Boy, those first season DVDs are really great, aren't they? I bet you're wondering when you'll get more of Uncle Bill, Mr. French, Cissy, Jody, Buffy and Mrs. Beasley. Well, MPI Home Video has formally announced Family Affair - Season 2 for DVD. The release date has been finalized at November 21st, and the cost will be $39.98 SRP 5-DVD set. The 30 episodes have a running time of 12-and-a-half hours (750 minutes). There are also some extras, which are listed below. We owe our thanks to one of our readers, "Ashirg," for the heads-up about this info. Here's the announcement info and cover art:
Family Affair was a popular situation comedy and a regular top 20 hit show produced by Don Fedderson Productions for CBS-TV during its five-year run from 1966-71.
Brian Keith stars as bachelor Bill Davis, a highly-paid engineering consultant who lives in a posh Manhattan apartment with his proper English manservant, Mr. Giles French (Sebastian Cabot). Davis' carefree existence is turned upside down when his brother and sister-in-law die suddenly in a tragic plane accident, leaving their three children orphaned. Davis becomes an instant father figure to six year-old twins, Buffy and Jody (Anissa Jones, Johnnie Whitaker) and their big sister, Cissy (Kathy Garver).
In Season 2, Uncle Bill and Mr. French tell the twins tall tales about where babies come from, until Cissy steps in as the voice of reason; a famous actress wants to settle down with Uncle Bill; and Jody's new imaginary friend causes him a great deal of trouble.
Guest stars include Lee Meriwether, Anna Lee, Jackie Coogan, Joan Blondell, Richard Moll and Ann Sothern.
Family Affair Season 2 contains 30 episodes on 5 discs and includes never-before-seen bonus features:
- "An Affair to Remember" (interview with Kathy Garver)
- "Memories" (5-minute piece with Garver showing Family Affair memorabilia)
  
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