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The Worst Episodes of Family Affair

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Family Affair Season 1 Episode 4 - The Matter of School
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    #1 - The Matter of School

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 6 - Room with a Viewpoint
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    #2 - Room with a Viewpoint

    S1:E6

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 8 - Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?
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    #3 - Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown

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  4. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 10 - Beware the Other Woman
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    #4 - Beware the Other Woman

    S1:E10

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 13 - The Thursday Man
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    #5 - The Thursday Man

    S1:E13

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 14 - Think Deep
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    #6 - Think Deep

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  7. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 16 - That Was the Dinner That Wasn't
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    #7 - That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 18 - One for the Little Boy
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    #8 - One for the Little Boy

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 19 - Fancy Free
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    #9 - Fancy Free

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  10. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 20 - A Helping Hand
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    #10 - A Helping Hand

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  11. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 22 - Ballerina Buffy
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    #11 - Ballerina Buffy

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 25 - The Way It Was
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    #12 - The Way It Was

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  13. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 26 - All Nephews Are Created Equal
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    #13 - All Nephews Are Created Equal

    S1:E26

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 28 - What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?
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    #14 - What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

    S1:E28

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Family Affair Season 1 Episode 30 - The Butler Method
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    #15 - The Butler Method

    S1:E30

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  16. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 1 - Birds, Bees and Buffy
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    #16 - Birds, Bees and Buffy

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 2 - First Love
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    #17 - First Love

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 4 - Arthur, the Invisible Bear
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    #18 - Arthur, the Invisible Bear

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  19. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 6 - The Candy Striper
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    #19 - The Candy Striper

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 8 - The Toy Box
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    #20 - The Toy Box

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 10 - You Like Buffy Better
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    #21 - You Like Buffy Better

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Harry Winkler

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  22. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 11 - Freddie
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    #22 - Freddie

    S2:E11

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  23. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 13 - Somebody Upstairs
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    #23 - Somebody Upstairs

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 14 - Star Dust
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    #24 - Star Dust

    S2:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Family Affair Season 2 Episode 16 - Family Reunion
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    #25 - Family Reunion

    S2:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Matter of School" is the worst rated episode of "Family Affair". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by William D. Russell and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/3/1966. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Room with a Viewpoint".