Episodes
- 1
1. Down and Out in Malibu (1)
26 Sept 1987
Jo is jobless and apartmentless in Malibu, where Richard Moll just happens to need a house sitter.
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2. Down and Out in Malibu (2)
3 Oct 1987
Richard Moll returns to the home he left in Jo's care to find it's been flooded: someone left the water running in the hot tub.
- 3
3. Rumor Has It
17 Oct 1987
Blair's after-hours visit with a professor reputed to be a womanizer stirs up a storm of vicious rumors on campus.
- 4
4. Before the Fall
24 Oct 1987
Natalie jumps at the chance to do an inside story on ROTC and then learns she'll also have to jump from a plane.
- 5
5. Sweet Charity
7 Nov 1987
Jo takes a job in social work at a community center that, she learns, has no funds to pay her salary.
- 6
6. Up from Down Under
14 Nov 1987
A new girl arrives at Eastland in the wee hours, claiming to be an Australian exchange student.
- 7
7. The More the Marrier
21 Nov 1987
Tootie's boyfriend says he can't make it to town for the Winter Carnival so Tootie decides to go with someone else.
- 8
8. A Rose by Any Other Age
28 Nov 1987
Blair is dumbfounded when an honor student she invited over ostensibly to study takes a shine to Beverly Ann instead of her.
- 9
9. Adventures in Baileysitting
5 Dec 1987
Babysitter Blair leaves her sister with the others while she attends a tea, and returns to find they somehow misplaced her.
- 10
10. It's a Wonderful Christmas
12 Dec 1987
It's holiday time, and Beverly Ann feels unneeded, until a mysterious Santa shows her what Christmas in Peekskill would be like without her.
- 11
11. Golden Oldies
2 Jan 1988
Imagine the whole gang the same people the same place, 40 years from now.
- 12
12. A Thousand Frowns
9 Jan 1988
Andy latches on to a "big brother," who's living for today because tomorrow may never come.
- 13
13. Something in Common
16 Jan 1988
It's not music to his ears when Jo's dad learns that her boyfriend plays piano at a dinner joint.
- 14
14. Peekskill Law
23 Jan 1988
Blair interns at a law firm that's defending an accused murderer, who seems to be guilty until proven innocent.
- 15
15. A House Divided
30 Jan 1988
The fat hits the fire when Natalie and Tootie's boyfriends meet, and Jo blows a gasket over the repair job on her bike.
- 16
16. The First Time
6 Feb 1988
Natalie deals firsthand with facts of life as she overnights with her boyfriend Snake, and faces the reactions of her friends and Snake.
- 17
17. Let's Face the Music
13 Feb 1988 · 30 min
A sponsor of a musical benefit invites Jo and Blair to visit his beauty spa, where they are transformed but not in the way they expected.
- 18
18. Less Than Perfect
20 Feb 1988 · 30 min
One evening, a tired Blair falls asleep at the wheel and has a car accident landing her in the hospital with a gash on her forehead. This leads her to begin worrying about how her once "perfect" self will recover from this tragedy.
- 19
19. Till Marriage Do Us Part
27 Feb 1988
Rick proposes to Jo in his own crazy way, and everyone anticipates a wedding. Everyone, that is, except Jo – who still hasn't accepted.
- 20
20. Present Imperfect
5 Mar 1988
Tootie recieves a hideous pendant as an engagement present from Jeff's formidable grandmother, and it's pulverized at Andy and Pippa's wild party just before the woman arrives.
- 21
21. On the Edge
12 Mar 1988
Jo's job at the social services center gets a bit hairy when her supervisor, a suicide prevention counselor, threatens to leap off a building.
- 22
22. Big Apple Blues
19 Mar 1988
Natalie's first bite of the Big Apple is hard to digest: she overnights in a Soho loft with "the four weirdest people I've ever met."
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23. The Beginning of the End
30 Apr 1988
Blair buys Eastland to save it from bankruptcy, and then must find a new headmaster and lots of new students.
- 24
24. The Beginning of the Beginning
7 May 1988
As the new headmistress, Blair starts whipping Eastland students into shape, and she's particularly challenged by one who seems determined to get expelled.
The Facts of Life Season 9: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Facts of Life Season 9?
Season 9 of The Facts of Life has 24 episodes, about 1 hours in total.
When did The Facts of Life Season 9 come out?
Season 9 premiered on 26 Sept 1987.