Episode
Designing Women: There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner
Overview
Mary Jo gives Claudia permission to go to a school dance with a black youth, contrary to his father's wishes.
Details
- Series
- Designing Women
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1988-01-25
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner is Episode 16 in Season 2 of Designing Women. It aired on 1988-01-25. The runtime is 30 min.
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