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The Worst Episodes of Family Affair

Every episode of Family Affair ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Family Affair!

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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Lost in Spain: Part 3" is the worst rated episode of "Family Affair". It scored 6.6/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by N/A and written by John McGreevey, it aired on 2/24/1969. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lost in Spain: Part 2".

  • Lost in Spain: Part 3
    6.6/1042 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Lost in Spain: Part 2
    6.8/1035 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Put Your Dreams Away
    6.8/1039 votes
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    #3 - Put Your Dreams Away

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/28/1971

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Young Man from Bolivia
    7.0/1035 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Travels with Cissy
    7.0/1042 votes
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    #5 - Travels with Cissy

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1970

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Number One Boy
    7.1/1044 votes
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    #6 - Number One Boy

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Family in Paradise: Part 1
    7.1/1036 votes
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    #7 - Family in Paradise: Part 1

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1970

    Bill takes the family and Mr French to Tahiti for a vacation. Everyone enjoys the place.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Family in Paradise: Part 2
    7.2/1034 votes
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    #8 - Family in Paradise: Part 2

    Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/1970

    Uncle Bill considers having everyone stay in Tahiti and live there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Littlest Exile
    7.2/1044 votes
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    #9 - The Littlest Exile

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/1971

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?
    7.3/1058 votes
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    #10 - Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1966

    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.

    Director: William D. Russell

    Writer: N/A

  • Wouldn't It Be Loverly
    7.3/1038 votes
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    #11 - Wouldn't It Be Loverly

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1970

    Buffy and Jody meets a kid named George whose parents let him do whatever he pleases. The twins wanna be treated that way, too, but Uncle Bill teaches them a lesson in early independence they will never forget.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Pirosh

  • And Baby Makes Eight
    7.3/1046 votes
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    #12 - And Baby Makes Eight

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1970

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Class Clown
    7.3/1040 votes
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    #13 - Class Clown

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1970

    Bill goes out on a date with a funny comedianne.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Seaman Jacobs

  • Cinder-Emily
    7.3/1038 votes
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    #14 - Cinder-Emily

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/11/1971

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buffy's Fair Lady
    7.3/1046 votes
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    #15 - Buffy's Fair Lady

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/1971

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Burt Styler

  • You Can't Fight City Hall
    7.3/1043 votes
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    #16 - You Can't Fight City Hall

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1971

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Everybody Needs Somebody
    7.4/1053 votes
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    #17 - Everybody Needs Somebody

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1967

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

    Director: William D. Russell

    Writer: Ed James, Seaman Jacobs

  • Arthur, the Invisible Bear
    7.4/1044 votes
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    #18 - Arthur, the Invisible Bear

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1967

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • A Waltz from Vienna
    7.4/1043 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • To Love with Buffy
    7.4/1040 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • With This Ring
    7.4/1034 votes
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    #21 - With This Ring

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1969

    Cissy and Gregg decide to get engaged.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye Harold
    7.4/1037 votes
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    #22 - Goodbye Harold

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1969

    Buffy's hamster runs away in the park.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • Eastward Ho!
    7.4/1040 votes
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    #23 - Eastward Ho!

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1970

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Meet Emily
    7.4/1041 votes
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    #24 - Meet Emily

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1970

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prize
    7.5/1053 votes
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    #25 - The Prize

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/10/1967

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

    Director: William D. Russell

    Writer: N/A