The Facts of Life: Season 1
Episodes
Rough Housing
Aug 24, 1979 · 30 min
The series opens with the Drummonds (from Diff'rent Strokes) visiting Eastland to see Mrs. Garrett (their ex-housekeeper). They arrive right in the middle of the Harvest Queen com
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Aug 31, 1979 · 30 min
It's Parent's Night at Eastland and Blair's sophisticated mother arrives bringing with her, her flirtatious tendancies which prompt rumors when she becomes ""friendly"" with a marr
The Return of Mr. Garrett
Sep 7, 1979
Mrs. Garrett is surprised by a visit from her ex-husband, Roger, who wants the two of them to remarry. However, his gambling ways rub off on the girls who begin gambling on poker
I.Q.
Sep 14, 1979
Tootie accidentally comes across a paper which lists the I.Q. scores of each one of the girls. Nancy received the highest score and Sue Ann scored the lowest, this puts extra pres
Overachieving
Mar 12, 1980 · 30 min
Tootie's father comes for a visit and doesn't like the activities that Tootie is being exposed to. Believing that Mrs. Garrett is a bad influence, Mr. Ramsey decides to have Tooti
Emily Dickinson
Mar 14, 1980 · 30 min
Blair is so caught up with her latest boyfriend that she forgets about an English assignment in which she has to write a poem. So, at the last minute she plagiarizes a poem by Emi
Dieting
Mar 21, 1980 · 25 min
Blair and Sue Ann kid each other about their weight and Sue Ann takes Blair's comments a little too seriously. However, when Blair sets Sue Ann up on a blind date which will invol
The Facts of Love
Apr 4, 1980 · 24 min
Mrs. Garrett begins teaching a sex-education class at Eastland and her tactics are against the more prudish suggestions of Mr. Bradley. Meanwhile, Blair takes the ideas from class
Flash Flood
Apr 11, 1980 · 25 min
A flood hits Peekskill which prompts Blair and Tootie to race out to the stables to save some animals from being washed away. However the damn breaks and Blair and Tootie become i
Adoption
Apr 25, 1980
Mr. Bradley gives the girls an assignment having to do with their family trees. However, Natalie is reluctant to show hers in class do to the fact that the family that raised her
Running
May 2, 1980
Mr. Bradley's need to have Eastland win prompts him to manipulate Sue Ann into competing in a running competition. Sue Ann had previously ran but this year decided not to, however
Molly's Holiday
Jun 4, 1980
Molly is down in the dumps due to her parents getting a divorce. So she gets some help from the girls who plan to reunite her parents. Things hit the fan, when her father arrives
Dope
Jun 11, 1980
Blair and Sue Ann befriend two new girls. All seems to go okay with them until they learn that their friends use drugs.