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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.

Buffy

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.

Jody and Cissy

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

The Gift Horse

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 wants to get her out of the way.

The Matter of School

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

Marmalade

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

Room with a Viewpoint

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 looks just like her lost Mrs. Beasley, and realizes that it is not her doll. Suddenly, the real Mrs. Beasley doll is found in a trash bin.

Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

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.

Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

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 need to make friends and join in with other children.

A Matter for Experts

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

Beware the Other Woman

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.

Take Two Aspirin

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 see if he loves him enough to enforce physical punishment.

Love Me, Love Me Not

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

The Thursday Man

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 worships so dearly when he goes off on Buffy and Jody for an innocent spill.

Think Deep

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.

Hard Hat Jody

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.

That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

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 the dock by themselves. Mrs. Gaynor sees them and calls Bill, but Buffy and Jody run off in the city to find the owner of some money they found on the dock.

All Around the Town

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.

One for the Little Boy

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 friendly window-washer to help them with their work, but a call from the school to Bill makes him see that the children are more important than a hot date.

Fancy Free

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 housekeeping by covering up her mistakes, and this charade goes on until she is hired by a guest who is throwing a party. Eventually, she gets fired and she gets on Mr. French. Bill does the same thing when he takes over the twins' school project, and he gets credit. Cissy tells them all about how important it is to get involved in the family because they had none when they were in Terre Haute.

A Helping Hand

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 when Buffy thinks that Bill doesn't want them there. When teh family gets ready to leave, Buffy sees the light and changes her mind.

Once in Love with Buffy

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 play when the casting director is Bill's old girlfriend Margo, but she knew nothing about Bill's children until after she had cast the roles. Then Margo tells Buffy that she will be a big success and travel all over the world. Buffy gets the idea that it means right away, so she botches up her role in the production so that she will not be separated from her new family.

Ballerina Buffy

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 her.

The Mother Tongue

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

Everybody Needs Somebody

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.

The Way It Was

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.

All Nephews Are Created Equal

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

The Prize

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 Gabe takes them under his wing. Of course, Bill thinks that they like Gabe more than they like him. But the twins tell him that Bill will always come first in their lives.

What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

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 by irregular parenting, but the doctor states that they are allergic to modeling clay.

The Award

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 suggests that an actor friend of his who is visiting escort her to the dance, but Cissy turns him down. Then, Cissy sees that Virgil really does has a broken leg, and she is happy that he didn't lie to her.

The Butler Method

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.

Birds, Bees and Buffy

Bill and Buffy both fall in love with people they cannot have.

First Love

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.

Go Home, Mr. French

Jody's new imaginary friend is really getting him in trouble and it tales a trip to a psychologist to figure out what is going on.

Arthur, the Invisible Bear

A girl picks on Jody, who doesn't dare hit her back.

The Other Cheek

Cissy becomes a candy-stripper, but feels emotionally insecure when she unknowingly breaks one of the supervisor's rules when she gives a patient some water. She is doomed to quit but Bill tells her to face up to her mistake and keep her job. It might be all and well for Cissy, but it doesn't work for Buffy when she wants to be a Brownie, but finds out she is not the right age.

The Candy Striper

Buffy makes friends with a bunch of kids, unbeknownst to her that they hate fancy kids. Mr. French catcher her and forbids her to play with them again. Uncle Bill however supports Buffy's choice and lets her play with her new friends.

Fat, Fat, the Water Rat

Uncle Bill enforces an iron-clad confiscation order of toys constantly being left on the floor by the kids and they can never get them back. It hits a little too close when Buffy's beloved Mrs. Beasley is in danger of being taken away from her.

The Toy Box

Jody tries his hardest to be on a local stickball team, only to be beaten out by Buffy, who happens to be a great player as well.

Take Me Out of the Ballgame

Cissy thinks that Buffy is being shafted by Bill because he favors Jody. Bill then decides to spend all of his time with Buffy, but then, this starts to be a problem for Cissy and Jody.

You Like Buffy Better

Freddie, Bill's old friend from Terre Haute, wishes that she had children after spending time with Buffy and Jody.

Freddie

Buffy and Jody make friends with a disabled boy named Stanley, much to the dismay of his overprotective mother.

Our Friend Stanley

Cissy and Buffy are starstruck when they meet a Broadway star living in the building.

Somebody Upstairs

Bill is starstruck now, with a famous actress that wants to give up the business and settle down with him.

Star Dust

Buffy and Jody find a dog, but the landlord lays down the law against dogs. The landlord recants after the dog wins a dog contest.

Best of Breed

Bill and Mr. French visit the kids' old home in Terre Haute where they are faced with a painful decision: Stay with their aunt who makes up stuff about how they are a burden to Bill or go back to New York.

Family Reunion

A new romance that Mr. French has puts him in the position to make him think that his current life as a butler is not good enough for his date.

A Man's Place

Buffy and Jody go Chinese when they are ""adopted"" by a elderly Chinese man.

The Great Kow-Tow

Uncle Bill gets the kids involved with tropical fish after the advice of a fellow construction worker.

The Fish Watchers

A Blizzard can be anyone's worst enemy. This lesson is true when everything goes awry for the David family in Long Island: French is stranded in the blizzard, kids Building snowmen inside, ruined potential dates, Oy Vey!

The Day Nothing Happened

Bill wants to move to a house in the suburbs, but the kids persuade him to stay where he is.

A House in the Country

Poor Buffy and Jody have to have their tonsils out.

A Matter of Tonsils

Mr. French thinks he is left out of Cissy's drawings for school.

A Member of the Family

Bill and the family meet their potential counterparts when he meets a woman named Margaret and her kids. The kids think that it's real cool to have kids that are like them at first, but they find out that they are too much alike and do not get along with them.

His and Hers

Cissy is sad because she is not getting any attention from boys, except one named Wendell who she thinks is dull by comparison. So she have a complete and total makeover and she is an instant sex symbol! The boys are so enamored by her, except for Wendell who liked her as she was before. Cissy realizes that Wendell liked her the whole time for just being herself.

The New Cissy

Camping is not such a hot idea for Mr. French, Buffy and Cissy, which spoils the boys' fun.

The Family Outing

Mr. French has a nice vacation planned for himself, but the kids come along and makes his vacation more enjoyable, whether he likes it or not.

Mr. French's Holiday

Buffy is disheartened because Mrs. Beasley needs arm surgery

The Mrs. Beasley Story

Uncle Bill leaves for a trip (and having trouble finding his dentist as well) and Mr. French goes out for the evening, leaving Cissy to watch the twins. Then Cissy leaves to go to a concert (big mistake) and leaves her friend Sharon in charge. Then Sharon comes down with the measles and her mama comes to watch the kids. Then her mama levaes to take care o Sharon and puts her husband and his poker pals on babysitter duty. My lord, what a turn of events, but thankfully Bill and French come home to see all the trouble that Cissy started in the first place.

The Baby Sitters

A girlfriend urges Bill to stay home more.

Family Portrait

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.

The Latch Key Kid

Jody must clip French's whiskers to get into a club.

By a Whisker

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.

A Waltz from Vienna

A boxer advises Bill to send Jody to a boys camp.

Your Friend, Jody

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.

The Substitute Teacher

The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.

Oliver

Buffy throws an early Christmas party for a sick little girl who might not live to see it.

Christmas Came a Little Early

A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.

The Unsound of Music

A little girl  named Albertine charms everyone by bragging about her father, which she doesn't really have.

Albertine

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.

A Matter of Choice

Uncle Bill might have found the right woman to marry in Rome, but calls it off when she doesn't like children

Ciao, Uncle Bill

French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.

A Nanny for All Seasons

Bill is laid up with a broken leg from a ski accident. The kids and his girlfriend both give him some horrendous care.

Family Plan

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.

To Love with Buffy

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.

A Family Group

The siblings take action to solve a financial crisis.

A Lesson for Grown-Ups

Oh, To Be in England

The twins learn how to eavesdrop with a tape recorder.

A Matter of Privacy

A fantastic family trip in Spain goes absolutely wrong when Mr. French and the twins get lost.

Lost in Spain: Part 1

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.

Lost in Spain: Part 2

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.

Lost in Spain: Part 3

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.

A Diller, a Dollar

Jody is jealous of attention paid to his Bolivian pen pal.

The Young Man from Bolivia

Speak for Yourself, Mr. French

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.

The Flip Side

Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.

The Matter of Dignity

Cissy wants to be a hippie, much to Bill's chagrin.

Flower Power

Mr. French gets a role as King Henry VIII in a film production, only to have him look really stupid.

My Man, the Star

After Bill returns from a vacation, the kids decide to let him just kick back and relax, but constant interruptions make that totally impossible.

No Uncle Is an Island

An ex-convict ask Bill for help finding a job

The Wings of an Angel

Uncle Prince Charming

Cissy's independence is put to the test when she decides to stay in her own apartment with a friend. Her family wil not leave her alone, but when they stop coming, she feels lonesome for them.

Cissy's Apartment

While Jody is playing with his friends at school, a window gets broken and Jody is blamed for it. When Jody is suspended, Bill considers taking him to a private school. He reconsiders when one of Jody's friends confesses to breaking the window.

The Jody Affair

With This Ring

Buffy gets a broken leg and the family tries to cheer her up, but to no avail.

What's Funny About a Broken Leg?

The twins plan a surprise birthday party for Mr. French.

The Birthday Boy

Buffy and Jody discover a runaway orphan and decides to keep him without Mr. French knowing about it.

The Stowaway

Bill's valet from Hong Kong usurps French's place.

Number One Boy

Cissy stays with a friend while the rest of the family goes to Boston. Subsequently, no one has a good time.

A Tale of Two Travels

A rich, titled English widow proposes to French.

Maudie

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.

The Best Seasons of Family Affair

The Best Seasons of Family Affair

Season 4

Season 5

Season 3

Season 1

Season 2