The BEST episodes written by Linda Marsh
#1 - A Death in the Family
The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 17
The girls are shaken by the sudden death of Natalie's father and wonder how to ease her pain.
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#2 - Brave New World (1)
The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 1
Jo and Blair have a hard time adjusting to college.
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#3 - The Second Time Around
The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 11
Jo begins seeing sparks between her divorced parents and immediately hopes they get back together. However, her hopes quickly become dashed when she learns that her father is planning to marry another woman.
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#4 - Seems Like Old Times
The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 23
Jo is surprised when her ex-boyfriend, Eddie, who just got out of the Navy, makes a surprise visit. However, Jo isn't the only one who's in for a surprise when Tootie discovers a shocking secret that Eddie's been keeping.
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#5 - Smile
The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 11
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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#6 - The Summer of '84
The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 1
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.
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#7 - Jo's Cousin
The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 23
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.
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#8 - Magnificent Obsession
The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 13
Blair's latest boyfriend, Chad, means everything to her and she goes all out trying to please him. However, one evening when he takes her out to a dance, he leaves with another woman. This leads Blair to contemplate breaking off this "controlling" relationship with a man she claims to "love".
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#9 - Best Sister (Part 1)
The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 17
Jo goes away for her first "college weekend" with her latest boyfriend Jason at Yale. Just after Mrs. Garrett leaves to take Jo there, Blair's sister, Meg, arrives for a surprise visit. Meg showing up unexpected is not the only surprise she has in store, she wants to become a nun. That fact is something Blair has a hard time dealing with. Meanwhile, Jo arrives back early after the car breaks down. She later has a spiritual experience and decides she too wants to become a nun.
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#10 - Working it Out
The Facts of Life - Season 6 - Episode 15
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.
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#11 - Growing Pains
The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 1
When Blair, Natalie and Jo tease Tootie for being the youngest, she feels left out. Tootie responds by drinking an entire bottle of wine.
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#12 - Green-Eyed Monster
The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 12
Natalie and Tootie feud over the lead role in the school's production of South Pacific.
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#13 - Best Sister (Part 2)
The Facts of Life - Season 4 - Episode 18
Blair, Natalie and Tootie can't believe that Jo wants to become a nun and Blair accuses Meg of recruiting. However, the real reason Blair can't except Meg, comes to the surface when Jo and Meg begin talking about God which leads to violence between Jo and Blair.
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#14 - Sweet Sorrow
The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 7
Jo learns that she's growing apart from her boyfriend when she finds herself attracted to another guy.
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#15 - Who Am I?
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 4
Tootie's new love interest causes her to focus on her race, but she begins to shun Natalie, Jo and Blair and even backs out of a dance contest because her dance partner is white.
#16 - Breaking Point
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 10
Blair is running for class president but things get out of hand when one of the candidates commits suicide.
#17 - Big Fish/Little Fish
The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 18
Blair is distraught when she discovers that Jo has taken her place in popularity on campus. This leads to an argument between the two that ends with Jo refusing Blair's help for planning a party.
#18 - Double Standard
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 3
Blair is sure that an old friend is going to invite her to a cotillion, but she is surprised when he invites Jo instead.
#19 - Sex Symbol
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 11
Natalie hits it off with Neil, a boy she meets at a dance, and they later begin studying together. However, rumors spread that Natalie and Neil did more than just study, which brings on calls from a number of boys who want to "study" with Natalie. Natalie encourages these rumors when she goes out with the boys after teasing from Blair, Jo and Tootie.
#20 - Bought and Sold
The Facts of Life - Season 2 - Episode 13
Blair is selling Countess Calvet cosmetics and enlists Natalie's help and turns her into a walking billboard. Countess Calvet (Zsa Zsa Gabor) makes a surprise appearance at Eastland to meet Blair.
#21 - Give and Take
The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 6
When Mrs. Garrett learns that her pension fund is gone, she fears for her financial security and takes on a second job.
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#22 - Brave New World (2)
The Facts of Life - Season 5 - Episode 2
Ms Garret decides to re-open an abandoned department store and turn it into her own.
#23 - A Friend in Deed
The Facts of Life - Season 3 - Episode 4
Blair discovers that her mother may have breast cancer.
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The Hogan Family - Season 1 - Episode 7
Valerie is determined not to miss her ""happy anniversary"" phone call from Michael, however when Willie falls off the garage roof after trying to lower the basketball hoop; Valerie takes him to the hospital, which makes her miss her phone call.
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The Hogan Family - Season 1 - Episode 6
The family dog, 17-year-old Murray is ailing and the family engages in a dogfight over whether or not to put the dog to sleep, something Willie is dead set against. Meanwhile, a fallen tree has caused damage to the house, damage that Valerie and Michael can't afford to pay for at the moment.
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#26 - Et Tu, Ann
One Day at a Time - Season 5 - Episode 8
Ann is intrigued with her handsome new assistant.
#27 - Girl with a Past
One Day at a Time - Season 5 - Episode 20
Barbara feels compelled to tell Bob about his new girlfriend's former exploits.