Family Affair
Family Affair
TV ShowEnded

Family Affair

6.7 / 10
1966
5 seasons
138 episodes
ComedyFamily

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.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Buffy

    1.Buffy

    7.5
    12-09-196630m

    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 accid...

  • Jody and Cissy

    2.Jody and Cissy

    6.0
    19-09-196630m

    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.

  • The Gift Horse

    3.The Gift Horse

    6.0
    26-09-1966

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

  • The Matter of School

    4.The Matter of School

    03-10-196630m

    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 wa...

  • Marmalade

    5.Marmalade

    6.0
    10-10-196630m

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

  • Room with a Viewpoint

    6.Room with a Viewpoint

    17-10-196630m

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

  • Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

    7.Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

    6.0
    24-10-196630m

    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 l...

  • Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

    8.Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

    07-11-196630m

    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.

  • A Matter for Experts

    9.A Matter for Experts

    6.0
    14-11-196630m

    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 n...

  • Beware the Other Woman

    10.Beware the Other Woman

    21-11-196630m

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

  • Take Two Aspirin

    11.Take Two Aspirin

    6.0
    28-11-196630m

    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.

  • Love Me, Love Me Not

    12.Love Me, Love Me Not

    6.0
    05-12-196630m

    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 se...

  • The Thursday Man

    13.The Thursday Man

    12-12-196630m

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

  • Think Deep

    14.Think Deep

    26-12-196630m

    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 wors...

  • Hard Hat Jody

    15.Hard Hat Jody

    6.0
    02-01-196730m

    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.

  • That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

    16.That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

    09-01-196730m

    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.

  • All Around the Town

    17.All Around the Town

    6.0
    16-01-196730m

    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...

  • One for the Little Boy

    18.One for the Little Boy

    23-01-196730m

    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.

  • Fancy Free

    19.Fancy Free

    30-01-196730m

    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 friendl...

  • A Helping Hand

    20.A Helping Hand

    06-02-196730m

    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 h...

  • Once in Love with Buffy

    21.Once in Love with Buffy

    6.0
    13-02-196730m

    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 confirmed...

  • Ballerina Buffy

    22.Ballerina Buffy

    20-02-196730m

    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 foul...

  • The Mother Tongue

    23.The Mother Tongue

    4.0
    27-02-196730m

    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 h...

  • Everybody Needs Somebody

    24.Everybody Needs Somebody

    6.0
    13-03-196730m

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

  • The Way It Was

    25.The Way It Was

    20-03-196730m

    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.

  • All Nephews Are Created Equal

    26.All Nephews Are Created Equal

    27-03-196730m

    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.

  • The Prize

    27.The Prize

    6.0
    10-04-196730m

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

  • What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

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

    17-04-196730m

    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...

  • The Award

    29.The Award

    6.0
    01-05-196730m

    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 caused...

  • The Butler Method

    30.The Butler Method

    15-05-196730m

    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 su...

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