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Family Affair

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 12, 1966-September 9, 1971)
    Born in United States
    Originally aired on CBS (TV Network)
    Brian Keith as Uncle Bill
    Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French
    Anissa Jones as Buffy
    Johnny Whitaker as Jody
    Kathy Garver as Cissy
    Premise: A wealthy, carefree bachelor becomes the caretaker of his orphaned nieces and nephew

Why Family Affair might be annoying:

    Despite its late 60s run, it mostly avoided touchy, topical issues.
    Many viewers were confused about what exactly Mr. French was being paid to do (he was a butler).
    Buffy's ever-present doll Mrs. Beasley looked like a spooky old lady.
    Cissy, the teenaged sister, got far less airtime than Buffy and Jody.
    When Sebastian Cabot become ill during season one, he was replaced for eight episodes by an actor who looked nothing like him.
    Buffy and Jody were presented as small children even after Jones and Whitaker had become teenagers.
    The 2002 remake only lasted 16 episodes.

Why Family Affair might not be annoying:

    It sensitively treated many common childhood fears such as being abandoned and getting lost.
    It is one of the first shows to feature an alternative family arrangement.
    Uncle Bill had a cool, mod apartment.
    Mattel produced a Mrs. Beasley doll that became a classic 60s toy.
    Eve Plumb appeared in a memorable episode about a friend of Buffy's with an terminal illness.
    It was one the first sitcoms to be filmed entirely in color.
    It was nominated for several Emmys in 1967, 1968 and 1968 and for a Golden Globe in 1971.
    TV Land named Sebastian Cabot 'Best Broadcast Bachelor' (2004).

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 83 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 77 Votes: 49.35% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 115 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 65 Votes: 35.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying