Episode
Family Affair: The Joiners
Overview
Buffy wants to join a clique, but is dropped because she is younger by one year. Bill makes a deal with Shirley, the leader, that if he builds them a clubhouse, Buffy can join the club. After the clubhouse is built, Buffy is now a member, but Cissy wants her to run for secretary. The current secretary, Carol, wants to know why Buffy is in the club and Shirley tells her the truth and Buffy is out of the club.
Details
- Series
- Family Affair
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1971-02-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Joiners is Episode 20 in Season 5 of Family Affair. It aired on 1971-02-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 19: Put Your Dreams Away
Cissy meets up with her old friend Russ Brooks, who is joining the Peace Corps in Chile. Cissy wants to join Russ, but Bill tries to discourage her decision. Russ and Cissy decide to run off to Chile and get married, but Cissy backs out when she finds out the risks involved.
Episode 21: Cinder-Emily
Emily wants to go to Jim's graduation ball, but can't because of four reasons: no date, no dance experience, nothing to wear, and fear of embarassing her son. Buffy and Jody help her out, and tries to get Mr. French to take her to the ball. Mr. French decides to take her, but comes down with the flu. Bill cancels a trip to take Emily to the ball.
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