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Episode 1: Out of Peekskill (1)
1986-09-27
Mrs. Garrett must decided between her two loves, the girls or Bruce, a man she falls for and who asks her to go to Africa with him.
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The Facts of Life Season 8 — Episodes and Where to Watch
24 episodes · first aired 1986-09-27
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Episode 2: Out of Peekskill (2)
1986-09-2730 min
Conclusion. When Mrs. Garrett goes to Africa with her new husband, her sister moves in with the girls. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Andy: Mackenzie Astin. Jo: Nancy McKeon.
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Episode 3: Ready or Not
1986-10-04
Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.
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Episode 4: Another Room
1986-10-11
Fed up with having no privacy, Jo considers moving out, until Beverly Ann suggests remodeling the attic into a room. However, the construction costs divided by the four girls cause Jo to make a sacrifice when she can't come up with her share.
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Episode 5: Off-Broadway Baby
1986-11-01
Beverly Ann and the girls head for New York, when Tootie decides to audition for her first Broadway show. However, when she arrives, she quickly learns that she has plenty of competition working against her.
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Episode 6: The Little Chill
1986-11-08
Blair, Tootie and Natalie organize a reunion with the girls from Eastland. This brings Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann back to town each with successful lives. Cindy has become a model, Nancy is engaged and Sue Ann a vice president for a company. However, each also has a distinct downside to their success. Meanwhile, Jo feels left out of the reunion.
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Episode 7: The Ratings Game
1986-11-15
Blair's computerized date-rating system is the focus when she makes a bet with Jo dealing with whether or not the system really works. However, when Beverly Ann accidentally erases a disk, Jo tampers with some of the ratings.
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Episode 8: The Wedding Day
1986-11-22
Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.
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Episode 9: Fast Food
1986-11-2925 min
Natalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.
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Episode 10: Where's Poppa?
1986-12-06
A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.
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Episode 11: Write and Wrong
1986-12-13
A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.
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Episode 12: Seven Little Indians
1987-01-03
In this fantasy episode, a cross between ""The Twilight Zone"" and a horror film, the crew finds themselves being murdered, one by one, until only Tootie is left to confront the killer. The episode is narrated by a Rod Serling lookalike.
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Episode 13: The Greek Connection
1987-01-10
Assigned by the paper to get the inside dirt on Pledge Week at Langley, Natalie crashes the rush party of the sorority Tootie wants to join.
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Episode 14: Post-Christmas Card
1987-01-1730 min
As a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.
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Episode 15: A Star is Torn
1987-01-31
Cinnamon, who bested Tootie in the audition for a Broadway rock musical, shows up claiming she's been replaced but that's not the real story.
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Episode 16: A Winter's Tale
1987-02-07
The girls are snowed in at a ski cabin with three guys preparing a bachelor party, but the groom is ready to call off the wedding when he gets a look at Blair.
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Episode 17: Cupid's Revenge
1987-02-14
Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.
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Episode 18: 62 Pick-Up
1987-02-21
Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.
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Episode 19: Boy About the House
1987-02-28
Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.
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Episode 20: Ex Marks the Spot
1987-03-07
Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.
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Episode 21: Younger Than Springtime
1987-03-21
Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.
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Episode 22: This is Only a Test
1987-04-18
Blair discovers that even she can't buy admission to law school if she doesn't pass a four-hour test she hasn't studied for.
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Episode 23: Rites of Passage (1)
1987-05-02
After her commencement speech is rejected, Jo refuses to make a speech at all, but then learns that her grandfather has come all the way from Poland to hear it.
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Episode 24: Rites of Passage (2)
1987-05-09
Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.
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