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My Three Sons: Season 1

36 episodes Premiered Sep 29, 1960 Updated Jul 18, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Chip-Off the Old Block

Sep 29, 1960

Aeronautical Engineer Steve Douglas and his youngest son Chip face a parallel problem -- how to rid themselves of two designing females.

S1·E2

The Little Ragpicker

Oct 6, 1960

The Annual School rag drive starts Chip off on a scavenger hunt of the neighbourhood. Every time the neighbor, Miss Pitts, looks out the window she sees strange happenings at the D

S1·E3

Bub in the Ointment

Oct 13, 1960

When Bub steps on the toes of each grandson in turn, Steve is about to rebuke him when the household returns to normal once again. Being chief cook, dishwasher and housekeeper to t

S1·E4

Countdown

Oct 20, 1960

A Missile launch, sleeping in and Daylight Saving make for an interesting Monday morning. The Douglas household is a chaotic affair of lost indian arrow heads for Chip's turn in sh

S1·E5

Brotherly Love

Oct 27, 1960

When Mike and Robbie cross swords over a blonde schoolgirl, the issue widens until the whole family is involved in the argument. But it is difficult for Steve to teach his sons th

S1·E6

Adjust or Bust

Nov 3, 1960

Steve's theory that 'life is just a small series of adjustments' is put to the test in just one day's discovered doings. Steve must meet with a top Air Force General to discuss pla

S1·E7

Lady Engineer

Nov 10, 1960

Steve is enamored of his new business associate, an attractive woman who is strictly business. He is tempted to mix business with pleasure but finds that she thinks only about the

S1·E8

Chip's Harvest

Nov 17, 1960

Thanksgiving Day's turkey dinner is threatened when the electricity is short-circuited throughout the neighborhood. Chip decides to bring along his Indian friend as his sole guest

S1·E9

Raft on the River

Nov 24, 1960

Feeling left out when Mike and Robbie decide to go camping at Gunman's Gulch—and at the urging of his father to use his imagination, to conjure up an adventure—a lonely Chip decide

S1·E10

Lonesome George

Dec 1, 1960

TV Star George Gobel is invited to dinner by Bub, who forgets to tell his son-in-law Steve who returns from an out of town business trip and arrives home late at night. He tiptoes

S1·E11

Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year

Dec 8, 1960

Robbie is baffled when his girlfriend rejects the excitement of his new motor in favor of standard feminine frills. He tries to win her over by telling the boys on the football tea

S1·E12

My Three Strikers

Dec 15, 1960

The boys want a raise in their allowance, but Steve tells them that they are spending money recklessly and not doing their chores. Bub has been picking up the slack and doing their

S1·E13

The Elopement

Dec 22, 1960

Mike and the girl next door arouse the suspicions of Steve and Bub when secrets are exchanged and the two are seen leaving with suitcases. Meanwhile, Robbie is on a clock salvaging

S1·E14

Mike's Brother

Dec 29, 1960

Constant comparison to his brother, Mike, leaves Robbie feeling inferior and angry—and their father has to face the consequences as Robbie and Mike are about to come to blows whe

S1·E15

Domestic Trouble

Jan 5, 1961

When Bub is suddenly called out of town, Steve seeks an agency to get temporary help—unaware that he may be recruiting a wife. With his older brothers passing the buck, Chip ac

S1·E16

Bub Leaves Home

Jan 12, 1961

When Steve invites his second cousin Selena to come and visit, Bub gets the strange impression that he is being neglected and isn't really needed. He decides to take up the offer o

S1·E17

Mike in a Rush

Jan 19, 1961

Mike prepares for the transition from high school to college and the question of joining a fraternity is one that complicates his life considerably. When Mike and Jean attend a par

S1·E18

The Bully

Jan 26, 1961

Chip falls foul of the school bully who isn't interested in fighting with him. Steve soon realises that Chip is deliberately provoking the boy each day in the school yard to prove

S1·E19

Organization Woman

Feb 2, 1961

Steve's ever efficient sister arrives for a visit, and immediately changes and complicates the entire Douglas household. The challenging aspect to the whole deal is a decision that

S1·E20

Other People's Houses

Feb 9, 1961

When Robbie Douglas sees his new friend's home he is envious of what he thinks is really the perfect teenage home and becomes almost as envious as Hank is of the turbulent, happy-g

S1·E21

The Delinquent

Feb 16, 1961

Mike Douglas and the family mongrel Tramp keep disappearing at night, and Jean becomes increasingly suspicious, unaware that Mike and his friend Tim are building her a hi-fi set fo

S1·E22

Man In a Trench Coat

Feb 23, 1961

On a dark night when Steve is away, Robbie and his date are frightened by a man in a trench coat. It all happens when Robbie is seen putting on the hubcap of his next door neighbou

S1·E23

Deadline

Mar 2, 1961

Mike has to finish the layout and write a sports article for the school paper by himself in between running in a track meet and going to a dance with Jean.

S1·E24

The Lostling

Mar 9, 1961

Chip begins to think it would be great to be an older brother, so he wishes for a little sister. After the new Hawkins family move into the vacant house across the street, a wild

S1·E25

Off Key

Mar 16, 1961

Chip brags to his new playmate that his genius brother Robbie can fix almost anything. Soon Robbie is repairing a Grand Piano and has five minutes to have it fixed before the boy'

S1·E26

Small Adventure

Mar 23, 1961

With Steve away in Seattle on a business trip, the Douglas household's version of man's best friend has been known to drag home anything he can get his jaws into. This time Tramp s

S1·E27

Soap Box Derby

Mar 30, 1961

Unaware of each other's problems, Steve and Robbie engage in what seem to be widely varied projects. Robbie is trying to construct a race kart and Steve is in a rush to help a miss

S1·E28

Unite or Sink

Apr 6, 1961

Robbie and Mike want some extra pocket money but Steve tells them that they will have to earn it by themselves. The boys ask their neighbours if they could paint their front fence

S1·E29

The Wiley Method

Apr 13, 1961

Robbie can't seem to arouse the interest of the affairs of the heart with his classmate Maribel Quinby. So with the help of his best friend Hank Ferguson, he proceeds to try and ge

S1·E30

The National Pastime

Apr 27, 1961

Chip is so discouraged by his batting slump that he quits the baseball team. After his brothers encourage him to return, one of the parents, a volunteer umpire, calls in sick and S

S1·E31

The Croaker

May 4, 1961

Malcolm, a frog that Chip has captured for a school project is the focus of all eyes in the Douglas home. Bub discerns a marked resemblance to his his Uncle Clancey in Malcolm's fa

S1·E32

The Musician

May 11, 1961

Robbie's new girlfriend, lives in refined and elegant style, causing Robbie to turn a critical eye on his own home life. To impress her he tells her he really digs the classics, bu

S1·E33

The Horseless Saddle

May 18, 1961

Bub sets out to find the mysterious person who sent him an old saddle... C.O.D.

S1·E34

Trial by Separation

May 25, 1961

Its final exam time and Mike and his girlfriend Jean have thought up a test of their own - to try the strength of their affection by not seeing each other the week before school ha

S1·E35

The Sunday Drive

Jun 1, 1961

Mr. Pearson's idea of a quiet drive in the country with his wife is altered by a station-wagon load of Douglases. Meanwhile Robbie is trying to avoid the clutches of a girl named M

S1·E36

Fire Watch

Jun 8, 1961

Mike Douglas gets a Summer job with the Forestry Service and he thinks its going to be a barrel of fun until he learns that he's expected to do a real man's job. When his boss is