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The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 5

Every episode of The Facts of Life Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 1 - Brave New World (1)
    8.2/10(87 votes)

    #1 - Brave New World (1)

    S5:E1

    Jo and Blair have a hard time adjusting to college.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  2. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 2 - Brave New World (2)
    8.2/10(82 votes)

    #2 - Brave New World (2)

    S5:E2

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

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  3. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 3 - Gamma Gamma or Bust
    7.8/10(158 votes)

    #3 - Gamma Gamma or Bust

    S5:E3

    Blair is dying to join the sorority that's she pledging and she volunteers Mrs. Garrett to be the caterer for a rush party. However, when Mrs. Garrett begins making Mexican before consulting Blair, who wanted Chinese, Blair fires her without a second thought.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 4 - Just My Bill
    7.8/10(106 votes)

    #4 - Just My Bill

    S5:E4

    Jo's been dating, Bill, a plain guy who attends the same college as she does, but when she learns that he's a rich kid, Jo becomes resentful and angry that he didn't tell her the whole truth about himself.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 5 - What Price Glory?
    7.7/10(77 votes)

    #5 - What Price Glory?

    S5:E5

    Tootie's new boyfriend, Jeff, is the star football player on the football team at Eastland. However, she learns a startling secret that he's been keeping, he's illiterate. She now must decide whether or not to encourage his behavior of having other kids do his work for him.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Alan Spencer

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  6. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 6 - The Halloween Show
    8.1/10(135 votes)

    #6 - The Halloween Show

    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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  7. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 7 - Advance Placement
    7.5/10(134 votes)

    #7 - Advance Placement

    S5:E7

    Natalie is allowed to enroll in a college course at Langley College and she quickly gets an overblown ego which quickly threatens her friendships with Blair, Jo and Tootie. Things get even worse when she learns that if she can keep her grade point average up she will be allowed to graduate early and enroll at Langley in the fall.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 8 - I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #8 - I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

    S5:E8

    For a birthday surprise, the girls take Mrs. Garrett to a club featuring male exotic dancers, but the one who's in for the real surprise is Blair.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 9 - Small but Dangerous
    6.6/10(98 votes)

    #9 - Small but Dangerous

    S5:E9

    Streetwise Kelly alleges that the vandalism of Edna's Edibles was the work of a local gang, but Jo decides to investigate.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  10. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 10 - Store Games
    7.8/10(94 votes)

    #10 - Store Games

    S5:E10

    Mrs. Garrett is slowly losing business to a competitor, Pete Dawson. However, Natalie, with the help of her computer, breaks into his computer and alters his recipes.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  11. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 11 - The Second Time Around
    7.6/10(67 votes)

    #11 - The Second Time Around

    S5:E11

    Jo begins seeing sparks between her divorced parents and immediately hopes they get back together. However, her hopes quickly become dashed when she learns that her father is planning to marry another woman.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  12. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 12 - The Christmas Show
    8.2/10(129 votes)

    #12 - The Christmas Show

    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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  13. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 13 - The Chain Letter
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    #13 - The Chain Letter

    S5:E13

    While Mrs. Garrett frets over an inspection by the Board of Health, the girls get involved with a chain letter and ignore their responsibilities.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 14 - Next Door
    7.2/10(66 votes)

    #14 - Next Door

    S5:E14

    A young boy enters Edna's Edibles and Tootie befriends him and learns that he lives next door. She also learns that his mother works all day and leaves him home alone and tells him never to leave their apartment and when a gas leak is detected on the block the young boy won't budge.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 15 - Crossing the Line
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    #15 - Crossing the Line

    S5:E15

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

    Director:Mark W. Travis
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  16. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 16 - All or Nothing
    7.1/10(136 votes)

    #16 - All or Nothing

    S5:E16

    Newly elected board member Jo tackles the regents of Langley when they vote to cut academic scholarships in favor of a scoreboard nobody wants.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 17 - A Death in the Family
    8.0/10(73 votes)

    #17 - A Death in the Family

    S5:E17

    The girls are shaken by the sudden death of Natalie's father and wonder how to ease her pain.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  18. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 18 - Big Fish/Little Fish
    8.0/10(90 votes)

    #18 - Big Fish/Little Fish

    S5:E18

    Blair is distraught when she discovers that Jo has taken her place in popularity on campus. This leads to an argument between the two that ends with Jo refusing Blair's help for planning a party.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  19. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 19 - Star at Langley
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    #19 - Star at Langley

    S5:E19

    Blair and her boyfriend, Cliff, are serious at least Cliff thinks so but Blair pushes him away. Meanwhile, a movie star, Heather Hunt, is visiting Peekskill and quickly Blair finds herself competing with her for Cliff's attentions.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Andy Borowitz

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  20. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 20 - Dream Marriage
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    #20 - Dream Marriage

    S5:E20

    A marriage proposal from Blair's boyfriend prompts her to begin dreaming about the future for herself and her friends.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  21. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 21 - Mother and Daughter
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    #21 - Mother and Daughter

    S5:E21

    Tootie's mother comes to Eastland for a visit, and the fact that Tootie doesn't communicate with her mother becomes apparent. Her mother quickly realizes there are many things she doesn't know about her daughter and wants to have an open relationship with Tootie but will Tootie allow that?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  22. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 22 - All by Herself
    7.6/10(70 votes)

    #22 - All by Herself

    S5:E22

    Geri is in charge of organizing a charity auction but makes her first mistake by making Blair her assistant. Blair quickly takes over and begins doing things without consulting Geri. Geri in turn fires her and makes her second mistake, not accepting any help from from anyone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 23 - Seems Like Old Times
    8.0/10(80 votes)

    #23 - Seems Like Old Times

    S5:E23

    Jo is surprised when her ex-boyfriend, Eddie, who just got out of the Navy, makes a surprise visit. However, Jo isn't the only one who's in for a surprise when Tootie discovers a shocking secret that Eddie's been keeping.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Linda Marsh

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  24. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 24 - Joint Custody
    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #24 - Joint Custody

    S5:E24

    Mrs. Garrett's son, Raymond stops by Edna's Edibles for a visit and brings along his wife, Doris, whom he has been having marital problems with. This gets Mrs. Garrett and the girls worried about the future of the shop especially since Raymond and Doris have been talking about a divorce.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Facts of Life Season 5 Episode 25 - The Way We Were (1)
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #25 - The Way We Were (1)

    S5:E25

    Another school year has come to an end and all the girls are preparing or their summer vacation. They each reminisce about the last six years they have spent together (via flashbacks). However, leaving one another on good terms is something that may not happen when an accident causes yet another rift between Jo and Blair.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Brave New World (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Facts of Life" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 87 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Linda Marsh, it aired on 9/21/1983. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Brave New World (2)".