Me too!!! Abrasive, blunt, and a bit accusatory! How would Kathy and Johnnie know about what was going on in her life, let alone somehow prevent it after the show ended so long ago!! Really no empathy to pressure being put on her two guests by her interview tactics!
@mariedewitt5033 He did it to himself by chain-smoking cigarettes for over 3 decades and developing lung cancer as a result. He did not want to face a painful death, so he shot himself in the head with a pistol.
I do have to say tho; The "Family Affair" set WAS a really nice place for the kids, compared to some. I went many times, & even was an extra, & everyone was very nice. As much as Anissa hated working; it was the most sane part of Her life, besides school. Home was CRAZY! But home is home....
One of my favorite episodes of "Family Affair" was the one where Cissy decides to become a "weekend hippie" and invites a bunch of whacked out hippies to the apartment. Jamie Farr (Klinger from MASH) appears up as a hippie in that episode.
I think that's in Season 2❤️ That 1st outfit that Cissy wore as she was leaving on a date! It was so amazing Striped dress or top with hot pink tights! I was in 6th grade and i wanted an outfit just like that!! 😂
@Sheryl St. Germain I don't understand the context of your comment. The only reason I remembered that particular "Family Affair" episode is because I saw a rerun of it about a year ago on the Decades TV network.
Being under 5 feet tall, and people in high school teasing "Buffy, where's your doll?" Unbelievable ridicule for a 15 year old. And, they just liked her for her money...
Its to bad they could not save Anissa Jones she was so beautiful n adorable . she died way to young n nobody was there to save her it's a brutal thing what happened to her . may she rest in peace Anissa
Anissa's mother and I were friends for years. I kept in touch with her all the way up until she could no longer remember me. There are many ways to look at this situation. Yes, she was a bit of a stage mother, however, she loved her children very much, and she never fully accepted their deaths. I truly believe she was haunted for years. I worked nights, and we had many 3-4am phone calls. She had nice things to say about her children, Mr Cabot, Mr Keith, Yvonne and her partner,Monique, etc. oxoxo
the true story of anissa says some entirely different things bad things but as we all know people have personalities they portray for people some hide behind a personality afraid to really open up .
I'm glad you knew Anissa's mother. I'm sorry but you don't lose your only 2 children to drug overdoses and get to call yourself or have others call you, a good mother. I'm sure she loved Anissa and Paul but she could not have been a good mother. Im so sorry to judge. But that is my opinion.
Paula passed away a few years ago. Before I left LA, I would go by her place to see if she was ok, or needed anything. She told me she would never move, in case her kids "need to find her". very sad. She loved them & meant well, I think. I found a note Anissa wrote, that said: "tell me you love me paula jones", so... alcohol, drugs: not good for Moms! Myself included! I saw Kathy around there 1 time! We were always around. Anissa was a sweetheart! Don't believe anything else!
When they were talking about Anissa Jones death, they kept showing a female with long brown hair who was sitting near them feeling sad as they were talking about Anissa. Who was this person?
AJ’s Wikipedia page said the director of the Exorcist thought she was too close to her FA character at the time and didn’t offer her the role, which went to Linda Blair.
"Joe Ede" Yes I heard that it was the casting people who thought Anissa Jones was too recognizable as cute "Buffy" to play the part of a demon-possessed girl.
I always feel a little bit sad when watching Family Affair..because Anissa Jones is no longer with us...but I can always watch and enjoy her forever as little Buffy! But still what a great little family show wholesome and warming...it's when people used to know how to make really good t.v. Not like alot of crap though that they have on t.v. nowadays...
She wasn't offered the part of the "The Exorcist", although she did try out for it. William Friedkin wanted an unknown, but Anissa Jones only went to audition for the part because of her mother's urging. Anissa was glad she didn't get it the part, because she wanted nothing to do with show business.
You are so right. Kathy Garver knew nothing about Anissa up until her death. Little to no contact with Anissa period. The audition Anissa failed to show up for was for Martin Scorsese's " Taxi Driver" in 1976 which eventually went to Jody Foster. Had her life not been spiraling out of control at that time, it's a part that might have launched her adult acting career. Yes. She was discouraged about acting. However, just the right acting role, which never came , could have turned things around completely.
More "dope" on Anissa's Mom. They still "pimping" BUFFY to this very day! I heard the Mom stole her dough, which she generated MILLIONS for the Studio and the Mrs Beasley Doll. So, when Anissa got her 50k at 18, her and her brother got an house and PARTIED! She died within six months and he was dead two years later. Sad. Great time to be a young Person in the 70s but they totally missed it!
So many rumours that are now online as fact from previous decades entertainment. Even on Wiki that have been shown to be 100% false by the actual person or their family coworkers.
@@tarnsand440 Yes, we hear different things all the time. What I posted I got from E.T. Episode on cable. Then I read the director didn't cast Anissa because people would see Buffy, not Reagan.
@@Baffled-f9d I read that Anissa 'blew through over $220K in afew mths' on drugs partying which is false. After her death her estate inc $66K cash and $100K in savings bonds. When she turned 18 in March 1976 she rented an apt with her brother Paul as they were very close. Then she & Paul went to a Ford dealership and she bought herself a little Ford Pinto which was cheapest new car there. Then unto Chev dealership where she surprised gifted Paul with a new fully loaded Camaro. That was Anissa always thinking of others before herself. Yes she did drugs but she wasn't lying in the gutter stoned all the time. And all the kids were getting their drugs from the licensed Dr who eventually was convicted. He was the one that prescribed Anissa with 50 Seconal pills.That's what killed her as ppl tend to take more when they're not getting sleepy fast enough. She had Cocaine & other uppers in her system one of her friends suggested snorting 3 Seconal powder in capsules which is what stopped her heart instantly as she had already hadd ingested 2-3 prior. Anissa was 4'11 90 lbs at 18.
As a lifelong friend of Anissa, I kinda resent them blaming Her "friends" for Her drug use & OD. There were very few kids in our little LA beach neighborhood who DIDN'T do drugs in the '70s. She was just one of many who died so young, with no chance to really live. Her Brother Paul OD'd 6 yrs later. She hated working! She would get home well after dark; in summer that's 9-10pm! We were at the beach all day; She was at work.If you wanna blame someone; maybe Her drunken mother!
Thank you for the reply Jan. How wonderful that you were Anissa's lifelong friend. It still breaks my heart that Anissa passed. I just finished watching Family Affair. She was so cute. Anyone would have loved to have had her for a daughter. It's a shame that her mother didn't have it together. I saw her on a Dick Cavit interview and Anissa acted just the same as Buffy in which I was very delighted. I have heard of only one or two actors or actresses that acted the same as their character. I bet she was a really sweet friend. I would love to hear from you because I have never known anyone that was close to her as you are.
What was the point of that comment? People are weirdly negative. Was she a national host or local show? Unnecessary remark! Hopefully in the past six years your attitude has improved.
Kathy should always be consulting with tv kids - she's the true Diamond in the story. A classy, classy person and woman. As far as Anissa, she was mishandled by at least two people - mis managed to the nth. Used.
This was the Jane Whitney show . Dc he started out on Channel 10 in philly as a news reporter then jumped to a morning talk show to try and counter AM Philadelphia on channel 6 with Dave Roberts and Claire Carter.
Kathy Garver says that Anissa Jones "turned down" the role of Reagan in the Exorcist. But actually the director William Freidkin decided not to cast her because of her TV image as "Buffy" and went with Linda Blair instead. Like most TV stars, typecasting hindered Anissa from furthering her career in Hollywood.
I agree. The sharing of her reflection appeared and sounded like more of an acting performance. Lack of compassion for the audience and topic, It shocked me
I just want to say I grew up watching this show, Im 51. its a shame this happened didn't really know what happened till now .I worked in Weschester for years I know it well.Didnt know she went to school their. Its a tragedy but when someone has some kind of pain no matter what it is they just want relief some get medical help if they can afford it others drink do drugs others commit suicide Ive seen it too many times. I could on and on.God bless.
Lots of Extra's filling the audience for these types of shows. such a hard way to make a Hollywood-living. "Call every night to see if there's available work the next day." Often spending the entire day there. Did it for a month just so I could write an article about the experience/reality.
I just watched a video on Johnny whitaker visiting Kathy Garver. For years she was extremely angry with him but really didn't say anything in public. She went out of her way to land him jobs and helped him out. He never seemed very appreciative and it hurt her a lot. he went to her home and apologized. she was still obviously angry and they shook hands. he apologized and she accepted it but it seemed pretty cold and uncomfortable to watch
I saw that same piece and she answered at length about that in the comments. Apparently she agreed to do the interview with OWN as long as they promise not to include Johnny but then they surprised her on camera with him. It also went much deeper than him not thanking her for getting him gigs ( from her perspective)
I just saw an episode of "Bonanza", where he (and a girl who looked EXACTLY like "Buffy". I never did find out who that was. Michael Landon later did an episode that copied that episode of Bonanza, (Except the ending)
Family Affair fell from the Nielsen ratings in Season 5 like a ton of bricks. Season 1 ranked 14 Season 2 ranked 4 Season 3 ranked 5 Season 4 ranked 5. Season 5 no longer in the Top 10 or Top 30. What happened? The Flip Wilson Show went up against them and defeated them in the ratings soundly. ABC thought about picking up the series when it was cancelled to add to their Family Friday Night line up but it was a very expensive show to make. Although Anissa Jones never grew taller than 4'7" even as a young adult Johnny Whitaker was beginning to shoot up in height . Anissa wanted out of the series anyway but she missed her surrogate father Brian Keith terribly and the positive influence he had in her life. Watch her interview on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971 here on You Tube. You'll see a disturbing and brooding side to her beginning to develop.
Brian Keith offered her a role on his new show, the Brian Keith show, but she turned it down, by that time she was no longer wanted to work in Hollywood. I use to watch the show when I was younger, I am 58 years old now, and I just started watching the reruns again.
I saw Anissa in a "public appearance" in Louisville and it was a real eye-opener!! I was in a local mall with a walkway about 4 feet off the ground. A limo parked at each end and Anissa got out with a man holding one hand and a woman holding the other. Anissa just looked so tired and lonely as they walked to the other end, got in that limo, and drove off. How's THAT for a childhood??!!
Honestly, Anissa had going for her what most kids watching her only dreamed of , if she didn't like acting the role she could have left , the easily could have replaced her with Pamelyn Ferdin
Right .She was rejected because of the Buffy stigma . It was the film Taxi that she turned down because she didn't want to be in show business any more
The Family Affair show was a funny show. It sad alot of the actors from the show pass away in real life. There only two actor from show still alive today.
I hope Anissa Jones didn't die listening to AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell". That song is awful! Johnny still looks great in 2013 and is helping people who abuse Alcohol, Meth, Cocaine, etc. He's a good man! Johnny is 5 years older than me. Kathy named her son "Reed", a future Dr. Reed of the FBI?
I never liked Cissy and always hoped she'd age out of the show and not take up screen time anymore. But Kathy Garver is the only one who didn't suffer after the show ended, maybe because she was the least popular so didn't have the over-attention that the others had.
i really don't "blame" anyone for what happened with Anissa; It was just something we all did back then: drugs. I just don't appreciate being blamed as Her friend. Mr Green; I got many late nite calls from Paula for years. When she heard Anissa was in Oceanside, she immediatly assumed it was at my mothers' home there, & SHE tried to blame everyone else. She & my Mother had been buddies for years! & I still was always kind to her, always dropped by 'til I moved away.
Never cared for her character,after six episodes, she behaved like an entitled brat,who wanted everything her way. The twins are cute. I read she knew about anissa drug problems.
Johnny answers a question and Kathy Garver launches into a conversation with herself and all about herself and forgets about Johnny. None of the Women wear pants, all have false eyelashes, all act like ladies with smooth platinum blond hair, no women are eccentric unlike the men in the show. Poor Kathy Garver is stuck with the same hairdo and her false eyelashes covered up half her eyes and plays a goody two shoes. At least the Teenager showed respect towards their parents back then
For anyone who has seen this show in it's entirety who is the lovely blonde in the cream/off white pantsuit? Is this Kari Michaelsen from Gimme A Break?
Hi Jan, You got those 3-4am phone calls from Paula too? Was she not the greatest? She was on a roll at that time. She gave me some of the best real estate advice then.
He was still fairly slim in this interview. Years later he ballooned up, with a very large beer belly. It happens, even to show biz people. One day that will even happen to Tom Cruise.
Johnny Whitaker has an interesting look. As a kid he looked bizarre, then in adulthood he wasn't too bad. Now in his late 50's he's looking terrible. What an arc.
The woman lost her kids. Whether she was a mess or not that seems pretty bull shit to be blaming her mom for her demise. I have followed this story for a few years and it bugs me to see people lash out at her. Even if she was horrible; what a hell to have to live with both kids passing and it was or maybe still is a long life without them.
+J Russo Finally someone that gets it ! Regardless of problems that Anissa might or might not have had with her mother ,Paula paid fulI messure by losing both kids so young. I have two children also and I can't imagine losing one let alone both. I'm sure Anissa would be hurt by some of the things that have been said. Paula , after all was her MOM and all of us are protective of our own families wheather we have issues with them or not.
How wrong u are and that other person is an idiot for agreeing Paula was a horrible mother stripped every chance Anissa had to live the life she wanted and didn't even bother giving her own daughter a funeral for christ sake it's always our upbringing that determines how we if Paula wasn't so bitter don't u think Anissa would've turned out fine the answer is an indefinite YES
@@Luispbringstheheat You are exactly right . To have so many pressures put on her at such a young age , of course. she was going to struggle . According to a documentary about Anissa's life , her mom was a drunken controlling bitch . She used Anissa and didn't act like she gave a f*** about her . Life is difficult enough as a teenager but when you've got extra s*** to deal with from your family , unless you are incredibly numb to it , you are going to have emotional problems
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I was actually in this audience to see this.
spectrumlocalb191 cool. What is this show and who is the host? I’d be curious to find this episode in its entirety.
@Berry Harbour - what was the name of the show?
@@robbibubnj The Jane Whitney show.
@@robbibubnj YEAH, same here
Wow!
I'm not very impressed with this host or her questions- but it IS fun to see Johnny Whitaker and Kathy Carver share the stage. Thanks for sharing.
Me too!!! Abrasive, blunt, and a bit accusatory!
How would Kathy and Johnnie know about what was going on in her life, let alone somehow prevent it after the show ended so long ago!! Really no empathy to pressure being put on her two guests by her interview tactics!
Garver said that Brian Keith was exactly like the way he was in the show.
A sleepy, grumpy drunk?
I've heard nothing but good things about Brian Keith from his numerous costars friends.
Sad that he met an unfortunate demise
@mariedewitt5033 He did it to himself by chain-smoking cigarettes for over 3 decades and developing lung cancer as a result. He did not want to face a painful death, so he shot himself in the head with a pistol.
Johnny was also on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.
Thank you so much for these clips of Kathy Garver and Johnny here and on O'Reilly. Keep them coming. Glad to see them again.
Johnnie Whitaker is so handsome here!! He bears a more than striking resemblance to Brian Keith!!
justess martin Wow. He does look a lot like Brian Keith.
A lot of people say that.
I Johnny is handsome
justess martin He does
he said in another interview that he & anissa just looked right together so they made them twins , he aged beautifully .
I do have to say tho; The "Family Affair" set WAS a really nice place for the kids, compared to some. I went many times, & even was an extra, & everyone was very nice. As much as Anissa hated working; it was the most sane part of Her life, besides school. Home was CRAZY! But home is home....
One of my favorite episodes of "Family Affair" was the one where Cissy decides to become a "weekend hippie" and invites a bunch of whacked out hippies to the apartment. Jamie Farr (Klinger from MASH) appears up as a hippie in that episode.
I remember this episode.
Yup, the only hippies who didn't do any drugs.
I think that's in Season 2❤️ That 1st outfit that Cissy wore as she was leaving on a date!
It was so amazing Striped dress or top with hot pink tights! I was in 6th grade and i wanted an outfit just like that!! 😂
@Sheryl St. Germain I don't understand the context of your comment. The only reason I remembered that particular "Family Affair" episode is because I saw a rerun of it about a year ago on the Decades TV network.
Jamie Farr played a hippie on Doris Day Brian Keith movie 1968 " With Six You Get Eggrolls" too.
Being under 5 feet tall, and people in high school teasing "Buffy, where's your doll?" Unbelievable ridicule for a 15 year old. And, they just liked her for her money...
Its to bad they could not save Anissa Jones she was so beautiful n adorable . she died way to young n nobody was there to save her it's a brutal thing what happened to her . may she rest in peace Anissa
That's Life in The Big City, Don't Be Such a Crybaby!
Really screw u 😢
Me and Mrs Beasley 😅
So sad. Some parents do not deserve children
You mean liberals?
Now rather than exploiting their children into acting they use them as props for their Instagram TikTok TH-cam channel.
Anissa's mother and I were friends for years. I kept in touch with her all the way up until she could no longer remember me. There are many ways to look at this situation. Yes, she was a bit of a stage mother, however, she loved her children very much, and she never fully accepted their deaths. I truly believe she was haunted for years. I worked nights, and we had many 3-4am phone calls. She had nice things to say about her children, Mr Cabot, Mr Keith, Yvonne and her partner,Monique, etc. oxoxo
the true story of anissa says some entirely different things bad things but as we all know people have personalities they portray for people some hide behind a personality afraid to really open up .
@@dfangirl72 What information do you have on the true story?
I'm glad you knew Anissa's mother. I'm sorry but you don't lose your only 2 children to drug overdoses and get to call yourself or have others call you, a good mother. I'm sure she loved Anissa and Paul but she could not have been a good mother. Im so sorry to judge. But that is my opinion.
I think she was alot more than ' abit of a stage Mom'. I sus Anissa was expected to earn a living for her Mom & brother.
@@tarnsand440 paula shoulda just sold her in tijuana ;)
Nice interview. Sadly Brian Keith also passed after his daughter. ❤️✌️🙏🤞💙💚💻
Brian Keith and daughter Daisy suicides is one of the saddest stories I've ever met.
She was 20 when she started the show not 18.
Paula passed away a few years ago. Before I left LA, I would go by her place to see if she was ok, or needed anything. She told me she would never move, in case her kids "need to find her". very sad. She loved them & meant well, I think. I found a note Anissa wrote, that said: "tell me you love me paula jones", so... alcohol, drugs: not good for Moms! Myself included! I saw Kathy around there 1 time! We were always around. Anissa was a sweetheart! Don't believe anything else!
When they were talking about Anissa Jones death, they kept showing a female with long brown hair who was sitting near them feeling sad as they were talking about Anissa. Who was this person?
@@williameddy7252 that's Punky Brewster herself, Soleil Moon Frye. She is alive & well.
AJ’s Wikipedia page said the director of the Exorcist thought she was too close to her FA character at the time and didn’t offer her the role, which went to Linda Blair.
"Joe Ede" Yes I heard that it was the casting people who thought Anissa Jones was too recognizable as cute "Buffy" to play the part of a demon-possessed girl.
I always feel a little bit sad when watching Family Affair..because Anissa Jones is no longer with us...but I can always watch and enjoy her forever as little Buffy!
But still what a great little family show wholesome and warming...it's when people used to know how to make really good t.v.
Not like alot of crap though that they have on t.v. nowadays...
I feel the same way when I watch Family Affair, back in those days those were good shows, the shows they make today I just shake my head.
She wasn't offered the part of the "The Exorcist", although she did try out for it. William Friedkin wanted an unknown, but Anissa Jones only went to audition for the part because of her mother's urging. Anissa was glad she didn't get it the part, because she wanted nothing to do with show business.
You are so right. Kathy Garver knew nothing about Anissa up until her death. Little to no contact with Anissa period. The audition Anissa failed to show up for was for Martin Scorsese's " Taxi Driver" in 1976 which eventually went to Jody Foster. Had her life not been spiraling out of control at that time, it's a part that might have launched her adult acting career. Yes. She was discouraged about acting. However, just the right acting role, which never came , could have turned things around completely.
More "dope" on Anissa's Mom. They still "pimping" BUFFY to this very day! I heard the Mom stole her dough, which she generated MILLIONS for the Studio and the Mrs Beasley Doll. So, when Anissa got her 50k at 18, her and her brother got an house and PARTIED! She died within six months and he was dead two years later. Sad. Great time to be a young Person in the 70s but they totally missed it!
So many rumours that are now online as fact from previous decades entertainment. Even on Wiki that have been shown to be 100% false by the actual person or their family coworkers.
@@tarnsand440 Yes, we hear different things all the time. What I posted I got from E.T. Episode on cable. Then I read the director didn't cast Anissa because people would see Buffy, not Reagan.
@@Baffled-f9d I read that Anissa 'blew through over $220K in afew mths' on drugs partying which is false. After her death her estate inc $66K cash and $100K in savings bonds. When she turned 18 in March 1976 she rented an apt with her brother Paul as they were very close. Then she & Paul went to a Ford dealership and she bought herself a little Ford Pinto which was cheapest new car there. Then unto Chev dealership where she surprised gifted Paul with a new fully loaded Camaro. That was Anissa always thinking of others before herself. Yes she did drugs but she wasn't lying in the gutter stoned all the time. And all the kids were getting their drugs from the licensed Dr who eventually was convicted. He was the one that prescribed Anissa with 50 Seconal pills.That's what killed her as ppl tend to take more when they're not getting sleepy fast enough. She had Cocaine & other uppers in her system one of her friends suggested snorting 3 Seconal powder in capsules which is what stopped her heart instantly as she had already hadd ingested 2-3 prior. Anissa was 4'11 90 lbs at 18.
As a lifelong friend of Anissa, I kinda resent them blaming Her "friends" for Her drug use & OD. There were very few kids in our little LA beach neighborhood who DIDN'T do drugs in the '70s. She was just one of many who died so young, with no chance to really live. Her Brother Paul OD'd 6 yrs later. She hated working! She would get home well after dark; in summer that's 9-10pm! We were at the beach all day; She was at work.If you wanna blame someone; maybe Her drunken mother!
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Jan DeFrank People make choices. She made hers.
You still cherish her memory and I thank you for respecting and honoring Anissa. A childhood, such as she had, was hard.
Thanks for sharing that, Jan.
Thank you for the reply Jan. How wonderful that you were Anissa's lifelong friend. It still breaks my heart that Anissa passed. I just finished watching Family Affair. She was so cute. Anyone would have loved to have had her for a daughter. It's a shame that her mother didn't have it together. I saw her on a Dick Cavit interview and Anissa acted just the same as Buffy in which I was very delighted. I have heard of only one or two actors or actresses that acted the same as their character. I bet she was a really sweet friend. I would love to hear from you because I have never known anyone that was close to her as you are.
Thanks for posting. Could you post the entire show? I'd like to hear Barry and Susan talk too.
Graver is wrong. She was not offered the part in the Exorcist, she auditioned and was rejected.
@Berry Harbour know the difference. Dumb ass.
@Berry Harbour exactly
Garver.
Thank you Jan for your insight.
Fame was also fleeting for the host of this talk show.
What was the point of that comment? People are weirdly negative. Was she a national host or local show? Unnecessary remark! Hopefully in the past six years your attitude has improved.
@@lemurianchick she's not a has-been....she's a never-been
Kathy is still so pretty, and Johnny became a very nice looking man! R.i.p. to Aynissa Jones.
Kathy should always be consulting with tv kids - she's the
true Diamond in the story. A classy, classy person and woman.
As far as Anissa, she was mishandled by at least two people -
mis managed to the nth. Used.
This was the Jane Whitney show . Dc he started out on Channel 10 in philly as a news reporter then jumped to a morning talk show to try and counter AM Philadelphia on channel 6 with Dave Roberts and Claire Carter.
Kathy Garver says that Anissa Jones "turned down" the role of Reagan in the Exorcist. But actually the director William Freidkin decided not to cast her because of her TV image as "Buffy" and went with Linda Blair instead. Like most TV stars, typecasting hindered Anissa from furthering her career in Hollywood.
Exactly, I read the same thing.
She didn't want to act anymore anyway.
@@tarnsand440 she only wanted to make donuts & snort coke
Late actress Alexa Kenin also supposedly turned it down...
Yes lady show hostess, people do need a break from working at the age of 7.
Kathy garver is so beautiful
Excellent videoclip !
Excellent video clip !
Kathy seems so adorable
Thought her reflection on Anissa sounded cold, probably unintentionally
I agree. The sharing of her reflection appeared and sounded like more of an acting performance. Lack of compassion for the audience and topic, It shocked me
I just want to say I grew up watching this show, Im 51. its a shame this happened didn't really know what happened till now .I worked in Weschester for years I know it well.Didnt know she went to school their. Its a tragedy but when someone has some kind of pain no matter what it is they just want relief some get medical help if they can afford it others drink do drugs others commit suicide Ive seen it too many times. I could on and on.God bless.
NOW WE ARE HEARING THE TRUTH THANKS GUYS
the RX for all child stars via Kathy Garver at about 4:08. Practical
guidance, i.e. life lessons Kathy gleaned from the experience.
Lots of Extra's filling the audience for these types of shows.
such a hard way to make a Hollywood-living. "Call every night to
see if there's available work the next day." Often spending the entire
day there. Did it for a month just so I could write an article about
the experience/reality.
I see Johnny lucky to know him ..😮😊
I just watched a video on Johnny whitaker visiting Kathy Garver. For years she was extremely angry with him but really didn't say anything in public. She went out of her way to land him jobs and helped him out. He never seemed very appreciative and it hurt her a lot. he went to her home and apologized. she was still obviously angry and they shook hands. he apologized and she accepted it but it seemed pretty cold and uncomfortable to watch
jpm4444. JW looks like an old over weight gay man now.
I saw that same piece and she answered at length about that in the comments. Apparently she agreed to do the interview with OWN as long as they promise not to include Johnny but then they surprised her on camera with him. It also went much deeper than him not thanking her for getting him gigs ( from her perspective)
@@Lori_L he refused to fuk her up the butt???
"jpm4444" You mean in this TV show they both are just faking it?
I used to watch Family Affair It now airs on the Mem channel 7.2 on Sunday mornings
I just watched 2 episides
I just saw an episode of "Bonanza", where he (and a girl who looked EXACTLY like "Buffy". I never did find out who that was. Michael Landon later did an episode that copied that episode of Bonanza, (Except the ending)
I remember watching that.
Family Affair fell from the Nielsen ratings in Season 5 like a ton of bricks. Season 1 ranked 14 Season 2 ranked 4 Season 3 ranked 5 Season 4 ranked 5. Season 5 no longer in the Top 10 or Top 30. What happened? The Flip Wilson Show went up against them and defeated them in the ratings soundly. ABC thought about picking up the series when it was cancelled to add to their Family Friday Night line up but it was a very expensive show to make. Although Anissa Jones never grew taller than 4'7" even as a young adult Johnny Whitaker was beginning to shoot up in height . Anissa wanted out of the series anyway but she missed her surrogate father Brian Keith terribly and the positive influence he had in her life. Watch her interview on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971 here on You Tube. You'll see a disturbing and brooding side to her beginning to develop.
Brian Keith offered her a role on his new show, the Brian Keith show, but she turned it down, by that time she was no longer wanted to work in Hollywood. I use to watch the show when I was younger, I am 58 years old now, and I just started watching the reruns again.
"Host One" Wow! You keep track of some of the more-unknown details of the TV sitcom's history.
I saw Anissa in a "public appearance" in Louisville and it was a real eye-opener!! I was in a local mall with a walkway about 4 feet off the ground. A limo parked at each end and Anissa got out with a man holding one hand and a woman holding the other. Anissa just looked so tired and lonely as they walked to the other end, got in that limo, and drove off. How's THAT for a childhood??!!
Things are Tough All Over, Get Over It!
Honestly, Anissa had going for her what most kids watching her only dreamed of , if she didn't like acting the role she could have left , the easily could have replaced her with Pamelyn Ferdin
@@TheEarl666 they must be tough for you too and you're camped out harassing others in these comments as a way to cope!
Nice to see Kathy and Johnny, but the other actors not being interviewed look distinctly unhappy. Or am I imagining it?
Kathy is hoging the spotlight.
@@timtebowfan628yep. She did
Wonderful moment at 6:12.
She was NOT offered the part in the Exorcist.
Right .She was rejected because of the Buffy stigma .
It was the film Taxi that she turned down because she didn't want to be in show business any more
@@lindaeasley5606 Taxi Driver - she was offered an opportunity to audition but turned it down.
I thought this was Jenny Jones.
The Family Affair show was a funny show. It sad alot of the actors from the show pass away in real life. There only two actor from show still alive today.
this was Jane Whitley show that was on during the age of the talk shows
I hope Anissa Jones didn't die listening to AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell". That song is awful!
Johnny still looks great in 2013 and is helping people who abuse Alcohol, Meth, Cocaine, etc. He's a good man! Johnny is 5 years older than me.
Kathy named her son "Reed", a future Dr. Reed of the FBI?
What was the name of that show? I guess people back east get that show. Yes I know that was probably 10 or so years ago
I never liked Cissy and always hoped she'd age out of the show and not take up screen time anymore. But Kathy Garver is the only one who didn't suffer after the show ended, maybe because she was the least popular so didn't have the over-attention that the others had.
i really don't "blame" anyone for what happened with Anissa; It was just something we all did back then: drugs. I just don't appreciate being blamed as Her friend. Mr Green; I got many late nite calls from Paula for years. When she heard Anissa was in Oceanside, she immediatly assumed it was at my mothers' home there, & SHE tried to blame everyone else. She & my Mother had been buddies for years! & I still was always kind to her, always dropped by 'til I moved away.
Jan DeFrank sorry for your losses.
Omg. How many times do you have to post about this? Go write a book or something
Its to bad that they where not around to help Anissa Jones since they where all so close to each other.
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I think Johnny was in the midst of his own addictions here.
Damn why didn't they show "Vikki" (Love Boat)?.
Jill Whelan. I met her when I used to work for Princess Cruises back in the '90s. Lovely girl.
dang.. I want to know what happened to Vicky??? lol
Never cared for her character,after six episodes, she behaved like an entitled brat,who wanted everything her way. The twins are cute.
I read she knew about anissa drug problems.
Did either of them trash Sebastian Cabot? Is it true he flipped out on the set and they had to replace him?
I wish someone could of help her maybe she o would been alive today
OMG!!!! he never changes ...lol xx
So sad😢
Johnny answers a question and Kathy Garver launches into a conversation with herself and all about herself and forgets about Johnny. None of the Women wear pants, all have false eyelashes, all act like ladies with smooth platinum blond hair, no women are eccentric unlike the men in the show. Poor Kathy Garver is stuck with the same hairdo and her false eyelashes covered up half her eyes and plays a goody two shoes. At least the Teenager showed respect towards their parents back then
WTF are you going on about?! Nothing you said makes sense!!!
What show is this?
Always had a big crush on Cissy.
For anyone who has seen this show in it's entirety who is the lovely blonde in the cream/off white pantsuit? Is this Kari Michaelsen from Gimme A Break?
Hi Jan, You got those 3-4am phone calls from Paula too? Was she not the greatest? She was on a roll at that time. She gave me some of the best real estate advice then.
Lucky you. Wish I had bought when the prices were low.
Damn! Barry Williams wouldn't clap for anything!
Nice!
Who's the host? She looks very familiar.
That is one poor fitting suit.
When was this inyerview
that is so haeartbreaking.
She now has blond hair.
Who is the host?
What was that look from Susan Olson all about at 5:08?
I know, I noticed that, too. It is also one of the few times I have seen her where she actually looks pretty.
what show is this, I would like to watch the whole thing
The Jane Whitney Show
I don’t think the audience know who these actors are, they seem stunned
"K Wingenbach" Perhaps many of them were not the right age group to have watched the TV shows that the actors played in.
Who is the host? She looks so familiar.
Jenny Jones
Are you 100% sure?
+2packs4sure Now that I got a closer look....No😂
Oh look at the credits..it's Jane Whitney.
Never heard of her but that's definitely her. Thanks.
Punky/Soleil is hot!
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This was the last decade of the former child stars. Who cares about the boring brats of today? Who is on the list?
Oh look it's that guy from A Talking Cat
ok that sissy it was more important for her to go to do my fair lady typical hollywood
Oprah looked different back then. Not sure about the blond hair.
Anissa hated her
who`s Paula?
He was still fairly slim in this interview. Years later he ballooned up, with a very large beer belly. It happens, even to show biz people. One day that will even happen to Tom Cruise.
so sorry im a Hemingway writer, a mess
oh Johnny. what happened to ya?
Who was this somewhat-annoying TV host?
Johnny Whitaker has an interesting look. As a kid he looked bizarre, then in adulthood he wasn't too bad. Now in his late 50's he's looking terrible. What an arc.
He grew up..... at 50 thats what happens
The woman lost her kids. Whether she was a mess or not that seems pretty bull shit to be blaming her mom for her demise. I have followed this story for a few years and it bugs me to see people lash out at her. Even if she was horrible; what a hell to have to live with both kids passing and it was or maybe still is a long life without them.
+J Russo Finally someone that gets it ! Regardless of problems that Anissa might or might not have had with her mother ,Paula paid fulI messure by losing both kids so young. I have two children also and I can't imagine losing one let alone both. I'm sure Anissa would be hurt by some of the things that have been said. Paula , after all was her MOM and all of us are protective of our own families wheather we have issues with them or not.
How wrong u are and that other person is an idiot for agreeing Paula was a horrible mother stripped every chance Anissa had to live the life she wanted and didn't even bother giving her own daughter a funeral for christ sake it's always our upbringing that determines how we if Paula wasn't so bitter don't u think Anissa would've turned out fine the answer is an indefinite YES
@@Luispbringstheheat You are exactly right . To have so many pressures put on her at such a young age , of course. she was going to struggle . According to a documentary about Anissa's life , her mom was a drunken controlling bitch . She used Anissa and didn't act like she gave a f*** about her . Life is difficult enough as a teenager but when you've got extra s*** to deal with from your family , unless you are incredibly numb to it , you are going to have emotional problems
You reap what you sow.
man this is some cringe worthy shit lol
Fame was also fleeting for the host of this talk show.