The Facts of Life
"You take the good, you take the bad..."
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.
Season 3 Episodes
When Blair, Natalie and Jo tease Tootie for being the youngest, she feels left out. This leads her to experiment with a…
Natalie conjures up a fear of going outside after she is attacked while coming home from a party
An ex-Eastlander, Alison makes a visit to Eastland to see old friends, Blair, Natalie and Tootie. Coming back brings ba…
Blair's mother is scheduled to have plastic surgery but calls it off to make a visit to Eastland to see her daughter. H…
Burned by her journalism teacher's scathing criticism, Jo turns out a front-page story linking him to a drug bust.
Mrs. Garrett learns that the company that she worked for, for years has gone bankrupt thus canceling her pension fund. …
When her ex-fiancee, Eddie, arrives in town for a visit, Jo learns that she's growing apart from him when she finds hers…
Natalie's planning a weekend of romance with her boyfriend, but when her Grandma Mona drops in unexpectedly, her romanti…
The girls are all excited about a big camp-out due to the fact that it will give them a chance to be with their beaus. …
Blair's cousin, Geri, makes another visit to Peekskill and Blair sets her up with her teacher, but later Blair feels tha…
Blair is thrilled that her name is going to be part of Eastland, since a large amount of money from her grandfather's es…
Natalie wants the lead in the play, South Pacific, and she won't let anyone stand in her way of getting it. However, wh…
The new Japanese student, Miko, is excited about being the newest student at Eastland as well as being in America. Howe…
A visitor from Mrs. Garrett's past comes to Eastland and immediately appears to sweep Mrs. Garrett off her feet. It's a…
Tootie is the president of the Jermaine Jackson fan club and her duties as president interfere with a promise to Jo. La…
Constant squabbling between the girls prompt Mrs. Garrett to announce that the debt for wrecking the van has been paid o…
Mrs. Garrett and the girls visit New York and have lunch in a Italian restaurant where Natalie discovers something she n…
Jo, Natalie and Blair are going to New York to see a Broadway play and a left out Tootie sneaks out to meet them in fron…
Both Blair and Jo head to New York to meet two old friends. Blair discovers her old friend, Dina, is the same old snob …
Natalie has a big crush on Tim and has filled Blair's slambook with words of praise. However, in Blair's slambook inste…
Wanting to give Natalie a gift for helping her with her chemistry, Blair takes a peek in Natalie's diary to see if she c…
A friend of Jo's, Buzz, who attends a military academy, needs her to fix him up with a wealthy socialite, since he made …
Jo's cousin, a 14 year old tomboy, who is lovesick, calls for her help.
Jo stands up for her rights. She protests that books which are believed to have a bad influence on people are being bann…
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