The BEST episodes of The Facts of Life season 6

Every episode of The Facts of Life season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Facts of Life season 6!

Charlotte Rae stars as a dietician and house mother at a private girls' boarding school, watching over students Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo.

Last Updated: 9/28/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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With a Little Help From My Friends
star
8.44
9 votes

#1 - With a Little Help From My Friends

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1985

Blair is concerned when she discovers her date is doing cocaine.

Directors: John Bowab
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Christmas in the Big House
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8.27
15 votes

#2 - Christmas in the Big House

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1984

For the Christmas season, Blair and some of her snobby friends plan on putting on a Christmas show at a home for boys. Her Christmas spirit quickly changes when she discovers that the home for boys is really a home for convicts.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: Jerry Mayer
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Talk, Talk, Talk
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8.22
9 votes

#3 - Talk, Talk, Talk

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1984

While working at the campus radio station, Jo finds herself needing to fill 5 hours of air time. Things start off on a bad note, when she can't find a key to the record cabinet, which leads, Natalie, Tootie, Blair and Mrs. Garrett to come to her rescue.

Directors: John Bowab
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The Last Drive-In
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8.20
10 votes

#4 - The Last Drive-In

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/13/1985

The local drive-in theatre is closing and the girls decide to pay it one last visit on the final night it's open. However, chaos reigns when people begin to loot the theatre and Blair gets into a cat fight.

Directors: John Bowab
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Me and Eleanor
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8.11
9 votes

#5 - Me and Eleanor

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1985

A no-win situation: Tootie asks Natalie for an honest opinion of her dreadful one-woman play about Eleanor Roosevelt.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: Paul Haggis
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Two Guys From Appleton
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8.11
9 votes

#6 - Two Guys From Appleton

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1985

Mrs. Garrett receives a visit from the high-school sweetheart she ran out on, and she's swept off her feet all over again.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: Paul Haggis
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Sisters
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8.11
9 votes

#7 - Sisters

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/20/1985

During an alumni weekend at Langley, Blair's mother and Jo's father bond which leads to Blair and Jo's fears of becoming sisters.

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Cruisin'
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8.09
11 votes

#8 - Cruisin'

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1984

On a dateless Saturday night, the girls cruise downtown Peekskill in hopes of finding Mr. Right. However, a string of bizarre events leads the girls to hideout in their car at a closed gas station.

Writer: Paul Haggis
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Taking a Chance on Love (2)
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8.00
8 votes

#9 - Taking a Chance on Love (2)

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1984

Jo and Sam's relationship grows more serious despite the fact that he has a young son from a previous marriage.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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Smile
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8.00
9 votes

#10 - Smile

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1984

Natalie is nervous after an interview for a job she applied for with the town newspaper. However, after she learns she didn't get the job, her strange behavior threatens her relationship with her boyfriend.

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It's Lonely at the Top
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8.00
9 votes

#11 - It's Lonely at the Top

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/1985

With Mrs. Garrett out of town, Blair wants to be in charge of the shop so a reluctant Jo, Natalie and Tootie step aside and let her. Quickly Blair's handling of a competitor food shop goes awry.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: Jerry Mayer
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Bus Stop
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8.00
8 votes

#12 - Bus Stop

Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/1985

Mrs. Garrett and the girls are all excited about Natalie's graduation and buy her a bookcase with a brand new set of encyclopedias on the assumption she's going to college. To her friends surprise, Natalie has a very different plan for life after high school.

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The Summer of '84
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7.92
13 votes

#13 - The Summer of '84

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1984

Mrs. Garrett and the girls share their summer vacations: Natalie and Tootie at a Cape Cod resort, Mrs. Garrett and Jo on a musical fling in Atlantic City and Blair down on a farm in Iowa.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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Gone With the Wind (1)
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7.85
13 votes

#14 - Gone With the Wind (1)

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1985

The girls have no plans for spring break until Natalie learns that her grandmother's condominium is available in Fort Lauderdale, where the boys are.

Directors: John Bowab
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E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)
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7.83
12 votes

#15 - E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1984

Mrs. Garrett enrolls in a Shakespeare class, but worries that she might neglect her business and have trouble fitting in with the college crowd.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: Janis Hirsch
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Love at First Byte
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7.78
9 votes

#16 - Love at First Byte

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1984

With computer dating as the subject of her term paper, Natalie uses a computer dating service to find Blair and Jo "perfect dates" without their permission. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett targets Tootie as a bridge partner when her old one moves away.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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My Boyfriend's Back
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7.75
8 votes

#17 - My Boyfriend's Back

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1984

Tootie's first date with Jeff since he started college leaves her feeling she must sleep with him to keep him.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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The Rich Aren't Different
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7.73
11 votes

#18 - The Rich Aren't Different

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1984

Jo borrows one of Blair's watches and later breaks it. Jo's lack of remorse is what sends Blair to some serious action, she hauls Jo into small claims court. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett is having a hard time studying for her algebra class.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: J.P. Duffy
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Gone With the Wind (2)
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7.73
11 votes

#19 - Gone With the Wind (2)

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1985

On spring break in Fort Lauderdale and to the surprise of everyone, especially herself, Blair falls in love with a mere building manager.

Directors: John Bowab
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Slices of Life
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7.70
10 votes

#20 - Slices of Life

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1984

Jo begins a pizza business with her mom's secret pizza recipe that has everyone's mouths watering, including a fraternity house that buys pizzas in bulk. However, the business begins running Jo and her workers, Natalie and Tootie ragged which leads Jo to make a business decision on how to make pizzas faster and cheaper.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Jerry Mayer
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Taking a Chance on Love (1)
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7.70
10 votes

#21 - Taking a Chance on Love (1)

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1984

Rumors spead about Jo's involvement with her professor and indeed, they just may be true when a romance develops between the two.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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Working it Out
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7.64
11 votes

#22 - Working it Out

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1985

Mrs. Garrett and the girls all become concerned about Blair's bizarre behavior, she's skipping class, dating nonstop and is out all night every night, all this just after a breakup with her first serious relationship, Cliff.

Directors: Asaad Kelada
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Jazzbeau
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7.60
10 votes

#23 - Jazzbeau

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1985

The death of a famous jazz singer brings back fond memories to Tootie and Natalie, who got to know him at a resort hotel where he worked as a waiter.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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Man in the Attic
star
7.56
9 votes

#24 - Man in the Attic

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1985

Kevin, forced to leave his apartment, moves into the attic of Edna's Edibles and makes a move on Jo.

Directors: John Bowab
Writer: Paul Haggis
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Dear Apple
star
7.45
11 votes

#25 - Dear Apple

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1984

Jo discusses her friendship with Blair...with a computer.

Writer: Paul Haggis
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