Diff'rent Strokes
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- Season 9 overviewSep 26, 1987-May 7, 198824 episodesSeason 9 episodes1. Down and Out in Malibu Sep 26, 1987
- Desperate Jo takes a housesitting job in Malibu.
- 2. Down and Out in Malibu Oct 3, 1987
- Upon his return home, actor Richard Moll finds a group of "trespassers" and has them arrested.
- 3. Rumor Has It Oct 17, 1987
- Blair decides to quit law school after a rumor circulates about her and a womanizing professor.
- 4. Before the Fall Oct 24, 1987
- Natalie goes under cover as an ROTC cadet to get a news story.
- 5. Sweet Charity Nov 7, 1987
- Social worker Jo raises funds to save her new job.
- 6. Up From Down Under Nov 14, 1987
- A visitor claims to be a new exchange student from Australia.
- 7. The More the Marrier Nov 21, 1987
- Tootie forces Jeff to decide about their future.
- 8. A Rose by Any Other Age Nov 28, 1987
- Blair is stunned when her law school study partner falls for Beverly Ann.
- 9. Adventures in Baileysitting Dec 5, 1987
- Blair learns a lesson about motherhood when she agrees to baby-sit her little sister.
- 10. It's a Wonderful Christmas Dec 12, 1987
- Stricken with the holiday blues, Beverly Ann has her own "It's a Wonderful Life" experience.
- 11. Golden Oldies Jan 2, 1988
- It is 40 years into the future and the girls are back together in the same house.
- 12. A Thousand Frowns Jan 9, 1988
- Jo introduces Andy to a man from the shelter.
- 13. Something in Common Jan 16, 1988
- Jo's father takes an immediate dislike to his daughter's irresponsible boyfriend.
- 14. Peekskill Law Jan 23, 1988
- Blair's first assignment as a law clerk involves her in a scandalous murder trial.
- 15. A House Divided Jan 30, 1988
- Natalie and Tootie's dinner party doesn't go well when their dates don't get along.
- 16. The First Time Feb 6, 1988
- Natalie and Snake become intimate.
- 17. Let's Face the Music Feb 13, 1988
- The girls get make-overs at a famous salon.
- 18. Less Than Perfect Feb 20, 1988
- A scar received in a car accident mars Blair's personality as well as her face.
- 19. Till Marriage Do Us Part Feb 27, 1988
- Jo and Blair both receive interesting, if unexpected, proposals from their boyfriends.
- 20. Present Imperfect Mar 5, 1988
- Tootie is afraid she may lose Jeff when a gift from his grandmother ends up in the blender.
- 21. On the Edge Mar 12, 1988
- A co-worker of Jo's suffers career burnout and threatens to commit suicide.
- 22. Big Apple Blues Mar 19, 1988
- A weekend trip to New York sets Natalie on a new life course.
- 23. The Beginning of the End Apr 30, 1988
- Blair puts up her grandmother's trust fund to save Eastland School from bankruptcy.
- 24. The Beginning of the Beginning May 7, 1988
- Blair becomes headmistress of Eastland School.
S9.E12 ∙ 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.
Season 9 (1987–88) Reunion. Notes. External links. List of The Facts of Life episodes. The following is a list of episodes for The Facts of Life, which ran for nine seasons from 1979 to 1988 on NBC. There were 201 regular episodes and three television movies ( Paris, Down Under, Reunion ).
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face. Creators. Dick Clair. Howard Leeds. Jerry Mayer. Stars. Lisa Whelchel. Kim Fields. Mindy Cohn. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. S1-2. S4-6. +3. Add to Watchlist.
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- Comedy, Family
- TV-PG
- 1979-08-24
With the show still easily winning its timeslot, NBC had made plans to renew The Facts of Life for a 10th season but two castmates–Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon–chose to leave at the conclusion of season nine.
- 9
- 201 (list of episodes)
- August 24, 1979 –, May 7, 1988
- NBC
Comedy · Kids & Family. Four teens, each with their own backgrounds and personalities, become inseparable friends when they’re brought together at Eastland Academy for girls. Starring: Lisa Whelchel Kim Fields Mindy Cohn Nancy McKeon Charlotte Rae. Directed by: John Bowab Asaad Kelada.
- John Bowab, Asaad Kelada
- 9
- Lisa Whelchel
- January 1, 1988
Season 9 – The Facts of Life. "You take the good, you take the bad ... ." Originally set at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, housemother Mrs. Garrett is the caretaker...
A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill,...
