The Facts of Life
Season 1
13 listed hours · 1979–1988 · NBC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Teen/young-adult multi-cam that actually let girls lead for years — chemistry over cool. Mrs. Garrett's Eastland wing, Blair Warner privilege, Jo, Natalie, Tootie, and very special episodes as a feature not a bug. A Diff'rent Strokes spin-off that became young-womanhood appointment TV. You take the good, you take the bad — still accurate.
TV Flash files Season 1 of The Facts of Life (1979–1988) on NBC as the first listed season of 9 — 13 listed hours, 1979-08-24–1980-06-11 from “Rough Housing” (S01E01) to “Dope” (S01E13). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Rough Housing
Rough Housing is the Diff'rent Strokes spin-off contract: Mrs. Garrett's wing, girls leading, chemistry over cool.
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S01E01 Rough Housing
The Harvest Fair festivities are dampened by a misunderstanding over a tomboy's affections for the other girls.
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S01E02 Like Mother, Like Daughter
Blair's mother runs into an old high-school boyfriend during Parents Night.
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S01E03 The Return of Mr. Garrett
Mrs. Garrett's ex-husband proposes again.
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S01E04 I.Q.
Tootie discloses her friends' I.Q. scores.
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S01E05 Overachieving
Tootie's father wants to remove her from Mrs. Garrett's care.
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S01E06 Emily Dickinson
Blair's solution to a problem puts the honor of the school at stake.
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S01E07 Dieting
Sue Ann goes on a dangerous crash diet.
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S01E08 The Facts of Love
Blair decides to put a sex-education lesson to use.
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S01E09 Flash Flood
Mr. Bradley attempts to rescue Blair and Tootie from a flood.
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S01E10 Adoption
Adopted Natalie wants to find her natural mother.
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S01E11 Running
Mr. Bradley sets out to keep the school's championship track title.
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S01E12 Molly's Holiday
The girls plan to reconcile Molly's divorcing folks.
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S01E13 Dope
Blair and Sue Ann's new friends use marijuana.
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