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A forerunner in accidental-family subgenre of situation comedies, Family Affair cast veteran actor Brian Keith as Bill Davis, a successful engineer, world traveler, and bachelor who loses his brother and sister-in-law in an accident. In an instant, be becomes father to their three children -- 15-year-old Cissy (Kathy Garver) and 6-year-old twins Jody (Johnny Whitaker) and Buffy (Anissa Jones) -- as well as Buffy's doll, the iconic Mrs. Beasley. Equally iconic is Sebastian Cabot in the role of Davis's fussy butler, Mr. (Giles) French, who now has to care for three kids in addition to his employer. While resistant at first, both Davis and French eventually come to adore the children and form a tight-knit family. TV trivia fans will note that this first season includes John Williams's nine-episode run substituting as Mr. (Nigel) French, filling in for his brother Giles as butler -- an expedient necessitated by Cabot's sudden, temporary illness. Remembered mainly as a sweet-natured diversion that lived up to its name, Family Affair also dealt, on occasion, with the children's longing for their lost parents. The first of the 30 episodes included in this Season 1 set debuted September 12, 1966, on CBS, in the Monday night slot after The Andy Griffith Show. It proved a hit straightaway, ranking among that year's top 20 shows. This five-disc set includes a production stills gallery as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the show with the adult Garver.

Product Details

• UPC: 030306774794
• Source: MPI HOME VIDEO
• Region Code: 0
• Time: 12:30:00
• Sales Rank: 19,050

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• Family Affair: Buffy
• Family Affair: Jody & Cissy
• Family Affair: The Gift Horse
• Family Affair: The Matter of School
• Family Affair: Marmalade
• Family Affair: Room With a Viewpoint
• Family Affair: Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?
• Family Affair: Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni
• Family Affair: A Matter for Experts
• Family Affair: Beware, The Other Woman
• Family Affair: Take Two Aspirins
• Family Affair: Think Deep
• Family Affair: Love Me, Love Me Not
• Family Affair: The Thursday Man
• Family Affair: Hard Hat Jody
• Family Affair: That Was the Dinner That Wasn't
• Family Affair: All Around the Town
• Family Affair: One for the Little Boy
• Family Affair: Fancy Free
• Family Affair: A Helping Hand
• Family Affair: Once in Love With Buffy
• Family Affair: Ballerina Buffy
• Family Affair: The Mother Tongue
• Family Affair: Everybody Needs Somebody
• Family Affair: The Way it Was
• Family Affair: All Nephews Are Created Equal
• Family Affair: The Prize
• Family Affair: What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?
• Family Affair: The Award
• Family Affair: The Butler Method

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