The Facts of Life (1979)
TVG
Sitcom
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women through teenage challenges at an all-female boarding school.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, June 9
Different Drummer
Season 4 • Episode 5
Blair's decision to tutor a mentally retarded young man causes more harm than good.
Monday, June 9
Dearest Mommie
Season 4 • Episode 6
Upset Natalie searches for her natural mother.
Monday, June 9
A Woman's Place
Season 4 • Episode 7
Jo is promoted to boss over her boyfriend.
Monday, June 9
Daddy's Girl
Season 4 • Episode 8
Blair's father uses her as a tax shelter.
Monday, June 9
The Big Fight
Season 4 • Episode 9
Natalie becomes the pawn in a father/son battle.
Monday, June 9
For the Asking
Season 4 • Episode 10
Natalie may end up the odd woman out when she boycotts a school dance.
Monday, June 9
September Song
Season 4 • Episode 11
Mrs. Garrett receives a marriage proposal.
Monday, June 9
A Royal Pain
Season 4 • Episode 12
Tootie discovers that the new student, a young princess, plans to run away.
Monday, June 9
Magnificent Obsession
Season 4 • Episode 13
Blair's behavior toward her new boyfriend could cost her her self-respect and her best friends.
Monday, June 9
Under Pressure
Season 4 • Episode 14
The girls are determined to do everything in their power to spare Mrs. Garrett unnecessary stress.
Monday, June 9
Gone With the Wind
Season 6 • Episode 19
The girls head to Florida for spring break.
Monday, June 9
Gone With the Wind
Season 6 • Episode 20
Jo falls for a singer; Blair's new love is unusual.
Monday, June 9
Best Sister
Season 4 • Episode 17
Blair's sister decides to become a nun.
Monday, June 9
Best Sister
Season 4 • Episode 18
Blair believes that she is the only one capable of keeping her sister and Jo from becoming nuns.
Monday, June 9
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Season 4 • Episode 19
A series of events disrupts Mrs. Garrett's attempts to entertain French visitors.
Monday, June 9
Who's on First
Season 4 • Episode 20
Tootie feels ignored when Natalie devotes all of her time to her new boyfriend.
Tuesday, June 10
Help From Home
Season 4 • Episode 21
Jo decides to forgo college after a visit home.
Tuesday, June 10
Take My Finals, Please
Season 4 • Episode 22
Despite Mrs. Garrett's objections, the girls settle in for an all-night study session.
Tuesday, June 10
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 23
Blair and Jo share a common feeling of disdain toward their graduation from Eastland.
Tuesday, June 10
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 24
Blair and Jo come to realize that they have learned more at Eastland than just academics.
Tuesday, June 10
Brave New World
Season 5 • Episode 1
Mrs. Garrett is angry; Jo faces expulsion.
Tuesday, June 10
Brave New World
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mrs. Garrett's move causes new problems.
Tuesday, June 10
Gamma Gamma or Bust
Season 5 • Episode 3
Blair fires sorority-party caterer Mrs. Garrett.
Tuesday, June 10
Just My Bill
Season 5 • Episode 4
Jo's new boyfriend turns out to be wealthy.
Tuesday, June 10
What Price Glory?
Season 5 • Episode 5
Tootie learns that her college-bound boyfriend is illiterate.
Tuesday, June 10
The Halloween Show
Season 5 • Episode 6
A customer mysteriously vanishes on Halloween.
Tuesday, June 10
The Last Drive-In
Season 6 • Episode 22
The girls plan to spend a quiet night at the movies before the drive-in closes for good.
Tuesday, June 10
Sisters
Season 6 • Episode 23
A budding romance develops between Blair's mother and Jo's father.
Tuesday, June 10
Small but Dangerous
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mrs. Garrett and the girls become victims when they befriend a street punk.
Tuesday, June 10
Store Games
Season 5 • Episode 10
The girls attempt to rescue Edna's Edibles from financial disaster.
Tuesday, June 10
The Second Time Around
Season 5 • Episode 11
Jo's plan to reunite her parents runs into trouble.
Tuesday, June 10
The Christmas Show
Season 5 • Episode 12
Blair devises a way to get Jo to take a money gift.
Wednesday, June 11
It's Lonely at the Top
Season 6 • Episode 24
Blair manages the shop in Mrs. Garrett's absence.
Wednesday, June 11
Bus Stop
Season 6 • Episode 25
Natalie makes a shocking announcement about college.
Thursday, June 12
The Interview Show
Season 6 • Episode 26
A former Eastland student interviews Mrs. Garrett and the girls for her latest novel.
Thursday, June 12
Out of the Fire ...
Season 7 • Episode 1
The girls return to find the shop burned.
Friday, June 13
The Chain Letter
Season 5 • Episode 13
The girls' work habits endanger the shop.
Friday, June 13
Next Door
Season 5 • Episode 14
A 7-year-old boy refuses to leave his apartment during an evacuation.
Friday, June 13
Crossing the Line
Season 5 • Episode 15
Natalie upsets Tootie by dating Tootie's cousin.
Friday, June 13
All or Nothing
Season 5 • Episode 16
Jo learns a lesson in politics when she is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents.
Friday, June 13
A Death in the Family
Season 5 • Episode 17
Natalie's father dies unexpectedly.
Friday, June 13
Big Fish, Little Fish
Season 5 • Episode 18
Blair can't deal with Jo's increasing popularity.
Friday, June 13
Star at Langley
Season 5 • Episode 19
Blair has to compete for her boyfriend's attention when a movie star enrolls at Langley College.
Friday, June 13
Dream Marriage
Season 5 • Episode 20
Blair dreams of the future for herself and her friends.
Friday, June 13
Mother and Daughter
Season 5 • Episode 21
Sparks fly when Tootie and her mother find it difficult to communicate.
Friday, June 13
Into the Frying Pan
Season 7 • Episode 2
A young contractor agrees to rebuild the shop.
Friday, June 13
Grand Opening
Season 7 • Episode 3
The girls and Mrs. Garrett encounter some difficulties on opening day at their new boutique.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
Teacher, Teacher
Season 7 • Episode 4
Jo must make a decision between a teaching job and an offer from a major corporation.
Monday, June 16
Men for All Seasons
Season 7 • Episode 5
The college objects to Natalie's swim-team calendar.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 17
A New Life
Season 7 • Episode 6
Blair fears the worst when she discovers her mother is pregnant.
Tuesday, June 17
Doo Wah
Season 7 • Episode 7
The girls hastily form a singing act after Andy enters them in a band contest.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green
Season 7 • Episode 8
Natalie travels to a truck stop where she involves her friends in an unusual musical fantasy.
Wednesday, June 18
3, 2, 1
Season 7 • Episode 10
Jo and Blair attempt to stage a live newscast from the store.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, June 19
We Get Letters
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mrs. Garrett's former college friend accuses her of once having an affair with her husband.
Thursday, June 19
Ballroom Dance
Season 7 • Episode 12
When Jo decides to take dancing lessons, she attempts to hide the fact from her friends.
Friday, June 20
Christmas Baby
Season 7 • Episode 13
Blair's new sibling arrives on Christmas Day.
Friday, June 20
Tootie Drives
Season 7 • Episode 14
Mrs. Garrett helps a nervous Tootie prepare for her driving test.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, June 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, June 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 25
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, June 25
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, June 26
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, June 26
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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