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My Three Sons Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
36 Episodes 1960 - 1961
Episode 1
Chip Off the Old Block
Thu, Sep 29, 196024 mins
Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) and his youngest son, Chip (Stanley Livingston), are caught in the snares of designing women (Patricia Barry and Debbie Megowan), respectively.
Episode 2
The Little Ragpicker
Thu, Oct 6, 196030 mins
Chip collects items for the school's annual rag drive. One neighbor notices all the strange happenings at the Douglas home. Bub appears drunk, Robbie carries a dummy in the house, and Chip talks to the dummy and drops it out the window.
Episode 3
Bub in the Ointment
Thu, Oct 13, 196030 mins
Bub tries to fit into family life, but the boys find things difficult when Bub speaks against a PTA mother, shows up at school with a forgotten lunch, and seems to interfere with girlfriends. Turns out, all the help was needed.
Episode 4
Countdown
Thu, Oct 20, 196030 mins
A telecast of a countdown to a 1957 satellite launch provides the backdrop for a Monday morning in the Douglas household. Everyone seems to be unusually tired and for good reason: Bub accidentally set the clocks an hour ahead instead of turning them back one hour with the end of Daylight Savings Time.
Episode 5
Brotherly Love
Thu, Oct 27, 196030 mins
Robbie (Don Grady) finds out that a popular girl in school likes him, except that she (Cheryl Holdridge) confuses Robbie with Mike (Tim Considine). Unaware of this, Robbie ambushes Mike and pounces on him outside their front door after seeing them together, thinking Mike has moved in on her.
Episode 6
Adjust or Bust
Thu, Nov 3, 196030 mins
After Steve visits the office of a potential client, a Major General with a motto of "Adjust or bust," he experiences a series of transportation inconveniences and missed connections while trying to get home in time to greet the General, who is also coming to his house for dinner.
Episode 7
Lady Engineer
Thu, Nov 10, 196030 mins
Steve (Fred MacMurray) enjoys working with a woman engineer (Dorothy Green), who is beautiful. He asks her out for dinner, but she is only interested in work.
Episode 8
Chip's Harvest
Thu, Nov 17, 196030 mins
The Douglas's stove breaks down on Thanksgiving Day. There's no way to get it fixed that same day and every restaurant in town is booked. Meanwhile Chip befriends a Native American and invites him to dinner. He in turn shows how to roast a turkey outdoors without a grill.
Episode 9
Raft on the River
Thu, Nov 24, 196030 mins
While Mike and Robbie go camping in the woods, Chip and Steve go "rafting" in the backyard.
Episode 10
Lonesome George
Thu, Dec 1, 196030 mins
Lonesome George Gobel is in town for a benefit and escapes to the Douglas household for some "quiet" time.
Episode 11
Spring Will Be a Little Late
Thu, Dec 8, 196030 mins
Robbie is overwhelmed when his mechanic friend "Pig" puts on a dress and perfume and becomes the lovely Peggy.
Episode 12
My Three Strikers
Thu, Dec 15, 196030 mins
The boys want a raise in their allowance, but Steve tells them that they are spending money recklessly and not doing their chores. Bub has been picking up the slack and doing their work for them. Everyone has bad dreams that night.
Episode 13
The Elopement
Thu, Dec 22, 196030 mins
While working on a Social Studies project on teenage marriages for school, Mike (Tim Considine) and his girlfriend Jean (Cynthia Pepper) have everyone convinced that they've eloped.
Episode 14
Mike's Brother
Thu, Dec 29, 196030 mins
Robbie is tired of all the teachers at school calling him "Mike's brother" and making comparisons about how each of the boys are different.
Episode 15
Domestic Trouble
Thu, Jan 5, 196130 mins
When Bub has to go out of town for a few days, Steve asks Mike to call an agency and hire a maid. Mike asks Robbie to make the call, and Robbie asks Chip to make the call. Chip calls an agency but it is a marriage agency who matches people.
Episode 16
Bub Leaves Home
Thu, Jan 12, 196130 mins
Steve's cousin Selena comes to visit and is only too happy to help around the house. When everyone is grateful for her help, Bub thinks he is being replaced and decides to take a job at a movie theater.
Episode 17
Mike in a Rush
Thu, Jan 19, 196130 mins
Mike (Tim Considine) receives an invitation to a frat rush at the local college, then is eventually dropped because his college plans are perceived as being unclear.
Episode 18
The Bully
Thu, Jan 26, 196130 mins
Chip wants to fight the school bully who has no interest in fighting with Chip.
Episode 19
Organization Woman
Thu, Feb 2, 196130 mins
Steve's sister, an efficiency expert, pays a visit and within a few days transforms total chaos into a smooth, efficient household.
Episode 20
Other People's Houses
Thu, Feb 9, 196130 mins
Robbie learns "the grass is always greener on the other side" when he is envious of his friend Hank's home, which seems perfect for a teenager. But Hank is envious of Robbie's life in a happy home and great family.
Episode 21
The Delinquent
Thu, Feb 16, 196130 mins
Jean (Cynthia Pepper) is upset when it seems Mike (Tim Considine) is never available in the evenings. Mike and Tim (Andrew Colmar) are building her a hi-fi set for her birthday.
Episode 22
Man in a Trenchcoat
Thu, Feb 23, 196130 mins
Robbie's girlfriend Vivian (Cindy Carol) suspects that something is going on between Robbie (Don Grady) and Judy (Cheryl Holdridge) (the same girl who confused Robbie with Mike) and asks her brother Andy (Paul Engle) to follow them.
Episode 23
Deadline
Thu, Mar 2, 196130 mins
Mike has to finish the layout and write a sports article for the school paper by himself in between running in a track meet and going to a dance with Jean.
Episode 24
The Lostling
Thu, Mar 9, 196130 mins
Chip is tired of being the youngest brother, and wishes he could be older than someone. He gets his chance when a baby is left in Steve's car.
Episode 25
Off Key
Thu, Mar 16, 196130 mins
Sudsy breaks his mother's piano and asks Chip to ask Robbie to fix it. Sudsy's mother is due to be home in just a few minutes and Robbie has to fix it fast.
Episode 26
Small Adventure
Thu, Mar 23, 196130 mins
The Douglas' have their own small adventure when Steve is out of town on business. Tramp comes home with a live stick of dynamite and it is somewhere in the house.
Episode 27
Soap Box Derby
Thu, Mar 30, 196130 mins
Robbie builds a race car for the soap box derby. Meanwhile, Steve is building a missile in a race against a competitor company.
Episode 28
Unite or Sink
Thu, Apr 6, 196130 mins
To earn extra money, Mike and Robbie get a job painting a fence for a neighbor who's fence and yard are in a state of disrepair. The better the fence looks, the more that other neighbors help to restore the yard.
Episode 29
The Wiley Method
Thu, Apr 13, 196130 mins
Robbie (Don Grady) tries to get a date with a classmate (Perri Sinclair), who does not seem to be interested. Robbie tries the approach his teacher, Mr. Wiley, uses in history class to get the students interested in what he is saying.
Episode 30
The National Pastime
Thu, Apr 27, 196130 mins
Chip quits the baseball team after a few games where he did not play well. When his father is asked to be an umpire for the next game, Chip gets back into baseball thinking his father will call his hits favorably.
Episode 31
The Croaker
Thu, May 4, 196130 mins
Chip brings his class frog home to take care of it for the weekend. Bub thinks Chips school frog looks like his Uncle Clancey. When the frog disappears, everyone joins the search.
Episode 32
The Musician
Thu, May 11, 196130 mins
Robbie (Don Grady) pretends to be someone he is not, in order to impress a girl (Sandy Descher). He claims he likes classical music since she enjoys it.
Episode 33
The Horseless Saddle
Thu, May 18, 196130 mins
Someone leaves a horse saddle at the Douglas' home for Bub.
Episode 34
Trial by Separation
Thu, May 25, 196130 mins
With graduation only a week away, Mike (Tim Considine) and Jean (Cynthia Pepper) agree not to call or see each other, until then, to see if they really are in love.
Episode 35
The Sunday Drive
Thu, Jun 1, 196130 mins
A neighbor, Mr Pearson, wants to take a leisurely drive with his family. Beyond his control, the Douglas' join him and the drive is anything but relaxing.
Episode 36
Fire Watch
Thu, Jun 8, 196130 mins
Mike plans an easy summer with a job with the forestry service. He plans on watching the trees and enjoying himself. He finds it is not an easy job when a fire starts and his boss is stranded and not able to help.
