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, December 15
A Rose by Any Other Age
Season 9 • Episode 8
Blair is stunned when her law school study partner falls for Beverly Ann.
Monday, December 15
Adventures in Baileysitting
Season 9 • Episode 9
Blair learns a lesson about motherhood when she agrees to baby-sit her little sister.
Tuesday, December 16
A Thousand Frowns
Season 9 • Episode 12
Jo introduces Andy to a man from the shelter.
Tuesday, December 16
Something in Common
Season 9 • Episode 13
Jo's father takes an immediate dislike to his daughter's irresponsible boyfriend.
Wednesday, December 17
Peekskill Law
Season 9 • Episode 14
Blair's first assignment as a law clerk involves her in a scandalous murder trial.
Wednesday, December 17
A House Divided
Season 9 • Episode 15
Natalie and Tootie's dinner party doesn't go well when their dates don't get along.
Thursday, December 18
The First Time
Season 9 • Episode 16
Natalie and Snake become intimate.
Thursday, December 18
Let's Face the Music
Season 9 • Episode 17
The girls get make-overs at a famous salon.
Friday, December 19
Less Than Perfect
Season 9 • Episode 18
A scar received in a car accident mars Blair's personality as well as her face.
Friday, December 19
Till Marriage Do Us Part
Season 9 • Episode 19
Jo and Blair both receive interesting, if unexpected, proposals from their boyfriends.
Sunday, December 21
The Christmas Show
Season 5 • Episode 12
Blair devises a way to get Jo to take a money gift.
Monday, December 22
Present Imperfect
Season 9 • Episode 20
Tootie is afraid she may lose Jeff when a gift from his grandmother ends up in the blender.
Monday, December 22
On the Edge
Season 9 • Episode 21
A co-worker of Jo's suffers career burnout and threatens to commit suicide.
Tuesday, December 23
The Beginning of the End
Season 9 • Episode 23
Blair puts up her grandmother's trust fund to save Eastland School from bankruptcy.
Tuesday, December 23
The Beginning of the Beginning
Season 9 • Episode 24
Blair becomes headmistress of Eastland School.
Wednesday, December 24
Christmas in the Bighouse
Season 6 • Episode 13
Mrs. Garrett and the girls stage a Christmas show at an orphanage.
Wednesday, December 24
Christmas Baby
Season 7 • Episode 13
Blair's new sibling arrives on Christmas Day.
Thursday, December 25
The Christmas Show
Season 5 • Episode 12
Blair devises a way to get Jo to take a money gift.
Friday, December 26
Brave New World
Season 5 • Episode 1
Mrs. Garrett is angry; Jo faces expulsion.
Friday, December 26
Brave New World
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mrs. Garrett's move causes new problems.
Monday, December 29
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 29
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 30
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 30
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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Q&A
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