TV-14 -- Memorable TV dads
TEAM DAD
Uncle Bill and Mr. French
“Family Affair”
Played by Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot
Was there a gay-dad subtext to the 1960s series “Family Affair” and “My Three Sons”? Maybe, maybe not. But these two men gave their all to the three orphaned kids, Buffy, Jody, and Cissy, despite their cutesy names. Uncle Bill was in charge of financial well-being and moral guidance, while Mr. French provided the nurturance. They brought a little untraditional family atmosphere to Park Avenue in the late 1960s.
Pictured, from left: Kathy Garver as Cissy, Anissa Jones as Buffy, Brian Keith as Uncle Bill Davis, Sebastian Cabot as Mr. Giles French, and Johnny Whittaker as "Jody."
Uncle Bill and Mr. French
“Family Affair”
Played by Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot
Was there a gay-dad subtext to the 1960s series “Family Affair” and “My Three Sons”? Maybe, maybe not. But these two men gave their all to the three orphaned kids, Buffy, Jody, and Cissy, despite their cutesy names. Uncle Bill was in charge of financial well-being and moral guidance, while Mr. French provided the nurturance. They brought a little untraditional family atmosphere to Park Avenue in the late 1960s.
Pictured, from left: Kathy Garver as Cissy, Anissa Jones as Buffy, Brian Keith as Uncle Bill Davis, Sebastian Cabot as Mr. Giles French, and Johnny Whittaker as "Jody."