Episode
Family Affair: Buffy's Fair Lady
Overview
Buffy meets a chubby girl named Angela who has a crush on Jody. Buffy tries her best to turn Angela into a lovely young lady and puts together a party so Angela can make friends. Buffy gets Jody to dance with Angela, but he bribes another boy to dance with her. Angela is disheartened when she finds out that this whole party was staged. Buffy and Jody then apologize for the way they treated her and gets her to make friends the right way.
Details
- Series
- Family Affair
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1971-02-25
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Buffy's Fair Lady is Episode 23 in Season 5 of Family Affair. It aired on 1971-02-25. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 22: Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley
Buffy meets a real, live Mrs. Beasley, an old lady who owns a toy store, when a friend forces her to give up her doll, Mrs. Beasley.
Episode 24: You Can't Fight City Hall
Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a vacant lot where they can play, until the city decides to put a parking lot on that space.
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Episode 17: Too Late, Too Soon
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