Family Affair The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs Who talked about this show Seaman JacobsView Interview Seaman Jacobs on writing for Family Affair, and on the craft of writing for sitcoms Rocky KalishView Interview Irma Kalish on how they changed the writer's room dynamic on Family Affair by including women in the writer's room Irma Kalish on the premise of Family Affair; on working on the show as the only staff writers Irma KalishView Interview Irma Kalish on how they changed the writer's room dynamic on Family Affair by including women in the writer's room Irma Kalish on the premise of Family Affair; on working on the show as the only staff writers Rita LakinView Interview Rita Lakin on writing a couple of episodes of Family Affair