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 4 Episodes
Jo discovers that her scholarship funds are being cut. However, the one thing that could keep her at Eastland, she refu…
Natalie makes up a source for the topic of her newspaper article on abortion and if she doesn't reveal who the source is…
Natalie discovers that Tootie has a hearing problem. Tootie forces Natalie to keep quiet and refuses to get some help fo…
Jo interviews an Eastland alumna. After her interview Jo changes her mind about giving money to the school.
Blair makes a new friend in Leo, a young man whom she tries to mold despite the fact that he's mentally retarded. His m…
Natalie is excited about a job offer to write a weekly column for a New York newspaper. The fact that the job would mak…
Jo's got a great part time job as a mechanic working along side her boyfriend, Doug. However, when her talent of fixing…
The IRS invades Blair's life when they question her tax return. Little does Blair know that the title her dad has place…
Yet another episode that revolves around the boys at a military academy. One of the young cadets, Alfred, invites Natal…
A Sadie Hawkins Day dance prompts Natalie to debate asking out a boy she's been eyeing. However, his ignoring of her pr…
The latest man in Mrs. Garrett's life is Henry, her jogging buddy. However, their relationship could turn into a marria…
A new student arrives at Eastland claiming to be a royal princess. All seems to go okay, but then Tootie catches her wit…
Blair's latest boyfriend, Chad, means everything to her and she goes all out trying to please him. However, one evening…
When the girls learn the Mrs. Garrett has high blood pressure, they do everything in their power to lessen the load. Th…
Jo has become close friends with her English teacher, Gail, even inspiring Jo to think about becoming a teacher herself.…
Tootie is excited about the impending visit of her brother Marshall, however is stay becomes one of fear when he invites…
Jo goes away for her first ""college weekend"" with her latest boyfriend Jason at Yale. Just after Mrs. Garrett leaves …
Blair, Natalie and Tootie can't believe that Jo wants to become a nun and Blair accuses Meg of recruiting. However, the…
Mrs. Garrett is expecting a visit from a French chef whom she once was an understudy for. However, when he arrives with…
Natalie begins dating an attractive guy and begins spending all her time with him, which leaves Tootie out in the cold.
Jo has been accepted at Langley College along with Blair but doesn't tell anyone that she has since she doesn't plan on …
It's finals week at Eastland and the girls are planning an all night study session. They soon find out that studying is…
Graduation has everyone rushing around and Natalie and Tootie are worried that their isn't going to be enough time for J…
As graduation day arrives, Monica is furious that Blair's father won't attend, Rose is furious at Charlie due to his sud…
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