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
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, December 2
Molly's Holliday
Season 1 • Episode 12
The girls plan to reconcile Molly's divorcing folks.
Monday, December 2
Dope
Season 1 • Episode 13
Blair and Sue Ann decide to join an exclusive group of girls whose favorite pastime is marijuana.
Monday, December 2
The New Girl
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mrs. Garrett assigns a streetwise student to be Blair's roommate.
Monday, December 2
The New Girl
Season 2 • Episode 2
Mrs. Garrett's plan gets the girls expelled.
Monday, December 2
Double Standard
Season 2 • Episode 3
Jo attends a country club cotillion with Blair's suave childhood friend.
Monday, December 2
Who Am I?
Season 2 • Episode 4
Tootie's new boyfriend questions the real motives of her white friends.
Monday, December 2
Cousin Geri
Season 2 • Episode 5
A visit by Blair's handicapped cousin brings back a lifelong conflict.
Monday, December 2
Shoplifting
Season 2 • Episode 6
Jo "picks up" an expensive gift for Mrs. Garrett's birthday.
Monday, December 2
Teenage Marriage
Season 2 • Episode 7
Jo's old boyfriend proposes marriage.
Monday, December 2
The Academy
Season 3 • Episode 22
Blair's cadet date is really a delinquent.
Monday, December 2
For the Asking
Season 4 • Episode 10
Natalie may end up the odd woman out when she boycotts a school dance.
Monday, December 2
Breaking Point
Season 2 • Episode 10
Blair learns her opponent in the student council race is suffering through a crisis.
Monday, December 2
Sex Symbol
Season 2 • Episode 11
Natalie's first date has unexpected consequences.
Tuesday, December 3
The Secret
Season 2 • Episode 12
Jo fears her classmates will find out about her father's disreputable past.
Tuesday, December 3
Bought and Sold
Season 2 • Episode 13
Cosmetics saleswoman Blair gives Tootie a new look.
Tuesday, December 3
Pretty Babies
Season 2 • Episode 14
A top fashion photographer arrives on campus to search for the new face of the '80s.
Tuesday, December 3
Free Spirit
Season 2 • Episode 15
Mrs. Garrett's son, Alex, pays a visit to Eastland and captures Natalie's attention.
Tuesday, December 3
Brian and Sylvia
Season 2 • Episode 16
Tootie and Natalie visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia; they end up in the middle of a marital flare-up.
Tuesday, December 3
Growing Pains
Season 3 • Episode 1
Blair brings home two bottles of fine European wine, and Tootie drinks some to show she is an adult.
Tuesday, December 3
Fear Strikes Back
Season 3 • Episode 2
Natalie is sexually assaulted while retuning home from a campus party.
Tuesday, December 3
A Baby in the House
Season 3 • Episode 3
A former Eastland student, now a teenage wife and mother, stops by for a visit.
Tuesday, December 3
A Friend in Deed
Season 3 • Episode 4
Blair inadvertently discovers her mother has a serious illness; her mother has breast cancer.
Tuesday, December 3
Front Page
Season 3 • Episode 5
Jo's chance to write a hot news story leads her on a trail of revenge.
Tuesday, December 3
September Song
Season 4 • Episode 11
Mrs. Garrett receives a marriage proposal.
Tuesday, December 3
A Royal Pain
Season 4 • Episode 12
Tootie discovers that the new student, a young princess, plans to run away.
Tuesday, December 3
From Russia With Love
Season 3 • Episode 8
Natalie's plans for a private weekend fall through when her grandmother arrives.
Tuesday, December 3
Dear Me
Season 3 • Episode 9
Tootie is apprehensive about going on a camping trip with boys from Bates Academy.
Wednesday, December 4
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, December 4
Legacy
Season 3 • Episode 11
Blair's decision to donate part of her inheritance to Eastland brings unexpected family news.
Wednesday, December 4
Green-Eyed Monster
Season 3 • Episode 12
When Tootie beats Natalie for the lead role in the school play, a rift grows between them.
Wednesday, December 4
The Americanization of Miko
Season 3 • Episode 13
Jo is caught in an international conflict when she meets a new Japanese student.
Wednesday, December 4
The Marriage Brokers
Season 3 • Episode 14
Blair is curious about Mrs. Garrett's new beau.
Wednesday, December 4
Starstruck
Season 3 • Episode 15
Tootie is obsessed with singer Jermaine Jackson.
Wednesday, December 4
The Four Musketeers
Season 3 • Episode 16
The girls must decide if they want to continue living together.
Wednesday, December 4
The Affair
Season 3 • Episode 17
Natalie is devastated when she sees her father with a strange woman.
Wednesday, December 4
Runaway
Season 3 • Episode 18
Tootie decides to go to New York unchaperoned.
Wednesday, December 4
New York, New York
Season 3 • Episode 19
Trips home seem to make the Blair/Jo feud worse.
Wednesday, December 4
Magnificent Obsession
Season 4 • Episode 13
Blair's behavior toward her new boyfriend could cost her her self-respect and her best friends.
Wednesday, December 4
Under Pressure
Season 4 • Episode 14
The girls are determined to do everything in their power to spare Mrs. Garrett unnecessary stress.
Wednesday, December 4
The Academy
Season 3 • Episode 22
Blair's cadet date is really a delinquent.
Wednesday, December 4
Jo's Cousin
Season 3 • Episode 23
Jo's 14-year-old cousin wants her overprotective father and brothers to recognize her femininity.
Thursday, December 5
Read No Evil
Season 3 • Episode 24
The issue of book banning arises at Eastland.
Thursday, December 5
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Mrs. Garrett and the girls head for a vacation in Paris.
Thursday, December 5
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
The girls escape from boarding school to seek adventure in Paris.
Thursday, December 5
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
While in Paris, Mrs. Garrett attends a French culinary school, and the girls meet the local people.
Thursday, December 5
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Jo finds it difficult to leave Paris and her new boyfriend.
Thursday, December 5
Ain't Miss Beholden
Season 4 • Episode 1
Jo's future at Eastland is in jeopardy when she learns her scholarship funds are drying up.
Thursday, December 5
The Source
Season 4 • Episode 2
Natalie refuses to reveal her source for a controversial article in the school paper.
Thursday, December 5
The Sound of Silence
Season 4 • Episode 3
Geri tries to give Tootie sound advice when she learns that Tootie is losing her hearing.
Thursday, December 5
The Oldest Living Graduate
Season 4 • Episode 4
Jo wins the heart and money of Eastland's oldest living graduate.
Thursday, December 5
Different Drummer
Season 4 • Episode 5
Blair's decision to tutor a mentally retarded young man causes more harm than good.
Thursday, December 5
Teacher's Pet
Season 4 • Episode 15
Jo is furious when she learns that a favorite teacher is planning to leave Eastland.
Thursday, December 5
Let's Party
Season 4 • Episode 16
A night out teaches a lesson about drunken driving.
Thursday, December 5
Daddy's Girl
Season 4 • Episode 8
Blair's father uses her as a tax shelter.
Thursday, December 5
The Big Fight
Season 4 • Episode 9
Natalie becomes the pawn in a father/son battle.
Friday, December 6
For the Asking
Season 4 • Episode 10
Natalie may end up the odd woman out when she boycotts a school dance.
Friday, December 6
September Song
Season 4 • Episode 11
Mrs. Garrett receives a marriage proposal.
Friday, December 6
A Royal Pain
Season 4 • Episode 12
Tootie discovers that the new student, a young princess, plans to run away.
Friday, December 6
Magnificent Obsession
Season 4 • Episode 13
Blair's behavior toward her new boyfriend could cost her her self-respect and her best friends.
Friday, December 6
Best Sister
Season 4 • Episode 17
Blair's sister decides to become a nun.
Friday, December 6
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, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Season 4 • Episode 19
A series of events disrupts Mrs. Garrett's attempts to entertain French visitors.
Monday, December 9
Who's on First
Season 4 • Episode 20
Tootie feels ignored when Natalie devotes all of her time to her new boyfriend.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 9
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
Help From Home
Season 4 • Episode 21
Jo decides to forgo college after a visit home.
Tuesday, December 10
Take My Finals, Please
Season 4 • Episode 22
Despite Mrs. Garrett's objections, the girls settle in for an all-night study session.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 10
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 23
Blair and Jo share a common feeling of disdain toward their graduation from Eastland.
Wednesday, December 11
Graduation
Season 4 • Episode 24
Blair and Jo come to realize that they have learned more at Eastland than just academics.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 11
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Mrs. Garrett and the girls head for a vacation in Paris.
Thursday, December 12
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
The girls escape from boarding school to seek adventure in Paris.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Thursday, December 12
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, December 13
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, December 13
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, December 13
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, December 13
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Friday, December 13
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
While in Paris, Mrs. Garrett attends a French culinary school, and the girls meet the local people.
Friday, December 13
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Jo finds it difficult to leave Paris and her new boyfriend.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Monday, December 16
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Tuesday, December 17
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
Wednesday, December 18
A housemother guides four girls at a school for young women.
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