Episode
Family Affair: Buffy
Overview
The excellent family series begins when Bill Davis, a fantastic construction engineer, unexpectedly adopts Buffy, who along with Jody and Cissy, have lost their parents in an accident. Buffy comes first and at first, Bill doesn't like her and wants to send her back to Terre Haute. Buffy gets the feeling that Bill doesn't like her and runs off to hide in the basement. Bill tells her that he likes her and wants her to stay. In the end, when Bill gets ready to leave for a trip, Jody and Cissy come to be with Buffy.
Details
- Series
- Family Affair
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1966-09-12
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Buffy is Episode 1 in Season 1 of Family Affair. It aired on 1966-09-12. The runtime is 30 min.
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