"Family Affair" (1966) TV series 1966-1971

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

12 September 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

A highly paid consulting engineer, Bill Davis' carefree existence as a swinging bachelor was just about perfect...

Plot Keywords:

Butler | Twins | Family Relationships | Widower | Teenager

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Brian Keith	...	Uncle Bill Davis (138 episodes, 1966-1971)
Anissa Jones	...	Ava Elizabeth 'Buffy' Patterson-Davis (138 episodes, 1966-1971)
Johnny Whitaker	...	Jonathan 'Jody' Patterson-Davis (138 episodes, 1966-1971)
Kathy Garver	...	Catherine 'Cissy' Patterson-Davis (138 episodes, 1966-1971)
Sebastian Cabot	...	Mr. Giles French (130 episodes, 1966-1971)
Sherry Alberoni	...	Sharon James (1966-1970) / ... (114 episodes, 1966-1971)

Runtime:

30 min (138 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Producer Don Fedderson insisted that the character of Buffy remain perpetually six years old, even as Anissa Jones, the actress playing her, grew into her teens; in promotional appearances Jones was still required to bind her chest and carry the Mrs. Beasley doll.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Critic: The Pilot (#1.1)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Family Affair

Brian Keith's best work ever........

As a child I used to watch this show almost everyday. This show was one of the most heartwarming family shows ever devised for TV. It was just that too. Brian Keith(who was still cranking out feature films and making a weekly TV series) was the tough but tender and sometimes emotional Uncle Bill(Bill Davis) who lives in a upscale New York penthouse with his butler Mr. French(played by the great Sebastian Cabot),and his three children: Cissy(played by Kathy Garver,who look like Sally Field ),Buffy(played by Anissa Jones,who was a great actress who passed away suddenly 5 years after the show left the airwaves at 18 years of age...very sad),and Jody(played by Johnnie Whitaker). The show itself was very sugary,I mean sugarcoated with that sweet wholesome family goodness you'll expect from a weekly TV series,but it had some good family values that accompanied it as well. After Briam Keith did an earlier series called "The Westerner"(1960),this is one of his best works ever when it ran on CBS from 1966-1971. Basically this show was seen recently on a local cable channel,and when I was little it came on Saturday Mornings too,but its rarely seen nowdays,but if you do catch some of the episodes,its worth watching. A TV classic.