The Facts Of Life

An unexpected financial disaster befalls Mrs. Garrett and she finds herself on the brink of an emotional breakdown when the girls prove totally insensitive to her personal crisis.

The pressures of adolescence become painfully clear to Tootie when older girls Blair, Natalie, and Jo exclude her from their revelry and begin to treat her like a little kid.

The ugliness of sexual violation rocks the Eastland School when "unlikely" target Natalie is assaulted on her way home from a campus party.

Blair is forced to re?examine her friend's "perfect" life when the ex"Eastland student"turned teenage wife and mother stops by for a visit.

Blair's unique kinship with her mother Monica is shattered when Blair inadvertently learns that her mother has a lump in her breast.

Jo painfully learns the ropes of journalism when her enthusiasm for writing a "hot" news story turns into an opportunity for revenge against her journalism teacher.

A class in simulated marriage teaches Jo some lessons in love when she suddenly finds herself more attracted to her class "beau" than to her longtime boy friend.

Natalie has cooked up plans for a private weekend, until a surprise visit from her over-adoring grandmother threatens to spoil her recipe.

Wild plans for the girls to go on a weekend camp?out with the boys from Bates Academy have young Tootie apprehensive about going along.

Blair fears that her "inexperienced" cousin Geri is being set up for a crushing romantic fall when she lands the catch of the year, Eastland's attractive French teacher.

Blair's decision to donate part of an inheritance from her "noble" grandfather's estate to build a school library uncovers family news she doesn't know how to deal with.

Natalie wants the lead role in the school play and she's not about to let anything or anyone stand in her way - including best friend Tootie.

Jo finds herself caught in the middle of an international "conflict" when she befriends a new Japanese student who's eager to become Americanized.

Mrs. Garrett and her handsome visitor are more than just friends - and Blair intends to uncover exactly how "meaningful" their relationship really is.

Tootie can't believe her ears when she's "personally" invited to the concert of her biggest idol, rock star Jermaine Jackson, for being his "number one fan."

The decision to continue to live together perplexes the girls when the end of their probation period gives them an opportunity to go their separate ways.

Natalie is crushed when she catches her father romancing a strange woman.

Tootie goes off to New York City unescorted to meet with friends at a theatre, only to get mixed up with the "cast" of an ugly Broadway "scene."

A feud between Jo and Blair is hoped to be calmed by their individual visits home, but instead the trip has all the makings of disaster.

Natalie's determination to get even with Blair entangles an innocent victim in her scheme - an "ugly duckling" boy.

Blair starts a battle over individual rights of privacy when she "innocently" sneaks a peek into Natalie's personal diary.

Jo coerces Blair into a date with a "well?connected" military cadet who turns out to be a delinquent from New York City streets, intent on playing taps over her noble reputation.

Jo's 14"year"old cousin Terry, on the verge of womanhood, asks Jo to help battle her overprotective father and brothers, who refuse to recognize her femininity.

The Eastland school becomes embroiled in the issue of book banning when the school board "reevaluates" several classic books from the library.