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The Facts of Life Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Down and Out in Malibu: Part 1
Sat, Sep 26, 1987
When Jo gets a job house sitting for Richard Moll in Malibu, she tries to pass the house off as her own to the others when they come to visit.
Episode 2
Down and Out in Malibu: Part 2
Sat, Oct 3, 1987
Richard Moll has the girls put in prison when he sees what has happened to his house.
Episode 3
Rumor Has It
Sat, Oct 17, 1987
Blair starts law school. She spends a lot of time with her law professor. While the two of them are in his office talking, his wife comes in and assumes that they're "together". So word gets around about Blair and her professor. She considers dropping out.
Episode 4
Before the Fall
Sat, Oct 24, 1987
Natalie's been given an assignment to do an article on the ROTC. Natalie gets close to a cadet. Later when they get a new drill sergeant, they learn that they're going sky diving which makes Natalie nervous. She has to decide if she wants to stick with it or drop out when the cadet she got close to will.
Episode 5
Sweet Charity
Sat, Nov 7, 1987
Jo's looking for a job. She finds one at a community center but unfortunately the center is strapped financially so she's not getting paid. And she clashes with the guy who runs the center.
Episode 6
Up from Down Under
Sat, Nov 14, 1987
Pippa McKenna, a teenage girl from Eastland's Australian sister school, Colunga Academy, enrolls at Eastland.
Episode 7
The More the Marrier
Sat, Nov 21, 1987
With Tootie's boyfriend, Jeff, away she gets asked by another guy to go out on a date. At first, she doesn't want to because it might seem she's stepping out on Jeff. But Blair convinces her to. And on the night they're suppose to go out, Jeff shows up. And Natalie's boyfriend, Snake finally shows up.
Episode 8
A Rose by Any Other Age
Sat, Nov 28, 1987
Blair invites a third year male student over for a study date, but he's more interested in Beverly Ann than Blair.
Episode 9
Adventures in Baileysitting
Sat, Dec 5, 1987
Blair's baby sister Bailey gets lost while in the girls' care.
Episode 10
It's a Wonderful Christmas
Sat, Dec 12, 1987
Everybody has their own plans for Christmas and Beverly Ann feels unappreciated. During a visit with Santa, she tells him she wishes she'd never come to Peekskill. He shows her what it would have been like without her.
Episode 11
Golden Oldies
Sat, Jan 2, 1988
The girls imagine what their lives will be like 50 years into the future.
Episode 12
A Thousand Frowns
Sat, Jan 9, 1988
Jo takes Andy to the center to find a male role model. He meets Rick, but they worry that he is too irresponsible and a bad influence because he believes he'll die soon since no men in his family have made it to age 30.
Episode 13
Something in Common
Sat, Jan 16, 1988
Jo is dating Rick, when she introduces him to her father. He is not impressed by him because of his playful attitude.
Episode 14
Peekskill Law
Sat, Jan 23, 1988
Blair interns at a law firm and learns that her law professor who resigned because it was assumed that they were having an affair, works there. He asks her to help her with the case, he's working on, which is defending a man who's accused of murder. She brings him and everybody acts nervous around him. Later Blair comes up with a strategy for the trial.
Episode 15
A House Divided
Sat, Jan 30, 1988
Tootie and Natalie are excited about a dinner with Jeff and Snake, but the guys clash immediately and the evening ends early. While those two clash, Blair decides to help Jo go to court with a mechanic who didn't fix her bike properly.
Episode 16
The First Time
Sat, Feb 6, 1988
Natalie goes to bed with her boyfriend, Snake.
Episode 17
Let's Face the Music
Sat, Feb 13, 1988
A slip-up at a spa turns Jo's hair blonde and Blair's hair green, causing problems at a banquet. Meanwhile, Pippa gets kicked out of her band.
Episode 18
Less Than Perfect
Sat, Feb 20, 1988
Blair gets in a car accident after falling asleep at the wheel late at night. She is worried about how she will look after getting stitches across her forehead, so she breaks up with Casey.
Episode 19
Till Marriage Do Us Part
Sat, Feb 27, 1988
Rick shows up to play a game with a hidden question that ends up being a proposal. While Jo considers her answer, Casey admits to Blair that he doesn't believe in marriage.
Episode 20
Present Imperfect
Sat, Mar 5, 1988
Pippa and Andy throw a party while everyone else is out of the house. She puts on a necklace that Jeff gave Tootie from his grandmother. After the party, the pendant is missing.
Episode 21
On the Edge
Sat, Mar 12, 198830 mins
Beverly Ann doesn't want Andy to get his ear pierced. A social worker, from the center where Jo works, threatens to jump from a building.
Episode 22
Big Apple Blues
Sat, Mar 19, 1988
Natalie finds an apartment in the Soho district of New York, living with several eccentric characters.
Episode 23
The Beginning of the End
Sat, Apr 30, 1988
When Blair discovers that Eastland Academy is in dire financial straits, she decides not to go to law school but buy it and save it from closing.
Episode 24
The Beginning of the Beginning
Sat, May 7, 1988
When Blair decides to make some changes to Eastland to save it, things don't get off to a good start. She also has to deal with a student who seems intent on getting kicked out so Blair tries to find out why.