The Facts of Life — Season 8

Aired 27 September 1986

Mrs. Garrett must decided between her two loves, the girls or Bruce, a man she falls for and who asks her to go to Africa with him.

Aired 27 September 1986 • 30 min

Conclusion. When Mrs. Garrett goes to Africa with her new husband, her sister moves in with the girls. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Andy: Mackenzie Astin. Jo: Nancy McKeon.

Aired 4 October 1986

Beverly Ann is concerned that Tootie is getting much too serious about her new boyfriend.

Aired 11 October 1986

Fed up with having no privacy, Jo considers moving out, until Beverly Ann suggests remodeling the attic into a room. However, the construction costs divided by the four girls cause Jo to make a sacrifice when she can't come up with her share.

Aired 1 November 1986

Beverly Ann and the girls head for New York, when Tootie decides to audition for her first Broadway show. However, when she arrives, she quickly learns that she has plenty of competition working against her.

Aired 8 November 1986

Blair, Tootie and Natalie organize a reunion with the girls from Eastland. This brings Nancy, Cindy and Sue Ann back to town each with successful lives. Cindy has become a model, Nancy is engaged and Sue Ann a vice president for a company. However, each also has a distinct downside to their success. Meanwhile, Jo feels left out of the reunion.

Aired 15 November 1986

Blair's computerized date-rating system is the focus when she makes a bet with Jo dealing with whether or not the system really works. However, when Beverly Ann accidentally erases a disk, Jo tampers with some of the ratings.

Aired 22 November 1986

Jo offers to marry an illegal alien in order to keep the man from being deported.

Aired 29 November 1986 • 25 min

Natalie gets Blair a job at a Mexican restaurant where Natalie works. However, Blair snobby attitude gets her fired when she inadvertently insults the boss.

Aired 6 December 1986

A disconsolate Blair locks herself in the bedroom after her father pleads guilty to charges of insider trading.

Aired 13 December 1986

A furious Natalie is determined to identify and sue the plagiarist who sold her short story to a magazine.

Aired 3 January 1987

In this fantasy episode, a cross between ""The Twilight Zone"" and a horror film, the crew finds themselves being murdered, one by one, until only Tootie is left to confront the killer. The episode is narrated by a Rod Serling lookalike.

Aired 10 January 1987

Assigned by the paper to get the inside dirt on Pledge Week at Langley, Natalie crashes the rush party of the sorority Tootie wants to join.

Aired 17 January 1987 • 30 min

As a post-Christmas gift, Natalie gets her first credit card, and promptly goes on a spending spree.

Aired 31 January 1987

Cinnamon, who bested Tootie in the audition for a Broadway rock musical, shows up claiming she's been replaced but that's not the real story.

Aired 7 February 1987

The girls are snowed in at a ski cabin with three guys preparing a bachelor party, but the groom is ready to call off the wedding when he gets a look at Blair.

Aired 14 February 1987

Cupid can be perverse: all the girls old boyfriends happen to show up just before the Valentine's Day dance.

Aired 21 February 1987

Fabian and Bobby Rydell visit the girls, and together they recall the look and sound of the 1960s.

Aired 28 February 1987

Beverly is sick of seeing Andy shuttled from one foster home to another, so she offers to adopt him.

Aired 7 March 1987

Beverly Ann's ex shows up unexpectedly, hoping for a reconciliation.

Aired 21 March 1987

Jo is unhappy that Blair is playing matchmaker for Jo's lonely father, but she's really upset with the final results.

Aired 18 April 1987

Blair discovers that even she can't buy admission to law school if she doesn't pass a four-hour test she hasn't studied for.

Aired 2 May 1987

After her commencement speech is rejected, Jo refuses to make a speech at all, but then learns that her grandfather has come all the way from Poland to hear it.

Aired 9 May 1987

Summer offers a variety of options for everyone, especially Jo, who's offered a tempting job in Los Angeles.