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Family: Disco Queen (1979)
Disco Queen
Buddy gets a case of disco fever and joins a dance class. She befriends a woman named Julia. Julia offers Buddy a chance to audition to be an extra in a film, but Buddy has to get Julia an audition for the game show Willie works at.
Julia takes Buddy to a disco club and introduces her to her friends. Creepy older man Clyde takes an interest in Buddy, much to her chagrin. Buddy has had enough and asks a drunk Julia to take her home.
The night ends with Buddy being brought home by a police officer. Doug basically tells Buddy she can't blame Julia for her own mistakes.
While all of this is going on, Annie has a date with a football player who makes a pass at her. The two plot lines here deal with the two younger members of the family realizing they don't want to grow up too fast.
This episode is fun to watch because of the disco storyline, but it's not one of the best ones I have seen of the show.
Family: The Athlete (1979)
The Athlete
Buddy is volunteering at a hospital and runs into the star basketball player of her school. He's there for a broken leg, but Buddy overhears the doctor saying there may be cancer as well.
Annie wants to beat rival Emmy Sheldon in the school election. She uses an offbeat tactic to try to win votes, but it doesn't go quite as planned.
This episode is exceptional as the athlete storyline was done so well, thanks mostly to guest star Michael Biehn. It's also great that one plot line is dramatic and downbeat and the other plot line is more lighthearted. It also doesn't hurt to have a monkey dressed in shorts playing an instrument.