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By a Whisker

Comedy

TV-G

25

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 off some of Mr. French's whiskers and bring it to them.

Season 3, 28 episodes

The Latch Key Kid,

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

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 off some of Mr. French's whiskers and bring it to them.

A Waltz from Vienna,

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.

Your Friend, Jody,

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.

The Substitute Teacher,

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

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.

Christmas Came a Little Early,

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.

The Unsound of Music,

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.

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.

A Matter of Choice,

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.

Ciao, Uncle Bill,

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

A Nanny for All Seasons,

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.

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.

To Love with Buffy,

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.

A Family Group,

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.

A Lesson for Grown-Ups,

The kids overhear Bill talking about one of his bridges 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.

Oh, to Be in England,

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.

A Matter of Privacy,

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

Lost in Spain: Part 1,

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.

Lost in Spain: Part 2,

Bill, Cissy, and Mr. French continue to search for Buffy and Jody in Spain. Meanwhile, the twins are being cared for at a schoolhouse run by nuns.

Lost in Spain: Part 3,

The twins are finally found and reunited with their family.

A Diller, a Dollar,

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.

The Young Man from Bolivia,

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.

Speak for Yourself, Mr. French,

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.

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.

The Matter of Dignity,

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.

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

My Man, the Star,

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. After some convincing by his friends and family, he agrees to do it.

Details

Family Affair

Comedy

TV-G

5

25

'Family Affair' was a popular situation comedy and a regular top 20 hit show produced by Don Fedderson Productions for CBS-TV during its five-year run from 1966-71.

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