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
#1 - 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.
#2 - Oliver
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1968
The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.
#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.
#4 - Nobody Here but Us Uncles
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1971
The siblings try to pair Bill with their teacher.
#5 - The Matter of Dignity
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/1969
Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#10 - The Unsound of Music
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1968
A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.
#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.
#12 - With This Ring
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1969
Cissy and Gregg decide to get engaged.
#13 - Mr. Osaki's Tree
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1970
A bonsai tree given to Jody begins to die.
#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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - A Nanny for All Seasons
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1968
French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Buffy's Fair Lady
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/1971
Buffy meets a chubby girl named Angela who has a crush on Jody. Buffy tries her best to turn Angela into a lovely young lady and puts together a party so Angela can make friends. Buffy gets Jody to dance with Angela, but he bribes another boy to dance with her. Angela is disheartened when she finds out that this whole party was staged. Buffy and Jody then apologize for the way they treated her and gets her to make friends the right way.
#23 - Too Late, Too Soon
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1971
Emily playes matchmaker to Mr. French and Miss Faversham, and a matchbreaker to her son Jim and Cissy. Bill thinks that Emily believes that Jim is not good enough for Cissy.
#24 - Marooned
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1970
Mr. French and the twins are snowbound in Vermont.
#25 - The Stowaway
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1969
Buffy and Jody discover a runaway orphan and decides to keep him without Mr. French knowing about it.