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The Facts of Life: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Aug 24, 1979 Updated Jul 18, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

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

S1·E2

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

S1·E3

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

S1·E4

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

S1·E5

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

S1·E6

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

S1·E7

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

S1·E8

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

S1·E9

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

S1·E10

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

S1·E11

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

S1·E12

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

S1·E13

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.