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The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 6

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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 6 Episode 1 - The Summer of '84
    7.7/10(72 votes)

    #1 - The Summer of '84

    S6:E1

    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

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  2. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 2 - Slices of Life
    8.4/10(86 votes)

    #2 - Slices of Life

    S6:E2

    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

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  3. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 3 - Love at First Byte
    7.9/10(78 votes)

    #3 - Love at First Byte

    S6:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 4 - My Boyfriend's Back
    7.7/10(65 votes)

    #4 - My Boyfriend's Back

    S6:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 5 - Cruisin'
    8.2/10(98 votes)

    #5 - Cruisin'

    S6:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  6. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 6 - Taking a Chance on Love (1)
    7.4/10(73 votes)

    #6 - Taking a Chance on Love (1)

    S6:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 7 - Taking a Chance on Love (2)
    6.8/10(72 votes)

    #7 - Taking a Chance on Love (2)

    S6:E7

    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:Unknown

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  8. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 8 - E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)
    7.0/10(63 votes)

    #8 - E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

    S6:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 9 - Dear Apple
    7.0/10(70 votes)

    #9 - Dear Apple

    S6:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  10. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 10 - Talk, Talk, Talk
    7.9/10(76 votes)

    #10 - Talk, Talk, Talk

    S6:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 11 - Smile
    7.1/10(66 votes)

    #11 - Smile

    S6:E11

    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

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  12. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 12 - The Rich Aren't Different
    6.9/10(73 votes)

    #12 - The Rich Aren't Different

    S6:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 13 - Christmas in the Big House
    7.4/10(143 votes)

    #13 - Christmas in the Big House

    S6:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  14. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 14 - Me and Eleanor
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    #14 - Me and Eleanor

    S6:E14

    A no-win situation: Tootie asks Natalie for an honest opinion of her dreadful one-woman play about Eleanor Roosevelt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  15. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 15 - Working it Out
    8.2/10(73 votes)

    #15 - Working it Out

    S6:E15

    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

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  16. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 16 - Jazzbeau
    7.1/10(72 votes)

    #16 - Jazzbeau

    S6:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 17 - Two Guys From Appleton
    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #17 - Two Guys From Appleton

    S6:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  18. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 18 - With a Little Help From My Friends
    8.3/10(86 votes)

    #18 - With a Little Help From My Friends

    S6:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 19 - Gone With the Wind (1)
    8.1/10(93 votes)

    #19 - Gone With the Wind (1)

    S6:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 20 - Gone With the Wind (2)
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #20 - Gone With the Wind (2)

    S6:E20

    On spring break in Fort Lauderdale and to the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Blair falls in love with a mere building manager.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 21 - Man in the Attic
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #21 - Man in the Attic

    S6:E21

    Kevin, forced to leave his apartment, moves into the attic of Edna's Edibles and makes a move on Jo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  22. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 22 - The Last Drive-In
    8.2/10(93 votes)

    #22 - The Last Drive-In

    S6:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  23. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 23 - Sisters
    8.1/10(61 votes)

    #23 - Sisters

    S6:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 24 - It's Lonely at the Top
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    #24 - It's Lonely at the Top

    S6:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Mayer

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  25. The Facts of Life Season 6 Episode 25 - Bus Stop
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    #25 - Bus Stop

    S6:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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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 7.7/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Linda Marsh, it aired on 9/26/1984. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Slices of Life".