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The new school year brings a new student, Jo, a tough girl who hotwires the school van and takes off to a bar with Blair, Natalie and Tootie to meet guys. However, one of the guys they meet happens to be an undercover police officer who hauls them off to jail.
Mrs. Garrett bails the girls out of jail, but to avoid expulsion they must move in with her and work in the cafeteria.
Blair is sure that an old friend is going to invite her to a cotillion, but she is surprised when he invites Jo instead.
Tootie's new love interest causes her to focus on her race, but she begins to shun Natalie, Jo and Blair and even backs out of a dance contest because her dance partner is white.
When Blair's cousin Geri, who has cerebral palsy, arrives for a visit, Mrs. Garrett thinks that Blair is ashamed of Geri. But Mrs. Garrett realizes that Blair is actually jealous of Geri, who is also a successful comedienne.
It's Edna's birthday and the girls want to buy her a shirt, but Jo steals it instead. When Mrs. Garrett returns the shirt, she discovers it was stolen.
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.
Jo is unsure about Eddie's marriage proposal but finally decides to accept, despite the feelings of Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natalie and Tootie.
Gossip causes trouble all over Eastland.
Tootie lets a secret slip, causing a fight, then mistakes Mrs. Garrett for being drunk, which threatens her job.
Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.
Natalie hits it off with Neil, a boy she meets at a dance, and they later begin studying together. However, rumors 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 after teasing from Blair, Jo and Tootie.
Jo learns that her jailbird father is getting paroled and that he would like to attend her awards ceremony. But Jo tries to keep her father from attending and wants to hide the fact that her dad is an ex-convict.
Blair is selling Countess Calvet cosmetics and enlists Natalie's help and turns her into a walking billboard. Countess Calvet (Zsa Zsa Gabor) makes a surprise appearance at Eastland to meet Blair.
A top fashion photographer visits Eastland to find the "Face of the 80s". Tootie is selected and goes to New York for the photo shoot. However, Mrs. Garrett and the girls discover the less-than-glamorous downside to modeling.
Mrs. Garrett's musician son Alex visits, with tales of his encounters with various music celebrities. However, Blair smells a rat when she contradicts one of Alex's stories and learns that Mrs. Garrett is still supporting him.
Tootie and Natalie visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they show up in the middle of a fight between Sylvia and her husband Brian, who are an interracial couple: Sylvia has a job offer in New York and Brian is not too happy about moving.
