S1 E1 • Rough Housing

The series opens with the Drummonds (from Diff'rent Strokes) visiting Eastland to see Mrs. Garrett (their ex-housekeeper). They arrive right in the middle of the Harvest Queen competition and Blair is sure she's going to win. So when Cindy considers running, Blair makes some snide comments about Cindy's femininity.

Première diffusion : 24 août 1979

S1 E2 • Like Mother, Like Daughter

It's Parents' Night at Eastland and Blair's sophisticated but flirtatious mother arrives. When her mother then gets involved with a married man, Blair confronts her mother and expresses her outrage.

Première diffusion : 31 août 1979

S1 E3 • The Return of Mr. Garrett

Mrs. Garrett is surprised by a visit from her ex-husband, Roger, who wants to remarry her. However, his gambling ways rub off on the girls who begin playing poker for money.

Première diffusion : 7 septembre 1979

S1 E4 • I.Q.

Tootie comes across a paper listing the girls' I.Q. scores. Nancy scored highest and Sue Ann lowest, which puts extra pressure on them just before midterm exams.

Première diffusion : 14 septembre 1979

S1 E5 • Overachieving

Tootie's father visits but doesn't like Tootie's activities, blaming Mrs. Garrett as a bad influence. Mr. Ramsey moves to have Tootie pulled out of Eastland but then has a change of heart.

Première diffusion : 12 mars 1980

S1 E6 • Emily Dickinson

Blair is so caught up with her latest boyfriend that she forgets to write a poem for English class. So at the last minute she plagiarizes a poem by Emily Dickinson and turns it in as her own. Things get worse when she's the only one who gets an A and Mr. Bradley enters her poem in a contest.

Première diffusion : 14 mars 1980

S1 E7 • Dieting

Sue Ann takes Blair's comments about her weight too seriously, and to prepare for a blind date that will involve swimming, Sue Ann goes on a starvation diet and collapses. Mrs. Garrett also diets to fit into a new dress.

Première diffusion : 21 mars 1980

S1 E8 • The Facts of Love

Mrs. Garrett teaches a sex-education class, but her approach clashes with Mr. Bradley's more conservative ideas. Blair takes the ideas from class and experiments with her latest boyfriend, Steve.

Première diffusion : 4 avril 1980

S1 E9 • Flash Flood

A flood prompts Blair and Tootie to race out to the stables to save some animals. However, the dam breaks and Blair and Tootie are in danger of being washed away. Mr. Bradley comes to the rescue, causing Blair to develop a crush on him.

Première diffusion : 11 avril 1980

S1 E10 • Adoption

The girls have an assignment to show their family trees. But Natalie is reluctant to show hers because she was adopted, which prompts Blair to help Natalie find the name of her birth mother.

Première diffusion : 25 avril 1980

S1 E11 • Running

Mr. Bradley's pressure to win a track trophy causes best friends Sue Ann and Cindy to become bitter rivals.

Première diffusion : 2 mai 1980

S1 E12 • Molly's Holiday

Molly is sad over her parents' divorce, so the girls help her scheme to reunite them. But her father arrives with a new girlfriend instead.

Première diffusion : 4 juin 1980

S1 E13 • Dope

Blair and Sue Ann befriend two new girls, who pressure them to try marijuana.

Première diffusion : 11 juin 1980