Family Affair
Bill Davis is a highly-paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet, Mr. Giles French. His life is suddenly changed when his niece Buffy shows up. In the midst of deciding what to do, Buffy's twin brother Jody shows up, and Bill must leave for Peru. Once he leaves, Buffy and Jody's older sister Cissy shows up. Bill and French's life is suddenly changed as they become surrogate parents for the three children.
- 1966-1971
- 5 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy, Family
- TV-G
Bill Davis is a highly-paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet, Mr. Giles French. His life is suddenly changed when his niece Buffy shows up. In the midst of deciding what to do, Buffy's twin brother Jody shows up, and Bill must leave for Peru. Once he leaves, Buffy and Jody's older sister Cissy shows up. Bill and French's life is suddenly changed as they become surrogate parents for the three children.
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1970 - 1971
Episode 1
The Good Neighbors
Thu, Sep 17, 1970 30 mins
Buffy & Jody notice that while they know a lot of the tenants in the building, most of them do not know each other. They ask Mr French to help them throw a party for everyone. Some tenants get stuck in the elevator when going to the party.
Episode 2
Desert Isle: Manhattan Style
Thu, Sep 24, 1970 30 mins
Bill asks Cissy to babysit the twins while he and French are out. When her boyfriend calls and asks her to go on a trip, she calls someone else to take her place and then just leaves. The replacement does not get there because of a blizzard.
Episode 3
Eastward Ho
Thu, Oct 1, 1970 30 mins
Bill offers to let Ming Lee stay at his place. Ming Lee is engaged in an arranged marriage to Bill's friend Eng Ho. Cissy and Gregg offer to take Ming Lee out for the evening. She meets someone and refuses to marry Eng Ho.
Episode 4
Meet Emily
Thu, Oct 8, 1970 30 mins
Bill decides to hire a woman to help around the apartment, and help soften the 'stiff edges' of Mr. French. It takes a bit of time, but soon, the whole family enjoys having Emily around.
Episode 5
The Return of Maudie
Thu, Oct 15, 1970 30 mins
A former friend of Mr French's visits.
Episode 6
It Can't Be Five Years
Thu, Oct 22, 1970 30 mins
Cissy, Jody and Buffy talk about when they first came to live with their Uncle Bill and realize it has been five years. They decide to throw a party for the occasion but Bill almost misses it due to work. Emily tells he has to come home.
Episode 7
Travels with Cissy
Thu, Oct 29, 1970 30 mins
Love goes awry when Bill tries to stop Cissy from marrying Gregg. Bill takes Cissy to a party to distract her. Cissy meets a man named Steve and realizes she is not in love with Gregg. Soon Cissy & Steve are an item, and he proposes.
Episode 8
Stamp of Approval
Thu, Nov 5, 1970 30 mins
Bill and Jody try to get on the good side of female friends in order to get something they want. Bill wants to land a construction contract with her foundation, and Jody wants a stamp for his collection.
Episode 9
And Baby Makes Eight
Thu, Nov 12, 1970 30 mins
Cissy's friend Kathy is pregnant, and her husband is out of town.
Episode 10
Say Uncle
Thu, Nov 19, 1970 30 mins
Jody and a classmate taunt each other with claims of "my father can beat your father", but the parents refuse to fight each other.
Episode 11
Class Clown
Thu, Nov 26, 1970 30 mins
Laughter is the best medicine but not for every date. Bill goes out with a female comedian who seems to always be performing her act.
Episode 12
The Unsinkable Mr. French
Thu, Dec 3, 1970 30 mins
Everything at the Davis' place seems to be in a state of chaos, but Mr French manages to keep things under control. That is, until one more thing goes wrong.
Episode 13
Wish You Were Here
Thu, Dec 10, 1970 30 mins
The family goes on vacation to Indiana, where Cissy, Buffy and Jody grew up. Bill wants them to touch base with the relatives still living there, and to see their hometown.
Episode 14
Feat of Clay
Thu, Dec 17, 1970 30 mins
Buffy and Jody accidentally break a small Pre-Colombian statue and try to fix it before Uncle Bill finds out about it.
Episode 15
Heroes Are Born
Thu, Dec 31, 1970 30 mins
Jody's newest hero figure is a football superstar who is Uncle Ken to one of Jody's friend. When Jody finds out that Ken is suspended from the team for placing bets, Jody is disillusioned.
Episode 16
Nobody Here But Us Uncles
Thu, Jan 7, 1971 30 mins
The twins play matchmaker for Uncle Bill so he has someone in his life when they get older and move out.
Episode 17
Too Late, Too Soon
Thu, Jan 14, 1971 30 mins
Emily Turner plays matchmaker to Mr French and Miss Faversham, while being the match-breaker for her son Jim Turner and Cissy's relationship.
Episode 18
The Littlest Exile
Thu, Jan 21, 1971 30 mins
Buffy & Jody make a new friend with Johnnie. Johnnie and his mother are hiding from militants who are interested in finding their father.
Episode 19
Put Your Dreams Away
Thu, Jan 28, 1971 30 mins
Russ Brook is a former friend of Cissy's who is now in the Peace Corps. Russ asks Cissy to join him on a mission to Chile.
Episode 20
The Joiners
Thu, Feb 4, 1971 30 mins
Buffy wants to join a popular group at school, but the group does not think she is right for them.
Episode 21
Cinder-Emily
Thu, Feb 11, 1971 30 mins
Jody and Buffy decide to help Emily go to her son Jim's graduation celebration. She wants a new outfit and someone to take her.
Episode 22
Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley
Thu, Feb 18, 1971 30 mins
One of Buffy's friends tells her it is time to give up her doll, Mrs Beasley, as it is a child's toy. They go to a toy store where the owner looks like Mrs Beasley.
Episode 23
Buffy's Fair Lady
Thu, Feb 25, 1971 30 mins
Buffy helps a shy friend meet new new friends. Buffy throws a party for Angela and friends, but finds some unexpected results
Episode 24
You Can't Fight City Hall
Thu, Mar 4, 1971 30 mins
Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a great place to play in the neighborhood. Then they find out a parking lot is going to be built in the space.