The Facts of Life (1979)
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, January 18
Overachieving
Season 1 • Episode 5
Tootie's father wants to remove her from Mrs. Garrett's care.
Sunday, January 18
Emily Dickinson
Season 1 • Episode 6
Blair's solution to a problem puts the honor of the school at stake.
Sunday, January 18
Dieting
Season 1 • Episode 7
Sue Ann goes on a crash diet after the pressure of everyone's body-consciousness.
Sunday, January 18
The Facts of Love
Season 1 • Episode 8
Blair decides to put a sex-education lesson to use.
Tuesday, January 20
The Secret
Season 2 • Episode 12
Jo fears her classmates will find out about her father's disreputable past.
Tuesday, January 20
Bought and Sold
Season 2 • Episode 13
Cosmetics saleswoman Blair, gives Tootie a new look.
Wednesday, January 21
Pretty Babies
Season 2 • Episode 14
A top fashion photographer arrives on campus to search for the new face of the '80s.
Wednesday, January 21
Free Spirit
Season 2 • Episode 15
Mrs. Garrett's son, Alex, pays a visit to Eastland and captures Natalie's attention.
Thursday, January 22
Brian and Sylvia
Season 2 • Episode 16
Tootie and Natalie visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia; they end up in the middle of a marital flare-up.
Thursday, January 22
Growing Pains
Season 3 • Episode 1
Blair brings home two bottles of fine European wine; Tootie drinks some to show she is an adult.
Friday, January 23
Fear Strikes Back
Season 3 • Episode 2
Natalie is sexually assaulted while retuning home from a campus party.
Friday, January 23
A Baby in the House
Season 3 • Episode 3
A former Eastland student, now a teenage wife and mother, stops by for a visit.
Sunday, January 25
Flash Flood
Season 1 • Episode 9
A serious flood hits Peekskill; Blair and Tootie are trapped; Mr. Bradley attempts to rescue them.
Sunday, January 25
Running
Season 1 • Episode 11
Mr. Bradley sets out to keep the school's championship track title.
Sunday, January 25
Molly's Holliday
Season 1 • Episode 12
The girls plan to reconcile Molly's divorcing folks.
Monday, January 26
A Friend in Deed
Season 3 • Episode 4
Blair inadvertently discovers her mother has a serious illness; her mother has breast cancer.
Monday, January 26
Front Page
Season 3 • Episode 5
Jo's chance to write a hot news story leads her on a trail of revenge and repercussions.
Tuesday, January 27
Give and Take
Season 3 • Episode 6
Mrs. Garrett must take a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension.
Tuesday, January 27
Sweet Sorrow
Season 3 • Episode 7
Jo's relationship with her boyfriend is in jeopardy when she falls for her class-project husband.
Wednesday, January 28
From Russia With Love
Season 3 • Episode 8
Natalie's plans for a private weekend fall through when her grandmother arrives.
Wednesday, January 28
Dear Me
Season 3 • Episode 9
Tootie is apprehensive about going on a camping trip with boys from Bates Academy.
Thursday, January 29
Cousin Geri Returns
Season 3 • Episode 10
Blair is afraid her cousin is being set up for a disappointing romance with the French teacher.
Thursday, January 29
Legacy
Season 3 • Episode 11
Blair's decision to donate part of her inheritance to Eastland brings unexpected family news.
Friday, January 30
Green-Eyed Monster
Season 3 • Episode 12
When Tootie beats Natalie for the lead role in the school play, a rift grows between them.
Friday, January 30
The Americanization of Miko
Season 3 • Episode 13
Jo is caught in an international conflict when she meets a new Japanese student.
Sunday, February 1
Dope
Season 1 • Episode 13
Blair and Sue Ann decide to join an exclusive group of girls whose favorite pastime is marijuana.
Sunday, February 1
The New Girl
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mrs. Garrett assigns a streetwise student to be Blair's roommate.
Sunday, February 1
Double Standard
Season 2 • Episode 3
Jo attends a country club cotillion with Blair's suave childhood friend.
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Q&A
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