The Facts of Life: Episode Guide
Notes: The first and second seasons are listed in their original broadcast order. This
is how the episodes are on the DVDs. The rest of the seasons are listed in their production
order (the order in which they were made). This is the order that is used in syndication
and the order that Comcast uses. We are working on separate guides for both.
Pilot episode - The Girls School (aka Garrett's Girls) (May 4th, 1979 - shown as an episode of the series Diff'rent Strokes)
Mrs. Garrett decides whether or not to become the housemother at Kimberly's school.
Diff'rent Strokes Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, and Charlotte Rae
The Facts of Life Cast: Felice Schachter as Nancy Olson, Kim Fields as Tootie Ramsey,
Julie Piekarski as Sue Ann Weaver, Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, Jennifer Rooney
as Jennifer, Peter Hobbs as Mr. Robinson, Laura Shuman as Laura, and Jack
Riley as Mr. Crocker
Notes: The school was called Eastlake and not Eastland in the pilot episode. This episode
was taped on April 19th, 1979. Julie Piekarski got her part on April 13th, 1979.
Season 1 (1979-1980, 13 episodes)
#1. Rough Housing (original airdate August 24th, 1979 - production #101)
Mrs. Garrett deals with Cindy, who is insecure after
being nominated to compete against Blair for the
title of Harvest Queen.
Directed by Nick Havigna
Special Guest Stars: Conrad Bain as Mr. Drummond, Todd Bridges as Willis, Gary Coleman
as Arnold, and Dana Plato as Kimberly
Notes: There is a blooper at the end of the show during the rolling of the credits. Guest star
Todd Bridges from Diff'rent Strokes accidentally spilled a glass of punch on the table.
Miss Mahoney is 32 years old. This is the first of four episodes Jenny O'Hara appeared
in as Miss Mahoney.
#2. Like Mother, Like Daughter (August 31st, 1979 - #102)
Parent night is headed for disaster when Blair's
attractive mother runs into an old high school beau
whose wife is at home with the flu.
Directed by Jim Drake
Guest stars: Pam Huntington as Monica Warner (Blair's mother) and Donald May
as Justin Branch (Nina's father)
Notes: Blair's mother is played by Pam Huntington in this episode, in later episodes
she would be played by Marj Dusay. Blair's mother has been married and divorced 3 times
and is a former Eastland student.
#3. The Return of Mr. Garrett (September 7th, 1979 - #103)
Mrs. Garrett's ex-husband surprises everyone by proposing to her.
Directed by Jim Drake
Guest star: Robert Alda as Robert Garrett (Mrs. Garrett's ex-husband)
Notes: Mrs. Garrett has been divorced from her husband for 3 years. Molly's hamster's
name is Harvey. Mr. Garrett is a gambler who teaches Tootie how to play poker.
#4. I.Q. (September 14th, 1979 - #104)
Tootie finds her friends' I.Q. scores and blabs the
information, turning midterm week into a disaster.
Directed by Jim Drake
Guest stars: none
#5. Overachieving (March 12th, 1980 - #105)
Tootie's father, an intellectual snob, thinks Mrs.
Garrett is a bad influence on his daughter and
threatens to take her out of Eastland.
Directed by Lee Lochhead
Guest star: Robert Hooks as Mr. Ramsey
Notes: This is the only episode appearance by Tootie's father. He was known as
"Rifle" Ramsey at Syracuse University where he played football. Tootie's parents
are lawyers. Natalie's sister is a stewardess.
#6. Emily Dickinson (March 14th, 1980 - #106)
Blair's creative solution to one problem lands her
smack in the middle of another that could
compromise the honor of the entire school.
Directed by Lee Lochhead
Guest star: Duane Ladage as Jason (Blair's boyfriend)
Note: The name of the poem Blair plagiarizes is "Beauty Crowds Me Till I Die" by
Emily Dickinson.
#7. Dieting (March 21st, 1980 - #108)
Sue Ann places her health in jeopardy when she
decides to go on a crash diet.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Greg Bradford as Steve
#8. The Facts of Love (April 4th, 1980 - #111)
After a sex education lesson from Mrs. Garrett, Blair
accepts a date to 'Make-out Mountain' with delivery
boy Steve and his van.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Greg Bradford as Steve
Note: Mrs. Garrett is a registered nurse.
#9. Flash Flood (April 11th, 1980 - #112)
When Mr. Bradley rescues Blair and Tootie from a
rising flood, Blair is more than pleased to express
her gratitude.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Vincent Bufano as Soldier and Bern Bennett
as T.V. Announcer
Notes: Blair's horse is named Chestnut. Tootie's rabbits are named Romeo and Juliet.
Molly's ham radio call sign is K6YVV. Her ham buddy's is WKYVV.
#10. Adoption (April 25th, 1980 - #109)
Mr. Bradley's assignment to have his class trace
their roots causes Natalie to search for her birth
mother's name.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: none
Note: Blair calls a Judge Garfield. Natalie was born September 2nd, 1966 in Manhattan.
#11. Running (May 2nd, 1980 - #110)
Mr. Bradley's tactics to retain the state track
championship have Sue Ann and Cindy competing with each
other.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: none
#12. Molly's Holiday (June 4th, 1980 - #107)
Molly's parents are getting a divorce so she and the
girls cook up a scheme to reconcile them.
Directed by Gary Shimokawa
Guest stars: William Bogert as Mr. Parker (Molly's father) and Lee Crawford as
Angela (Mr. Parker's girlfriend)
Note: Sue Ann is from Kansas City.
#13. Dope (June 11th, 1980 - #113)
Blair and Sue Ann decide to join an exclusive group
of girls whose favorite pastime is smoking
marijuana.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Hilary Horan as Tumpy and Helen Hunt as Emily
Notes: This episode was postponed from April 25th, 1980. Mrs. Garrett wants to buy the
girls a new stereo. Eastland has their first drug
bust and expulsion in 54 years. Sue Ann's mother is 41 years old.
Sue's Ann's dog's name is Tiger. The New Yorker poster stays on the set through season 7.
That stereo stays on the set thoughout the whole series. The bookcase by the door
has been moved from the previous episodes.
Season 2 (1980-1981, 16 episodes)
#14. The New Girl (Part 1) (November 19th, 1980 - #201)
Mrs. Garrett's decision to make roommates of
streetwise new student Jo and snobbish Blair
causes a headache for the start of the new
semester.
Directed by Bob Claver
Guest stars: Gary Coleman as Arnold, Peter Fox as Officer Barry Shuler, and Reb
Brown as ID checker
Note: This is Nancy McKeon's first episode. Jo's name is "Joanne". The girls
visit The Chugalug Bar.
#15. The New Girl (Part 2) (November 26th, 1980 - #202)
Mrs. Garrett tries to pick up the pieces after a
scandalous scheme lands Jo, Blair, Tootie and
Natalie in jail and expelled from Eastland. Mrs.
Garrett negotiates a plan for reinstatement, but the
girls can't decide if its terms are worse than life
behind bars.
Directed by Bob Claver
Guest stars: Hugh Gillin as Howard, Molly Ringwald as Molly, Susie Goddard as Tough Girl,
Amy Gibson as Margo, Rene Lampart as Boy, Bunny Summers as Matron
#16. Double Standard (December 10th, 1980 - #204)
Blair is positive her childhood friend Harrison
Andrews will ask her to the country club cotillion,
but is devastated to learn that for some
unfathomable reason, he has invited Jo.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Grant Wilson as Harrison Andrews
Note: Mrs. Garrett's word in Scrabble is "zephyrs".
#17. Who Am I? (December 17th, 1980 - #205)
Tootie has an identity crisis when her new black boyfriend
questions the motives of her white friends at
Eastland.
Directed by Lee Lochhead
Guest stars: Erik Moses as Fred, David Coburn as Carl, Tan Adams as Julia,
Shawntee Northcutte as Madge, Cheryl Epps as Terry, Tim Clark as Boy #1, Gary Dubin
as Boy #2
Notes: Mrs. Garrett is the Jitterbug Queen of Appleton, Wisconsin. Tootie has 2 brothers.
The name of the disco song at the end of the episode is needed if anyone has any information,
please let me know!
#18. Cousin Geri (December 24th, 1980 - #206)
A lifelong 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.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Hugh Gillin as Howard and Geri Jewell as Geri
Note: This is Geri Jewell's first appearance as Geri - she makes her television debut. Blair
introduces her as 'Geri Warner'. In later episodes, she is called 'Geri Tyler'.
#19. Shoplifting (December 31st, 1980 - #203)
Jo convinces Tootie and Natalie that money is no
object for Mrs. Garrett's birthday present. Jo's desire
to give Mrs. Garrett a gift to rival wealthy Blair's,
provides Mrs. Garrett a birthday surprise none of
them is likely to forget.
Directed by Lee Lochhead
Guest stars: Dick O'Neill as Henry Douglas, Hazel Shermet as Saleslady, and Brad Trumbull
as Guard
Note: The girls shoplift at Harrison's department store.
#20. Teenage Marriage (Part 1) (January 7th, 1981 - #207)
When Jo's boyfriend Eddie pops the question, Jo is
torn between her own feelings and the efforts of her
Eastland schoolmates to dissuade her from
marriage.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Clark Brandon as Eddie, Brian Fuld as Bink, Bella Bruck as Woman
Attendant, Mark Savalle as Waiter
Note: Eddie's last name is Brennan.
#21. Teenage Marriage (Part 2) (January 14th, 1981 - #208)
Mrs. Garrett and the girls come up with delay
tactics to hold off the marriage until Jo's mother can
be contacted.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Hugh Gillin as Howard, Clark Brandon as Eddie, Bill Dana as the
Manager
Note: Jo and Eddie go to the Ritz Motel.
#22. Gossip (January 21st, 1981 - #209)
Frustrated by her exclusion from the older girls'
activities, Tootie's talents for eavesdropping and
gossip ignite conflict and place Mrs. Garrett's future
at Eastland in doubt.
Directed by Lee Lochhead
Guest stars: Hugh Gillin as Howard, Kenneth Mars as Mr. Harris, Julie Anne Haddock
as Cindy, Julie Piekarski as Sue Ann, Felice Schachter as Nancy
#23. Breaking Point (January 28th, 1981 - #210)
Blair thinks being elected student council president
is the most important thing in the world until a real
tragedy strikes, forcing everyone to reassess their
priorities.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Denise Halma as Cynthia
#24. Sex Symbol (February 4th, 1981 - #211)
After Natalie's first real date with a boy from
neighboring Bates Academy, she receives a barrage
of offers from his schoolmates who have heard she
has quite a reputation.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Julie Anne Haddock as Cindy, Julie Piekarski as Sue Ann, Felice Schachter
as Nancy, Dan Spector as Neil, Holly Gagnier as Helen
#25. The Secret (February 25th, 1981 - #212)
Jo wants her father to attend an award ceremony
where she will be honored, but is afraid that her
classmates will find out about his disreputable past.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Alex Rocco as Mr. Polniazek
Notes: Jo's full name is Joanna Marie Polniaczek. Blair's father has Warner Textile
Mills in Miami, Florida. In the closing credits, the name is spelled "Polniazek" - in
later episodes it would be spelled "Polniaczek". This is Alex Rocco's first of many
appearances as Jo's father.
#26. Bought and Sold (March 4th, 1981 - #213)
Blair becomes a sales rep for a cosmetic company
and sets out to give Natalie a makeover as a
demonstration for prospective buyers, her
classmates.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Zsa Zsa Gabor as Countess Calvet, Todd Bridges as Willis
Note: Natalie is charged $87.42 for her new look.
#27. Pretty Babies (March 11th, 1981 - #214)
A top fashion photographer is coming to Eastland to
find the new face of the '80s and Blair is positive
she's it. The photographer surprises everyone by
choosing Tootie, but the price of her photo session
proves costly.
Directed by Bob Claver
Guest stars: Felice Schachter as Nancy, John Mark Robinson as Jonathon Dutton,
Michelle Downey as Rena
Notes: Blair is a junior. Tootie is 12 years old. The original airdate for this episode
should possibly be switched with Bought and Sold.
#28. Free Spirit (March 18th, 1981 - #215)
Mrs. Garrett's son, Alex, visits Eastland, and no one
is more taken with the young musician than Natalie.
Directed by Bob Claver
Guest stars: Tom Fitzsimmons as Alex Garrett (Mrs. Garrett's son)
#29. Brian and Sylvia (aka The Parkers) (March 25th, 1981 - #216)
Tootie and Natalie spend a weekend with Tootie's
Aunt Sylvia, a news anchor in Buffalo. Sylvia and
her husband Brian have a seemingly perfect
marriage that is threatened when Sylvia gets a
chance at the big time.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Richard Dean Anderson as Brian, Rosanne Katon as Sylvia,
Ja'net DuBois as Ethel, Anthony Holland as Ray, Peter Barth as The Stage Manager,
Dudley Knight as The Announcer, Ron Sloan as Danny Robinson, Thos Peterson as Larry
Baker
Notes: This was a spinoff attempt, the first of several for The Facts of Life. The setting
is Buffalo, New York. Brian Parker was a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team (fictitiously
for this episode of course). Ja'net DuBois makes a "Moving On Up" reference in this episode -
this was an inside joke as she sang The Jeffersons theme song.
Season 3 (1981-1982, 24 episodes)
#30. Growing Pains (October 28th, 1981 - #302)
Tootie experiments with alcohol when she feels
excluded by the older girls.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker
Notes: Tootie has braces in this episode - she was Baron Van Trapp in The Sound of Music
at her camp during the summer. The girls are punished by Mrs. Garrett by having no tv,
no dates, and they are grounded for 2 months.
#31. Fear Strikes Back (November 4th, 1981 - #306)
Natalie is assaulted on her way home from a
campus party.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Louis Welch as Instructor, Paige Conner as Lucy
#32. A Baby in the House (November 11th, 1981 - #308)
Blair is forced to reexamine her friend's "perfect" life
when the ex-Eastland student, turned teenage wife
and mother, stops by for a visit.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Heather Kerr as Alison, Danielle Nathanson as Emily, Kristin Nathanson
as Emily
Note: Jo uses Natalie's Shaun Cassidy pillowcase as a diaper for the baby.
#33. A Friend in Deed (November 18th, 1981 - #307)
Blair inadvertently learns that her mother has a lump
in her breast.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Marj Dusay as Monica Warner and Geri Jewell as Geri
Note: This is Marj Dusay's first of several appearances as Blair's mother.
#34. Front Page (November 25th, 1981 - #309)
Jo writes a story to get revenge on her overly critical
journalism teacher.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Julie Anne Haddock as Cindy, Julie Piekarski as Sue Ann, Steven
Anderson as Professor Gideon, Loren Lester as Roy
Notes: Mr. Gideon writes FACT on the chalkboard which stands for Fast Accurate
Concise True. Robert Michael Gideon is 33 years old. The headline for the
newspaper is 'Teacher Busted in Cocaine Raid'.
#35. Give and Take (December 2nd, 1981 - #303)
A financial disaster pushes Mrs. Garrett to the brink
of an emotional breakdown, and the girls prove
completely insensitive to her crisis.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker
Note: Mrs. Garrett gets a 2nd job as a night manager at a Howard Johnson - it pays
an extra $400 a month than her job at Eastland.
#36. Sweet Sorrow (December 9th, 1981 - #310)
A class in simulated marriage teaches Jo some
real-life lessons in love when she finds herself more
attracted to someone in her class than to her
longtime boyfriend Eddie.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Clark Brandon as Eddie and Shawn Stevens as Bob
Notes: Jo's partner is Bob Perkins and Blair's is Waldo Wilbur.
#37. From Russia with Love (December 16th, 1981 - #301)
Natalie concocts a scheme for a private weekend
until a surprise visit from her over-adoring
grandmother threatens to ruin her plans.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Molly Picon as Grandma (Mona)
Notes: Natalie wants to have a dinner date with Chip Douglas from Bates Academy in
New York. Mona's husband is named Herman. Jo has no living grandparents.
#38. Dear Me (December 23rd, 1981 - #311)
The girls plan a weekend camp out with the boys
from Bates Academy, but young Tootie is
apprehensive about going along. A seemingly
perfect excuse not to go makes the predicament
worse.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Felice Schachter as Nancy, Todd Hollowell as Zack (Zack Peters), David Wallace as Paul,
and Philip Linton as Lenny
Note: Todd Hollowell would later play Tootie's boyfriend, Jeff Williams. Zack wants to
go to Cooper's Rock. Tootie makes up a boyfriend named Teddy Lee Washington.
#39. Cousin Geri Returns (December 30th, 1981 - #305)
Blair fears that her cousin Geri is being set up for a
fall when she begins dating Eastland's attractive
French teacher.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Lou Richards as Mr. Palmer (Mike) and Geri Jewell as Geri
Note: Geri had recently appeared on The Merv Griffin Show.
#40. Legacy (January 6th, 1982 - #312)
Blair's decision to donate money inherited from her
grandfather to the school library uncovers family
secrets she doesn't know how to handle.
Directed by Judi Elterman
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Loren Lester as Roy
#41. Green-Eyed Monster (January 13th, 1982 - #313)
Natalie wants the lead role in a school play and
she's not about to let anything or anyone stand in
the way—including her best friend, Tootie.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Felice Schachter as Nancy, Hazel Shermet as Miss Downes, Heidi Helmer
as Girl #1, Beverly Nero as The Pianist
Note: The girls are auditioning for South Pacific.
#42. The Americanization of Miko (January 20th, 1982 - #314)
Jo befriends a new Japanese student who's eager to
become Americanized, but her protective father is
against it.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Mako as Mr. Wakamatsu, Lauren Tom as Miko
Notes: Miko does $462 worth of damage to Jo's motorcycle - she is
from Tokyo, Japan.
#43. The Marriage Brokers (January 27th, 1982 - #315)
To the girls' delight, Mrs. Garrett's handsome visitor
is more than a friend. Blair decides to find out how
serious their relationship is.
Directed by Alejandro Rey
Guest stars: Norman Alden as Ernest Melbourne, Scott Strader as Barnett Thornwood (III),
William Marquez as Carlos, and Pepe Crow as Renaldo
#44. Starstruck (February 3rd, 1982 - #316)
Tootie gets the thrill of her life when her idol, rock
star Jermaine Jackson, invites her to his concert for
being his number-one fan.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Jermaine Jackson as Jermaine, Rick Fitts as P.R. Man, Cheryl Epps
as Terry, Pam Springsteen as Sally, Jere Fields as Georgia, Paris Robinson as Guard,
Mark Davitt as Mark, Fitzhugh Huston as Fitz, Sal Landi as Sal, Marcus Wyatt as Young
Boy, Tonia G. Smith as Fan #1, Sheila Monique as Fan #2, Danielle Bateman as
Girl #1, Jill Tandy as Girl #2, and Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri
#45. The Four Musketeers (February 10th, 1982 - #304)
To continue living with each other or to split up?
That's the question facing the girls when the end of
their probationary period gives them an opportunity
to go their separate ways.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Susan Blackstone as Brenda
Note: This episode has the famous paint fight scene.
#46. The Affair (February 17th, 1982 - #318)
Natalie is crushed when she catches her father
romancing a strange woman. But her toughest
dilemma is deciding whether to confront him.
Directed by Asaad Kelda
Guest stars: Norman Burton as Dr. Green, Peter Reckell as Alan (Alan Cooke),
Benito Prezia as Luigi
Notes: The girls eat at Pagliacci's in Manhattan. Alan is Sandra's brother - she
attends Eastland. Natalie's parents will be soon celebrating their Silver Anniversary.
#47. Runaway (February 24th, 1982 - #317)
Determined to prove her maturity, Tootie goes off to
New York City unescorted to meet with friends at a
theater. A teenage prostitute teaches her a harsh
reality.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Lauren Tom as Miko, Tammy Lauren as Kristy, Darrell Fetty as Mike,
Larry Gelman as The Man, Linda Darlow as The Waitress (Bernice), Belle Ellig
as The Woman
#48. New York, New York (March 3rd, 1982 - #319)
Everyone hopes the feud between Jo and Blair will
be calmed by a visit home, but instead the trip has
all the makings of disaster.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Alexa Kenin as Jesse, Dana Kimmell as Dina (Dina Becker), Jan
Rabson as The Waiter, Bunny Summers as Hildy, David Bond as Checkers Player
#49. Kids Can Be Cruel (March 17th, 1982 - #320)
A vengeful Natalie is determined to get even with
insensitive Blair, but she unwittingly entangles an
innocent victim in her scheme.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Dan Frischman as Carl ('Rocky' Price), Scott McGinnis as
Dink (Dink Lockwood), Marc Poppel as Tim (Tim Holifield), Wendell Baker as
Boy #1, Andrew J. Lederer as Boy #2
Notes: The girls write in a slambook. Tim is going steady with Cynthia. Carl
bids $25 on Blair's dinner box.
#50. Mind Your Own Business (March 24th, 1982 - #321)
A well-meaning Blair starts a battle over the right to
privacy when she sneaks a peek at Natalie's diary.
Directed by Selig Frank
Guest stars: none
#51. The Academy (March 31st, 1982 - #322)
Jo coerces Blair into a date with a military cadet.
Blair is in for a shock when she learns that the boy
is a delinquent from New York City.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: David Ackroyd as Major Dorsey (Tim), Jimmy Baio as Buzz Ryan (Cadet Buzz Ryan), Peter
Frechette as Knight (Cadet George Knight), David Hubbard as Chip (Cadet Chip Nelson), Ben
Marley as Hank, and John P. Navin Jr. as Alfred (Cadet Alfred Webster)
Notes: This was a spinoff attempt. The boys attend Stone Military Academy.
#52. Jo's Cousin (April 14th, 1982 - #324)
Jo's 14-year-old cousin Terry is on the verge of
womanhood and she desperately needs Jo's help to
battle her overprotective father and brothers.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Donnelly Rhodes as Sal (Sal Largo), Megan Follows as Terry (Terry Largo), John
Mengatti as Paul (Pauli Largo), Grant Cramer as Tony (Tony Valente), and D.W. Brown as
Bud (Bud Largo)
Notes: This was a spinoff attempt. The Largos run a New Jersey gas station. Sal Largo
is a widow with three kids.
#53. Read No Evil (May 5th, 1982 - #323)
When Jo discovers that several classic books and a
magazine have been removed from the Eastland
library, the entire school debates the issue of book
banning.
Directed by Dolores Ferraro
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Susan Davis as Betty, Ed Penn as Man 1,
Beverly Dixon as Woman 1, W. Perren Page as Man 2, and Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri
Notes: Ms. Magazine is banned at the school as well as 4 books including The Fixer,
Catch 22, and Slaughterhouse Five. A faculty advisor replaces Natalie as editor
of the school newspaper with Buffy Cline. Betty Schuster is Linda Schuster's mom.
Season 4 (1982-1983, 28 episodes)
#54. The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (Part 1) (September 25th, 1982 - #425)
Mrs. Garrett and the girls all have their own
fantasies about a summer in Paris. Unfortunately,
Mrs. Garrett's culinary school is a disaster and the
girls' summer boarding is oppressive and located
miles away from the city.
Written by Jerry Mayer & Jack Elinson, Linda Marsh & Margie Peters, Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
with Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon, Frank Bonner (as
Garth Kiley)
Co-starring: Frederic Andrei as David, Jacques Ferriere as Pierre, Vivian Brown as Miss
Southwick, Roger Til as Chef Antoine, Caroline Ducrocq as Angelique, Laurie Main as
Reggie, Bernard Soufflet as The Innkeeper
Featuring: Philippe Brizard as The Bookseller, Dominique Bauguil as Georges, Pierry Dany
as Mr. LeClair, Christian Baltauss as Andgre, Joris Stuyck as Ken, Chip Fields as
Louise, Andre Phillipps as Vincent, Sally Marr as Claudia, Pierrino Mascarino
as Sergio, Jon Lindstrom as Young Man, Dorothy Constantine as Conlessa
Notes: Originally aired as a 2 hour tv movie. Chip Fields (Kim Fields' mom) appears as Louise.
Mrs. Garrett stays at the Hotel Le Petit Ritz. The girls are the Girard School.
#55. The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (Part 2) (September 25th, 1982 - #426)
During the last few days of summer, the girls run
away to Paris. Blair sets her sights on a French
romance, Natalie and Tootie meet a famous author
and Jo goes to the races with a French biker.
#56. The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (Part 3) (September 25th, 1982 - #427)
Mrs. Garrett struggles through French culinary
school, Blair searches vainly for romance and Jo
argues constantly with her new boyfriend. Natalie
and Tootie fare better, inspiring a failing writer to put
down the bottle and pick up the pen again.
#57. The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (Part 4) (September 25th, 1982 - #428)
Mrs. Garrett passes her French culinary exam and
finds a special friend in the process. After searching
for a French boyfriend, Blair finds her best day is the
one she spends by herself. Jo has to decide if she
should go home or stay in France with her new love.
#58. Ain't Miss Beholden (September 29th, 1982 - #403)
Jo's future at Eastland is in jeopardy when she
learns her scholarship funds are drying up and that
Blair may be her only chance to stay.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Cheryl Epps as Terry, Jill Tandy as Girl #1
Notes: Jo wins a scholarship from the Warner Textile Foundation. Jo once hung out
with a group of people called the Young Diablos in the Bronx.
#59. The Source (October 6th, 1982 - #404)
Natalie is under pressure to reveal her source for a
controversial article on a schoolmate's secret abortion she has written for the school
paper.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Lisa Lucas as Annie, Cheryl Epps as Terry,
Dawn Schroder as Jenny
Note: Tootie's imaginary friend was named Louise and that is the fictional name Natalie
uses for her article. The name of the school newspaper is The Eastlander.
#60. The Sound of Silence (October 27th, 1982 - #401)
Tootie's sudden personality change and slipping
grades are the result of a hearing problem.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Loren Lester as Roy and Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri
Note: Roy works for Deforest Bakery.
#61. The Oldest Living Graduate (November 3rd, 1982 - #407)
Eastland's oldest living graduate, a rich eccentric,
decides to leave her money to Eastland until Jo
inadvertently changes her mind.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Amzie Strickland as
Marie Thornwell
Notes: Marie Thornwell is 83 years old - she graduated with the
Eastland class of 1918. She wants Jo to join her Ladies of the
Colonies club.
#62. Different Drummer (November 10th, 1982 - #408)
Blair thinks she's doing a good deed by tutoring a
mentally retarded young man, but the naive student
misinterprets her good intentions.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Thomas Byrd as Leo, Loren Lester as Roy
Note: Roy and Leo work for Deforest Bakery.
#63. Dearest Mommie (November 17th, 1982 - #409)
An emotional confrontation with her adoptive mother
sends Natalie on a desperate search for her natural
mother.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Mitzi Hoag as Evie Green, Susan Blackstone as Brenda,
Kimberly Craig as Girl #1
Notes: Natalie wants to write a column called Nat's Chat for The Beat
Paper. Her mother is/was a nurse. Ellen's birth mother is named Ellen Manheim.
#64. A Woman's Place (November 24th, 1982 - #410)
Jo's got a new job, a new boyfriend and a new
problem when her exceptional ability gains her a
quick promotion over her boyfriend.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Dean Simone as Doug, Pierrino Mascarino as Garo
#65. Daddy's Girl (December 1st, 1982 - #402)
Blair's close relationship with her father is tested
when a tax audit uncovers her father's questionable
accounting.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Nicolas Coster as Mr. Warner, Kenneth Tigar as Mr. Garfield
Notes: Blair gets a $10,000 a month allowance from her father - who calls her Princess.
#66. The Big Fight (December 8th, 1982 - #406)
Unsuspecting Natalie becomes a pawn in a young
military school cadet's battle to win of the respect of
his father.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: David Ackroyd as Major Dorsey, Jimmy Baio as Buzz, Eddie Deezen
as Grusky, Peter Frechette as Knight, Bill Galligan as "Mongo" Morahn, Crispin Glover
as Cadet #1, Ben Marley as Hank, John P. Navin, Jr. as Alfred, David Raynr as Chip,
Barbara Stock as Nurse Barton
Note: This was a 2nd attempt at a spinoff of the Stone Hill Academy.
#67. For the Asking (December 15th, 1982 - #411)
An outspoken Natalie is determined to boycott the Sadie Hawkins Day
school dance, but her one-man battle could leave
her the odd woman out.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Brian Robbins as Ben, Marc Jefferson as Boy #1
#68. September Song (December 22nd, 1982 - #405)
Mrs. Garrett is intent on getting in shape and
unexpectedly gets a marriage proposal from her
older jogging partner.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Murray Matheson as Henry
Note: Professor Henry Clayton is 70 years old.
#69. A Royal Pain (January 5th, 1983 - #413)
Excitement reigns when royalty enrolls at Eastland,
until Tootie accidentally discovers that the new
student, a young princess, is a runaway who's
getting ready to skip out again.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Heather McAdam as Alexandra (Alexandra Lamberti), Patrick Horgan
as Alphonso, Jimmy D. Baron as Greg
#70. Magnificent Obsession (January 12th, 1983 - #412)
Blair is convinced that to hold on to a new boyfriend
she has to be everything he wants her to be. But her
behavior jeopardizes the respect of her best friends.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Gary Hudson as Chad Broxton
#71. Under Pressure (January 19th, 1983 - #414)
When Mrs. Garrett is diagnosed with high blood
pressure, the girls will do anything to shield her from
stress. But their good intentions lead to a lie, a
cover-up and big trouble.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Johnny Haymer as Officer Franklin
Notes: Mrs. Garrett's 1975 yellow Volkswagen convertible is stolen. Her license
plated number is 845DUD.
#72. Teacher's Pet (January 26th, 1983 - #415)
Jo is furious when she learns secondhand that an
inspirational teacher is leaving Eastland.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Deborah Harmon as Gail (Gail Gallagher), Susan Blackstone as Brenda,
Edna Dix as Miss Barnett, and Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri
Notes: Jo is reading The Grapes of Wrath. Gail is 26 years old. It's Blair's
birthday. Miss Barnett is the English teacher for the rest of the semester.
#73. Let's Party (February 9th, 1983 - #417)
The girls learn a frightening lesson about drinking
and driving when they join Tootie's college-age
brother and his roommate for a big night on the
town.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Kevin Sullivan as Marshall Ramsey, Michael Harrington
as Paul (Paul Walsh), Kyle T. Heffner as George
Note: Tootie's father's name is Harrison and he lives in Washington, D.C.
#74. Best Sister (Part 1) (February 16th, 1983 - #418)
Blair's sister shows up at Eastland with news that
she wants to become a nun.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Eve Plumb as Meg Warner
Notes: Jo goes to Connecticut to meet her college friend Jason at Yale.
#75. Best Sister (Part 2) (February 23rd, 1983 - #419)
When Jo decides that she wants to become a nun
along with Blair's sister, Blair sees herself as the
only one who can talk them out of it.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Eve Plumb as Meg Warner, Jon Caliri as Jason (Jason Sanders)
Note: On June 14, 1973 Blair's parents divorce became final.
#76. Guess What's Coming to Dinner? (March 9th, 1983 - #416)
Chaos permeates Eastland when Mrs. Garrett's
attempts to entertain her French visitors who speak no English are met by
a series of bizarre events.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Roger Til as Chef Antoine, Cynthia Latham as Mme. Gerarde,
Maurice Marsac as Louie, Lilyan Chauvin as Marie
#77. Who's On First (March 30th, 1983 - #420)
When Cupid's arrow strikes, Natalie devotes all her
time to her new beau, prompting a slighted Tootie
into a deceitful course of action to regain her
attention.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Jeffrey Rogers as Gil, Dawn Schroder as Jenny, Cheryl Epps as Terry
Note: Dawn Schroder is Rick Schroder's older sister.
#78. Help From Home (April 6th, 1983 - #421)
Jo makes a shocking announcement that she's
decided to get a job instead of going to college after a visit home reveals what
a financial hardship it would be.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Heather McAdam as Alexandra, Claire Malis as Rose Polniaszek, Rhoda Gemignani as
Evelyn, Ralph Manza as Mr. Baluducci, Fritzi Burr as Mrs. Waldman, Laura Summer as
Emily, Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaszek
Note: Jo's parents last names are spelled differently in the ending credits than in
other episodes.
#79. Take My Finals, Please (April 27th, 1983 - #422)
In spite of Mrs. Garrett's opposition, the girls settle
in for an all-night study session. As the hours slip
away, every imaginable distraction impedes their
preparation for final exams.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: none
#80. Graduation (Part 1) (May 4th, 1983 - #423)
Blair and Jo finally achieve a common bond when
their graduation from Eastland causes a flood of
preparations and overreactions from their parents
and friends.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri, Heather McAdam as Alexandra, Marj Dusay
as Monica Warner, Loren Lester as Roy, Laura Summer as Emily, Pamela Cohn as Lisa, Alan Bardsley
as Delivery Boy, Claire Malis as Rose Polniaczek, Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek
Notes: Originally aired as an one-hour season finale. Blair's parents are identified as
Monica and Steve Warner - in later episodes it would be David Warner. Pamela Cohn
is Mindy Cohn's older sister.
#81. Graduation (Part 2) (May 4th, 1983 - #424)
Mrs. Garrett, Natalie and Tootie are reassuring and
calm during the hectic last-minute graduation
preparations. Blair and Jo see how much more they
learned at Eastland than just academics.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri, Marj Dusay as Monica Warner, Loren Lester as
Roy, Laura Summer as Emily, Pamela Cohn as Lisa, Jill Mallorie as Bonnie, Claire Malis
as Rose Polniaczek, Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek
Note: There was thought of having Nancy McKeon and Lisa Whelchel in their own
series as they went into college as the Graduation episode was the highest rated episode of the
4th season.
Season 5 (1983-1984, 26 episodes)
#82. Brave New World (Part 1) (September 21st, 1983 - #501)
Mrs. Garrett is fed up, Tootie and Natalie are
distraught, Jo faces expulsion from college and Blair
is oblivious to it all, in the first of a special two-part
story.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Joel Brooks as Raymond Garrett, David Tiefen
as Guy with Towel, Harriet Ikenson as Female card player, Richard Kantor as Male
card player
Notes: Originally aired as an one-hour episode. Raymond's wife Doris is from Massachusetts.
#83. Brave New World (Part 2) (September 21st, 1983 - #502)
Opening her own gourmet shop (Edna's Edibles) solves Mrs.
Garrett's problems with Eastland, but leaves a tidal
wave of housing troubles for Tootie, Natalie, Blair
and Jo.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Roger Perry as Mr. Parker, Kres Mersky as Miss Aames, David
Tiefen as Guy
#84. Gamma Gamma or Bust (September 28th, 1983 - #503)
College freshman Blair recommends Mrs. Garrett to
cater a rush party for the sorority she's pledging.
But in a fit of anger, she fires her with little regard for
the consequences.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Jami Gertz as Boots St. Clair, Jennifer Barlow as Alicia
#85. Just My Bill (October 12th, 1983 - #505)
Jo's in love, but when her regular guy turns out to be
a rich kid, resentment sets in.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Peter Nelson as Bill (William Ogden Smith IV), Frank Aletter
as Mr. Smith, Joan Freeman as Mrs. Smith, Rene Assa as Jacques
Notes: Bill's parents are Ambassador and Justice Smith. They eat at
Le Petit Moulan.
#86. What Price Glory? (October 19th, 1983 - #506)
Tootie discovers that her boyfriend, a college-bound
star athlete, is illiterate. She has to decide whether
to encourage him to learn to read, or help him cheat
on a test he needs to pass in order to graduate.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri, Todd Hollowell as Jeff
Notes: Jeff is the star quarterback at Bates Academy. Tootie is a
sophomore. Mrs. Garrett has a friend named Sylvia. Jeff wants to take
Tootie to Jaws 1 and Jaws 2. Cousin Geri is referred to as Geri Tyler.
#87. The Halloween Show (October 26th, 1983 - #507)
Mrs. Garrett, possessed? Halloween hysteria sets
in when a customer mysteriously disappears.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Ian Wolfe as Mr. Bigley, Stephanie Ridel as Gretel, Sean de Veritch as
Hansel, and Loren Lester as Roy
Notes: Roy's bun tray reads "De Forrest Bakery" while his jacket reads "Deforest Bakery".
Edna's Edibles used to be the old Gruber place in 1905 and was sight of The Halloween
Massacres. Jo has a bandage on one of her fingers on her right hand.
#88. Advance Placement (November 2nd, 1983 - #510)
When high school junior Natalie is permitted to
enroll in a Langley College course, her overblown
feeling of superiority threatens to destroy her
friendship with Tootie, Blair and Jo.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Jami Gertz as Boots St. Clair, David Tiefen as Guy, Jennifer Barlow as
Alicia, Lee Arnone as Customer #1, Kerry Michaels as Customer #2, Roger Perry as Mr. Parker
Notes: Tootie is a sophomore and Natalie is a junior.
#89. I'm Dancing as Fast I Can (November 9th, 1983 - #509)
Blair and Jo plan a birthday surprise for Mrs.
Garrett. Their night out at a male exotic dance club
uncovers a shocking surprise for Blair.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Woody Brown as Cliff, Larry Poindexter as Ken,
The Men of Chippendales: Read Scott as The Cowboy,
Roger Menache as Fireman Freddie, Hodari Sababu as Officer Bob; Dan Peterson as The Maitre
d', and Philip Charles MacKenzie as the M.C.
Notes: This is Woody Brown's first of many appearances as Blair's boyfriend Cliff. Tootie is
15 years old.
#90. Small But Dangerous (November 16th, 1983 - #508)
Disregarding Jo's instincts, Mrs. Garrett and the
girls befriend Kelly, a fast-talking street punk who
ends up trying to extort protection money from
them.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Co-stars: Pamela Segall as Kelly Affinado
Note: Kelly makes up a street gang called The Lords of Discipline.
#91. Store Games (November 30th, 1983 - #512)
The girls resort to espionage to save Edna's Edibles
from financial ruin when a competing store woos
away all of Mrs. Garrett's customers by copying Mrs. Garrett's recipes.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Co-star: Pamela Segall
Note: Natalie names their computer Dirk. Pete takes Woody Russell's daughter Shelly's
wedding catering job from Mrs. Garrett.
#92. The Second Time Around (December 14th, 1983 - #511)
Jo's plan to reunite her divorced parents hits a snag
when her father announces he's contemplating
marriage to another woman.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek and Claire Malis as Rose Polniaczek
Notes: Jo's grandpa Frank is mentioned. Charlie's potential bride is named Carol
and has a daughter and a son who is 8 years old. Blair learned to play the accordion
when she was younger.
#93. The Christmas Show (December 21st, 1983 - #515)
Blair fails to trick Jo into accepting money that
would allow her to spend the holidays with her
mother, but she does devise an offer in the true
spirit of Christmas that Jo can't refuse.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Ian Wolfe as Mr. Lazzeroni, Bob Tzudiker as Customer
Notes: Jo buys her mom a $39.95 blouse. Blair is going to Vail to ski - her dad is in
Tokyo and her mom is in San Moritz. Jo 'wins' a trip to Miami. Natalie gets a coat
and a stero.
#94. The Chain Letter (December 28th, 1983 - #504)
The girls' sloppy work habits lead to the threat that
Edna's Edibles will be closed down by the Board of
Health.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest star: Peter Hobbs as Mr. Stevens (Klaus Stevens)
#95. Next Door (January 4th, 1984 - #513)
Tootie is the only one who may be able to walk a
wary seven-year-old latchkey kid out of his
apartment when an emergency mandates the
evacuation of the entire block.
Directed by Linda Day
Guest stars: Jean Smart as Ellen (Ellen Slater), Taliesin Jaffe as Danny (Danny Slater),
Cliff Norton as Mr. Hanson
#96. Crossing the Line (January 11th, 1984 - #516)
A friendship is jeopardized when Tootie questions
Natalie's motives for accepting a date with her
cousin, Michael.
Directed by Mark W. Travis
Guest stars: Todd Hollowell as Jeff, Peter Parros as Michael (Tootie's cousin), and Rob
Stone as Harvey
#97. All or Nothing (January 18th, 1984 - #518)
When Jo is elected to the Langley College Board of
Regents, she finds she has to battle the majority to
bring some common sense to the proceedings.
Jo protests when academic scholarships are cut in order to build a sports scoreboard.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Jami Gertz as Boots St. Clair, Erica Yohn as Loube,
Fred Holliday as Hal, Thoams F. Wilson as Moose, Shannon Holt as Ashley,
Joel Davison as Roger, Bruce Penhall as Steve (Steve Garland), John Randolph as
Ward Beaumont
Note: Duke Patterson wants to donate a $500,000 football scoreboard to Langley College.
#98. A Death in the Family (February 1st, 1984 - #519)
The unexpected death of Natalie's father reinforces
the bonds that she has with her Peekskill family.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Mitzi Hoag as Evie Green, John Shearin as Dr. Perkins (Steven), Edith Fields
as Mrs. Block, Danna Hansen as Mrs. Kravitz (Florence), Walter Mathews as Golfer, Patricia Wilson as Women, and Molly Picon as Grandma
Notes: The girls are planning to a Miss Edible's contest and a float for the Founders
Day Parade. Natalie receives a call from her Aunt Betty about her father's death. Natalie's
parents were married for 25 years.
#99. Big Fish/Little Fish (February 8th, 1984 - #520)
Blair suffers an identity crisis when she realizes that
Jo has taken her place as the most popular girl at
school.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Co-star: Pamela Segall as Kelly
Note: One of Lisa Whelchel's real-life talents is/was being a ventriloquist.
#100. Star at Langley (February 15th, 1984 - #521)
Blair is forced to compete for boyfriend Cliff's
attention when a popular movie star enrolls at
Langley.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Jami Gertz as Boots St. Clair, Woody Brown as Cliff (Cliff Winfield), Robyn Bernard as Heather Hunt, David Teifen as Guy (Guy Reynolds), Ric Addison as Photographer (from US Magazine), and Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri
Notes: Robyn Bernard is the sister of Crystal Bernard. Heather Hunt starred in Boogie Magic
and Angels on Dirtbikes. Blair and Cliff have been dating for 5 months. Cliff's parents have
been married for 32 years and live in Iowa.
#101. Dream Marriage (February 22nd, 1984 - #522)
A startling marriage proposal forces Blair to
re-evaluate her goals.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Woody Brown as Cliff and Paul Tompkins as Phillip
Notes: Cliff gets a job offer from Dallas General (Hospital). Mrs. Garrett is a
Democrat. The girls make a plan to reunite on January 1, 2000.
#102. Mother and Daughter (February 29th, 1984 - #517)
Tootie's inability to communicate with her visiting lawyer mother
sparks an explosive confrontation.
Directed by Norman Cohen
Co-star: Pamela Segall
Notes: Mrs. Garrett calls Tootie's mom Diane - she is credited as Pauline in the closing
credits incorrectly.
#103. All By Herself (March 14th, 1984 - #514)
Blair's zealousness usurps all of cousin Geri's
responsibility for organizing a charity auction.
Directed by Judi Elterman
Guest stars: Susan Davis as Winifred Morris, Kip King as the Florist, Ernie
Sabella as the Husband, Mary Burk as the Customer, and Geri Jewell as Cousin Geri
Notes: Geri's last name is Tyler.
#104. Seems Like Old Times (March 21st, 1984 - #524)
Jo's love for her former Brooklyn beau is re-ignited
during an unexpected visit, but a sobering secret
could extinguish any possibility of a future for them.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Co-star: Pamela Segall
Note: Eddie is married to an American girl he met while in Italy.
#105. Joint Custody (May 2nd, 1984 - #523)
The future of Edna's Edibles is jeopardized by the
troubled marriage of Mrs. Garrett's son Raymond.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Joel Brooks as Raymond and Kim Darby as Doris
#106. The Way We Were (Part 1) (May 9th, 1984 - #525)
Amidst the frenzy of a closing school year, the girls
take time to reminisce about the good times—at
least until Jo and Blair go at it again for what may
be the last time.
Flashbacks are shown as the girls get ready for summer vacation.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: none
Notes: Originally aired as an one-hour episode. Tootie has a cat named
Jeffy who was never before seen and is never seen again after this episode.
#107. The Way We Were (Part 2) (May 9th, 1984 - #526)
When Tootie and Natalie try to convince Jo and Blair
that they shouldn't let a minor mishap ruin their
friendship, their advice seems to stir up more trouble
than it solves.
More flashbacks as the girls reminisce.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: none
Season 6 (1984-1985, 26 episodes)
#108. The Summer of '84 (September 26th, 1984 - #605)
When Mrs. Garrett and the girls return from
vacation, they reminisce about their summers.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: John Astin as Vito, Bruce Solomon as Bill Simpson, Jeff B. Cohen
as Seymour Slavick, Seth Jaffe as Manager, Richard Stahl as Drunk, and
Woody Brown as Cliff
Note: John Astin is Mackenzie Astin's father.
#109. Slices of Life (aka A Slice of Life) (October 3rd, 1984 - #604)
Jo's new pizza business using her family recipe
gets out of control when demand far exceeds
production.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Stephen Schubert as Ronald, Tony Longo as Hacksaw, Michael Zorek
as Victor, Lisa Freeman as Sally, Bob Berger as Pledge (Whale Slime)
Notes: Tootie, Natalie, and Mrs. G go to see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
The name of the company Jo forms is Mama Rose's Original Bronx Pizza, Inc.
#110. Love at First Byte (October 17th, 1984 - #606)
When Natalie uses computer dating as the
inspiration for her term paper, she uses Jo and Blair
in her experiment without their permission.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Christopher Durham as Rex (Rex Winchester), Terence McGovern as
Elliott Sincerro, Joe Brutsman as Doug, Leif Green as Chip, Charles Champion as Dale
#111. My Boyfriend's Back (October 24th, 1984 - #601)
Tootie has to make a big decision in order to gain
acceptance from her boyfriend, Jeff, and his new
college friends.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Todd Hollowell as Jeff, John Terlesky as Rich (Rich Thompson), Eileen
Seeley as Ellen (Ellen Carter), Adrian Ricard as Customer #1, Mary Burkin as Customer #2, Phyllis Echlich as Customer #3
Notes: Nancy McKeon did not appear in the first two episodes of the sixth season. Producers
threatened a lawsuit because she would not attend rehearsals. This was the first episode
actually made of the 6th season. It's been 3 months since Tootie and Jeff last saw each
other. Jeff is attending Penn St. University.
#112. Cruisin' (October 31st, 1984 - #609)
The girls take a cruise through downtown Peekskill
on a Saturday night with the hopes of finding Mr.
Right.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: none (Mrs. G's date Dirk is uncredited)
Notes: The girls sing sing Sugar Pie Honey Bunch and Hot Stuff Baby Tonight. The 3 movies
that are playing when they are crusing downtown Peekskill are: Irreconciable Difference,
All of Me, and Rocky Horror. Mrs. G's date is named Dirk. The girls sing You've
Lost That Loving Feeling and Dancing Queen by Abba is also played.
#113. Taking a Chance on Love (Part 1) (November 7th, 1984 - #607)
After Jo shares a doughnut with a professor, rumors
of a budding romance spread across campus.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Kristoffer Tabori as Sam Hall, Kelly Ann Conn as Penny, David Tiefen
as Guy, Dean Cameron as Rick
Notes: Originally aired as an one-hour episode. Sam Hall is 30 years old, a widower, and has a
7 year old son named Robby.
#114. Taking a Chance on Love (Part 2) (November 7th, 1984 - #608)
Jo's relationship with her professor grows serious
when his son makes Jo contemplate her future.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Kristoffer Tabori as Sam Hall, Matt Shakman as Robby Hall, David Tiefen
as Guy, Kerry Michaels as Customer
Note: Jo is 19 years old.
#115. E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus) (November 14th, 1984 - #610)
Mrs. Garrett decides to take a Shakespeare class
with Jo and Blair, but she feels out of place in a
classroom setting. Broadway star Clive Revill makes
a special appearance.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Clive Revill as Professor Ryan, Toby Alexander as Alan Peterson,
Ed Karvoski as Romeo, Claudia Templeton as Girl #1, Rick Simone as Student #2,
Roz Witt as Registrar
#116. Dear Apple (November 21st, 1984 - #611)
Jo vents about a fight she's having with Blair to the
school computer and is surprised by its very human
advice.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Tony Pope as the Computer, Ken Daly as Guy #1, David Wakefield
as Guy #2, David Datz as Teacher
Notes: Jo's computer code is 40YT55 (?) - it's name is Steve. Blair enters a Helen
of Troy contest. Blair wants a Damn Yankees poster. Louie is the Langley Lion's mascot.
#117. Talk, Talk, Talk (November 28th, 1984 - #614)
Jo is forced to go on the air live for five hours at the
campus radio station. Mrs. G and the girls come to
her rescue as they frantically try to help her fill the
airtime.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Michael Zorek as Victor, Colby Chester as Professor Dugan, Steve
Susskind as Thaddaious, Joanne Giudici as Stacey, Peter Sebastian as Brad
Notes: Tootie has her braces off. Natalie requests that "Eye of the Tiger" be played.
Natalie is on a bowling team called the Hurricanes. The school radio station is WLG.
Jo has to keep playing Mad Dog's Can't Wait until more records arrive.
#118. Smile (December 5th, 1984 - #602)
Natalie gets a chance at her big break in journalism,
but she may lose out on the job—as well as her
boyfriend.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Casey Siemaszko as Brian, Rob Fitzgerald as Buddy, Kelly Ann Conn as
Paula, Kelley Dunn as Alice
Note: Nancy McKeon did not appear in this episode as she was holding out in a contract
dispute - this was the 2nd episode of the sixth season to be produced.
#119. The Rich Aren't Different (December 12th, 1984 - #613)
Blair shocks everyone by the serious action she
takes to seek retribution from Jo for borrowing and
breaking her watch.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Andrew Cassese as Craig, Elliot Reid as the Judge, Albert Popwell
as the Bailiff, Ruth Manning as Mae, William Pierson as John, Greg Winfield as the
Process Server
Notes: Blair's watch costs $300 - it plays Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees. Mrs. Garrett
studies Algebra with a young tutor named Craig.
#120. Christmas in the Big House (December 19th, 1984 - #615)
In the spirit of Christmas, the girls and Mrs. Garrett
get involved in putting on a show for an orphanage,
only to have their good intentions land them in jail.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Todd Susman as Assistant Warden Yeager, Bruce Glover as Convict #3,
Stanley Ralph Ross as Convict #1, Michael Milhoan as Convict #2, Starr Andreeff
as Melissa, and Joann Willette as Didi
Notes: Charlotte Rae (Mrs. G) sings O' Holy Night,
Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon (Natalie and Jo) sing We Need a Little Christmas,
Kim Fields (Tootie) sings Jingle Bell Rock, and
Lisa Whelchel (Blair) sings I'll Be Home for Christmas
#121. Me and Eleanor (January 2nd, 1985 - #616)
Natalie assumes she'll once again write Tootie's
performing entry for the Peekskill Theatre
Competition until Tootie decides to go it alone.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Mackenzie Astin as Andy, Cathleen Cordell as Mrs. Pickering, Kres
Mersky as Mrs. Jenkings, Shane McCabe as Mr. Burgess
Note: This is Mackenzie Astin's first episode as Andy (Andy Moffett).
#122. Working It Out (January 9th, 1985 - #603)
Blair's irrational behavior and obsessive dating
concerns Mrs. Garrett and the girls.
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Guest stars: Matthew Beck as Chaz, Paul Richards as Ron, Tom Eplin as George
Notes: Natalie is a senior and Tootie is a junior. Jo performs surgery on a piece
of sausage as she thinks she might want to be a surgeon.
#123. Jazzbeau (January 16th, 1985 - #617)
When Natalie and Tootie read that an old friend
passed away, they remember the summer they met
Art Jackson and learned he was once a great jazz
singer.
Directed by Ellen Chaset Falcon
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Andy is 11 years old. Natalie and Tootie flashback to their summer in the
Poconos when they worked for Uncle Max. Arthur "Jazzbeau" Jackson dies at age 71.
#124. Two Guys From Appleton (January 23rd, 1985 - #618)
The high school sweetheart Mrs. Garrett ran out on
suddenly appears and makes Mrs. Garrett a
proposal she can't refuse. Ryan Cassidy makes his
debut as Kevin, son of Mrs. Garrett's former beau
and a new friend to the girls.
Directed by John Bowab
Co-star: Ryan Cassidy as Kevin
Notes: Ryan Cassidy joins the cast as Kevin Metcalf. Jo gets Mrs. Garrett and Ted
a road hazzard kit for their wedding gift.
#125. With a Little Help from My Friends (January 30th, 1985 - #619)
Blair's plans for a perfect day with boyfriend Nick
keep getting delayed because he has to wait for a
friend, who Jo fears is the campus drug dealer.
Directed by John Bowab
Co-stars: Ryan Cassidy as Kevin, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#126. Gone With the Wind (Part 1) (February 13th, 1985 - #621)
When the girls find out Natalie's grandmother's
condominium is available, they jet to Ft. Lauderdale
for spring break.
Directed by John Bowab
Co-star: Ryan Cassidy as Kevin
Notes: Jo has green eyes. The name of the bar they go to is the Red Claw. Michael Damian
sings She's In a Different World.
#127. Gone With the Wind (Part 2) (February 20th, 1985 - #622)
The girls meet the boys in Ft. Lauderdale during
spring break. Jo is swept off her feet by a local rock
star (Michael Damian) and Blair gets serious with an
unlikely guy.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Mark Tymchshyn as Ben Rutledge, Michael Damian as Flyman, Mike Jolly
as John, Jeff Robie as Peter, Robert Rusler as Neil, Rick Moser as Leon,
Edith Diaz as Sal, Flo Di Re as Bobbie, Chip McAllister as Terry
Notes: The name of the Hurricane is Anna. Flyman's name is Billy. Ben proposes
to Blair - they would have to live in Alaska 2 years as his construction job is
there, they decide to wait and see how things are in 2 years.
#128. A Man in the Attic (February 27th, 1985 - #623)
Kevin's apartment search ends when Jo finds him a
spot in Mrs. Garrett's empty attic. The arrangement
becomes uncomfortable when he makes a move on
Jo.
Directed by John Bowab
Co-stars: Ryan Cassidy as Kevin, Mackenzie Astin
Note: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode.
#129. The Last Drive-In (March 13th, 1985 - #624)
The girls plan one last outing to the local drive-in
before it closes, but a quiet night at the movies goes
awry.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Martin Garner as Mr. Lowell, Moon Unit Zappa as Sondra, Michael
Milhoan as Officer, Gary Quinn as Richard, Richard Cerenzio as Tim, Cary Stratton
as Ralph, Lyla Oliver as Mrs. Miller, Patrick McCollum as Steve, Evan Arnold
as Phillip
Notes: The drive-in is called The Blue Dell Drive-In. A Woody Woodpecker clip is shown.
The movie being shown is Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.
#130. Sisters (March 20th, 1985 - #625)
Blair's mother and Jo's father bond during an alumni
weekend at Langley. Blair and Jo fear the budding
romance could make them sisters.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaszek and Marj Dusay as Monica Warner
Notes: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. Charlie drives a Toyota.
Jo and Blair eat Milk Duds. Jo's father's name is spelled differently in the ending credits.
#131. It's Lonely at the Top (March 27th, 1985 - #626)
Blair runs the store in her own way while Mrs. Garrett is out of town.
Directed by John Bowab
Co-stars: Ryan Cassidy as Kevin, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Guest stars: Nicolas Coster as Mr. Warner, Bill Dana as Mr. Mancuso,
Dean Hamilton as Garth, Peter DeLuise as Fielding, Marcie Barkin as Miss Burton
Notes: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. Blair is older than Jo.
Jo makes a lion float. Langley beats Braddock 8-2 in a hockey game. Blair wants
to work as an intern for Gunderson Mills in their design department.
#132. Bus Stop (May 8th, 1985 - #620)
The Mrs. Garrett and the girls plan a surprise
graduation party for Natalie who in turn shocks them
with the announcement of her plans for college.
Directed by Judi Elterman
Guest stars: Mitzi Hoag as Evie Green, Kerry Noonan as Ann, Joshua Davis as Lou,
George O. Petrie as Walt
#133. The Interview Show (May 15th, 1985 - #612)
Mrs. Garrett and the girls reveal secret chapters in
their lives when a former Eastland girl, now a
celebrated author, interviews them for her latest
novel.
Directed by John Bowab and Stuart Wolpert
Guest stars: Judith Cassmore as Beth McNeil (the interviewer), Mark Burke as Robert,
Ken Daly as Student #1, David Wakefield as Student #2
Notes: Beth McNeil is from the Eastland class of '69. Tootie is a junior, this is her
6th year at Eastland. She had the lead in South Pacific and was the first black
Juliet in Eastland history.
Season 7 (1985-1986, 24 episodes)
#134. Out of the Fire... (Part 1) (September 14th, 1985 - #701)
The girls return from a carefree summer vacation to
find a devastated Mrs. Garrett rummaging through
the burnt remains of Edna's Edibles, her livelihood
and their home.
Written by Paul Haggis
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#135. Into the Frying Pan (Part 2) (September 21st, 1985 - #702)
The girls and Mrs. Garrett hire George Burnett
a young, inexpensive contractor
to reconstruct Edna's Edibles into their new
business venture, a trendy gift, card and clothing
boutique called Over Our Heads.
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Co-stars: George Clooney as George Burnett
#136. Grand Opening (Part 3) (September 28th, 1985 - #703)
Construction is finished and Mrs. Garrett and the
girls are preparing for the grand opening of their new
shop. But the opening day of their business may be
its last.
Written by Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson
Co-stars: George Clooney as George, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#137. Teacher, Teacher (October 5th, 1985 - #705)
Jo's lifelong dream of becoming a teacher is called
into question when a major company makes a
tempting offer.
Teleplay by Bruce Ferber & David Lerner
Guest stars: Irene Tedrow as Grace, Ian Giatti as Stanley, Joyce Bulifant as Margaret,
John DeMita as Mr. Horn (Tom Horn), Hakeem as Ralph, Penina Segall as Emily, Dinah
Lacey as Jenny, and Jason Bernard as Frank
Notes: Jo spells her name 'Polniaczek' on the chalkboard. Natalie works for Pet King.
Jo is offered a job by Jordan Technical Industries (JIT). Penina Segall is Pamela
Segall's (Kelly Affinado) younger sister.
#138. Men For All Seasons (October 19th, 1985 - #704)
Natalie wants to sell the Langley swim team's
beefcake calendar in the shop against the wishes of
the college, causing conflict with her new business
partners.
Written by Fredi Towbin & Larry Strauss
Co-stars: George Clooney, Mackenzie Astin
#139. A New Life (October 26th, 1985 - #706)
Blair's 42-year-old, socialite, soon-to-be-divorced
mother shocks Blair with the news that she's
pregnant.
Written by Linda Elstad
Co-stars: George Clooney, Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Blair receives a letter from Ben Rutledge. Monica's soon to be ex-husband
is named Steve and she is 42 years old.
#140. Doo-Wah (November 2nd, 1985 - #709)
Despite the girls' objections, Andy enters them in a
teen magazine contest to sing backup for rock star
El DeBarge.
Written by Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson
Co-stars: George Clooney as George, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: The competing groups are Cardiac Arrest, Commotion, and Sexy Lingerie. The girls
(Sexy Lingerie) win and they sing "You Wear It Well" with
El DeBarge.
#141. Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green (November 9th, 1985 - #708)
Natalie hits the road looking for interesting people to
write about, but instead winds up at a truck stop
creating a story involving the girls, George and Mrs.
Garrett.
Written by Michael Maurer
Co-star: George Clooney
Note: The episode takes place at Bernie's Truck Stop Cafe.
#142. Born Too Late (November 16th, 1985 - #710)
Tootie coaches Andy on how to land a role in the
school play and win over the leading lady, but her
efforts backfire when Andy falls for Tootie instead.
Written by Bob Brush
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Mrs. Garrett has a bird named Basil from Ted. Andy wants to be in the play
Westside Story and play Riff (the leader of the Jets). Andy is in the 7th grade
and is 13 years old.
#143. 3, 2, 1 (November 23rd, 1985 - #711)
Jo and Blair fight over a newsworthy editorial for the
Langley television station, while Mrs. Garrett, Tootie
and Natalie present a behind-the-scenes look at
their trendy boutique.
Written by Paul Haggis
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin, George Clooney
#144. We Get Letters (November 30th, 1985 - #707)
The girls question Mrs. Garrett's integrity when an
old friend accuses her of having a 15-year affair with the
woman's late husband Jack.
Teleplay by Susan Beavers
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin, George Clooney
#145. Ballroom Dance (December 7th, 1985 - #712)
After suffering through lessons and a partner with
two left feet, Jo is determined to dazzle at her
ballroom dance recital.
Teleplay by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin, George Clooney
#146. Christmas Baby (December 14th, 1985 - #715)
Blair's pregnant mother is about to make an
unexpected Christmas delivery six weeks early.
Blair fears that she can't live up to her role as coach
and surrogate father.
Written by David Lerner & Bruce Ferber
Co-stars: George Clooney as George, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: The hospital is called Morgan Hills Medical Center. Monica's name is Monica
Eloise Warner Longdale Hochwood, the baby is 6 lbs., 12 oz. and namer after her
grampa.
#147. Tootie Drives (December 21st, 1985 - #713)
Tootie's anxiety over getting her driver's license is
compounded when she's forced to take her test in a
car borrowed from Natalie's job.
Teleplay by Paul Haggis
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Natalie is a greeter at a funeral home. Tootie is 16 years old.
#148. Stake-Out Blues (January 11th, 1986 - #716)
When Over Our Heads becomes headquarters for a
police stakeout, the girls help to capture the crooks
and dodge Mrs. Garrett's suspicions.
Written by Jake & Michael Weinberger
Co-star: George Clooney, Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Mrs. G was in junior high school in World War II. Tootie's parents are
lawyers.
#149. The Agent (January 18th, 1986 - #717)
Tootie wants to launch the stand-up career of a
funny Langley business student by turning Over Our
Heads into a comedy club for her new client's debut.
Written by Jack Elinson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. Jim McCawley was the talent
coordinator for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for 9 years.
#150. The Reunion (February 1st, 1986 - #719)
To make an old girlfriend jealous, George concocts
a scheme for his high school reunion to have Jo act
as his fiancee, a wealthy Duchess.
Written by Racelle Friedman
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin, George Clooney
Note: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. The name of Peekskill High's
mascot is the Pirates. Jo's name is Whtieny Worthington. Natalie's name is Marsha
Beagleman and Tootie's is Lorraine Gibbons.
#151. Concentration (February 8th, 1986 - #718)
On her way to accepting an award, Blair is trapped
in an elevator with a concentration camp survivor
whose troubled past makes her rethink her values.
Written by Martha Williamson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Mrs. Garrett is in New Jersey, the area code is 609. The girls go
The Palace hotel. Blair is receiving an award at the Junior Entrepreneur Annual
Awards Banquet for contour top sheets.
#152. Atlantic City (February 15th, 1986 - #721)
During a weekend in Atlantic City, Blair catches
gambling fever, Natalie and Tootie fend off a casino
rat and Jo is reunited with rock singer Flyman, a
former beau she met on their spring break
adventure.
Written by Paul Haggis
Guest stars: Michael Damian as Flyman, Tom Dreesen as Mr. Julius, Aaron Seville
as Colin, B.J. Turner as Dealer, Gloria Rusch as Gloria, Ed Galloway as Ed, Kim Morgan
Green as Morgan
Notes: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. They go to the Mediterranean
Hotel.
#153. The Lady Who Came to Dinner (February 22nd, 1986 - #722)
The girls' attempt to surprise Blair for her 21st
birthday with an offbeat theme party ruins her hopes
for a quiet dinner. But the real surprise is when the
woman hired to entertain the guests refuses to
leave.
Teleplay by Bart Lindsay & Robert Billson
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin, George Clooney
Notes: Mindy Cohn and Charlotte Rae do not appear in this episode. Natalie is
in Ft. Lauderdale with her grandmother.
#154. The Candidate (March 1st, 1986 - #723)
Natalie's outrage over the construction of an
amusement park in quiet Peekskill turns into an
all-out political battle that could turn Natalie into the
town mayor.
Written by Michael Maurer
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. The name of the amusement park
they want to build is Howieland - the mascot is a kangaroo.
#155. Big Time Charlie (March 29th, 1986 - #720)
Jo's father visits with news of a fortune he made in
the stock market, but he spends more money than
time with Jo in an attempt to rebuild a
long-neglected relationship.
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Charlotte Rae does not appear in this episode. Natalie returns from Miami.
Charlie wins $300,000 from a magazine publishers company. He buys Jo a new helmet,
sweaters, and a mink coat.
#156. The Graduate (Part 1) (May 3rd, 1986 - #724)
As graduation from Eastland draws near, Tootie is
faced with a major decision. Should she follow her
dream and tour with a production of The Wiz or
attend college like her parents expect?
Written by Barry Vigon
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Note: Chip Fields is Kim Fields real-life mother. Mrs. G brings zucchini. Tootie
wants to play Dorothy in The Wiz with a touring company. Tootie's parents are lawyers.
Natalie's literary name is Daphne.
#157. The Apartment (Part 2) (May 10th, 1986 - #725)
Tootie and Natalie decide to move into their own
apartment. But their romantic illusions are shattered
by the reality of roaches and rusting pipes.
Written by Jane Anderson
Guest stars: Lu Leonard as Estelle, Eugene Lebowitz as Lenny
Notes: Mrs. Garrett calls from Wisconsin. Lenny is the super of the building.
Season 8 (1986-1987, 28 episodes)
#158. Out of Peeksill (Part 1) (September 27th, 1986 - #801
Mrs. Garrett faces an emotional crisis when she is
torn between remaining in Peekskill with the girls or
following the man she loves to Africa.
Written by Richard Gurman & Paul Haggis
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Originally aired as a one - hour episode.
This is Cloris Leachman's first episode. Dr. Bruce Gaines is from Chicago and has
been in the Peace Corps for 20 years. He wants to go to Africa for a 2 year commitment.
Edna's middle name is Ann.
#159. Out of Peekskill (Part 2) (September 27th, 1986 - #802)
Cloris Leachman joins the series as Mrs. Garrett's
sister, Beverly Ann, who makes an auspicious
entrance into the lives of Blair, Jo, Tootie and
Natalie.
Written by Richard Gurman & Paul Haggis
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Note: Jo catches the blueberry bouquet and is the first of the girls to get married.
#160. Ready or Not (October 4th, 1986 - #803)
The girls worry that Tootie and her new boyfriend,
Rudy, are going to shift their relationship into high
gear, especially when Beverly Ann spots Tootie's
latest purchase, a sexy negligee.
Written by Jane Anderson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
#161. Another Room (October 11th, 1986 - #805)
When Beverly Ann suggests converting the dusty
attic into a loft for Tootie and Natalie, the girls agree
to split the construction costs. Jo is forced to make
a sacrifice when she can't come up with her share.
Teleplay by Michael Maurer & Martha Williamson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Natalie works at a cannery. Jo and Blair have known each other
for 7 years. Jo sells her motorcylce to Hank for $946.17.
#162. Off-Broadway Baby (November 1st, 1986 - #807)
When Tootie auditions for her first Broadway show,
she is shocked to find herself desperately
attempting to undermine the competition.
Written by Martha Williamson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: This is Stacey Q's first of two appearances as Cinnamon. She
sings Two of Hearts
in this episode (available on Stacey Q's Greatest Hits).
Tootie's # is 316 and her name is Ginger Currien, Cinnamon's name is Helen and she is #314.
#163. The Little Chill (November 8th, 1986 - #808)
A reunion with the girls from the Eastland Academy
proves revealing as each one discovers the truth
behind the exaggerated stories of their lives after
high school.
Written by Phil Doran & Douglas Arango
Guest stars: Julie Anne Haddock as Cindy, Julie Piekarski Probst as Sue Ann,
Felice Schachter as Nancy
Note: 3 girls from the first season return for this episode. Cindy Baker is
a cover model. Nancy is 3 months pregnant and about to be married to Roger Butler.
Sue Ann is a gopher. Jo and Blair have been roommates for 6 years. Blair is
not a real blonde. Beverly Ann is from Appleton, her ex's name is Frank.
#164. The Ratings Game (November 15th, 1986 - #809)
When Blair decides to computerize her date-rating
system, Jo does a little tampering with the disk.
Written by Ross Brown
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Notes: Doug has a motorcycle. Jo has a cousin named Mike who lives on Tellum Avenue in the
Bronx. Natalie has a date with Snake.
#165. The Wedding Day (November 22nd, 1986 - #811)
The girls and Beverly Ann are worried when Jo offers
to marry an illegal alien in order to keep him from
being deported.
Teleplay by Ross Brown and Michael Poryes
Special Guest Star: George Clooney
#166. Fast Food (November 29th, 1986 - #810)
Much to her distaste, Blair has to get some
hands-on work experience for one of her college
classes. She ends up working for Natalie as a
counter girl at Senor Sombreros.
Written by Michael Maurer
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Oliver Thompson is one of Tootie's professors. The girls eat Nilla Wafers. Blair
is 22 years old. Beverly Ann's ex-husband is named Frank.
#167. Where's Poppa? (December 6th, 1986 - #804)
Blair barricades herself in the girls' bedroom when
her father, whom she idolizes, is indicted for an
illegal stock deal.
Written by Micki Raton and Irma Kalish & Phil Doran & Douglas Arango
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Tootie's parents are criminal lawyers. Beverly Ann has no children.
David Warner, Sr. is Blair's grandfather.
#168. Write or Wrong (December 13th, 1986 - #806)
Natalie sees red when her poetry is plagiarized. The
culprit ends up being closer than she imagined.
Written by Jane Anderson & Ross Brown
Co-stars: George Clooney as George, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Beverly Ann gets a piano. Polly is Andy's grandmother.
#169. Seven Little Indians (January 3rd, 1987 - #812)
The girls and Beverly Ann are terrified when a
bizarre chain of events is linked to a mysterious
killer on the loose in Peekskill.
Written by John Boni
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Andy is 'killed' by 'Rube Goldberg', Natalie by fuzzy dice, Blair is moussed
to death, Beverly Ann is poisoned, and Jo is 'croaked'.
#170. The Greek Connection (January 10th, 1987 - #813)
When Tootie tries to join a sorority and Natalie goes
on assignment to uncover the unscrupulous ways of
the Greek system, trouble arises between them.
Written by Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Blair plays field hockey. The sorority is Gamma Gamma Mu. Natalie's fake
name is 'Natasha'.
#171. Post-Christmas Card (January 17th, 1987 - #815)
A New Year's resolution to upgrade her professional
image gets Natalie into financial hot water when she
receives a pre-approved credit card.
Written by Matt Geller
#172. A Star is Torn (January 31st, 1987 - #816)
Tootie finds it difficult to be sympathetic when rock
star Cinnamon gets cold feet and backs out of a
national concert tour.
Written by Martha Williamson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: This is Stacey Q's second appearance as Cinnamon. She sings
We Connect in this
episode (available on Stacey Q's Greatest Hits).
Blair names worms Rockerfeller and Vanderbilt. George quits his job at the hardware store.
George will be a roadie for Cinnamon.
#173. A Winter's Tale (February 7th, 1987 - #814)
A ski weekend turns into a lesson in love for Blair
when the girls and Beverly Ann get snowed in at a
cabin that was double-booked by four young men.
Written by Bob Underwood
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#174. Cupid's Revenge (February 14th, 1987 - #817)
Old loves reappear and new romances abound for
Beverly Ann, Blair, Jo, Tootie and Natalie when they
receive a mysterious Cupid statuette.
Written by John Boni
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Cliff receives an offer to go to Houston to medical school. Jeff is studying
marine biology.
#175. The Facts of Life Down Under (Part 1) (February 15th, 1987 - #825)
The girls, Beverly Ann and Andy fly to Sydney to
celebrate an anniversary with Koolunga, their
Australian sister school. Blair and Jo get involved
with jewel thieves and the police.
Written by Gordon Cotler
Co-starring: Mario Van Peebles as Dave Johnson, Joss McWilliam as Nick Aintree,
Jay Hackett as Kevin Colton, Andrew McKaige as Ren Calley, Noel Trevarthen as Roger Pitt,
Misty Bernard as Jane Willis, Sally Martin as Gwen Pitt, Barabara-Jane Cole as Miss
Carstairs, Gary Waddell as Hugo, Kristopher Greaves as Danny, Melissa Bickerton as
Helen Brown, Martha Westbrook as Betty Owens, Joan Bruce as Mrs. Winters, Annie
Bryon as Counter Girl, Dan Holiday as Aussie Passerby, John Faasen as Choral Director,
Tony Deary as Opal Merchant, Bernard Curran as Henry, the Hotel Clerk; Bevan Wilson
as Gerber, Steve Dodd as Aborigine One, Soul Bellear as Aborigine Two, Laurie Moran
as Mr. Calley, Danny Caretti as Waiter
Notes: Originally aired as a two hour movie. There is a 14 hour time difference
between Sydney and Peekskill. Koolunga is Eastland's sister school in Australia.
Beverly Ann divorced a year ago.
The Australia movie was originally planned as as a trip to Italy (The Facts of Life Goes to Venice). There was a heightened
sensitivity to terrorism against Americans due to some incidents in Europe at the time, and the producers devided to go to
Australia instead. It was originally going to have Charlotte Rae in it.
The plot and some scenes are similar and would have included: Blair and Jo get involved with a jewelry heist and the police, Natalie
leads a tour group around Venice, Tootie falls for a Gondolier, and Mrs. G finds a lost love.
#176. The Facts of Life Down Under (Part 2) (February 15th, 1987 - #826)
Blair and Jo are being pursued by two men, both of
whom claim to be the police while accusing each
other of being a jewel thief. Blair and Jo have
unwittingly planted a sought-after stone on Natalie
who is off with Tootie. Meanwhile, Andy convinces
Beverly Ann to take him to a sheep ranch owned by
her old boyfriend.
#177. The Facts of Life Down Under (Part 3) (February 15th, 1987 - #827)
Blair and Jo, pursued by the police and a gang of
jewel thieves, manage to lose them. Meanwhile,
Natalie is touring the Outback with a cattle rancher,
Tootie is viewing ancient caves with a handsome
American anthropologist who lets her think he is an
Aborigine and Beverly Ann rekindles an old flame.
#178. The Facts of Life Down Under (Part 4) (February 15th, 1987 - #828)
Blair and Jo elude the jewel thieves and arrive at
their Australian sister school where they hope to
find Natalie with the precious stone. The excitement
comes to head when the girls, the police and the
thugs all show up.
#179. '62 Pick-Up (February 21st, 1987 - #819)
When Bobby Rydell and Fabian come to Peekskill
for a concert, Beverly Ann, Andy and the girls go
back in time and indulge in a '60s-style fantasy.
Written by Phil Doran & Douglas Arango
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: They sing Hot Rod Lover and Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock 'n Roll. The girls
are known as the Sha-la-la-la-la-las - Blair is Pinky, Jo is Frizzo, Natalie is Frenchie,
and Tootie is Didi.
#180. Boy About the House (February 28th, 1987 - #818)
It's instant motherhood for Beverly Ann when she
decides to adopt Andy after his foster parents split
up.
Written by Austin and Irma Kalish
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Andy's foster parents are splitting, Andy is 13 years old and has 4 sets
of foster parents in 6 years. Natalie works at Senor Somberos. Blair does
some ventriloquism with 'JoJo'. Jo is yearbook editor.
#181. Ex Marks the Spot (March 7th, 1987 - #820)
Beverly Ann is forced to confront her past when her
ex-husband, Frank Stickle, suddenly appears and
wants to get back in her life.
Teleplay by Michael Maurer & Michael Poryes
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#182. Younger Than Springtime (March 21st, 1987 - #821)
Jo is outraged when Blair unwittingly sets up Jo's
newly single father with a 23-year-old friend.
Written by Lawrence H. Levy
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Cynthia is 23 and Charlie is 51.
#183. This Is Only a Test (April 18th, 1987 - #822)
The day before her law school admissions exam,
Blair discovers that it is her test score and not her
parents' wealth that will decide whether or not she is
admitted.
Written by Ross Brown & Martha Williamson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#184. Rites of Passage (Part 1) (May 2nd, 1987 - #823)
Jo declines to give her college graduation speech,
only to discover that her grandfather has traveled all
the way from Poland to see her speak.
Written by Matt Geller & Racelle Friedman
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Andy's name is Andrew C. Moffet. Joseph Polniaczek is Jo's Grandfather from
Poland who she hasn't seen in 15 years when she was 7 years old - Jo is named after
him. In a early episode, Jo mentions that she has no living grandparents - so this is an
inconsistency in the writing. Jo is to become the first Polniaczek to graduate from college.
Tootie makes it into summer stock at Williamstown Theatre.
#185. Rights to Passage (Part 2) (May 9th, 1987 - #824)
Summer brings a season of change as Beverly Ann,
Blair, Tootie and Natalie make their vacation plans,
and Jo debates whether or not to accept a job offer
in Los Angeles.
Written by Michael Poryes
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Natalie quits her job at Senor Sombereros. Blair gets a 42 on her LSAT.
Jo gets a job offer in LA. Natalie decides to go back to school full time. Blair
gets into Langley Law School
Season 9 (1987-1988, 24 episodes)
#186. Down and Out in Malibu (Part 1) (September 26th, 1987 - #903)
A mugging in California leaves a destitute Jo
seeking shelter at a police station where she meets
Richard Moll and is hired to watch his house while
he's away filming. The news that she's living with a
man brings the rest of the group out west.
Written by Martha Williamson
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Nancy McKeon broke her foot when she was doing the tv movie "Strange
Voices" just before the 9th season, so that is a real cast she wears in this episode.
#187. Down and Out in Malibu (Part 2) (October 3rd, 1987 - #904)
Water damage to Richard Moll's house dampens
the girls' visit to California when they learn the
astronomical cost of the repairs.
Written by Ross Brown
Guest stars: Sandy Simpson as Paul, Nancy Everhard as Cindy Garver, Clyde Kusatsu
as Budget Bob, Greg Norberg as Sergeant Wells, Rusty Coleman as the Delivery Boy,
Richard Moll as Himself
#188. Rumor Has It (October 17th, 1987 - #901)
A wife's accusations threaten Blair's law school
career as she finds herself in the middle of a heated
marital conflict.
Written by Michael Poryes
Guest stars: Franc Luz as Professor Katt, Bonnie-Campbell Britton as Rebecca, Evonne Kezios
as Amanda, Charles Summers as Dean Stanton, Frances Megan as Jane, Judson Allen as Scott
Travis, David Arnott as Nick Drexler
Notes: Jo has a broken foot. Natalie is a freshman in college. Blair takes a course
in contract law.
#189. Before the Fall (October 24th, 1987 - #905)
When Natalie goes undercover as an R.O.T.C.
cadet in order to get a story for the paper, she sees
a little more action than she bargained for.
Written by R.J. Colleary
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#190. Sweet Charity (November 7th, 1987 - #907)
Jo gets a position as assistant to a hot-tempered
social worker, only to find that she'll be out of a job if
she doesn't come up with a way to bail out the
financially-ailing community shelter.
Written by Phil Doran & Douglas Arango
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Note: Andy is 14 years old.
#191. Up From Down Under (November 14th, 1987 - #910)
A mischievous visitor arrives unexpectedly from
Australia claiming to be an exchange student at the
Eastland School.
Written by Austin and Irma Kalish
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin as Andy, Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
Notes: This is Sherrie Krenn's first episode as Pippa McKenna. She comes from
the Koolunga school in Australia (Eastland's sister school which was featured
in The Facts of Life Down Under movie). Pippa's mom was born in the US and had
died. Kevin McKenna is a minerologist in the Outback.
#192. The More the Marrier (November 21st, 1987 - #908)
After Tootie's boyfriend, Jeff, breaks their date for
the Winter Carnival, she takes Blair's advice and
accepts another date, forcing Jeff to make some
serious decisions.
Written by Lawrence H. Levy
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Pippa is in Washington - she does not appear in this episode. Natalie
mentions Snake. Oliver has a a 14 year old niece named Laurie. Jeff proposes to
Tootie.
#193. A Rose By Any Other Age (November 28th, 1987 - #902)
A dating prospect for Blair turns into a brief but
troublesome relationship for Beverly Ann.
Written by Mark Tuttle & Barbara Berkowitz
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Note: Beverly Ann has a brother.
#194. Adventures in Baileysitting (December 5th, 1987 - #912)
When Blair agrees to baby-sit her little sister, she
discovers what commitment and motherhood really
mean. Tootie gets engaged.
Teleplay by Jeri Barchilon
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Tootie goes to pick up her engagement ring. Beverly Ann and Pippa have had
the measles.
#195. It's a Wonderful Christmas (December 12th, 1987 - #909)
Feeling unneeded by her Peekskill family, Beverly
Ann succumbs to the holiday blues, until Santa
Claus guides her through a Christmas fantasy.
Written by Marilyn Anderson & Renee Orin
Co-stars: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Beverly Ann's best friend is Marjorie. Natalie is going to Florida with Snake.
Beverly Ann gives Tootie Andy's Caspter the Friendly Ghost lunchbox.
#196. Golden Oldies (January 2nd, 1988 - #906)
A discussion on retirement sends Beverly Ann,
Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Andy and Jo on a fantasy trip
40 years into the future.
Written by John Boni
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#197. A Thousand Frowns (January 9th, 1988 - #911)
Seeing that Andy is in need of a little brotherly
companionship, Jo introduces him to Rick, a friend
from the shelter.
Written by Harvey Weitzman and David DiGregorio & Arnie Wess
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: This is Scott Bryce's first appearance as Rick Bonner. Rick is soon to be 30
and was a concert pianist.
#198. Something in Common (January 16th, 1988 - #917)
When Jo introduces her father to her fun-loving
boyfriend Rick, he takes an instant and inexplicable
dislike to the likeable young man.
Written by Michael Poryes
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Kim Fields does not appear in this episode (the only episode she did not appear in).
Andy's room is in the basement. Charlie is pushing 52 and is given a saxophone
as a gift. Beverly Ann suggests they close the store and turn it into Andy and Pippa's room.
#199. Peekskill Law (January 23rd, 1988 - #918)
Blair accepts a position as a law clerk only to find
herself involved in a scandalous murder trial.
Written by Mark Tuttle
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
Notes: Andy went skiing with Jeremy, he does not appear in this episode. The name
of the law firm is Harrison and Joseph. Tootie's parents are lawyers.
#200. A House Divided (January 30th, 1988 - #913)
When Natalie and Tootie have their boyfriends over
for a friendly dinner, they discover that the two can't
stand each other.
Written by Mark Tuttle
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
#201. The First Time (February 6th, 1988 - #915)
Natalie discovers the joys and responsibilities of
sexual maturity. On their first anniversary as a couple, Natalie and Snake decide to
become intimate.
Written by Ross Brown
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
Notes: Lisa Whelchel does not appear in this episode (the only one she was not in). The original
story was supposed to revolve around the Blair character but she wanted nothing to do with
it because of her strong beliefs against it. When this episode originally aired on NBC,
they had a 2 second disclaimer at the beginning of the episode saying it wasn't intended
for all audiences. This episode apparently was the highest rated single episode during
the original run of the series.
#202. Let's Face the Music (February 13th, 1988 - #916)
While Pippa rehearses with her all-girl heavy metal
band, Blair, Jo, Tootie and Natalie prepare for their
appearance at a fundraising event with makeovers at
a famed beauty salon.
Written by Phil Doran & Douglas Arango
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin as Andy, Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
#203. Less Than Perfect (February 20th, 1988 - #914)
Blair is injured in an automobile accident, leaving
her with a nasty gash across the forehead. She
must come to grips with her vanity.
Written by Martha Williamson
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Blair drives a red porsche.
#204. Till Marriage Do Us Part (February 27th, 1988 - #922)
Jo and Rick are married, but no sooner than they
say 'I Do,' Rick is offered a European concert tour.
Written by Ross Brown
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin as Andy, Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
Notes: Casey's parents are divorced. Charlie and Rose were married
for 8 years. Rick is leaving for a month for Europe to tour with the American
Philharmonic Orchestra. Their marriage vows are "Marriage is a wonderful thing."
#205. Present Imperfect (March 5th, 1988 - #920)
Tootie has a lot of explaining to do when an ugly
pendant given to her by her formidable
grandmother-in-law is irreparably damaged.
Written by Kathy Lette
Co-stars: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa, Mackenzie Astin as Andy
Notes: Grandmother Rogers is from Buffalo. She calls Jeff 'Jefferson'.
#206. On the Edge (March 12th, 1988 - #919)
Jo witnesses firsthand the incredible stress social
workers bear when she attempts to talk a colleague
out of committing suicide.
Written by R.J. Colleary
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin, Sherrie Krenn
#207. Big Apple Blues (March 19th, 1988 - #921)
When Natalie decides to leave the safety of
Peekskill to try her luck in New York City, she finds
the artist's life in SoHo isn't all pretty pictures.
Written by Martha Williamson
Guest stars: Richard Grieco as Ben, Michelle Little as Claire, Terrah
Smith as Nina, David Spade as Scott
Notes: This episode was a spinoff attempt. Natalie's father was a surgeon.
#208. The Beginning of the End (Part 1) (April 30th, 1988 - #923)
Eastland is on the brink of financial disaster when
Blair decides to purchase the school in order to
keep the Eastland tradition alive.
Written by Austin and Irma Kalish
Co-stars: Mackenzie Astin as Andy, Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
#209. The Beginning of the Beginning (Part 2) (May 7th, 1988 - #924)
Blair takes over as headmistress of Eastland and
finds herself dealing with students who have more
on their minds than studying.
Written by Austin and Irma Kalish
Co-star: Sherrie Krenn as Pippa
Note: The girls go to the Chug-a-lug bar, the same one the girls went to in the 2nd
season.
Teleplay by Brad Rider
Story by Brad Rider and Glenn Padnick
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Martin A. Ragaway
Written by Jane Gould & Shelly Landau
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Martin A. Ragaway
Written by Rowland Barber and Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Migdia Chinea Varela
Written by Warren Murray
Teleplay by Albert Lewin
Story by Skip Usen & Albert Lewin
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jack Ellinson
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel
Written by Sally Sussman
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Paul L. Friedman & Gayle MacDonald
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Teleplay by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters - Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel and Sally Sussman
Story by Sally Sussman
Teleplay by Jerry Mayer
Story by Jerry Mayer and Robyn Knapton
Teleplay by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Story by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters and Susan Haven & Philip Ross
Written by Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel
Written by Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel
Written by Jack Elinson
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Teleplay by Stuart Wolpert & Deidre Fay and Jerry Winnick
Story by Jerry Winnick
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Mike Mayer & Larry Swimer
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Teleplay by Jerry Mayer
Story by Jerry Mayer & Emily Mayer
Written by Lloyd Turner & Howard Liebling
Written by Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Teleplay by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Story by Bill Shinkan
Written by Stephen W. Spears & Bill Shinkai
Written by Mitch Markowitz
Teleplay by Marvin Braverman and Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Story by Marvin Braverman
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Written by Migdia Chinea-Varela
Written by Bernard Burnell Mack
Written by Peter Noah
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Jacobius and Steven Gore
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Teleplay by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Story by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert & Hendrik Van Leuven
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Written by Stephen Neigher
Written by Peter Noah
Written by Kimberly Hill
Written by John Markus
Written by Dianne Messina & Lou Messina
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Teleplay by David Chambers
Story by David Chambers and Ruth Bennett
Written by Howard Meyers & Paul Haggis
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Nick Gore & Jerry Jacobius
Written by Bob Peete
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Sandra Kay Siegel
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Written by Kimberly Hill
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Written by Kimberly Hill
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Teleplay by George Tricker & Neil Rosen & Andy Borowitz
Story by George Tricker & Neil Rosen
Written by Dianne Messina & Lou Messina
Written by Alan Spencer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Jim Geoghan
Written by Andy Borowitz
Guest stars: Larry Wilmore as Officer Ziaukus, Bob Tzudiker as Customer
Teleplay by Andy Borowitz
Story by Andy Borowitz and Howard Meyers
Guest stars: William Windom as Pete (Pete Dawson), Nancy Lenehan as Customer,
Larry Wilmore as Offer Ziaukus
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Milt Rosen & Glenn Padnick
Written by Andy Borowitz
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Guest stars: Dori Keller as Skip, Danny Scott as Hal, Ellen Wheeler as Cathy
Written by Andy Borowitz
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Guest star: Chip Fields as Pauline Ramsey
Teleplay by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Story by Bob Myer & Bob Young and Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Guest stars: Paul Keith as Delivery Man and Clark Brandon as Eddie
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Paul Haggis
Written by Gail Honigberg
Written by Gail Honigberg
Written by Janis Hirsch
Teleplay by Paul Haggis
Story by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Teleplay by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Story by Mark Miller
Written by J.P. Duffy
Written by Jerry Mayer
Written by Paul Haggis
Written by Linda Marsh & Margie Peters
Written by Rich Lombardo & Patrick Cleary
Guest stars: Bill Henderson as Art Jackson (Arthur "Art" Jackson - Jazzbeau), Timothy
Stack as Carl, Steve Gagnon as Ken, Jan Burrell as Jan, John Gowans as John, John
Bernabei as Bernie, Pat Benson as Pat, Betty Bunch as Betty
Written by Paul Haggis
Guest stars: Dick O'Neill as Ted, Eve Smith as Eve, Ruth Gillette as Ruth, Ryan
MacDonald as the Reverend
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Guest stars: Tom Byrd as Nick, John Ingle as Father Donovan
Written by Kimberly Hill
Guest stars: Mark Tymchshyn as Ben Rutlege, Michael Damian as Flyman, David Wallace
as Morgan Wilson, Mike Jolly as John, Jeff Robie as Peter, Robert Rusler as Neil,
Edith Diaz as Sal, Rick Moser as Leion, Dawn Schroder as Dawn, Justin Williams as Mark
Written by Kimberly Hill
Written by Paul Haggis
Guest star: Lisa Hunter as Diane
Written by Paul Haggis and Kimberly Hill and Stuart Wolpert
Written by Bob Myer & Bob Young
Written by Jerry Mayer
Teleplay by Kimberly Hill
Story by Brian Pollack & Rick Shaw
Written by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Armin Shimerman as Mr. Smith, Robert DoQui as Jack Humphries
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Dave Shelley as Zeke (Zeke Higgins), Richard Brestoff as Armand,
Laura Esterman as Ms. Resnick, Jerry Anderson as Jones, Stuart Fratkin as Delivery
Boy (Vincent Pizza)
Notes: This is George Clooney's first episode. The former Edna's Edibles is located
on 918 High Street. George's address is 819 High Street and he has his newspaper, The
Kuwait Times, delivered to the store address by mistake.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Greg Monaghan as Joe Kramer, Thomas Hill as Clark, Ruth Gillette as Ruth,
Eve Smith as Eve, Douglas Warhit as Otto, Lenora May as Lily, Sarah Abrell as Customer,
Paul Comi as Phillips, Patrick Cleary as Garage Sale Patron
Story by Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner
Directed by John Bowab
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Yves Andres Martin as Denny, Jane Kean as Mrs. Andrews, John D. Lemay as
Bruce, Frances Megan as Jill, Sandra Evigan as Susie
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Marj Dusay as Monica Warner, Peter Michael Goetz as Fred Burnett
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Murphy Dunne as Barry, Lee Wilson as Stacy, Siedah Garrett as Rhonda,
Ray Combs as Technician, El DeBarge as Himself
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Randal Patrick as Bill, Connie Danese as Waitress, Gary Lee Davis as Homer,
and Charo as Herself
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Elizabeth Kerr as Edna Fisher, Jerome Courshon as Customer
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Suzanne Snyder as Penny Caminiti, Phil Redrow as Professor Jordan,
Bo Anthony as Cam (Cam Quinn), Kerry Remsen as the Stage Manager, Jeffrey Fox as the Director, Bill Collins
as the Cameraman
Story by Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert
Directed by John Bowab
Special Guest Appearance by Anne Jackson as Gwen (Gwen Schaeffer)
Guest stars: Casey King as Jim, Jane Anderson as Karen
Story by Carlo Allen
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Alan Campbell as Chuck, Nat Bernsein as Mr. Nathan, Jean
Sincere as Mrs. Solomon, Diane Racine as Mrs. Flynn, Andre Tair as Jack Hilkirk,
Barbara Arms as Edie Hillkirk
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Marj Dusay as Monica Warner, Patrick Baldauff as Doc, Bill Applebaum
as Mitch, Francesca Roberts as Vera, and Noelle North as Bailey (voice)
Story by Paul Haggis and Stuart Wolpert
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Richard McKenzie as the Inspector, Laura Waterbury as Mrs. Crawley,
Paul Nesbitt as Mr. Crawley, Jake Jundef as Derek
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Ann Nelson as Sarah, Demetre Phillips as Detective Scott, Arthur Malet
as Max, and John C. Becher as Everett
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Jeffrey Joseph as Eddie Davis (Robert Davis), Jim McCawley as Himself,
Tyler Linkin as the Juggler
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Liz Keifer as Belinda (Belinda Michaels), Harry Basil as Howie (Howie Plotnick)
, Mike Pniewski as Crusher (Warren Polaskey), Grant Heslov as Jonathan Spencer
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Nehemiah Persoff as Sam, Georgia Schmidt as Elderly Woman
Directed by John Bowab
Story by Patrick Cleary
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Betty Kean as Louise Le Beau, Christopher Carroll as Stanley,
Cristy Dawson as Francine
Directed by Valentine Mayer
Guest stars: Thom Sharp as Mayor Callahan (Henry), Michael Orion as Bob, Barry Cutter
as the Reporter
Directed by Steven Robman
Guest stars: Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaszek, Gary Erwin as Delivery Man
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Chip Fields as Diane, Noelle Harling as Leslie, Brian Greene as
Accordion Player, Stephen Breithaupt as the Waiter, Charles Summer as the President
Directed by John Bowab
Directed by John Bowab
Special Guest Appearance by Charlotte Rae
Guest stars: Eve Smith as Eve, Ruth Gillette as Ruth,
Beverly Leech as Blonde Girl, and Robert Mandan as Bruce
Directed by John Bowab
Special Guest Appearance by Charlotte Rae
Guest stars: Charlie Dell as the minister, Eve Smith as Eve, Ruth Gillette as Ruth,
Marc Mantell as Paramedic #1, Richard M. Newkirk as Camper, and Robert Mandan as Bruce
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Claude Brooks as Rudy, Lois Nettleton as radio voice
Story by Katherine Green
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Kent Perkins as Virgil
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Barbara Sharma as Elayne, Tom Henschel as Stage Manager, Darrow Igus
as Police Officer, and Stacey Q as Cinnamon
Directed by Valentine Mayer
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Kevin Blair as Doug (Doug Larson), Bradley White as Bob, Larry Spinak as Don, Paul
Feig as Ron
Story by Shirley Brown
Directed by John Bowab
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Guest stars: Nick Corri as Enrico (Enrico Quinterez), Robert Phalen as Arnold Jensen, Lewis
Dauber as Floyd Barton
Directed by Marian Deaton
Guest stars: Orson Bean as Oliver Thompson, Alan Blumenfeld as Mr. Simmons (Jerry),
Meg Wyllie as Mrs. Webster, Blake Clark as the Trucker
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Nicolas Coster as David Warner
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Billie Bird as Polly, Dennis Drake as Jack
Directed by John Bowab
Special Guest Star: George Clooney as George
Guest star: Maurice LaMarche as Rod Sperling
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Penelope Ann Miller as Kristen Morgan, Brenda Lynn Klemme as Debbie,
Lela Rochon as Diana, Kristen Cumming as Becky, Signy Coleman as Amy
Directed by John Bowab
Co-star: Mackenzie Astin
Guest star: Charles Levin as Looney Lou
Directed by John Bowab
Special Guest Star: George Clooney as George
Guest stars: Stacy Q as Cinnamon, Sam Whipple as Stan
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Doug Savant as Dwayne, Tom Hodges as Ernie, Mark Savalle as Hopper
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Orson Bean as Oliver Thompson, Woody Brown as Cliff, Todd Hollowell as Jeff,
Loren Lester as Roy
Directed by Stuart Margolin
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Fabian as himself, Bobby Rydell as himself
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Jay Johnson as Ray Rollins, Jean Sincere as Dorothy Newell
Story by Katherine Green & Richard Gurman
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Dick Van Patten as Frank Stickle, Orson Bean as Oliver Thompson,
Lois Nettleton as Noreen Stickle, Jeffrey Alan Chandler as the Doctor, Randy Brenner
as the Orderly, Takayo Fischer as the Nurse
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek, Susan Walters as Cynthia Parks,
Linda Henning as Margaret Parks
Directed by Valentine Mayer
Guest star: John O'Leary as Elmore Rusk
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Nicolas Coster as David Warner, Marj Dusay as Monica Warner,
Sheldon Leonard as Josef Polniaczek, Claire Malis as Rose Polniaczek,
Ben Piazza as Dean Howard Jones, Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek
Directed by Marian Deaton
Guest stars: Jonathan Perpich as Eric Sandler, Adam Carl as Jeremy Bennett
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Sandy Simpson as Paul, Johnny Dark as Sergeant Canfield, and Richard
Moll as himself
Directed by John Bowab
Directed by John Bowab
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Patrick Cronin as Chris Morgan, Babette Props as Jody (Jody Fletcher), Sarina Grant as
Sgt. McNamara (Maryanne), Dennis Haysbert as Sgt. Evans (William)
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Paul Provenza as Casey Clark, Bumper Robinson as Todd, Elmarie Wendell
as Jackie
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Mike Preston as Kevin McKenna, Ken Lerner as Max, Troy Evans
as the Policeman
Directed by Valentine Mayer
Guest stars: Paul Provenza as Casey Clark, Robert Romanus as Snake, Todd Hollowell
as Jeff, Clarence Gilyard as Matt, Don Gibb as Wendell
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Jeff Allen as Larry Preston
Story by Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Marj Dusay as Monica Warner, Evelyn Guerrero as Mrs. Martinzez,
Ashleigh Sterling as Bailey, Sabrina Wiener as the Little Girl
Directed by Valentine Mayer
Guest stars: Chuck McCann as Santa Claus, Don Dolan as the Policeman
Directed by John Bowab
Guest star: Bill Macy as Harold
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Paul Provenza as Casey Clark, Scott Bryce as Rick Bonner
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Scott Bryce as Rick Bonner, Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Franc Lutz as Richard Katt, Alan Autry as Clark Darrin, James Staley as
Barkley, Tony Steedman as the Judge, Kathleen Connell as the Secretary, John Wesley
as Crandall
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Todd Hollowell as Jeff, Robert Romanus as Snake, John Del Regno as Ralph
Directed by Marian Deaton
Guest star: Robert Romanus as Snake
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Peter Marc as Mr. Wayne, Warren Burton as Sergio Pavan, John Kassir as
Andre, Tuesday Knight as Amy, Hannah Cutrona as Meena
Directed by Valentine Mayer
Guest stars: Paul Provenza as Casey Clark, Ron Fassler as Dr. Nichols, Catherine
Paolone as the Nurse
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Scott Bryce as Rick Bonner, Todd Hollowell as Jeff, John Ingle
as the Minister, Twyla Littleton as Wanda, Claire Malis as Rose Polniaczek,
Paul Provenza as Casey Clark, Alex Rocco as Charlie Polniaczek,
Robert Romanus as Snake
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Beah Richards as Grandmother, Todd Hollowell as Jeff, Devon Odessa
as Alexis, Cindi Dietrich as Karen, Nick Katt as Mark, Gregory Martin as Larry,
Mike Finnerman as the Deliveryman
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Alexandra Borrie as Sandy, Suzanne Krull as Melissa, Jane Dulo
as Mrs. Beets, John Harnagel as the Policeman, Sonya Winton as Annie, Sidney Chankin
as Mr. White
Directed by John Bowab
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Sam Behrens as Wes Mitchell, Nicolas Coster as David Warner, Kathleen
Freeman as Noreen Grisbee, Mayim Bialik as Jennifer Cole, Seth Green as Adam Brinkerhoff,
Juliette Lewis as Terry Rankin, Meredith Scott Lynn as Ashley Payne, Marissa Mendenhall as
Sam Bellanger, Jason Naylor as Beldon Glover, Danny Dayton as Mr. Avery, Richard Mehana
as Mr. Plimpton, Patrick T. O'Brien as Mr. Copeland, Shirley Prestia as
Miss O'Donnell, Sal Viscuso as Frank Payne, John Welsh as Mr. Morehead
Note: The final 2 episodes were a spinoff attempt and aired as a hour long episode.
Directed by John Bowab
Guest stars: Sam Behrens as Wes Mitchell, Kathleen Freeman as Noreen Grisbee, Scott
Bryce as Rick Bonner, Mayim Bialik as Jennifer Cole, Seth Green as Adam Brinkerhoff,
Juliette Lewis as Terry Rankin, Meredith Scott as Ashley Payne, Marissa Mendenhall
as Sara Bellanger, Jason Naylor as Beldon Glover, John Buchanan as Steve, Russ
Jolly as the Guy, Lawrence Lowe as the Chicken, Larue Stanley as the Waitress
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