"My Three Sons" (1960) TV series 1960-1972

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

29 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Widower Steven Douglas is left to bring up three boys all by himself with the aide of his housekeeper "Uncle Charlie"...

Plot Keywords:

College | Uncle | Single Parent | Famous Opening Theme | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Fred MacMurray	...	Steve Douglas (380 episodes, 1960-1972)
Stanley Livingston	...	Chip Douglas (380 episodes, 1960-1972)
Don Grady	...	Robbie Douglas (356 episodes, 1960-1971)
William Demarest	...	Uncle Charley O'Casey (215 episodes, 1965-1972)
Barry Livingston	...	Ernie Thompson Douglas / ... (204 episodes, 1963-1972)
Tim Considine	...	Mike Douglas (185 episodes, 1960-1965)
William Frawley	...	Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey (165 episodes, 1960-1965)

Runtime:

30 min (369 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1960-1965) | Color (1965-1972)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

At Fred MacMurray's insistence, all episodes were filmed out of sequence during the show's entire run using a technique now known as the MacMurray method. MacMurray would do all of his scenes in 65 nonconsecutive days. The cast regulars got haircuts once a week in order to maintain continuity. Guest stars would have to return months later to complete an episode. All kitchen scenes would be done together, then all scenes in the upstairs hallway would be filmed together, etc. This fact was well concealed until Dawn Lyn joined the cast as Dodie. Her upper front teeth grew in irregularly during the entire 1969-70 season, from being barely visible in scenes with MacMurray to being plainly visible in scenes without him. William Frawley never felt comfortable with this method of filming, having grown accustomed to filming I Love Lucy in sequence during its entire run.

Quotes:

Robbie Douglas: Beanbrain!
Mike Douglas: Knothead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily (#7.3)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

My Three Sons

My Three Sons Lover

I would give anything to have My Three Sons out on DVD. All the other good old family comedies are, why not the best one ever made. I'd love it and I know many others who would love it as well. Can someone please tell me why such a fabulous award winning family comedy is not yet out on DVD for those of us who love the good old days of television shows. Shows like I love Lucy and Dick Van Dyke and Andy Griffith are out there on DVD, and they are all from the same era as My Three Sons. The acting was fabulous in this good old sit-com and they touched on some really wonderful family values and packed it all into a half hour show of light hearted laughs. What stops this wonderful show from being re-produced and sold like the other old shows? I'd pay most definitely to have them all.