7.4/1061 votes#1 - The Summer of '84
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1984
Mrs. Garrett and the girls share their summer vacations: Natalie and Tootie at a Cape Cod resort, Mrs. Garrett and Jo on a musical fling in Atlantic City and Blair down on a farm in Iowa.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 8.4/1074 votes
#2 - Slices of Life
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1984
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.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 7.8/1067 votes
#3 - Love at First Byte
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1984
With computer dating as the subject of her term paper, Natalie uses a computer dating service to find Blair and Jo ""perfect dates"" without their permission. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett targets Tootie as a bridge partner when her old one moves away.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1056 votes
#4 - My Boyfriend's Back
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1984
Tootie's first date with Jeff since he started college leaves her feeling she must sleep with him to keep him.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1088 votes
#5 - Cruisin'
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1984
On a dateless Saturday night, the girls cruise downtown Peekskill in hopes of finding Mr. Right. However, a string of bizarre events leads the girls to hideout in their car at a closed gas station.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 7.4/1063 votes
#6 - Taking a Chance on Love (1)
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1984
Rumors spead about Jo's involvement with her professor and indeed, they just may be true when a romance develops between the two.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1062 votes
#7 - Taking a Chance on Love (2)
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1984
Jo and Sam's relationship grows more serious despite the fact that he has a young son from a previous marriage.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1055 votes
#8 - E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1984
Mrs. Garrett enrolls in a Shakespeare class, but worries that she might neglect her business and have trouble fitting in with the college crowd.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1060 votes
#9 - Dear Apple
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1984
Jo has a heart-to-heart talk---with a computer to resolve a conflict she had with Blair (Lisa Whelchel). Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Tootie: Kim Fields.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 7.8/1067 votes
#10 - Talk, Talk, Talk
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1984
While working at the campus radio station, Jo finds herself needing to fill 5 hours of air time. Things start off on a bad note, when she can't find a key to the record cabinet, which leads, Natalie, Tootie, Blair and Mrs. Garrett to come to her rescue.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1057 votes
#11 - Smile
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1984
Natalie is nervous after an interview for a job she applied for with the town newspaper. However, after she learns she didn't get the job, her strange behavior threatens her relationship with her boyfriend.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 6.9/1064 votes
#12 - The Rich Aren't Different
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1984
Jo borrows one of Blair's watches and later breaks it. Jo's lack of remorse is what sends Blair to some serious action, she hauls Jo into small claims court. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett is having a hard time studying for her algebra class.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10134 votes
#13 - Christmas in the Big House
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1984
For the Christmas season, Blair and some of her snobby friends plan on putting on a Christmas show at a home for boys. Her Christmas spirit quickly changes when she discovers that the home for boys is really a home for convicts.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 7.3/1058 votes
#14 - Me and Eleanor
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1985
A no-win situation: Tootie asks Natalie for an honest opinion of her dreadful one-woman play about Eleanor Roosevelt.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 8.2/1066 votes
#15 - Working it Out
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1985
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.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Linda Marsh
- 7.2/1063 votes
#16 - Jazzbeau
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1985
The death of a famous jazz singer brings back fond memories to Tootie and Natalie, who got to know him at a resort hotel where he worked as a waiter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1065 votes
#17 - Two Guys From Appleton
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1985
Mrs. Garrett receives a visit from the high-school sweetheart she ran out on, and she's swept off her feet all over again.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 8.2/1078 votes
#18 - With a Little Help From My Friends
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1985
Blair is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend is into cocaine. Lisa Whelchel. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Kevin: Ryan Cassidy. Father Donovan: John Ingle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1084 votes
#19 - Gone With the Wind (1)
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1985
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1066 votes
#20 - Gone With the Wind (2)
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1985
On spring break in Fort Lauderdale and to the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Blair falls in love with a mere building manager.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1062 votes
#21 - Man in the Attic
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1985
Kevin, forced to leave his apartment, moves into the attic of Edna's Edibles and makes a move on Jo.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 8.1/1082 votes
#22 - The Last Drive-In
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/13/1985
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 8.1/1055 votes
#23 - Sisters
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 3/20/1985
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1060 votes
#24 - It's Lonely at the Top
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/1985
With Mrs. Garrett out of town, Blair wants to be in charge of the shop so a reluctant Jo, Natalie and Tootie step aside and let her. Quickly Blair's handling of a competitor food shop goes awry.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Mayer
- 7.3/1052 votes
#25 - Bus Stop
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/1985
Mrs. Garrett and the girls are all excited about Natalie's graduation and buy her a bookcase with a brand new set of encyclopedias on the assumption she's going to college. To her friends surprise, Natalie has a very different plan for life after high school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 6
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"The Summer of '84" is the best rated episode of "The Facts of Life" season 6. It scored 7.4/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Linda Marsh, it aired on 9/26/1984. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Slices of Life".