Life after the Facts a Facts of Life Spin-off, Season #1 (1988-1989) #3 "Great Expectations" Part 1&2 ”

Jo: Hey, Blair, Like my new sweater?
Jo: Wait why am I asking someone who has no Idea where her mind went.
Blair: If you’re shopping for bate; I’m sure you’d probably catch a night crawler here and there.
Jo: It figures, on a side note, your clothes come from your trust fund *rolls eyes*
Tootie: Guess what; Nat and I are going to go see a movie, wanna come with?
Blair: No Thanks, I have a date.
Jo: Not Prince Charming this time, I hope.

(Blair flips her hair and giggles)

Jo: Oh that kind of date, yeah I thought so,
Natalie: You guys, did you know Mrs. Garrett is visiting weekend?
Tootie: Yeah, I knew, what did you expect us to forget?
Blair: Hmmm…. I think we should do a “theme”, how about….
Jo: How about I charged too much on my debit card and I’m going bankrupt.

(Jo looks at Blair and chuckles)

Blair: You’re just jealous
Jo: Keep talking. One day you’ll say something intelligent.

(Natalie Walks In)

Natalie: Hey, What are you all doing?
Tootie: Not much where just planning a surprise party, for Mrs. Garrett when she arrives.
Natalie: Oh that’s right, I forgot, I’m thinking about writing an article on Mrs. Garrett’s journey in Africa, I should title it “A Life or Death Situation, Mrs. Garrett encounters a six ton Elephant”

(Beverly Ann trots into the room)

Jo: What’s up?
Beverly Ann: Oh, the usual, I can’t but have overheard but are you girls planning to throw a surprise party for Edna?
Blair: Yeah, and Jo is having a problem figuring out the theme, she doesn’t know if she should be a streetwise punk, or a monkey who claims to own a motorcycle.
Jo: I think we should box her up and send her to Africa with Mrs. G; I think it might be a little quieter around here.
Blair: Does anybody have a sock we can stick in Jo’s mouth.
Natalie: Here is mine, although I can guarantee it will have a bad after-taste though.
(Andy opens the door)

Tootie: Hey Andy, I haven’t seen you for a long time, where have you been?
Andy: Not much, I’ve just been voted Youth Bachelor of the Month, I know, you don’t have to congratulate me. *looks modest*
Blair: Well, congratulations!
Andy: I warned you, not to say that, now I’m going to get pounds of fan mail, which will be too hot to handle *rubs hands together*
Natalie: You a bachelor, that’s hard to believe.
Andy: I know, it’s hard to believe.
Beverly Ann: Hey, Andy were planning a surprise party for Edna, would you like to help?
Andy: Sure, why not?

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That's greeeeeeeeeeat! and...Mrs. G will be in it...that makes it even better!!:):):):):):):):) I love it, keep going!!

(Everybody is in the room reading when Tootie gets the mail)

Delivery Man: Here you go Ma’am
Tootie: Here you go.

(Tootie opens letter carefully slides open envelope, unfolds the letter and reads)

Blair: What’s wrong you can tell us, well, I don’t know about Jo?
Jo: Hey, your not going to like it Princess Lay-around, but this ain’t no Dumb Blond Reunion, but I think its time for me to ship you too one, so you can entertain yourself there and make a fool of yourself.
Blair: What did I tell you?
Beverly Ann: Girls, stop acting like you need a leash, I shouldn’t have to go that far
Tootie: She was on her way from the airport in her Taxi, but apparently there was junk driver, and well the rest…
Natalie: Wait, a minute I thinking I’m going to have a turning point, wait no, false alarm.
Beverly Ann: Is she okay, I mean will she be alright
Tootie: Well, she has some severe head infections, and shortened memory loss.
Jo: If I would have known, I would have run my bike over New York, but it’s too late now.
Tootie: It might take awhile, but it says her arrival will be delayed until 12 ‘o clock tomorrow afternoon.
Beverly Ann: It’s been a rough day and I think we should get some rest.
Jo: Did you know, Blair tries to get her Beauty sleeps but never gets has the results she wants, gee I wonder why.

(Morning)


Beverly Ann: Rise and Shine!
Tootie: I’m so tired I can’t open my eyes, Nat can you help me here
Natalie: All I need is a screwdriver and nails.

(Tootie eyes Natalie nervously)

Jo: It looks like Blair pressed the wrong button on her hair-dryer and looks as if she was attacked by a tamed animal.
Blair: Yeah, you could be wrong you know how that is.
Beverly Ann: That reminds me, Today is Edna’s Arrival, and girls we still need to put up the decorations.
Tootie: What kind of theme should we have?
Natalie: How about a rainforest theme, you know maybe it might remind her of Africa and the Peace Corps.
Blair: What songs should we play; I have a few CD’s I bought at the record store I bought yesterday.
Jo: How about “Celebration” *laughs*
Natalie: Jo, don’t you know what Mrs., Garrett is going through?
Jo: Sure I do, when I moved to the Bronx my bike was stolen by two crooks, I knew what was going through my head at that time.
Natalie: Where did I go wrong, I’ll tell you this isn’t my day, heck I had other worse days than this!

(Natalie marches up the stairs, stomping her feet)


Beverly Ann: Girls, the decorations look great!
Tootie: I think we are missing something.
Jo: Yeah, Mrs. Garrett.
Tootie: She should be here by now, where is she, its past 12 o’ clock!
Blair: I don’t know but we have the whole town of Peekskill parked in our driveway and no Mrs. Garrett.

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This is great!

Life after the Facts a Facts of Life Spin-off, Season #1 (1988-1989) #4 “Great Expectations Part 2”

Natalie: You know I’ve been thinking, Mrs. Garrett is to us, and Ketchup is to Mustard.
Tootie: Right, That makes real sense *winks to Nat*
Blair: Let’s just forget it, Mrs. Garrett isn’t coming.
Jo: You can’t just give up, remember that time I wanted to be a Nun, I didn’t give up, but in the end, I did what’s best for me.
Blair: I broke a nail.

(Jo looks at Blair in disbelief)

Blair: Well, It’s a start!
Beverly Ann: You know Edna, wouldn’t let you girls down.
Tootie: Yeah, Mrs. Garrett wouldn’t do a thing like that, would she?
Natalie: Of course not.

(Doorbell rings, Natalie reaches for the door and George and Andy walk inside)

Natalie: George! It’s so good, to see you, where have you been, are you here for Mrs. Garrett’s surprise celebration?
George: Sure, We couldn’t help but notice all of the cars that are parked outside your door; we thought there was a bar mitzvah or something.
Andy: Gee, your hair looks great today!
Blair: Oh sorry, hey Andy, nice to see you again.
Andy: I thought so, I knew someone wouldn’t forget!
Tootie: “Celebrate Good Times, C’mon!”
Jo: Tootie, this isn’t no Disco dance floor, stop acting like you have to be glued to one!

(Car rolls into the drive-way, a silence echoes through the room)

Tootie: Mrs. Garrett is here, girl, I’ll tell you one more time get on the ground!

(Blair turns off the lights; footsteps tap lightly on the drive way, Mrs. Garrett opens the door lightly)

Everybody: SURPRISE!
Mrs. Garrett: Oh my!
Beverly Ann: Edna, It is so good to see you!

(Beverly Ann hugs Mrs. Garrett)

Mrs. Garrett: I never knew there would be so many people, it’s so good to see all of you, wow, look at how you girls have grown!
Blair: How is Africa?
Mrs. Garrett: Fine, Fine, I love it, working with so many people, I’m having a blast just thinking about it.
Jo: How is you leg, are you alright?
Mrs. Garrett: Oh me, I’m doing fine, just fine, I had some surgery but I’m fine.
Natalie: That is so good to know, we were so worried about you we thought you would never make it.
Mrs. Garrett: I was running late, because I have to tell you girls, no I shouldn’t.
Tootie: What?
Mrs. Garrett: Oh no, I couldn’t.
Blair: Go ahead
Mrs. Garrett: Well my husband and I are thinking about adopting an orphan from Africa.
Jo: You aren’t serious, are you?
Natalie: You have to be kidding, how will you manage a child, and your work at the same time, a thing like this could spoil a marriage!

(Mrs. Garrett looks at Natalie with a frown)

Natalie: Boy, look at that time, I’ve gotta go!

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Its great can't wait to read more!!!

that's cool!! I mean, it's an idea no one has done before!! With so many of these things on the board sometimes it seems like people repeat things..(probably just me though)

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Mrs. Garrett: I haven’t figured that out yet, but I’m sure I can work something out.
Beverly Ann: Does our husband know about this?
Mrs. Garrett: I have told him, and we both want a child, but where worried, it such a big responsibility.
Blair: How about we can talk about your experience over dinner, we have our reception waiting at this wonderful Italian restaurant.
Tootie: Sounds great!

(Guests and Girls head over to the reception)

Waitress: Madam, here are you menus; we’ll serve you once you’re ready.
Natalie: Did you know the last time I went to a place like this; they had people in chicken suits and were serving refried beans, it was my birthday, and what was really embarrassing was that, they made me do the chicken dance in front of a large crowd, I wasn’t happy about that.
Jo: Maybe you were just chicken.
Natalie: Cut the jokes, Jo.
Beverly Ann: So what is it like in Africa?
Mrs. Garrett: It is so warm there, it’s unbelievable, the creatures and animals are so amazing, and you’d think they would come from your imagination.
Tootie: What hobbies do you have there?
Mrs. Garrett: I love to garden, and plant and to preserve the earth showering it with plants and flowers, I work with people, who have disadvantages, inside my heart I feel safe, letting people I know who care.
Blair: What kind of house do you have?
Mrs. Garrett: We own a ranch, where we breed animals, and ride horses till the sun sets, it is so beautiful you’ll have to see it one day.
Beverly Ann: How are you and your new husband coming along?
Mrs. Garrett: Oh, he is such a sweetheart, we work with each other and we have many things in common, I love him, we have some great times together.

(Girls and Guest have eaten and it is time to go home)

Jo: I’m stuffed how about you guys
Blair: I think I just gained a few pounds.
Jo: That’s a first!
Beverly Ann: About you adoption, have you filled out the forms, and papers?
Mrs. Garrett: Actually Yes, but she is very thin, and she is very close to dieing, the doctors have to have surgery and she needs a long transplant, we are thinking of naming her Mary-Ann, my grandmothers name, she is so beautiful.
Tootie: I’m sorry to hear that.
Natalie: I guess we better get ready to go, Mrs. Garrett you have a flight to catch tomorrow, you wouldn’t want to be late.
Mrs. Garrett: We have to dance, c’mon girls let’s boogie! *laughs*

(Girls and Guest head for their homes)

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(Girls and Guest head for their homes)

Mrs. Garrett: I am tired from all from busting loose!
Tootie: I think you should take it easy; it’s been a rough day.
Jo: Blair, doesn’t wake me up In the middle of the night, and tell me your problems I don’t have time.

(Girls head for bed)

(Sun rises and it is now morning)

Beverly Ann: *Yawns* I think I going to make breakfast for Edna
Blair: Yeah, we can have a breakfast in bed feast, with all the trimmings.
Tootie: Mrs. Garrett deserves this it is because of what she is going through.
Natalie: You know adopting a child can’t be easy to go through.
Blair: You’re telling me, living with Jo 8 years can be a real choke-up.
Jo: I wouldn’t be talking after all; we wouldn’t see you choke up all those hairballs that have a nasty build-up.

(Natalie and Tootie walk up to Mrs. G)

(Mrs. Garrett is reading a book in her bead)

Mrs. Garrett: Girls! Thanks, I owe you!
Natalie: You don’t have to do that, just being here with you again, fills in our empty hearts.
Mrs. Garrett: This is really quite different what it is.
Tootie: Just our special touch, who ever thought oatmeal and crab dip could be so appetizing!
Mrs. Garrett: Thanks girls, but I’ll pass
Natalie: Where only kidding, we just thought a little joke, would brighten your smile.

(Mrs. Garrett is packing her bags)

Beverly Ann: Well, I guess it’s time to say goodbye.
Mrs. Garrett: It was great seeing you again.
Beverly Ann: Make sure to send a picture of you adopted child
Mrs. Garrett: Definitely, Good Luck!

(Beverly Ann has tears running down her cheek)

(Girls walk in)

Blair: We’ll miss you Mrs., G
Natalie: Thanks for coming
Tootie: We loved having you
Jo: Bye, Mrs. Garrett

(Everybody hugs Mrs. Garrett)

Mrs. Garrett: Girls, I have learned a lot from you and a valuable lesson. It is wonderful I had all of you to share that joy with me. You girls are my life, but I guess it will never be the same without you, I thought I would never had to say this, but you girls have touched my heart, now I get to share that expierience at having a little girl of my own. *winks*

(Mrs. Garrett smiles back while she walks out the door)

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Jo: ''Shoot I ca't remember my speech, I know
''This a day that will live in infamy.''
Blair: ''Jo that was Pearl Harbor..''
Jo: ''Well what's it doing in my speech then.''