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The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:NBC
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Season 1

  • Rough Housing
    7.1/10178 votes
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    Rough Housing

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/24/1979

    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 competition and Blair is sure she's going to win. So when Cindy considers running, Blair makes some snide comments about Cindy's femininity.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Like Mother, Like Daughter
    7.1/10117 votes
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    Like Mother, Like Daughter

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/1979

    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 married man.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: Jerry Mayer

  • The Return of Mr. Garrett
    7.1/1095 votes
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    The Return of Mr. Garrett

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/1979

    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 games and loosing what little money they have..

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: Martin Ragaway

  • I.Q.
    7.1/10100 votes
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    I.Q.

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/1979

    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 pressure on each one of them just prior to midterm exams.

    Director: Jim Drake

    Writer: N/A

  • Overachieving
    7.5/1094 votes
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    Overachieving

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/1980

    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 Tootie transfer out of Eastland.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Mayer

  • Emily Dickinson
    7.7/1092 votes
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    Emily Dickinson

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/1980

    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 Emily Dickinson and turns it in as her own. Things get worse when she's the only one who gets an A and Mr. Bradley enters her poem in a contest.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dieting
    7.7/1099 votes
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    Dieting

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/21/1980

    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 involve going swimming, Sue Ann goes on a starvation diet leading to a collapse. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett also jumps on the dieting wagon, trying to fit in a size 12 dress.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Martin Ragaway

  • The Facts of Love
    7.4/1084 votes
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    The Facts of Love

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/1980

    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 and expirements with her latest boyfriend, Steve.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Mayer

  • Flash Flood
    7.8/1093 votes
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    Flash Flood

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/1980

    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 in danger of being washed away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Mayer

  • Adoption
    7.3/1089 votes
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    Adoption

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/25/1980

    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 is her adopted family. This prompts Blair to help Natalie find the name of her real mother by using her mother's clout to cut through some red tape and sealed records.

    Director: Asaad Kelada

    Writer: N/A

  • Running
    7.3/1088 votes
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    Running

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/2/1980

    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, Mr. Bradley uses Cindy's better racing times to goad Sue Ann into competing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Molly's Holiday
    7.1/1094 votes
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    Molly's Holiday

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/4/1980

    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 with a new girlfriend.

    Director: Gary Shimokawa

    Writer: N/A

  • Dope
    7.5/10117 votes
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    Dope

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/11/1980

    Blair and Sue Ann befriend two new girls. All seems to go okay with them until they learn that their friends use drugs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Mayer