The First Affair of the title is the one conducted by naïve but nubile college freshman Toby King (
Melissa Sue Anderson). Struck by the girl's sense of responsibility, professor Jane Simon (
Loretta Swit) hires Toby as a baby-sitter. Soon afterwards, however, Jane's susceptible husband Greg (Joel Higgins) finds himself being won over by Toby's unspoiled beauty and words of endearment. This standard-issue triangle drama was filmed under the title
Freshman Year. Lensed on location at Harvard University, the made-for-TV First Affair premiered October 25, 1983. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide