Episode
Family Affair: The Thursday Man
Overview
Cissy learns a lesson in snooping when she is to do a paper on Mr. French and finds a shocking secret about him.
Details
- Series
- Family Affair
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1966-12-12
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Thursday Man is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Family Affair. It aired on 1966-12-12. The runtime is 30 min.
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