The Facts of Life

Season 5

26 episodes

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  1. S05E01

    Brave New World (1)

    Mrs. Garrett is angry; Jo faces expulsion.

  2. S05E02

    Brave New World (2)

    Mrs. Garrett's move causes new problems.

  3. S05E03

    Gamma Gamma or Bust

    Blair fires sorority-party caterer Mrs. Garrett.

  4. S05E04

    Just My Bill

    Jo's going out with a new guy. When she learns from Blair that he's the son of a prominent judge and an ambassador the afternoon she gets invited to dinner with them, she goes out of her way to make them feel uncomfortable at dinner.

  5. S05E05

    What Price Glory?

    After Tootie's crush, the star quarterback of Eastland's football team comes into Mrs. Garrett's café, she discovers that he can't read. Tootie's ethics are soon tested when he asks her to help cheat on an upcoming big test. When she decides to not help him do that and offers to help learn how to read. Meanwhile, Blair volunteers her cousin Geri to perform at an upcoming charity show for her sorority and is in a bind when Geri is hesitant to help out.

  6. S05E06

    The Halloween Show

    A customer mysteriously vanishes on Halloween.

  7. S05E07

    Advance Placement

    Natalie feels superior when she is allowed to take a course at Langley College.

  8. S05E08

    I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

    Jo and Blair bring Mrs. Garrett to an exotic dance club for her birthday.

  9. S05E09

    Small But Dangerous

    Mrs. Garrett and the girls become victims when they befriend a street punk.

  10. S05E10

    Store Games

    The girls go to war with the shop's competition.

  11. S05E11

    The Second Time Around

    Jo's plan to reunite her parents runs into trouble.

  12. S05E12

    The Christmas Show

    Blair devises a way to get Jo to take a money gift.

  13. S05E13

    The Chain Letter

    The girls' careless work habits could lead to the closing of Mrs. Garrett's gourmet shop by the Board of Health.

  14. S05E14

    Next Door

    A 7-year-old boy refuses to leave his apartment during an evacuation.

  15. S05E15

    Crossing the Line

    Natalie upsets Tootie by dating Tootie's cousin.

  16. S05E16

    All or Nothing

    Jo learns a lesson in politics when she is elected to the Langley College Board of Regents.

  17. S05E17

    A Death in the Family

    Natalie's father dies unexpectedly.

  18. S05E18

    Big Fish/Little Fish

    Blair can't deal with Jo's increasing popularity.

  19. S05E19

    Star at Langley

    Blair has to compete for her boyfriend's attention when a movie star enrolls at Langley College.

  20. S05E20

    Dream Marriage

    Blair dreams of the future for herself and her friends.

  21. S05E21

    Mother and Daughter

    Sparks fly when Tootie and her mother find it difficult to communicate.

  22. S05E22

    All by Herself

    Blair takes away all her cousin Geri's responsibilities in planning a charity auction.

  23. S05E23

    Seems Like Old Times

    Jo's Brooklyn boyfriend returns unexpectedly.

  24. S05E24

    Joint Custody

    Garrett's son may spell trouble for Edna's Edibles.

  25. S05E25

    The Way We Were (1)

    As the school year ends, the girls look back at the good times.

  26. S05E26

    The Way We Were (2)

    Natalie and Tootie try to bring a feuding Blair and Jo back together.

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