The Facts of Life

Mrs. Garrett has to deal with Cindy, who has had an insecurity attack after being nominated to compete against Blair for the title of "Harvest Queen".

Parent Night seems headed for disaster when Blair's attractive mother runs into an old high school beau whose wife is at home with the flu.

Mrs. Garrett's ex-husband surprises everyone by returning and proposing to her. He also teaches the girls how to gamble — and Tootie is a quick learner.

Tootie finds her friends' I.Q. scores, blabs her newfound information, and turns mid-term week into disaster week.

Tootie's father, an intellectual snob, tries to control his daughter's present and mold her future... by separating her from Mrs. Garrett.

Blair's "creative" solution to one problem lands her smack in the middle of another, and the honor of the entire school may be at stake.

Mrs. Garrett confronts a weighty problem when a trip to the scales convinces Sue Ann it's time for a crash diet, placing her health in the balance.

After a sex education lesson from Mrs. Garrett, Blair accepts a date to "make-out mountain" with delivery boy Steve and his van.

When Mr. Bradley rescues Blair and Tootie from a rising flood, Blair is more than pleased to express her gratitude.

Mr. Bradley's assignment to have his class trace their roots prompts Natalie to search for her birth mother's name.