The Facts of Life

The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life

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Every episode of The Facts of Life ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Facts of Life!

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every...
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  1. 8.5/10(94 votes)

    #1 - Take My Finals, Please

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    S4:E22

    It's finals week at Eastland and the girls are planning an all night study session. They soon find out that studying is going to be hard with so many distractions, including Blair and Jo's fears of the future in college and Natalie's fear of an upcoming Chemistry exam in which she must memorize the atomic symbols.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.4/10(139 votes)

    #2 - Runaway

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    S3:E18

    Jo, Natalie and Blair are going to New York to see a Broadway play and a left out Tootie sneaks out to meet them in front of the theatre without Mrs. Garrett's knowledge. However, when Tootie doesn't find the girls she stops in a coffee shop across the street unaware she's about to get a dose of the downside of New York life.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.3/10(122 votes)

    #3 - The New Girl (2)

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    S2:E2

    Mrs. Garrett bails the girls out of jail and announces that they all have been expelled from Eastland. However, they can stay if they move in with Mrs. Garrett and work in the cafeteria. This prompts Jo's want to leave to become even stronger.

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  4. 8.3/10(89 votes)

    #4 - The Four Musketeers

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    S3:E16

    Constant squabbling between the girls prompt Mrs. Garrett to announce that the debt for wrecking the van has been paid off and they are all now free to move out and live in the dorms. However, the girls soon realize the living above the cafeteria is something they do not want to change.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  5. 8.3/10(107 votes)

    #5 - Kids Can Be Cruel

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    S3:E20

    Natalie has a big crush on Tim and has filled Blair's slambook with words of praise. However, in Blair's slambook instead of signing your name you sign a number, Natalie's number is 10. When Blair tells Tim who number 10 belongs to, Natalie is furious and wants revenge no matter who she hurts in the process.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  6. 8.3/10(74 votes)

    #6 - Graduation (2)

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    S4:E24

    As graduation day arrives, Monica is furious that Blair's father won't attend, Rose is furious at Charlie due to his sudden tranformation into a big spender and Natalie and Tootie are scared that they will lose Blair and Jo as friends when they leave for college.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  8. 8.3/10(126 votes)

    #7 - The Halloween Show

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    S5:E6

    A strange man tells the girls that years ago a murder occurred in the shop. Later, when the girls see Mrs. Garret with a knife they assume that she's possessed by the murderer's spirit and is out to get them.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  9. 8.3/10(119 votes)

    #8 - The Christmas Show

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    S5:E12

    The holidays bring joy to the girls when they all plan on going home for Christmas but when Jo's mother temporarily moves to Miami, Jo is stuck in Peekskill.

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  10. 8.3/10(78 votes)

    #9 - Slices of Life

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    S6:E2

    Jo begins a pizza business with her mom's secret pizza recipe that has everyone's mouths watering, including a fraternity house that buys pizzas in bulk. However, the business begins running Jo and her workers, Natalie and Tootie ragged which leads Jo to make a business decision on how to make pizzas faster and cheaper.

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  11. 8.2/10(74 votes)

    #10 - Graduation (1)

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    S4:E23

    Graduation has everyone rushing around and Natalie and Tootie are worried that their isn't going to be enough time for Jo and Blair to say goodbye, especially since Blair and Jo are at each other's throats, as usual.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
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  12. 8.2/10(81 votes)

    #11 - Brave New World (1)

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    S5:E1

    Jo and Blair have a hard time adjusting to college.

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  13. 8.2/10(76 votes)

    #12 - Brave New World (2)

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    S5:E2

    Ms Garret decides to re-open an abandoned department store and turn it into her own.

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  14. 8.2/10(93 votes)

    #13 - Crossing the Line

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    S5:E15

    Natalie starts dating a black guy, and Tootie thinks that Natalie hates him because of his color.

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  15. 8.2/10(67 votes)

    #14 - Working it Out

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    S6:E15

    Mrs. Garrett and the girls all become concerned about Blair's bizarre behavior, she's skipping class, dating nonstop and is out all night every night, all this just after a breakup with her first serious relationship, Cliff.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  16. 8.2/10(80 votes)

    #15 - With a Little Help From My Friends

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    S6:E18

    Blair is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend is into cocaine. Lisa Whelchel. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Kevin: Ryan Cassidy. Father Donovan: John Ingle.

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  17. 8.2/10(87 votes)

    #16 - The Last Drive-In

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    S6:E22

    The local drive-in theatre is closing and the girls decide to pay it one last visit on the final night it's open. However, chaos reigns when people begin to loot the theatre and Blair gets into a cat fight.

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  18. 8.2/10(64 votes)

    #17 - Fast Food

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    S8:E9

    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.

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  19. 8.2/10(71 votes)

    #18 - Less Than Perfect

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    S9:E18

    One evening, a tired Blair falls asleep at the wheel and has a car accident landing her in the hospital with a gash in her for-head. This leads her to begin worrying about how her once ""perfect"" self will recover from this tragedy.

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  20. 8.1/10(120 votes)

    #19 - Breaking Point

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    S2:E10

    Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.

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  21. 8.1/10(97 votes)

    #20 - New York, New York

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    S3:E19

    Both Blair and Jo head to New York to meet two old friends. Blair discovers her old friend, Dina, is the same old snob she's always been and Jo discovers her friend, Jesse, is the same old prejudiced bully she's always been. Blair and Jo soon realize their friendship is much more meaningful.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Peter Noah
  22. 8.1/10(88 votes)

    #21 - Gone With the Wind (1)

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    S6:E19

    The girls have no plans for spring break until Natalie learns that her grandmother's condominium is available in Fort Lauderdale, where the boys are.

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  23. 8.1/10(57 votes)

    #22 - Sisters

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    S6:E23

    During an alumni weekend at Langley, Blair's mother and Jo's father bond which leads to Blair and Jo's fears of becoming sisters.

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  24. 8.1/10(64 votes)

    #23 - Concentration

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    S7:E18

    On the day Blair is to accept an award, she encounters two burdens. First, she's stuck babysitting her baby brother and second she becomes trapped in an elevator, where she learns an important lesson from a concentration camp survivor.

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  25. 8.1/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Rumor Has It

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    S9:E3

    Blair's after-hours visit with a professor reputed to be a womanizer stirs up a storm of vicious rumors on campus.

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  26. 8.0/10(84 votes)

    #25 - The Affair

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    S3:E17

    Mrs. Garrett and the girls visit New York and have lunch in a Italian restaurant where Natalie discovers something she never expected, her father romancing someone other than her mother. This prompts Natalie to debate whether or not to confront her father, out of fear of a divorce between her parents.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Take My Finals, Please" is the best rated episode of "The Facts of Life". It scored 8.5/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by N/A, it aired on 4/27/1983. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Runaway".