One sitcom that famously took a few detours into controversial territory was Facts of Life, which dealt with issues like suicide, sexual assault...and in one episode that definitely gave young viewers a jolt, human trafficking.
After Tootie's wallet gets stolen, she's unable to pay her bill at a diner. Luckily (but not really), a friendly teen named Kristie (Tammy Lauren) comes to the rescue...but it turns out she has an ulterior motive. Kristie is a prostitute, and she's actually trying to recruit Tootie for her pimp, but the naive Eastland student doesn't catch on at first. Thankfully, a waitress named Bernice intervenes before it's too late.
Luckily, Mrs. Garrett and the other girls come to Tootie's rescue soon after that, and everybody gets home safely after learning a valuable lesson. Facts of Life fans learned a lesson, too, as the comments on a YouTube clip from the episode prove.
"I remember this was a bizarre episode seeing this as a 4th grader," a second commenter recalled, with another adding, "This episode saved my life when I was 10. So very grateful."
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