7.8/1060 votes#1 - Out of the Fire...
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1985
After returning from their summer vacation, the girls discover that Edna's Edibles has burned down. This leads the girls to discuss rebuilding and opening up a new business.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 7.4/1064 votes
#2 - Into the Frying Pan
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1985
The girls try to hire a contractor to rebuild Edna's Edibles into their new business. After interviewing a string, they hire George Burnett, who's inexpensive, but he soon proves to be easily sidetracked from his work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1069 votes
#3 - Grand Opening
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1985
The girls finally open their new shop, which is called, Over Our Heads, which sells a mixture of trendy, nostalgic memorabilia. However, the opening day may be the closing day, when they don't get quite the reception they were hoping for.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Bendetson
- 7.8/1071 votes
#4 - Teacher, Teacher
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1985
Jo is offered a job at a major company which is tempting but this causes her to reevaluate her dream of becoming a teacher.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1061 votes
#5 - Men for All Seasons
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1985
Natalie's boyfriend appears in a popular beefcake calendar of the Langley swim team, a calendar that is frowned upon by the college board of regents.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1060 votes
#6 - A New Life
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1985
Needing advice on her love life, Blair asks her mother to visit, only to learn that mom needs advice even more than Blair does.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1086 votes
#7 - Doo-Wah
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1985
Andy enters the girls in a contest through a teen magazine that if they win, they could sing backup to El DeBarge. First, however, they must produce a demo tape of their singing talent.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Bendetson
- 7.1/1095 votes
#8 - Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1985
While waiting for a bus, Natalie thinks she could get some inspiration on something to write about in a diner. Failing to find anything of interest, she begins writing a wild story, that takes place in the diner involving, Blair, Jo, Tootie, Mrs. Garrett and George.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Maurer
- 7.1/1058 votes
#9 - Born Too Late
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1985
Tootie tutors seventh grader Andy for a role in ""West Side Story,"" which turns him on to her more than to acting.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Brush
- 6.7/1080 votes
#10 - 3, 2, 1
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1985
Blair and Jo argue over stories and editorials that are to be presented as a news report which is also going to include a behind the scenes look at the girls' shop, Over Our Heads.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 7.0/1062 votes
#11 - We Get Letters
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1985
Mrs. Garrett's old friend, Gwen comes to town for a visit with her old gossip buddy, but she also comes to town to confront Edna about the affair Gwen thinks she had with her late husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Beavers
- 7.2/1060 votes
#12 - Ballroom Dance
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1985
Jo takes up ballroom dance lessons and becomes determined to do a good job at an upcoming recital despite chaotic lessons and a clutzy dance partner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1076 votes
#13 - Christmas Baby
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1985
A very pregnant Monica comes to the house on Christmas Eve, where she ends up in labor and gives birth to Bailey, her third child, on Christmas morning.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1065 votes
#14 - Tootie Drives
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1985
Tootie's learning to drive and she's driving everyone bananas.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 6.7/1063 votes
#15 - Stake-Out Blues
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1986
The police want to stake out the shop to nab a few crooks but the girls, not wanting to worry Mrs. Garrett, insist she not be told about the operation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jake Weinberger, Michael Weinberger
- 6.6/1052 votes
#16 - The Agent
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1986
Tootie and Blair give an aspiring comic a career boost by staging a performance attended by Jim McCawley, talent coordinator of ""The Tonight Show.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1063 votes
#17 - The Reunion
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1986
George gets Blair to pose as his fiancee at his high school reunion in order to make an ex-classmate jealous that she never gave him the light of day. However, the unexpected prompts Jo to go in Blair's place.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1061 votes
#18 - Concentration
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1986
On the day Blair is to accept an award, she encounters two burdens. First, she's stuck babysitting her baby brother and second she becomes trapped in an elevator, where she learns an important lesson from a concentration camp survivor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1058 votes
#19 - Atlantic City
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1986
The girls are in Atlantic City for a long weekend, where Blair gets gambling fever and Jo hopes to be reunited with Flyman, the rock star she met on spring break in Fort Lauderdale.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 6.9/1067 votes
#20 - The Lady Who Came to Dinner
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1986
The girls surprise Blair on her birthday with a party featuring singer and dancer Betty Kean who, like ""The Man Who Came to Dinner,"" stays on and on and on.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1055 votes
#21 - The Candidate
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/1986
Natalie is furious with the mayor during an election when she learns he plans to build an amusement park. This prompts Natalie to consider running for mayor herself.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Maurer
- 7.2/1050 votes
#22 - Big Time Charlie
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/29/1986
Jo's father shows up to announce that he's won a publisher's giveaway, and is determined to give Jo everything he could never give her before.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1056 votes
#23 - The Graduate
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/1986
Tootie plans to join a road show after graduation despite her parents' objections, while Natalie plans to find an apartment where she can write in peace.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1056 votes
#24 - The Apartment
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/1986
Natalie and Tootie find that privacy is at a premium in their one-room apartment, which doubles as a roach resort.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jane Anderson
The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 7
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Out of the Fire..." is the best rated episode of "The Facts of Life" season 7. It scored 7.8/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Paul Haggis, it aired on 9/14/1985. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Into the Frying Pan".