Episode 1
The New Girl (1)
30m
Streetsmart Bronx native, Jo Polniaczeck arrives at Eastland.
Episode credits
Written by Jerry MayerGuest stars Gary Coleman, Peter Fox, Reb Brown
TV series
The Facts of Life
1979TV-PG9 seasons7.1 / 10
You take the good, you take the bad...
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
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Synopsis
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
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Episode 2
The New Girl (2)
30m
Mrs. Garrett bails the girls out of jail and announces that they all have been expelled from Eastland. However, they can stay if they move in with Mrs. Garrett and work in the cafeteria. This prompts Jo's want to leave to become even stronger.
Episode credits
Guest stars Molly Ringwald, Amy Gibson
Episode 3
Double Standard
30m
Blair is sure that an old friend of hers', Harrison Andrews is going to invite her to a cotillion, however she is thrown for a loop when he invites Jo.
Episode credits
Directed by Asaad KeladaWritten by Linda Marsh
Episode 4
Who Am I?
Tootie begins to think long and hard about her race and how she's being treated at Eastland, thanks to a new boy whom Tootie took an interest in. Tootie soon begins to shun Natalie, Jo and Blair and even backs out of a dance contest because her dance partner is white.
Episode credits
Written by Linda MarshGuest stars David Coburn, Gary Dubin, Erik Moses, Tan Adams, Shawntee Northcutte
Episode 5
Cousin Geri
30m
When Blair's cousin, Geri, arrives for a visit, Mrs. Garrett, based on Blair's behavior, thinks she's embarrassed of Geri since she has cerebral palsy. However later Mrs. Garrett realizes she's really jealous of her since Geri is also a successful comedienne.
Episode credits
Directed by Asaad KeladaGuest stars Hugh Gillin, Geri Jewell
Episode 6
Shoplifting
30m
It's Edna's birthday and the girls want to buy her a gift. Blair told them that she would buy the gift but Jo, Natalie, and Tootie decide to buy their own gift. They decide to buy a cool Hawaiian shirt for Mrs. Garrett because it's on sale. When they go to the store they find the sale has ended. Jo decided to steal the shirt. Later, Mrs. Garrett decides to return the shirt and discovers it was stolen.
Episode credits
Guest stars Dick O'Neill
Episode 7
Teenage Marriage (1)
30m
Jo's boyfriend, Eddie, surprises her by making a sudden visit to Peekskill, but she gets even more of a surprise when he proposes marriage.
Episode credits
Written by Jerry MayerGuest stars Clark Brandon
Episode 8
Teenage Marriage (2)
Jo is unsure of whether or not to accept Eddie's proposal but finally decides to go ahead with the wedding, despite the feelings of Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie and Tootie.
Episode credits
Written by Jerry MayerGuest stars Bill Dana, Hugh Gillin, Clark Brandon
Episode 9
Gossip
30m
When Tootie overhears a secret that Blair tells Jo about Nancy's beau, she lets the secret slip and Nancy and Blair get into a fight which leads Blair to give Jo the silent treatment. Things get worse, when Tootie mistakes Mrs. Garrett for being drunk, when really her eyes had been dilated by her eye doctor prompting her to be a little topsy turvy. The rumor of Mrs. Garrett's drunken sprawl could cost her her job.
Episode credits
Guest stars Felice Schachter, Julie Piekarski, Julie Anne Haddock, Hugh Gillin, Kenneth Mars
Episode 10
Breaking Point
30m
Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.
Episode credits
Written by Linda Marsh
Episode 11
Sex Symbol
30m
Natalie hits it off with Neil, a boy she meets at a dance and they later begin studying together. However, rumors are spread that Natalie and Neil did more than just study which brings on calls from a number of boys who want to study with Natalie. Natalie encourages these rumors when she goes out with the boys due to the fact that Blair, Jo and Tootie laughed at the notion that Natalie could be a sex symbol.
Episode credits
Written by Linda MarshGuest stars Felice Schachter, Julie Piekarski, Julie Anne Haddock, Holly Gagnier
Episode 12
The Secret
30m
Shortly after winning an award, Jo learns that her jailbird father, is getting paroled and that he would like to attend the awards ceremony. However, an ashamed Jo, tries to keep her father from attending as well as tries to keep secret the fact that her dad is in prison.
Episode credits
Written by Jerry MayerGuest stars Alex Rocco
Episode 13
Pretty Babies
30m
Tootie is selected to do a photo shoot for a fashion photographer, but Mrs. Garrett becomes increasingly concerned at the dark underbelly of the business.
Episode credits
Directed by Bob ClaverWritten by Ann Gibbs, Joel KimmelGuest stars Felice Schachter, John Mark Robinson, Michelle Downey
Episode 14
Bought and Sold
30m
Blair is selling Countess Calvert cosmetics, and she uses Natalie as a model.
Episode credits
Guest stars Tom Fitzsimmons
Episode 15
Free Spirit
30m
Mrs. Garrett's musician son, Alex stops by Eastland for a visit, with tales about how he rubs elbows with other musicians like Neil Diamond and Carly Simon. However, Blair smells a rat when she contradicts one of his stories and when she learns that Mrs. Garrett is still supporting him.
Episode credits
Written by Linda MarshGuest stars Todd Bridges, Zsa Zsa Gabor
Episode 16
Brian and Sylvia
finale
Tootie and Natalie go to visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they are unaware they are showing up right in the middle of a fight. Sylvia and her husband are an interacial couple and Sylvia has just gotten a job offer in New York and Brian is not to happy about moving.
Episode credits
Guest stars Richard Dean Anderson, Rosanne Katon
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about The Facts of Life
Cast
Charlotte RaeEdna Garrett
Cloris LeachmanBeverly Ann Stickle
Lisa WhelchelBlair Warner
Kim FieldsTootie Ramsey
Mindy CohnNatalie Green
Jenny O'HaraMiss Emily Mahoney
John LawlorSteven Bradley
Nancy McKeonJoanne Jo PolniaczekCredits
- Created by
- Dick Clair, Norman Lear, Jenna McMahon
- Written by
- Jerry Mayer, Linda Marsh, Paul Haggis, Michael Poryes, Michael Maurer, Andy Borowitz, Jane Anderson, Bob Bendetson, Bob Colleary, Peter Noah, Lawrence H. Levy, Martin Ragaway, Mitch Markowitz, Susan Beavers, Bob Brush, Jake Weinberger, Michael Weinberger, Alan Spencer
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 201
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- TAT Communications Company
- Embassy TelevisionUnited States
Themes
boarding schoolsitcomwealthy
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