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My Three Sons

  • TV Series
  • 1960–1972
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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William Frawley, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
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Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons... Read allWidower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.

  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Stanley Livingston
    • Don Grady
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    7.1/10
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    POPULARITY
    1,480
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    • Stars
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Stanley Livingston
      • Don Grady
    • 31User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Steve Douglas…
    Stanley Livingston
    Stanley Livingston
    • Chip Douglas
    Don Grady
    Don Grady
    • Robbie Douglas…
    Barry Livingston
    Barry Livingston
    • Ernie Thompson Douglas…
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Uncle Charley O'Casey
    Tim Considine
    Tim Considine
    • Mike Douglas
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey…
    Tina Cole
    Tina Cole
    • Katie Miller Douglas…
    Beverly Garland
    Beverly Garland
    • Barbara Harper Douglas…
    Dawn Lyn
    Dawn Lyn
    • Dodie Harper Douglas…
    Ricky Allen
    • Huey 'Sudsy' Pfeiffer…
    Ronne Troup
    Ronne Troup
    • Polly Williams Douglas…
    Meredith MacRae
    Meredith MacRae
    • Sally Ann Morrison…
    Peter Brooks
    Peter Brooks
    • Hank Ferguson
    Michael Todd
    • Robbie Douglas, Jr.
    Daniel Todd
    • Steve Douglas II…
    Joseph Todd
    • Charley Douglas
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • Dave Welch…
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Frequent Continuity Errors. Due to the 'out of sequence' way they were making the show, there's sometimes evidence that scenes in any episode were filmed months apart and edited together, looking like it's set in a very short time.
    • Quotes

      Salesman: Madam, I know you are simply going to...

      [realizes it's an old man in front of him]

      Salesman: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, sir.

      Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey: Oh, that's all right... Happens all the time. What's your paddlin'?

      Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey: Oh, uuh... Cosmetics.

      Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey: Oh-ho, BOY! Have you got the wrong house!

      Salesman: Oh?

      Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey: I'm the nearest thing to a lady around here. Come back when somebody's married.

      Salesman: Yes, yes, I-I'll do that.

      Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey: I will be back.

      [slams the door]

    • Connections
      Featured in Hard Time on Planet Earth: The Way Home (1989)
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      My Three Sons
      Written and Performed by Frank De Vol (1960-1972)

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    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.
    • Daweena123
    • Mar 24, 2006
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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Fred MacMurray Show
    • Filming locations
      • Backlot, Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Broadcasting
      • CBS Paramount Network Television
      • CBS Studios
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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