Episode
Designing Women: Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene
Overview
When Mary Jo's divorced father arrives in Atlanta for a four-day visit and dances cheek to cheek with Charlene, Mary Jo becomes very protective.
Details
- Series
- Designing Women
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1987-04-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene is Episode 19 in Season 1 of Designing Women. It aired on 1987-04-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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