The Facts of Life (1979)

S3E18 Runaway

Jo, Natalie, and Blair are off to New York City for a night at a Broadway show, leaving Tootie feeling abandoned. Determined to join them, Tootie sneaks out and arrives at the theater, unaware that Mrs. Garrett is not in the loop. When she doesn’t spot her friends, Tootie ducks into a nearby coffee shop, only to encounter the harsher realities of life in the bustling city.