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.
Thursday, March 5
Advance Placement
Season 5 • Episode 7
Natalie feels superior when she is allowed to take a course at Langley College.
Thursday, March 5
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Season 5 • Episode 8
Jo and Blair bring Mrs. Garrett to an exotic dance club for her birthday.
Friday, March 6
Small but Dangerous
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mrs. Garrett and the girls become victims when they befriend a street punk.
Friday, March 6
Store Games
Season 5 • Episode 10
The girls attempt to rescue Edna's Edibles from financial disaster.
Sunday, March 8
I.Q.
Season 1 • Episode 4
Tootie discloses her friends' I.Q. scores.
Sunday, March 8
The Facts of Love
Season 1 • Episode 8
Blair decides to put a sex-education lesson to use.
Sunday, March 8
Cousin Geri
Season 2 • Episode 5
A visit by Blair's handicapped cousin brings back a lifelong conflict.
Sunday, March 8
Breaking Point
Season 2 • Episode 10
Blair learns her opponent in the student council race is suffering through a crisis.
Sunday, March 8
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, March 8
Legacy
Season 3 • Episode 11
Blair's decision to donate part of her inheritance to Eastland brings unexpected family news.
Sunday, March 8
The Four Musketeers
Season 3 • Episode 16
The girls must decide if they want to continue living together.
Sunday, March 8
New York, New York
Season 3 • Episode 19
Trips home seem to make the Blair-Jo feud worse.
Sunday, March 8
Read No Evil
Season 3 • Episode 24
The issue of book banning arises at Eastland.
Sunday, March 8
The Source
Season 4 • Episode 2
Natalie refuses to reveal her source for a controversial article in the school paper.
Sunday, March 8
Magnificent Obsession
Season 4 • Episode 13
Blair's behavior toward her new boyfriend could cost her her self-respect and her best friends.
Sunday, March 8
What Price Glory?
Season 5 • Episode 5
Tootie learns that her college-bound boyfriend is illiterate.
Sunday, March 8
Next Door
Season 5 • Episode 14
A 7-year-old boy refuses to leave his apartment during an evacuation.
Sunday, March 8
All or Nothing
Season 5 • Episode 16
Jo learns a lesson in politics when she is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents.
Sunday, March 8
Slices of Life
Season 6 • Episode 2
Jo's pizza business does better than she planned.
Sunday, March 8
Me and Eleanor
Season 6 • Episode 14
Tootie wants Natalie's opinion on her writing.
Sunday, March 8
Talk, Talk, Talk
Season 6 • Episode 10
Jo is handed the tough assignment of hosting a five-hour radio program.
Sunday, March 8
E.G.O.C (Edna Garrett on Campus)
Season 6 • Episode 8
Mrs. Garrett hits the books again when she takes a Shakespeare class with Jo and Blair.
Sunday, March 8
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.
Sunday, March 8
Teacher, Teacher
Season 7 • Episode 4
Jo must make a decision between a teaching job and an offer from a major corporation.
Sunday, March 8
Ballroom Dance
Season 7 • Episode 12
When Jo decides to take dancing lessons, she attempts to hide the fact from her friends.
Sunday, March 8
The Candidate
Season 7 • Episode 21
Angry Natalie decides to run for mayor of Peekskill.
Sunday, March 8
Wedding Day
Season 8 • Episode 8
Jo takes drastic measures to prevent the deportation of an illegal alien.
Sunday, March 8
Write & Wrong
Season 8 • Episode 11
Someone called "Desiree" plagiarizes Natalie.
Monday, March 9
The Second Time Around
Season 5 • Episode 11
Jo's plan to reunite her parents runs into trouble.
Monday, March 9
The Christmas Show
Season 5 • Episode 12
Blair devises a way to get Jo to take a money gift.
Tuesday, March 10
Next Door
Season 5 • Episode 14
A 7-year-old boy refuses to leave his apartment during an evacuation.
Tuesday, March 10
Crossing the Line
Season 5 • Episode 15
Natalie upsets Tootie by dating Tootie's cousin.
Wednesday, March 11
All or Nothing
Season 5 • Episode 16
Jo learns a lesson in politics when she is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents.
Wednesday, March 11
A Death in the Family
Season 5 • Episode 17
Natalie's father dies unexpectedly.
Thursday, March 12
Big Fish, Little Fish
Season 5 • Episode 18
Blair can't deal with Jo's increasing popularity.
Thursday, March 12
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, March 13
Dream Marriage
Season 5 • Episode 20
Blair dreams of the future for herself and her friends.
Friday, March 13
Mother and Daughter
Season 5 • Episode 21
Sparks fly when Tootie and her mother find it difficult to communicate.
Sunday, March 15
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.
Sunday, March 15
Growing Pains
Season 3 • Episode 1
Blair brings home two bottles of fine European wine; Tootie drinks some to show she is an adult.
Sunday, March 15
Fear Strikes Back
Season 3 • Episode 2
Natalie is sexually assaulted while retuning home from a campus party.
Sunday, March 15
A Baby in the House
Season 3 • Episode 3
A former Eastland student, now a teenage wife and mother, stops by for a visit.
Monday, March 16
All by Herself
Season 5 • Episode 22
Blair takes away all her cousin Geri's responsibilities in planning a charity auction.
Monday, March 16
Seems Like Old Times
Season 5 • Episode 23
Jo's Brooklyn boyfriend returns unexpectedly.
Tuesday, March 17
Joint Custody
Season 5 • Episode 24
The shaky marriage of Mrs. Garrett's son may spell trouble for Edna's Edibles.
Tuesday, March 17
The Summer of '84
Season 6 • Episode 1
Summer exploits are the topic of discussion when the gang returns from vacation.
Wednesday, March 18
Slices of Life
Season 6 • Episode 2
Jo's pizza business does better than she planned.
Wednesday, March 18
Love at First Byte
Season 6 • Episode 3
Natalie takes a risk when she chooses computer dating as the subject of her term paper.
Thursday, March 19
My Boyfriend's Back
Season 6 • Episode 4
Tootie faces an important decision as she tries to gain her boyfriend's acceptance.
Thursday, March 19
Cruisin'
Season 6 • Episode 5
The girls cruise the streets of downtown Peekskill with hopes of spotting "Mr. Right.".
Friday, March 20
Taking a Chance on Love
Season 6 • Episode 6
Rumors spread across the campus when Jo is seen with her photography professor.
Friday, March 20
Taking a Chance on Love
Season 6 • Episode 7
Jo's relationship with her professor grows more serious.
Sunday, March 22
A Friend in Deed
Season 3 • Episode 4
Blair inadvertently discovers her mother has a serious illness; her mother has breast cancer.
Sunday, March 22
Front Page
Season 3 • Episode 5
Jo's chance to write a hot news story leads her on a trail of revenge and repercussions.
Sunday, March 22
Give and Take
Season 3 • Episode 6
Mrs. Garrett must take a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension.
Sunday, March 22
Sweet Sorrow
Season 3 • Episode 7
Jo's relationship with her boyfriend is in jeopardy when she falls for her class-project husband.
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Q&A
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