Description

Sixteen year-old Jo calls her mom to invite her to the big debate at Bates Academy only to learn that her mother is living with another man, Jack, so she decides to elope with her Seaman Recruit boyfriend, Eddie who went AWOL to come to visit Jo.
Everyone was trying to talk her out of it. Mrs. Garrett call Jo's mom, Rose Polniaczek; Blair went on a double date with the captain of the debating team; everyone gave her a bridal shower.

First appearance of Jo's boyfriend, Eddie, from the bronx.
Eddie gave her a ring that he bought at K-Mart.
They showed Jo's motorcycle for the first time.

This episode was filmed in 1980.

GUEST STARS:
Clark Brandon	as	Eddie Britten
Brain Fuld	as	Bink
Hugh Gillin	as	Howard
Bella Bruck	as	(woman attendant)
Mark Savalle	as	(waiter)
Bill Dana	as	(hotel manager)

Credits

Developed by:	Howard Leeds
	Ben Starr
	Jerry Mayer
Created By:	Dick Clair
	Jenna McMahon
Executive Producer:	Jack Elinson
Producer:	Jerry Mayer
Directed by:	John Bowab
Written by:	Jerry Mayer
Associate Producer:	Rita Dillon
Executive Script Consultant:	Ann Gibbs
	Joel Kimmel
Story Editors:	Linda Marsh
	Margie Peters
Theme Song:	Alan Thicke
	Gloria Loring
	Al Burton
Casting:	Eve Brandstein
Art Director:	C. Murawski
Associate Director:	Judi Elterman
Production Associate:	Marion Deaton
Unit Manager:	Myra Kumagae
Lighting Direction:	Dan Johnson
Technical Director:	Robert A. Bowen
	Vince Mack (part2)
Audio:	Bob Houston
Video Tape Editor:	John Doutt
	M.A. Krupnick (part2)
Property Master:	Phil Krim
Costumes:	Lee Smith
Makeup:	Chris Brice
Hair Dresser:	Jo Ann Stafford Chaney
Stage Manager:	Gene Abravaya
	Richard Draney
Production Consultant:	Al Burton
Casting Executive:	Jane Murray
Production Supervised by:	Alan Horn