My Three Sons
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 30m
Release: 1960
Rating: 6.5
Season 1 - My Three Sons
13 Oct 1960
"Bub tries to fit into family life, but the boys find things difficult when Bub speaks against a PTA mother, shows up at school with a forgotten lunch, and seems to interfere with girlfriends. Turns out, all the help was needed."
20 Oct 1960
"A telecast of a countdown to a 1957 satellite launch provides the backdrop for a Monday morning in the Douglas household. Everyone seems to be unusually tired and for good reason: Bub accidentally set the clocks an hour ahead instead of turning them back one hour with the end of Daylight Savings Time."
27 Oct 1960
"Robbie (Don Grady) finds out that a popular girl in school likes him, except that she (Cheryl Holdridge) confuses Robbie with Mike (Tim Considine). Unaware of this, Robbie ambushes Mike and..."
17 Nov 1960
"The Douglas's stove breaks down on Thanksgiving Day. There's no way to get it fixed that same day and every restaurant in town is booked. Meanwhile Chip befriends a Native American and invites him to dinner. He in turn shows how to roast a turkey outdoors without a grill."
01 Dec 1960
"Lonesome George Gobel is in town for a benefit and escapes to the Douglas household for some \"quiet\" time."
12 Jan 1961
"Steve's cousin Selena comes to visit and is only too happy to help around the house. When everyone is grateful for her help, Bub thinks he is being replaced and decides to take a job at a movie theater."
16 Feb 1961
"Jean (Cynthia Pepper) is upset when it seems Mike (Tim Considine) is never available in the evenings. Mike and Tim (Andrew Colmar) are building her a hi-fi set for her birthday."
Season 2 - My Three Sons
28 Sep 1961
"Steve realizes it is time to talk to Chip about the birds and the bees when Tramp is father to puppies."
05 Oct 1961
"New neighbors move in across from the Douglas', but they are not neighborly. Steve tells everyone to try to get along, but he finds it difficult when he is involved in a fender bender with his neighbor as he backs out of his driveway."
12 Oct 1961
"Mike's new college girlfriend seems more interested in Steve than Mike. She wants Steve to help her with her trigonometry class."
26 Oct 1961
"Chip's new friend brags about his dog, a German Shepard who performs tricks and is well behaved. Tramp pales in comparison. But, overnight, a pot left on a burning stove starts a fire; Tramp barks to warn everyone. Tramp becomes the hero."
02 Nov 1961
"While Steve (Fred MacMurray) is out, a former girlfriend Pat McNulty calls the house to ask him out for the evening. When Steve returns home, he tries to reach her, but now she is out. Steve reminisces about their previous relationship and recalls it as perfect."
16 Nov 1961
"Mike tries to learn Spanish by sleeping with a Spanish tape playing under his pillow. When he goes on a trip, Steve sleeps in Mike's bed since his own room is being painted. The auto timed ..."
30 Nov 1961
"Chip's school assignment is to write a paper about his mother. Since his mother is dead, he decides to write about Bub, the closest thing he has to a mother."
07 Dec 1961
"Mike is placed in charge of taking care of the house and his brothers when both Steve and Bub are out of town at the same time. He finds it a challenge, especially when Robbie and his friend go to the hospital after a school accident."
14 Dec 1961
"When the boys continue to ask Bub for help with their homework, he realizes he does not have all the answers. He decides to go to night school for further education. He meets another ..."
21 Dec 1961
"Robbie starts a musical band, with practice at his house. The other Douglas' cover their ears to drown out the noise. Steve helps them get in tune and even plays saxophone. When Mike's class needs a band for a dance, Robbie wants the job."
11 Jan 1962
"While on a camping trip vacation without the other family members, Steve is matched to another camper by an older couple who loves to play matchmakers. Both Steve and Fran are initially reluctant."
18 Jan 1962
"Mike and Robbie each have dates the same night. Due to a mix up in names, Mike picks up Robbie's young date, and Robbie picks up an older woman meant for Mike."
08 Feb 1962
"Bub wants to do something different than dishes and dusting. He goes on interviews for different jobs."
15 Feb 1962
"Chip is all set to go on a business trip with his father to Chicago. When Steve's plans change, he is headed for Paris. Chip decides to sneak on to the plane to join his father. In Paris, he gets lost."
22 Feb 1962
"Film makers are in town to do a documentary on Robbie's physics class. Bub tell Robbie he should try to get a part in the film. Robbie and another student are chosen for a close up shot, showing what they are doing in physics."
15 Mar 1962
"Robbie might not be able to play in the school's football game unless he can improve his grades in math. Also, Chip catches the measles."
22 Mar 1962
"Chip's having a party for his tenth birthday. When news gets out that Steve has caught the German measles, the parents do not want their children going to the party."
05 Apr 1962
"Chip gets the chance to visit his father's work place and to see what his father does for a living. Chip thinks the job is boring and of no consequence. However, when Steve is asked to help a pilot land a plane, Chip gets a different view."
19 Apr 1962
"Hank tells Robbie he should be a golf caddy during the local Golf Tournament. Robbie is assigned to a fussy golfer. Things get worse when at the 18th hole, Robbie causes the golfer to be disqualified."
26 Apr 1962
"On Steve's day off from work, everything seems to go wrong in the house, and the volume of activity is loud. Steve starts to wish he had all girls instead of boys."
24 May 1962
"Chip is forced to spend a week's vacation with a boy he does not like. They have nothing in common. All Chip gets out of it is a black eye."
1962-06-07
"Two of Bub's cronies who are visiting for their usual game of pinochle, accidentally get an earful of the family's woes. Their mysterious interjection to try and solve the problems, leaves Steve and the boys quite baffled."
Season 3 - My Three Sons
27 Sep 1962
"Robbie and his friend start a business for home repairs and chores in order to make money to go on dates. Chip decides to start his own business for babysitting so he can buy a new bike. Sometimes the clients overlap the two businesses."
11 Oct 1962
"Mike is in a bind when he realizes he has two dates for his fraternity's dance. He did not think the college beauty would accept his date, so he asked another girl as well."
18 Oct 1962
"Steve invites the teenage daughter of a friend to stay with the Douglas' while her father attends to business in town. Unfortunately, other than Steve, the other family members have plans. Steve has to entertain the teenager himself."
27 Dec 1962
"Chip and Sudsy want to buy a model auto to work on. When Steve seems like he will allow Chip to buy it, Bub comes up with an argument."
07 Feb 1963
"Chip's boyscout group is losing their den mother and a scout when the family is moving out of state. Chip talks Bub into taking on the position."
1963-02-14
"Chip is overcome with loneliness when Sudsy starts spending all of his time with a new boy in the neighborhood. The entire household rallies together and their efforts to compensate the youngster succeed almost too well."
Season 4 - My Three Sons
19 Sep 1963
"Robbie enters a contest to perform a song he wrote to impress a girl. The whole family is involved when they perform backup singing for Robbie."
24 Oct 1963
"Steve wants Mike to help him find a date for Sally who works with Steve. Mike has no interest in helping because he thinks he has already found true love. When Mike finds himself helping Sally, he realizes he wants to date her himself."
07 Nov 1963
"Chip and Ernie believe there is only one more week left of the world and try to find the perfect way to spend their remaining time."
20 Feb 1964
"In town, Chip meets a woman from India who gives him a stone frog. She tells Chip the frog is magical. When exciting things begin to happen for Chip, he believes in the magic."
05 Mar 1964
"Mike wants Sally to go fishing with him and his family since it is their favorite pastime. Sally talks him into going birdwatching with her, since that is something she enjoys."
07 May 1964
"A Hollywood producer visiting Bryant Park sees Tramp and things he would be great for the animal lead in a movie he is making. Bub, Robbie and Chip fly out to Hollywood with Tramp so he can do an audition."
1964-05-28
"Steve is roped into boarding a delinquent for just one week so the boys put on their armor and ready themselves for battle. When Steve is notified to fly out of town on business, the boys are left to deal with the delinquent themselves, not knowing they've mistaken him for somebody else."
Season 12 - My Three Sons
13 Sep 1971
"Steve's cousin Fergus McBain Douglas, who looks just like him, arrives from Scotland in search of a wife to take back with him."
18 Oct 1971
"Everyone has a busy day, and no one has time to take care of the triplets. Steve decides to take care of the boys by taking them to work, and asking his secretary to take the day off to care for them. Steve then forgets where she lives."
13 Jan 1972
"When Katie is out with the triplets, a talent scout notices the boys and wants them to be in a television commercial. While filming, the boys act out since they are afraid. Steve ends up in the commercial so the boys feel more comfortable."
20 Jan 1972
"Katie gets a temporary job as a secretary, and decides to put the boys in a child care center so that Charley is not bothered with three young boys. Soon Charley goes missing every day from home at the same time."
27 Jan 1972
"Dodie tries to avoid a first grader who likes her and follows her everywhere."
03 Feb 1972
"Katie is feeling particularly lonely with the continued absence of Robbie. Steve, Charley and the others each take her out to dinner on different nights to cheer her up."
24 Feb 1972
"Ernie's school project is to see how the phases of the moon affect people. He notices that Steve becomes more accident prone."
02 Mar 1972
"Barbara wins a cooking contest and becomes one of the finalist. The cook-off is in Hawaii."
16 Mar 1972
"Barbara is not feeling well, but finds out she has to take care of the children and the house by herself. When she cannot take it anymore, she walks out the house without telling anyone."
23 Mar 1972
"Dodie is upset when she realizes Tramp disappears every evening. Tramp is getting old, and Dodie is worried he might not find his way home."
06 Apr 1972
"Chip's (Stanley Livingston) old friend, John Simpson (Micky Dolenz), who's now a big rock star, pays a visit. Soon, Chip tells the family that he's decided to give up his studies and become..."
1972-04-13
"Steve's boss Bob Anderson and his wife share 'Where-did-we-go-wrong?' panic as they struggle to communicate with their son; Steve and Barbara are the counselors. The teenager is rude and disrespectful to his parents but his insolence doesn't bother them nearly as much as not knowing if he is taking drugs."
