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    E01 The Summer of '84

    Sep 26, 1984 · 30m

    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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    E02 Slices of Life

    Oct 3, 1984 · 30m

    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.

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    E03 Love at First Byte

    Oct 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.

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    E04 My Boyfriend's Back

    Oct 24, 1984 · 30m

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

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    E05 Cruisin'

    Oct 31, 1984 · 30m

    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.

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    E06 Taking a Chance on Love (1)

    Nov 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.

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    E07 Taking a Chance on Love (2)

    Nov 7, 1984

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

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    E08 E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus)

    Nov 14, 1984 · 30m

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

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    E09 Dear Apple

    Nov 21, 1984 · 30m

    Jo has a heart-to-heart talk---with a computer to resolve a conflict she had with Blair (Lisa Whelchel). Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Tootie: Kim Fields.

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    E10 Talk, Talk, Talk

    Nov 28, 1984 · 30m

    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.

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    E11 Smile

    Dec 5, 1984 · 30m

    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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    E12 The Rich Aren't Different

    Dec 12, 1984 · 30m

    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.

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    E13 Christmas in the Big House

    Dec 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.

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    E14 Me and Eleanor

    Jan 2, 1985 · 30m

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

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    E15 Working it Out

    Jan 9, 1985 · 30m

    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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    E16 Jazzbeau

    Jan 16, 1985 · 30m

    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.

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    E17 Two Guys From Appleton

    Jan 23, 1985 · 30m

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

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    E18 With a Little Help From My Friends

    Jan 30, 1985 · 30m

    Blair is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend is into cocaine. Lisa Whelchel. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Kevin: Ryan Cassidy. Father Donovan: John Ingle.

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    E19 Gone With the Wind (1)

    Feb 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.

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    E20 Gone With the Wind (2)

    Feb 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.

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    E21 Man in the Attic

    Feb 27, 1985

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

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    E22 The Last Drive-In

    Mar 13, 1985 · 30m

    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.

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    E23 Sisters

    Mar 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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    E24 It's Lonely at the Top

    Mar 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.

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    E25 Bus Stop

    May 8, 1985 · 30m

    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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    E26 The Interview Show

    May 15, 1985

    A former Eastland girl, now an author, interviews the girls for her latest book she's writing. In the interviews the girls each open up about their friendships and school life.

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