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1-5 “Overachieving”
When I drew numbers out of the empty yogurt container again this week, I drew 5-1, which I’ve already done, and it’s a delightful little recap, if I do say so myself. But…
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3-11 “Legacy”
Black Lives Matter. If that phrase makes you salty, leave my blog and don’t come back. The thing is, the ones who leave because they’ve decided that I’m one of them Libs that…
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3-15 “Starstruck”
Raise your hand if, when you’re looking for a Facts of Life episode to watch, you fumble around on your couch-side table and say to yourself, “I know there’s a DVD here somewhere.”…
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4-3 “The Sounds of Silence”
Regular readers of this blog will recognize that I often pick which episodes to recap based on their relationship with what’s going on in my life. I thought of this episode today because…
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2-9 “Gossip”
I don’t love this episode. It’s not the first time and not the last that Tootie’s gossip is an issue, and the biggest issue in the episode is not even all Tootie’s fault.…
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2-14, “Pretty Babies”
Blair is on the phone with this week’s never-seen-boyfriend, Scott. He’s obsessed with Blair’s eyes apparently, you know, those “chestnut brown eyes with green and gold flecks.” Jo is disgusted, Mrs. Garrett is…
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5-4 “What Price Glory”
My husband has gotten used to the phrase, “There’s a Facts of Life episode about that.” Readers of this blog likely know that in its nine seasons in prime time, Facts covered a…
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Hallmark Attacks: A half-assed reunion on Monday
Check this out: That’s from the Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family show. This isn’t Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields’s first go at a Hallmark Channel thing, and that thing doesn’t give me much…
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3-18: “Runaway”
In which Tootie runs off to New York City on her own and a pimp attempts to recruit her. We open with Jo, Blair, and Natalie getting ready to head out the door…
