Favorite and least favorite episode of every season

[FOL-FAN-ITA]

You have one option . F. stays for favorite episode, L for least favorite. Here is my list:

F.
Season 1: I.Q.
Season 2: Shoplifting
Season 3: The Four Musketeers
Season 4: Take My Finals, Please
Season 5: The Halloween Show
Season 6: The Interview Show
Season 7: 3, 2, 1
Season 8: Seven Little Indians
Season 9: Golden Oldies
TV Movie: Down Under

L.
Season 1: Overachieving
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia
Season 3: The Americanization of Miko
Season 4: The Big Fight
Season 5: All by Herself
Season 6: Dear Apple
Season 7: The Candidate
Season 8: The Greek Connection
Season 9: Less Than Perfect
TV Movie: Paris

[Christopher]

F.
Season 1: Emily Dickinson
Season 2: Shoplifting and Gossip. These two are classic FOL episodes.
Season 3: Dear Me
Season 4: For The Asking - I think this is Mindy's best performance of the Eastland years
Season 5: Store Games
Season 6: This is hard. Season 6 has a lot of great episodes. I'll go with Sisters.
Season 7: 3, 2, 1
Season 8: This is another season that's hard because season 8 is a classic. I'll go with Fast Food. Seven Little Indians is a huge fan favorite that season. This would be my second favorite of season 8.
Season 9: Golden Oldies is the funniest of season 9, but Rumor Has It is my favorite. They took a serious approach to how a rumor in a professional environment can ruin a person's career and personal life.
TV Movie: The Facts of Life Down Under

L.
Season 1: Molly's Holiday
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia
Season 3: Jo's Cousin
Season 4: The Big Fight
Season 5: All or Nothing
Season 6: The Interview Show
Season 7: Born Too Late
Season 8: 62 Pick-Up
Season 9: Let's Face The Music - awful episode.
TV Movie: The Facts of Life Reunion

[80s Dude]

I am currently in through the middle of Season 3 on DVD and there are shows I don't remember or never even watched in later seasons, so I will pick the first two seasons.

F:
S1: Running
S2: Gossip
Movie: Paris

L:
S1: Like Mother, Like Daughter
S2: Brian and Sylvia
Movie: 2001 reunion movie

[RetroGuy2000]

I think my favorites/least favorites fluctuate over the years, but this is a decent rendering.

Favorites:
Season 1: Running
Season 2: Gossip
Season 3: Front Page
Season 4: Take My Finals, Please
Season 5: Gamma Gamma or Bust
Season 6: The Interview Show
Season 7: The Graduate
Season 8: The Little Chill
Season 9: The Beginning of the End/Beginning
TV Movie: Paris

Least favorites:
Season 1: Adoption
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia
Season 3: Jo's Cousin
Season 4: The Big Fight
Season 5: Dream Marriage
Season 6: The Rich Aren't Different - Jo acts like an idiot
Season 7: We Get Letters - Mrs. Garrett is a Pod Person
Season 8: Write and Wrong or Boy About the House
Season 9: Big Apple Blues
TV Movie: Down Under or Reunion

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

L.
Season 4: The Big Fight

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Least favorites:
Season 4: The Big Fight

Almost positive if there was a poll that every FOL fan answered on which episode was the worst in the series, this would win. For me, if it doesn't have a good amount of airtime for Mrs. G & the girls, it's not worth watching.

[80s Dude]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Almost positive if there was a poll that every FOL fan answered on which episode was the worst in the series, this would win. For me, if it doesn't have a good amount of airtime for Mrs. G & the girls, it's not worth watching.

Looking at the historical posts for this board, many people listed "Brian and Sylvia" as the worse.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Almost positive if there was a poll that every FOL fan answered on which episode was the worst in the series, this would win. For me, if it doesn't have a good amount of airtime for Mrs. G & the girls, it's not worth watching.

Yes. The backdoor pilots feel like wasted episodes because they A) didn't result in a new series, and B) spent an entire episode on FOL on characters we'd never see or hear from again.

[valentina warner]

Okay here it goes:

Season 1: 'Rough housing' (it's the ice breaking moment between BLAIR & MRS G) and 'Like mother, like daughter' (i love how MRS G takes BLAIR under her wings and is a mother figure to her, when her own mother isn't).

Season 2: 'The new girl, part 1 & 2': i love how MRS G decides to simply take care of 4 unruly girls after they get in trouble, and from that moment on she becomes their surrogate mother.

Season 3: 'The 4 musketeers', we see how the 4 girls have bonded like sisters, and MRS G does everything to keep them together so she can continue with her role as surrogate mother.

Season 4: 'Graduation', i love the ending, when MRS G gives each of her 2 eldest girls (JO/BLAIR) a gift with a special speech...

Season 5: 'Gamma gamma' (i love how MRS G and BLAIR fight and make up in the end) and 'The chain letter', because it shows us how remorseful the girls are after their irresponsible behaviour, and it's heartwarming how they do anything to keep from losing MRS G.

Season 6: 'Working it out' (it's a BLAIR/MRS G episode) and 'The interview show', because you see for the last time the real MRS G, before she turns into a complete POD....

Season 7: 'Out of fire', because we can still have a last glimpse of 'Edna's Edibles', and i love the ending scene, when MRS G gives each girl a speech and you can hear their thoughts.

Season 8: 'This is only a test': i love the fact that you see how strong the friendship between JO & BLAIR is, when our 'Bronx girl' decides to help our 'pampered princess' with her law test lol!

Season 9: 'The beginning of the end', because we finally we get a last glimpse of the 'Golden era from season 1', when 'Eastland' still looked like a real cozy/homey boarding school with its lovely stairs were girls were running up and down...
We also get to see now a responsible BLAIR takes over the role of MRS G, when she has to deal with a bunch of unruly girls, and in a way we are brought back to the pilot where it all began.....

[valentina warner]

Oops! I forgot least favourites, but i'll make it brief:

Season 1: 'Dieting'
Season 2:: ''Bryan & Silvia'
Season 3: 'Sweet sorrow'
Season 4:'A woman's place'
Season 5:'All or nothing'
Season 6: 'A slice of life'
Season 7: 'Ballroom dancing'
Season 8: 'The rating games' (i hated it how BLAIR was a complete airhead pod in this episode!)
Season 9: 'Let's face the music'

The end....

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

Season 1: 'Rough housing' (it's the ice breaking moment between BLAIR & MRS G) and 'Like mother, like daughter' (i love how MRS G takes BLAIR under her wings and is a mother figure to her, when her own mother isn't).

Good choice! Not only the very first episode, but an incredibly ground-breaking episode as well.

Season 4: 'Graduation', i love the ending, when MRS G gives each of her 2 eldest girls (JO/BLAIR) a gift with a special speech...

A very touching moment. (At least the rock is.)

Season 5: 'Gamma gamma' (i love how MRS G and BLAIR fight and make up in the end)

I love this episode, too.

Season 9: 'The beginning of the end', because we finally we get a last glimpse of the 'Golden era from season 1', when 'Eastland' still looked like a real cozy/homey boarding school with its lovely stairs were girls were running up and down...
We also get to see now a responsible BLAIR takes over the role of MRS G, when she has to deal with a bunch of unruly girls, and in a way we are brought back to the pilot where it all began.....

Yep!

[valentina warner]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Good choice! Not only the very first episode, but an incredibly ground-breaking episode as well.



A very touching moment. (At least the rock is.)



I love this episode, too.



Yep!

I knew you'd approve Retro!!!!

PS: not only the rock moment was touching though (i felt that what MRS G said to BLAIR was also heartwarming, and then when the 3 of them hug wow!)

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by FOL-FAN-ITA

L.
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia

Originally Posted by Christopher

L.
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

L:

S2: Brian and Sylvia

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Least favorites:
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia

Originally Posted by valentina warner

least favourites,
Season 2:: ''Bryan & Silvia'

Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Looking at the historical posts for this board, many people listed "Brian and Sylvia" as the worse.

It seems I forgotten that. 20 years ago it was all about the Brian & Sylvia hate here. I don't mind that episode because it's at least in relation to one of the FOL characters. The Stone Academy is just a male version of the FOL and that's not what I want to see. If the backdoor pilot to a show doesn't take off, don't give episodes meant for that show the chance of airing in the parent show.

[Lorimar Television]

Favorites:
Season 1: IQ
Season 2: Gossip
Season 3: Front Page
Season 4: Take My Finals, Please
Season 5: Gamma Gamma or Bust
Season 6: Two Guys from Appleton
Season 7: Out of the Fire
Season 8: The Little Chill
Season 9: Rumor Has It
TV Movie: Down Under

Least favorites:
Season 1: Adoption
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia
Season 3: The Americanization of Miko
Season 4: The Big Fight
Season 5: Small but Dangerous
Season 6: Summer of ‘84
Season 7: Ballroom dancing
Season 8: 62 Pick-Up
Season 9: Big Apple Blues
TV Movie: Reunion

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

Favorites:
Season 1: IQ
Season 2: Gossip
Season 3: Front Page
Season 4: Take My Finals, Please

We have very similar answers so far!

Season 5: Gamma Gamma or Bust

Another match!

Season 6: Two Guys from Appleton
Season 7: Out of the Fire
Season 8: The Little Chill
Season 9: Rumor Has It
TV Movie: Down Under

I honestly don't even remember "Two Guys From Appleton".

We ended up having five identical answers (out of nine!). Wow!

Least favorites:
Season 1: Adoption
Season 2: Brian and Sylvia
Season 3: The Americanization of Miko
Season 4: The Big Fight
Season 5: Small but Dangerous
Season 6: Summer of ‘84
Season 7: Ballroom dancing
Season 8: 62 Pick-Up
Season 9: Big Apple Blues
TV Movie: Reunion

Wow! 4.5 answers the same on this one, too!

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

We have very similar answers so far!



Another match!



I honestly don't even remember "Two Guys From Appleton".

We ended up having five identical answers (out of nine!). Wow!



Wow! 4.5 answers the same on this one, too!

Haha we do have similar taste