My Three Sons was a sitcom that starred Fred MacMurray, William Frawley, William Demarest, Tim Considine, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston, Barry Livingston, Meredith MaCrae, Tina Cole, Beverly Garland, Dawn Lyn & Ronne Troup.
The series originally featured William Frawley as the boys' live-in maternal grandfather, Bub O'Casey. William Demarest (who portrayed Bub's brother) replaced William Frawley in 1965 due to his health issues.
The show originally aired on ABC from September 29, 1960 to May 20, 1965 and was filmed in black & white.
After the series moved to CBS on September 16, 1965, it was filmed in color until the series' end on April 13, 1972 after 12 seasons and 380 episodes.
Synopsis[]
The show was about a man named Steve Douglas, a widowed aircraft engineer raising his three boys: Mike, Robbie and Chip.
In September of 1965, the eldest son Mike got married and his character was written out of the show and in order to keep the emphasis on "three sons", a new son named Ernie was adopted by the Douglas family.
In the show's final years, Steven remarried and adopted his new wife, Barbara's young daughter Dorothy (AKA "Dodie").
Episode Cast[]
- Fred MacMurray as Steve Douglas
- Beverly Garland as Barbara Harper Douglas, Steve's 2nd wife (Seasons 10-12)
- William Frawley as William Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey, Steve's father-in-law (Seasons 1-5)
- William Demarest as Uncle Charley O'Casey, Bub's younger brother and Steve's uncle-in-law (Seasons 5-12)
- Tim Considine as Mike Douglas, Steve's biological son and Barbara's stepson (Seasons 1-6)
- Meredith MacRae as Sally Ann Morrison Douglas, Mike's wife (Seasons 4-6)
- Don Grady as Robbie Douglas Sr, Steve's biological son and Barbara's stepson (Seasons 1-11)
- Tina Cole as Katie Miller Douglas, Robbie's wife (Seasons 8-12)
- Stanley Livingston as Chip Douglas, Steve's biological son and Barbara's stepson
- Ronne Troup as Polly Williams Douglas, Sally's maternal cousin and Chip's wife (Seasons 11-12)
- Barry Livingston as Ernie Thompson Douglas, Steve's adoptive son and Barbara's adoptive stepson (Seasons 4-12)
- Dawn Lyn as Dodie Harper Douglas, Barbara's daughter and Steve's stepdaughter (Seasons 10-12)
- Michael Todd as Robbie Douglas Jr, Robbie & Katie's son and Steve & Charley's triplet brother (Seasons 9-11)
- Daniel Todd as Steve Douglas II, Robbie & Katie's son and Robbie & Charley's triplet brother (Seasons 9-11)
- Joseph Todd as Charley Douglas, Robbie & Katie's son and Robbie & Steve's triplet brother (Seasons 9-11)
The Douglas Family[]
First Generation[]
- Steve Douglas
- Barbara Harper - Steve's 2nd wife
Second Generation[]
- Mike Douglas - Steve's son and Barbara's stepson (1st child)
- Sally Morrison - Mike's wife
- Robbie Douglas Sr. - Steve's son and Barbara's stepson (2nd child)
- Katie Miller - Robbie's wife
- Chip Douglas - Steve's son and Barbara's stepson (3rd child)
- Polly Williams - Chip's wife
- Ernie Douglas - Steve's adoptive son and Barbara's stepson (4th child)
- Dodie Harper - Barbara's daughter and Steve's stepdaughter (5th child)
Third Generation[]
- Robbie Douglas Jr. - Robbie & Katie's son (1st child)
- Steve Douglas II - Robbie & Katie's son (2nd child)
- Charley Douglas - Robbie & Katie's son (3rd child)
Gallery[]
Video[]
My Three Sons Season 1 Intro