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Season 2

30 Episodes

1967

Birds, Bees and Buffy

E01

Birds, Bees and Buffy

9/11/1967·30m

Buffy and Jody wants to know where babies come from, and a whole bunch of stories confuses not only them, but parents as well. Cissy then tells them the right procedure of how babies are made.

First Love

E02

First Love

9/18/1967

Bill and Buffy both fall in love with people they cannot have.

Go Home, Mr. French

E03

Go Home, Mr. French

9/25/1967·30m

Mr. French's romance with an old flame puts his job in jeopardy when he thinks about working with his old love in another house.

Arthur, the Invisible Bear

E04

Arthur, the Invisible Bear

10/2/1967·30m

Jody's new imaginary friend is really getting him in trouble and it tales a trip to a psychologist to figure out what is going on.

The Other Cheek

E05

The Other Cheek

10/9/1967·30m

A girl picks on Jody, who doesn't dare hit her back.

The Candy Striper

E06

The Candy Striper

10/16/1967·30m

Cissy becomes a candy-stripper, but feels emotionally insecure when she unknowingly breaks one of the supervisor's rules when she gives a patient some water. She is doomed to quit but Bill tells her to face up to her mistake and keep her job. It might be all and well for Cissy, but it doesn't work for Buffy when she wants to be a Brownie, but finds out she is not the right age.

Fat, Fat, the Water Rat

E07

Fat, Fat, the Water Rat

10/23/1967

Buffy makes friends with a bunch of kids, unbeknownst to her that they hate fancy kids. Mr. French catcher her and forbids her to play with them again. Uncle Bill however supports Buffy's choice and lets her play with her new friends.

The Toy Box

E08

The Toy Box

11/6/1967

Uncle Bill enforces an iron-clad confiscation order of toys constantly being left on the floor by the kids and they can never get them back. It hits a little too close when Buffy's beloved Mrs. Beasley is in danger of being taken away from her.

Take Me Out of the Ballgame

E09

Take Me Out of the Ballgame

11/13/1967

Jody tries his hardest to be on a local stickball team, only to be beaten out by Buffy, who happens to be a great player as well.

You Like Buffy Better

E10

You Like Buffy Better

11/20/1967

Cissy thinks that Buffy is being shafted by Bill because he favors Jody. Bill then decides to spend all of his time with Buffy, but then, this starts to be a problem for Cissy and Jody.

Freddie

E11

Freddie

11/27/1967

Freddie, Bill's old friend from Terre Haute, wishes that she had children after spending time with Buffy and Jody.

Our Friend Stanley

E12

Our Friend Stanley

12/4/1967

Buffy and Jody make friends with a disabled boy named Stanley, much to the dismay of his overprotective mother.

Somebody Upstairs

E13

Somebody Upstairs

12/11/1967

Cissy and Buffy are starstruck when they meet a Broadway star living in the building.

E14

Star Dust

12/18/1967

Bill is starstruck now, with a famous actress that wants to give up the business and settle down with him.

Best of Breed

E15

Best of Breed

12/25/1967

Buffy and Jody find a dog, but the landlord lays down the law against dogs. The landlord recants after the dog wins a dog contest.

Family Reunion

E16

Family Reunion

1/1/1968

Bill and Mr. French visit the kids' old home in Terre Haute where they are faced with a painful decision: Stay with their aunt who makes up stuff about how they are a burden to Bill or go back to New York.

A Man's Place

E17

A Man's Place

1/8/1968

A new romance that Mr. French has puts him in the position to make him think that his current life as a butler is not good enough for his date.

The Great Kow-Tow

E18

The Great Kow-Tow

1/15/1968

Buffy and Jody go Chinese when they are ""adopted"" by a elderly Chinese man.

The Fish Watchers

E19

The Fish Watchers

1/22/1968

Uncle Bill gets the kids involved with tropical fish after the advice of a fellow construction worker.

The Day Nothing Happened

E20

The Day Nothing Happened

1/29/1968

A Blizzard can be anyone's worst enemy. This lesson is true when everything goes awry for the David family in Long Island: French is stranded in the blizzard, kids Building snowmen inside, ruined potential dates, Oy Vey!

A House in the Country

E21

A House in the Country

2/5/1968

Bill wants to move to a house in the suburbs, but the kids persuade him to stay where he is.

A Matter of Tonsils

E22

A Matter of Tonsils

2/12/1968

Poor Buffy and Jody have to have their tonsils out.

A Member of the Family

E23

A Member of the Family

2/19/1968

Mr. French thinks he is left out of Cissy's drawings for school.

His and Hers

E24

His and Hers

2/26/1968

Bill and the family meet their potential counterparts when he meets a woman named Margaret and her kids. The kids think that it's real cool to have kids that are like them at first, but they find out that they are too much alike and do not get along with them.

The New Cissy

E25

The New Cissy

3/4/1968

Cissy is sad because she is not getting any attention from boys, except one named Wendell who she thinks is dull by comparison. So she have a complete and total makeover and she is an instant sex symbol! The boys are so enamored by her, except for Wendell who liked her as she was before. Cissy realizes that Wendell liked her the whole time for just being herself.

The Family Outing

E26

The Family Outing

3/11/1968

Camping is not such a hot idea for Mr. French, Buffy and Cissy, which spoils the boys' fun.

Mr. French's Holiday

E27

Mr. French's Holiday

3/18/1968

Mr. French has a nice vacation planned for himself, but the kids come along and makes his vacation more enjoyable, whether he likes it or not.

The Mrs. Beasley Story

E28

The Mrs. Beasley Story

3/25/1968

Buffy is disheartened because Mrs. Beasley needs arm surgery

The Baby Sitters

E29

The Baby Sitters

4/1/1968

Uncle Bill leaves for a trip (and having trouble finding his dentist as well) and Mr. French goes out for the evening, leaving Cissy to watch the twins. Then Cissy leaves to go to a concert (big mistake) and leaves her friend Sharon in charge. Then Sharon comes down with the measles and her mama comes to watch the kids. Then her mama levaes to take care o Sharon and puts her husband and his poker pals on babysitter duty. My lord, what a turn of events, but thankfully Bill and French come home to see all the trouble that Cissy started in the first place.

Family Portrait

E30

Family Portrait

4/8/1968

A girlfriend urges Bill to stay home more.

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Season 1

30 Episodes

1966

Buffy

E01

Buffy

9/12/1966·30m

The excellent family series begins when Bill Davis, a fantastic construction engineer, unexpectedly adopts Buffy, who along with Jody and Cissy, have lost their parents in an accident. Buffy comes first and at first, Bill doesn't like her and wants to send her back to Terre Haute. Buffy gets the feeling that Bill doesn't like her and runs off to hide in the basement. Bill tells her that he likes her and wants her to stay. In the end, when Bill gets ready to leave for a trip, Jody and Cissy come to be with Buffy.

Jody and Cissy

E02

Jody and Cissy

9/19/1966·30m

Cissy joins the family and Mr. French thinks that he is not wanted anymore. Mr. French changes his mind after Buffy puts her doll in his suitcase and decides to stay after all.

The Gift Horse

E03

The Gift Horse

9/26/1966

Buffy and Jody decide to give Bill a great gift- a horse!

The Matter of School

E04

The Matter of School

10/3/1966·30m

Bill decides to send Cissy to a private girls' school in Connecticut, and even though she would prefer to attend high school locally, she reluctantly agrees to go, thinking Bill wants to get her out of the way.

Marmalade

E05

Marmalade

10/10/1966·30m

Mr. French is chosen for an ad for marmalade and is a huge promotion success, until he tastes the marmalade that he is hawking.

Room with a Viewpoint

E06

Room with a Viewpoint

10/17/1966·30m

Buffy doesn't like the new changes in her and Cissy's bedroom and refuses to ever step foot in it.

Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

E07

Mrs. Beasley, Where Are You?

10/24/1966·30m

Buffy's doll, Mrs. Beasley, gets knocked out of the apartment window by accident and Buffy goes up at arms about the whole thing. She fnds out that a little girl owns a doll that looks just like her lost Mrs. Beasley, and realizes that it is not her doll. Suddenly, the real Mrs. Beasley doll is found in a trash bin.

Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

E08

Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?

11/7/1966·30m

Mr. French gets Lebanese cooking lessons from a Middle Eastern restaurant owner named Nural Shpeni, and her family forces Mr. French to marry her, whether he wants to or not.

A Matter for Experts

E09

A Matter for Experts

11/14/1966·30m

Buffy and Jody have been spending a lot a time with each other at school, and it is a major concern for the vice principal and a child psychologist who states that Buffy and Jody need to make friends and join in with other children.

Beware the Other Woman

E10

Beware the Other Woman

11/21/1966·30m

When an old flame steps back into Bill's life, the children think that he will get married and send them back to Indiana.

Take Two Aspirin

E11

Take Two Aspirin

11/28/1966·30m

Bill gets a chance to work with a friend in Mexico on a job, but his trip is cut short when Mr. French comes down with the flu and difficultt in keeping touch with the family.

Love Me, Love Me Not

E12

Love Me, Love Me Not

12/5/1966·30m

When Jody sees a friend getting spanked by his father, his father tells him that he punishes him out of love. So Jody takes it upon himself to earn a spanking from Uncle Bill to see if he loves him enough to enforce physical punishment.

The Thursday Man

E13

The Thursday Man

12/12/1966·30m

Cissy learns a lesson in snooping when she is to do a paper on Mr. French and finds a shocking secret about him.

Think Deep

E14

Think Deep

12/26/1966·30m

Cissy worships a teacher named Julian Hill and spouts his theories all through the household. Bill invites the teacher to dinner and Cissy sees that he is not the man that she worships so dearly when he goes off on Buffy and Jody for an innocent spill.

Hard Hat Jody

E15

Hard Hat Jody

1/2/1967·30m

Jody's allusion about being a constuction worker leads him to ""gaining"" a job with a constuction worker who Bill is trying to get a job with.

That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

E16

That Was the Dinner That Wasn't

1/9/1967·30m

Cissy is disheartened because she will be left out of a mother-daughter event at school, and she doesn't tell Bill what is wrong with her.

All Around the Town

E17

All Around the Town

1/16/1967·30m

Bill and the whole family are seeing the Gaynors off on their cruise. Buffy and Jody think that Bill is having dinner with them, but when they find out the thuth, they are left on the dock by themselves. Mrs. Gaynor sees them and calls Bill, but Buffy and Jody run off in the city to find the owner of some money they found on the dock.

One for the Little Boy

E18

One for the Little Boy

1/23/1967·30m

Bill plans to do some serious bonding with Jody by taking him on a business trip, but Murphy's Law plagues the trip. But Jody states that just being with Bill is exciting enough.

Fancy Free

E19

Fancy Free

1/30/1967·30m

Buffy and Jody are placed in a fast-learning portion of their grade, but Bill is spending his time with a woman who is quite uncertain about what she wants. The twins get a friendly window-washer to help them with their work, but a call from the school to Bill makes him see that the children are more important than a hot date.

A Helping Hand

E20

A Helping Hand

2/6/1967·30m

A lesson to be learned in this episode: Helping people is good, but it only goes but so far. The family learns this the hard way. Mr. French helps out a maid who is very bad with housekeeping by covering up her mistakes, and this charade goes on until she is hired by a guest who is throwing a party. Eventually, she gets fired and she gets on Mr. French. Bill does the same thing when he takes over the twins' school project, and he gets credit. Cissy tells them all about how important it is to get involved in the family because they had none when they were in Terre Haute.

Once in Love with Buffy

E21

Once in Love with Buffy

2/13/1967·30m

Aunt Fran's back and she wants the kids to come back with her. She believes that Bill will not be a suitable person for the kids. Of course, Fran thinks that this fact is confirmed when Buffy thinks that Bill doesn't want them there. When teh family gets ready to leave, Buffy sees the light and changes her mind.

Ballerina Buffy

E22

Ballerina Buffy

2/20/1967·30m

Buffy gets chosen for a lead in a ballet, which is totally annoying for a mother whose little girl, Melissa, was passed over for a complete stranger. She has reason to suspect foul play when the casting director is Bill's old girlfriend Margo, but she knew nothing about Bill's children until after she had cast the roles. Then Margo tells Buffy that she will be a big success and travel all over the world. Buffy gets the idea that it means right away, so she botches up her role in the production so that she will not be separated from her new family.

The Mother Tongue

E23

The Mother Tongue

2/27/1967·30m

Buffy and Jody meets a new girl named Marilyn, who is the daughter of a Chinese diplomat and speaks no English. Mr. French tries to work out his Cantonese and unknowingly insults her.

Everybody Needs Somebody

E24

Everybody Needs Somebody

3/13/1967·30m

Buffy and Jody play matchmaker for Mr. French, but he thinks that they do not want him around because he punished them so severely.

The Way It Was

E25

The Way It Was

3/20/1967·30m

Bill sends the kids away for a week-long trip at camp because they are driving him up the wall. He then starts to miss them when he goes back to his bachelor life.

All Nephews Are Created Equal

E26

All Nephews Are Created Equal

3/27/1967·30m

Mr. French gets a visit from his nephew David. French is shocked when David announces that he wants to become a dentist, but the final straw comes when he goes out with Cissy.

The Prize

E27

The Prize

4/10/1967·30m

The twins win a baby lamb in a cereal contest, which is not a good thing if your neighbors are trying to sleep.

What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

E28

What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?

4/17/1967·30m

Bill takes the twins to the rodeo where he meets his old friend Gabe, whom he invites to stay with them. The twins are mesmerized at the thought of meeting a real live cowboy, and Gabe takes them under his wing. Of course, Bill thinks that they like Gabe more than they like him. But the twins tell him that Bill will always come first in their lives.

The Award

E29

The Award

5/1/1967·30m

Buffy and Jody want to make an award for Bill for being the best uncle, but they fall allergic to the clay they are making the award with. Bill thinks that the allergies are caused by irregular parenting, but the doctor states that they are allergic to modeling clay.

The Butler Method

E30

The Butler Method

5/15/1967·30m

Cissy has trouble finding a date for the Sadie Hawkins dance, and asks a boy who throws her a curve because of a broken leg. Thinking that he is lying, she feels miserable. Bill suggests that an actor friend of his who is visiting escort her to the dance, but Cissy turns him down. Then, Cissy sees that Virgil really does has a broken leg, and she is happy that he didn't lie to her.

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Season 3

28 Episodes

1968

The Latch Key Kid

E01

The Latch Key Kid

9/23/1968

Buffy meets a girl named lana who lives along wheile her mother goes out all the time. Buffy considers being just like Lana, until she comes over and confesses that Buffy has a god life.

By a Whisker

E02

By a Whisker

9/30/1968

Jody must clip French's whiskers to get into a club.

A Waltz from Vienna

E03

A Waltz from Vienna

10/7/1968

Cissy is asked by a boy in Vienna to be his bride. Cissy likes the idea at first, but reality comes in and snaps some sense into her.

Your Friend, Jody

E04

Your Friend, Jody

10/14/1968

A boxer advises Bill to send Jody to a boys camp.

The Substitute Teacher

E05

The Substitute Teacher

10/21/1968

Jody is attracted to a new substitute teacher, but is sad when she leaves. Uncle Bill meets Jody's secret crush and finds out that she looks somewhat like the children's mother.

Oliver

E06

Oliver

11/4/1968

The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.

Christmas Came a Little Early

E07

Christmas Came a Little Early

11/11/1968

Buffy throws an early Christmas party for a sick little girl who might not live to see it.

The Unsound of Music

E08

The Unsound of Music

11/18/1968

A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.

Albertine

E09

Albertine

12/2/1968

A little girl named Albertine charms everyone by bragging about her father, which she doesn't really have.

A Matter of Choice

E10

A Matter of Choice

12/9/1968

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

E11

Ciao, Uncle Bill

12/16/1968

Uncle Bill might have found the right woman to marry in Rome, but calls it off when she doesn't like children

A Nanny for All Seasons

E12

A Nanny for All Seasons

12/23/1968

French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.

Family Plan

E13

Family Plan

12/30/1968

Bill is laid up with a broken leg from a ski accident. The kids and his girlfriend both give him some horrendous care.

To Love with Buffy

E14

To Love with Buffy

1/6/1969

Bill takes Buffy on a trip with him to Puerto Rico to spend some time together. He then meets a flame of his, but he vows to spend all of his time with Buffy.

A Family Group

E15

A Family Group

1/13/1969

Cissy brings home a friend named Dana who brags to everyone that her family life is absolutely fabulous, until Bill finds out that her parents are divorced and are looking for her.

A Lesson for Grown-Ups

E16

A Lesson for Grown-Ups

1/20/1969

The siblings take action to solve a financial crisis.

Oh, To Be in England

E17

Oh, To Be in England

1/27/1969

A year in England doesn't include Bill.

A Matter of Privacy

E18

A Matter of Privacy

2/3/1969

The twins learn how to eavesdrop with a tape recorder.

Lost in Spain: Part 1

E19

Lost in Spain: Part 1

2/10/1969

A fantastic family trip in Spain goes absolutely wrong when Mr. French and the twins get lost.

Lost in Spain: Part 2

E20

Lost in Spain: Part 2

2/17/1969

While Mr. French desperately searches for Buffy and Jody, the twins are going into unknown parts of Spain where they are picked up by a nun and a bunch of schoolchildren.

Lost in Spain: Part 3

E21

Lost in Spain: Part 3

2/24/1969

The Civil Guards are putting an APB out on the twins. Buffy and Jody are spotted by Carlos and Maria and are afraid to ell the guards. So They take care of them and take them to a church, where thankfully, Bill and his friends find them.

A Diller, a Dollar

E22

A Diller, a Dollar

3/3/1969

Buffy has a chance to skip a grade, but she is failing. Bill thinks that she is failing to stay with Jody, but Buffy is actually in love with a boy in her grade.

The Young Man from Bolivia

E23

The Young Man from Bolivia

3/10/1969

Jody is jealous of attention paid to his Bolivian pen pal.

Speak for Yourself, Mr. French

E24

Speak for Yourself, Mr. French

3/17/1969

A young woman pursues Mr. French.

The Flip Side

E25

The Flip Side

3/24/1969

Cissy falls for a singer who writes a song about her, but as he goes off on tour, they lose touch. Cissy goes to one of his concerts to see him again, only her heart is broken when she sees him with another girl.

The Matter of Dignity

E26

The Matter of Dignity

3/31/1969

Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.

Flower Power

E27

Flower Power

4/7/1969

Cissy wants to be a hippie, much to Bill's chagrin.

My Man, the Star

E28

My Man, the Star

4/14/1969

Mr. French gets a role as King Henry VIII in a film production, only to have him look really stupid.

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Season 5

24 Episodes

1970

The Good Neighbors

E01

The Good Neighbors

9/17/1970·30m

Tired of the unfriendliness from all of the tenants in the building, Buffy and Jody decide to throw a party for all of the neighbors. Then the neighbors get stuck in an elevator and they work together to fix the problem.

Desert Isle: Manhattan Style

E02

Desert Isle: Manhattan Style

9/24/1970·30m

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.

Eastward Ho!

E03

Eastward Ho!

10/1/1970·30m

Bill's friend, Eng Ho, is planning an arranged marriage for his daughter, Ming Lee, and wants Bill to give her a place to stay until the wedding. Cissy then makes friends with her and takes her out with her friends. Ming Lee then falls for her escort, which is a bad idea when she is about to be married. Ming Lee decides not to marry, and her father threatend to take her back to Hong Kong. Bill convinces Eng to let Ming Lee stay in America.

Meet Emily

E04

Meet Emily

10/8/1970

When Mr. French gets too strict with the kids, Bill decides that he needs to loosen up. Bill hires Emily Turner to help Mr. French out, and she is won over by the kids because of her openness and free will. Mr. French hates Emily because of her attitude and decides that the apartment isn't big enough for two domestics. Mr. French then realizes that Emily is a great asset and they decide to work together.

The Return of Maudie

E05

The Return of Maudie

10/15/1970·30m

French knows Maudie, a nobelwoman, as a former barmaid.

It Can't Be Five Years

E06

It Can't Be Five Years

10/22/1970·30m

The kids celebrate five years of living in the Davis apartment bu throwing a surprise party for Bill, who doesn't make it because of a trip to Washington D.C. Emily then reminds him of the day and he goes to the party after all.

Travels with Cissy

E07

Travels with Cissy

10/29/1970·30m

Cissy and Gregg? Getting married? Not if Bill can help it. He takes the kids to California to get Cissy to change her mind. Bill then takes her to a studio party where Cissy meets Steve Hunter, a handsome western star. She falls for him and, after hearing stories about Steve, Bill tries to stop this new romance by bringing Gregg out to win her back. Gregg tells Cissy that he wishes her lots of luck with Steve. Steve then proposes to Cissy, and she refuses.

Stamp of Approval

E08

Stamp of Approval

11/5/1970·30m

Jody falls for a girl named Geraldine only because he wants her stamp. Bill falls for a woman to get a job with her foundation. Jody then talks about stamp collecting and Geraldine becomes friends with him and gives him the stamp that he was after. Jody then gives the stamp back to her because he's more interested in her. The woman doesn't give Bill a job, but they become friends.

And Baby Makes Eight

E09

And Baby Makes Eight

11/12/1970·30m

Cissy takes care of her pregnant friend while her soldier husband is out on a job.

Say Uncle

E10

Say Uncle

11/19/1970·30m

Bill refuses to fight Jody's classmate's father.

Class Clown

E11

Class Clown

11/26/1970·30m

Bill goes out on a date with a funny comedianne.

The Unsinkable Mr. French

E12

The Unsinkable Mr. French

12/3/1970·30m

Events conspire to make French lose his cool.

Wish You Were Here

E13

Wish You Were Here

12/10/1970·30m

Jody worries that Bill can't attend a father/son night.

Feat of Clay

E14

Feat of Clay

12/17/1970·30m

Bill's new girlfriend gives him a genuine primitive Colombian artifact, in which Buffy and Jody take to school and to have it broken! They try to put the pieces back together again and uses clay to make an exact copy of the statue. Their handiwork is displayed at the gallery and people are trying to buy it. The kids confess their doings to Bill's girlfriend.

Heroes Are Born

E15

Heroes Are Born

12/31/1970

Jody makes friends with a boy in teh park whose uncle is Ken Granger, a football superstar. Jody starts worshipping the ground that Granger walks on until he finds out that Granger is suspended from the team for betting on his own games. Jody is disappointed, but Uncle Bill tells him that people do not act the way we want them to act.

Nobody Here But Us Uncles

E16

Nobody Here But Us Uncles

1/7/1971

The siblings try to pair Bill with their teacher.

Too Late, Too Soon

E17

Too Late, Too Soon

1/14/1971·30m

Emily playes matchmaker to Mr. French and Miss Faversham, and a matchbreaker to her son Jim and Cissy. Bill thinks that Emily believes that Jim is not good enough for Cissy.

The Littlest Exile

E18

The Littlest Exile

1/21/1971·30m

The Davis family meets Elena and a little boy named Johnnie, who is running away from military agents who want to take him back to his father in a military-torn country.

Put Your Dreams Away

E19

Put Your Dreams Away

1/28/1971·30m

Cissy meets up with her old friend Russ Brooks, who is joining the Peace Corps in Chile. Cissy wants to join Russ, but Bill tries to discourage her decision. Russ and Cissy decide to run off to Chile and get married, but Cissy backs out when she finds out the risks involved.

The Joiners

E20

The Joiners

2/4/1971·30m

Buffy wants to join a clique, but is dropped because she is younger by one year. Bill makes a deal with Shirley, the leader, that if he builds them a clubhouse, Buffy can join the club. After the clubhouse is built, Buffy is now a member, but Cissy wants her to run for secretary. The current secretary, Carol, wants to know why Buffy is in the club and Shirley tells her the truth and Buffy is out of the club.

Cinder-Emily

E21

Cinder-Emily

2/11/1971·30m

Emily wants to go to Jim's graduation ball, but can't because of four reasons: no date, no dance experience, nothing to wear, and fear of embarassing her son. Buffy and Jody help her out, and tries to get Mr. French to take her to the ball. Mr. French decides to take her, but comes down with the flu. Bill cancels a trip to take Emily to the ball.

Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley

E22

Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley

2/18/1971·30m

Buffy meets a real, live Mrs. Beasley, an old lady who owns a toy store, when a friend forces her to give up her doll, Mrs. Beasley.

Buffy's Fair Lady

E23

Buffy's Fair Lady

2/25/1971·30m

Buffy meets a chubby girl named Angela who has a crush on Jody. Buffy tries her best to turn Angela into a lovely young lady and puts together a party so Angela can make friends. Buffy gets Jody to dance with Angela, but he bribes another boy to dance with her. Angela is disheartened when she finds out that this whole party was staged. Buffy and Jody then apologize for the way they treated her and gets her to make friends the right way.

You Can't Fight City Hall

E24

You Can't Fight City Hall

3/4/1971·30m

Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a vacant lot where they can play, until the city decides to put a parking lot on that space.

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Season 4

26 Episodes

1969

No Uncle Is an Island

E01

No Uncle Is an Island

9/25/1969

After Bill returns from a vacation, the kids decide to let him just kick back and relax, but constant interruptions make that totally impossible.

The Wings of an Angel

E02

The Wings of an Angel

10/2/1969

An ex-convict ask Bill for help finding a job

Uncle Prince Charming

E03

Uncle Prince Charming

10/9/1969

Cissy's friend falls for Uncle Bill.

Cissy's Apartment

E04

Cissy's Apartment

10/16/1969

Cissy's independence is put to the test when she decides to stay in her own apartment with a friend. Her family wil not leave her alone, but when they stop coming, she feels lonesome for them.

The Jody Affair

E05

The Jody Affair

10/23/1969

While Jody is playing with his friends at school, a window gets broken and Jody is blamed for it. When Jody is suspended, Bill considers taking him to a private school. He reconsiders when one of Jody's friends confesses to breaking the window.

With This Ring

E06

With This Ring

10/30/1969

Cissy and Gregg decide to get engaged.

What's Funny About a Broken Leg?

E07

What's Funny About a Broken Leg?

11/6/1969

Buffy gets a broken leg and the family tries to cheer her up, but to no avail.

The Birthday Boy

E08

The Birthday Boy

11/13/1969

The twins plan a surprise birthday party for Mr. French.

The Stowaway

E09

The Stowaway

11/20/1969

Buffy and Jody discover a runaway orphan and decides to keep him without Mr. French knowing about it.

Number One Boy

E10

Number One Boy

12/4/1969

Bill's valet from Hong Kong usurps French's place.

A Tale of Two Travels

E11

A Tale of Two Travels

12/11/1969

Cissy stays with a friend while the rest of the family goes to Boston. Subsequently, no one has a good time.

Maudie

E12

Maudie

12/18/1969

A rich, titled English widow proposes to French.

Goodbye Harold

E13

Goodbye Harold

12/25/1969

Buffy's hamster runs away in the park.

The Girl Graduate

E14

The Girl Graduate

1/1/1970

Graduate Cissy plans to stay out all night.

Grandpa, Sir

E15

Grandpa, Sir

1/8/1970

The siblings' long-absent grandfather pays a visit.

Marooned

E16

Marooned

1/15/1970

Mr. French and the twins are snowbound in Vermont.

Mr. Osaki's Tree

E17

Mr. Osaki's Tree

1/22/1970

A bonsai tree given to Jody begins to die.

The Language of Love

E18

The Language of Love

1/29/1970·30m

Bill asks a doctor to help Buffy's pal who is disabled.

The Inheritance

E19

The Inheritance

2/5/1970·30m

The twins get a small inheritance.

There Goes New York

E20

There Goes New York

2/12/1970·30m

A tidal wave is predicted for New York and the kids get scared.

Wouldn't It Be Loverly

E21

Wouldn't It Be Loverly

2/19/1970·30m

Buffy and Jody meets a kid named George whose parents let him do whatever he pleases. The twins wanna be treated that way, too, but Uncle Bill teaches them a lesson in early independence they will never forget.

The Boys Against the Girls

E22

The Boys Against the Girls

2/26/1970·30m

Jody is a victim of peer pressure when he is forced to choose between a stickball team and taking up for Buffy, who the team ridicules.

The Old Cowhand

E23

The Old Cowhand

3/5/1970·30m

Jody meets his favorite movie western hero, Chaps Callahan, and makes friends with him. Jody decides to introduce Chap to his friends, and finds out that he is not the same as he was in his movies. Jody is disheartened because Chap is not who he used to be, and Chap reassures him that he is the same person, just older.

Angel in the Family

E24

Angel in the Family

3/12/1970·30m

Mr French tries to help a friend by talking to the daughter about the life of being an actress. His efforts are negated when Bill finds the daughter an acting position.

Family in Paradise: Part 1

E25

Family in Paradise: Part 1

3/26/1970·30m

Bill takes the family and Mr French to Tahiti for a vacation. Everyone enjoys the place.

Family in Paradise: Part 2

E26

Family in Paradise: Part 2

4/2/1970·30m

Uncle Bill considers having everyone stay in Tahiti and live there.