The Facts of Life Season 8

September. 27,1986      TV-PG
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The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.

Episode 24 : Rites of Passage (2)
May. 09,1987
Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.
Episode 23 : Rites of Passage (1)
May. 02,1987
After her commencement speech is rejected, Jo refuses to make a speech at all, but then learns that her grandfather has come all the way from Poland to hear it.
Episode 22 : This is Only a Test
April. 18,1987
Blair discovers that even she can't buy admission to law school if she doesn't pass a four-hour test she hasn't studied for.
Episode 21 : Younger Than Springtime
March. 21,1987
Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.
Episode 20 : Ex Marks the Spot
March. 07,1987
Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.
Episode 19 : Boy About the House
February. 28,1987
Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.
Episode 18 : 62 Pick-Up
February. 21,1987
Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.
Episode 17 : Cupid's Revenge
February. 14,1987
Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.
Episode 16 : A Winter's Tale
February. 07,1987
The girls are snowed in at a ski cabin with three guys preparing a bachelor party, but the groom is ready to call off the wedding when he gets a look at Blair.
Episode 15 : A Star is Torn
January. 31,1987
Cinnamon, who bested Tootie in the audition for a Broadway rock musical, shows up claiming she's been replaced but that's not the real story.
Episode 14 : Post-Christmas Card
January. 17,1987
As a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.
Episode 13 : The Greek Connection
January. 10,1987
Assigned by the paper to get the inside dirt on Pledge Week at Langley, Natalie crashes the rush party of the sorority Tootie wants to join.
Episode 12 : Seven Little Indians
January. 03,1987
In this fantasy episode, a cross between ""The Twilight Zone"" and a horror film, the crew finds themselves being murdered, one by one, until only Tootie is left to confront the killer. The episode is narrated by a Rod Serling lookalike.
Episode 11 : Write and Wrong
December. 13,1986
A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.
Episode 10 : Where's Poppa?
December. 06,1986
A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.
Episode 9 : Fast Food
November. 29,1986
Natalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.
Episode 8 : The Wedding Day
November. 22,1986
Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.
Episode 7 : The Ratings Game
November. 15,1986
Blair's computerized date-rating system is the focus when she makes a bet with Jo dealing with whether or not the system really works. However, when Beverly Ann accidentally erases a disk, Jo tampers with some of the ratings.
Episode 6 : The Little Chill
November. 08,1986
Blair, Tootie and Natalie organize a reunion with the girls from Eastland. This brings Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann back to town each with successful lives. Cindy has become a model, Nancy is engaged and Sue Ann a vice president for a company. However, each also has a distinct downside to their success. Meanwhile, Jo feels left out of the reunion.
Episode 5 : Off-Broadway Baby
November. 01,1986
Beverly Ann and the girls head for New York, when Tootie decides to audition for her first Broadway show. However, when she arrives, she quickly learns that she has plenty of competition working against her.
Episode 4 : Another Room
October. 11,1986
Fed up with having no privacy, Jo considers moving out, until Beverly Ann suggests remodeling the attic into a room. However, the construction costs divided by the four girls cause Jo to make a sacrifice when she can't come up with her share.
Episode 3 : Ready or Not
October. 04,1986
Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.
Episode 2 : Out of Peekskill (2)
September. 27,1986
Conclusion. When Mrs. Garrett goes to Africa with her new husband, her sister moves in with the girls. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Andy: Mackenzie Astin. Jo: Nancy McKeon.
Episode 1 : Out of Peekskill (1)
September. 27,1986
Mrs. Garrett must decided between her two loves, the girls or Bruce, a man she falls for and who asks her to go to Africa with him.

Seasons

Season 9
Season 9 1987
Season 8
Season 8 1986
Season 7
Season 7 1985
Season 6
Season 6 1984
Season 5
Season 5 1983
Season 4
Season 4 1982
Season 3
Season 3 1981
Season 2
Season 2 1980
Season 1
Season 1 1979

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