Series synopsis
Family Affair is an American comedy family television series that premiered on CBS on September 12, 1966. It ended on March 4, 1971. It was created by Don Fedderson, Edmund L. Hartmann. It stars Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver and Anissa Jones.
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.
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Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Brian Keith as Bill Davis
- Sebastian Cabot as Mr. Giles French
- Kathy Garver as Cissy Davis
- Anissa Jones as Buffy Davis
- Johnny Whitaker as Jody Davis
- Carlos Romero
- Kelly Corcoran
- Ralph Manza
Supporting cast
- Cathleen Cordell
- Maura McGiveney
- Kerry MacLane
- Gary Dubin
- Heather Angel as Miss Faversham
- Kaye Elhardt
- Patrick Moore
- Benson Fong
- Sherry Alberoni
- Butch Patrick
- Kathryn Minner
- Nancy Kovack
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 145 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | ||
| Season 1 | 30 | September 12, 1966 | May 15, 1967 |
| Season 2 | 30 | September 11, 1967 | April 8, 1968 |
| Season 3 | 28 | September 23, 1968 | April 14, 1969 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 25, 1969 | April 2, 1970 |
| Season 5 | 24 | September 17, 1970 | March 4, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behind The Scenes | |
| 2 | An Affair To Remember | |
| 3 | Family Affair Memories |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Buffy 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 accident. Buffy comes first and at first, Bill doesn't like her and wants to send her back to Terre Haute. Buffy gets the feeling that Bill doesn't like her and runs off to hide in the basement. Bill tells her that he likes her and wants her to stay. In the end, when Bill gets ready to leave for a trip, Jody and Cissy come to be with Buffy. |
September 12, 1966 |
| 2 |
Jody and Cissy 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. |
September 19, 1966 |
| 3 |
The Gift Horse Buffy and Jody decide to give Bill a great gift- a horse! |
September 26, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Birds, Bees and Buffy Buffy and Jody wants to know where babies come from, and a whole bunch of stories confuses not only them, but parents as well. Cissy then tells them the right procedure of how babies are made. |
September 11, 1967 |
| 2 |
First Love Bill and Buffy both fall in love with people they cannot have. |
September 18, 1967 |
| 3 |
Go Home, Mr. French Mr. French's romance with an old flame puts his job in jeopardy when he thinks about working with his old love in another house. |
September 25, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Latch Key Kid Buffy meets a girl named lana who lives along wheile her mother goes out all the time. Buffy considers being just like Lana, until she comes over and confesses that Buffy has a god life. |
September 23, 1968 |
| 2 |
By a Whisker Jody must clip French's whiskers to get into a club. |
September 30, 1968 |
| 3 |
A Waltz from Vienna Cissy is asked by a boy in Vienna to be his bride. Cissy likes the idea at first, but reality comes in and snaps some sense into her. |
October 7, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Uncle Is an Island After Bill returns from a vacation, the kids decide to let him just kick back and relax, but constant interruptions make that totally impossible. |
September 25, 1969 |
| 2 |
The Wings of an Angel An ex-convict ask Bill for help finding a job |
October 2, 1969 |
| 3 |
Uncle Prince Charming Cissy's friend falls for Uncle Bill. |
October 9, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Good Neighbors 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. |
September 17, 1970 |
| 2 |
Desert Isle: Manhattan Style 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. |
September 24, 1970 |
| 3 |
Eastward Ho! 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. |
October 1, 1970 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 12, 1966 |
| Last aired | March 4, 1971 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 19:30:00 |