The Facts of Life

Mrs. Garrett is in for a real headache at the start of Eastland's new semester when she decides to make roommates of streetwise new student Jo Polniaszek and the snobbish Blair.

A scandalous scheme lands streetwise Jo, sophisticated Blair, and co-conspirators Tootie and Natalie in jail... expelled from Eastland School.

Schemer Jo convinces Tootie and Natalie that money's no object for Mrs. Garrett's birthday present and "picks up" an expensive gift that may cost the girls more than they expect.

Jo's dream of attending a high society event is shattered when Harrison Andrews, Blair's "suave" childhood friend makes it painfully clear why he invited her and not Blair.

Tootie confronts a major cultural identity crisis when a new boyfriend questions the "real" motives of her predominantly white friends and schoolmates.

A life-long conflict is resurrected for Blair when her handicapped cousin Geri, an aspiring comedienne, pays a surprise visit on the eve of an award banquet honoring Blair.

When steady boyfriend Eddie "pops the question," Jo becomes torn between her own feelings and the sincere efforts of her Eastland schoolmates to dissuade her from marriage.

Although they can't dissuade Jo, Mrs. Garrett and the girls at Eastland attempt to delay the marriage until Jo's mother can be contacted.

Tootie's talent for eavesdropping and gossip ignites feuds and places Mrs. Garrett's future at Eastland School in doubt.

After Natalie's first real date, the phone doesn't stop ringing with offers for dates from his schoolmates -- evidently he's given her quite a reputation for a "good" time.

Jo wants to share her pride at receiving a scholastic award with her father, but is afraid her classmates will discover his disreputable past.

Blair joins Countess Calvet's cosmetic company as a sales representative and sets out to give plain Natalie a glamorous new image to prove the product's effectiveness.

A top fashion photographer is coming to Eastland School to find the new face of the 80's and Blair's positive she's it, but the photographer surprises everyone by choosing Tootie.

Mrs. Garrett's "famous" son Alex pays Eastland a long awaited visit, and no one is more taken with the young musician than Natalie.

Tootie and Natalie set out for a fun weekend with Tootie's Aunt Sylvia in Buffalo, but end up in the middle of a marital squabble between Sylvia and her husband.