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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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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 teenager has to face.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 1 - The New Girl (1)
    7.7/10(147 votes)

    #1 - The New Girl (1)

    S2:E1

    Streetsmart Bronx native, Jo Polniaczeck arrives at Eastland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  2. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 2 - The New Girl (2)
    7.9/10(137 votes)

    #2 - The New Girl (2)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 3 - Double Standard
    7.9/10(114 votes)

    #3 - Double Standard

    S2:E3

    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

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  4. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Who Am I?
    7.3/10(106 votes)

    #4 - Who Am I?

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  5. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Cousin Geri
    7.6/10(124 votes)

    #5 - Cousin Geri

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Shoplifting
    7.7/10(109 votes)

    #6 - Shoplifting

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Teenage Marriage (1)
    7.5/10(97 votes)

    #7 - Teenage Marriage (1)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  8. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Teenage Marriage (2)
    7.5/10(96 votes)

    #8 - Teenage Marriage (2)

    S2:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  9. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Gossip
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #9 - Gossip

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Breaking Point
    7.7/10(132 votes)

    #10 - Breaking Point

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  11. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 11 - Sex Symbol
    7.8/10(103 votes)

    #11 - Sex Symbol

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  12. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 12 - The Secret
    7.8/10(97 votes)

    #12 - The Secret

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  13. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 13 - Pretty Babies
    7.8/10(98 votes)

    #13 - Pretty Babies

    S2:E13

    Tootie is selected to do a photo shoot for a fashion photographer, but Mrs. Garrett becomes increasingly concerned at the dark underbelly of the business.

    Director:Bob Claver
    Writers:Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel

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  14. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 14 - Bought and Sold
    7.2/10(107 votes)

    #14 - Bought and Sold

    S2:E14

    Blair is selling Countess Calvert cosmetics, and she uses Natalie as a model.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 15 - Free Spirit
    7.4/10(89 votes)

    #15 - Free Spirit

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  16. The Facts of Life Season 2 Episode 16 - Brian and Sylvia
    5.4/10(123 votes)

    #16 - Brian and Sylvia

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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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 147 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jerry Mayer, it aired on 11/19/1980. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The New Girl (2)".