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Family Affair
Format Sitcom
Starring Brian Keith
Sebastian Cabot
Kathy Garver
Johnny Whitaker
Anissa Jones
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor Sebastian Cabot ( July 6, 1918  &ndash August 22, 1977) was an English Film and Television actor best Best known for her co-starring role as Catherine "Cissy" Patterson-Davis in the prime time television hit "Family Affair" Kathy Garver has enjoyed a lifetime “affair” in Johnny Whitaker (born John O Whitaker Jr on December 13, 1959) is an American Actor best known for several notable television and Mary Anissa Jones ( March 11, 1958 &ndash August 28, 1976) was an American Child actress best remembered as "Buffy" The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 5
No.  of episodes 138
Production
Running time 25 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 12, 1966 – September 9, 1971
External links
IMDb profile

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The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, best known for My Three Sons. Don Fedderson ( April 16, 1913, South Dakota — December 18, 1994, Los Angeles, California) was a TV Executive My Three Sons is a Situation comedy about a Scots/Irish-American family (Douglas/ O'Casey that ran from September 29, 1960, to August

Brian Keith was nominated three times for an Emmy for his role as "Uncle Bill. " The theme music was composed by Frank De Vol. Frank Denny De Vol, also known simply as De Vol ( 20 September 1911 - 27 October 1999) was an American Arranger, Composer

Buffy's doll "Mrs Beasley", which she constantly carried with her, became a popular toy in real life in the United States.

Contents

Production

Like Don Fedderson's other program, My Three Sons, Family Affair utilized a sixty-day production schedule for Brian Keith. My Three Sons is a Situation comedy about a Scots/Irish-American family (Douglas/ O'Casey that ran from September 29, 1960, to August Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor All of his scenes for the season would be shot in two thirty-day blocks, while his co-stars would fill in after the actor's work was completed. This enabled Fedderson to harness actors like Keith and Fred MacMurray into television commitments, while still enabling each to make motion pictures. Frederick Martin MacMurray ( August 30, 1908 &ndash November 5, 1991) was an American Actor who appeared in over one As a result, each season had a single director for each of the thirty odd scripts.

The original series was extremely popular, but was canceled after the fifth season, as CBS began leaning towards more adult-oriented sitcom fare. The series was almost picked up by ABC, but the network instead decided to promote the similarly-themed Brady Bunch. The Brady Bunch is an American Television Situation comedy based around a large blended family.

Brief revival

A short-lived revival of the series aired on The WB Television Network from September 12, 2002 to March 13, 2003. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. This version was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft for Warner Bros. Television and lasted for 16 episodes (14 of the 16 were aired). Sid and Marty Krofft are a sibling team of prolific television producers who were influential in children's television and variety show programs particularly throughout the 1970s and early Warner Bros Television is the television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros

The cast

Original series (1966–1971)

Revival (2002–2003)

DVD releases

MPI Home Video has released all 5 seasons of Family Affair on DVD in Region 1. Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946 is an English Actor, Singer, Voice actor, and Composer, as well as having a career as a Caitlin Elizabeth Wachs (pronounced "wax" born March 15, 1989) is an American actress who has acted in several Films and Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak (born February 16, 1996) is an American Child actor known for playing Jody in the 2002 version Sasha Pieterse (born February 17, 1996) is a child actress. Pieterse started acting in 2002, when she was given a role as one of the Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and Singer. MPI Home Video is a company that produces videos of historical films and rock films since 1976; it has owned the rights to the cult TV series Dark Shadows CBS Paramount Television owns the domestic television distribution rights to the series, while the home video rights are owned by MPI Home Video (under license from the Don Fedderson estate). CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies is an American Television production MPI Home Video is a company that produces videos of historical films and rock films since 1976; it has owned the rights to the cult TV series Dark Shadows The DVD sets have the logo for Universal Television Distribution at the end of the closing credits (as Universal holds the international television rights). NBC Universal Television Distribution (NUTD is a TV distribution arm of the NBC Universal Television Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production


DVD Name Ep # Release Date Additional Information
Season One 30 June 27, 2006
  • Family Affair: Behind the Scenes with Kathy Garver
  • Photo Gallery
Season Two 30 November 21, 2006
  • "An Affair to Remember" (interview with Kathy Garver)
  • "Memories" (5-minute piece with Garver showing Family Affair memorabilia)
Season Three 28 March 27, 2007
  • The Family Affair Reunion Special
Season Four 26 October 30, 2007
  • A Conversation with Johnny Whitaker
  • "The Child Stars"
Season Five 24 February 26, 2008
  • A visit by Kathy Garver to the CBS Studio City lot where the series was filmed

External links

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