The mechanic Jo works with blows a gasket when she's promoted over him. Doug: Dean Simone. Garo: Pierrino Mascarino. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Jo: Nancy McKeon.
Natalie finds her birth mother, with assistance from her adoptive parent (Mitzi Hoag). Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Brenda: Susan Blackstone. Blair: Lisa Whelchel.
Blair's motives are called into question when she develops a friendship with a handsome---and handicapped---admirer (Thomas Byrd). Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Natalie: Mindy Cohn.
Jo interviews the school's oldest living graduate (Amzie Strickland), who decides to leave her fortune to Jo instead of the school. Headmaster: Roger Perry. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae.
Tootie refuses to acknowledge a hearing loss that may be responsible for a slip in her grades. Geri: Geri Jewell. Roy: Loren Lester. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae.
Natalie fabricates her source for an article on a schoolmate's abortion, then risks expulsion for refusing to reveal the nonexistent name to the fuming headmaster (Roger Perry). Annie: Lisa Lucas. Jenny: Dawn Schroder. Tootie: Kim Fields.
Funding for Jo's scholarship has been eliminated and she's too proud to accept aid from Blair's family foundation. Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel, Charlotte Rae, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields. Terry: Cheryl Epps.
