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Release Date:
29 September 1960 (USA)
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Plot:
Widower Steven Douglas is left to bring up three boys all by himself with the aide of his housekeeper "Uncle Charlie"...
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Won Golden Globe.
Another 6 nominations
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On TV: Modern Family
(From Movieline. 23 September 2009, 1:10 PM, PDT)
My Three Sons: Tune In to a Live Cast Reunion -- Today!
(From TVSeriesFinale. 15 July 2009, 3:41 PM, PDT)
(From Movieline. 23 September 2009, 1:10 PM, PDT)
My Three Sons: Tune In to a Live Cast Reunion -- Today!
(From TVSeriesFinale. 15 July 2009, 3:41 PM, PDT)
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 229)| 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) |
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30 min (369 episodes)
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Black and White (1960-1965) |
Color (1965-1972)
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With 369 episodes over 12 years, this is the second longest-running (live action) comedy in US TV history (as of February 2003), surpassed only by "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1952).
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Referenced in "Futurama: My Three Suns (#1.7)" (1999)
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"My Three Sons" remains one of the most popular television series ever. Of course it has its detractors as any show does, but its historical value lies in its simplicity and naivete. A hybrid of the era the would be labeled the 'dom-com' or domestic situation comedy, "My Three Sons" is notable for its star-friendly shooting schedule, and the composition of the nuclear family, with a motherless family being brought up by the widowed father and housekeeper grandfather, something that was relatively new to television in 1960. In its early years the cast changes were minimal but as the show progressed and additional characters were added, most viewers had no problem keeping up with the Douglases. In reruns the show has found a whole new generation of audience, even if they seem more sophisticated now than what we were at a younger age. The fact remains that the series is still popular and with a huge catalogue of episodes in it's inventory, the reruns will probably continue for ever as long as television stations need programming.
By today's standards it appears wholesome, tame and perhaps slightly dated, but it's a slice of life that all of us can appreciate and learn from. "My Three Sons" is more than just another run of the mill television show from the 1960s - it is an enduring piece of sitcom entertainment that still entertains today some forty plus years after its premiere. The comfortably numb nostalgia that the show evokes is only part of the viewing pleasure. There really is great work here so take a step back in time to the good old days when there were no tv dinners... and watch a much loved part of television history.