The BEST episodes of The Facts of Life season 3
Every episode of The Facts of Life season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Facts of Life season 3!
Charlotte Rae stars as a dietician and house mother at a private girls' boarding school, watching over students Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo.
#1 - The Americanization of Miko
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/1982
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.
#2 - Runaway
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1982
Tootie becomes lost in New York City and befriends a young prostitute in a coffee shop.
#3 - The Affair
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1982
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.
#4 - Jo's Cousin
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/14/1982
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.
#5 - Legacy
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1982
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.
#6 - From Russia with Love
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/1981
Natalie's romantic escapade is cancelled when her meddling grandmother drops in unexpectedly.
#7 - Fear Strikes Back
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/1981
Natalie is attacked while returning from a party and develops a fear of going outside.
#8 - Read No Evil
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/1982
The girls take a stand against the banning of books believed to have negative influences.
#9 - Growing Pains
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/1981
When Blair, Natalie and Jo tease Tootie for being the youngest, she feels left out. Tootie responds by drinking an entire bottle of wine.
#10 - Sweet Sorrow
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/1981
Jo learns that she's growing apart from her boyfriend when she finds herself attracted to another guy.
#11 - Front Page
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/1981
Burned by her journalism teacher's scathing criticism, Jo turns out a front-page story linking him to a drug bust.
#12 - Green-Eyed Monster
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/1982
Natalie and Tootie feud over the lead role in the school's production of South Pacific.
#13 - New York, New York
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1982
Blair and Jo visit old friends in New York but soon realize their own friendship is much more meaningful.
#14 - The Marriage Brokers
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1982
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.
#15 - Cousin Geri Returns
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/1981
Blair's cousin Geri dates the school's French teacher, but Blair suspects that Geri is headed for a romantic fall.
#16 - Dear Me
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/23/1981
To avoid a campout with boys, Tootie writes love letters to herself from an imaginary boyfriend.
#17 - The Four Musketeers
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1982
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.
#18 - Starstruck
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1982
Tootie wins tickets to a Jermaine Jackson concert and meets him in person backstage.
#19 - A Friend in Deed
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/1981
Blair discovers that her mother may have breast cancer.
#20 - The Academy
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1982
Jo fixes a friend up with Blair, but Blair thinks the military-school student dates wealthy women, such as Gloria Vanderbilt's daughter.
#21 - Give and Take
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/1981
When Mrs. Garrett learns that her pension fund is gone, she fears for her financial security and takes on a second job.
#22 - A Baby in the House
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/1981
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.
#23 - Mind Your Own Business
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/1982
Blair reads Natalie's diary and discovers that Natalie thinks Blair is an egotistical witch.
#24 - Kids Can Be Cruel
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/1982
Natalie becomes furious with Blair when Blair discloses Natalie's interest in a boy.