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The Facts of Life

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Adventures of a group of friends from different backgrounds at a girls boarding school, a spinoff from Diff'rent Strokes.
Show Details:
Start date: Aug 1979
End date: May 1988
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 200 eps + 3 TVMs
Genre(s): Comedy
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Episode # Original
Air Date		 Titles
 
Season 1
1.1-1 24 Aug 79Rough Housing
2.1-2 31 Aug 79Like Mother, Like Daughter
3.1-3 07 Sep 79The Return of Mr. Garrett
4.1-4 14 Sep 79I.Q.
5.1-5 12 Mar 80Overachieving
6.1-6 14 Mar 80Emily Dickinson
7.1-7 21 Mar 80Dieting
8.1-8 04 Apr 80The Facts of Love
9.1-9 11 Apr 80Flash Flood
10.1-1025 Apr 80Adoption
11.1-1102 May 80Running
12.1-1204 Jun 80Molly's Holiday
13.1-1311 Jun 80Dope
Season 2
14.2-1 19 Nov 80The New Girl (Part 1)
15.2-2 26 Nov 80The New Girl (Part 2)
16.2-3 10 Dec 80Double Standard
17.2-4 17 Dec 80Who Am I?
18.2-5 24 Dec 80Cousin Geri
19.2-6 31 Dec 80Shoplifting
20.2-7 07 Jan 81Teenage Marriage (Part 1)
21.2-8 14 Jan 81Teenage Marriage (Part 2)
22.2-9 21 Jan 81Gossip
23.2-1028 Jan 81Breaking Point
24.2-1104 Feb 81Sex Symbol
25.2-1225 Feb 81The Secret
26.2-1304 Mar 81Pretty Babies
27.2-1411 Mar 81Bought and Sold
28.2-1518 Mar 81Free Spirit
29.2-1625 Mar 81Brian and Sylvia
Season 3
30.3-1 28 Oct 81Growing Pains
31.3-2 04 Nov 81Fear Strikes Back
32.3-3 11 Nov 81A Baby in the House
33.3-4 18 Nov 81A Friend in Deed
34.3-5 25 Nov 81Front Page
35.3-6 02 Dec 81Give and Take
36.3-7 09 Dec 81Sweet Sorrow
37.3-8 16 Dec 81From Russia with Love
38.3-9 23 Dec 81Dear Me
39.3-1030 Dec 81Cousin Geri Returns
40.3-1106 Jan 82Legacy
41.3-1213 Jan 82Green-Eyed Monster
42.3-1320 Jan 82The Americanization of Miko
43.3-1427 Jan 82The Marriage Brokers
44.3-1503 Feb 82Starstruck
45.3-1610 Feb 82The Four Musketeers
46.3-1717 Feb 82The Affair
47.3-1824 Feb 82Runaway
48.3-1903 Mar 82New York, New York
49.3-2017 Mar 82Kids Can Be Cruel
50.3-2124 Mar 82Mind Your Own Business
51.3-2231 Mar 82The Academy
52.3-2314 Apr 82Jo's Cousin
53.3-2405 May 82Read No Evil
Season 4
54.4-1 29 Sep 82Ain't Miss Beholden
55.4-2 06 Oct 82The Source
56.4-3 27 Oct 82The Sound of Silence
57.4-4 03 Nov 82The Oldest Living Graduate
58.4-5 10 Nov 82Different Drummer
59.4-6 17 Nov 82Dearest Mommie
60.4-7 24 Nov 82A Woman's Place
61.4-8 01 Dec 82Daddy's Girl
62.4-9 08 Dec 82The Big Fight
63.4-1015 Dec 82For the Asking
64.4-1122 Dec 82September Song
65.4-1205 Jan 83A Royal Pain
66.4-1312 Jan 83Magnificent Obsession
67.4-1419 Jan 83Under Pressure
68.4-1526 Jan 83Teacher's Pet
69.4-1609 Feb 83Let's Party!
70.4-1716 Feb 83Best Sister (Part 1)
71.4-1823 Feb 83Best Sister (Part 2)
72.4-1909 Mar 83Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
73.4-2030 Mar 83Who's on First?
74.4-2106 Apr 83Help from Home
75.4-2227 Apr 83Take My Finals, Please
76.4-2304 May 83Graduation (60 min)
Season 5
77.5-1 21 Sep 83Brave New World (1)
78.5-2 21 Sep 83Brave New World (2)
79.5-3 28 Sep 83Gamma Gamma or Bust
80.5-4 12 Oct 83Just My Bill
81.5-5 19 Oct 83What Price Glory?
82.5-6 26 Oct 83The Halloween Show
83.5-7 02 Nov 83Advance Placement
84.5-8 09 Nov 83I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
85.5-9 16 Nov 83Small But Dangerous
86.5-1030 Nov 83Store Games
87.5-1114 Dec 83The Second Time Around
88.5-1221 Dec 83The Christmas Show
89.5-1328 Dec 83The Chain Letter
90.5-1404 Jan 84Next Door
91.5-1511 Jan 84Crossing the Line
92.5-1618 Jan 84All or Nothing
93.5-1701 Feb 84A Death in the Family
94.5-1808 Feb 84Big Fish/Little Fish
95.5-1915 Feb 84Star at Langley
96.5-2022 Feb 84Dream Marriage
97.5-2129 Feb 84Mother and Daughter
98.5-2214 Mar 84All by Herself
99.5-2321 Mar 84Seems Like Old Times
100.5-2402 May 84Joint Custody
101.5-2509 May 84The Way We Were (1)
102.5-2609 May 84The Way We Were (2)
Season 6
103.6-1 26 Sep 84The Summer of '84
104.6-2 03 Oct 84Slices of Life
105.6-3 17 Oct 84Love at First Byte
106.6-4 24 Oct 84My Boyfriend's Back
107.6-5 31 Oct 84Cruisin'
108.6-6 07 Nov 84Taking a Chance on Love (1)
109.6-7 07 Nov 84Taking a Chance on Love (2)
110.6-8 14 Nov 84E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)
111.6-9 21 Nov 84Dear Apple
112.6-1028 Nov 84Talk, Talk, Talk
113.6-1105 Dec 84Smile
114.6-1212 Dec 84The Rich Aren't Different
115.6-1319 Dec 84Christmas in the Big House
116.6-1402 Jan 85Me and Eleanor
117.6-1509 Jan 85Working It Out
118.6-1616 Jan 85Jazzbeau
119.6-1723 Jan 85Two Guys from Appleton
120.6-1830 Jan 85With a Little Help from My Friends
121.6-1913 Feb 85Gone with the Wind (1)
122.6-2020 Feb 85Gone with the Wind (2)
123.6-2127 Feb 85Man in the Attic
124.6-2213 Mar 85The Last Drive-In
125.6-2320 Mar 85Sisters
126.6-2427 Mar 85It's Lonely at the Top
127.6-2508 May 85Bus Stop
128.6-2615 May 85The Interview Show
Season 7
129.7-1 14 Sep 85Out of the Fire...
130.7-2 21 Sep 85Into the Frying Pan
131.7-3 28 Sep 85Grand Opening
132.7-4 05 Oct 85Teacher, Teacher
133.7-5 19 Oct 85Men for All Seasons
134.7-6 26 Oct 85A New Life
135.7-7 02 Nov 85Doo-Wah
136.7-8 09 Nov 85Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green
137.7-9 16 Nov 85Born Too Late
138.7-1023 Nov 853, 2, 1
139.7-1130 Nov 85We Get Letters
140.7-1207 Dec 85Ballroom Dance
141.7-1314 Dec 85Christmas Baby
142.7-1421 Dec 85Tootie Drives
143.7-1511 Jan 86Stake-Out Blues
144.7-1618 Jan 86The Agent
145.7-1701 Feb 86The Reunion
146.7-1808 Feb 86Concentration
147.7-1915 Feb 86Atlantic City
148.7-2022 Feb 86The Lady Who Came to Dinner
149.7-2101 Mar 86The Candidate
150.7-2229 Mar 86Big Time Charlie
151.7-2303 May 86The Graduate
152.7-2410 May 86The Apartment
Season 8
153.8-1 27 Sep 86Out of Peekskill (1)
154.8-2 27 Sep 86Out of Peekskill (2)
155.8-3 04 Oct 86Ready or Not
156.8-4 11 Oct 86Another Room
157.8-5 01 Nov 86Off-Broadway Baby
158.8-6 08 Nov 86The Little Chill
159.8-7 15 Nov 86The Ratings Game
160.8-8 22 Nov 86The Wedding Day
161.8-9 29 Nov 86Fast Food
162.8-1006 Dec 86Where's Poppa?
163.8-1113 Dec 86Write and Wrong
164.8-1203 Jan 87Seven Little Indians
165.8-1310 Jan 87The Greek Connection
166.8-1417 Jan 87Post-Christmas Card
167.8-1531 Jan 87A Star is Torn
168.8-1607 Feb 87A Winter's Tale
169.8-1714 Feb 87Cupid's Revenge
170.8-1821 Feb 8762 Pick-Up
171.8-1928 Feb 87Boy About the House
172.8-2007 Mar 87Ex Marks the Spot
173.8-2121 Mar 87Younger Than Springtime
174.8-2218 Apr 87This is Only a Test
175.8-2302 May 87Rites of Passage (1)
176.8-2409 May 87Rites of Passage (2)
Season 9
177.9-1 26 Sep 87Down and Out in Malibu (1)
178.9-2 03 Oct 87Down and Out in Malibu (2)
179.9-3 17 Oct 87Rumor Has It
180.9-4 24 Oct 87Before the Fall
181.9-5 07 Nov 87Sweet Charity
182.9-6 14 Nov 87Up from Down Under
183.9-7 21 Nov 87The More the Marrier
184.9-8 28 Nov 87A Rose by Any Other Age
185.9-9 05 Dec 87Adventures in Baileysitting
186.9-1012 Dec 87It's a Wonderful Christmas
187.9-1102 Jan 88Golden Oldies
188.9-1209 Jan 88A Thousand Frowns
189.9-1316 Jan 88Something in Common
190.9-1423 Jan 88Peekskill Law
191.9-1530 Jan 88A House Divided
192.9-1606 Feb 88The First Time
193.9-1713 Feb 88Let's Face the Music
194.9-1820 Feb 88Less Than Perfect
195.9-1927 Feb 88Till Marriage Do Us Part
196.9-2005 Mar 88Present Imperfect
197.9-2112 Mar 88On the Edge
198.9-2219 Mar 88Big Apple Blues
199.9-2330 Apr 88The Beginning of the End
200.9-2407 May 88The Beginning of the Beginning
Specials
S04.4-0 25 Sep 82The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (120 min)
S08.8-0 15 Feb 87The Facts of Life Down Under (120 min)
 
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NOTES
The first two TV movies are included in syndication, broken up into half-hours, so there are 109 episodes total.
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