The Facts of Life (1979)

The Facts of Life (1979) - NBC

NBC

Series

1979

TVG

Sitcom

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women through teenage challenges at an all-female boarding school.

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1979–1988 Series 9 Seasons209 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Wednesday, July 9

Talk, Talk, Talk

Season 6 • Episode 10

Jo is handed the tough assignment of hosting a five-hour radio program.

Wednesday, July 9

Smile

Season 6 • Episode 11

Natalie has the opportunity to break into journalism, but she may lose her boyfriend in the process.

Wednesday, July 9

The Rich Aren't Different

Season 6 • Episode 12

Blair seeks payment after Jo breaks her watch.

Wednesday, July 9

Christmas in the Bighouse

Season 6 • Episode 13

Mrs. Garrett and the girls stage a Christmas show at an orphanage.

Wednesday, July 9

Me and Eleanor

Season 6 • Episode 14

Tootie wants Natalie's opinion on her writing.

Wednesday, July 9

Working It Out

Season 6 • Episode 15

Mrs. Garrett and the girls express concern over Blair's obsessive dating and irrational behavior.

Wednesday, July 9

Jazzbeau

Season 6 • Episode 16

Tootie and Natalie recall the summer they met a memorable jazz singer.

Wednesday, July 9

Two Guys From Appleton

Season 6 • Episode 17

Mrs. Garrett's high-school beau reappears.

Wednesday, July 9

With a Little Help From My Friends

Season 6 • Episode 18

Jo fears Blair's boyfriend is using drugs.

Wednesday, July 9

Gone With the Wind

Season 6 • Episode 19

The girls head to Florida for spring break.

Wednesday, July 9

A Star Is Torn

Season 8 • Episode 15

A young singer (Stacey Q) gets support from Tootie and the girls.

Wednesday, July 9

A Winter's Tale

Season 8 • Episode 16

On a ski trip, the girls are accidentally double-booked into a room filled with young men.

Wednesday, July 9

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.

Wednesday, July 9

Sisters

Season 6 • Episode 23

A budding romance develops between Blair's mother and Jo's father.

Wednesday, July 9

It's Lonely at the Top

Season 6 • Episode 24

Blair manages the shop in Mrs. Garrett's absence.

Wednesday, July 9

Bus Stop

Season 6 • Episode 25

Natalie makes a shocking announcement about college.

Thursday, July 10

Cupid's Revenge

Season 8 • Episode 17

Old loves reappear in the lives of Beverly Ann and the girls.

Thursday, July 10

62 Pick-Up

Season 8 • Episode 18

Visits by Bobby Rydell and Fabian inspire fantasies.

Friday, July 11

The Interview Show

Season 6 • Episode 26

A former Eastland student interviews Mrs. Garrett and the girls for her latest novel.

Friday, July 11

Out of the Fire ...

Season 7 • Episode 1

The girls return to find the shop burned.

Friday, July 11

Into the Frying Pan

Season 7 • Episode 2

A young contractor agrees to rebuild the shop.

Friday, July 11

Grand Opening

Season 7 • Episode 3

The girls and Mrs. Garrett encounter some difficulties on opening day at their new boutique.

Friday, July 11

Teacher, Teacher

Season 7 • Episode 4

Jo must make a decision between a teaching job and an offer from a major corporation.

Friday, July 11

Men for All Seasons

Season 7 • Episode 5

The college objects to Natalie's swim-team calendar.

Friday, July 11

A New Life

Season 7 • Episode 6

Blair fears the worst when she discovers her mother is pregnant.

Friday, July 11

Doo Wah

Season 7 • Episode 7

The girls hastily form a singing act after Andy enters them in a band contest.

Friday, July 11

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.

Friday, July 11

Born Too Late

Season 7 • Episode 9

Tootie becomes the object of Andy's affections.

Friday, July 11

Boy About the House

Season 8 • Episode 19

Beverly Ann initiates proceedings to adopt Andy when his foster parents separate.

Friday, July 11

Ex Marks the Spot

Season 8 • Episode 20

Beverly Ann's ex-spouse wants to renew their romance.

Friday, July 11

Ballroom Dance

Season 7 • Episode 12

When Jo decides to take dancing lessons, she attempts to hide the fact from her friends.

Friday, July 11

Christmas Baby

Season 7 • Episode 13

Blair's new sibling arrives on Christmas Day.

Friday, July 11

Tootie Drives

Season 7 • Episode 14

Mrs. Garrett helps a nervous Tootie prepare for her driving test.

Friday, July 11

Stake-Out Blues

Season 7 • Episode 15

The shop is the scene of a police stakeout.

Monday, July 14

The Reunion

Season 7 • Episode 17

Jo agrees to pose as George's fiancée at his high-school reunion to impress his former girlfriend.

Monday, July 14

Atlantic City

Season 7 • Episode 19

The girls travel to Atlantic City, N.J., to see Jo's old flame, rock 'n' roll singer Flyman.

Monday, July 14

The Lady Who Came to Dinner

Season 7 • Episode 20

The girls have an unexpected guest when they celebrate Blair's 21st birthday.

Monday, July 14

The Candidate

Season 7 • Episode 21

Angry Natalie decides to run for mayor of Peekskill.

Monday, July 14

The Graduate

Season 7 • Episode 23

Tootie is more concerned with a theatrical audition than with her upcoming high-school graduation.

Monday, July 14

The Apartment

Season 7 • Episode 24

Natalie and Tootie make some discoveries when they move into an apartment together.

Monday, July 14

Out of Peekskill

Season 8 • Episode 1

Mrs. Garrett must choose between staying in Peekskill or following her boyfriend to Africa.

Monday, July 14

Out of Peekskill

Season 8 • Episode 2

When Mrs. Garrett decides to marry and move to Africa, her sister moves in with the girls.

Monday, July 14

Ready or Not

Season 8 • Episode 3

The girls fear that Tootie and her boyfriend are becoming too serious.

Monday, July 14

Another Room

Season 8 • Episode 4

Jo finds it difficult to pay her share of transforming the attic into a loft.

Monday, July 14

Younger Than Springtime

Season 8 • Episode 21

Blair unwittingly pairs Charlie with a 23-year-old.

Monday, July 14

This Is Only a Test

Season 8 • Episode 22

Blair takes an admittance exam for law school.

Monday, July 14

The Ratings Game

Season 8 • Episode 7

Jo botches up Blair's latest computerized date-rating service.

Monday, July 14

Fast Food

Season 8 • Episode 9

Blair must work at a taco stand as a requirement for her business degree.

Monday, July 14

Seven Little Indians

Season 8 • Episode 12

Tootie sees a horror movie and then has a nightmare in which her friends are stalked by a killer.

Monday, July 14

Post-Christmas Card

Season 8 • Episode 14

Natalie's in trouble after she gets a pre-approved credit card.

Tuesday, July 15

A Star Is Torn

Season 8 • Episode 15

A young singer (Stacey Q) gets support from Tootie and the girls.

Tuesday, July 15

Cupid's Revenge

Season 8 • Episode 17

Old loves reappear in the lives of Beverly Ann and the girls.

Tuesday, July 15

Boy About the House

Season 8 • Episode 19

Beverly Ann initiates proceedings to adopt Andy when his foster parents separate.

Tuesday, July 15

Ex Marks the Spot

Season 8 • Episode 20

Beverly Ann's ex-spouse wants to renew their romance.

Tuesday, July 15

A Rose by Any Other Age

Season 9 • Episode 8

Blair is stunned when her law school study partner falls for Beverly Ann.

Tuesday, July 15

Adventures in Baileysitting

Season 9 • Episode 9

Blair learns a lesson about motherhood when she agrees to baby-sit her little sister.

Tuesday, July 15

Golden Oldies

Season 9 • Episode 11

It is 40 years into the future and the girls are back together in the same house.

Tuesday, July 15

The First Time

Season 9 • Episode 16

Natalie and Snake become intimate.

Tuesday, July 15

Less Than Perfect

Season 9 • Episode 18

A scar received in a car accident mars Blair's personality as well as her face.

Tuesday, July 15

Till Marriage Do Us Part

Season 9 • Episode 19

Jo and Blair both receive interesting, if unexpected, proposals from their boyfriends.

Tuesday, July 15

Rites of Passage

Season 8 • Episode 23

Jo's grandfather travels from Poland to see her graduate from college.

Tuesday, July 15

Rights of Passage, Too

Season 8 • Episode 24

The girls make decisions about summer plans.

Tuesday, July 15

Rough Housing

Season 1 • Episode 1

Cindy must compete with Blair to be Harvest Queen.

Tuesday, July 15

I.Q.

Season 1 • Episode 4

Tootie discloses her friends' I.Q. scores.

Tuesday, July 15

Overachieving

Season 1 • Episode 5

Tootie's father wants to remove her from Mrs. Garrett's care.

Tuesday, July 15

Emily Dickinson

Season 1 • Episode 6

Blair's solution to a problem puts the honor of the school at stake.

Wednesday, July 16

Dieting

Season 1 • Episode 7

Sue Ann goes on a crash diet after the pressure of everyone's body-consciousness.

Wednesday, July 16

The Facts of Love

Season 1 • Episode 8

Blair decides to put a sex-education lesson to use.

Wednesday, July 16

Flash Flood

Season 1 • Episode 9

A serious flood hits Peekskill; Blair and Tootie are trapped; Mr. Bradley attempts to rescue them.

Wednesday, July 16

Adoption

Season 1 • Episode 10

Adopted Natalie wants to find her natural mother.

Wednesday, July 16

Running

Season 1 • Episode 11

Mr. Bradley sets out to keep the school's championship track title.

Wednesday, July 16

Molly's Holliday

Season 1 • Episode 12

The girls plan to reconcile Molly's divorcing folks.

Wednesday, July 16

Dope

Season 1 • Episode 13

Blair and Sue Ann decide to join an exclusive group of girls whose favorite pastime is marijuana.

Wednesday, July 16

The New Girl

Season 2 • Episode 1

Mrs. Garrett assigns a streetwise student to be Blair's roommate.

Wednesday, July 16

The New Girl

Season 2 • Episode 2

Mrs. Garrett's plan gets the girls expelled.

Wednesday, July 16

Double Standard

Season 2 • Episode 3

Jo attends a country club cotillion with Blair's suave childhood friend.

Wednesday, July 16

The Facts of Life Down Under

Season 8 •

A trip to Australia takes a surprising turn.

Wednesday, July 16

The Facts of Life Down Under

Season 8 •

While in Sydney, Blair and Jo are pursued by two men who claim to be police officers.

Wednesday, July 16

Shoplifting

Season 2 • Episode 6

Jo "picks up" an expensive gift for Mrs. Garrett's birthday.

Wednesday, July 16

Teenage Marriage

Season 2 • Episode 7

Jo's old boyfriend proposes marriage.

Wednesday, July 16

Teenage Marriage

Season 2 • Episode 8

Mrs. Garrett and the girls try to delay Jo's marriage.

Wednesday, July 16

Gossip

Season 2 • Episode 9

Tootie's gossiping causes a rift between Blair, Jo and Nancy; it almost costs Mrs. Garrett her job.

Thursday, July 17

The Facts of Life Down Under

Season 8 •

Jewel thieves pursue Jo and Blair in Australia; Beverly Ann rekindles an old romance.

Thursday, July 17

The Facts of Life Down Under

Season 8 •

The jewel thief steals Natalie's knapsack.

Friday, July 18

Breaking Point

Season 2 • Episode 10

Blair learns her opponent in the student council race is suffering through a crisis.

Friday, July 18

Sex Symbol

Season 2 • Episode 11

Natalie's first date has unexpected consequences.

Friday, July 18

The Secret

Season 2 • Episode 12

Jo fears her classmates will find out about her father's disreputable past.

Friday, July 18

Bought and Sold

Season 2 • Episode 13

Cosmetics saleswoman Blair, gives Tootie a new look.

Friday, July 18

Pretty Babies

Season 2 • Episode 14

A top fashion photographer arrives on campus to search for the new face of the '80s.

Friday, July 18

Free Spirit

Season 2 • Episode 15

Mrs. Garrett's son, Alex, pays a visit to Eastland and captures Natalie's attention.

Friday, July 18

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.

Friday, July 18

Down and Out in Malibu

Season 9 • Episode 1

Desperate Jo takes a housesitting job in Malibu.

Friday, July 18

Down and Out in Malibu

Season 9 • Episode 2

Upon his return home, actor Richard Moll finds a group of "trespassers" and has them arrested.

Friday, July 18

A Baby in the House

Season 3 • Episode 3

A former Eastland student, now a teenage wife and mother, stops by for a visit.

Friday, July 18

A Friend in Deed

Season 3 • Episode 4

Blair inadvertently discovers her mother has a serious illness; her mother has breast cancer.

Friday, July 18

Front Page

Season 3 • Episode 5

Jo's chance to write a hot news story leads her on a trail of revenge.

Friday, July 18

Give and Take

Season 3 • Episode 6

Mrs. Garrett must take a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

Rumor Has It

Season 9 • Episode 3

Blair decides to quit law school after a rumor circulates about her and a womanizing professor.

Monday, July 21

Before the Fall

Season 9 • Episode 4

Natalie goes under cover as an ROTC cadet to get a news story.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Monday, July 21

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

Sweet Charity

Season 9 • Episode 5

Social worker Jo raises funds to save her new job.

Tuesday, July 22

Up From Down Under

Season 9 • Episode 6

A visitor claims to be a new exchange student from Australia.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Tuesday, July 22

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

The More the Marrier

Season 9 • Episode 7

Tootie forces Jeff to decide about their future.

Wednesday, July 23

A Rose by Any Other Age

Season 9 • Episode 8

Blair is stunned when her law school study partner falls for Beverly Ann.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Wednesday, July 23

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Thursday, July 24

Adventures in Baileysitting

Season 9 • Episode 9

Blair learns a lesson about motherhood when she agrees to baby-sit her little sister.

Thursday, July 24

It's a Wonderful Christmas

Season 9 • Episode 10

Stricken with the holiday blues, Beverly Ann has her own "It's a Wonderful Life" experience.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

Golden Oldies

Season 9 • Episode 11

It is 40 years into the future and the girls are back together in the same house.

Friday, July 25

A Thousand Frowns

Season 9 • Episode 12

Jo introduces Andy to a man from the shelter.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

Friday, July 25

A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.

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