2024-09-12
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards is hosted by Megan Thee Stallion and honors the biggest stars in music, with performances by Benson Boone, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, LISA, Rauw Alejandro, Sabrina Carpenter & more. (Repeat).
Stan's return rattles Karen, who feels "lied to." Will offers solace---sort of. Meanwhile, Grace gets a rep as a homophobe on Jack's TV talk show, thanks to injudicious editing that she seeks to set straight in no uncertain terms. (Repeat).
Andy Richter guest stars as Grace's blind date, a cheery though clueless goof who's an old pal of Karen's tempestuous beau Malcolm (Alec Baldwin). Elsewhere, Will takes swimming lessons---from Jack. (Repeat).
Richard Chamberlain appears as a sarcastic, reclusive buttinsky who figures in Grace's 10th annual trivia game. In other events, Stan reappears---sort of---in a very steamy steam room, where he's confronted by Malcolm, Karen's new love. (Repeat).
Jason Biggs plays Jack's new flame, a flighty egotist who had 15 minutes of TV fame as a preteen when he fell into a hole. Now he's a participant in Jack's corny carnival, where Grace is a reluctant date for Malcolm. (Repeat).
Harry Connick Jr. reappears as Leo, Grace's itinerant ex, whom she beguiles anew on a plane trip. Meanwhile, Karen's captivated by her new maid, a shrewd British matron (Millicent Martin) who takes an instant disliking to Jack. (Repeat).
Will is thrilled to help Jack look for another apartment, but after getting involved in an effort to help two gay penguins stay together at the zoo, he has second thoughts about his friend's move. Beverley: Leslie Jordan. Rose: Traci Lords. (Repeat).
Tootie circulates rumors to gain attention, one of which could get Mrs. Garrett fired. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Cindy: Julie Anne Haddock. (Repeat).
Blair loses a school election to a bright new student (Denise Halma). Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Tootie: Kim Fields. (Repeat).
After Natalie's first date with a boy, she is beset with invitations from his schoolmates. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Neil: Dan Spector. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Tootie: Kim Fields. (Repeat).
Shortly after winning an award, Jo learns that her jailbird father, is getting paroled and that he would like to attend the awards ceremony. However, an ashamed Jo, tries to keep her father from attending as well as tries to keep secret the fact that her dad is in prison. (Repeat).
Mrs. Garrett's musician son, Alex stops by Eastland for a visit, with tales about how he rubs elbows with other musicians like Neil Diamond and Carly Simon. However, Blair smells a rat when she contradicts one of his stories and when she learns that Mrs. Garrett is still supporting him. (Repeat).
A fashion photographer singles out Tootie to be his new "High Fashion Face." Dutton: John Mark Robinson. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Nancy: Felice Schachter. (Repeat).
Alex Garrett's stories about his musical career have Natalie on the verge of following in his footsteps. Alex: Tom Fitzsimmons. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. (Repeat).
Tootie and Natalie go to visit Tootie's aunt Sylvia. However, they are unaware they are showing up right in the middle of a fight. Sylvia and her husband are an interacial couple and Sylvia has just gotten a job offer in New York and Brian is not to happy about moving. (Repeat).
Tootie, ever tired of being treated like a kid, thinks that drinking will prove that she's mature. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. (Repeat).
Natalie becomes the victim of a rape attempt. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Instructor: Louis Welch. Lucy: Paige Conner. (Repeat).
A former student brings her baby for a visit, then disappears, leaving her infant in their care. Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, Kim Fields, Nancy McKeon. Alison: Heather Kerr. (Repeat).
Blair's mother hides the truth about her suspected breast cancer. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Tootie: Kim Fields. (Repeat).
A vengeful Jo turns out a story linking her journalism teacher to a drug bust. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Roy: Loren Lester. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. (Repeat).
Mrs. Garrett becomes despondent when she suffers a financial setback. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Tootie: Kim Fields. Jo: Nancy McKeon. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. (Repeat).
Jo is paired with a good-looking student in a marriage class. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Eddie: Clark Brandon. (Repeat).
Natalie's plans for a romantic weekend are disrupted when her grandmother arrives unexpectedly. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. (Repeat).
Tootie invents an imaginary boyfriend to discourage her matchmaking peers, but then has to deal with their curiosity. Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel. (Repeat).
The girls set up a date between the much-admired French teacher and Blair's handicapped cousin (Geri Jewell), but get suspicious when he asks for another date. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. (Repeat).
A bequest from Blair's grandfather shakes a secret out of her family tree. Blair: Lisa Whelchel. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. Parker: Roger Perry. Tootie: Kim Fields. (Repeat).
Natalie is jealous when Tootie lands the lead in the production of "South Pacific." Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Charlotte Rae. Miss Downes: Hazel Shermet. (Repeat).
A Japanese father's traditionalism alienates his daughter (Lauren Tom). Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon. Mr. Wakamatsu: Mako. (Repeat).
The girls are surprised to learn that Mrs. Garrett's date has been her very affectionate friend---for years. Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel. Natalie: Mindy Cohn. (Repeat).
Tootie receives an invitation to a concert---from Jermaine Jackson. Tootie: Kim Fields. Mrs. Garrett: Charlotte Rae. (Repeat).
The girls are released from Mrs. Garrett's custody and told that they can go their separate ways. Charlotte Rae, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Whelchel. (Repeat).