List of The Facts of Life episodes
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[edit] Season 1: 1979-1980
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Housing | Nick Havinga | Dick Clair, Howard Leeds, Jerry Mayer, Jenna McMahon, Glenn Padnick, Brad Rider, Ben Starr | Cindy decides not to attend the Harvest Ball when Blair implies that because Cindy's a tomboy, she might be perceived as a lesbian. | August 24, 1979 |
| 2 | Like Mother, Like Daughter | Jim Drake | Dick Clair, Howard Leeds, Jerry Mayer, Jenna McMahon, Ben Starr | Blair fears she will get a reputation for being "easy" because her multiple-divorcée' mother is caught flirting with another student's father. | August 31, 1979 |
| 3 | The Return of Mr. Garrett | Jim Drake | Martin A. Ragaway | Mrs. Garrett accepts her ex-husband's (Robert Alda) proposal of remarriage, but changes her mind when she discovers he is teaching the girls how to gamble. | September 7, 1979 |
| 4 | I.Q. | Jim Drake | Jane Gould, Shelly Landau | The girls become paranoid when they are forced by the headmaster to take I.Q. tests, and their results do not reflect their reputations. | September 14, 1979 |
| 5 | Overachieving | Lee Lochhead | Jerry Mayer | Tootie's father thinks Mrs. Garrett's influence over his daughter is holding her back. Tootie's latest ambition? To open a beauty salon! | March 12, 1980 |
| 6 | Emily Dickinson | Lee Lochhead | Jerry Mayer | Blair plagiarizes an Emily Dickinson poem about beauty, but gets caught when the headmaster submits it into a competition, and it wins. | March 14, 1980 |
| 7 | Dieting | John Bowab | Martin A. Ragaway | Sue Ann goes on a crash diet after the pressure of everyone's body-consciousness, and Blair's implication that a boy won't like her, makes her feel fat. | March 21, 1980 |
| 8 | The Facts of Love | John Bowab | Rowland Barber, Jerry Mayer | To the chagrin of the headmaster, Mrs. Garrett holds a sex education class. Meanwhile Blair gets into a compromising situation with a boy and has to make a tough decision. | April 4, 1980 |
| 9 | Flash Flood | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer | When Mr. Bradley rescues Blair and Tootie from a rising flood, Blair is more than pleased to express her gratitude. | May 2, 1980 |
| 10 | Adoption | John Bowab | Migdia Chinea Varela | Blair noses into Natalie's business and arranges for her to talk to her birth mother by phone. | 1980 |
| 11 | Running | John Bowab | Warren Murray | The headmaster pits two of the girls against each other in a track competition, which causes conflicts. | May 21, 1980 |
| 12 | Molly's Holiday | Gary Shimokawa | Albert Lewin, Skip Usen | Molly finds out her parents are getting divorced so she and the girls cook up a scheme to bring them back together. | June 4, 1980 |
| 13 | Dope | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer | Blair gets Sue Ann into a clique known as "The Group," whose members are all marijuana smokers. | June 11, 1980 |
[edit] Season 2: 1980-1981
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Girl (1) | Bob Claver | Jerry Mayer | A new student, Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon), arrives at Eastland. Mrs. Garrett's decision to make roommates of streetwise new student Jo and snobbish Blair causes a headache for the start of the new semester. | November 19, 1980 |
| 2 | The New Girl (2) | Bob Claver | Jack Elinson | The girls are put on probation and must work in the cafeteria to pay off their damages. | November 26, 1980 |
| 3 | Double Standard | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Blair is positive her childhood friend Harrison Andrews will ask her to the country club cotillion, but is devastated to learn that for some unfathomable reason, he has invited Jo. | December 10, 1980 |
| 4 | Who Am I? | Lee Lochhead | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Tootie falls for a black boy who tries to drive a wedge between her and her white friends. | December 17, 1980 |
| 5 | Cousin Geri | Asaad Kelada | Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel | Blair's cousin Geri (Geri Jewell), a comedian who has Cerebral Palsy, comes to visit. | December 24, 1980 |
| 6 | Shoplifting | Lee Lochhead | Sally Sussman | Jo can't afford a present for Mrs. Garrett's upcoming birthday, so she decides to steal one. | December 31, 1980 |
| 7 | Teen Marriage (1) | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer | Jo receives an unexpected visit from her boyfriend Eddie, who has just gone AWOL, to propose marriage to her. | January 7, 1981 |
| 8 | Teen Marriage (2) | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer | Mrs. Garrett and the girls come up with delay tactics to hold off the marriage until Jo's mother can be contacted. | January 14, 1981 |
| 9 | Gossip | Lee Lochhead | Paul L. Friedman, Gayle MacDonald | Tootie's gossiping causes a rift between Blair, Jo, and Nancy, and almost costs Mrs. Garrett her job. | January 21, 1981 |
| 10 | Breaking Point | John Bowab | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Blair gets involved in a tough campaign for class president but things take a serious turn when one of the girls commits suicide. | January 28, 1981 |
| 11 | Sex Symbol | John Bowab | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters, Ann Gibbs , Joel Kimmel, Sally Sussman | A boy with whom Natalie studies spreads rumors about their friendship that damage her reputation while supposedly helping his own. | February 4, 1981 |
| 12 | The Secret | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer, Robyn Knapton | Jo wants her father to attend an award ceremony where she will be honored, but is afraid that her classmates will find out about his disreputable past. | February 25, 1981 |
| 13 | Bought and Sold | John Bowab | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters, Susan Haven, Philip Ross | Blair is selling Countess Calvert cosmetics, and she uses Natalie as a model. Zsa Zsa Gabor gueststars | March 4, 1981 |
| 14 | Pretty Babies | Bob Claver | Ann Gibbs , Joel Kimmel | A top fashion photographer is coming to Eastland to find the new face of the '80s and Blair is positive she's it. The photographer surprises everyone by choosing Tootie, but the price of her photo session proves costly. | March 11, 1981 |
| 15 | Free Spirit | Bob Claver | Jerry Mayer, Robyn Knapton | Mrs. Garrett's son, Alex, visits Eastland, and no one is more taken with the young musician than Natalie. | March 18, 1981 |
| 16 | Brian and Sylvia | John Bowab | Jack Elinson | Tootie's uncle Brian and aunt Sylvia are a mixed couple -- he's white and she's black. When Tootie and Natalie visit them in Buffalo, Sylvia receives a job offer in New York City. | March 25, 1981 |
[edit] Season 3: 1981-1982
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growing Pains | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Tootie experiments with alcohol when she feels excluded by the older girls. | October 28, 1981 |
| 2 | Fear Strikes Back | Asaad Kelada | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Natalie withdraws from her life after an attempted sexual assault. | November 4, 1981 |
| 3 | A Baby in the House | Asaad Kelada | Stuart Wolpert, Deidre Fay, Jerry Winnick | Blair is forced to reexamine her friend's "perfect" life when the ex-Eastland student, turned teenage wife and mother, stops by for a visit. | November 11, 1981 |
| 4 | A Friend in Deed | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Blair's mother arrives on a surprise visit and Blair is ecstatic until dire news is revealed about her mother's health. | November 18, 1981 |
| 5 | Front Page | Asaad Kelada | Mike Mayer, Larry Swimer | Jo writes a story to get revenge on her overly critical journalism teacher. | November 25, 1981 |
| 6 | Give and Take | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Mrs. Garrett must take a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension. This takes a toll on her mood and her Eastland work, so she must choose between the two. | December 2, 1981 |
| 7 | Sweet Sorrow | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Jo's boyfriend Eddie returns just as she is partnered with another boy, Bob, in a marriage study group. Jo soon starts to take more of an interest in him beyond their studies, but this bothers her because of her loyalty to Eddie. | December 9, 1981 |
| 8 | From Russia with Love | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer, Emily Mayer | Natalie concocts a scheme for a private weekend until a surprise visit from her over-adoring grandmother threatens to ruin her plans. | December 16, 1981 |
| 9 | Dear Me | Asaad Kelada | Lloyd Turner, Howard Liebling | Tootie wants to impress the older girls who are going on a camping trip with some boys from Bates. She types a phony love letter from a camp counselor at the summer camp she attended. | December 23, 1981 |
| 10 | Cousin Geri Returns | Asaad Kelada | Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel | Blair fears that her cousin Geri is being set up for a fall when she begins dating Eastland's attractive French teacher. | December 30, 1981 |
| 11 | Legacy | Judi Elterman | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Blair learns that her late grandfather, whom she idealized, was a supporter and benefactor of the Ku Klux Klan. | January 6, 1982 |
| 12 | Green-Eyed Monster | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters, Bill Shinkai | Natalie wants the lead role in a school play and she's not about to let anything or anyone stand in the way—including her best friend, Tootie. | January 13, 1982 |
| 13 | The Americanization of Miko | Asaad Kelada | Stephen W. Spears, Bill Shinkai | A Japanese student's father objects to his daughter's adoption of Western cultural values. | January 20, 1982 |
| 14 | The Marriage Brokers | Alejandro Rey | Mitch Markowitz | To the girls' delight, Mrs. Garrett's handsome visitor is more than a friend. Blair decides to find out how serious their relationship is. | January 27, 1982 |
| 15 | Starstruck | Asaad Kelada | Marvin Braverman, Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Tootie begs Mrs. Garrett to take her to a Jermaine Jackson concert. | February 3, 1982 |
| 16 | The Four Musketeers | Asaad Kelada | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | To continue living with each other or to split up? That's the question facing the girls when the end of their probationary period gives them an opportunity to go their separate ways. | February 10, 1982 |
| 17 | The Affair | Asaad Kelada | Migdia Chinea-Varela | Mrs. Garrett and the girls spend an afternoon in New York City, where they go to Pagliacci's, a high-profile Italian restaurant. Natalie is devastated when she sees her father kissing another woman across the dining room. | February 17, 1982 |
| 18 | Runaway | Asaad Kelada | Bernard Burnell Mack | Determined to prove her maturity, Tootie goes off to New York City unescorted to meet with friends at a theater. A teenage prostitute teaches her a harsh reality. | February 24, 1982 |
| 19 | New York, New York | Asaad Kelada | Peter Noah | Blair and Jo go to visit old friends in New York, where they find that things have changed considerably. | March 3, 1982 |
| 20 | Kids Can Be Cruel | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | A vengeful Natalie is determined to get even with insensitive Blair, but she unwittingly entangles an innocent victim in her scheme. | March 17, 1982 |
| 21 | Mind Your Own Business | Selig Frank | Jerry Jacobius, Steven Gore | Natalie institutes nine rules of privacy after she learns that Blair looked in her diary. | March 24, 1982 |
| 22 | The Academy | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | Jo coerces Blair into a date with a military cadet. Blair is in for a shock when she learns that the boy is a delinquent from New York City. | March 31, 1982 |
| 23 | Jo's Cousin | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Jo visits her relatives in New Jersey, where her tomboyish 14-year-old cousin Terry puts on a dress and makeup to impress a boy. | April 14, 1982 |
| 24 | Read No Evil | Dolores Ferraro | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert, Hendrik Van Leuven | When Jo discovers that several classic books and a magazine have been removed from the Eastland library, the entire school debates the issue of book banning. | May 5, 1982 |
[edit] Season 4: 1982-1983
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain't Miss Beholden | Asaad Kelada | Stephen Neigher | Jo's future at Eastland is in jeopardy when she learns her scholarship funds are drying up and that Blair may be her only chance to stay. | September 29, 1982 |
| 2 | The Source | Asaad Kelada | Peter Noah | Natalie is under pressure to reveal her source for a controversial article on a schoolmate's secret abortion she has written for the school paper. | October 6, 1982 |
| 3 | The Sound of Silence | Asaad Kelada | Kimberly Hill | Tootie's sudden personality change and slipping grades are the result of a hearing problem. | October 27, 1982 |
| 4 | The Oldest Living Graduate | Asaad Kelada | John Markus | Eastland's oldest living graduate, a rich eccentric, decides to leave her money to Eastland until Jo inadvertently changes her mind. | November 3, 1982 |
| 5 | Different Drummer | Asaad Kelada | Dianne Messina, Lou Messina | Blair thinks she's doing a good deed by tutoring a mentally retarded young man, but the naive student misinterprets her good intentions. | November 10, 1982 |
| 6 | Dearest Mommie | Asaad Kelada | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Natalie finally uncovers the name of her biological mother. | November 17, 1982 |
| 7 | A Woman's Place | Asaad Kelada | David Chambers, Ruth Bennett | Jo's got a new job, a new boyfriend and a new problem when her exceptional ability gains her a quick promotion over her boyfriend. | November 24, 1982 |
| 8 | Daddy's Girl | Asaad Kelada | Howard Meyers, Paul Haggis | Blair's close relationship with her father is tested when a tax audit uncovers her father's questionable accounting. | December 1, 1982 |
| 9 | The Big Fight | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | Natalie covers a boxing match at Bates Academy, the nearby boys' school, for the school paper. | December 8, 1982 |
| 10 | For the Asking | Asaad Kelada | Nick Gore, Jerry Jacobius | An outspoken Natalie is determined to boycott the Sadie Hawkins Day school dance, but her one-man battle could leave her the odd woman out. | December 15, 1982 |
| 11 | September Song | Asaad Kelada | Bob Peete | Mrs. Garrett receives a marriage proposal from her elderly boyfriend. | December 22, 1982 |
| 12 | A Royal Pain | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | Excitement reigns when royalty enrolls at Eastland, until Tootie accidentally discovers that the new student, a young princess, is a runaway who's getting ready to skip out again. | January 5, 1983 |
| 13 | Magnificent Obsession | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Jo is concerned by Blair's infatuation with a boy who treats her poorly. | January 12, 1983 |
| 14 | Under Pressure | Asaad Kelada | Sandra Kay Siegel | When Mrs. Garrett is diagnosed with high blood pressure, the girls will do anything to shield her from stress. But their good intentions lead to a lie, a cover-up and big trouble. | January 19, 1983 |
| 15 | Teacher's Pet | Asaad Kelada | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Jo learns that her favorite teacher is terminally ill. | January 26, 1983 |
| 16 | Let's Party | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | The girls learn a frightening lesson about drinking and driving when they join Tootie's college-age brother and his roommate for a big night on the town. | February 9, 1983 |
| 17 | Best Sister (1) | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Blair's sister Meg, a nun, inspires Jo. | February 23, 1983 |
| 18 | Best Sister (2) | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | When Jo decides that she wants to become a nun along with Blair's sister, Blair sees herself as the only one who can talk them out of it. | February 23, 1983 |
| 19 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? | Asaad Kelada | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Mrs. Garrett's cooking instructor from Paris visits Eastland. Meanwhile, the girls try to deal with a squirrel who got into their bedroom. | March 9, 1983 |
| 20 | Who's on First | Asaad Kelada | Kimberly Hill | When Cupid's arrow strikes, Natalie devotes all her time to her new beau, prompting a slighted Tootie into a deceitful course of action to regain her attention. | March 30, 1983 |
| 21 | Help from Home | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | Jo refuses to accept college assistance from Blair's family foundation. | April 6, 1983 |
| 22 | Take My Finals, Please | Asaad Kelada | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | In spite of Mrs. Garrett's opposition, the girls settle in for an all-night study session. As the hours slip away, every imaginable distraction impedes their preparation for final exams. | April 27, 1983 |
| 23 | Graduation (1) | Asaad Kelada | Kimberly Hill | Blair and Jo finally achieve a common bond when their graduation from Eastland causes a flood of preparations and overreactions from their parents and friends. | May 4, 1983 |
| 24 | Graduation (2) | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Mrs. Garrett, Natalie and Tootie are reassuring and calm during the hectic last-minute graduation preparations. Blair and Jo see how much more they learned at Eastland than just academics. | May 4, 1983 |
[edit] Season 5: 1983-1984
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brave New World (1) | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | As Blair and Jo enter Langley college, Mrs. Garrett decides to quit her job at Eastland. | September 21, 1983 |
| 2 | Brave New World (2) | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Opening her own gourmet shop (Edna's Edibles) solves Mrs. Garrett's problems with Eastland, but leaves a tidal wave of housing troubles for Tootie, Natalie, Blair and Jo. | September 21, 1983 |
| 3 | Gamma Gamma or Bust | Asaad Kelada | George Tricker, Neil Rosen, Andy Borowitz | Blair is nominated for a placement in the Gamma Gamma sorority at Langley. | September 28, 1983 |
| 4 | Just My Bill | Asaad Kelada | Dianne Messina, Lou Messina | Jo's in love, but when her regular guy turns out to be a rich kid, resentment sets in. | October 12, 1983 |
| 5 | What Price Glory? | Asaad Kelada | Alan Spencer | Tootie discovers that her boyfriend Jeff, a school athlete, cannot read. | October 19, 1983 |
| 6 | The Halloween Show | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | Mrs. Garrett, possessed? Halloween hysteria sets in when a customer mysteriously disappears. | October 26, 1983 |
| 7 | Advance Placement | Asaad Kelada | Bob Myer, Bob Young | When high school junior Natalie is permitted to enroll in a Langley College course, her overblown feeling of superiority threatens to destroy her friendship with Tootie, Blair and Jo. | November 2, 1983 |
| 8 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Asaad Kelada | Jim Geoghan | Blair and Jo take Mrs. Garrett to a male strip club for her birthday, where Blair discovers a shocking revelation about her boyfriend Cliff (Woody Brown). | November 9, 1983 |
| 9 | Small But Dangerous | Asaad Kelada | Andy Borowitz | Disregarding Jo's instincts, Mrs. Garrett and the girls befriend Kelly, a fast-talking street punk who ends up trying to extort protection money from them. | November 16, 1983 |
| 10 | Store Games | Asaad Kelada | Andy Borowitz, Howard Meyers | The girls resort to espionage to save Edna's Edibles from financial ruin when a competing store woos away all of Mrs. Garrett's customers by copying Mrs. Garrett's recipes. | November 30, 1983 |
| 11 | The Second Time Around | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Jo's plan to reunite her divorced parents hits a snag when her father announces he's contemplating marriage to another woman. | December 14, 1983 |
| 12 | The Christmas Show | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | The girls prepare to go their separate ways for Christmas vacation. | December 21, 1983 |
| 13 | The Chain Letter | Asaad Kelada | Bob Myer, Bob Young | The girls' sloppy work habits lead to the threat that Edna's Edibles will be closed down by the Board of Health. | December 28, 1983 |
| 14 | Next Door | Linda Day | Milt Rosen, Glenn Padnick | Mrs. Garrett and the girls befriend a little boy whose single mother doesn't have time to take care of him. | January 4, 1984 |
| 15 | Crossing the Line | Mark W. Travis | Andy Borowitz | A friendship is jeopardized when Tootie questions Natalie's motives for accepting a date with her cousin, Michael (Peter Parros). | January 11, 1984 |
| 16 | All or Nothing | Asaad Kelada | Bob Myer, Bob Young | When Jo is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents, she finds she has to battle the majority to bring some common sense to the proceedings. Jo protests when academic scholarships are cut in order to build a sports scoreboard. | January 18, 1984 |
| 17 | A Death in the Family | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Natalie's father dies from a sudden heart attack. | February 1, 1984 |
| 18 | Big Fish/Little Fish | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Blair suffers an identity crisis when she realizes that Jo has taken her place as the most popular girl at school. | February 8, 1984 |
| 19 | Star at Langley | Asaad Kelada | Andy Borowitz | Blair is forced to compete for boyfriend Cliff's attention when a popular movie star enrolls at Langley. | February 15, 1984 |
| 20 | Dream Marriage | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | A startling marriage proposal forces Blair to re-evaluate her goals. Blair dreams of what her life might be like in the year 2000. | February 22, 1984 |
| 21 | Mother and Daughter | Norman Cohen | Jerry Mayer | Tootie's inability to communicate with her visiting lawyer mother sparks an explosive confrontation. | February 29, 1984 |
| 22 | All by Herself | Judi Elterman | Bob Myer, Bob Young, Cheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner | Blair's zealousness usurps all of cousin Geri's responsibility for organizing a charity auction. | March 14, 1984 |
| 23 | Seems Like Old Times | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Jo's love for her former Brooklyn beau is re-ignited during an unexpected visit, but a sobering secret could extinguish any possibility of a future for them. | March 21, 1984 |
| 24 | Joint Custody | Asaad Kelada | Bob Myer, Bob Young | The future of Edna's Edibles is jeopardized by the troubled marriage of Mrs. Garrett's son Raymond (Joel Brooks). | May 2, 1984 |
| 25 | The Way We Were (1) | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | As the girls prepare for their summer vacations, they look back on the past, as seen in clips from previous episodes. Blair and Jo ultimately get into a major argument. | May 9, 1984 |
| 26 | The Way We Were (2) | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | The girls continue to reminiscence of their friendship. Natalie and Tootie try to patch things up with Blair and Jo. | May 9, 1984 |
[edit] Season 6: 1984-1985
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer of '84 | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Mrs. Garrett and the girls return home to tell each other about their respective summer vacations. | September 26, 1984 |
| 2 | A Slice of Life | Asaad Kelada | Jerry Mayer | Jo's new pizza business using her family recipe gets out of control when demand far exceeds production. | October 3, 1984 |
| 3 | Love at First Byte | Asaad Kelada | Bob Myer, Bob Young | When Natalie uses computer dating as the inspiration for her term paper, she uses Jo and Blair in her experiment without their permission. | October 17, 1984 |
| 4 | My Boyfriend's Back | Asaad Kelada | Bob Myer, Bob Young | Tootie has to make a big decision in order to gain acceptance from her boyfriend, Jeff, and his new college friends. | October 24, 1984 |
| 5 | Cruisin' | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | The girls take a cruise through downtown Peekskill on a Saturday night with the hopes of finding Mr. Right. | October 31, 1984 |
| 6 | Taking a Chance on Love (1) | Asaad Kelada | Gail Honigberg | After Jo shares a doughnut with a professor (Kristoffer Tabori), rumors of a budding romance spread across campus. | November 7, 1984 |
| 7 | Taking a Chance on Love (2) | Asaad Kelada | Gail Honigberg | Jo's relationship with her professor grows serious when his son makes Jo contemplate her future. | November 7, 1984 |
| 8 | E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus) | John Bowab | Janis Hirsch | Mrs. Garrett decides to take a Shakespeare class with Jo and Blair, but she feels out of place in a classroom setting. Broadway star Clive Revill makes a special appearance. | November 14, 1984 |
| 9 | Dear Apple | John Bowab | Paul Haggis, Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Jo thinks about her friendship with Blair with the aid of a talking computer. | November 21, 1984 |
| 10 | Talk, Talk, Talk | John Bowab | Bob Myer, Bob Young | The girls fill in as disk jockeys at the Langley College radio station. | November 28, 1984 |
| 11 | Smile | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters, Mark Miller | Natalie gets a chance at her big break in journalism, but she may lose out on the job—as well as her boyfriend. | December 5, 1984 |
| 12 | The Rich Aren't Different | John Bowab | J.P. Duffy | Blair takes Jo to small claims court over a broken wristwatch. | December 12, 1984 |
| 13 | Christmas in the Big House | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer | In the spirit of Christmas, the girls and Mrs. Garrett get involved in putting on a show for an orphanage, only to have their good intentions land them in jail. | December 19, 1984 |
| 14 | Me and Eleanor | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | Tootie portrays Eleanor Roosevelt in a play. | January 2, 1985 |
| 15 | Working it Out | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh, Margie Peters | Blair's irrational behavior and obsessive dating concerns Mrs. Garrett and the girls. | January 9, 1985 |
| 16 | Jazzbeau | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Rich Lombardo, Patrick Cleary | When Natalie and Tootie read that an old friend passed away, they remember the summer they met Art Jackson (Bill Henderson) and learned he was once a great jazz singer. | January 16, 1985 |
| 17 | Two Guys from Appleton | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | The high school sweetheart Mrs. Garrett ran out on suddenly appears and makes Mrs. Garrett a proposal she can't refuse. Ryan Cassidy makes his debut as Kevin, son of Mrs. Garrett's former beau and a new friend to the girls. | January 23, 1985 |
| 18 | With a Little Help from My Friends | John Bowab | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Blair's plans for a perfect day with boyfriend Nick keep getting delayed because he has to wait for a friend, who Jo fears is the campus drug dealer. | January 30, 1985 |
| 19 | Gone with the Wind (1) | John Bowab | Kimberly Hill | The girls spend spring break in Florida when a hurricane hits. | February 13, 1985 |
| 20 | Gone with the Wind (2) | John Bowab | Kimberly Hill | The girls meet the boys in Ft. Lauderdale during spring break. Jo is swept off her feet by a local rock star (Michael Damian) and Blair gets serious with an unlikely guy. | February 20, 1985 |
| 21 | Man in the Attic | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | Kevin moves into the attic and quickly becomes a nuisance to the girls. | February 27, 1985 |
| 22 | The Last Drive-In | John Bowab | Paul Haggis, Kimberly Hill, Stuart Wolpert | The girls plan one last outing to the local drive-in before it closes, but a quiet night at the movies goes awry. | March 13, 1985 |
| 23 | Sisters | John Bowab | Bob Myer, Bob Young | Blair's mother and Jo's father bond during an alumni weekend at Langley. Blair and Jo fear the budding romance could make them sisters. | March 20, 1985 |
| 24 | It's Lonely at the Top | John Bowab | Jerry Mayer | Blair runs the store in her own way while Mrs. Garrett is out of town. | March 27, 1985 |
| 25 | Bus Stop | Judi Elterman | Kimberly Hill, Brian Pollack, Rick Shaw | When Natalie graduates from Eastland, she shocks her mother and her friends by deciding not to go to college. | May 8, 1985 |
| 26 | The Interview Show | John Bowab, Stuart Wolpert | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | Mrs. Garrett and the girls reveal secret chapters in their lives when a former Eastland girl, now a celebrated author, interviews them for her latest novel. | May 15, 1985 |
[edit] Season 7: 1985-1986
| # | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Overview | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out of the Fire... | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | The girls return from a carefree summer vacation to find a devastated Mrs. Garrett rummaging through the burnt remains of Edna's Edibles, her livelihood and their home. | September 14, 1985 |
| 2 | Into the Frying Pan | John Bowab | Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | The girls and Mrs. Garrett hire George Burnett (George Clooney) a young, inexpensive contractor to reconstruct Edna's Edibles into their new business venture, a trendy gift, card and clothing boutique called Over Our Heads. | September 21, 1985 |
| 3 | Grand Opening | John Bowab | Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson | Mrs. Garrett and the girls open a novelty shop called "Over Our Heads." | September 28, 1985 |
| 4 | Teacher, Teacher | John Bowab | Bruce Ferber, David Lerner, Cheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner | Jo's lifelong dream of becoming a teacher is called into question when a major company makes a tempting offer. | October 5, 1985 |
| 5 | Men for All Seasons | John Bowab | Fred Towbin, Larry Strauss | The store gets into hot water with Langley officials for carrying a beefcake poster featuring the men's swimming team. | October 19, 1985 |
| 6 | A New Life | John Bowab | Linda Elstad | Blair's 42-year-old, socialite, soon-to-be-divorced mother shocks Blair with the news that she's pregnant. | October 26, 1985 |
| 7 | Doo-Wah | John Bowab | Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson | The girls go to an audition to perform as backup singers for El DeBarge. | November 2, 1985 |
| 8 | Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green | John Bowab | Michael Maurer | Natalie hits the road looking for interesting people to write about, but instead winds up at a truck stop creating a story involving the girls, George and Mrs. Garrett. | November 9, 1985 |
| 9 | Born Too Late | John Bowab | Bob Brush | Tootie helps Andy (Mackenzie Astin) prepare prepare for an audition for a play. All goes well until Andy falls for her. | November 16, 1985 |
| 10 | 3, 2, 1 | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | Jo and Blair fight over a newsworthy editorial for the Langley television station, while Mrs. Garrett, Tootie and Natalie present a behind-the-scenes look at their trendy boutique. | November 23, 1985 |
| 11 | We Get Letters | John Bowab | Susan Beavers, Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | The girls question Mrs. Garrett's integrity when an old friend accuses her of having a 15-year affair with the woman's late husband Jack. | November 30, 1985 |
| 12 | Ballroom Dance | John Bowab | Carlo Allen, Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert | After suffering through lessons and a partner with two left feet, Jo is determined to dazzle at her ballroom dance recital. | December 7, 1985 |
| 13 | Christmas Baby | John Bowab | David Lerner, Bruce Ferber | Blair's mother goes into labor on Christmas Eve. | December 14, 1985 |
| 14 | Tootie Drives | John Bowab | Paul Haggis, Stuart Wolpert | Tootie's anxiety over getting her driver's license is compounded when she's forced to take her test in a car borrowed from Natalie's job. | December 21, 1985 |
| 15 | Stake-Out Blues | John Bowab | Jake Weinberger, Michael Weinberger | When Over Our Heads becomes headquarters for a police stakeout, the girls help to capture the crooks and dodge Mrs. Garrett's suspicions. | January 11, 1986 |
| 16 | The Agent | John Bowab | Jack Elinson | Tootie wants to launch the stand-up career of a funny Langley business student by turning Over Our Heads into a comedy club for her new client's debut. | January 18, 1986 |
| 17 | The Reunion | John Bowab | Racelle Friedman | To make an old girlfriend jealous, George concocts a scheme for his high school reunion to have Jo act as his fiancee, a wealthy Duchess. | February 1, 1986 |
| 18 | Concentration | John Bowab | Martha Williamson | On her way to accepting an award, Blair is trapped in an elevator with a concentration camp survivor (Georgia Schmidt) whose troubled past makes her rethink her values. | February 8, 1986 |
| 19 | Atlantic City | John Bowab | Paul Haggis | The girls' trip to Atlantic City reunites Jo with Flyman (Michael Damian), the aspiring singer she met in Florida. | February 15, 1986 |
| 20 | The Lady Who Came to Dinner | John Bowab | Patrick Cleary, Bart Lindsay, Robert Billson | The girls' attempt to surprise Blair for her 21st birthday with an offbeat theme party ruins her hopes for a quiet dinner. But the real surprise is when the woman hired to entertain the guests refuses to leave. | February 22, 1986 |
| 21 | The Candidate | Valentine Mayer | Michael Maurer | Natalie runs for mayor to stop a tacky amusement park from being built. Blair, however, is campaigning for her opponent. | March 1, 1986 |
| 22 | Big Time Charlie | Steven Robman | Bob Myer, Bob Young | Jo's father (Alex Rocco) visits with news of a fortune he made in the stock market, but he spends more money than time with Jo in an attempt to rebuild a long-neglected relationship. | March 29, 1986 |
| 23 | The Graduate | John Bowab | Barry Vigon | It's Graduation Day at Eastland, but Tootie would rather audition for the lead role in a musical play than continue her education. | May 3, 1986 |
| 24 | The Apartment | John Bowab | Jane Anderson | Tootie and Natalie decide to move into their own apartment. But their romantic illusions are shattered by the reality of roaches and rusting pipes. | May 10, 1986 |
[edit] Season 8: 1986-1987
Season 8, Episode 1: Out of Peekskill: Part 1 Original Air Date: 27 September 1986 Mrs. Garrett becomes reacquainted with Bruce Gaines, a man she met when she was serving in the Peace Corps. He proposes marriage to her, and she accepts. Her sister, Beverly Ann Stickle, comes to the wedding in her Winnebago recreational vehicle. Season 8, Episode 2: Out of Peekskill: Part 2 Original Air Date: 27 September 1986 In spite of a scare at Depressed Person's Cliff, Mrs. Garrett and Bruce are married, and they rejoin the Peace Corps. Beverly Ann takes over her duties at Over Our Heads. Season 8, Episode 3: Ready or Not Original Air Date: 4 October 1986
Season 8, Episode 4: Another Room Original Air Date: 11 October 1986
Season 8, Episode 5: Off-Broadway Baby Original Air Date: 1 November 1986
Season 8, Episode 6: The Little Chill Original Air Date: 8 November 1986 Three of the girls who used to live in the dorm with Blair, Tootie, and Natalie return for a reunion. Jo feels left out because she never knew them. Season 8, Episode 7: The Ratings Game Original Air Date: 15 November 1986
Season 8, Episode 8: The Wedding Day Original Air Date: 22 November 1986
Season 8, Episode 9: Fast Food Original Air Date: 29 November 1986 Natalie hires Blair as an employee at the Mexican restaurant Señor Sombrero, where she is assistant manager. Season 8, Episode 10: Where's Poppa? Original Air Date: 6 December 1986
Season 8, Episode 11: Write and Wrong Original Air Date: 13 December 1986
Season 8, Episode 12: Seven Little Indians Original Air Date: 3 January 1987 On a dark and stormy night, the girls and their friends all meet with gruesome ends.
Season 8, Episode 13: The Greek Connection Original Air Date: 10 January 1987
Season 8, Episode 14: Post-Christmas Card Original Air Date: 17 January 1987
Season 8, Episode 15: A Star Is Torn Original Air Date: 31 January 1987
Season 8, Episode 16: A Winter's Tale Original Air Date: 7 February 1987 The girls go to a ski resort.
Season 8, Episode 17: Cupid's Revenge Original Air Date: 14 February 1987
Season 8, Episode 18: 62 Pick Up Original Air Date: 21 February 1987 A flashback to the early 1960s, replete with teen idols, beatniks, and girl groups. Season 8, Episode 19: Boy About the House Original Air Date: 28 February 1987 When Andy's parents break up, Beverly Ann decides it is time to adopt him. Season 8, Episode 20: Ex Marks the Spot Original Air Date: 7 March 1987 Beverly Ann's ex-husband, Frank Stickle, comes to visit, and has a heart attack. Season 8, Episode 21: Younger Than Springtime Original Air Date: 21 March 1987
Season 8, Episode 22: This Is Only a Test Original Air Date: 18 April 1987
Season 8, Episode 23: Rites of Passage: Part 1 Original Air Date: 2 May 1987
Season 8, Episode 24: Rites of Passage: Part 2 Original Air Date: 9 May 1987
[edit] Season 9: 1987-1988
Season 9, Episode 1: Down and Out in Malibu: Part 1 Original Air Date: 26 September 1987 Jo is stranded in Malibu for the summer and gets a job house-sitting for Richard Moll.
Season 9, Episode 2: Down and Out in Malibu: Part 2 Original Air Date: 3 October 1987 Richard Moll has the girls put in prison when he sees what has happened to his house. Season 9, Episode 3: Rumor Has It Original Air Date: 17 October 1987
Season 9, Episode 4: Before the Fall Original Air Date: 24 October 1987 Natalie decides to take up skydiving. Season 9, Episode 5: Sweet Charity Original Air Date: 7 November 1987
Season 9, Episode 6: Up from Down Under Original Air Date: 14 November 1987 Pippa McKenna, a teenage girl from Eastland's Australian sister school, Colunga Academy, enrolls at Eastland.
Season 9, Episode 7: The More the Marrier Original Air Date: 21 November 1987
Season 9, Episode 8: A Rose by Any Other Age Original Air Date: 28 November 1987
Season 9, Episode 9: Adventures in Baileysitting Original Air Date: 5 December 1987 Blair's baby sister Bailey gets lost while in the girls' care.
Season 9, Episode 10: It's a Wonderful Christmas Original Air Date: 12 December 1987 Beverly Ann feels unwanted at Christmas and wonders what it would be like if she had never come to Peekskill. Season 9, Episode 11: Golden Oldies Original Air Date: 2 January 1988 The girls imagine what their lives will be like 50 years into the future. Season 9, Episode 12: A Thousand Frowns Original Air Date: 9 January 1988
Season 9, Episode 13: Something in Common Original Air Date: 16 January 1988
Season 9, Episode 14: Peekskill Law Original Air Date: 23 January 1988
Season 9, Episode 15: A House Divided Original Air Date: 30 January 1988
Season 9, Episode 16: The First Time Original Air Date: 6 February 1988 Natalie goes to bed with her boyfriend, Snake.
Season 9, Episode 17: Let's Face the Music Original Air Date: 13 February 1988 A slip-up at a beauty parlor turns Jo's hair blonde and Blair's hair green, causing problems at a banquet. Meanwhile, Pippa's band is scheduled to perform at that same banquet.
Season 9, Episode 18: Less Than Perfect Original Air Date: 20 February 1988 Blair gets into a car accident when she falls asleep at the wheel, and is devastated when she has a large cut across her forehead.
Season 9, Episode 19: Till Marriage Do Us Part Original Air Date: 27 February 1988
Season 9, Episode 20: Present Imperfect Original Air Date: 5 March 1988
Season 9, Episode 21: On the Edge Original Air Date: 12 March 1988
Season 9, Episode 22: Big Apple Blues Original Air Date: 19 March 1988 Natalie finds an apartment in the Soho district of New York, living with several eccentric characters.
Season 9, Episode 23: The Beginning of the End Original Air Date: 30 April 1988 When Blair discovers that Eastland Academy is in dire financial straits, she decides not to go to law school but buy it and save it from closing. Season 9, Episode 24: The Beginning of the Beginning Original Air Date: 7 May 1988
