The Facts of Life (1979)
TVG
Sitcom
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women through teenage challenges at an all-female boarding school.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
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Monday, April 7
Dearest Mommie
Season 4 • Episode 6
Upset Natalie searches for her natural mother.
Monday, April 7
A Woman's Place
Season 4 • Episode 7
Jo is promoted to boss over her boyfriend.
Monday, April 7
Daddy's Girl
Season 4 • Episode 8
Blair's father uses her as a tax shelter.
Monday, April 7
The Big Fight
Season 4 • Episode 9
Natalie becomes the pawn in a father/son battle.
Monday, April 7
For the Asking
Season 4 • Episode 10
Natalie may end up the odd woman out when she boycotts a school dance.
Monday, April 7
September Song
Season 4 • Episode 11
Mrs. Garrett receives a marriage proposal.
Monday, April 7
A Royal Pain
Season 4 • Episode 12
Tootie discovers that the new student, a young princess, plans to run away.
Monday, April 7
Magnificent Obsession
Season 4 • Episode 13
Blair's behavior toward her new boyfriend could cost her her self-respect and her best friends.
Monday, April 7
Under Pressure
Season 4 • Episode 14
The girls are determined to do everything in their power to spare Mrs. Garrett unnecessary stress.
Monday, April 7
Teacher's Pet
Season 4 • Episode 15
Jo is furious when she learns that a favorite teacher is planning to leave Eastland.
Monday, April 7
Front Page
Season 3 • Episode 5
Jo's chance to write a hot news story leads her on a trail of revenge.
Monday, April 7
Give and Take
Season 3 • Episode 6
Mrs. Garrett must take a second job at the Howard Johnson's when she loses her pension.
Monday, April 7
Best Sister
Season 4 • Episode 18
Blair believes that she is the only one capable of keeping her sister and Jo from becoming nuns.
Monday, April 7
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Season 4 • Episode 19
A series of events disrupts Mrs. Garrett's attempts to entertain French visitors.
Monday, April 7
Who's on First
Season 4 • Episode 20
Tootie feels ignored when Natalie devotes all of her time to her new boyfriend.
Monday, April 7
Help From Home
Season 4 • Episode 21
Jo decides to forgo college after a visit home.
Tuesday, April 8
Take My Finals, Please
Season 4 • Episode 22
Despite Mrs. Garrett's objections, the girls settle in for an all-night study session.
Tuesday, April 8
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 23
Blair and Jo share a common feeling of disdain toward their graduation from Eastland.
Tuesday, April 8
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 24
Blair and Jo come to realize that they have learned more at Eastland than just academics.
Tuesday, April 8
Brave New World
Season 5 • Episode 1
Mrs. Garrett is angry; Jo faces expulsion.
Tuesday, April 8
Brave New World
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mrs. Garrett's move causes new problems.
Tuesday, April 8
Gamma Gamma or Bust
Season 5 • Episode 3
Blair fires sorority-party caterer Mrs. Garrett.
Tuesday, April 8
Just My Bill
Season 5 • Episode 4
Jo's new boyfriend turns out to be wealthy.
Tuesday, April 8
What Price Glory?
Season 5 • Episode 5
Tootie learns that her college-bound boyfriend is illiterate.
Tuesday, April 8
The Halloween Show
Season 5 • Episode 6
A customer mysteriously vanishes on Halloween.
Tuesday, April 8
Advance Placement
Season 5 • Episode 7
Natalie feels superior when she is allowed to take a course at Langley College.
Tuesday, April 8
Sweet Sorrow
Season 3 • Episode 7
Jo's relationship with her boyfriend is in jeopardy when she falls for another guy.
Tuesday, April 8
From Russia With Love
Season 3 • Episode 8
Natalie's plans for a private weekend fall through when her grandmother arrives.
Tuesday, April 8
Store Games
Season 5 • Episode 10
The girls attempt to rescue Edna's Edibles from financial disaster.
Tuesday, April 8
The Second Time Around
Season 5 • Episode 11
Jo's plan to reunite her parents runs into trouble.
Tuesday, April 8
The Christmas Show
Season 5 • Episode 12
Blair devises a way to get Jo to take a money gift.
Tuesday, April 8
The Chain Letter
Season 5 • Episode 13
The girls' work habits endanger the shop.
Wednesday, April 9
Next Door
Season 5 • Episode 14
A 7-year-old boy refuses to leave his apartment during an evacuation.
Wednesday, April 9
Crossing the Line
Season 5 • Episode 15
Natalie upsets Tootie by dating Tootie's cousin.
Wednesday, April 9
All or Nothing
Season 5 • Episode 16
Jo learns a lesson in politics when she is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents.
Wednesday, April 9
A Death in the Family
Season 5 • Episode 17
Natalie's father dies unexpectedly.
Wednesday, April 9
Big Fish, Little Fish
Season 5 • Episode 18
Blair can't deal with Jo's increasing popularity.
Wednesday, April 9
Star at Langley
Season 5 • Episode 19
Blair has to compete for her boyfriend's attention when a movie star enrolls at Langley College.
Wednesday, April 9
Dream Marriage
Season 5 • Episode 20
Blair dreams of the future for herself and her friends.
Wednesday, April 9
Mother and Daughter
Season 5 • Episode 21
Sparks fly when Tootie and her mother find it difficult to communicate.
Wednesday, April 9
All by Herself
Season 5 • Episode 22
Blair takes away all her cousin Geri's responsibilities in planning a charity auction.
Wednesday, April 9
Seems Like Old Times
Season 5 • Episode 23
Jo's Brooklyn boyfriend returns unexpectedly.
Wednesday, April 9
Dear Me
Season 3 • Episode 9
Tootie is apprehensive about going on a camping trip with boys from Bates Academy.
Wednesday, April 9
Cousin Geri Returns
Season 3 • Episode 10
Blair is afraid her cousin is being set up for a disappointing romance with the French teacher.
Wednesday, April 9
Slices of Life
Season 6 • Episode 2
Jo's pizza business does better than she planned.
Wednesday, April 9
Love at First Byte
Season 6 • Episode 3
Natalie takes a risk when she chooses computer dating as the subject of her term paper.
Wednesday, April 9
My Boyfriend's Back
Season 6 • Episode 4
Tootie faces an important decision as she tries to gain her boyfriend's acceptance.
Wednesday, April 9
Cruisin'
Season 6 • Episode 5
The girls cruise the streets of downtown Peekskill with hopes of spotting "Mr. Right.".
Thursday, April 10
Legacy
Season 3 • Episode 11
Blair's decision to donate part of her inheritance to Eastland brings unexpected family news.
Thursday, April 10
Green-Eyed Monster
Season 3 • Episode 12
When Tootie beats Natalie for the lead role in the school play, a rift grows between them.
Friday, April 11
Taking a Chance on Love
Season 6 • Episode 6
Rumors spread across the campus when Jo is seen with her photography professor.
Friday, April 11
Taking a Chance on Love
Season 6 • Episode 7
Jo's relationship with her professor grows more serious.
Friday, April 11
E.G.O.C (Edna Garrett on Campus)
Season 6 • Episode 8
Mrs. Garrett hits the books again when she takes a Shakespeare class with Jo and Blair.
Friday, April 11
Dear Apple
Season 6 • Episode 9
The school computer spurts out advice when Blair and Jo become embroiled in a fight.
Friday, April 11
Talk, Talk, Talk
Season 6 • Episode 10
Jo is handed the tough assignment of hosting a five-hour radio program.
Friday, April 11
Smile
Season 6 • Episode 11
Natalie has the opportunity to break into journalism, but she may lose her boyfriend in the process.
Friday, April 11
The Rich Aren't Different
Season 6 • Episode 12
Blair seeks payment after Jo breaks her watch.
Friday, April 11
Christmas in the Bighouse
Season 6 • Episode 13
Mrs. Garrett and the girls stage a Christmas show at an orphanage.
Friday, April 11
Me and Eleanor
Season 6 • Episode 14
Tootie wants Natalie's opinion on her writing.
Friday, April 11
Working It Out
Season 6 • Episode 15
Mrs. Garrett and the girls express concern over Blair's obsessive dating and irrational behavior.
Friday, April 11
The Americanization of Miko
Season 3 • Episode 13
Jo is caught in an international conflict when she meets a new Japanese student.
Friday, April 11
The Marriage Brokers
Season 3 • Episode 14
Blair is curious about Mrs. Garrett's new beau.
Saturday, April 12
Help From Home
Season 4 • Episode 21
Jo decides to forgo college after a visit home.
Saturday, April 12
Take My Finals, Please
Season 4 • Episode 22
Despite Mrs. Garrett's objections, the girls settle in for an all-night study session.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
Starstruck
Season 3 • Episode 15
Tootie is obsessed with singer Jermaine Jackson.
Monday, April 14
The Four Musketeers
Season 3 • Episode 16
The girls must decide if they want to continue living together.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 14
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
The Affair
Season 3 • Episode 17
Natalie is devastated when she sees her father with a strange woman.
Tuesday, April 15
Runaway
Season 3 • Episode 18
Tootie decides to go to New York unchaperoned.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 15
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
New York, New York
Season 3 • Episode 19
Trips home seem to make the Blair/Jo feud worse.
Wednesday, April 16
Kids Can Be Cruel
Season 3 • Episode 20
Natalie's revenge harms an innocent bystander.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, April 17
Mind Your Own Business
Season 3 • Episode 21
Blair begins a war over the right to privacy.
Thursday, April 17
The Academy
Season 3 • Episode 22
Blair's cadet date is really a delinquent.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, April 18
Jo's Cousin
Season 3 • Episode 23
Jo's 14-year-old cousin wants her overprotective father and brothers to recognize her femininity.
Friday, April 18
Read No Evil
Season 3 • Episode 24
The issue of book banning arises at Eastland.
Saturday, April 19
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 23
Blair and Jo share a common feeling of disdain toward their graduation from Eastland.
Saturday, April 19
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 24
Blair and Jo come to realize that they have learned more at Eastland than just academics.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, April 21
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 22
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 22
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, April 22
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, April 23
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, April 24
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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