Family Affair

Bill's comfortable lifestyle must change when he receives a group of unexpected long-term guests.

Cast:Brian Keith , Kathy Garver , Anissa Jones , Johnny Whitaker , Sebastian Cabot , Heather Angel , Gregg Fedderson , Randy Whipple , Karl Lukas , John Williams , Noel Drayton , Sherry Alberoni , John Hubbard , Miguel Monsalve , Joan Vohs , Nancy Walker , William Boyett , Richard Peel

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Buffy

Sun, Sep 11, 1966

Bill Davis, owner of a successful construction company, is entertaining a date at his New York apartment. Then, Buffy, his niece and daughter of his dead brother, is brought to him. Bill is ambivalent about taking on this responsibility. He suggests sending Buffy to school in Switzerland. This prompts Buffy to run away, but she only makes it as far as the basement of his apartment building. Giles French, the Davis butler, finds her there and brings her back. Bill and Buffy have a talk, where Bill assures her she can stay if she wants. Until now, she has only called him "sir" but now calls him Uncle Bill. The businessman is about to go to Peru when Buffy's twin brother, Jody, is brought to the apartment. Bill decides he'll take in Jody, as well, much to French's discomfort. ("Mr. Davis -- there are two of them!") Bill is off to Peru. Then, his other nice, 15-year-old Cissy, is brought to the apartment and the three siblings enjoy a reunion. French is less enthused. "I am a nanny," he says.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Jody and Cissy

Sun, Sep 18, 1966

Jody, Buffy's twin brother, and Cissy arrive while Bill is away. When he returns, he must make a decision as to what to do that would be best for the children.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Gift Horse

Sun, Sep 25, 1966

When Bill returns from Africa bearing gifts, Cissy presents him with a hand-knitted tie. Buffy and Jody also want to give Bill a gift, and end up purchasing a horse for him from a retiring carriage driver.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Matter of School

Sun, Oct 2, 1966

Bill decides to send Cissy to a private girls' school in Connecticut, and even though she would prefer to attend high school locally, she reluctantly agrees to go, thinking Bill wants to get her out of the way.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Marmalade

Sun, Oct 9, 1966

An acquaintance of Bill's hires Mr. French to appear in an ad for marmalade that her advertising company is promoting.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Room with a Viewpoint

Sun, Oct 16, 1966

When Bill gets Cissy her own phone and arranges for an interior decorator to redo Cissy's and Buffy's bedroom, Buffy becomes withdrawn as the changes appear to separate the room and, as a result, she fears Cissy is separating from her.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

Sun, Oct 23, 1966

Buffy leaves Mrs. Beasley with Mr. French, who accidentally knocks the doll off the terrace. When Bill learns from Cissy the importance of Mrs. Beasley to Buffy, he goes on an earnest search to find the doll.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

Sun, Nov 6, 1966

The owner of a Middle East Delicacies store, upon learning Mr. French is unmarried and knowing he is wealthy, introduces him to his cousin, Nural Shpeni, who he and her brothers want Nural to marry.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ A Matter for Experts

Sun, Nov 13, 1966

The vice principal and a child psychologist are concerned that Buffy and Jody only spend time with each other instead of playing with the other children, and state that it would be better for them to spend less time together.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Beware the Other Woman

Sun, Nov 20, 1966

Cissy thinks Bill is planning to get married to an old friend, but when her new friend tells her how her stepmothers sent her away, Cissy then suspects that the woman will send her and Buffy and Jody away.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Take Two Aspirin

Sun, Nov 27, 1966

Restless, Bill takes a job in the Yutacan, but then starts to miss the family. It gets worse when he is led to believe, through miscommunication by phone, that Mr. French has the flu and Buffy and Jody are left to take care of him.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Love Me, Love Me Not

Sun, Dec 4, 1966

Jody doesn't think Bill loves him because he won't punish him, so Jody looks for ways to get in trouble, but his plans backfire.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Thursday Man

Sun, Dec 11, 1966

For a school project, Cissy wants to write a story about Mr French. She starts following him and finds out what he does every Thursday.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Think Deep

Sun, Dec 25, 1966

Cissy develops an infatuation with her school teacher who teaches philosophy and spouts big ideals that everyone should follow. Bill finds a way to show that the teacher is just a regular man with faults.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Hard Hat Jody

Sun, Jan 1, 1967

Jody talks about having a job with a man who builds buildings and even gets paid for it. Uncle Bill thinks he is making it up. Bill later meets the man and realizes it is the person he has been trying to meet for a construction project.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

Sun, Jan 8, 1967

Cissy's school is having a mother / daughter dinner. This makes Cissy miss her mother more.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ All Around the Town

Sun, Jan 15, 1967

Due to a miscommunication of who would watch Buffy and Jody, the twins find themselves all alone in New York City.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ One for the Little Boy

Sun, Jan 22, 1967

Giles French leaves town for a month, so his brother Niles comes to help with the Davis'. Jody is tired of always being around the girls and having to do the things they want to do. Uncle Bill decides to give him some masculine attention.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Fancy Free

Sun, Jan 29, 1967

Jody & Buffy are excited to be moved to Upper First Grade at school, but it means more homework. They do not know how to do the math problems nor read some of the new books. Bill is spending more time dating than helping the twins.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ A Helping Hand

Sun, Feb 5, 1967

Buffy & Jody have problems with a building project for a school. Bill is hosting a large dinner party, and French has to hire an assistant to help serve the food. Adele turns out to have no experience and only makes things worse for French.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Once in Love with Buffy

Sun, Feb 12, 1967

When Bill has to babysit Buffy and Jody, he tells friends that he is stuck with the kids. Buffy overhears this, and the twins start to decide if they should stay with Bill or move to their Aunt Fran's place.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Ballerina Buffy

Sun, Feb 19, 1967

Buffy gets upset when she does not get the role of The Big Bad Wolf in her ballet recital.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ The Mother Tongue

Sun, Feb 26, 1967

Buffy & Jody's new friend at school has them doing things differently. When Marilyn visits, Bill and French learn she speaks only Mandarin, and the kids communicate through child-speak. French tries his rusty mandarin and insults her.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Everybody Needs Somebody

Sun, Mar 12, 1967

French congratulates a friend on his upcoming wedding, and makes the comment about how wonderful it will be to have a wife and home. Buffy overhears this and tells Jody they need to find French a wife.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ The Way It Was

Sun, Mar 19, 1967

Uncle Bill and French look forward to a week of quiet when the three children are at different camps during a school break. After a few days, Bill and French realize they have grown used to the noise and chaos of children at home.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ All Nephews Are Created Equal

Sun, Mar 26, 1967

French's nephew David visits French at the Davis' home. David surprises French by announcing he is going into dentistry instead of being a gentleman's gentleman.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ The Prize

Sun, Apr 9, 1967

Buffy & Jody enter a cereal contest, hoping to win a boat. But their prize is a lamb. When it arrives at the apartment, they do not understand why a lamb cannot live in an apartment.

28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

Sun, Apr 16, 1967

Bill takes a week of vacation and plans activities for each day. The Rodeo is in town, and Bill's friend Gabe is one of the cowboys. Bill invites Gabe to stay with them, and the twins want to do everything with him.

29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ The Award

Sun, Apr 30, 1967

Bill thinks the twins take advantage of him and French because they give in to their every wish. Bill says to deny the twins sometimes so they do not get spoiled. Buffy & Jody make a trophy for their uncle, but get sick from the clay.

30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ The Butler Method

Sun, May 14, 1967

A friend of Bill's is an actor who wants to shadow Mr French in preparation for a movie role. Meanwhile, Cissy has trouble finding someone to ask to the Girls Tag Day Dance.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Birds, Bees and Buffy

Sun, Sep 10, 1967

When a neighboring family has a baby, the children start to ask questions about where babies come from. Uncle Bill has to explain.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ First Love

Sun, Sep 17, 1967

Buffy is in love with Jody's friend, but he has eyes for Cissy.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Go Home, Mr. French

Sun, Sep 24, 1967

Mr French encounters an old friend while at the park with the twins. Lorna, the nanny for a Duke & Duchess is visiting in the states. When they are ready to return to England, Mr French considers returning with her.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Arthur, the Invisible Bear

Sun, Oct 1, 1967

Jody makes up an invisible friend, but it is a large bear.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Other Cheek

Sun, Oct 8, 1967

A young girl likes Jody, and shows her affection in the only way children know how - she picks on him and hits him.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Candy Striper

Sun, Oct 15, 1967

Bill thinks he will have a relaxing day, but the children come in to ask for his help. Jody wants help with a friend, Buffy needs to go to a Brownie meeting, and Cissy wants him to talk to the hospital staff about her being a candy striper.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Fat, Fat, the Water Rat

Sun, Oct 22, 1967

Buffy makes friends from a lower class neighborhood. French doesn't approve, but Uncle Bill and Buffy hide their upper class status and return to the neighborhood, which leads to some lessons about snobbery for everyone.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Toy Box

Sun, Nov 5, 1967

Bill falls over one of the twins toys, and realizes they constantly have toys out which makes the place messy. Bill tells the twins that any toy left out will be taken away from them.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Take Me Out of the Ballgame

Sun, Nov 12, 1967

Jody and Buffy try out for the stick-ball team that plays on their street. Only one of the twins has skill and is accepted on the team.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ You Like Buffy Better

Sun, Nov 19, 1967

The twins compete for Uncle Bill's undivided attention. Each seems to think he likes the other twin better.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Freddie

Sun, Nov 26, 1967

Bill is scheduled to take Freddie out to dinner, but also has to go to the twins open house at school. Bill takes Freddie to the school, and she just loves it. She starts to think she wants to have children of her own.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Our Friend Stanley

Sun, Dec 3, 1967

A new family moves into the apartment building where the Davis' live. Stanley is a child with a physical disability that hinders his walking. Buffy and Jody try to be friends with him at school.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Somebody Upstairs

Sun, Dec 10, 1967

Cissy and Buffy meet their upstairs neighbor, a Broadway star who encourages them to form a sister act.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Star Dust

Sun, Dec 17, 1967

Bill brings home a famous actress, Carol Haven. She falls in love with the children and the idea of giving up her career for a life with the Davis family.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Best of Breed

Sun, Dec 24, 1967

Jody and Buffy want to adopt a stray dog, but they can only keep him in the building if he is an award-winning champion.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Family Reunion

Sun, Dec 31, 1967

The family travels to Terre Haute for a family reunion. Once there, the kids enjoy seeing old friends and old sites. But when Aunt Fran suggests they stay, they decide to return to New York.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ A Man's Place

Sun, Jan 7, 1968

Mr French considers opening a restaurant after his date starts questioning his life as a gentleman's gentleman.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ The Great Kow-Tow

Sun, Jan 14, 1968

Bill entertains friends who are Chinese. The twins are interested by their culture. At the New Year celebration, the twins meet the grandfather and they tell him how fascinating he is. The grandfather gets a new lease on life.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ The Fish Watchers

Sun, Jan 21, 1968

Uncle Bill is working extra hours and the twins miss spending time with him. A co-worker suggests buying a fish tank and using that as a way to promote togetherness.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Day Nothing Happened

Sun, Jan 28, 1968

Bill is looking forward to a vacation, and Cissy is looking forward to her date with someone new. But the weather turns bad, and there is a blizzard. Everyone is kept at home.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ A House in the Country

Sun, Feb 4, 1968

Bill thinks living in the city is not good for the children, and considers moving to the country.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ A Matter of Tonsils

Sun, Feb 11, 1968

When Buffy has an operation to remove her tonsils, Jody complains of a sore throat too. Uncle Bill and French think he's simply looking for attention.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ A Member of the Family

Sun, Feb 18, 1968

Cissy is taking an art class and has been drawing caricature images of the family members, but does not mention one for Mr French. He is hurt at being left out, however, Cissy has his picture and wants to surprise him with it.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ His and Hers

Sun, Feb 25, 1968

Uncle Bill & Mr French attend Buffy & Jody's open night at school to view their latest art and work. At school, Bill meets another single parent with two young children and one teenager. Bill starts dating her and thinking of family merger.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ The New Cissy

Sun, Mar 3, 1968

A boy at school likes Buffy but does not talk to her. Cissy thinks the boys do not like her because there is something wrong with her, so Uncle Bill pays to have different people coach her in dress, makeup, talking, walking, and more.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ The Family Outing

Sun, Mar 10, 1968

Uncle Bill decides a weekend camping trip would be a great way for everyone to spend time together. Only two people enjoy the trip.

27Season 2

S2.E27 ∙ Mr. French's Holiday

Sun, Mar 17, 1968

Mr French takes a two-week vacation to the west with the others staying home. When Bill is called away to South America for work, the children end up flying out west to be with Mr French. It makes his vacation more enjoyable.

28Season 2

S2.E28 ∙ The Beasley Story

Sun, Mar 24, 1968

Jody and Buffy accidentally pull off the arm of Mrs Beasley and it is a traumatic event.

29Season 2

S2.E29 ∙ The Baby Sitters

Sun, Mar 31, 1968

When French and Bill both have to be out at the same time, Cissy agrees to babysit. Cissy gets a chance to go a concert, so she has a friend take her place. She gets sick, so her mother watches the kids, who then calls her husband ...

30Season 2

S2.E30 ∙ Family Portrait

Sun, Apr 7, 1968

When Bill returns home from a business trip, he finds that Cissy's hair style is different, Buffy has a new tooth, and he does not know who Jody's best friend is. Bill decides to stop traveling for his work, and become a full-time dad.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Latch Key Kid

Sun, Sep 22, 1968

Buffy wants more independence. Jody is allowed to go to some places on his own, but Buffy is not allowed the same privilege.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ By a Whisker

Sun, Sep 29, 1968

Jody wants to a club with the big boys, but they tell him he is too young. To prove he is old enough, they tell him he has to cut of some of Mr French's whiskers and bring it to them.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ A Waltz from Vienna

Sun, Oct 6, 1968

A teenager from a royal family in Vienna wants to marry Cissy, and she wants to marry him. She thinks she is a grown up who can make her own decisions, but Uncle Bill knows she is just in love with love and in love with something different.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Your Friend, Jody

Sun, Oct 13, 1968

A friend of Bill's confides that he is worried about his son growing up in a home with mostly females. That makes Bill wonder about Jody not having enough time with boys. Bill sends him off to camp. Jody pretends to like it.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ The Substitute Teacher

Sun, Oct 20, 1968

Jody and Buffy's school teacher is out for a few days, and there is a substitute teacher. Jody develops a crush on her.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Oliver

Sun, Nov 3, 1968

Uncle Bill allows Buffy & Jody to have a friend stay over for a few days while the parents are out of town. But then Uncle Bill finds out the friend is actually a dog, and pets are not allowed in the apartment building.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Christmas Came a Little Early

Sun, Nov 10, 1968

Buffy makes friends with another girl in the apartment building, and finds out the girl is very sick and may not live too much longer. Buffy asks Uncle Bill if they can have a Christmas holiday because Eve might not be alive in December.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ The Unsound of Music

Sun, Nov 17, 1968

Buffy's class is practicing to perform in a singing program, but Buffy's voice is terrible. Uncle Bill hires a singing coach to help her.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Albertine

Sun, Dec 1, 1968

Jody and Buffy make friends with a new girl at school whose father seems to always be out of town. Jody and Buffy find out the girl's father has really left the family and may never return.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ A Matter of Choice

Sun, Dec 8, 1968

Cissy befriends a girl who uses her to disobey her parents. Uncle Bill feels that Buffy and Jody would benefit from listening to fairy tales than watching war-based programs on TV, but the fairy tales end up giving them nightmares.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Ciao, Uncle Bill

Sun, Dec 15, 1968

While on a job in Rome, Bill falls in love with a much younger woman who he plans to marry, until learning that she has no desire to share his life with Cissy, Buffy and Jody.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ A Nanny for All Seasons

Sun, Dec 22, 1968

After Mr. French is ribbed by his gentlemen peers about also being a nanny, he resigns himself to return to his role as a gentlemen's gentleman and starts to shun the children.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Family Plan

Sun, Dec 29, 1968

Bill breaks his leg skiing and Buffy, Jody and Cissy give up all their free time to take care of him. Bill's girlfriend also wants to help him, which he thinks he wants, but realizes the children care much more than she does.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ To Love with Buffy

Sun, Jan 5, 1969

Buffy is delighted to go with Uncle Bill to Puerto Rico because she gets to have his full attention. However, Bill meets a former girlfriend and it seems like he may divide his time between the two.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ A Family Group

Sun, Jan 12, 1969

Cissy is excited to have her friend over, who she sees as very sophisticated and envies her glamorous lifestyle, until her friend reveals that her parents are separated and all she really wants is a loving family like Cissy has.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ A Lesson for Grown-Ups

Sun, Jan 19, 1969

The kids overhear Bill talking about one of his bridge's collapsing. He goes to the construction site to help with the disaster. The kids think they are going to lose all their money to help pay for the bridge.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Oh, to Be in England

Sun, Jan 26, 1969

Bill gets a job in England which seems like it might last a year. Everyone plans to move, but then it seems like Bill won't be able to go.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ A Matter of Privacy

Sun, Feb 2, 1969

The twins start using a tape recorder to record conversations other people have in private.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Lost in Spain: Part 1

Sun, Feb 9, 1969

Uncle Bill takes everyone on vacation to Spain. As they start the great vacation, Mr French and the twins get separated. Bill and Cissy join Mr French in the search for Buffy and Jody.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Lost in Spain: Part 2

Sun, Feb 16, 1969

Bill, Cissy and Mr French continue to search for Buffy and Jody in Spain. Meanwhile, the twins are being cared for by a married couple at their farm house.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Lost in Spain: Part 3

Sun, Feb 23, 1969

The twins are finally found and reunited with their family.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ A Diller, a Dollar

Sun, Mar 2, 1969

Buffy likes a boy at school. She starts purposely failing her classes so she does not seem smarter than him. The school thinks Buffy is able to skip a grade but she does not want to skip.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ The Young Man from Bolivia

Sun, Mar 9, 1969

Jody has been exchanging letters with a pen-pal from Bolivia. Finally, the boy gets a chance to visit Jody in New York. When he arrives, everyone is more interested in him than Jody.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Speak for Yourself, Mr. French

Sun, Mar 16, 1969

Mr French has a new admirer. She is an attractive young secretary, and she is determined to spend time with Mr French. He starts falling for her, but soon realizes her ultimate goal is Bill.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ The Flip Side

Sun, Mar 23, 1969

Cissy falls for a popular musician who writes songs about her. When he leaves for his next tour date, love-struck Cissy decides to surprise him by going to the concert. She is the one surprised when he starts singing to another woman.

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ The Matter of Dignity

Sun, Mar 30, 1969

Mr French is accused of sending questionable letters to a young woman. He and Bill take a stint as a detective to find the source.

27Season 3

S3.E27 ∙ Flower Power

Sun, Apr 6, 1969

Cissy meets some flower children in the park and wants to be one of them. Uncle Bill is none too pleased.

28Season 3

S3.E28 ∙ My Man, the Star

Sun, Apr 13, 1969

Movie producer Fred Wallace spots Mr. French in the park and thinks he would be perfect to play Henry VIII in his new production. The very proper French flatly declines. But person after person, including all in the Davis family and French's fellow Brit domestics, believe it would be a good opportunity for him. He agrees to do it as he believes most on screen characterizations of Henry have been too broad and farcical. French wants to portray Henry in a dignified and proper manner. As production begins and as French tells Bill about the nature of shooting, Bill thinks that Wallace may not be all that French believes him to be. Indeed, Bill finds out that Wallace operates a fly-by-night production company that makes low budget schlock. Bill even manages to screen the movie before the premiere, the movie which would embarrass French's proper British sensibilities. Bill has to figure out a way to stop the movie's release while not letting French know what the movie was all about.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ No Uncle Is an Island

Wed, Sep 24, 1969

Mr. French, Cissy, Buffy and Jody decide to give Bill some time alone for the weekend. Unfortunately, while they are away, a barrage of neighbors stop by, disrupting Bill's relaxation, peace and quiet.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ The Wings of an Angel

Wed, Oct 1, 1969

A former friend of Bill's visits, asking for a favor. Harv has just gotten out of prison and needs to find a job. The twins are afraid of Harv, and Cissy thinks she can help him adjust to living outside of prison again.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Uncle Prince Charming

Wed, Oct 8, 1969

One of Cissy's friends has a crush on Uncle Bill, and he cannot shake her from this feeling.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Cissy's Apartment

Wed, Oct 15, 1969

Cissy decides it is time to move out on her own, so she moves into an apartment with a friend. It seems like she hasn't left home when when her family constantly visits her. She tells them to let her enjoy her own place by herself.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Jody Affair

Wed, Oct 22, 1969

When playing at school, a ball thrown breaks a window and Jody is blamed. Jody denies doing it.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ With This Ring

Wed, Oct 29, 1969

Since most of Cissy's friends are getting engaged and married, Cissy decides it it is time for her and Gregg to be engaged, even if Gregg does not want it.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ What's Funny About a Broken Leg?

Wed, Nov 5, 1969

Buffy breaks her leg while playing games with friends. When Uncle Bill tells her she will not be able to go to the circus, she is sad. Uncle Bill saves the day by bringing the circus act to the apartment building.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ The Birthday Boy

Wed, Nov 12, 1969

When the twins find out that Mr French's birthday is approaching, they ask Cissy to help them set up a birthday party for Mr French.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Stowaway

Wed, Nov 19, 1969

The twins make friends with a boy who does not have any parents and has run away from an orphanage. They hid him in the apartment, moving him from room to room, so the others do not find him.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Number One Boy

Wed, Dec 3, 1969

When Bill is in Hong Kong for business, he works with Ng Ho. Bill is impressed with Ng Ho, and invites him to visit in New York. When Ng Ho stays with the Davis' he starts to help around the apartment, too efficiently, and upsets Mr French.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ A Tale of Two Travels

Wed, Dec 10, 1969

Uncle Bill and Mr French take the twins on vacation to Boston while Cissy spends her vacation time in New York. Everyone seems to be off sync as they miss each other.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Maudie

Wed, Dec 17, 1969

A former sweetheart of French's, once a common worker, is now a wealthy single woman. She asks Mr French to visit her in England, with the hopes to pursue their relationship.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Goodbye Harold

Wed, Dec 24, 1969

Buffy and Jody's pet hamsters seem to always escape their cage and then get out of the apartment building. The twins realize the hamsters want to be free.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ The Girl Graduate

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Cissy graduates from high school and wants to go to an all-night party with her friends.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Grandpa, Sir

Wed, Jan 7, 1970

Cissy, Buffy, and Jody's grandfather visits, but cannot seem to get used to the grown-up children from the young children as he remembers them. Worse, the children do not remember him.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Marooned

Wed, Jan 14, 1970

While Bill is in Vermont for business, he asks Mr French and the twins to visit there since it is so pretty. As French drives up, a snow storm turns into a blizzard and they are forced to take refuge in an abandoned cabin.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Mr. Osaki's Tree

Wed, Jan 21, 1970

Jody is given a bonsai tree from Mr Osaki. When the tree starts to die as Mr Osaki gets sick, Jody is worried the tree means Mr Osaki will die.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Language of Love

Wed, Jan 28, 1970

A friend of Buffy is deaf, and Uncle Bill asks a friend of his, a doctor who specializes in deaf children, to see if he can do anything for the little girl.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ The Inheritance

Wed, Feb 4, 1970

The twins inherit a small amount of money, which to them, seems like riches. They begin to argue about how to spend the money.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ There Goes New York

Wed, Feb 11, 1970

When the twins hear a psychic predict that a tidal wave will wash away New York, nothing and no one can change their minds that this is going to happen.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Wouldn't It Be Loverly

Wed, Feb 18, 1970

When Jody & Buffy learn a classmate can do anything he wants in his home, the twins think they should be allowed the same freedom. Uncle Bill and Mr French decide to let them have what they want so they can learn it is not always the best.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ The Boys Against the Girls

Wed, Feb 25, 1970

Jody wants to be one of the boys on a stick ball team, but the boys all make fun of little girls. Jody does not want Buffy's feelings to get hurt.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ The Old Cowhand

Wed, Mar 4, 1970

Jody meets Chaps Callahan, an actor who played a cowboy in the movies. Jody worships him, but learns a lesson when he learns that Chaps is now an old man and not able to do everything he used to do in movies.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Angel in the Family

Wed, Mar 11, 1970

Mr French tries to help a friend by talking to the daughter about the life of being an actress. His efforts are negated when Bill finds the daughter an acting position.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ Family in Paradise: Part 1

Wed, Mar 25, 1970

Bill takes the family and Mr French to Tahiti for a vacation. Everyone enjoys the place.

26Season 4

S4.E26 ∙ Family in Paradise: Part 2

Wed, Apr 1, 1970

Uncle Bill considers having everyone stay in Tahiti and live there.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ The Good Neighbors

Wed, Sep 16, 1970

Buffy & Jody notice that while they know a lot of the tenants in the building, most of them do not know each other. They ask Mr French to help them throw a party for everyone. Some tenants get stuck in the elevator when going to the party.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Desert Isle: Manhattan Style

Wed, Sep 23, 1970

Bill asks Cissy to babysit the twins while he and French are out. When her boyfriend calls and asks her to go on a trip, she calls someone else to take her place and then just leaves. The replacement does not get there because of a blizzard.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Eastward Ho

Wed, Sep 30, 1970

Bill offers to let Ming Lee stay at his place. Ming Lee is engaged in an arranged marriage to Bill's friend Eng Ho. Cissy and Gregg offer to take Ming Lee out for the evening. She meets someone and refuses to marry Eng Ho.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Meet Emily

Wed, Oct 7, 1970

Bill decides to hire a woman to help around the apartment, and help soften the 'stiff edges' of Mr. French. It takes a bit of time, but soon, the whole family enjoys having Emily around.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ The Return of Maudie

Wed, Oct 14, 1970

A former friend of Mr French's visits.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ It Can't Be Five Years

Wed, Oct 21, 1970

Cissy, Jody and Buffy talk about when they first came to live with their Uncle Bill and realize it has been five years. They decide to throw a party for the occasion but Bill almost misses it due to work. Emily tells he has to come home.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Travels with Cissy

Wed, Oct 28, 1970

Love goes awry when Bill tries to stop Cissy from marrying Gregg. Bill takes Cissy to a party to distract her. Cissy meets a man named Steve and realizes she is not in love with Gregg. Soon Cissy & Steve are an item, and he proposes.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Stamp of Approval

Wed, Nov 4, 1970

Bill and Jody try to get on the good side of female friends in order to get something they want. Bill wants to land a construction contract with her foundation, and Jody wants a stamp for his collection.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ And Baby Makes Eight

Wed, Nov 11, 1970

Cissy's friend Kathy is pregnant, and her husband is out of town.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Say Uncle

Wed, Nov 18, 1970

Jody and a classmate taunt each other with claims of "my father can beat your father", but the parents refuse to fight each other.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Class Clown

Wed, Nov 25, 1970

Laughter is the best medicine but not for every date. Bill goes out with a female comedian who seems to always be performing her act.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ The Unsinkable Mr. French

Wed, Dec 2, 1970

Everything at the Davis' place seems to be in a state of chaos, but Mr French manages to keep things under control. That is, until one more thing goes wrong.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Wish You Were Here

Wed, Dec 9, 1970

The family goes on vacation to Indiana, where Cissy, Buffy and Jody grew up. Bill wants them to touch base with the relatives still living there, and to see their hometown.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Feat of Clay

Wed, Dec 16, 1970

Buffy and Jody accidentally break a small Pre-Colombian statue and try to fix it before Uncle Bill finds out about it.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Heroes Are Born

Wed, Dec 30, 1970

Jody's newest hero figure is a football superstar who is Uncle Ken to one of Jody's friend. When Jody finds out that Ken is suspended from the team for placing bets, Jody is disillusioned.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Nobody Here But Us Uncles

Wed, Jan 6, 1971

The twins play matchmaker for Uncle Bill so he has someone in his life when they get older and move out.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Too Late, Too Soon

Wed, Jan 13, 1971

Emily Turner plays matchmaker to Mr French and Miss Faversham, while being the match-breaker for her son Jim Turner and Cissy's relationship.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ The Littlest Exile

Wed, Jan 20, 1971

Buffy & Jody make a new friend with Johnnie. Johnnie and his mother are hiding from militants who are interested in finding their father.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Put Your Dreams Away

Wed, Jan 27, 1971

Russ Brook is a former friend of Cissy's who is now in the Peace Corps. Russ asks Cissy to join him on a mission to Chile.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ The Joiners

Wed, Feb 3, 1971

Buffy wants to join a popular group at school, but the group does not think she is right for them.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Cinder-Emily

Wed, Feb 10, 1971

Jody and Buffy decide to help Emily go to her son Jim's graduation celebration. She wants a new outfit and someone to take her.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley

Wed, Feb 17, 1971

One of Buffy's friends tells her it is time to give up her doll, Mrs Beasley, as it is a child's toy. They go to a toy store where the owner looks like Mrs Beasley.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Buffy's Fair Lady

Wed, Feb 24, 1971

Buffy helps a shy friend meet new new friends. Buffy throws a party for Angela and friends, but finds some unexpected results

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ You Can't Fight City Hall

Wed, Mar 3, 1971

Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a great place to play in the neighborhood. Then they find out a parking lot is going to be built in the space.