S1 E1: Buffy
Bill Davis is ambivalent about taking on the responsibility of raising his niece Buffy after the death of his brother. After suggesting she attend boarding school in Switzerland, she runs away.
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New York engineer Bill Davis finds his life as a swinging bachelor turned upside-down by the arrival of his newly orphaned nieces and nephew, young twins Buffy and Jody and their teenaged big sister, Cissy.
Cast: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver
Bill Davis is ambivalent about taking on the responsibility of raising his niece Buffy after the death of his brother. After suggesting she attend boarding school in Switzerland, she runs away.
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Jody, Buffy's twin brother, and Cissy arrive while Bill is away. When he returns, he must make a decision as to what to do that would be best for the children.
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When Bill returns from Africa bearing gifts, Cissy presents him with a hand-knitted tie. Buffy and Jody also want to give Bill a gift, and purchase a horse for him from a retiring carriage driver.
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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.
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An acquaintance of Bill's hires Mr. French to appear in an ad for marmalade that her advertising company is promoting.
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When Bill arranges for an interior decorator to redo Cissy's and Buffy's bedroom, Buffy becomes withdrawn as the changes seem to separate the room and she fears Cissy is separating from her.
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Buffy leaves Mrs. Beasley with Mr. French, who accidentally knocks the doll off the terrace. When Bill learns from Cissy the importance of Mrs. Beasley to Buffy, he goes on a hunt to find the doll.
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The owner of a Middle East Delicacies store, upon learning Mr. French is unmarried and knowing he is wealthy, introduces him to his cousin, Nural Shpeni, who he and her brothers want Nural to marry.
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The vice principal and a child psychologist are concerned that Buffy and Jody only spend time with each other instead of playing with the other children.
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Cissy thinks Bill is planning to get married to an old friend, but when her new friend tells her how her stepmothers sent her away, Cissy then suspects that the woman will send them away.
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Restless, Bill takes a job in the Yutacan, but then starts to miss the family. It gets worse when he is led to believe, through miscommunication by phone, that Mr. French has the flu.
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Jody doesn't think Bill loves him because he won't punish him, so Jody looks for ways to get in trouble, but his plans backfire.
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For a school project, Cissy wants to write a story about Mr French. She starts following him and finds out what he does every Thursday.
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Cissy develops an infatuation with her school teacher who teaches philosophy and spouts big ideals that everyone should follow. Bill finds a way to show that the teacher is just a regular man.
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Jody talks about having a job with a man who builds buildings. Uncle Bill thinks he is making it up. Bill later meets the man and realizes it is the person he has been trying to meet for a project.
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Cissy's school is having a mother / daughter dinner. This makes Cissy miss her mother more.
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Due to a miscommunication of who would watch Buffy and Jody, the twins find themselves all alone in New York City.
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Giles French leaves town for a month, so his brother Niles comes to help with the Davis'. Jody is tired of always being around the girls and having to do the things they want to do.
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Jody & Buffy are excited to be moved to Upper First Grade at school, but it means more homework. They do not know how to do the math problems nor read some of the new books.
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Buffy & Jody have problems with a building project for school. Bill is hosting a large dinner party, and French has to hire an assistant to help serve the food.
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Bill has to babysit Buffy and Jody and tells friends that he is stuck with the kids. Buffy overhears this, and the twins start to decide if they should stay with Bill or move to their aunt's place.
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Buffy gets upset when she does not get the role of The Big Bad Wolf in her ballet recital.
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Buffy & Jody's new friend at school has them doing things differently. When Marilyn visits, Bill and French learn she speaks only Mandarin, and the kids communicate through child-speak.
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French congratulates a friend on his wedding, and makes the comment about how wonderful it will be to have a wife and home. Buffy overhears this and tells Jody they need to find French a wife.
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Uncle Bill and French look forward to a week of quiet when the children are at camps during a school break. After a few days, Bill and French realize they have grown used to the noise and chaos.
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French's nephew David visits French at the Davis' home. David surprises French by announcing he is going into dentistry instead of being a gentleman's gentleman.
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Buffy & Jody enter a cereal contest, hoping to win a boat. But their prize is a lamb. When it arrives at the apartment, they do not understand why a lamb cannot live in an apartment.
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Bill takes a week of vacation and plans activities. The Rodeo is in town and Bill's friend Gabe is one of the cowboys. Bill invites Gabe to stay with them and the twins want to do everything with him.
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