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The Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 8

Every episode of The Facts of Life Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Facts of Life Season 8!

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making...
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Out of Peekskill (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Facts of Life" season 8. It scored 7.5/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Paul Haggis, it aired on 9/27/1986. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Out of Peekskill (2)".

  • Out of Peekskill (1)
    7.5/1060 votes

    #1 - Out of Peekskill (1)

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1986

    Mrs. Garrett must decided between her two loves, the girls or Bruce, a man she falls for and who asks her to go to Africa with him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Paul Haggis

  • Out of Peekskill (2)
    7.5/1058 votes

    #2 - Out of Peekskill (2)

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1986

    Conclusion. When Mrs. Garrett goes to Africa with her new husband, her sister moves in with the girls. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Andy: Mackenzie Astin. Jo: Nancy McKeon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Paul Haggis

  • Ready or Not
    7.2/1059 votes

    #3 - Ready or Not

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1986

    Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jane Anderson

  • Another Room
    7.7/1053 votes

    #4 - Another Room

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1986

    Fed up with having no privacy, Jo considers moving out, until Beverly Ann suggests remodeling the attic into a room. However, the construction costs divided by the four girls cause Jo to make a sacrifice when she can't come up with her share.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer

  • Off-Broadway Baby
    7.2/1059 votes

    #5 - Off-Broadway Baby

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1986

    Beverly Ann and the girls head for New York, when Tootie decides to audition for her first Broadway show. However, when she arrives, she quickly learns that she has plenty of competition working against her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Little Chill
    7.9/1069 votes

    #6 - The Little Chill

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1986

    Blair, Tootie and Natalie organize a reunion with the girls from Eastland. This brings Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann back to town each with successful lives. Cindy has become a model, Nancy is engaged and Sue Ann a vice president for a company. However, each also has a distinct downside to their success. Meanwhile, Jo feels left out of the reunion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ratings Game
    7.5/1051 votes

    #7 - The Ratings Game

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1986

    Blair's computerized date-rating system is the focus when she makes a bet with Jo dealing with whether or not the system really works. However, when Beverly Ann accidentally erases a disk, Jo tampers with some of the ratings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding Day
    7.1/1058 votes

    #8 - The Wedding Day

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1986

    Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Poryes

  • Fast Food
    8.0/1061 votes

    #9 - Fast Food

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1986

    Natalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer

  • Where's Poppa?
    7.7/1047 votes

    #10 - Where's Poppa?

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1986

    A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Write and Wrong
    6.6/1067 votes

    #11 - Write and Wrong

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1986

    A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jane Anderson

  • Seven Little Indians
    7.6/10111 votes

    #12 - Seven Little Indians

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1987

    In this fantasy episode, a cross between ""The Twilight Zone"" and a horror film, the crew finds themselves being murdered, one by one, until only Tootie is left to confront the killer. The episode is narrated by a Rod Serling lookalike.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Greek Connection
    7.1/1051 votes

    #13 - The Greek Connection

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1987

    Assigned by the paper to get the inside dirt on Pledge Week at Langley, Natalie crashes the rush party of the sorority Tootie wants to join.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Post-Christmas Card
    7.2/1054 votes

    #14 - Post-Christmas Card

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1987

    As a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Star is Torn
    6.6/1064 votes

    #15 - A Star is Torn

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1987

    Cinnamon, who bested Tootie in the audition for a Broadway rock musical, shows up claiming she's been replaced but that's not the real story.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Winter's Tale
    7.2/1052 votes

    #16 - A Winter's Tale

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1987

    The girls are snowed in at a ski cabin with three guys preparing a bachelor party, but the groom is ready to call off the wedding when he gets a look at Blair.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cupid's Revenge
    7.2/1049 votes

    #17 - Cupid's Revenge

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1987

    Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 62 Pick-Up
    7.2/1059 votes

    #18 - 62 Pick-Up

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1987

    Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boy About the House
    7.3/1052 votes

    #19 - Boy About the House

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1987

    Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ex Marks the Spot
    6.8/1047 votes

    #20 - Ex Marks the Spot

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1987

    Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer, Michael Poryes

  • Younger Than Springtime
    7.4/1046 votes

    #21 - Younger Than Springtime

    Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 3/21/1987

    Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lawrence H. Levy

  • This is Only a Test
    7.6/1045 votes

    #22 - This is Only a Test

    Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 4/18/1987

    Blair discovers that even she can't buy admission to law school if she doesn't pass a four-hour test she hasn't studied for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rites of Passage (1)
    7.7/1056 votes

    #23 - Rites of Passage (1)

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1987

    After her commencement speech is rejected, Jo refuses to make a speech at all, but then learns that her grandfather has come all the way from Poland to hear it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rites of Passage (2)
    7.6/1046 votes

    #24 - Rites of Passage (2)

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1987

    Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Poryes