The Facts of Life (1979)

The Facts of Life (1979)

A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett...

Cast: Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon, Charlotte Rae, Michala Banas, Sonia Todd, Brett Tucker, John Jarratt, Doris Younane, Marshall Napier, Luke Jacobz


26Season 5

The Way We Were: Part 2

May 9, 1984

The girls continue their reminiscences of their friendship.

25Season 5

The Way We Were: Part 1

May 9, 1984

As the girls prepare for their summer vacations, they look back on the past, as seen in clips from previous episodes.

24Season 5

Joint Custody

May 2, 1984

If Mrs. Garrett doesn't save her son's troubled marriage, Edna's Edibles might be sold off in the divorce.

23Season 5

Seems Like Old Times

March 21, 1984

Eddie, Jo's old flame, returns to rekindle their romance, even though he's married to another woman.

22Season 5

All by Herself

March 14, 1984

Blair's cousin Geri asks for her help with a charity function for disabled children.

21Season 5

Mother and Daughter

February 29, 1984

Tootie's mother is visiting her in Peekskill and feels compelled to confront her on why she doesn't confide in her about anything.

20Season 5

Dream Marriage

February 22, 1984

Blair dreams of what her life might be like in the year 2000.

19Season 5

Star at Langley

February 15, 1984

Blair encourages Cliff to have a more open and less demanding relationship with her. But she quickly changes her mind when the first person Cliff starts seeing is Heather Hunt, a Hollywood movie star who is visiting Langley.

18Season 5

Big Fish/Little Fish

February 8, 1984

Blair is confused as to why she isn't as popular at Langley as she was at Eastland and needs Jo's help to turn things around. Natalie has stopped having fun since the death of her father so Tootie and Mrs. Garrett try to help her get over it.

17Season 5

A Death in the Family

February 1, 1984

Natalie's father dies from a sudden heart attack.

16Season 5

All or Nothing

January 18, 1984

Jo faces a harsh political reality when she's elected to the Langley College Board of Regents and then battles with them.

15Season 5

Crossing the Line

January 11, 1984

Natalie and Tootie's relationship is strained when Tootie questions Natalie's reasons for refusing and then accepting a date with Tootie's cousin Michael.

14Season 5

Next Door

January 4, 1984

Mrs. Garrett and the girls befriend a little boy whose single mother doesn't have time to take care of him.

13Season 5

The Chain Letter

December 28, 1983

All four girls are fired from Edna's Edibles by Mrs. Garrett. They hope she'll give them a second chance.

12Season 5

The Christmas Show

December 21, 1983

The girls prepare to go their separate ways for Christmas vacation.

11Season 5

The Second Time Around

December 14, 1983

Jo thinks her father's intentions to remarry means that her parents are reconciling.

10Season 5

Store Games

November 30, 1983

Kelly informs Mrs. Garrett that Pete, the underhanded owner of Pete's Deli, is aiming to put Edna's Edibles out of business by selling gourmet food at a discount. While Mrs. Garrett gets worried, Jo gets devious and uses the store's computer to mess with the files in Pete's computer.

09Season 5

Small But Dangerous

November 16, 1983

Kelly begs for a fresh start from Mrs. Garrett and the girls when her attempt to extort money from Edna's Edibles is thwarted by Jo.

08Season 5

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

November 9, 1983

Blair and Jo take Mrs. Garrett to a male strip club for her birthday, where Blair discovers a shocking revelation about her boyfriend.

07Season 5

Advance Placement

November 2, 1983

Natalie is allowed to take a course at Langley and gets so caught up in the social life of college that she begins skipping classes at Eastland and work at Edna's Edibles.

06Season 5

The Halloween Show

October 26, 1983

The girls fear Mrs. Garrett ground up a missing customer into her homemade bratwurst!

05Season 5

What Price Glory?

October 19, 1983

Tootie discovers that her boyfriend Jeff, a school athlete, cannot read.

04Season 5

Just My Bill

October 12, 1983

When Jo finds out her new boyfriend is the son of distinguished and wealthy parents, she feels uncomfortable continuing the relationship.

03Season 5

Gamma Gamma or Bust

September 28, 1983

Blair is nominated for a placement in the Gamma Gamma sorority at Langley.

02Season 5

Brave New World: Part 2

September 21, 1983

Mrs. Garrett decides to open a gourmet delicatessen and asks the girls to assist her.

01Season 5

Brave New World: Part 1

September 21, 1983

As Blair and Jo enter Langley college, Mrs. Garrett decides to quit her job at Eastland.