The Facts of Life had the dubious distinction of being a spin-off that outlasted it's parent show. Few have ever done that and the show lasted 9 years and trancended 2 generations. (Disco and New Wave) I am wondering what you thought was the show's finest hour and darkest hour. (Reunions and cancelations don't count http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif )

Here's my picks, enjoy!

Finest Hour: Sex Symbol (Season 2) Natalie shows some backbone and her character grows in the face of Jo and Blair's expanded camera time.

Darkest Hour: Two words: Sexy Lingere. Sorry guys but the site of Jo jamming with El Debarge was a true sign of "Jumping The Shark".

Those are mine, let's hear yours!

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Finest Hour: The group picture on the very very very last episode

Darkest Hour: In the plot ep of FOL, when Blair was... Blair was.. *shudders* smoking

last but not least

Darkest DARKEST Hour: When Blair got in the car crash!

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Finest Hour: I agree with LisaWhelchelForever, when they took the picture at the end of the finale.

Darkest House: When Blair was in a car crash :-(

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I agree w/ you guys:
Finest: Picture at the end...I was crying...I loved Jo giving Blair the bunny ears
Darkest: Um???? I'll get back to u!

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Finest: When the girls open Over Our Heads
Darkest: When Edna's Edibles burns down

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GREATEST: When Jo moves to California and everyone says their good-byes. All of the characters were teary-eyed and it was a truly beautiful moment. I cried when I saw it when it originally aired, and again when it re-ran on Nick@Nite. I believe it should have been the final episode.

DARKEST: I'm not trying to offend anyone here, but I'd have to say the introduction of Pippa!

finest hour: classic season 3,,,hard to pick just one ep,,maybe 4 musketeers

darkest hour: i agree that the el debarge and stacy q eps were scary bad,,glad tvland had the sense not to show these on the marathon

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Tootie: Muffy? Her name is Muffy? What kind of person is named Muffy?

Jo: Beats me, Tootie.

Finest: When Jo came to Eastland.
Darkest: Blair's car accident.

FINEST: New Girl

DARKEST: Less Than Perfect

Why don't reunions and cancellations count?

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Originally posted by FactsFan:
GREATEST: When Jo moves to California and everyone says their good-byes. All of the characters were teary-eyed and it was a truly beautiful moment. I cried when I saw it when it originally aired, and again when it re-ran on Nick@Nite. I believe it should have been the final episode.


When was that?


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Hey "Mr. Garrett"- I see you just registered, congrats. But I thought that you're from Canada?????

Originally posted by FactsFan:
GREATEST: When Jo moves to California and everyone says their good-byes. All of the characters were teary-eyed and it was a truly beautiful moment. I cried when I saw it when it originally aired, and again when it re-ran on Nick@Nite. I believe it should have been the final episode.
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Originally posted by #1JoFan:
[B] [QUOTE]
When was that?


Jo decided to move to California in the ep "Rights to Passage part 2." That ep was followed by "Down and Out in Malibu parts 1 and 2" in which the other girls decided to visit Jo in Malibu.

Note- these eps ran between Seasons 8 and 9.

Darkest Moments: Hmmm Brian and Sylvia, the really 80's hair and clothes, some others

Finest Moments: paint fight, towards the end of Shoplifting, Blair and Jo in Magnificent Obsession, Concentration

Originally posted by FOL & DS fan 4ever:
Hey "Mr. Garrett"- I see you just registered, congrats. But I thought that you're from Canada?????

I am but the address is a Mrs. Garrett reference. (Edna's home town.)

As for reunions and cancellations not counting that's because it's too easy to say the darkest hour of the show was it's cancellation because realistically we all agree with that.

Here's another finest and darkest:

Finest Hour Alternate: When Jo and Eddie eloped, (almost!)

Darkest Hour Alternate: Blair's near denouncement of God. I must add that the idea of Jo wanting to be a nun out of nowhere was pretty lame.

L8

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greatest-jo getting married! wahoo lol
darkest-the show ending

Greatest: When the girls moved in with Mrs. G.
Darkest: THE LAST EPISODE

Finest Moments: Mrs. Garrett LEAVES!!! Finally the show got better!

Darkest Moments: When the show ended.

I add another to my "Darkest Moments"- PIPPA ahhhhh the horror *shudders*

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Blanche: I just want you to know- Tootie will always be my favorite on the Facts of Life!

Finest moment: either the paintfight, cause we knew they were all gonna make up and get back together ot when Jo gets married, oh that was my fave... *sighs* Ah, memories... http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/crying.gif

Darkest moment: first season *throws up*



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After much debate:


Greatest Overall Moment: New Girl


Darkest Overall Moment: The majority of season1.

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Originally posted by Mr. Garrett:

As for reunions and cancellations not counting that's because it's too easy to say the darkest hour of the show was it's cancellation because realistically we all agree with that.



Sound logical. Reasonable enough.

Finest hour: Classic Eastland-era episodes like 4 Musketeers.
Darkest hour: The opening of Over Our Heads. Not that there weren’t some good episodes after that, but in general this seemed to signal the downward swing of the series, in my opinion.

Finest Hour: Every single episode with Mrs G, Blair, Jo, Natalie and Tootie in it.

Darkest Hour: Every single episode with Beverly Ann, Andy and Pippa in it.

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Originally posted by glitterbabie:
Finest Hour: Every single episode with Mrs G, Blair, Jo, Natalie and Tootie in it.

Darkest Hour: Every single episode with Beverly Ann, Andy and Pippa in it.



If you dont like any of the episodes with Andy then you must not like a lot of eps.. he came on the show in like mid season six and stayed for the next 3.. so thats awhile and a lot of eps

Finest Hour: The Tootie centric episodes

The Darkest Hour: When they "tamed" Jo in the later seasons.