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26 episodes

The Facts of Life - Season 6

First aired Sep 26, 1984Season 6

Browse all 26 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Summer of '84

NR
Sep 26, 198430 min

Mrs. Garrett and the girls share their summer vacations: Natalie and Tootie at a Cape Cod resort, Mrs. Garrett and Jo on a musical fling in Atlantic City and Blair down on a farm in Iowa.

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Episode 2

Slices of Life

NR
Oct 3, 198430 min

Jo begins a pizza business with her mom's secret pizza recipe that has everyone's mouths watering, including a fraternity house that buys pizzas in bulk. However, the business begins running Jo and her workers, Natalie and Tootie ragged which leads Jo to make a business decision on how to make pizzas faster and cheaper.

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Episode 3

Love at First Byte

NR
Oct 17, 1984

With computer dating as the subject of her term paper, Natalie uses a computer dating service to find Blair and Jo ""perfect dates"" without their permission. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett targets Tootie as a bridge partner when her old one moves away.

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Episode 4

My Boyfriend's Back

NR
Oct 24, 198430 min

Tootie's first date with Jeff since he started college leaves her feeling she must sleep with him to keep him.

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Episode 5

Cruisin'

NR
Oct 31, 198430 min

On a dateless Saturday night, the girls cruise downtown Peekskill in hopes of finding Mr. Right. However, a string of bizarre events leads the girls to hideout in their car at a closed gas station.

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Episode 6

Taking a Chance on Love (1)

NR
Nov 7, 1984

Rumors spead about Jo's involvement with her professor and indeed, they just may be true when a romance develops between the two.

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Episode 7

Taking a Chance on Love (2)

NR
Nov 7, 1984

Jo and Sam's relationship grows more serious despite the fact that he has a young son from a previous marriage.

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Episode 8

E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

NR
Nov 14, 198430 min

Mrs. Garrett enrolls in a Shakespeare class, but worries that she might neglect her business and have trouble fitting in with the college crowd.

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Episode 9

Dear Apple

NR
Nov 21, 198430 min

Jo has a heart-to-heart talk---with a computer to resolve a conflict she had with Blair (Lisa Whelchel). Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Tootie: Kim Fields.

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Episode 10

Talk, Talk, Talk

NR
Nov 28, 198430 min

While working at the campus radio station, Jo finds herself needing to fill 5 hours of air time. Things start off on a bad note, when she can't find a key to the record cabinet, which leads, Natalie, Tootie, Blair and Mrs. Garrett to come to her rescue.

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Episode 11

Smile

NR
Dec 5, 198430 min

Natalie is nervous after an interview for a job she applied for with the town newspaper. However, after she learns she didn't get the job, her strange behavior threatens her relationship with her boyfriend.

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Episode 12

The Rich Aren't Different

NR
Dec 12, 198430 min

Jo borrows one of Blair's watches and later breaks it. Jo's lack of remorse is what sends Blair to some serious action, she hauls Jo into small claims court. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett is having a hard time studying for her algebra class.

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Episode 13

Christmas in the Big House

NR
Dec 19, 1984

For the Christmas season, Blair and some of her snobby friends plan on putting on a Christmas show at a home for boys. Her Christmas spirit quickly changes when she discovers that the home for boys is really a home for convicts.

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Episode 14

Me and Eleanor

NR
Jan 2, 198530 min

A no-win situation: Tootie asks Natalie for an honest opinion of her dreadful one-woman play about Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Episode 15

Working it Out

NR
Jan 9, 198530 min

Mrs. Garrett and the girls all become concerned about Blair's bizarre behavior, she's skipping class, dating nonstop and is out all night every night, all this just after a breakup with her first serious relationship, Cliff.

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Episode 16

Jazzbeau

NR
Jan 16, 198530 min

The death of a famous jazz singer brings back fond memories to Tootie and Natalie, who got to know him at a resort hotel where he worked as a waiter.

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Episode 17

Two Guys From Appleton

NR
Jan 23, 198530 min

Mrs. Garrett receives a visit from the high-school sweetheart she ran out on, and she's swept off her feet all over again.

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Episode 18

With a Little Help From My Friends

NR
Jan 30, 198530 min

Blair is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend is into cocaine. Lisa Whelchel. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Kevin: Ryan Cassidy. Father Donovan: John Ingle.

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Episode 19

Gone With the Wind (1)

NR
Feb 13, 1985

The girls have no plans for spring break until Natalie learns that her grandmother's condominium is available in Fort Lauderdale, where the boys are.

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Episode 20

Gone With the Wind (2)

NR
Feb 20, 1985

On spring break in Fort Lauderdale and to the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Blair falls in love with a mere building manager.

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Episode 21

Man in the Attic

NR
Feb 27, 1985

Kevin, forced to leave his apartment, moves into the attic of Edna's Edibles and makes a move on Jo.

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Episode 22

The Last Drive-In

NR
Mar 13, 198530 min

The local drive-in theatre is closing and the girls decide to pay it one last visit on the final night it's open. However, chaos reigns when people begin to loot the theatre and Blair gets into a cat fight.

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Episode 23

Sisters

NR
Mar 20, 1985

During an alumni weekend at Langley, Blair's mother and Jo's father bond which leads to Blair and Jo's fears of becoming sisters.

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Episode 24

It's Lonely at the Top

NR
Mar 27, 1985

With Mrs. Garrett out of town, Blair wants to be in charge of the shop so a reluctant Jo, Natalie and Tootie step aside and let her. Quickly Blair's handling of a competitor food shop goes awry.

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Episode 25

Bus Stop

NR
May 8, 198530 min

Mrs. Garrett and the girls are all excited about Natalie's graduation and buy her a bookcase with a brand new set of encyclopedias on the assumption she's going to college. To her friends surprise, Natalie has a very different plan for life after high school.

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Episode 26

The Interview Show

NR
May 15, 1985

A former Eastland girl, now an author, interviews the girls for her latest book she's writing. In the interviews the girls each open up about their friendships and school life.