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The Facts of Life : Season 7
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Air date: 14 Sep '85 - 24 episodesThe Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.
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List of Episodes (24)
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1. Out of the Fire...
14 Sep '85After returning from their summer vacation, the girls discover that Edna's Edibles has burned down. This leads the girls to discuss rebuilding and opening up a new business.
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2. Into the Frying Pan
21 Sep '85The girls try to hire a contractor to rebuild Edna's Edibles into their new business. After interviewing a string, they hire George Burnett, who's inexpensive, but he soon proves to be easily sidetracked from his work.
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3. Grand Opening
28 Sep '85The girls finally open their new shop, which is called, Over Our Heads, which sells a mixture of trendy, nostalgic memorabilia. However, the opening day may be the closing day, when they don't get quite the reception they were hoping for.
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4. Teacher, Teacher
05 Oct '85Jo is offered a job at a major company which is tempting but this causes her to reevaluate her dream of becoming a teacher.
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5. Men for All Seasons
19 Oct '85Natalie's boyfriend appears in a popular beefcake calendar of the Langley swim team, a calendar that is frowned upon by the college board of regents.
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6. A New Life
26 Oct '85Needing advice on her love life, Blair asks her mother to visit, only to learn that mom needs advice even more than Blair does.
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7. Doo-Wah
02 Nov '85Andy enters the girls in a contest through a teen magazine that if they win, they could sing backup to El DeBarge. First, however, they must produce a demo tape of their singing talent.
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8. Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green
09 Nov '85While waiting for a bus, Natalie thinks she could get some inspiration on something to write about in a diner. Failing to find anything of interest, she begins writing a wild story, that takes place in the diner involving, Blair, Jo, Tootie, Mrs. Garrett and George.
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9. Born Too Late
16 Nov '85Tootie tutors seventh grader Andy for a role in ""West Side Story,"" which turns him on to her more than to acting.
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10. 3, 2, 1
23 Nov '85Blair and Jo argue over stories and editorials that are to be presented as a news report which is also going to include a behind the scenes look at the girls' shop, Over Our Heads.
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11. We Get Letters
30 Nov '85Mrs. Garrett's old friend, Gwen comes to town for a visit with her old gossip buddy, but she also comes to town to confront Edna about the affair Gwen thinks she had with her late husband.
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12. Ballroom Dance
07 Dec '85Jo takes up ballroom dance lessons and becomes determined to do a good job at an upcoming recital despite chaotic lessons and a clutzy dance partner.
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13. Christmas Baby
14 Dec '85A very pregnant Monica comes to the house on Christmas Eve, where she ends up in labor and gives birth to Bailey, her third child, on Christmas morning.
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14. Tootie Drives
21 Dec '85Tootie's learning to drive and she's driving everyone bananas.
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15. Stake-Out Blues
11 Jan '86The police want to stake out the shop to nab a few crooks but the girls, not wanting to worry Mrs. Garrett, insist she not be told about the operation.
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16. The Agent
18 Jan '86Tootie and Blair give an aspiring comic a career boost by staging a performance attended by Jim McCawley, talent coordinator of ""The Tonight Show.""
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17. The Reunion
01 Feb '86George gets Blair to pose as his fiancee at his high school reunion in order to make an ex-classmate jealous that she never gave him the light of day. However, the unexpected prompts Jo to go in Blair's place.
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18. Concentration
08 Feb '86On the day Blair is to accept an award, she encounters two burdens. First, she's stuck babysitting her baby brother and second she becomes trapped in an elevator, where she learns an important lesson from a concentration camp survivor.
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19. Atlantic City
15 Feb '86The girls are in Atlantic City for a long weekend, where Blair gets gambling fever and Jo hopes to be reunited with Flyman, the rock star she met on spring break in Fort Lauderdale.
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20. The Lady Who Came to Dinner
22 Feb '86The girls surprise Blair on her birthday with a party featuring singer and dancer Betty Kean who, like ""The Man Who Came to Dinner,"" stays on and on and on.
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21. The Candidate
01 Mar '86Natalie is furious with the mayor during an election when she learns he plans to build an amusement park. This prompts Natalie to consider running for mayor herself.
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22. Big Time Charlie
29 Mar '86Jo's father shows up to announce that he's won a publisher's giveaway, and is determined to give Jo everything he could never give her before.
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23. The Graduate
03 May '86Tootie plans to join a road show after graduation despite her parents' objections, while Natalie plans to find an apartment where she can write in peace.
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24. The Apartment
10 May '86Natalie and Tootie find that privacy is at a premium in their one-room apartment, which doubles as a roach resort.
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