Hey, all, here's something, may have been done here before...come up with a 'lost' Facts episode or episodes...give the season number, title, and as detailed or as vague a breakdown as you want...maybe even some quotes...think of it as a cross between 'things you'd never hear on...' and 'wrong answers'...get wacky or be serious...

Season 1
Title: 'Never the Twain Shall Meet'

Synopsis: While writing a report about Mark Twain, Natalie falls asleep and dreams herself back to 1893, the year that Eastland was established. She runs into counterparts of many of her modern-day classmates and even meets Mark Twain when the renowned author visits the school to donate first editions of some of his works to the library. She finally awakens with a better understanding of her subject and her school.

Special Guest Star: Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain

Quotes: 'I've got a feeling I'm not in Peekskill anymore.' -Natalie, wandering the Eastland campus of 1893

they could've done another "Sex Symbol" type episode in season 3 called "Hot" where Natalie passes by a mirror with Blair and Natalie realizes she's thinner than Blair (in season 3, this would've worked, lol) and ends up copping Blair's type of ego :lol:

Hey, all, here's something, may have been done here before...come up with a 'lost' Facts episode or episodes...give the season number, title, and as detailed or as vague a breakdown as you want...maybe even some quotes...think of it as a cross between 'things you'd never hear on...' and 'wrong answers'...get wacky or be serious...

Season 1
Title: 'Never the Twain Shall Meet'

Synopsis: While writing a report about Mark Twain, Natalie falls asleep and dreams herself back to 1893, the year that Eastland was established. She runs into counterparts of many of her modern-day classmates and even meets Mark Twain when the renowned author visits the school to donate first editions of some of his works to the library. She finally awakens with a better understanding of her subject and her school.

Special Guest Star: Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain

Quotes: 'I've got a feeling I'm not in Peekskill anymore.' -Natalie, wandering the Eastland campus of 1893
Gosh,that would have been a good episode.Where were you when they were writing for this show?

Gosh,that would have been a good episode.Where were you when they were writing for this show?

Thank you for the compliment!

Sadly, I wasn't born until 1985...coincidentally the day after George Clooney made his 'Facts' debut...I just really love the show, having grown up with it...I have been told that I'm very good at writing for established characters (I rock the fan fic, imho)...maybe it comes from that...and I just HAD to use Hal Holbrook as a guest star...

they could've done another "Sex Symbol" type episode in season 3 called "Hot" where Natalie passes by a mirror with Blair and Natalie realizes she's thinner than Blair (in season 3, this would've worked, lol) and ends up copping Blair's type of ego :lol:

And yes, you're right, there were points in the history of 'Facts' (which, when all the girls had chunky phases and the show was referred to as 'The Fats of Life') when this idea woulda run some real mileage...

I honestly don't remember when Jo was chunky. I remember towards the end of s2 to maybe the start of season 4 where Blair put on weight, then she was slim again for the rest of the series, and there are eps where Tootie is bigger than other times, but I don't ever recall Jo having a period where she weighed more than she normally did.

You're right...Jo was never majorly chunkified...I think she filled out a little in the face midway through the series run, but Nancy McKeon never seems to have fluctuated much with her weight...

Okay, another episode

Season 4
Two Parter follow up to 'The Facts of Life Goes to Paris' (which apparently a lot of people expected and then didn't get...)
Titles: Part One: 'How Ya Gonna Keep'em in Paris After They've Kissed Jo?'
Part Two: 'Je ne regrette rien.'

In the first part, Mrs. Garrett and the girls have returned from France and settled back in at Eastland. Jo has apparently gotten over her brief fling with David; however, he unexpectedly shows up one day and says he can't live without her. She considers finding a way to follow him back to Paris, but Blair convinces her that she can't leave Eastland now. Jo visits David at the Peekskill Inn and tells him that they have to either settle for being pen pals or end their association for good. As part one comes to a close, a distraught David throws himself from the roof of the inn.

In part two, we learn that David survived, but he'll probably be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. His relatives have taken him back to France, while a guilt-ridden Jo turns to her old delinquent habits for solace. When she does something reckless, endangering Blair and Natalie in the process, only Mrs. Garrett's quick thinking helps to hide matters from the headmaster. In the end, a forgiving/apologetic letter from David sets Jo straight and makes her want to go on with her life.

they could've done another "Sex Symbol" type episode in season 3 called "Hot" where Natalie passes by a mirror with Blair and Natalie realizes she's thinner than Blair (in season 3, this would've worked, lol) and ends up copping Blair's type of ego :lol:

that is so mean! she wasnt that big and im not saying nat was either! i just hate when people pick on them about their weight...they all looked good...they were real women...unlike todays toothepicks! blair put on a little weight yes, but she was still beautiful and always was and is!!!

None of the other girls ever did get quite as chunky as Natalie in her prime...and there was that one point where Mindy Cohn slimmed down considerably...oh well...yeah...this should be, like, a whole new thread...that would rock...

I feel like a diplomat...or a loudmouth...take your pick.

that is so mean! she wasnt that big and im not saying nat was either! i just hate when people pick on them about their weight...they all looked good...they were real women...unlike todays toothepicks! blair put on a little weight yes, but she was still beautiful and always was and is!!!
come on, get a sense of humor!!!! You're talking to someone whose all time favorite sitcom (FOL is #3) is Roseanne, so it's not like I have a problem with women who aren't thin. I was watching this show before you were even born, so I find it funny you'd get upset over that, when these Lost Episodes are meant for comic purposes. I just found it funny that there were episodes where Natalie was meant to be depicted as overweight and having a hard time attracting men, when Blair was almost as big as her during that period and nobody ever even noticed it until 20 years later in reruns.

If you don't like any comment that isn't 100% happy and cheery and positive, then don't go to YouTube and type in "Facts of life parody", there are some skits that hook Blair and Jo up as lesbian lovers.

Okay, people...no arguments...just another 'lost episode'
(Apologizing to any anti-subtext people, especially as I've just made a tenuous friendship with one of you...this is a joke, and it's not even really implying anything unless you look at it that way and...on with the show.)

Season 2
Title: 'The Ballad of Jo and Blair'

When Blair misses out on a chance to accompany her father on a trip to Tucson, Arizona for her birthday, Mrs. Garrett and the other girls decide to give her a Wild West themed surprise party in the cafeteria. Unfortunately, on the day of the party, Blair isn't there! While Jo rides out on her trusty motorcycle to find the birthday girl, some boys from Bates Academy start a 'shoot-out' at the party with soda bottles and banana cream pies.
Jo finds Blair on the rough side of town being accosted by some young toughs. After Jo fights off all the guys, she and Blair ride off into the sunset (and back to Eastland) and discover (once again) that sometimes, friendship can come from some unlikely places

Okay, people...no arguments...just another 'lost episode'
(Apologizing to any anti-subtext people, especially as I've just made a tenuous friendship with one of you...this is a joke, and it's not even really implying anything unless you look at it that way and...on with the show.)

well, I'm sorry for what I said, I was just a little put off by the overly defensive tone earlier. I've been posting on this board for years and I've been watching FOL since I was about four (circa 1983, when it was still on the air) so I didn't like Pfeiffer's responce to my post, because I didn't mean any harm in the comment about Blair (who is my favorite character as well) or Natalie (who is my second favorite character) as if I was some "hater", but me and you have more light about things we might like, hell, I've always made fun of how bad Nancy's hair was in the latter seasons (and so does she in retrospect, lol)..

Okay, but seriously...anyone have any thoughts on that last 'lost episode?'

(Pulls thread back towards the track)

well, I'm sorry for what I said, I was just a little put off by the overly defensive tone earlier. I've been posting on this board for years and I've been watching FOL since I was about four (circa 1983, when it was still on the air) so I didn't like Pfeiffer's responce to my post, because I didn't mean any harm in the comment about Blair (who is my favorite character as well) or Natalie (who is my second favorite character) as if I was some "hater", but me and you have more light about things we might like, hell, I've always made fun of how bad Nancy's hair was in the latter seasons (and so does she in retrospect, lol)..

for the record, i wasnt classifying you as a hater or anything...i was simply pointing out the fact that i dont like it when people refer to our lovely fol girls as fat! and my sense of humors just fine, thanks! so lets just put it behind us!

Okay, people...no arguments...just another 'lost episode'
(Apologizing to any anti-subtext people, especially as I've just made a tenuous friendship with one of you...this is a joke, and it's not even really implying anything unless you look at it that way and...on with the show.)

Season 2
Title: 'The Ballad of Jo and Blair'

When Blair misses out on a chance to accompany her father on a trip to Tucson, Arizona for her birthday, Mrs. Garrett and the other girls decide to give her a Wild West themed surprise party in the cafeteria. Unfortunately, on the day of the party, Blair isn't there! While Jo rides out on her trusty motorcycle to find the birthday girl, some boys from Bates Academy start a 'shoot-out' at the part with soda bottles and banana cream pies.
Jo finds Blair on the rough side of town being accosted by some young toughs. After Jo fights off all the guys, she and Blair ride off into the sunset (and back to Eastland) and discover (once again) that sometimes, friendship can come from some unlikely places
sounds like a great ep!