Family Affair The Mother Tongue (Season 1, Episode 23)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Family Affair

The Mother Tongue (Season 1, Episode 23)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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. French tries his rusty mandarin and insults her.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Don Fedderson (creator) | Edmund L. Hartmann (creator) (as Edmund Hartmann) | George Tibbles (written by)

Producers

Edmund Beloin | Henry Garson

Composer

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Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 27, 1967

Release date

Feb 27, 1967 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Brian Keith Uncle Bill Davis Uncle Bill Davis See fewer	The Parent Trap (1961)
John Williams Nigel 'Niles' French Nigel 'Niles' French See fewer	Dial M for Murder (1954)
Kathy Garver Catherine 'Cissy' Patterson-Davis Catherine 'Cissy' Patterson-Davis See fewer	Family Affair (1966)
Anissa Jones Buffy Davis Buffy Davis See fewer	To Rome with Love (1969)
Johnny Whitaker Jonathan 'Jody' Patterson-Davis (as Johnnie Whitaker) Jonathan 'Jody' Patterson-Davis (as Johnnie Whitaker) See fewer	Tom Sawyer (1973)
Lisa Fong Marilyn Marilyn See fewer	ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
May Lee Grandmother Grandmother See fewer	Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Richard Loo Mr. Chen Mr. Chen See fewer	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Noel Toy Mrs. Chen Mrs. Chen See fewer	Big Trouble in Little China (1986)