Episode 1
The Latch Key Kid
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.
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Family Affair
1966TV-G5 seasons6.7 / 10
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.
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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 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.
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Episode 2
By a Whisker
7.0 / 10
Jody must clip French's whiskers to get into a club.
Episode credits
Guest stars Sherry Alberoni, Butch Patrick
Episode 3
A Waltz from Vienna
8.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Hank Jones, Jan Arvan, Ethelreda Leopold, Murray Pollack, Cosmo Sardo, Jack Tornek
Episode 4
Your Friend, Jody
8.0 / 10
A boxer advises Bill to send Jody to a boys camp.
Episode credits
Guest stars Archie Moore
Episode 5
The Substitute Teacher
5.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars June Lockhart, Joan Vohs
Episode 6
Oliver
7.0 / 10
The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.
Episode credits
Guest stars Richard Bull
Episode 7
Christmas Came a Little Early
8.0 / 10
Buffy throws an early Christmas party for a sick little girl who might not live to see it.
Episode credits
Guest stars Eve Plumb, Joan Vohs
Episode 8
The Unsound of Music
A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.
Episode credits
Guest stars Kaye Stevens, Joan Vohs, Irene Hervey, Murray Pollack, Cosmo Sardo
Episode 9
Albertine
4.0 / 10
A little girl named Albertine charms everyone by bragging about her father, which she doesn't really have.
Episode credits
Guest stars Joan Vohs
Episode 10
A Matter of Choice
8.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Written by John McGreeveyGuest stars Jane Webb
Episode 11
Ciao, Uncle Bill
7.5 / 10
Uncle Bill might have found the right woman to marry in Rome, but calls it off when she doesn't like children
Episode credits
Guest stars Ralph Manza
Episode 12
A Nanny for All Seasons
8.0 / 10
French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.
Episode credits
Written by John McGreeveyGuest stars Heather Angel, Nora Marlowe, Noel Drayton
Episode 13
Family Plan
6.0 / 10
Bill is laid up with a broken leg from a ski accident. The kids and his girlfriend both give him some horrendous care.
Episode credits
Guest stars Nancy Kovack
Episode 14
To Love with Buffy
6.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Kenneth Tobey, Aladdin, Patience Cleveland, Carmen D'Antonio, Pepe Hern
Episode 15
A Family Group
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lori Martin, Liam Sullivan, Kathleen Crowley
Episode 16
A Lesson for Grown-Ups
The siblings take action to solve a financial crisis.
Episode credits
Guest stars Maura McGiveney, William Boyett, John Alvin, Horace McMahon
Episode 17
Oh, To Be in England
6.0 / 10
A year in England doesn't include Bill.
Episode credits
Guest stars Émile Genest, Barbara Babcock, Alan Napier
Episode 18
A Matter of Privacy
The twins learn how to eavesdrop with a tape recorder.
Episode credits
Written by Burt StylerGuest stars William Boyett, Larry Thor
Episode 19
Lost in Spain: Part 1
8.0 / 10
A fantastic family trip in Spain goes absolutely wrong when Mr. French and the twins get lost.
Episode credits
Written by John McGreeveyGuest stars Jay Novello, Anna Navarro
Episode 20
Lost in Spain: Part 2
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.
Episode credits
Written by John McGreeveyGuest stars Jay Novello, Julian Rivero, Rosa Turich, Anna Navarro
Episode 21
Lost in Spain: Part 3
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.
Episode credits
Written by John McGreeveyGuest stars Julian Rivero, Rosa Turich, Anna Navarro, George J. Lewis, Jay Novello
Episode 22
A Diller, a Dollar
7.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Gary Dubin, Sherry Alberoni, Elaine Devry, Joan Vohs
Episode 23
The Young Man from Bolivia
6.0 / 10
Jody is jealous of attention paid to his Bolivian pen pal.
Episode credits
Guest stars Carlos Romero
Episode 24
Speak for Yourself, Mr. French
5.0 / 10
A young woman pursues Mr. French.
Episode credits
Guest stars Heather Angel, Leslie Parrish, Leslie Randall, Noel Drayton
Episode 25
The Flip Side
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Warren Berlinger, Eddie Hodges
Episode 26
The Matter of Dignity
Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.
Episode credits
Written by John McGreeveyGuest stars Heather Angel, Irene Tedrow
Episode 27
Flower Power
Cissy wants to be a hippie, much to Bill's chagrin.
Episode credits
Guest stars Richard Gautier, Jamie Farr, Richard Gates
Episode 28
My Man, the Star
finale
Mr. French gets a role as King Henry VIII in a film production, only to have him look really stupid.
Episode credits
Guest stars Heather Angel, Del Moore, Joe Flynn, Noel Drayton
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Family Affair
Cast
Brian KeithBill Davis
Sebastian CabotMr. Giles French
Kathy GarverCissy Davis
Anissa JonesBuffy Davis
Johnny WhitakerJody DavisCarlos Romero
Kelly Corcoran
Ralph ManzaCredits
- Created by
- Don Fedderson, Edmund L. Hartmann
- Written by
- Edmund L. Hartmann, John McGreevey, George Tibbles, Seaman Jacobs, Ed James, Burt Styler, Rita Lakin, Robert Pirosh, Phil Leslie, Harry Winkler, Don Fedderson, Roswell Rogers
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 138
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States- Don Fedderson Productions
Themes
bachelorchild carenew york citysitcomwealthy
