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

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Writers:

Joe Connelly (writer)
Bud Freeman (writer)
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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 | Father Son Relationship | Famous Opening Theme

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Fred MacMurray	...	Steve Douglas / ... (363 episodes, 1960-1972)
Stanley Livingston	...	Chip Douglas (359 episodes, 1960-1972)
Don Grady	...	Robbie Douglas (356 episodes, 1960-1971)
William Demarest	...	Uncle Charley O'Casey (196 episodes, 1965-1972)
Tim Considine	...	Mike Douglas (185 episodes, 1960-1965)
Barry Livingston	...	Ernie Thompson Douglas / ... (183 episodes, 1963-1972)
William Frawley	...	Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey (165 episodes, 1960-1965)

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Series Directed by
Frederick De Cordova		(108 episodes, 1967-1971)
James V. Kern		(99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Gene Reynolds		(75 episodes, 1962-1964)
Peter Tewksbury		(37 episodes, 1960-1961)
Richard Whorf		(37 episodes, 1961-1963)
Earl Bellamy		(9 episodes, 1971-1972)
James Sheldon		(8 episodes, 1967)

Series Writing credits
George Tibbles		(88 episodes, 1960-1971)
John McGreevey		(35 episodes, 1960-1967)
Doug Tibbles		(29 episodes, 1963-1971)
Dorothy Cooper		(23 episodes, 1960-1969)
Gail Ingram		(20 episodes, 1961-1967)
Lois Hire		(15 episodes, 1967-1971)
James B. Allardice		(13 episodes, 1960-1967)
Austin Kalish		(12 episodes, 1962-1968)
Joseph Hoffman		(11 episodes, 1962-1967)
Tom Adair		(11 episodes, 1963-1967)
Elroy Schwartz		(10 episodes, 1961-1967)
Danny Simon		(8 episodes, 1961-1967)
Paul West		(7 episodes, 1960-1971)
Irma Kalish		(7 episodes, 1965-1968)
Henry Garson		(7 episodes, 1966-1969)
James Leighton		(6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Peter Tewksbury		(6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Glenn Wheaton		(6 episodes, 1961-1964)
Mannie Manheim		(6 episodes, 1962-1964)
Edmund Beloin		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
Arnold Peyser		(5 episodes, 1960-1964)
Lois Peyser		(5 episodes, 1960-1964)
AJ Carothers		(5 episodes, 1961-1962)
David Duncan		(4 episodes, 1960-1961)
Howard Leeds		(4 episodes, 1962-1963)
Milt Rosen		(4 episodes, 1963-1964)
Ernest Chambers		(4 episodes, 1963)
Cynthia Lindsay		(4 episodes, 1964-1967)
Shirley Gordon		(3 episodes, 1961-1963)
Paul David		(3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Arthur Marx		(3 episodes, 1962-1971)
Kitty Buhler		(3 episodes, 1962-1965)
Joanna Lee		(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Stanley Davis		(3 episodes, 1963-1965)
Seaman Jacobs		(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
Ed James		(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
Ray Brenner		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Phil Leslie		(2 episodes, 1960-1967)
Jack Laird		(2 episodes, 1960-1962)
William Raynor		(2 episodes, 1961-1967)
Myles Wilder		(2 episodes, 1961-1967)
Bill Kelsay		(2 episodes, 1962-1968)
Robert Specht		(2 episodes, 1962-1964)
Ken Englund		(2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Richard Whorf		(2 episodes, 1962)
Bob Fisher		(2 episodes, 1963-1971)
Steve McNeil		(2 episodes, 1963-1965)
Elon Packard		(2 episodes, 1963-1965)
John Considine		(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Tim Considine		(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Gary Abrams		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Don Grady		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill O'Hallaren		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Freddy Rhea		(2 episodes, 1967-1969)
Rocci Chatfield		(2 episodes, 1968-1970)
Ramey Idriss		(2 episodes, 1968-1970)
Dennis Whitcomb		(2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Bob Touchstone		(2 episodes, 1970)
Joe Connelly		(unknown episodes)
Bud Freeman		(unknown episodes)
Robert Pirosh		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Don Fedderson	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 1965-1972)
Edmund L. Hartmann	....	producer (8 episodes, 1965-1971)
Fred Henry	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Peter Tewksbury	....	producer (unknown episodes)
George Tibbles	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Don Grady		(1 episode, 1964)
Frank De Vol		(1 episode, 1965)
Jeff Alexander		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Robert H. Planck		(1 episode, 1965)
Meredith M. Nicholson		(unknown episodes)
Paul Vogel		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Charles Van Enger		(1 episode, 1965)
Robert K. Richard		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Virginia Martindale		(1 episode, 1965)
Judith Adkins Specht		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Duncan Cramer		(1 episode, 1965)

Series Set Decoration by
John Burton		(1 episode, 1960)
Edward M. Parker		(1 episode, 1965)
Harry Gordon		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Larry Butterworth	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 1964)

Series Production Management
Argyle Nelson	....	production supervisor (1 episode, 1960)
John G. Stephens	....	production supervisor (1 episode, 1965)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Sidman	....	assistant director (1 episode, 1965)

Series Art Department
Craig Binkley	....	assistant property master (15 episodes, 1966-1972)

Series Sound Department
James H. King	....	sound effects editor (1 episode, 1965)
Leon M. Leon	....	sound mixer (1 episode, 1965)
Terrance Emerson	....	sound cable man (1 episode, 1966)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chester Philbrick	....	chief set electrician (1 episode, 1965)
Maurice West	....	key grip (1 episode, 1965)
Paul Jacobsen	....	electrician (unknown episodes, 1963)
Robert F. Sparks	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andrea E. Weaver	....	costumer (7 episodes, 1971-1972)
Frank Delmar	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Gary Abrams	....	composer: additional music (1 episode, 1964)
Don Grady	....	composer: additional music (1 episode, 1964)
Edwin T. Luckey	....	music editor (1 episode, 1965)

Series Other crew
Pat Miller	....	script supervisor (1 episode, 1965)
Adele Stiff	....	dialogue director (1 episode, 1965)
Frank Inn	....	animal trainer / dog trainer (unknown episodes)
George Tibbles	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1960-1965)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1965-1972)
• Don Fedderson Productions (1960-1972)
• Gregg-Don Inc. (1960-1965)
• MCA Television (1960-1965)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1960-1965) (original airing)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1965-1972) (original airing)
• Paramount Television

Other Companies

• CBS Studio Center  filming location
• Chevrolet  original sponsor
• Desilu Studios  filming location
• General Motors  automobiles furnished by
• Glen Glenn Sound  sound recording
• Hunt-Wesson  original sponsor (Wesson oil, Snowdrift shortening, Hunt's tomato products)
• Procter & Gamble  original sponsor (Ivory liquid, Tide detergent, Bounty paper towels)

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:

Charley was Bub's brother.

Quotes:

Robbie Douglas: Beanbrain!
Mike Douglas: Knothead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Munsters: John Doe Munster (#2.9)" (1965)

Soundtrack:

My Three Sons

CAN'T GET THE THEME SONG OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

A TV Classic in the golden age of early 60's sitcoms. Still,I do get the chance to watch some of episodes on a local cable channel,but the characters of Uncle Charley(William Demarest),and Uncle Bub(William Frawley,who was Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy"),are something else. Bub was more a strict disclipinary with the kids,but Charley was more ease and straightforward towards them. However,I did a comparison on the shows that were in black and white(from 1960-1965),and the ones that were in color(from 1965-1972),and the black and white episodes were the best ever especially when Chip,Robbie,and Mike were getting into all sorts of situations in the Douglass home. Oh yeah,how can I forget the family dog(Tramp),and Ernie(who came into the show during the 1964-1965 season when the show was going through some changes with different networks)who was adopted when Mike moved away and became part of the family. Fred MacMurray's role as Steve Douglass was the perfect father figure and an icon of what single families went through when their wasn't any woman in the house(that concept changed when Beverly Garland came in during the 1969-1970 season,and her and Steve got married). During the last two season of the show,you can find a very young Jodie Foster here,as Dody's playmate who was a regular on the show. The black and white episodes are rarely seen,but Hollywood is getting ready to do a remake of the classic TV show with Michael Douglas in the Fred MacMurray role. The show's theme song will live on in infinity,but still can't get the theme song out of my head!!!!