Series Description:

The Family Affair TV show was a 30 minute family drama series on CBS about a rich bachelor living in a Fifth Avenue penthouse apartment in Manhattan. He had the classic British "Gentleman's Gentleman", Mr. French, to see after his every need! He had beautiful women seeking his attentions by the score! He had everything except responsibilities ... that is ... until his two Nieces and Nephew turned up at his door! Their parents were both killed in an accident and their future life was either an orphanage or "Uncle Bill's" penthouse. Of course, the carefree playboy was in no rush to give up that lifestyle, but after spending some time with the children, he found that there are other pleasures in life too! A truly heart-warming, family-oriented series.

Family Affair Cast:

Brian Keith ............ "Uncle" Bill Davis
Sebastian Cabot ........ Mr. Giles French
Johnny Whitaker ........ Jonathan "Jody" Patterson-Davis
Anissa Jones ........... Elizabeth "Buffy" Patterson-Davis
Kathy Garver ........... Catherine "Cissy" Patterson-Davis
John Williams .......... Nigel "Niles" French
Nancy Walker ........... Emily Turner

Family Affair Trivia:

There was another attempt to capitalize on this successful TV formula in 2002 with another series also titled, "Family Affair". Unfortunately, it only lasted 14 episodes.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Buffy (9/12/1966)
Jody And Cissy (9/19/1966)
The Gift Horse (9/26/1966)
The Matter Of School (10/3/1966)
Marmalade (10/10/1966)
Room With A Viewpoint (10/17/1966)
Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You? (10/24/1966)
Who's Afriad Of Nural Shpeni? (11/7/1966)
A Matter For Experts (11/14/1966)
Beware The Other Woman (11/21/1966)
Take Two Aspirin (11/26/1966)
Love Me, Love Me Not (12/5/1966)
The Thursday Man (12/12/1966)
Think Deep (12/26/1966)
Hard Hat Jody (1/2/1967)
That Was The Dinner That Wasn't (1/9/1967)
All Around The town (1/16/1967)
One For The Little Boy (1/23/1967)
Fancy Free (1/30/1967)
A Helping Hand (2/6/1967)
Once In Love with Buffy (2/13/1967)
Ballerina Buffy (2/20/1967)
The Mother Tongue (2/27/1967)
Everybody Needs Somebody (3/13/1967)
The Way It Was (3/20/1967)
All Nephews Are Created Equal (3/27/1967)
The Prize (4/10/1967)
What Did You Do In The West, Uncle? (4/17/1967)
The Award (5/2/1967)
The Butler Method (5/15/1967)

The Second Season

Birds, Bees And Buffy (9/11/1967)
First Love (9/18/1967)
Go Home, Mr. French (9/25/1967)
Arthur, The Invisible Bear (10/2/1967)
The Other Cheek (10/9/1967)
The Candy Striper (10/16/1967)
Fat, Fat, The Water Rat (10/23/1967)
The Toy Box (11/6/1967)
Take Me Out Of The Ballgame (11/13/1967)
You Like Buffy Better (11/20/1967)
Freddie (11/27/1967)
Our Friend Stanley (12/4/1967)
Somebody Upstairs (12/11/1967)
Star Dust (12/18/1967)
Best Of Breed (12/25/1967)
Family Reunion (1/1/1968)
A Man's Place (1/8/1968)
The Great Kow-tow (1/15/1968)
The Fish Watchers (1/22/1968)
The Day Nothing Happened (1/29/1968)
A House In The Country (2/5/1968)
A Matter Of Tonsils (2/12/1968)
A Member Of The Family (2/19/1968)
His And Hers (2/26/1968)
The New Cissy (3/4/1968)
NAME UNKNOWN (3/11/1968)
Mr. French's Holiday (3/18/1968)
The Beasley Story (3/25/1968)
The Baby Sitters (4/1/1968)
Family Portrait (4/8/1968)

The Third Season

The Latch Key Kid (9/23/1968)
By A Whisker (9/30/1968)
A Waltz From Vienna (10/7/1968)
Your Friend, Jody (10/14/1968)
The Substitute Teacher (10/21/1968)
Oliver (11/4/1968)
Christmas Came A Little Early (11/11/1968)
The Unsound Of Music (11/18/1968)
Albertine (12/2/1968)
A Matter Of Choice (12/9/1968)
Ciao, Uncle Bill (12/16/1968)
A Nanny For All Seasons (12/23/1968)
Family Plan (12/30/1968)
To Love With Buffy (1/6/1969)
A Family Group (1/13/1969)
A Lesson For Grownups (1/20/1969)
Oh, To Be In England (1/27/1969)
The Matter Of Privacy (2/3/1969)
Holiday In Spain - Part 1 (2/10/1969)
Holiday In Spain - Part 2 (2/17/1969)
Holiday In Spain - Part 3 (2/24/1969)
A Diller, a Dollar (3/3/1969)
The Young Man from Bolivia (3/10/1969)
Speak For Yourself, Mr. French (3/17/1969)
The Flip Side (3/24/1969)
The Matter Of Dignity (3/31/1969)
Flower Power (4/7/1969)
My Man, The Star (4/14/1969)

The Fourth Season

No Uncle Is An Island (9/25/1969)
The Wings Of An Angel (10/2/1969)
Uncle Prince Charming (10/9/1969)
Cissy's Apartment (10/16/1969)
The Jody Affair (10/23/1969)
With This Ring (10/30/1969)
What's Funny About A Broken Leg? (11/6/1969)
The Birthday Boy (11/13/1969)
The Stowaway (11/20/1969)
Number One Boy (12/4/1969)
A Tale Of Two Travels (12/11/1969)
Maudie (12/18/1969)
NAME UNKNOWN (12/25/1969)
The Girl Graduate (1/1/1970)
Grandpa, Sir (1/8/1970)
Marooned (1/15/1970)
Mr. Osaki's Tree (1/22/1970)
The Language Of Love (1/29/1970)
The Inheritance (2/5/1970)
There Goes New York (2/12/1970)
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (2/19/1970)
The Boys Against The Girls (2/26/1970)
The Old Cowhand (3/5/1970)
Angel In The Family (3/12/1970)
Family In Paradise - Part 1 (3/26/1970)
Family In Paradise - Part 2 (4/2/1970)

The Fifth Season

The Good Neighbours (9/17/1970)
Desert Isle -- Manhattan Style (9/24/1970)
Eastward Ho (10/1/1970)
Meet Emily (10/8/1970)
The Return Of Maudie (10/15/1970)
It Can't Be Five Years (10/22/1970)
Travels With Cissy (10/29/1970)
Stamp Of Approval (11/5/1970)
And Baby Makes Eight (11/12/1970)
Say Uncle (11/19/1970)
Class Clown (11/26/1970)
Unsinkable Mr. French (12/3/1970)
Wish You Were Here (12/10/1970)
Feat Of Clay (12/17/1970)
Heroes Are Born (12/31/1970)
Nobody Here But Us Uncles (1/7/1971)
Too Late, Too Soon (1/14/1971)
The Littlest Exile (1/21/1971)
Put Your Dreams Away (1/28/1971)
The Joiners (2/4/1971)
Cinder-Emily (2/11/71)
Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley (2/18/1971)
Buffy's Fair Lady (2/25/1971)
You Can't Fight City Hall (3/4/1971)