast

Season 9

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 9
E1 Down and Out in Malibu (1) 1987-09-26 · 30 min Jo, homeless and unemployed in California, fortuitously meets up with "Night Court" co-star Richard Moll.
E2 Down and Out in Malibu (2) 1987-10-03 · 30 min Upon his return home, actor Richard Moll finds a group of "trespassers" and has them arrested.
E3 Rumor Has It 1987-10-17 · 30 min Blair decides to quit law school after a rumor circulates about her and a womanizing professor.
E4 Before the Fall 1987-10-24 · 30 min Natalie goes under cover as an ROTC cadet to get a news story.
E5 Sweet Charity 1987-11-07 · 30 min Social worker Jo raises funds to save her new job.
E6 Up from Down Under 1987-11-14 · 30 min A visitor claims to be a new exchange student from Australia.
E7 The More the Marrier 1987-11-21 · 30 min Tootie forces Jeff to decide about their future.
E8 A Rose by Any Other Age 1987-11-28 · 30 min Blair is stunned when her law school study partner falls for Beverly Ann.
E9 Adventures in Baileysitting 1987-12-05 · 30 min Blair learns a lesson about motherhood when she agrees to baby-sit her little sister.
E10 It's a Wonderful Christmas 1987-12-12 · 30 min Stricken with the holiday blues, Beverly Ann has her own "It's a Wonderful Life" experience.
E11 Golden Oldies 1988-01-02 · 30 min It is 40 years into the future and the girls are back together in the same house.
E12 A Thousand Frowns 1988-01-09 · 30 min Jo introduces Andy to a man from the shelter.
E13 Something in Common 1988-01-16 · 30 min Jo's father takes an immediate dislike to his daughter's irresponsible boyfriend.
E14 Peekskill Law 1988-01-23 · 30 min Blair's first assignment as a law clerk involves her in a scandalous murder trial.
E15 A House Divided 1988-01-30 · 30 min Natalie and Tootie's dinner party doesn't go well when their dates don't get along.
E16 The First Time 1988-02-06 · 30 min Natalie and Snake plan to mark the anniversary of their first year together with an intimate encounter.
E17 Let's Face the Music 1988-02-13 · 30 min The girls visit a famed beauty salon for make-overs, but their transformations aren't quite what they expected.
E18 Less Than Perfect 1988-02-20 · 30 min A scar received in a car accident mars Blair's personality as well as her face.
E19 Till Marriage Do Us Part 1988-02-27 · 30 min Jo and Blair both receive interesting, if unexpected, proposals from their boyfriends.
E20 Present Imperfect 1988-03-05 · 30 min Tootie is afraid she may lose Jeff when a gift from his grandmother ends up in the blender.
E21 On the Edge 1988-03-12 · 30 min A co-worker of Jo's suffers career burnout and threatens to commit suicide.
E22 Big Apple Blues 1988-03-19 · 30 min A weekend trip to New York sets Natalie on a new life course. A failed backdoor pilot for a spinoff series for Natalie.
E23 The Beginning of the End 1988-04-30 · 30 min Blair puts up her grandmother's trust fund to save Eastland School from bankruptcy.
E24 The Beginning of the Beginning 1988-05-07 · 30 min In the series finale, Blair becomes headmistress of Eastland School. A planned spinoff with Blair in the lead at Eastland never happened.

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