7.7/10132 votes#1 - The New Girl (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/1980
Streetsmart Bronx native, Jo Polniaczeck arrives at Eastland.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 8.3/10121 votes
#2 - The New Girl (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/26/1980
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10100 votes
#3 - Double Standard
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/1980
Blair is sure that an old friend of hers', Harrison Andrews is going to invite her to a cotillion, however she is thrown for a loop when he invites Jo.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 7.5/1094 votes
#4 - Who Am I?
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/1980
Tootie begins to think long and hard about her race and how she's being treated at Eastland, thanks to a new boy whom Tootie took an interest in. Tootie soon begins to shun Natalie, Jo and Blair and even backs out of a dance contest because her dance partner is white.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 7.6/10110 votes
#5 - Cousin Geri
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/24/1980
When Blair's cousin, Geri, arrives for a visit, Mrs. Garrett, based on Blair's behavior, thinks she's embarrassed of Geri since she has cerebral palsy. However later Mrs. Garrett realizes she's really jealous of her since Geri is also a successful comedienne.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1098 votes
#6 - Shoplifting
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/31/1980
It's Edna's birthday and the girls want to buy her a gift. Blair told them that she would buy the gift but Jo, Natalie, and Tootie decide to buy their own gift. They decide to buy a cool Hawaiian shirt for Mrs. Garrett because it's on sale. When they go to the store they find the sale has ended. Jo decided to steal the shirt. Later, Mrs. Garrett decides to return the shirt and discovers it was stolen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1085 votes
#7 - Teenage Marriage (1)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/1981
Jo's boyfriend, Eddie, surprises her by making a sudden visit to Peekskill, but she gets even more of a surprise when he proposes marriage.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 7.5/1086 votes
#8 - Teenage Marriage (2)
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/1981
Jo is unsure of whether or not to accept Eddie's proposal but finally decides to go ahead with the wedding, despite the feelings of Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie and Tootie.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 7.7/10106 votes
#9 - Gossip
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/1981
When Tootie overhears a secret that Blair tells Jo about Nancy's beau, she lets the secret slip and Nancy and Blair get into a fight which leads Blair to give Jo the silent treatment. Things get worse, when Tootie mistakes Mrs. Garrett for being drunk, when really her eyes had been dilated by her eye doctor prompting her to be a little topsy turvy. The rumor of Mrs. Garrett's drunken sprawl could cost her her job.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10119 votes
#10 - Breaking Point
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/1981
Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 8.0/1090 votes
#11 - Sex Symbol
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/1981
Natalie hits it off with Neil, a boy she meets at a dance and they later begin studying together. However, rumors are spread that Natalie and Neil did more than just study which brings on calls from a number of boys who want to study with Natalie. Natalie encourages these rumors when she goes out with the boys due to the fact that Blair, Jo and Tootie laughed at the notion that Natalie could be a sex symbol.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 7.9/1085 votes
#12 - The Secret
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/25/1981
Shortly after winning an award, Jo learns that her jailbird father, is getting paroled and that he would like to attend the awards ceremony. However, an ashamed Jo, tries to keep her father from attending as well as tries to keep secret the fact that her dad is in prison.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 7.8/1086 votes
#13 - Pretty Babies
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/4/1981
Tootie is lured into doing a photo shoot for a fashion photographer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 7.4/1094 votes
#14 - Bought and Sold
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/11/1981
Blair is selling Countess Calvert cosmetics, and she uses Natalie as a model.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1077 votes
#15 - Free Spirit
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/18/1981
Mrs. Garrett's musician son, Alex stops by Eastland for a visit, with tales about how he rubs elbows with other musicians like Neil Diamond and Carly Simon. However, Blair smells a rat when she contradicts one of his stories and when she learns that Mrs. Garrett is still supporting him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 5.6/10108 votes
#16 - Brian and Sylvia
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/1981
Tootie and Natalie go to visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they are unaware they are showing up right in the middle of a fight. Sylvia and her husband are an interacial couple and Sylvia has just gotten a job offer in New York and Brian is not to happy about moving.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 2
Every episode of The Facts of Life Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 2!
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The New Girl (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Facts of Life" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Jerry Mayer, it aired on 11/19/1980. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The New Girl (2)".