The WORST episodes of Family Affair

Every episode of Family Affair ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Family Affair!

Family Affair was one of those successful family comedies of the 1960's. Bill Davis' carefree existence as a swinging bachelor was just about perfect. A highly paid consulting engineer, he maintained an elegant apartment off Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and had his domestic needs cared for by a very English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. French. Into this life of independence came three young orphans, the 6-year old twins Buffy and Jody and 15-year-old Cissy. Their parents, Bill's brother and sister-in-law, had died in an accident, and other relatives felt that Bill could best provide for them. Despite initial misgivings, Bill and French became very attached to the children and learned to adjust their lifestyle to make room for the new members of the household. Mr. French, a stickler for neatness and order, had the toughest adjustment to make, he was with the children all the time while Bill was often out of town on assignments. All in all, they were a happy family. Family Affair aka Fed

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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5.33
3 votes

#1 - Oliver

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1968

The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.

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5.50
2 votes

#2 - There Goes New York

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1970

A tidal wave is predicted for New York and the kids get scared.

Writer: Burt Styler
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5.50
2 votes

#3 - The Baby Sitters

Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/1/1968

Uncle Bill leaves for a trip (and having trouble finding his dentist as well) and Mr. French goes out for the evening, leaving Cissy to watch the twins. Then Cissy leaves to go to a concert (big mistake) and leaves her friend Sharon in charge. Then Sharon comes down with the measles and her mama comes to watch the kids. Then her mama levaes to take care o Sharon and puts her husband and his poker pals on babysitter duty. My lord, what a turn of events, but thankfully Bill and French come home to see all the trouble that Cissy started in the first place.

Writer: Rita Lakin
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5.67
3 votes

#4 - Nobody Here but Us Uncles

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1971

The siblings try to pair Bill with their teacher.

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6.00
1 votes

#5 - The Matter of Dignity

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/1969

Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.

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6.00
2 votes

#6 - You Like Buffy Better

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1967

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.

Best of the Breed
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6.00
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#7 - Best of the Breed

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1967

Buffy and Jody find a dog, but the landlord lays down the law against dogs. The landlord recants after the dog wins a dog contest.

Writer: Ed James
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6.00
2 votes

#8 - The New Cissy

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/4/1968

Cissy is sad because she is not getting any attention from boys, except one named Wendell who she thinks is dull by comparison. So she have a complete and total makeover and she is an instant sex symbol! The boys are so enamored by her, except for Wendell who liked her as she was before. Cissy realizes that Wendell liked her the whole time for just being herself.

The Family Outing
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6.00
2 votes

#9 - The Family Outing

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/11/1968

Camping is not such a hot idea for Mr. French, Buffy and Cissy, which spoils the boys' fun.

Writer: Phil Leslie
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6.00
2 votes

#10 - The Unsound of Music

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1968

A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.

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6.00
1 votes

#11 - Cissy's Apartment

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1969

Cissy's independence is put to the test when she decides to stay in her own apartment with a friend. Her family wil not leave her alone, but when they stop coming, she feels lonesome for them.

Writer: Cy Rose
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6.00
1 votes

#12 - With This Ring

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1969

Cissy and Gregg decide to get engaged.

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6.00
2 votes

#13 - Mr. Osaki's Tree

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1970

A bonsai tree given to Jody begins to die.

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6.00
1 votes

#14 - Family in Paradise (1)

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1970

Bill takes the entire family with him to Tahiti, where the kids this that it is the most wonderful place in the world. Buffy and Jody instantly make friends with native children and goes to school with them, and Cissy falls for a handsome tour guide. Mr. French thinks that the Tahitian lifestyle is too perfect and that it would hurt the children's string character. Bill decides to stay in Tahiti.

Mr. French's Holiday
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7.00
2 votes

#15 - Mr. French's Holiday

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/18/1968

Mr. French has a nice vacation planned for himself, but the kids come along and makes his vacation more enjoyable, whether he likes it or not.

Writer: Lois Hire
All Around the Town
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7.00
3 votes

#16 - All Around the Town

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1967

Bill and the whole family are seeing the Gaynors off on their cruise. Buffy and Jody think that Bill is having dinner with them, but when they find out the thuth, they are left on the dock by themselves. Mrs. Gaynor sees them and calls Bill, but Buffy and Jody run off in the city to find the owner of some money they found on the dock.

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#17 - What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/17/1967

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.

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7.00
3 votes

#18 - Somebody Upstairs

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1967

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

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7.00
3 votes

#19 - A Nanny for All Seasons

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1968

French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.

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7.00
3 votes

#20 - The Littlest Exile

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/1971

The Davis family meets Elena and a little boy named Johnnie, who is running away from military agents who want to take him back to his father in a military-torn country.

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7.00
3 votes

#21 - You Can Fight City Hall

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1971

Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a vacant lot where they can play, until the city decides to put a parking lot on that space.

Marmalade
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7.20
5 votes

#22 - Marmalade

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1966

Mr. French is chosen for an ad for marmalade and is a huge promotion success, until he tastes the marmalade that he is hawking.

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7.33
3 votes

#23 - Your Friend, Jody

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1968

A boxer advises Bill to send Jody to a boys camp.

Writer: Phil Davis
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Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?
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6 votes

#24 - Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1966

Buffy's doll, Mrs. Beasley, gets knocked out of the apartment window by accident and Buffy goes up at arms about the whole thing. She fnds out that a little girl owns a doll that looks just like her lost Mrs. Beasley, and realizes that it is not her doll. Suddenly, the real Mrs. Beasley doll is found in a trash bin.

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3 votes

#25 - The Butler Method

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/15/1967

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.