The Facts of Life Season 2

(1980) November - March | # of Episodes : 16

Ratings

7.1

6.8

Series Details

Seasons: 9

Total Episodes: 201

Creators: Norman Lear , Dick Clair , Jenna McMahon

Networks: NBC

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Aug 24, 1979

Recent Air Date: May 7, 1988

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: TV-PG

Website: Link

Production Companies: TAT Communications Company , Embassy Television

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Main Cast

Charlotte Rae

Edna Garrett

Age : N/A | Popularity : 22%

Lisa Whelchel

Blair Warner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Kim Fields

Tootie Ramsey

Age : 55 | Popularity : 68%

Mindy Cohn

Natalie Green

Age : 58 | Popularity : 65%

Nancy McKeon

Joanne Jo Polniaczek

Age : 58 | Popularity : 38%

Episodes

Episode 1

19 November 1980 - The New Girl (1)

Streetsmart Bronx native, Jo Polniaczeck arrives at Eastland.

Episode 2

26 November 1980 - The New Girl (2)

Mrs. Garrett bails the girls out of jail and announces that they all have been expelled from Eastland. However, they can stay if they move in with Mrs. Garrett and work in the cafeteria. This prompts Jo's want to leave to become even stronger.

Episode 3

10 December 1980 - Double Standard

Blair is sure that an old friend of hers', Harrison Andrews is going to invite her to a cotillion, however she is thrown for a loop when he invites Jo.

Episode 4

17 December 1980 - Who Am I?

Tootie begins to think long and hard about her race and how she's being treated at Eastland, thanks to a new boy whom Tootie took an interest in. Tootie soon begins to shun Natalie, Jo and Blair and even backs out of a dance contest because her dance partner is white.

Episode 5

24 December 1980 - Cousin Geri

When Blair's cousin, Geri, arrives for a visit, Mrs. Garrett, based on Blair's behavior, thinks she's embarrassed of Geri since she has cerebral palsy. However later Mrs. Garrett realizes she's really jealous of her since Geri is also a successful comedienne.

Episode 6

31 December 1980 - Shoplifting

It's Edna's birthday and the girls want to buy her a gift. Blair told them that she would buy the gift but Jo, Natalie, and Tootie decide to buy their own gift. They decide to buy a cool Hawaiian shirt for Mrs. Garrett because it's on sale. When they go to the store they find the sale has ended. Jo decided to steal the shirt. Later, Mrs. Garrett decides to return the shirt and discovers it was stolen.

Episode 7

07 January 1981 - Teenage Marriage (1)

Jo's boyfriend, Eddie, surprises her by making a sudden visit to Peekskill, but she gets even more of a surprise when he proposes marriage.

Episode 8

14 January 1981 - Teenage Marriage (2)

Jo is unsure of whether or not to accept Eddie's proposal but finally decides to go ahead with the wedding, despite the feelings of Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie and Tootie.

Episode 9

21 January 1981 - Gossip

When Tootie overhears a secret that Blair tells Jo about Nancy's beau, she lets the secret slip and Nancy and Blair get into a fight which leads Blair to give Jo the silent treatment. Things get worse, when Tootie mistakes Mrs. Garrett for being drunk, when really her eyes had been dilated by her eye doctor prompting her to be a little topsy turvy. The rumor of Mrs. Garrett's drunken sprawl could cost her her job.

Episode 10

28 January 1981 - Breaking Point

Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.

Episode 11

04 February 1981 - Sex Symbol

Natalie hits it off with Neil, a boy she meets at a dance and they later begin studying together. However, rumors are spread that Natalie and Neil did more than just study which brings on calls from a number of boys who want to study with Natalie. Natalie encourages these rumors when she goes out with the boys due to the fact that Blair, Jo and Tootie laughed at the notion that Natalie could be a sex symbol.

Episode 12

25 February 1981 - The Secret

Shortly after winning an award, Jo learns that her jailbird father, is getting paroled and that he would like to attend the awards ceremony. However, an ashamed Jo, tries to keep her father from attending as well as tries to keep secret the fact that her dad is in prison.

Episode 13

04 March 1981 - Pretty Babies

Tootie is lured into doing a photo shoot for a fashion photographer.

Episode 14

11 March 1981 - Bought and Sold

Blair is selling Countess Calvert cosmetics, and she uses Natalie as a model.

Episode 15

18 March 1981 - Free Spirit

Mrs. Garrett's musician son, Alex stops by Eastland for a visit, with tales about how he rubs elbows with other musicians like Neil Diamond and Carly Simon. However, Blair smells a rat when she contradicts one of his stories and when she learns that Mrs. Garrett is still supporting him.

Episode 16

25 March 1981 - Brian and Sylvia

Tootie and Natalie go to visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they are unaware they are showing up right in the middle of a fight. Sylvia and her husband are an interacial couple and Sylvia has just gotten a job offer in New York and Brian is not to happy about moving.

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