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S5 E12 The Unsinkable Mr. French

Comedy

TV-G

25m

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.

Season 5, 24 Episodes

Family Affair - The Good Neighbors

The Good Neighbors,

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.

Family Affair - Desert Isle: Manhattan Style

Desert Isle: Manhattan Style,

Bill asks Cissy to babysit the twin 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.

Family Affair - Eastward Ho

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.

Family Affair - Meet Emily

Bill decides to hire a female employee to help around the house and soften the edges of Mr. French's stiffness. It takes a while, but soon the whole family enjoys having Emily around.

Family Affair - The Return of Maudie

The Return of Maudie,

A former friend of Mr. French's visits.

Family Affair - It Can't Be Five Years

It Can't Be Five Years,

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 him he has to come home.

Family Affair - Travels with Cissy

Travels with Cissy,

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.

Family Affair - Stamp of Approval

Stamp of Approval,

Bill and Jody try to get on the good side of female friends in order to get something they want. Bill wants a job at her company, and Jody wants a stamp for his collection.

Family Affair - And Baby Makes Eight

And Baby Makes Eight,

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

Family Affair - Say Uncle

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

Family Affair - Class Clown

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.

Family Affair - The Unsinkable Mr. French

The Unsinkable Mr. French,

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.

Family Affair - Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here,

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.

Family Affair - Feat of Clay

Buffy and Jody accidentally break a small statue originally from Columbia and try to fix it before Uncle Bill finds out about it.

Family Affair - Heroes Are Born

Heroes Are Born,

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

Family Affair - Nobody Here But Us Uncles

Nobody Here But Us Uncles,

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

Family Affair - Too Late, Too Soon

Too Late, Too Soon,

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

Family Affair - The Littlest Exile

The Littlest Exile,

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

Family Affair - Put Your Dreams Away

Put Your Dreams Away,

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.

Family Affair - The Joiners

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

Family Affair - Cinder-Emily

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.

Family Affair - Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley

Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley,

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.

Family Affair - Buffy's Fair Lady

Buffy's Fair Lady,

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

Family Affair - You Can't Fight City Hall

You Can't Fight City Hall,

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.

Details

Family Affair

Comedy

TV-G

5 Seasons

25m

'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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