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The Best Episodes of Family Affair Season 3

Every episode of Family Affair Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family Affair Season 3!

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.

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:CBS

Season 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Family Affair" season 3 is "The Latch Key Kid", rated 8.4/10 from 50 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Latch Key Kid" aired on 9/23/1968 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "By a Whisker".

  • The Latch Key Kid
    8.4/10 50 votes

    #1 - The Latch Key Kid

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1968

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • By a Whisker
    8.2/10 40 votes

    #2 - By a Whisker

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Waltz from Vienna
    7.5/10 42 votes

    #3 - A Waltz from Vienna

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1968

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Your Friend, Jody
    7.9/10 38 votes

    #4 - Your Friend, Jody

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Substitute Teacher
    8.8/10 54 votes

    #5 - The Substitute Teacher

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1968

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oliver
    7.5/10 43 votes

    #6 - Oliver

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1968

    The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Came a Little Early
    8.6/10 94 votes

    #7 - Christmas Came a Little Early

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Unsound of Music
    8.6/10 31 votes

    #8 - The Unsound of Music

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1968

    A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Albertine
    8.3/10 49 votes

    #9 - Albertine

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter of Choice
    8.5/10 39 votes

    #10 - A Matter of Choice

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1968

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • Ciao, Uncle Bill
    7.9/10 46 votes

    #11 - Ciao, Uncle Bill

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Nanny for All Seasons
    8.6/10 41 votes

    #12 - A Nanny for All Seasons

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1968

    French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • Family Plan
    8.2/10 41 votes

    #13 - Family Plan

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Love with Buffy
    7.3/10 39 votes

    #14 - To Love with Buffy

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Family Group
    8.1/10 30 votes

    #15 - A Family Group

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Lesson for Grown-Ups
    8.5/10 37 votes

    #16 - A Lesson for Grown-Ups

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1969

    The siblings take action to solve a financial crisis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oh, To Be in England
    7.6/10 33 votes

    #17 - Oh, To Be in England

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1969

    A year in England doesn't include Bill.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter of Privacy
    8.5/10 31 votes

    #18 - A Matter of Privacy

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1969

    The twins learn how to eavesdrop with a tape recorder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Burt Styler

  • Lost in Spain: Part 1
    7.5/10 41 votes

    #19 - Lost in Spain: Part 1

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • Lost in Spain: Part 2
    6.8/10 35 votes

    #20 - Lost in Spain: Part 2

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • Lost in Spain: Part 3
    6.6/10 42 votes

    #21 - Lost in Spain: Part 3

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • A Diller, a Dollar
    7.9/10 34 votes

    #22 - A Diller, a Dollar

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Young Man from Bolivia
    7.0/10 35 votes

    #23 - The Young Man from Bolivia

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Speak for Yourself, Mr. French
    7.8/10 38 votes

    #24 - Speak for Yourself, Mr. French

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/1969

    A young woman pursues Mr. French.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Flip Side
    8.2/10 28 votes

    #25 - The Flip Side

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/24/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A