Storyline

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

First Aired

1979-08-24
Last Aired

1988-05-07
Creator

Norman Lear
Genre

Drama, Comedy
Seasons

9
Episodes

201
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

boarding school wealthy sitcom

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Season 9

1. Rough Housing

The series opens with the Drummonds (from Diff'rent Strokes) visiting Eastland to see Mrs. Garrett (th...More

The series opens with the Drummonds (from Diff'rent Strokes) visiting Eastland to see Mrs. Garrett (their ex-housekeeper). They arrive right in the middle of the Harvest Queen competition and Blair is sure she's going to win. So when Cindy considers running, Blair makes some snide comments about Cindy's femininity.Less

30mins 1979-08-24

2. Like Mother, Like Daughter

It's Parent's Night at Eastland and Blair's sophisticated mother arrives bringing with her, her flirta...More

It's Parent's Night at Eastland and Blair's sophisticated mother arrives bringing with her, her flirtatious tendancies which prompt rumors when she becomes ""friendly"" with a married man.Less

30mins 1979-08-31

3. The Return of Mr. Garrett

Mrs. Garrett is surprised by a visit from her ex-husband, Roger, who wants the two of them to remarry....More

Mrs. Garrett is surprised by a visit from her ex-husband, Roger, who wants the two of them to remarry. However, his gambling ways rub off on the girls who begin gambling on poker games and loosing what little money they have..Less

1979-09-07

4. I.Q.

Tootie accidentally comes across a paper which lists the I.Q. scores of each one of the girls. Nancy ...More

Tootie accidentally comes across a paper which lists the I.Q. scores of each one of the girls. Nancy received the highest score and Sue Ann scored the lowest, this puts extra pressure on each one of them just prior to midterm exams.Less

1979-09-14

5. Overachieving

Tootie's father comes for a visit and doesn't like the activities that Tootie is being exposed to. Be...More

Tootie's father comes for a visit and doesn't like the activities that Tootie is being exposed to. Believing that Mrs. Garrett is a bad influence, Mr. Ramsey decides to have Tootie transfer out of Eastland.Less

30mins 1980-03-12

6. Emily Dickinson

Blair is so caught up with her latest boyfriend that she forgets about an English assignment in which ...More

Blair is so caught up with her latest boyfriend that she forgets about an English assignment in which she has to write a poem. So, at the last minute she plagiarizes a poem by Emily Dickinson and turns it in as her own. Things get worse when she's the only one who gets an A and Mr. Bradley enters her poem in a contest.Less

30mins 1980-03-14

7. Dieting

Blair and Sue Ann kid each other about their weight and Sue Ann takes Blair's comments a little too se...More

Blair and Sue Ann kid each other about their weight and Sue Ann takes Blair's comments a little too seriously. However, when Blair sets Sue Ann up on a blind date which will involve going swimming, Sue Ann goes on a starvation diet leading to a collapse. Meanwhile, Mrs. Garrett also jumps on the dieting wagon, trying to fit in a size 12 dress.Less

25mins 1980-03-21

8. The Facts of Love

Mrs. Garrett begins teaching a sex-education class at Eastland and her tactics are against the more pr...More

Mrs. Garrett begins teaching a sex-education class at Eastland and her tactics are against the more prudish suggestions of Mr. Bradley. Meanwhile, Blair takes the ideas from class and expirements with her latest boyfriend, Steve.Less

24mins 1980-04-04

9. Flash Flood

A flood hits Peekskill which prompts Blair and Tootie to race out to the stables to save some animals ...More

A flood hits Peekskill which prompts Blair and Tootie to race out to the stables to save some animals from being washed away. However the damn breaks and Blair and Tootie become in danger of being washed away.Less

25mins 1980-04-11

10. Adoption

Mr. Bradley gives the girls an assignment having to do with their family trees. However, Natalie is r...More

Mr. Bradley gives the girls an assignment having to do with their family trees. However, Natalie is reluctant to show hers in class do to the fact that the family that raised her is her adopted family. This prompts Blair to help Natalie find the name of her real mother by using her mother's clout to cut through some red tape and sealed records.Less

1980-04-25

11. Running

Mr. Bradley's need to have Eastland win prompts him to manipulate Sue Ann into competing in a running ...More

Mr. Bradley's need to have Eastland win prompts him to manipulate Sue Ann into competing in a running competition. Sue Ann had previously ran but this year decided not to, however, Mr. Bradley uses Cindy's better racing times to goad Sue Ann into competing.Less

1980-05-02

12. Molly's Holiday

Molly is down in the dumps due to her parents getting a divorce. So she gets some help from the girls...More

Molly is down in the dumps due to her parents getting a divorce. So she gets some help from the girls who plan to reunite her parents. Things hit the fan, when her father arrives with a new girlfriend.Less