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This odd episode defines what Family Affair Might have been but wasnt. A simple expaination of a screw up at 5he cereal company resulting in the sending of the very annoying lamb without adult clearance could have given Sebastion Cabot a priceless tirade to perfirm on the phone. Buffy and jodys impossibly maudlin adobability want to keep Snowball forever and ever could have been replaced by the simple infatuation any kid might have. French stole the show expressing the same contempt fir havibg the beast most of the audience likely felt. A good monolouge was lost when Bill did not reprimand thevtwins for not ciming home and getting help when dumb sheep ran off. Also Buffy and Jody warning Snowball that Uncle Bill was ready to warm his tail and put him in time out would have made Jodys plea that Snowball was sorry and would be a good lamb from then on a good deal more logical. Having the twins make the right decision was the best stroke as it showef them not to be thevdumb kids they we treated as in this and so many episode. Lastly this potentially great episode could have ended with Bill getying them the encyclopedia. The producers desite to keep thev kids cerubic and cute prevented them feom learning very much when 5he coukd have been speaking like little Einstiens with their exposiour to French and Bills command pf the language. Thus could have been a very amusing lesson in responsibilty but it was dumbed down in a way even ten year olds could see through. More respect for developing the charactors onto the smart kids they were supposed to be and less cute condesention forhe audience would have take the whole show in a better and more interesting direction.