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The Facts of Life Season 5 Episodes

26 Episodes 1983 - 1984

Episode 1

Brave New World: Part 1

Wed, Sep 21, 198330 mins

As Blair and Jo enter Langley college, Mrs. Garrett decides to quit her job at Eastland.

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Episode 2

Brave New World: Part 2

Wed, Sep 21, 198330 mins

Mrs. Garrett decides to open a gourmet delicatessen and asks the girls to assist her.

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Episode 3

Gamma Gamma or Bust

Wed, Sep 28, 198330 mins

Blair is nominated for a placement in the Gamma Gamma sorority at Langley.

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Episode 4

Just My Bill

Wed, Oct 12, 198330 mins

When Jo finds out her new boyfriend is the son of distinguished and wealthy parents, she feels uncomfortable continuing the relationship.

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Episode 5

What Price Glory?

Wed, Oct 19, 198330 mins

Tootie discovers that her boyfriend Jeff, a school athlete, cannot read.

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Episode 6

The Halloween Show

Wed, Oct 26, 198330 mins

The girls fear Mrs. Garrett ground up a missing customer into her homemade bratwurst!

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Episode 7

Advance Placement

Wed, Nov 2, 198330 mins

Natalie is allowed to take a course at Langley and gets so caught up in the social life of college that she begins skipping classes at Eastland and work at Edna's Edibles.

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Episode 8

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Wed, Nov 9, 198330 mins

Blair and Jo take Mrs. Garrett to a male strip club for her birthday, where Blair discovers a shocking revelation about her boyfriend.

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Episode 9

Small But Dangerous

Wed, Nov 16, 198330 mins

Kelly begs for a fresh start from Mrs. Garrett and the girls when her attempt to extort money from Edna's Edibles is thwarted by Jo.

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Episode 10

Store Games

Wed, Nov 30, 198330 mins

Kelly informs Mrs. Garrett that Pete, the underhanded owner of Pete's Deli, is aiming to put Edna's Edibles out of business by selling gourmet food at a discount. While Mrs. Garrett gets worried, Jo gets devious and uses the store's computer to mess with the files in Pete's computer.

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Episode 11

The Second Time Around

Wed, Dec 14, 198330 mins

Jo thinks her father's intentions to remarry means that her parents are reconciling.

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Episode 12

The Christmas Show

Wed, Dec 21, 198330 mins

The girls prepare to go their separate ways for Christmas vacation.

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Episode 13

The Chain Letter

Wed, Dec 28, 198330 mins

All four girls are fired from Edna's Edibles by Mrs. Garrett. They hope she'll give them a second chance.

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Episode 14

Next Door

Wed, Jan 4, 198430 mins

Mrs. Garrett and the girls befriend a little boy whose single mother doesn't have time to take care of him.

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Episode 15

Crossing the Line

Wed, Jan 11, 198430 mins

Natalie and Tootie's relationship is strained when Tootie questions Natalie's reasons for refusing and then accepting a date with Tootie's cousin Michael.

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Episode 16

All or Nothing

Wed, Jan 18, 198430 mins

Jo faces a harsh political reality when she's elected to the Langley College Board of Regents and then battles with them.

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Episode 17

A Death in the Family

Wed, Feb 1, 198430 mins

Natalie's father dies from a sudden heart attack.

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Episode 18

Big Fish/Little Fish

Wed, Feb 8, 198430 mins

Blair is confused as to why she isn't as popular at Langley as she was at Eastland and needs Jo's help to turn things around. Natalie has stopped having fun since the death of her father so Tootie and Mrs. Garrett try to help her get over it.

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Episode 19

Star at Langley

Wed, Feb 15, 198430 mins

Blair encourages Cliff to have a more open and less demanding relationship with her. But she quickly changes her mind when the first person Cliff starts seeing is Heather Hunt, a Hollywood movie star who is visiting Langley.

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Episode 20

Dream Marriage

Wed, Feb 22, 198430 mins

Blair dreams of what her life might be like in the year 2000.

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Episode 21

Mother and Daughter

Wed, Feb 29, 198430 mins

Tootie's mother is visiting her in Peekskill and feels compelled to confront her on why she doesn't confide in her about anything.

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Episode 22

All by Herself

Wed, Mar 14, 198430 mins

Blair's cousin Geri asks for her help with a charity function for disabled children.

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Episode 23

Seems Like Old Times

Wed, Mar 21, 198430 mins

Eddie, Jo's old flame, returns to rekindle their romance, even though he's married to another woman.

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Episode 24

Joint Custody

Wed, May 2, 198430 mins

If Mrs. Garrett doesn't save her son's troubled marriage, Edna's Edibles might be sold off in the divorce.

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Episode 25

The Way We Were: Part 1

Wed, May 9, 198430 mins

As the girls prepare for their summer vacations, they look back on the past, as seen in clips from previous episodes.

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Episode 26

The Way We Were: Part 2

Wed, May 9, 198430 mins

The girls continue their reminiscences of their friendship.

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