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Like Mother, Like Daughter is the second episode of the First Season of "The Facts Of Life." It first aired on August 31, 1979.

Synopsis[]

It is Parent’s Night at Eastland, and the theme is Viva la France. Blair is excited because her mother, Monica Warner, is coming to visit. Like Blair, she is an artist herself. Mrs. Garrett remarks that “the leaf doesn’t fall too far from the tree”. Mr. Bradley comes in and ushers everyone to get ready for the event. Just then, Blair’s mother comes in and Mr. Bradley is smitten. Mrs. Garrett introduces herself and the girls comes out to meet Monica. Another girl’s father, Justin Branch, comes in, and Monica is surprised to see him there. As they go off and talk, Blair sees that something is up as she talks to Mrs. Garrett. Blair then overhears Justin and Monica making a date for later on.

The gossip about the affair spreads like wildfire among the girls from Tootie and Natalie. Blair is so disgusted by her mother’s behavior that she tries everything she can to be unlike her mother as possible. At Parent’s Night, she confronts her mother about getting involved with a married man. When Blair mentions that she was divorced three times, Monica slaps Blair, who runs up to her room. Mrs. Garrett soon talks to Blair about how she was totally rough on her mother. Blair has to be so she won’t make the same mistakes her mother did, like Mrs. Garrett mentioned “the leaf doesn’t fall too far from the tree.” Mrs. Garrett tells her about the wind that takes the leaf and blows it to a place where it takes root and start a new tree. Hearing this, Blair realizes that she is not her mother and starts to relax a bit. Blair eventually comes down to the party and sees her mother helping out with the cooking and serving. She apologizes, and they start to understand one another better.

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Main Cast[]

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Trivia[]

  • This is the only episode where Monica Warner is played Pam Huntingdon; in later episodes, she is played by actress Marj Dusay.
  • This episode features the third and final verse of the series theme song.

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