The Facts of Life: Season 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Facts of Life Season 7.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Out of Peekskill (1)
Sep 27, 1986
Mrs. Garrett must decided between her two loves, the girls or Bruce, a man she falls for and who asks her to go to Africa with him.
Out of Peekskill (2)
Sep 27, 1986 · 30 min
Conclusion. When Mrs. Garrett goes to Africa with her new husband, her sister moves in with the girls. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Andy: Mackenzie Astin. Jo: Nancy McKeon.
Ready or Not
Oct 4, 1986
Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.
Another Room
Oct 11, 1986
Fed up with having no privacy, Jo considers moving out, until Beverly Ann suggests remodeling the attic into a room. However, the construction costs divided by the four girls caus
Off-Broadway Baby
Nov 1, 1986
Beverly Ann and the girls head for New York, when Tootie decides to audition for her first Broadway show. However, when she arrives, she quickly learns that she has plenty of comp
The Little Chill
Nov 8, 1986
Blair, Tootie and Natalie organize a reunion with the girls from Eastland. This brings Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann back to town each with successful lives. Cindy has become a model,
The Ratings Game
Nov 15, 1986
Blair's computerized date-rating system is the focus when she makes a bet with Jo dealing with whether or not the system really works. However, when Beverly Ann accidentally erase
The Wedding Day
Nov 22, 1986
Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.
Fast Food
Nov 29, 1986 · 25 min
Natalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.
Where's Poppa?
Dec 6, 1986
A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.
Write and Wrong
Dec 13, 1986
A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.
Seven Little Indians
Jan 3, 1987
In this fantasy episode, a cross between ""The Twilight Zone"" and a horror film, the crew finds themselves being murdered, one by one, until only Tootie is left to confront the ki
The Greek Connection
Jan 10, 1987
Assigned by the paper to get the inside dirt on Pledge Week at Langley, Natalie crashes the rush party of the sorority Tootie wants to join.
Post-Christmas Card
Jan 17, 1987 · 30 min
As a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.
A Star is Torn
Jan 31, 1987
Cinnamon, who bested Tootie in the audition for a Broadway rock musical, shows up claiming she's been replaced but that's not the real story.
A Winter's Tale
Feb 7, 1987
The girls are snowed in at a ski cabin with three guys preparing a bachelor party, but the groom is ready to call off the wedding when he gets a look at Blair.
Cupid's Revenge
Feb 14, 1987
Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.
62 Pick-Up
Feb 21, 1987
Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.
Boy About the House
Feb 28, 1987
Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.
Ex Marks the Spot
Mar 7, 1987
Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.
Younger Than Springtime
Mar 21, 1987
Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.
This is Only a Test
Apr 18, 1987
Blair discovers that even she can't buy admission to law school if she doesn't pass a four-hour test she hasn't studied for.
Rites of Passage (1)
May 2, 1987
After her commencement speech is rejected, Jo refuses to make a speech at all, but then learns that her grandfather has come all the way from Poland to hear it.
Rites of Passage (2)
May 9, 1987
Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.