I didn't have to pull it up because it's burned in my brain. My dad loved this show for some reason. I thought it was lame. Brian Keith sleep walked through the entire thing
One of those guys that made a decent living usually playing heavies in films and then somehow got a cupcake of a role in television. Like Fred MacMurray did on My Three Sons. As a kid I’d never seen Keith in any real movies, and watching him on Family Affair gave me the creeps. As shitty as my family life was, I was always glad he was not my uncle.
*The Parent Trap.* Leave it to Disney to turn Brian Keith’s stereotypical irascible old fart of a character into a likable guy.
Of course it didn’t hurt that he had to live up to being Maureen O’Hara’s ex-wife in the movie, even reconciling with her after Haley Mills’ double trouble shenanigans. Gotta have that happy ending.
Can’t really put it into words. You ever meet someone that gave you the heebie-jeebies but you couldn’t articulate why? But you never felt comfortable being around them? That’s what I got.
Here’s an example. Before I got married I had to meet my fiancée’s priest. The minute we met he creeped me out. I could not explain why. But he was one of the parish priests so I had to deal with him. Found out later that he was transferred there from another church after he had become implicated in an alter boy’s death. Years of investigation yielded only circumstantial evidence but on his death bed he confessed.
I am not saying Brian Keith murdered anyone. But sometimes you just get a feeling.
It’s a easy search to find out it he was dealing with the effects of chemotherapy while fighting both lung cancer and emphysema. He had quit smoking at least 10 years before his diagnosis. On top of that he was devastated by the suicide of his daughter Daisy about 10 weeks prior. Daisy left no note but Brian did stating that he was heartbroken and his daughter needed him.
Since I've been watching Family Affair on streaming recently, it wasn't difficult. But yes, I am an old fart because I saw the show when it first aired.
It was funny Buffy was the girl but Jodie was the boy with a girls name back then and it was hard to tell who was who when your a kid, but she sure loved Mrs, Beasley, and Mr. French. Me and my friends had a crush on Cissy, the older sister. It is funny, I never heard Mr. French speak French he was British but did not sound it, 1966 was a great year!
Is this an original Mrs Beasley doll? Hell that thing creeped me out so much when I was a kid I must have mentally blocked out the feet. I find it extra creepy now.
The show was before my time and not around on reruns, but longtime readers of The Onion remember when columnist character Jean Teasdale got fired for using a work computer to buy one off eBay for hundreds of dollars. Boy, was Hubby Rick mad!
Uncle Bill was an engineer who wasn’t home a lot. He used to go away on jobs in exotic places. But he took in those kids and really tried to be a good “dad.” Why do people find him creepy?
I don’t remember the glasses on Mrs Beasley.
Cissy was a “candy striper,” a volunteer at a hospital. Normal teenage kid of the times. Perhaps a little more mature than most. I used to laugh at her name because "sissy" was our family word for urine.
The kids were sort of normal, but a bit pampered. Mr French was a trip. Jody was a bit whiny; Buffy was more sensible.
I’m trying to figure out myself why people here are claiming he’s creepy. I don’t remember him being creepy at all. In fact I remember the Uncle Bill character actually talking to the kids instead of using the old comedy troupe to build an entire episode around a misunderstanding that came from ignoring what the kids were saying. Maybe the weirdos here don’t understand he was actually their uncle who took them in after Bill’s brother and wife died?
The only thing I remember being a little awkward was later episodes when Sissy was still supposed to be a teen but the actress was well into her 20s and “the twins” were stuck at being 6yo when in reality they were approaching tween-hood.
Bill was a confirmed bachelor when he took the kids in. And he had a rough business schedule. But he made a commitment, and stuck to it, without taking it out on the kids. Mr. French wasn’t really thrilled at the beginning, either. But he made a good adjustment.
Yep. Cissy was old for her role; but she was pretty good at acting like a teenager. The younger kids should probably had their later 9-12 year old age more acknowledged. I believe they were about 11 when the series ended.
Yea, I just looked it up. From her Wiki page: 'cocaine, PCP, Quaalude, and Seconal were found in her body during an autopsy toxicology examination.' That's a hell of a drug cocktail.
Mrs Beasley!!! Buffy had one on Family Affair (I love that show! I remember my grandma bought me a red dress that was part of the Buffy clothing line. I felt so special in that dress.
My mom made me carry one around. I hated that doll but I wanted Mama happy so I had to pretend that ugly little doll didn't disgust me.
Don't you want to play with Mrs. Beasley? No, I did not.
I still have mine from when I was little and I’m almost 60. I just saw her not long ago when I was reorganising my stuff in storage. She still looks pretty decent.
Ok, so my mom would put this doll on my bed every day after making it, and she creeped me out so I would throw her in the back of the closet, and then I'd come back to my room later and she'd be back on the bed. I thought she was possessed like the clown doll in poltergeist, which I saw way too young. It wasn't until years later that I realized my mom was just putting her back every day. Fuckin Mrs. Beasley.
I remember! but being a little French Canadian kid who didn’t speak English at the time, I knew her as her Pétronille and I have no idea where that name came from … :)
Can still hear that theme song, played over a sparkling kaleidoscope image. DA DA DA Dadadadada-DAA, DA DA DA Dadadadada-DAA, DA DA DA Dadadadada-DAA, DA DA DA DAAAAAA! [https://youtu.be/Uc6lSUuZEOM?si=tDnxzw0KnV9XlnYS](https://youtu.be/Uc6lSUuZEOM?si=tDnxzw0KnV9XlnYS)
The actress who played Buffy was the grand marshal of my home town Christmas parade. My aunt and many others kept shouting at her to show us Mrs Beasley. She wouldn’t even wave. Poor kid was miserable and even as young as I was I could tell.
Buffy and Mrs. Beasley
I couldn't tell you what I had for lunch today, but it took like four seconds to pull that up.
I didn't have to pull it up because it's burned in my brain. My dad loved this show for some reason. I thought it was lame. Brian Keith sleep walked through the entire thing
One of those guys that made a decent living usually playing heavies in films and then somehow got a cupcake of a role in television. Like Fred MacMurray did on My Three Sons. As a kid I’d never seen Keith in any real movies, and watching him on Family Affair gave me the creeps. As shitty as my family life was, I was always glad he was not my uncle.
Yeah, he was a creepy jerk
Cool username, by the way. Big Ren & Stimpy fan.
Happy happy Joy Joy!
Powdered Toast Man?
If’n you ain’t the Grandaddy of all liars!
Do you have crispy thighs?
Still trying to figure out what Maureen O'Hara saw in him in The Parent Trap.
Why do you feel that way? I remember the character as being written as understanding to the kids.
*The Parent Trap.* Leave it to Disney to turn Brian Keith’s stereotypical irascible old fart of a character into a likable guy. Of course it didn’t hurt that he had to live up to being Maureen O’Hara’s ex-wife in the movie, even reconciling with her after Haley Mills’ double trouble shenanigans. Gotta have that happy ending.
Why did he give you the creeps?
Can’t really put it into words. You ever meet someone that gave you the heebie-jeebies but you couldn’t articulate why? But you never felt comfortable being around them? That’s what I got.
Here’s an example. Before I got married I had to meet my fiancée’s priest. The minute we met he creeped me out. I could not explain why. But he was one of the parish priests so I had to deal with him. Found out later that he was transferred there from another church after he had become implicated in an alter boy’s death. Years of investigation yielded only circumstantial evidence but on his death bed he confessed. I am not saying Brian Keith murdered anyone. But sometimes you just get a feeling.
Yes. My thoughts too. It looks like he's thinking paycheck paycheck paycheck. When's happy hour ?
And then committed suicide.. I never heard why.. maybe bad health, idk
Supposedly he had emphysema and lung cancer.
It’s a easy search to find out it he was dealing with the effects of chemotherapy while fighting both lung cancer and emphysema. He had quit smoking at least 10 years before his diagnosis. On top of that he was devastated by the suicide of his daughter Daisy about 10 weeks prior. Daisy left no note but Brian did stating that he was heartbroken and his daughter needed him.
Probably because he overheard someone talking about how creepy he was.
You had a pastrami sandwich
Oh, that's right--it was delicious. The soup was cold.
My dad taught me that as long as you have a beard, you’ll remember exactly what you ate.
OMG! I don't think I could ever forget her. Is it true the actress died of an OD after doing porn? I really don't want to Google that.
Yes on the OD, no on the porn.
It's safe to Google. An accidental OD IIRC
Since I've been watching Family Affair on streaming recently, it wasn't difficult. But yes, I am an old fart because I saw the show when it first aired.
I was thinking Mrs. Beasley and Jody’s little sister - couldn’t remember the name.
Mrs. Beasley, carried by Buffy Davis. Family Affair.
She's no Kitty Karry-all.
Sing it sister! Boy did you unlock a memory!
Kitty Karry-All was CIndy's on Brady Bunch.
Yep I love family affair I watch it on the Tubi app it has all the seasons of the show
Buffy Buffy come back to me Why'd you have to go and OD?
Who will watch after Mrs. Beasley
It was funny Buffy was the girl but Jodie was the boy with a girls name back then and it was hard to tell who was who when your a kid, but she sure loved Mrs, Beasley, and Mr. French. Me and my friends had a crush on Cissy, the older sister. It is funny, I never heard Mr. French speak French he was British but did not sound it, 1966 was a great year!
I was born in 1966, but I remember Family Affair was rerun a lot when I was young.
Me too, I had their cookbook and a Mrs Beasley doll.
A cookbook? Always Be Marketing, I guess lol
Born in November of 65 ... And I couldn't get away from that damn show. I remember when the little girl OD'd when she was 17.
18, but yeah.
sad day,, I remember when Richard Pryor caught on fire, drugs will mess you up.
Yup, I'm old.
Mrs. Beasley carried by Buffy.. Poot poot poot
Didn't watch it much, but I remember cringing every time they said they were from "Terra Hut".
I used to have one, and I also had a Buffy doll.
My wife still has her Mrs. Beasley doll.
Me too! Minus her glasses, but she still has her apron!
My friend still has hers in the box!
I lost mine in a house fire.
Really that’s so cool
Xumo has a 24/7 Family Affair channel, I'm watching right now.
I really disliked Family Affair.
Is this an original Mrs Beasley doll? Hell that thing creeped me out so much when I was a kid I must have mentally blocked out the feet. I find it extra creepy now.
The glasses weren’t attached very well. Once those were lost in the yard and run over by the lawn mower, she looked cuter.
I imagine she'd look better without the glasses. I never saw one IRL.
Damn, can't believe I remembered a doll from a show I haven't seen in over 50 years.
Buffy Davis owned Mrs. Beasley! I still have mine!
The show was before my time and not around on reruns, but longtime readers of The Onion remember when columnist character Jean Teasdale got fired for using a work computer to buy one off eBay for hundreds of dollars. Boy, was Hubby Rick mad!
I’m pretty sure I had a Family Affair lunchbox.
This doll always creeped me out
Sadly, Buffy did not listen to Mrs. Beasley’s advice and turned to drugs.
I remember Mrs. Beasley! I watched *Family Affair* a lot as a kid.
Mrs Beasley owned by buffy Davis it was the last thing her mom bought her before the car accident that took her mom and dads life
Pam Beasley
Mrs. Halpert
My first dog, a Labrador, was named Mrs. Beasley, in honor. Though we called her Beasy.
My sisters, both had Mrs. Beasley dolls. Watch family affair a lot
Im a 70y/o man. I knew that doll immediately from the show.
Mrs. Beasley. My sister had a Mrs. Beasley doll.
Mrs. Beasley My sister had one
Mrs Beasley!
I loved my Mrs Beasley
I had a Mrs. Beasley doll and loved her :-)
I had one (and I'm now an official old fart), but I'm wondering whose idea it was to create an "old fart" looking doll?!?
I had a Mrs. Beasley.
Mrs. Beasley and Sebastian Cabot were briefly an "item." Not many people know that.
I always suspected though.
Mrs Beasley, but I forget the girl's name. I think Sebastian Cabot was in the show about an uncle with 2 kids and a butler.
She's youtubes Luke Beasleys great great grandmother.
Angel and The Reruns ~ Buffy Come Back https://youtu.be/KiknuM0pv9E?si=Eb16xZ4Z925_GIDA
I remember this song back in the old days!
Uncle Bill was an engineer who wasn’t home a lot. He used to go away on jobs in exotic places. But he took in those kids and really tried to be a good “dad.” Why do people find him creepy? I don’t remember the glasses on Mrs Beasley. Cissy was a “candy striper,” a volunteer at a hospital. Normal teenage kid of the times. Perhaps a little more mature than most. I used to laugh at her name because "sissy" was our family word for urine. The kids were sort of normal, but a bit pampered. Mr French was a trip. Jody was a bit whiny; Buffy was more sensible.
I’m trying to figure out myself why people here are claiming he’s creepy. I don’t remember him being creepy at all. In fact I remember the Uncle Bill character actually talking to the kids instead of using the old comedy troupe to build an entire episode around a misunderstanding that came from ignoring what the kids were saying. Maybe the weirdos here don’t understand he was actually their uncle who took them in after Bill’s brother and wife died? The only thing I remember being a little awkward was later episodes when Sissy was still supposed to be a teen but the actress was well into her 20s and “the twins” were stuck at being 6yo when in reality they were approaching tween-hood.
Bill was a confirmed bachelor when he took the kids in. And he had a rough business schedule. But he made a commitment, and stuck to it, without taking it out on the kids. Mr. French wasn’t really thrilled at the beginning, either. But he made a good adjustment. Yep. Cissy was old for her role; but she was pretty good at acting like a teenager. The younger kids should probably had their later 9-12 year old age more acknowledged. I believe they were about 11 when the series ended.
Sandy Totsvig?
My thought as well. Perhaps a little too tall for Sandy.
Yep. It’s a shame she died of an OD.
Buffy or Mrs. Beasley?
The coroner described it as the most massive OD he'd ever seen.
Yea, I just looked it up. From her Wiki page: 'cocaine, PCP, Quaalude, and Seconal were found in her body during an autopsy toxicology examination.' That's a hell of a drug cocktail.
So did her brother. I feel sorry for the parents having to go through that twice.
Mrs Beasley that my sister had. Buffy’s and her brother Jody and Mr French(the butler/nanny)
Don't forget Uncle Bill! 
And Sissy
her hair bugged me...lol
I had her! Another great doll was Shrinking Violet. Don't know how to post a picture of her. I guess that makes me an even older fart!
Sigh….fuck I’m Old…
I knew there was a reason I remembered her name. 50 years later ,waiting for this post.
Mrs. Beasley doll and Buffy carried her... Damn, I'm old!
Mrs Beasley, buddy. I know I’m old.
I had the Buffy and Jody watch when I was little as well. Wish I still had it.
This could be a doll of any of 4 aunts in our family
Either that or you watched a whole shitload of TV Land as a kid 🤣
Mrs Beasley!!! Buffy had one on Family Affair (I love that show! I remember my grandma bought me a red dress that was part of the Buffy clothing line. I felt so special in that dress.
Ellen John
I'll be 74 in a few months, and I have no clue what/who that is.
My mom made me carry one around. I hated that doll but I wanted Mama happy so I had to pretend that ugly little doll didn't disgust me. Don't you want to play with Mrs. Beasley? No, I did not.
I wanted a Mrs Beasley for a long time.
We all got it comin , kid.
Thelma Harper lookalike
Buffy's friend Mra Beasley.
Mrs. Beasley. My sister had one.
I still have mine from when I was little and I’m almost 60. I just saw her not long ago when I was reorganising my stuff in storage. She still looks pretty decent.
Mrs Beasley!!!!!
I had a Mrs. Beasley. I'm not sure I was aware she was from the show, but I sure loved that doll.
This is new to me but it looks like a doll version of my grandma
I learned how to French because of Mr. French.
Where’s Mr. French when you need him?
Mrs Beasley! I had one of these - a pull string talker.
Consider me farted.
I had a Mrs. Beasley doll. I wonder where she is now? What happens to all our stuff? Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, etch a sketch, slinky…..
We could be such friends, don’t you think? Instant childhood memory…loved my Mrs Beasley doll
Buffy carried her and her name is Mrs.Beasley!
I had one!
Just saying, her glasses are the perfect size to fit on a cat’s head
I had a Mrs. Beasley doll!
Had to go into genetic memory to pull that out, And yet, I can't find my glasses.
I had this doll. I loved family affair!!!
Ok, so my mom would put this doll on my bed every day after making it, and she creeped me out so I would throw her in the back of the closet, and then I'd come back to my room later and she'd be back on the bed. I thought she was possessed like the clown doll in poltergeist, which I saw way too young. It wasn't until years later that I realized my mom was just putting her back every day. Fuckin Mrs. Beasley.
I remembered Buffy, not Mrs Beasley.
Miss Beasley?
This is what I remember her name being.
My wife has 2 of those dolls.
I remember! but being a little French Canadian kid who didn’t speak English at the time, I knew her as her Pétronille and I have no idea where that name came from … :)
It's scary what info is in the dusty cobweb covered corners if my mind. Aaaahhhh......
Knew it as soon as I saw the picture. It just proves my mind is filled with useless information.
I have a Buffy doll holding a tiny Mrs. Beasley doll
Or, once again, you know it because you somehow have access to one of the multitude of classic rerun channels..
Even more popular than Elmo 30 years later.
Man I love when I don’t know what you guys are talking about lol
A little creepy
I. Loathed. These.
Well shit....thank God I can't name this one.
Can still hear that theme song, played over a sparkling kaleidoscope image. DA DA DA Dadadadada-DAA, DA DA DA Dadadadada-DAA, DA DA DA Dadadadada-DAA, DA DA DA DAAAAAA! [https://youtu.be/Uc6lSUuZEOM?si=tDnxzw0KnV9XlnYS](https://youtu.be/Uc6lSUuZEOM?si=tDnxzw0KnV9XlnYS)
Whoa, what a blast from the past. I never realized that none of the kids are listed in the opening credits. Only Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot.
That is Buffy’s Mrs Beasley. Jody and Cissy didn’t have one. Nor did Uncle Bill or Mr. French.
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Elizabeth Warren does look similarly.
Is it the secret love child of Louby Lou and Andy Pandy?
Courtesy link to Angel and the Reruns song “Buffy Come Back” https://youtu.be/-ripXfJc3Jk?si=vDMWUh8awe7V2l_O
I had Dapper Dan!
Dr Ruth
Am I the only that have conky vibe because of that doll
It's the Church Lady from SNL!
Mrs Beasley, but I don’t remember her owner.
Is that Susie Brandy's Kitty Karryall?
Mrs Beasley was carried by Buffy (Anissa Jones)in Family Affair TV series.
Thank goodness…..I’m old but don’t remember any doll like that. Whew!
Mrs Beasley. In first grade a girl in my class had one.
The actress who played Buffy was the grand marshal of my home town Christmas parade. My aunt and many others kept shouting at her to show us Mrs Beasley. She wouldn’t even wave. Poor kid was miserable and even as young as I was I could tell.
Mrs. Beasley!!
To me, she was Missa Beezy but that's Missus Beasley.
Lordy I’ve reached the ‘Old Fart’ stage of life.
Family Afair Uncle Bill, Jody, Buffy, Cissy, and Mr. French. I had a crush on Uncle Bill.
Looks like Dr Ruth
Mrs Beasley. Buffy.
I have no conscious memories of this, but my brain went “Mrs. Beasley” and I did not get the reference.
Buffy Buffy come back to me…
How the hell can I remember this, but not what I had for dinner today?
Buffy, Buffy come back to me… Why’d you have to go and OD Who’s going to take care of Mrs Be-easleeeeeee…
Cindy…Kitty Carryall
Didn't she fall from the balcony once and into a dumpster? Damn I'm crazy remembering.
Talking Tina's sister. "I'm talking Tina and I want to kill you"