About this season
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 (28)
1. The Latch Key Kid
Aired 23 September 1968
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.
2. By a Whisker
7.0Aired 30 September 1968
Jody must clip French's whiskers to get into a club.
3. A Waltz from Vienna
8.0Aired 7 October 1968
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.
4. Your Friend, Jody
8.0Aired 14 October 1968
A boxer advises Bill to send Jody to a boys camp.
5. The Substitute Teacher
5.0Aired 21 October 1968
Jody is attracted to a new substitute teacher, but is sad when she leaves. Uncle Bill meets Jody's secret crush and finds out that she looks somewhat like the children's mother.
6. Oliver
7.0Aired 4 November 1968
The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.
7. Christmas Came a Little Early
8.0Aired 11 November 1968
Buffy throws an early Christmas party for a sick little girl who might not live to see it.
8. The Unsound of Music
Aired 18 November 1968
A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.
9. Albertine
6.0Aired 2 December 1968
A little girl named Albertine charms everyone by bragging about her father, which she doesn't really have.
10. A Matter of Choice
8.0Aired 9 December 1968
Cissy befriends a girl who uses her to disobey her parents. Uncle Bill feels that Buffy and Jody would benefit from listening to fairy tales than watching war-based programs on TV, but the fairy tales end up giving them nightmares.
11. Ciao, Uncle Bill
7.5Aired 16 December 1968
Uncle Bill might have found the right woman to marry in Rome, but calls it off when she doesn't like children
12. A Nanny for All Seasons
8.0Aired 23 December 1968
French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.
13. Family Plan
6.0Aired 30 December 1968
Bill is laid up with a broken leg from a ski accident. The kids and his girlfriend both give him some horrendous care.
14. To Love with Buffy
6.0Aired 6 January 1969
Bill takes Buffy on a trip with him to Puerto Rico to spend some time together. He then meets a flame of his, but he vows to spend all of his time with Buffy.
15. A Family Group
Aired 13 January 1969
Cissy brings home a friend named Dana who brags to everyone that her family life is absolutely fabulous, until Bill finds out that her parents are divorced and are looking for her.
16. A Lesson for Grown-Ups
Aired 20 January 1969
The siblings take action to solve a financial crisis.
17. Oh, To Be in England
6.0Aired 27 January 1969
A year in England doesn't include Bill.
18. A Matter of Privacy
Aired 3 February 1969
The twins learn how to eavesdrop with a tape recorder.
19. Lost in Spain: Part 1
8.0Aired 10 February 1969
A fantastic family trip in Spain goes absolutely wrong when Mr. French and the twins get lost.
20. Lost in Spain: Part 2
Aired 17 February 1969
While Mr. French desperately searches for Buffy and Jody, the twins are going into unknown parts of Spain where they are picked up by a nun and a bunch of schoolchildren.
21. Lost in Spain: Part 3
Aired 24 February 1969
The Civil Guards are putting an APB out on the twins. Buffy and Jody are spotted by Carlos and Maria and are afraid to ell the guards. So They take care of them and take them to a church, where thankfully, Bill and his friends find them.
22. A Diller, a Dollar
7.0Aired 3 March 1969
Buffy has a chance to skip a grade, but she is failing. Bill thinks that she is failing to stay with Jody, but Buffy is actually in love with a boy in her grade.
23. The Young Man from Bolivia
6.0Aired 10 March 1969
Jody is jealous of attention paid to his Bolivian pen pal.
24. Speak for Yourself, Mr. French
5.0Aired 17 March 1969
A young woman pursues Mr. French.
25. The Flip Side
Aired 24 March 1969
Cissy falls for a singer who writes a song about her, but as he goes off on tour, they lose touch. Cissy goes to one of his concerts to see him again, only her heart is broken when she sees him with another girl.
26. The Matter of Dignity
Aired 31 March 1969
Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.
27. Flower Power
Aired 7 April 1969
Cissy wants to be a hippie, much to Bill's chagrin.
28. My Man, the Star
Aired 14 April 1969
Mr. French gets a role as King Henry VIII in a film production, only to have him look really stupid.