The Facts of Life

Season 8 (24 Episodes)

9 Seasons1986TV-PG30m6.8

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.

A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett, the Drummonds' maid on Diff'rent Strokes. Later in the series, she is promoted to school dietitian, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. She eventually leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from the girls.

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Season 8 Episodes:

Episode 3 Ready or Not

3. Ready or Not

Aired: Oct 4, 1986

When Tootie starts getting really serious with her boyfriend, Beverly worries...

Episode 4 Another Room

4. Another Room

Aired: Oct 11, 1986

When Jo decides to move out, the girls come up with a plan to remodel their r...

Episode 5 Off-Broadway Baby

5. Off-Broadway Baby

Aired: Nov 1, 1986

Tootie goes to audition for a Broadway show. When she learns that another gir...

Episode 6 The Little Chill

6. The Little Chill

Aired: Nov 8, 1986

Three of the girls who used to live in the dorm with Blair, Tootie, and Natal...

Episode 7 The Ratings Game

7. The Ratings Game

Aired: Nov 15, 1986

Blair has a ratings system for guys and decides to prove to Jo how accurate i...

Episode 8 The Wedding Day

8. The Wedding Day

Aired: Nov 22, 1986

Jo agrees to marry an illegal alien so he can get his green card.

Episode 9 Fast Food

9. Fast Food

Aired: Nov 29, 1986

Natalie hires Blair as an employee at the Mexican restaurant Señor Sombrero, ...

Episode 10 Where's Poppa?

10. Where's Poppa?

Aired: Dec 6, 1986

Blair's father is charged with insider trading and when he pleads guilty, she...

Episode 11 Write and Wrong

11. Write and Wrong

Aired: Dec 13, 1986

Beverly Ann helps Natalie confront Andy's grandmother for plagiarizing one of...

Episode 12 Seven Little Indians

12. Seven Little Indians

Aired: Jan 3, 1987

And then there were one - On a dark and stormy night, the girls and their fri...

Episode 13 The Greek Connection

13. The Greek Connection

Aired: Jan 10, 1987

Tootie decides to pledge a sorority and clashes with Natalie when she begins ...

Episode 14 Post-Christmas Card

14. Post-Christmas Card

Aired: Jan 17, 1987

Natalie goes on a spending spree when the bank approves her for a credit card.

Episode 15 A Star Is Torn

15. A Star Is Torn

Aired: Jan 31, 1987

Cinnamon visits Tootie and tells her she's leaving show business after losing...

Episode 16 A Winter's Tale

16. A Winter's Tale

Aired: Feb 7, 1987

When the girls go to a ski resort, their cabin is already occupied by a group...

Episode 17 Cupid's Revenge

17. Cupid's Revenge

Aired: Feb 14, 1987

A cupid statue arrives at the store right before Valentine's Day and the love...

Episode 18 62 Pick Up

18. 62 Pick Up

Aired: Feb 21, 1987

A flashback to the early 1960s, complete with teen idols, beatniks, and girl ...

Episode 19 Boy About the House

19. Boy About the House

Aired: Feb 28, 1987

When Andy's parents break up, Beverly Ann decides it is time to adopt him.

Episode 20 Ex Marks the Spot

20. Ex Marks the Spot

Aired: Mar 7, 1987

Beverly Ann's ex-husband, Frank Stickle, comes to visit, and has a heart attack.

Episode 22 This Is Only a Test

22. This Is Only a Test

Aired: Apr 18, 1987

Blair panics about taking the law school entrance exam when she finds out her...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Family

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