Seasons & Episodes
Buffy
The excellent family series begins when Bill Davis, a fantastic construction engineer, unexpectedly adopts Buffy, who al
Jody and Cissy
Cissy joins the family and Mr. French thinks that he is not wanted anymore. Mr. French changes his mind after Buffy puts
The Gift Horse
Buffy and Jody decide to give Bill a great gift- a horse!
The Matter of School
Bill decides to send Cissy to a private girls' school in Connecticut, and even though she would prefer to attend high sc
Marmalade
Mr. French is chosen for an ad for marmalade and is a huge promotion success, until he tastes the marmalade that he is h
Room with a Viewpoint
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?
Buffy's doll, Mrs. Beasley, gets knocked out of the apartment window by accident and Buffy goes up at arms about the who
Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?
Mr. French gets Lebanese cooking lessons from a Middle Eastern restaurant owner named Nural Shpeni, and her family force
A Matter for Experts
Buffy and Jody have been spending a lot a time with each other at school, and it is a major concern for the vice princip
Beware the Other Woman
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
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 t
Love Me, Love Me Not
When Jody sees a friend getting spanked by his father, his father tells him that he punishes him out of love. So Jody ta
The Thursday Man
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
Cissy worships a teacher named Julian Hill and spouts his theories all through the household. Bill invites the teacher t
Hard Hat Jody
Jody's allusion about being a constuction worker leads him to ""gaining"" a job with a constuction worker who Bill is tr
That Was the Dinner That Wasn't
Cissy is disheartened because she will be left out of a mother-daughter event at school, and she doesn't tell Bill what
All Around the Town
Bill and the whole family are seeing the Gaynors off on their cruise. Buffy and Jody think that Bill is having dinner wi
One for the Little Boy
Bill plans to do some serious bonding with Jody by taking him on a business trip, but Murphy's Law plagues the trip. But
Fancy Free
Buffy and Jody are placed in a fast-learning portion of their grade, but Bill is spending his time with a woman who is q
A Helping Hand
A lesson to be learned in this episode: Helping people is good, but it only goes but so far. The family learns this the
Once in Love with Buffy
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
Ballerina Buffy
Buffy gets chosen for a lead in a ballet, which is totally annoying for a mother whose little girl, Melissa, was passed
The Mother Tongue
Buffy and Jody meets a new girl named Marilyn, who is the daughter of a Chinese diplomat and speaks no English. Mr. Fren
Everybody Needs Somebody
Buffy and Jody play matchmaker for Mr. French, but he thinks that they do not want him around because he punished them s
The Way It Was
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 t
All Nephews Are Created Equal
Mr. French gets a visit from his nephew David. French is shocked when David announces that he wants to become a dentist,
The Prize
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?
Bill takes the twins to the rodeo where he meets his old friend Gabe, whom he invites to stay with them. The twins are m
The Award
Buffy and Jody want to make an award for Bill for being the best uncle, but they fall allergic to the clay they are maki
The Butler Method
Cissy has trouble finding a date for the Sadie Hawkins dance, and asks a boy who throws her a curve because of a broken
Birds, Bees and Buffy
Buffy and Jody wants to know where babies come from, and a whole bunch of stories confuses not only them, but parents as
First Love
Bill and Buffy both fall in love with people they cannot have.
Go Home, Mr. French
Mr. French's romance with an old flame puts his job in jeopardy when he thinks about working with his old love in anothe
Arthur, the Invisible Bear
Jody's new imaginary friend is really getting him in trouble and it tales a trip to a psychologist to figure out what is
The Other Cheek
A girl picks on Jody, who doesn't dare hit her back.
The Candy Striper
Cissy becomes a candy-stripper, but feels emotionally insecure when she unknowingly breaks one of the supervisor's rules
Fat, Fat, the Water Rat
Buffy makes friends with a bunch of kids, unbeknownst to her that they hate fancy kids. Mr. French catcher her and forbi
The Toy Box
Uncle Bill enforces an iron-clad confiscation order of toys constantly being left on the floor by the kids and they can
Take Me Out of the Ballgame
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
You Like Buffy Better
Cissy thinks that Buffy is being shafted by Bill because he favors Jody. Bill then decides to spend all of his time with
Freddie
Freddie, Bill's old friend from Terre Haute, wishes that she had children after spending time with Buffy and Jody.
Our Friend Stanley
Buffy and Jody make friends with a disabled boy named Stanley, much to the dismay of his overprotective mother.
Somebody Upstairs
Cissy and Buffy are starstruck when they meet a Broadway star living in the building.
Star Dust
Bill is starstruck now, with a famous actress that wants to give up the business and settle down with him.
Best of Breed
Buffy and Jody find a dog, but the landlord lays down the law against dogs. The landlord recants after the dog wins a do
Family Reunion
Bill and Mr. French visit the kids' old home in Terre Haute where they are faced with a painful decision: Stay with thei
A Man's Place
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 go
The Great Kow-Tow
Buffy and Jody go Chinese when they are ""adopted"" by a elderly Chinese man.
The Fish Watchers
Uncle Bill gets the kids involved with tropical fish after the advice of a fellow construction worker.
The Day Nothing Happened
A Blizzard can be anyone's worst enemy. This lesson is true when everything goes awry for the David family in Long Islan
A House in the Country
Bill wants to move to a house in the suburbs, but the kids persuade him to stay where he is.
A Matter of Tonsils
Poor Buffy and Jody have to have their tonsils out.
A Member of the Family
Mr. French thinks he is left out of Cissy's drawings for school.
His and Hers
Bill and the family meet their potential counterparts when he meets a woman named Margaret and her kids. The kids think
The New Cissy
Cissy is sad because she is not getting any attention from boys, except one named Wendell who she thinks is dull by comp
The Family Outing
Camping is not such a hot idea for Mr. French, Buffy and Cissy, which spoils the boys' fun.
Mr. French's Holiday
Mr. French has a nice vacation planned for himself, but the kids come along and makes his vacation more enjoyable, wheth
The Mrs. Beasley Story
Buffy is disheartened because Mrs. Beasley needs arm surgery
The Baby Sitters
Uncle Bill leaves for a trip (and having trouble finding his dentist as well) and Mr. French goes out for the evening, l
Family Portrait
A girlfriend urges Bill to stay home more.
The Latch Key Kid
Buffy meets a girl named lana who lives along wheile her mother goes out all the time. Buffy considers being just like L
By a Whisker
Jody must clip French's whiskers to get into a club.
A Waltz from Vienna
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 se
Your Friend, Jody
A boxer advises Bill to send Jody to a boys camp.
The Substitute Teacher
Jody is attracted to a new substitute teacher, but is sad when she leaves. Uncle Bill meets Jody's secret crush and find
Oliver
The twins bring home a large dog that dislikes Bill.
Christmas Came a Little Early
Buffy throws an early Christmas party for a sick little girl who might not live to see it.
The Unsound of Music
A nightclub singer coaches tone-deaf Buffy.
Albertine
A little girl named Albertine charms everyone by bragging about her father, which she doesn't really have.
A Matter of Choice
Cissy befriends a girl who uses her to disobey her parents. Uncle Bill feels that Buffy and Jody would benefit from list
Ciao, Uncle Bill
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
French contemplates marriage to raise his professional esteem.
Family Plan
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
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 vow
A Family Group
Cissy brings home a friend named Dana who brags to everyone that her family life is absolutely fabulous, until Bill find
A Lesson for Grown-Ups
The siblings take action to solve a financial crisis.
Oh, To Be in England
A year in England doesn't include Bill.
A Matter of Privacy
The twins learn how to eavesdrop with a tape recorder.
Lost in Spain: Part 1
A fantastic family trip in Spain goes absolutely wrong when Mr. French and the twins get lost.
Lost in Spain: Part 2
While Mr. French desperately searches for Buffy and Jody, the twins are going into unknown parts of Spain where they are
Lost in Spain: Part 3
The Civil Guards are putting an APB out on the twins. Buffy and Jody are spotted by Carlos and Maria and are afraid to e
A Diller, a Dollar
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
The Young Man from Bolivia
Jody is jealous of attention paid to his Bolivian pen pal.
Speak for Yourself, Mr. French
A young woman pursues Mr. French.
The Flip Side
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
The Matter of Dignity
Poison-pen letters implicate Mr. French in a scandal.
Flower Power
Cissy wants to be a hippie, much to Bill's chagrin.
My Man, the Star
Mr. French gets a role as King Henry VIII in a film production, only to have him look really stupid.
No Uncle Is an Island
After Bill returns from a vacation, the kids decide to let him just kick back and relax, but constant interruptions make
The Wings of an Angel
An ex-convict ask Bill for help finding a job
Uncle Prince Charming
Cissy's friend falls for Uncle Bill.
Cissy's Apartment
Cissy's independence is put to the test when she decides to stay in her own apartment with a friend. Her family wil not
The Jody Affair
While Jody is playing with his friends at school, a window gets broken and Jody is blamed for it. When Jody is suspended
With This Ring
Cissy and Gregg decide to get engaged.
What's Funny About a Broken Leg?
Buffy gets a broken leg and the family tries to cheer her up, but to no avail.
The Birthday Boy
The twins plan a surprise birthday party for Mr. French.
The Stowaway
Buffy and Jody discover a runaway orphan and decides to keep him without Mr. French knowing about it.
Number One Boy
Bill's valet from Hong Kong usurps French's place.
A Tale of Two Travels
Cissy stays with a friend while the rest of the family goes to Boston. Subsequently, no one has a good time.
Maudie
A rich, titled English widow proposes to French.
Goodbye Harold
Buffy's hamster runs away in the park.
The Girl Graduate
Graduate Cissy plans to stay out all night.
Grandpa, Sir
The siblings' long-absent grandfather pays a visit.
Marooned
Mr. French and the twins are snowbound in Vermont.
Mr. Osaki's Tree
A bonsai tree given to Jody begins to die.
The Language of Love
Bill asks a doctor to help Buffy's pal who is disabled.
The Inheritance
The twins get a small inheritance.
There Goes New York
A tidal wave is predicted for New York and the kids get scared.
Wouldn't It Be Loverly
Buffy and Jody meets a kid named George whose parents let him do whatever he pleases. The twins wanna be treated that wa
The Boys Against the Girls
Jody is a victim of peer pressure when he is forced to choose between a stickball team and taking up for Buffy, who the
The Old Cowhand
Jody meets his favorite movie western hero, Chaps Callahan, and makes friends with him. Jody decides to introduce Chap t
Angel in the Family
Mr French tries to help a friend by talking to the daughter about the life of being an actress. His efforts are negated
Family in Paradise: Part 1
Bill takes the family and Mr French to Tahiti for a vacation. Everyone enjoys the place.
Family in Paradise: Part 2
Uncle Bill considers having everyone stay in Tahiti and live there.
The Good Neighbors
Tired of the unfriendliness from all of the tenants in the building, Buffy and Jody decide to throw a party for all of t
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,
Eastward Ho!
Bill's friend, Eng Ho, is planning an arranged marriage for his daughter, Ming Lee, and wants Bill to give her a place t
Meet Emily
When Mr. French gets too strict with the kids, Bill decides that he needs to loosen up. Bill hires Emily Turner to help
The Return of Maudie
French knows Maudie, a nobelwoman, as a former barmaid.
It Can't Be Five Years
The kids celebrate five years of living in the Davis apartment bu throwing a surprise party for Bill, who doesn't make i
Travels with Cissy
Cissy and Gregg? Getting married? Not if Bill can help it. He takes the kids to California to get Cissy to change her mi
Stamp of Approval
Jody falls for a girl named Geraldine only because he wants her stamp. Bill falls for a woman to get a job with her foun
And Baby Makes Eight
Cissy takes care of her pregnant friend while her soldier husband is out on a job.
Say Uncle
Bill refuses to fight Jody's classmate's father.
Class Clown
Bill goes out on a date with a funny comedianne.
The Unsinkable Mr. French
Events conspire to make French lose his cool.
Wish You Were Here
Jody worries that Bill can't attend a father/son night.
Feat of Clay
Bill's new girlfriend gives him a genuine primitive Colombian artifact, in which Buffy and Jody take to school and to ha
Heroes Are Born
Jody makes friends with a boy in teh park whose uncle is Ken Granger, a football superstar. Jody starts worshipping the
Nobody Here But Us Uncles
The siblings try to pair Bill with their teacher.
Too Late, Too Soon
Emily playes matchmaker to Mr. French and Miss Faversham, and a matchbreaker to her son Jim and Cissy. Bill thinks that
The Littlest Exile
The Davis family meets Elena and a little boy named Johnnie, who is running away from military agents who want to take h
Put Your Dreams Away
Cissy meets up with her old friend Russ Brooks, who is joining the Peace Corps in Chile. Cissy wants to join Russ, but B
The Joiners
Buffy wants to join a clique, but is dropped because she is younger by one year. Bill makes a deal with Shirley, the lea
Cinder-Emily
Emily wants to go to Jim's graduation ball, but can't because of four reasons: no date, no dance experience, nothing to
Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley
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, M
Buffy's Fair Lady
Buffy meets a chubby girl named Angela who has a crush on Jody. Buffy tries her best to turn Angela into a lovely young
You Can't Fight City Hall
Buffy, Jody and their friend Ricky find a vacant lot where they can play, until the city decides to put a parking lot on
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