Family Affair (1966)

Comedy · Family

Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. Giles French, also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy and the 6-year-old twins, Jody and Buffy. The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, also known for My Three Sons and The Millionaire.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (3,868 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1966)

7.96 avg 30 episodes 8.4 → 7.7 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Buffy	8.4	166
2	Jody and Cissy	8.5	111
3	The Gift Horse	8.0	96
4	The Matter of School	8.2	90
5	Marmalade	8.2	85
6	Room with a Viewpoint	8.0	85
7	Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?	8.3	75
8	Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?	7.3	75
9	A Matter for Experts	8.1	72
10	Beware the Other Woman	8.0	73
11	Take Two Aspirin	8.1	75
12	Love Me, Love Me Not	7.9	72
13	The Thursday Man	8.2	76
14	Think Deep	7.7	72
15	Hard Hat Jody	8.1	79
16	That Was the Dinner That Wasn't	8.3	70
17	All Around the Town	8.0	75
18	One for the Little Boy	8.2	71
19	Fancy Free	8.0	62
20	A Helping Hand	7.6	69
21	Once in Love with Buffy	7.9	66
22	Ballerina Buffy	7.8	67
23	The Mother Tongue	7.9	67
24	Everybody Needs Somebody	7.4	63
25	The Way It Was	7.7	61
26	All Nephews Are Created Equal	8.0	63
27	The Prize	7.6	63
28	What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?	7.6	58
29	The Award	8.0	59
30	The Butler Method	7.7	54

Season 2 (1967)

8.19 avg 30 episodes 8.3 → 8.1 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Birds, Bees and Buffy	8.3	59
2	First Love	8.2	60
3	Go Home, Mr. French	7.9	53
4	Arthur, the Invisible Bear	7.4	55
5	The Other Cheek	7.7	60
6	The Candy Striper	8.5	55
7	Fat, Fat, the Water Rat	9.0	77
8	The Toy Box	8.3	49
9	Take Me Out of the Ballgame	8.4	48
10	You Like Buffy Better	8.2	49
11	Freddie	8.3	55
12	Our Friend Stanley	8.5	64
13	Somebody Upstairs	7.5	52
14	Star Dust	8.0	64
15	Best of Breed	7.5	64
16	Family Reunion	8.1	58
17	A Man's Place	8.1	55
18	The Great Kow-Tow	8.3	68
19	The Fish Watchers	7.9	53
20	The Day Nothing Happened	8.1	51
21	A House in the Country	8.3	49
22	A Matter of Tonsils	8.7	52
23	A Member of the Family	9.0	53
24	His and Hers	7.9	49
25	The New Cissy	8.0	52
26	The Family Outing	8.3	46
27	Mr. French's Holiday	8.3	46
28	The Beasley Story	8.4	43
29	The Baby Sitters	8.5	48
30	Family Portrait	8.1	48

Season 3 (1968)

7.83 avg 28 episodes 8.4 → 7.4 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Latch Key Kid	8.4	59
2	By a Whisker	8.0	46
3	A Waltz from Vienna	7.4	48
4	Your Friend, Jody	7.9	44
5	The Substitute Teacher	8.9	62
6	Oliver	7.2	51
7	Christmas Came a Little Early	8.6	115
8	The Unsound of Music	8.1	45
9	Albertine	8.1	58
10	A Matter of Choice	8.3	47
11	Ciao, Uncle Bill	7.6	57
12	A Nanny for All Seasons	8.5	50
13	Family Plan	8.1	48
14	To Love with Buffy	7.3	48
15	A Family Group	8.1	39
16	A Lesson for Grown-Ups	8.3	48
17	Oh, to Be in England	7.4	43
18	A Matter of Privacy	8.4	39
19	Lost in Spain: Part 1	7.0	52
20	Lost in Spain: Part 2	6.8	46
21	Lost in Spain: Part 3	6.7	51
22	A Diller, a Dollar	7.9	41
23	The Young Man from Bolivia	7.1	42
24	Speak for Yourself, Mr. French	7.7	48
25	The Flip Side	7.7	37
26	The Matter of Dignity	8.5	46
27	Flower Power	7.9	53
28	My Man, the Star	7.4	41

Season 4 (1969)

7.94 avg 26 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Uncle Is an Island	8.0	50
2	The Wings of an Angel	7.8	55
3	Uncle Prince Charming	8.3	48
4	Cissy's Apartment	7.9	47
5	The Jody Affair	8.5	45
6	With This Ring	7.4	42
7	What's Funny About a Broken Leg?	8.3	58
8	The Birthday Boy	8.8	41
9	The Stowaway	8.5	51
10	Number One Boy	7.1	51
11	A Tale of Two Travels	7.6	43
12	Maudie	7.8	52
13	Goodbye Harold	7.4	44
14	The Girl Graduate	8.0	41
15	Grandpa, Sir	8.1	48
16	Marooned	8.5	46
17	Mr. Osaki's Tree	7.7	45
18	The Language of Love	8.7	55
19	The Inheritance	8.1	42
20	There Goes New York	8.3	42
21	Wouldn't It Be Loverly	7.4	41
22	The Boys Against the Girls	8.2	39
23	The Old Cowhand	7.8	43
24	Angel in the Family	7.8	47
25	Family in Paradise: Part 1	7.1	42
26	Family in Paradise: Part 2	7.3	41

Season 5 (1970)

7.73 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Good Neighbors	7.9	46
2	Desert Isle: Manhattan Style	8.1	48
3	Eastward Ho	7.7	46
4	Meet Emily	7.6	46
5	The Return of Maudie	8.1	50
6	It Can't Be Five Years	8.4	47
7	Travels with Cissy	7.1	50
8	Stamp of Approval	8.0	51
9	And Baby Makes Eight	7.6	53
10	Say Uncle	7.8	43
11	Class Clown	7.5	44
12	The Unsinkable Mr. French	7.9	45
13	Wish You Were Here	7.9	50
14	Feat of Clay	7.9	43
15	Heroes Are Born	8.1	48
16	Nobody Here But Us Uncles	7.9	40
17	Too Late, Too Soon	7.8	45
18	The Littlest Exile	7.3	51
19	Put Your Dreams Away	6.8	43
20	The Joiners	7.8	46
21	Cinder-Emily	7.6	44
22	Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley	7.8	57
23	Buffy's Fair Lady	7.5	50
24	You Can't Fight City Hall	7.5	47