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My Three Sons ()

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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 join the loving family in later seasons.
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.
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  Steve Douglas / ... (380 episodes, 1960-1972)
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  Chip Douglas (380 episodes, 1960-1972)
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  Robbie Douglas / ... (379 episodes, 1960-1972)
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  Ernie Thompson Douglas / ... (238 episodes, 1963-1972)
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  Uncle Charley O'Casey (215 episodes, 1965-1972)
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  Mike Douglas (185 episodes, 1960-1965)
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  Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey / ... (165 episodes, 1960-1965)
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  Katie Miller Douglas / ... (136 episodes, 1964-1972)
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  Barbara Harper Douglas / ... (74 episodes, 1969-1972)
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  Dodie Harper Douglas / ... (73 episodes, 1969-1972)
Ricky Allen ...
  Huey 'Sudsy' Pfeiffer / ... (39 episodes, 1961-1969)
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  Polly Williams Douglas / ... (37 episodes, 1963-1972)
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  Sally Ann Morrison / ... (29 episodes, 1963-1965)
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  Hank Ferguson (18 episodes, 1961-1963)
Michael Todd ...
  Robbie Douglas, Jr. (16 episodes, 1970-1972)
Daniel Todd ...
  Steve Douglas II / ... (16 episodes, 1970-1972)
Joseph Todd ...
  Charley Douglas (15 episodes, 1970-1972)
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  Dave Welch / ... (14 episodes, 1964-1967)
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  Bob Anderson / ... (13 episodes, 1960-1972)
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  Ruth Pfeiffer (11 episodes, 1961-1963)
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  Jan Dearing / ... (10 episodes, 1964-1969)
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  Jean Pearson (9 episodes, 1960-1964)
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  Lorraine Miller (9 episodes, 1967-1970)
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  Gordon Dearing / ... (9 episodes, 1962-1971)
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  Cynthia Wright / ... (9 episodes, 1961-1971)
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  Cesare / ... (9 episodes, 1963-1970)
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  Mrs. Vincent (9 episodes, 1969-1970)
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  Duke / ... (9 episodes, 1962-1971)
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  Margaret Williams / ... (8 episodes, 1964-1970)
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  Dorine Peters (7 episodes, 1960-1962)
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  Carl Murchinson / ... (7 episodes, 1964-1969)
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  Mrs. Bergen / ... (7 episodes, 1961-1970)
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  Admissions Clerk / ... (7 episodes, 1963-1970)
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  Pete / ... (7 episodes, 1964-1966)
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  Margaret Spencer / ... (7 episodes, 1970-1972)
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  Janet Dawson / ... (7 episodes, 1967-1971)
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  Mama Rossini (7 episodes, 1969-1970)
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  Ray Wong / ... (7 episodes, 1963-1969)
David Brandon ...
  Co-Worker / ... (7 episodes, 1964-1971)
Andrew Colmar ...
  Tim Weede (6 episodes, 1961-1962)
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  Bert Henderson / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1970)
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  Tom Williams (6 episodes, 1970)
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  Irene Sailor / ... (6 episodes, 1960-1971)
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  Aunt Annie / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1967)
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  Cashier / ... (6 episodes, 1965-1969)
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  Dorothy Danson / ... (6 episodes, 1970-1972)
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  Genevieve / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1964)
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  Al / ... (6 episodes, 1963-1971)
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  Priscilla Hobson / ... (6 episodes, 1971-1972)
Stephen McEveety ...
  Boy / ... (6 episodes, 1964-1968)

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Plot Summary

Widower Steven Douglas is left to bring up three boys with the aid of his father-in-law, Michael "Bub" O'Casey, and later Bub's younger brother, "Uncle Charley." The series revolves around the trials and tribulations of life's experiences as a single parent family. Written by

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Taglines Fred MacMurray learns boys will be boys as he tries to keep order in his household. In color. (season seven) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Fred MacMurray Show (United States)
  • The Three Sons (India, English title)
  • Meine drei Söhne (Germany)
  • Mis tres hijos (Spain)
  • Mis tres hijos (Mexico)
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  • 30 min
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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Way Home (1989). See more »
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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]
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