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| Information | |
| Title: | My Three Sons |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Rating: | TV-G |
| Running time: | 30 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | ABC (S1-5) CBS (S6-12) |
| Seasons: | 12 |
| Episodes: | 380 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | MCA Television |
| Executive producers: | Don Fedderson |
| Producers: | Edmund L. Hartmann Peter Tewksbury George Tibbles Fred Henry |
| Principal cast: | Starring Fred MacMurray Beverly Garland Tim Considine Meredith MacRae Don Grady Tina Cole Stanley Livingston Ronne Troup Barry Livingston Dawn Lyn Daniel Todd Michael Todd Joseph Todd with William Demarest as Uncle Charley and William Frawley as Bub |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | September 29th, 1960 |
| Last aired: | April 13th, 1972 |
My Three Sons is an American television series of the comedy/family genres. The show was created by George Tibbles and produced by MCA Television. It ran for a total of 12 seasons and 380 episodes. It aired on ABC for 5 seasons from 1960 to 1965 and on CBS until its cancellation in 1972. The original cast lineup consisted of Fred MacMurray, William Frawley, Tim Considine, Don Grady and Stanley Livingston. Of those, only MacMurray and Livingston remained on the series for all 12 seasons. Barry Livingston joined the cast of My Three Sons with season 4, Meredith MacRae joined the show for the two seasons as Sally Morrison Douglas, and William Demarest joined season 6. In season 8, Tina Cole became a series regular playing Katie Miller Douglas. Season 10 saw the addition of Beverly Garland and Dawn Lyn in the roles of Barbara Harper Douglas and Dodie Harper Douglas respectively. Ronne Troup joined the show for the final 2 seasons as Polly Williams Douglas.
Episodes[]
Season One[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1x01 | Chip Off the Old Block | September 29th, 1960 |
| 1x02 | The Little Ragpicker | October 6th, 1960 |
| 1x03 | Bub in the Ointment | October 13th, 1960 |
| 1x04 | Countdown | October 20th, 1960 |
| 1x05 | Brotherly Love | October 27th, 1960 |
| 1x06 | Adjust or Bust | November 3rd, 1960 |
| 1x07 | Lady Engineer | November 10th, 1960 |
| 1x08 | Chip's Harvest | November 17th, 1960 |
| 1x09 | Raft on the River | November 24th, 1960 |
| 1x10 | Lonesome George | December 1st, 1960 |
| 1x11 | Spring Will Be a Little Late | December 8th, 1960 |
| 1x12 | My Three Strikers | December 15th, 1960 |
| 1x13 | The Elopement | December 22nd, 1960 |
| 1x14 | Mike's Brother | December 29th, 1960 |
| 1x15 | Domestic Trouble | January 5th, 1961 |
| 1x16 | Bub Leaves Home | January 12th, 1961 |
| 1x17 | Mike in a Rush | January 19th, 1961 |
| 1x18 | The Bully | January 26th, 1961 |
| 1x19 | Organization Woman | February 2nd, 1961 |
| 1x20 | Other People's Houses | February 9th, 1961 |
| 1x21 | The Delinquent | February 16th, 1961 |
| 1x22 | Man in a Trenchcoat | February 23rd, 1961 |
| 1x23 | Deadline | March 2nd, 1961 |
| 1x24 | The Lostling | March 9th, 1961 |
| 1x25 | Off Key | March 16th, 1961 |
| 1x26 | Small Adventure | March 23rd, 1961 |
| 1x27 | Soap Box Derby | March 30th, 1961 |
| 1x28 | Unite or Sink | April 6th, 1961 |
| 1x29 | The Wiley Method | April 13th, 1961 |
| 1x30 | The National Pastime | April 27th, 1961 |
| 1x31 | The Croaker | May 4th, 1961 |
| 1x32 | The Musician | May 11th, 1961 |
| 1x33 | The Horseless Saddle | May 18th, 1961 |
| 1x34 | Trial by Separation | May 25th, 1961 |
| 1x35 | The Sunday Drive | June 1st, 1961 |
| 1x36 | Fire Watch | June 8th, 1961 |
Season Two[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 2x01 | Birds and Bees | September 28th, 1961 |
| 2x02 | Instant Hate | October 5th, 1961 |
| 2x03 | The Crush | October 12th, 1961 |
| 2x04 | Tramp the Hero | October 26th, 1961 |
| 2x05 | A Perfect Memory | November 2nd, 1961 |
| 2x06 | Bub's Lodge | November 9th, 1961 |
| 2x07 | A Lesson in Any Language | November 16th, 1961 |
| 2x08 | The Ugly Duckling | November 23rd, 1961 |
| 2x09 | Chip's Composition | November 30th, 1961 |
| 2x10 | Mike in Charge | December 7th, 1961 |
| 2x11 | Bub Goes to School | December 14th, 1961 |
| 2x12 | Robbie's Band | December 21st, 1961 |
| 2x13 | Damon and Pythias | December 28th, 1961 |
| 2x14 | Chip Leaves Home | January 4th, 1962 |
| 2x15 | The Romance of Silver Pines | January 11th, 1962 |
| 2x16 | Blind Date | January 18th, 1962 |
| 2x17 | Second Time Around | January 25th, 1962 |
| 2x18 | The Girls Next Door | February 1st, 1962 |
| 2x19 | Bub Gets A Job | February 8th, 1962 |
| 2x20 | Le Petit Stowaway | February 15th, 1962 |
| 2x21 | Robbie Valentino | February 22nd, 1962 |
| 2x22 | The Masterpiece | March 1st, 1962 |
| 2x23 | A Holiday for Tramp | March 8th, 1962 |
| 2x24 | The Big Game | March 15th, 1962 |
| 2x25 | Chip's Party | March 22nd, 1962 |
| 2x26 | Casanova Trouble | March 29th, 1962 |
| 2x27 | The Pencil Pusher | April 5th, 1962 |
| 2x28 | Innocents Abroad | April 12th, 1962 |
| 2x29 | Robbie the Caddy | April 19th, 1962 |
| 2x30 | Coincidence | April 26th, 1962 |
| 2x31 | Air Derby | May 3rd, 1962 |
| 2x32 | Too Much in Common | May 10th, 1962 |
| 2x33 | Chug and Robbie | May 17th, 1962 |
| 2x34 | Good Influence | May 24th, 1962 |
| 2x35 | The Hippopotamus Foot | May 31st, 1962 |
| 2x36 | The Kibitzers | June 7th, 1962 |
Season Three[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 39 |
Season Four[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 37 |
Season Five[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 36 |
Season Six[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 32 |
Season Seven[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 32 |
Season Eight[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 30 |
Season Nine[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 28 |
Season Ten[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 26 |
Season Eleven[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 11x01 | The First Anniversary | September 19th, 1970 |
| 11x02 | The Once Over | September 26th, 1970 |
| 11x03 | The Return of Albert | October 3rd, 1970 |
| 11x04 | The Non-Proposal | October 10th, 1970 |
| 11x05 | Polly Wants A Douglas | October 17th, 1970 |
| 11x06 | The Cat Burglars | October 31st, 1970 |
| 11x07 | The Elopement | November 7th, 1970 |
| 11x08 | The Honeymoon | November 14th, 1970 |
| 11x09 | One By One They Go | November 21st, 1970 |
| 11x10 | My Four Women | November 28th, 1970 |
| 11x11 | The Bride Went Home | December 5th, 1970 |
| 11x12 | The Power of Suggestion | December 12th, 1970 |
| 11x13 | St. Louis Blues | December 19th, 1970 |
| 11x14 | The Liberty Bell | January 2nd, 1971 |
| 11x15 | The Love God | January 9th, 1971 |
| 11x16 | The New Vice-President | January 16th, 1971 |
| 11x17 | Robbie's Honey | January 23rd, 1971 |
| 11x18 | Ernie Drives | January 30th, 1971 |
| 11x19 | Dodie Goes Downtown | February 6th, 1971 |
| 11x20 | The Recital | February 20th, 1971 |
| 11x21 | Debbie | February 27th, 1971 |
| 11x22 | Fit the Crime | March 6th, 1971 |
| 11x23 | The Return of Terrible Tom | March 13th, 1971 |
| 11x24 | After the Honeymoon | March 20th, 1971 |
Season Twelve[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 12x01 | The Advent of Fergus | September 13th, 1971 |
| 12x02 | Fergus for Sale | September 20th, 1971 |
| 12x03 | Lady Douglas | September 27th, 1971 |
| 12x04 | Goodbye Fergus | October 4th, 1971 |
| 12x05 | Four for the Road | October 18th, 1971 |
| 12x06 | Polly the Pigeon | October 25th, 1971 |
| 12x07 | Happy Birthday, Anyway | November 1st, 1971 |
| 12x08 | Proxy Parents | November 8th, 1971 |
| 12x09 | The Enthusiast | November 15th, 1971 |
| 12x10 | Katie's Career | November 22nd, 1971 |
| 12x11 | Polly's Secret Life | November 29th, 1971 |
| 12x12 | The Sound of Music | December 6th, 1971 |
| 12x13 | TV Triplets | January 13th, 1972 |
| 12x14 | Three for School | January 20th, 1972 |
| 12x15 | Alfred | January 27th, 1972 |
| 12x16 | Buttons and Beaux | February 3rd, 1972 |
| 12x17 | Peanuts | February 17th, 1972 |
| 12x18 | Bad Day for Steve | February 24th, 1972 |
| 12x19 | Second Banana | March 2nd, 1972 |
| 12x20 | Bad Day for Barbara | March 16th, 1972 |
| 12x21 | The Birth of Arfie | March 23rd, 1972 |
| 12x22 | Lonesome Katie | March 30th, 1972 |
| 12x23 | Barbara Lost | April 6th, 1972 |
| 12x24 | Whatever Happened To Ernie? | April 13th, 1972 |
Episode Cast[]
- Fred MacMurray - Steve Douglas (the biological father of Mike, Robbie & Chip and adoptive father of Ernie)
- William Frawley - Bub O'Casey, Steve's father-in-law (the maternal grandfather of Mike, Robbie & Chip)
born: February 26, 1887 — died: March 3, 1966
- William Demarest - Charley O'Casey, Bub's younger brother (the maternal great-uncle of Mike, Robbie & Chip)
- Beverly Garland - Barbara Harper, Steve's 2nd wife (the mother of Dodie)
- Tim Considine - Mike Douglas, Steve's son
- Meredith MacRae - Sally Morrison, Mike's wife
- Don Grady - Robbie Douglas Sr, Steve's son (the father of Robbie, Steve & Charley)
- Tina Cole - Katie Miller, Robbie's wife (the mother of Robbie, Steve & Charley)
- Stanley Livingston - Chip Douglas, Steve's son
- Ronne Troup - Polly Williams, Chip's wife
- Barry Livingston - Ernie Thompson-Douglas, Steve's adoptive son
- Dawn Lyn (born: January 11, 1963) - Dodie Harper, Barbara's daughter
- Michael Todd (born: August 5, 1967) - Robbie Douglas Jr, Robbie & Katie's son
- Daniel Todd (born: August 5, 1967) - Steve Douglas II, Robbie & Katie's son
- Joseph Todd (born: August 5, 1967) - Charley Douglas, Robbie & Katie's son
The Douglas-Harper Family[]
| Name | Families |
|---|---|
| Steve Douglas | The Patriarch of the Douglas |
| Barbara Harper | Steve's 2nd wife: The Matriarch of the Harper |
| Mike Douglas | Steve's son (1st child) |
| Sally Douglas | Mike's wife |
| Robbie Douglas Sr. | Steve's son (2nd child) |
| Katie Douglas | Robbie's wife |
| Chip Douglas | Steve's son (3rd child) |
| Polly Douglas | Chip's wife |
| Ernie Douglas | Steve's adoptive son (4th child) |
| Dodie Harper | Barbara's daughter (5th child) |
| Robbie Douglas Jr. | Robbie & Katie's son and Steve & Charley's triplet brother (1st child) |
| Steve Douglas II | Robbie & Katie's son and Robbie & Charley's triplet brother (2nd child) |
| Charley Douglas | Robbie & Katie's son and Robbie & Steve's triplet brother (3rd child) |
Fourth Families[]
Steve Douglas and His Family[]
- Steve Douglas - the son-in-law of Bub O'Casey and nephew-in-law of Charley O'Casey
- Barbara Harper - the 2nd wife of Steve
- Ernie Douglas (born: Ernie Thompson) - the adoptive son of Steve and stepson of Barbara (4th child)
- Dodie Harper - the daughter of Barbara and stepdaughter of Steve (5th child)
Mike Douglas and His Family[]
- Mike Douglas - the son of Steve and stepson of Barbara (1st child)
- Sally Douglas (née Morrison) - the wife of Mike
Robbie Douglas and His Family[]
- Robbie Douglas Sr. - the son of Steve and stepson of Barbara (2nd child)
- Katie Douglas (née Miller) - the wife of Robbie
- The Douglas Triplets:
Robbie Jr. - the son of Robbie & Katie (1st child) — after named his father Robbie Douglas
Steve II - the son of Robbie & Katie (2nd child) — after named his paternal grandfather Steve Douglas
Charley - the son of Robbie & Katie (3rd child) — after named his paternal great-great-uncle Charley O'Casey
Chip Douglas and His Family[]
- Chip Douglas - the son of Steve and stepson of Barbara (3rd child)
- Polly Douglas (née Williams) - the wife of Chip
Notes & Trivia[]
- The "My Three Crichtons" episode of the sci-fi series Farscape takes it's name from My Three Sons.
See also[]
External Links[]
- My Three Sons at IMDB
- My Three Sons at the TV IV
- My Three Sons at Wikipedia
- My Three Sons at ShareTV.org
- My Three Sons at TV.com guide
- My Three Sons at TV Rage.com
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