Family Affair Season 1
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Family Affair was a popular situation comedy and a regular top 20
hit show for CBS-TV during its five-year run from 1966-71.Brian
Keith stars as bachelor Bill Davis a highly-paid engineering
consultant who lives in a posh Manhattan apartment with his proper
English manservant Mr. Giles French (Sebastian Cabot). Davis
carefree existence is turned upside down when his brother and
sister-in-law die suddenly in a tragic plane accident leaving their
three children orphaned.Davis becomes an instant father figure to
six year-old twins Buffy and Jody (Annisa Jones Johnnie Whitaker)
and their big sister Cissy (Kathy Garver). Despite their
reservations Davis and French grow attached to the children. Through
humorous trial and error coupled with big doses of love and patience
the five become a real family.Not only was the series a household
favorite but Buffy s best friend and confidante Mrs. Beasley was a
huge star in her own right. The talking Mrs. Beasley doll was first
introduced in 1967. Coloring books paper dolls games and a Family
Affair lunch box soon followed. Just like Buffy the highly
collectible Mrs. Beasley was a source of friendship and comfort to
little girls everywhere.Family Affair Season 1 contains 30 episodes
on 5 discs.System Requirements:Running Time 750 Mins.Format: DVD
MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 030306774794
Manufacturer No: DVD7747
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Though it never garnered much critical acclaim during its network
run (1966-71), the TV comedy-drama Family Affair has been a viewer
favorite for decades thanks to its gentle tone, adorable cast, and
simple but sweet storylines; the charm of the show has been well
preserved on this debut season set. The appeal of Family Affair came
from the relationship between wealthy bachelor engineer (gruff
character actor Brian Keith), his manservant Mr. French (Sebastian
Cabot), and the three children (Johnny Whitaker, Kathy Garver, and
Anissa Jones) of his late brother, who have come to live with them.
The stories in the first season may have been lightweight--Cissy (Garver)
doesn't want to go to boarding school ("The Matter of School");
Buffy (Jones) loses her Mrs. Beasley doll ("Mrs. Beasley, Where Are
You?"), Bill and Jody (Whitaker) try to go on a trip ("One for the
Little Boy")--but there's no denying that Keith, Cabot, and the
young cast approach the material with honesty and genuine emotion,
which undoubtedly provides some of the reason for the program's
enduring appeal. The set's five discs include all 29 episodes of the
1966-67 season, a gallery of production stills, and a featurette
starring the now grown-up Garver, who provides some tidbits of
information about the show's genesis, as well as her own
reminiscences about the series. --Paul Gaita
