My Three Sons 1960
What is My Three Sons?
My Three Sons is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was filmed in black-and-white and broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons before moving to CBS for the final seven seasons, which were produced in color.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1960
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 380
- First aired
- Sep 29, 1960
- Last aired
- Apr 13, 1972
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Updated
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My Three Sons is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was filmed in black-and-white and broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons before moving to CBS for the final seven seasons, which were produced in color. The program features Fred MacMurray, Stanley Livingston, Don Grady, and Barry Livingston. The plot follows a widower and aeronautical engineer named Steve Douglas who raises his three sons with the assistance of his father-in-law. Later in the series, the boys' great-uncle joins the family to help with the household. As the show progresses through its later seasons, the family dynamic expands to include an adopted son, a stepdaughter, various wives, and another generation of sons. The series documents the experiences of this family as they navigate life together. The show remained on the air for twelve years, transitioning through different network homes and production formats while maintaining its focus on the evolving Douglas family unit.
Should you watch it?
“An aeronautical engineer navigates the challenges of raising his sons with family support.”
- explores multi-generational family dynamics
- features long-running character growth
- premise focuses on traditional domestic life
- long series run may require significant commitment
Watch it if you enjoy classic sitcoms depicting the evolution of a family over many years.
The series is a family-friendly sitcom centered on domestic life.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Chip-Off the Old Block Sep 29, 1960
- E2 The Little Ragpicker Oct 6, 1960
- E3 Bub in the Ointment Oct 13, 1960
- E4 Countdown Oct 20, 1960
- E5 Brotherly Love Oct 27, 1960
- E6 Adjust or Bust Nov 3, 1960
- E7 Lady Engineer Nov 10, 1960
- E8 Chip's Harvest Nov 17, 1960
- E9 Raft on the River Nov 24, 1960
- E10 Lonesome George Dec 1, 1960
- E11 Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year Dec 8, 1960
- E12 My Three Strikers Dec 15, 1960
- E13 The Elopement Dec 22, 1960
- E14 Mike's Brother Dec 29, 1960
- E15 Domestic Trouble Jan 5, 1961
- E16 Bub Leaves Home Jan 12, 1961
- E17 Mike in a Rush Jan 19, 1961
- E18 The Bully Jan 26, 1961
- E19 Organization Woman Feb 2, 1961
- E20 Other People's Houses Feb 9, 1961
- E21 The Delinquent Feb 16, 1961
- E22 Man In a Trench Coat Feb 23, 1961
- E23 Deadline Mar 2, 1961
- E24 The Lostling Mar 9, 1961
- E25 Off Key Mar 16, 1961
- E26 Small Adventure Mar 23, 1961
- E27 Soap Box Derby Mar 30, 1961
- E28 Unite or Sink Apr 6, 1961
- E29 The Wiley Method Apr 13, 1961
- E30 The National Pastime Apr 27, 1961
- E31 The Croaker May 4, 1961
- E32 The Musician May 11, 1961
- E33 The Horseless Saddle May 18, 1961
- E34 Trial by Separation May 25, 1961
- E35 The Sunday Drive Jun 1, 1961
- E36 Fire Watch Jun 8, 1961
Season 2 · 36 episodes
- E1 Birds And Bees Sep 28, 1961
- E2 Instant Hate Oct 5, 1961
- E3 The Crush Oct 12, 1961
- E4 Tramp The Hero Oct 26, 1961
- E5 A Perfect Memory Nov 2, 1961
- E6 Bub's Lodge Nov 9, 1961
- E7 A Lesson in Any Language Nov 16, 1961
- E8 The Ugly Duckling Nov 23, 1961
- E9 Chip's Composition Nov 30, 1961
- E10 Mike in Charge Dec 7, 1961
- E11 Bub Goes to School Dec 14, 1961
- E12 Robbie's Band Dec 21, 1961
- E13 Damon and Pythias Dec 28, 1961
- E14 Chip Leaves Home Jan 4, 1962
- E15 The Romance of Silver Pines Jan 11, 1962
- E16 Blind Date Jan 18, 1962
- E17 Second Time Around Jan 25, 1962
- E18 The Girls Next Door Feb 1, 1962
- E19 Bub Gets a Job Feb 8, 1962
- E20 Le Petit Stowaway Feb 15, 1962
- E21 Robbie Valentino Feb 22, 1962
- E22 The Masterpiece Mar 1, 1962
- E23 A Holiday for Tramp Mar 8, 1962
- E24 The Big Game Mar 15, 1962
- E25 Chip's Party Mar 22, 1962
- E26 Casanova Trouble Mar 29, 1962
- E27 The Pencil Pusher Apr 5, 1962
- E28 Innocents Abroad Apr 12, 1962
- E29 Robbie the Caddy Apr 19, 1962
- E30 Coincidence Apr 26, 1962
- E31 Air Derby May 3, 1962
- E32 Too Much In Common May 10, 1962
- E33 Chug and Robbie May 17, 1962
- E34 Good Influence May 24, 1962
- E35 The Hippopotamus Foot May 31, 1962
- E36 The Kibitzers Jun 7, 1962
Season 3 · 39 episodes
- E1 Weekend in Tokyo Sep 20, 1962
- E2 Robbie's Employment Service Sep 27, 1962
- E3 Tramp's First Bite Oct 4, 1962
- E4 Moment of Truth Oct 11, 1962
- E5 Daughter for a Day Oct 18, 1962
- E6 The Ghost Next Door Oct 25, 1962
- E7 Pretty As A Picture Nov 1, 1962
- E8 What's Cooking? Nov 8, 1962
- E9 Chip's Last Fight Nov 15, 1962
- E10 Steve Gets An 'A' Nov 22, 1962
- E11 Heat Wave Nov 29, 1962
- E12 The Beauty Contest Dec 6, 1962
- E13 Doctor in the House Dec 13, 1962
- E14 Going Steady Dec 20, 1962
- E15 Mother Bub Dec 27, 1962
- E16 Honorable Grandfather Jan 3, 1963
- E17 How to Impress a Woman Jan 10, 1963
- E18 Roman Holiday Jan 17, 1963
- E19 Flashback Jan 24, 1963
- E20 The Dream Book Jan 31, 1963
- E21 Big Chief Bub Feb 7, 1963
- E22 The Clunky Kid Feb 14, 1963
- E23 Caged Fury Feb 21, 1963
- E24 Make Way for Yesterday Feb 28, 1963
- E25 Robbie Wins His Letter Mar 7, 1963
- E26 High on the Hog Mar 14, 1963
- E27 First Things First Mar 28, 1963
- E28 Bub's Butler Apr 4, 1963
- E29 Francesca Apr 11, 1963
- E30 The Rug Apr 18, 1963
- E31 The System Apr 25, 1963
- E32 Let's Take Stock May 2, 1963
- E33 Total Recall May 9, 1963
- E34 When I Was Your Age May 16, 1963
- E35 Chip's World May 23, 1963
- E36 Evening with a Star May 30, 1963
- E37 The Date Bureau Jun 6, 1963
- E38 Bub's Sacrifice Jun 13, 1963
- E39 Found Money Jun 20, 1963
Season 4 · 37 episodes
- E1 Almost the Sound of Music Sep 19, 1963
- E2 Scotch Broth Sep 26, 1963
- E3 Didya Ever Have One of Those Days? Oct 3, 1963
- E4 Dear Robbie Oct 10, 1963
- E5 A Car of His Own Oct 17, 1963
- E6 How Do You Know? Oct 24, 1963
- E7 My Friend Ernie Oct 31, 1963
- E8 The End of The You-Know-What Nov 7, 1963
- E9 The Toupee Nov 14, 1963
- E10 The Ever-Popular Robbie Douglas Nov 21, 1963
- E11 The Proposals Nov 28, 1963
- E12 Steve and the Viking Dec 5, 1963
- E13 Par for the Course Dec 12, 1963
- E14 Windfall Dec 19, 1963
- E15 Top Secret Dec 26, 1963
- E16 Will Success Spoil Chip Douglas? Jan 2, 1964
- E17 Second Chorus Jan 9, 1964
- E18 Never Look Back Jan 16, 1964
- E19 Marriage by Proxy Jan 23, 1964
- E20 The Chaperone Jan 30, 1964
- E21 My Fair Chinese Lady Feb 6, 1964
- E22 House for Sale Feb 13, 1964
- E23 Stone Frog Feb 20, 1964
- E24 Stage Door Bub Feb 27, 1964
- E25 Fish Gotta Swim, Birds Gotta Fly Mar 5, 1964
- E26 Cherry Blossoms in Bryant Park Mar 12, 1964
- E27 What's the Princess Really Like? Mar 19, 1964
- E28 The People's House Mar 26, 1964
- E29 The Tree Apr 2, 1964
- E30 The Substitute Teacher Apr 9, 1964
- E31 Mike Wears the Pants Apr 16, 1964
- E32 The Guys and the Dolls Apr 23, 1964
- E33 The Ballad of Lissa Stratemeyer Apr 30, 1964
- E34 Tramp Goes To Hollywood May 7, 1964
- E35 Adventure in New York May 14, 1964
- E36 Huckleberry Douglas May 21, 1964
- E37 Guest in the House May 28, 1964
Season 5 · 36 episodes
- E1 Caribbean Cruise Sep 17, 1964
- E2 A Serious Girl Sep 24, 1964
- E3 The Practical Shower Oct 1, 1964
- E4 Dublin's Fair City (1) Oct 8, 1964
- E5 Dublin's Fair City (2) Oct 15, 1964
- E6 One of Our Moose is Missing Oct 22, 1964
- E7 Lady President Oct 29, 1964
- E8 A Touch of Larceny Nov 5, 1964
- E9 Goodbye Again Nov 12, 1964
- E10 The Coffee House Set Nov 19, 1964
- E11 The Lotus Blossom Nov 26, 1964
- E12 First, You're a Tadpole Dec 3, 1964
- E13 You're in My Power Dec 10, 1964
- E14 The In-Law Whammy Dec 17, 1964
- E15 Robbie and the Nurse Dec 24, 1964
- E16 Divorce, Bryant Park Style Dec 31, 1964
- E17 A Woman's Work Jan 7, 1965
- E18 Here Comes Charley Jan 14, 1965
- E19 Charley and the Kid Jan 21, 1965
- E20 He Wanted Wings Jan 28, 1965
- E21 Be My Guest Feb 4, 1965
- E22 Lady in the Air Feb 11, 1965
- E23 Hawaiian Cruise Feb 18, 1965
- E24 The Teenagers Feb 25, 1965
- E25 Mexico Olé Mar 4, 1965
- E26 The Fountain of Youth Mar 11, 1965
- E27 It's a Dog's Life Mar 18, 1965
- E28 The Sure Thing Mar 25, 1965
- E29 Chip, the Trapper Apr 1, 1965
- E30 Steve and the Computer Apr 8, 1965
- E31 Tramp and the Prince Apr 15, 1965
- E32 Chip O' the Islands Apr 22, 1965
- E33 The Glass Sneaker Apr 29, 1965
- E34 All the Weddings May 6, 1965
- E35 The Leopard's Spots May 13, 1965
- E36 Uncle Charley and the Redskins May 20, 1965
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of the show?
A widower and aeronautical engineer raises his sons with the help of extended family members.
When did the series air?
The show aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972.
Which networks broadcast the show?
The series was broadcast on ABC for five seasons and CBS for seven seasons.
Did the visual format change over time?
Yes, the series began in black-and-white and transitioned to color in later seasons.
How does the family change throughout the series?
The family expands to include an adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons.