I found that TV's "Family Affair" (1966-1969) tried so hard to be "cute'n'cuddly" that it repeatedly made my skin crawl, big-time.
Absolutely full of cringe-worthy moments of feigned adorableness - "Family Affair" made "Leave It To Beaver" look interesting and entertaining by comparison.
With this family-oriented Sit/Com now being 50 years old - I really did try to be patient and cut it some slack. But, all of this phony, saccharin-loaded sweetness left me totally nauseated.
Out of the 5 principal character portrayals in this show - I'd say that it was Brian Keith's utterly bored "Bill Davis" role who was the most sickening and most detrimental of all.
Absolutely full of cringe-worthy moments of feigned adorableness - "Family Affair" made "Leave It To Beaver" look interesting and entertaining by comparison.
With this family-oriented Sit/Com now being 50 years old - I really did try to be patient and cut it some slack. But, all of this phony, saccharin-loaded sweetness left me totally nauseated.
Out of the 5 principal character portrayals in this show - I'd say that it was Brian Keith's utterly bored "Bill Davis" role who was the most sickening and most detrimental of all.