Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Admirable film.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I found this on Amazon Prime, never heard of it. I was at a loose end so gave it a whirl, and sadly i have now finished all 5 seasons. It is such a shame CBC cancelled this. I loved it, and Brian Keith was great as the uncle who has never had to care about children before, and Sebastion Cabot as the butler was just brilliant. The children cast in this show were just perfect for the parts. I wont talk about the contents as there is so much to see but all I can say is if you just want to watch a series with good old fashioned values again, and children not misbehaviour badly then give this a whirl, besides which Brian Keith is sure eye candy and plays a wonderful part which is believeable. It is a sad thing that the children of this show did not fair well after it ended, and that the main characters passed away, the lovely and talented child actress who played Buffy Anissa Jones sadly died at 18 through a drug overdose, and Johnny Whitaker who played her twin brother Jody had his own issues with substance abuse but thankfully got through it but we lost the great Sebastian Cabot and Brian Keith to early. Besides all that this is a lovely program about family values and it is timeless as doing well now in 2018 after its first ever episode aired in1966 and has not jaded since then.

I recall this sympathetic comedy in the 60s. Was played in well-dubbed French (from France) and named appropriately "Dear Uncle Bill"...Thought "Uncle Bill" (the late Brian Keith) was the father of the three children he hosted, however, he was quite a great foster dad (the 3 children, Jody, Buffy and Cissy were orphaned) and his faithful valet and bodyguard, Mr.Giles (the late great Sebastian Cabot, who voiced Bagherra in Disney's animated Jungle Book) always watched the children by giving useful advice. However, Bill is a busy man and he tries desperately to get a new girlfriend though he must adapt to his new family life, in downtown New York...It was well done for its times. If today, some of the context (the 60s mostly) seems out of time, the stories and the themes involved do not change.In the French version, names were changed: Buffy became "Fanfan", Jody was "Jacky", Cissy was "Cecile" and Mr.Giles went into the more sympathetic name of "Mr.Felix"...Still have this Frank DeVol's tune in my head... Watch it for old times sake...

I never liked this show, and I never liked Mr. French. What kind of a name is that anyway, or perhaps it's his nickname? The only thing I really remember liking about this show were those big double doors with those huge door knobs! I didn't like Buffy, Jody or "Sissy." Jody was much more of a sissy than Sissy was! I know if they had a mud fight teaming Buffy against Cindy Brady that Buffy would be on the mats crying out for mercy. Even Kitty Carry All could whip Mrs. Beasley's butt any day of the week. Did Uncle Bill ever do anything besides walk around the apartment in a gray flannel suit? And after all these years I'm still trying to figure out who had the affair?!

I loved this show when it was on reruns in the early '70s. Now, when I see it again, I wondered what I ever saw in this show. The whole show seems to revolve around Buffy & Jody, with Brian Keith & other adult family members fawning over them for 30 minutes. Also the fact that they kept the characters of Buffy & Jody the exact same throughout it's run was a real joke. I don't know about you, but a 10 or 12 year old acting the same as a 5 year old is really warped. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the old shows from the '60s through to the early '90s, and actually prefer them to the junk that's on the tube today. I just draw the line with this one and other shows like "Gilligan's Island", "Petticoat Junction", and the "Beverly Hillbillies". Give me "Bewitched" or "The Partridge Family" anytime!