The Davises are surprised when housekeeper Emily (Nancy Walker) announces that she has other plans on the night of her son Jim's graduation ball. Eventually, it is revealed that Emily is staying away from the ceremony because she doesn't want to embarrass Jim (Peter Duryea): She has no date, she owns no formal clothes, and she can't dance. Assuming the role of "Fairy Godmother", Buffy (Anissa Jones) comes to the rescue of "Cinder-Emily" by pulling all sorts of strings, including maneuvering Mr French (Sebastian Cabot) into serving as Emily's escort--but there are surprises in store for one and all before the stroke of twelve! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi