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Family Affair

  • TV-G
  • 1966–1971
  • 5 seasons
  • Comedy, Family
  • 6.7

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.

Episodes

24 episodes
  1. 1The Good Neighbors

    30 minSep 17, 1970

    Tired of the unfriendliness from all of the tenants in the building, Buffy and Jody decide to throw a party for all of the neighbors. Then the neighbors get stuck in an elevator and they work together to fix the problem.

  2. 2Desert Isle: Manhattan Style

    30 minSep 24, 1970

    Bill asks Cissy to babysit the twin while he and French are out. When her boyfriend calls and asks her to go on a trip, she calls someone else to take her place and then just leaves. The replacement does not get there because of a blizzard.

  3. 3Eastward Ho!

    30 minOct 1, 1970

    Bill's friend, Eng Ho, is planning an arranged marriage for his daughter, Ming Lee, and wants Bill to give her a place to stay until the wedding. Cissy then makes friends with her and takes her out with her friends. Ming Lee then falls for her escort, which is a bad idea when she is about to be married. Ming Lee decides not to marry, and her father threatend to take her back to Hong Kong. Bill convinces Eng to let Ming Lee stay in America.

  4. 4Meet Emily

    Oct 8, 1970

    When Mr. French gets too strict with the kids, Bill decides that he needs to loosen up. Bill hires Emily Turner to help Mr. French out, and she is won over by the kids because of her openness and free will. Mr. French hates Emily because of her attitude and decides that the apartment isn't big enough for two domestics. Mr. French then realizes that Emily is a great asset and they decide to work together.

  5. 5The Return of Maudie

    30 minOct 15, 1970

    French knows Maudie, a nobelwoman, as a former barmaid.

  6. 6It Can't Be Five Years

    30 minOct 22, 1970

    The kids celebrate five years of living in the Davis apartment bu throwing a surprise party for Bill, who doesn't make it because of a trip to Washington D.C. Emily then reminds him of the day and he goes to the party after all.

  7. 7Travels with Cissy

    30 minOct 29, 1970

    Cissy and Gregg? Getting married? Not if Bill can help it. He takes the kids to California to get Cissy to change her mind. Bill then takes her to a studio party where Cissy meets Steve Hunter, a handsome western star. She falls for him and, after hearing stories about Steve, Bill tries to stop this new romance by bringing Gregg out to win her back. Gregg tells Cissy that he wishes her lots of luck with Steve. Steve then proposes to Cissy, and she refuses.

  8. 8Stamp of Approval

    30 minNov 5, 1970

    Jody falls for a girl named Geraldine only because he wants her stamp. Bill falls for a woman to get a job with her foundation. Jody then talks about stamp collecting and Geraldine becomes friends with him and gives him the stamp that he was after. Jody then gives the stamp back to her because he's more interested in her. The woman doesn't give Bill a job, but they become friends.

  9. 9And Baby Makes Eight

    30 minNov 12, 1970

    Cissy takes care of her pregnant friend while her soldier husband is out on a job.

  10. 10Say Uncle

    30 minNov 19, 1970

    Bill refuses to fight Jody's classmate's father.

  11. 11Class Clown

    30 minNov 26, 1970

    Bill goes out on a date with a funny comedianne.

  12. 12The Unsinkable Mr. French

    30 minDec 3, 1970

    Events conspire to make French lose his cool.

  13. 13Wish You Were Here

    30 minDec 10, 1970

    Jody worries that Bill can't attend a father/son night.

  14. 14Feat of Clay

    30 minDec 17, 1970

    Bill's new girlfriend gives him a genuine primitive Colombian artifact, in which Buffy and Jody take to school and to have it broken! They try to put the pieces back together again and uses clay to make an exact copy of the statue. Their handiwork is displayed at the gallery and people are trying to buy it. The kids confess their doings to Bill's girlfriend.

  15. 15Heroes Are Born

    Dec 31, 1970

    Jody makes friends with a boy in teh park whose uncle is Ken Granger, a football superstar. Jody starts worshipping the ground that Granger walks on until he finds out that Granger is suspended from the team for betting on his own games. Jody is disappointed, but Uncle Bill tells him that people do not act the way we want them to act.

  16. 16Nobody Here But Us Uncles

    Jan 7, 1971

    The siblings try to pair Bill with their teacher.

  17. 17Too Late, Too Soon

    30 minJan 14, 1971

    Emily playes matchmaker to Mr. French and Miss Faversham, and a matchbreaker to her son Jim and Cissy. Bill thinks that Emily believes that Jim is not good enough for Cissy.

  18. 18The Littlest Exile

    30 minJan 21, 1971

    The Davis family meets Elena and a little boy named Johnnie, who is running away from military agents who want to take him back to his father in a military-torn country.

  19. 19Put Your Dreams Away

    30 minJan 28, 1971

    Cissy meets up with her old friend Russ Brooks, who is joining the Peace Corps in Chile. Cissy wants to join Russ, but Bill tries to discourage her decision. Russ and Cissy decide to run off to Chile and get married, but Cissy backs out when she finds out the risks involved.

  20. 20The Joiners

    30 minFeb 4, 1971

    Buffy wants to join a clique, but is dropped because she is younger by one year. Bill makes a deal with Shirley, the leader, that if he builds them a clubhouse, Buffy can join the club. After the clubhouse is built, Buffy is now a member, but Cissy wants her to run for secretary. The current secretary, Carol, wants to know why Buffy is in the club and Shirley tells her the truth and Buffy is out of the club.

  21. 21Cinder-Emily

    30 minFeb 11, 1971

    Emily wants to go to Jim's graduation ball, but can't because of four reasons: no date, no dance experience, nothing to wear, and fear of embarassing her son. Buffy and Jody help her out, and tries to get Mr. French to take her to the ball. Mr. French decides to take her, but comes down with the flu. Bill cancels a trip to take Emily to the ball.

  22. 22Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley

    30 minFeb 18, 1971

    Buffy meets a real, live Mrs. Beasley, an old lady who owns a toy store, when a friend forces her to give up her doll, Mrs. Beasley.

  23. 23Buffy's Fair Lady

    30 minFeb 25, 1971

    Buffy meets a chubby girl named Angela who has a crush on Jody. Buffy tries her best to turn Angela into a lovely young lady and puts together a party so Angela can make friends. Buffy gets Jody to dance with Angela, but he bribes another boy to dance with her. Angela is disheartened when she finds out that this whole party was staged. Buffy and Jody then apologize for the way they treated her and gets her to make friends the right way.

  24. 24You Can't Fight City Hall

    30 minMar 4, 1971

    Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a vacant lot where they can play, until the city decides to put a parking lot on that space.

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Series cast

Brian KeithBill Davis138 episodes
Sebastian CabotMr. Giles French138 episodes
Kathy GarverCissy Davis138 episodes
Anissa JonesBuffy Davis138 episodes
Johnny WhitakerJody Davis138 episodes
Heather AngelMiss Faversham13 episodes
Gregg FeddersonGregg Bartlett13 episodes
Sherry AlberoniSharon James9 episodes
John WilliamsNigel 'Niles' French9 episodes
John Hubbard8 episodes
Joan VohsMiss Cummings7 episodes
Noel DraytonMr. Hardcastle6 episodes
William Boyett5 episodes
Cosmo SardoWaiter (uncredited)5 episodes
Pamelyn Ferdin4 episodes
Betty LynnMiss Lee4 episodes
Nora MarloweMiss Ponsonby4 episodes
Del Moore3 episodes

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