The Facts of Life

Episode 1: "Down and Out in Malibu, Part 1" (recap)
​Original airdate: 9/26/1987

When Jo is hired to house sit for Richard Moll, the rest of the Facts gang travels to California for an impromptu vacation.
Episode 2: "Down and Out in Malibu, Part 2" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/3/1987

Richard Moll returns to Malibu and learns that his house was destroyed under Jo's watch.
Episode 3: "Rumor Has It" (recap)
​Original airdate: 10/17/1987

Blair is mortified when salacious rumors about her and her law professor begin circulating all over campus.
Episode 4: "Before the Fall" (recap)
​Original airdate: 10/24/1987

Natalie poses as an ROTC trainee in order to write an article about the experience for The Peekskill Register. 
Episode 5: "Sweet Charity" (recap)
​Original airdate: 11/7/1987

Jo finds unexpected employment at a community shelter.
Episode 6: "Up From Down Under" (recap)
​Original airdate: 11/14/1987

Pippa McKenna, a cheeky young Aussie gal, arrives on the doorstep of the Facts gang, pretending to be an exchange student. 
Episode 7: "The More the Marrier" (recap)
​Original airdate: 11/21/1987

Tootie gets a surprise marriage proposal from Jeff.
Episode 8: "A Rose by Any Other Age" (recap)
​Original airdate: 11/28/1987

Blair is dismayed when a man she considers a potential suitor becomes smitten with Beverly Ann.
Episode 9: "Adventures in Baileysitting" (recap)
​Original airdate: 12/5/1987

Blair passes off babysitting duty of her little sister to Jo, who passes it off to Andy...who eventually manages to lose track of the tot.
Episode 10: "It's a Wonderful Christmas" (recap)
​Original airdate: 12/12/1987

In an homage to It's a Wonderful Life, Beverly Ann encounters a fictional Santa who shows her what life would be like for the Facts gang if she had never come to Peekskill.
Episode 11: "Golden Oldies" (recap)
​Original airdate: 1/2/1988

Beverly Ann and the Facts gals imagine where life will take them in this bizarre, forty year flash-forward.
Episode 12: "A Thousand Frowns" (recap)
​Original airdate: 1/9/1988

Andy becomes friends with a grown man named Rick, who announces to the Facts gang that he only has a few weeks to live.
Episode 13: "Something in Common" (recap)
​Original airdate: 1/16/1988

Jo is distressed when her father takes an instant dislike to her new beau, Rick.
Episode 14: "Peekskill Law" (recap)
​Original airdate: 1/23/1988

During an internship at a prestigious law firm, Blair works overtime to help acquit an alleged murderer.
Episode 15: "A House Divided" (recap)
​Original airdate: 1/30/1988

Tootie and Natalie are dismayed when their fellas can't seem to get along with each other.
Episode 16: "The First Time" (recap)
​Original airdate: 2/6/1988

Snake pops Natalie's cherry.
Episode 17: "Let's Face the Music" (recap)
​Original airdate: 2/13/1988

The Facts gals are invited to a spa that's owned by a wealthy philanthropist who promises to attend a benefit to raise funds for the shelter. ​​
Episode 18: "Less Than Perfect" (recap)
​Original airdate: 2/20/1988

Blair is despondent about a facial injury after she gets into a serious car accident.
Episode 19: "Till Marriage Do Us Part" (recap)
​Original airdate: 2/27/1988

Jo and Rick tie the knot, while Blair and Casey part ways.
Episode 20: "Present Imperfect" (recap)
​Original airdate: 3/5/1988

Tootie accidentally destroys the tacky pendant necklace she receives as a gift from her future grandmother-in-law.
Episode 21: "On the Edge" (recap)
​Original airdate: 3/12/1988

Jo is stunned when her social worker friend makes a cry for help by threatening to jump off the roof of a building.
Episode 22: "Big Apple Blues" (recap)
​Original airdate: 3/19/1988

Natalie decides to move into a SoHo loft with a brand new cast of characters.
Episode 23: "The Beginning of the End" (recap)
​Original airdate: 4/30/1988

Blair saves Eastland from closure by purchasing the school and appointing herself the new headmaster (headmistress?).
Episode 24: "The Beginning of the Beginning" (recap)
​Original airdate: 5/7/1988

Blair begins her new career as Eastland's headmaster. Jo is reunited with Rick.