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The Facts of Life

Season 3 1981 - 1982

  • 1981-10-29T01:00:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 10h 50m (24 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Drama
Charlotte Rae stars as a dietician and house mother at a private girls' boarding school, watching over students Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo.

24 episodes

Season Premiere

1981-10-29T01:00:00Z

3x01 Growing Pains

Season Premiere

3x01 Growing Pains

  • 1981-10-29T01:00:00Z25m

When Blair, Natalie and Jo tease Tootie for being the youngest, she feels left out. Tootie responds by drinking an entire bottle of wine.

1981-11-05T01:00:00Z

3x02 Fear Strikes Back

3x02 Fear Strikes Back

  • 1981-11-05T01:00:00Z25m

Natalie is attacked while returning from a party and develops a fear of going outside.

1981-11-12T01:00:00Z

3x03 A Baby in the House

3x03 A Baby in the House

  • 1981-11-12T01:00:00Z25m

Ex-Eastlander Alison, now married with a baby daughter, visits. But when Alison leaves without her daughter, Mrs. Garrett and the girls must take care of the baby.

1981-11-19T01:00:00Z

3x04 A Friend in Deed

3x04 A Friend in Deed

  • 1981-11-19T01:00:00Z30m

Blair discovers that her mother may have breast cancer.

1981-11-26T01:00:00Z

3x05 Front Page

3x05 Front Page

  • 1981-11-26T01:00:00Z30m

Burned by her journalism teacher's scathing criticism, Jo turns out a front-page story linking him to a drug bust.

1981-12-03T01:00:00Z

3x06 Give and Take

3x06 Give and Take

  • 1981-12-03T01:00:00Z30m

When Mrs. Garrett learns that her pension fund is gone, she fears for her financial security and takes on a second job.

1981-12-10T01:00:00Z

3x07 Sweet Sorrow

3x07 Sweet Sorrow

  • 1981-12-10T01:00:00Z30m

Jo learns that she's growing apart from her boyfriend when she finds herself attracted to another guy.

1981-12-17T01:00:00Z

3x08 From Russia with Love

3x08 From Russia with Love

  • 1981-12-17T01:00:00Z25m

Natalie's romantic escapade is cancelled when her meddling grandmother drops in unexpectedly.

1981-12-24T01:00:00Z

3x09 Dear Me

3x09 Dear Me

  • 1981-12-24T01:00:00Z25m

To avoid a campout with boys, Tootie writes love letters to herself from an imaginary boyfriend.

1981-12-31T01:00:00Z

3x10 Cousin Geri Returns

3x10 Cousin Geri Returns

  • 1981-12-31T01:00:00Z25m

Blair's cousin Geri dates the school's French teacher, but Blair suspects that Geri is headed for a romantic fall.

1982-01-07T01:00:00Z

3x11 Legacy

3x11 Legacy

  • 1982-01-07T01:00:00Z25m

A large sum from Blair's grandfather's estate is being donated to build a new library. But Natalie uncovers a shocking secret about the benefactor.

1982-01-14T01:00:00Z

3x12 Green-Eyed Monster

3x12 Green-Eyed Monster

  • 1982-01-14T01:00:00Z25m

Natalie and Tootie feud over the lead role in the school's production of South Pacific.

The strict father of new Japanese student Miko comes down hard on her for sneaking out to see a rock concert and causing $400 in damage with Jo's motorcycle.

1982-01-28T01:00:00Z

3x14 The Marriage Brokers

3x14 The Marriage Brokers

  • 1982-01-28T01:00:00Z25m

A mysterious visitor from Mrs. Garrett's past appears, and when Tootie catches them kissing, Blair becomes determined to discover how serious the relationship is.

1982-02-04T01:00:00Z

3x15 Starstruck

3x15 Starstruck

  • 1982-02-04T01:00:00Z25m

Tootie wins tickets to a Jermaine Jackson concert and meets him in person backstage.

1982-02-11T01:00:00Z

3x16 The Four Musketeers

3x16 The Four Musketeers

  • 1982-02-11T01:00:00Z25m

Mrs. Garrett tells the girls that their debt has been paid and that they are free to move out. But the girls come to realize they don't want to change their living arrangements.

1982-02-18T01:00:00Z

3x17 The Affair

3x17 The Affair

  • 1982-02-18T01:00:00Z25m

In a New York restaurant, Natalie sees her father romancing a woman who is not her mother and must face the prospect of her parents divorcing.

1982-02-25T01:00:00Z

3x18 Runaway

3x18 Runaway

  • 1982-02-25T01:00:00Z25m

Tootie becomes lost in New York City and befriends a young prostitute in a coffee shop.

1982-03-04T01:00:00Z

3x19 New York, New York

3x19 New York, New York

  • 1982-03-04T01:00:00Z30m

Blair and Jo visit old friends in New York but soon realize their own friendship is much more meaningful.

1982-03-18T01:00:00Z

3x20 Kids Can Be Cruel

3x20 Kids Can Be Cruel

  • 1982-03-18T01:00:00Z30m

Natalie becomes furious with Blair when Blair discloses Natalie's interest in a boy.

1982-03-25T01:00:00Z

3x21 Mind Your Own Business

3x21 Mind Your Own Business

  • 1982-03-25T01:00:00Z30m

Blair reads Natalie's diary and discovers that Natalie thinks Blair is an egotistical witch.

1982-04-01T01:00:00Z

3x22 The Academy

3x22 The Academy

  • 1982-04-01T01:00:00Z30m

Jo fixes a friend up with Blair, but Blair thinks the military-school student dates wealthy women, such as Gloria Vanderbilt's daughter.

1982-04-15T01:00:00Z

3x23 Jo's Cousin

3x23 Jo's Cousin

  • 1982-04-15T01:00:00Z30m

Jo's cousin, a 14-year-old lovesick tomboy, seeks her help, and others of Jo's family are introduced in this backdoor pilot attempt.

Season Finale

1982-05-06T00:00:00Z

3x24 Read No Evil

Season Finale

3x24 Read No Evil

  • 1982-05-06T00:00:00Z30m

The girls take a stand against the banning of books believed to have negative influences.

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