Family Affair

Family Affair

1966 5 Seasons ⭐ 6.732
Comedy Family

Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. Giles French, also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy and the 6-year-old twins, Jody and Buffy. The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, also known for My Three Sons and The Millionaire.

Seasons

1. Buffy

1966-09-12 • ⭐ 7.5

The excellent family series begins when Bill Davis, a fantastic construction engineer, unexpectedly adopts Buffy, who along with Jody and Cissy, have lost their parents in an acci…

2. Jody and Cissy

1966-09-19 • ⭐ 6.0

Cissy joins the family and Mr. French thinks that he is not wanted anymore. Mr. French changes his mind after Buffy puts her doll in his suitcase and decides to stay after all.

3. The Gift Horse

1966-09-26 • ⭐ 6.0

Buffy and Jody decide to give Bill a great gift- a horse!

4. The Matter of School

1966-10-03

Bill decides to send Cissy to a private girls' school in Connecticut, and even though she would prefer to attend high school locally, she reluctantly agrees to go, thinking Bill w…

5. Marmalade

1966-10-10 • ⭐ 6.0

Mr. French is chosen for an ad for marmalade and is a huge promotion success, until he tastes the marmalade that he is hawking.

6. Room with a Viewpoint

1966-10-17

Buffy doesn't like the new changes in her and Cissy's bedroom and refuses to ever step foot in it.

7. Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

1966-10-24 • ⭐ 6.0

Buffy's doll, Mrs. Beasley, gets knocked out of the apartment window by accident and Buffy goes up at arms about the whole thing. She fnds out that a little girl owns a doll that …

8. Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

1966-11-07

Mr. French gets Lebanese cooking lessons from a Middle Eastern restaurant owner named Nural Shpeni, and her family forces Mr. French to marry her, whether he wants to or not.

9. A Matter for Experts

1966-11-14 • ⭐ 6.0

Buffy and Jody have been spending a lot a time with each other at school, and it is a major concern for the vice principal and a child psychologist who states that Buffy and Jody …

10. Beware the Other Woman

1966-11-21

When an old flame steps back into Bill's life, the children think that he will get married and send them back to Indiana.

11. Take Two Aspirin

1966-11-28 • ⭐ 6.0

Bill gets a chance to work with a friend in Mexico on a job, but his trip is cut short when Mr. French comes down with the flu and difficultt in keeping touch with the family.

12. Love Me, Love Me Not

1966-12-05 • ⭐ 6.0

When Jody sees a friend getting spanked by his father, his father tells him that he punishes him out of love. So Jody takes it upon himself to earn a spanking from Uncle Bill to s…

13. The Thursday Man

1966-12-12

Cissy learns a lesson in snooping when she is to do a paper on Mr. French and finds a shocking secret about him.

14. Think Deep

1966-12-26

Cissy worships a teacher named Julian Hill and spouts his theories all through the household. Bill invites the teacher to dinner and Cissy sees that he is not the man that she wor…

15. Hard Hat Jody

1967-01-02 • ⭐ 6.0

Jody's allusion about being a constuction worker leads him to ""gaining"" a job with a constuction worker who Bill is trying to get a job with.

16. That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

1967-01-09

Cissy is disheartened because she will be left out of a mother-daughter event at school, and she doesn't tell Bill what is wrong with her.

17. All Around the Town

1967-01-16 • ⭐ 6.0

Bill and the whole family are seeing the Gaynors off on their cruise. Buffy and Jody think that Bill is having dinner with them, but when they find out the thuth, they are left on…

18. One for the Little Boy

1967-01-23

Bill plans to do some serious bonding with Jody by taking him on a business trip, but Murphy's Law plagues the trip. But Jody states that just being with Bill is exciting enough.

19. Fancy Free

1967-01-30

Buffy and Jody are placed in a fast-learning portion of their grade, but Bill is spending his time with a woman who is quite uncertain about what she wants. The twins get a friend…

20. A Helping Hand

1967-02-06

A lesson to be learned in this episode: Helping people is good, but it only goes but so far. The family learns this the hard way. Mr. French helps out a maid who is very bad with …

21. Once in Love with Buffy

1967-02-13 • ⭐ 6.0

Aunt Fran's back and she wants the kids to come back with her. She believes that Bill will not be a suitable person for the kids. Of course, Fran thinks that this fact is confirme…

22. Ballerina Buffy

1967-02-20

Buffy gets chosen for a lead in a ballet, which is totally annoying for a mother whose little girl, Melissa, was passed over for a complete stranger. She has reason to suspect fou…

23. The Mother Tongue

1967-02-27 • ⭐ 4.0

Buffy and Jody meets a new girl named Marilyn, who is the daughter of a Chinese diplomat and speaks no English. Mr. French tries to work out his Cantonese and unknowingly insults …

24. Everybody Needs Somebody

1967-03-13 • ⭐ 6.0

Buffy and Jody play matchmaker for Mr. French, but he thinks that they do not want him around because he punished them so severely.

25. The Way It Was

1967-03-20

Bill sends the kids away for a week-long trip at camp because they are driving him up the wall. He then starts to miss them when he goes back to his bachelor life.

26. All Nephews Are Created Equal

1967-03-27

Mr. French gets a visit from his nephew David. French is shocked when David announces that he wants to become a dentist, but the final straw comes when he goes out with Cissy.

27. The Prize

1967-04-10 • ⭐ 6.0

The twins win a baby lamb in a cereal contest, which is not a good thing if your neighbors are trying to sleep.

28. What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

1967-04-17

Bill takes the twins to the rodeo where he meets his old friend Gabe, whom he invites to stay with them. The twins are mesmerized at the thought of meeting a real live cowboy, and…

29. The Award

1967-05-01 • ⭐ 6.0

Buffy and Jody want to make an award for Bill for being the best uncle, but they fall allergic to the clay they are making the award with. Bill thinks that the allergies are cause…

30. The Butler Method

1967-05-15

Cissy has trouble finding a date for the Sadie Hawkins dance, and asks a boy who throws her a curve because of a broken leg. Thinking that he is lying, she feels miserable. Bill s…

Top Cast

Brian Keith
Brian Keith
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Kathy Garver
Kathy Garver
Anissa Jones
Anissa Jones
Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker

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