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32 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 16, 196530 mins
Mike and Sally are married as Tim Considine and Meredith MacRae make their last appearance on the show. Mike thanks Steve (Fred MacMurray) for everything before he and Sally head off to his new job out of state. Back at home, the attention turns to newly-orphaned Ernie (Barry Livingston.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 23, 196530 mins
With Mike & Sally married, the family prepares for Ernie moving on to his new foster family. Chip asks his father if they could take Ernie in rather than a foster family. When the social worker arrives, Steve considers asking her out.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 30, 196530 mins
Steve signs on the dotted line and Ernie is officially adopted into the Douglas family.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 14, 196530 mins
Uncle Charley (William Demarest) is upset when Robbie (Don Grady) leaves for a date at 11:30 p.m., but Steve (Fred MacMurray) tells Charley not to worry because Robbie has common sense. When Charley finds out he is dating a chorus girl (Pamela Austin), he is sure Robbie's future is doomed.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 21, 196530 mins
Steve takes the children to see the circus and they have a full day of entertainment. When Ernie wakes up overnight saying he sees a lion in the yard, Steve thinks it is just an overactive imagination. Then Steve sees the lion.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 28, 196530 mins
A distant relative of Charley's visits. She misses her family and feels like she has nothing to do. Charley and the children talk Steve into getting her a job where he works.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 4, 196530 mins
Chip has eyes for Mary Lou, who is one year ahead of him in school. Mary Lou only has eyes for Robbie, who is one year ahead of her in school. When Chip calls Mary Lou to ask her out on a date, she mistakenly believes it is Robbie and says yes.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 11, 196530 mins
Ernie volunteers Steve for a father & son show, but Steve is supposed to be out of town that day. On the day of the play, Steve changes his plans. Everyone goes to the school ahead of Steve, who is then stuck in costume and cannot drive.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 18, 196530 mins
Uncle Charley (William Demarest) provides the correct answer to a radio contest and wins one dance lesson. His instructor is a pretty woman (Joanna Moore), who is also skilled in sales. Charley buys her lines and purchases more lessons.
Episode 10
Thu, Nov 25, 196530 mins
Robbie has trouble leaping the high hurdles in his Track tryouts all witnessed by his current girlfriend and she suggests he take some ballet. Embarrassed at the thought he goes along and it does help. In his next tryout he makes the team but then refuses to be in the recital. Well Ernie as young spy wanna be inform wise old dad and Dad in fable convinces Robbie to consider keeping his obligations.
Episode 11
Thu, Dec 2, 196530 mins
Ernie sees all the men in the family follow the requests of women or hopeful girlfriends. Ernie does not understand what it means, but knows he does not want to be affected.
Episode 12
Thu, Dec 9, 196530 mins
When Steve has to fly to Hong Kong on a company plane for business, he decides to take the entire family for a vacation. Everyone is excited except Charley, who is not sure he wants to see the modern city. He knew the city years before.
Episode 13
Thu, Dec 16, 196530 mins
Charley overhears Steve on the phone arranging a marriage; Chip and Ernie learn he is arranging the church; and Robbie sees him at the jewelry store. More coincidences occur, all pointing to Steve getting married.
Episode 14
Thu, Dec 23, 196530 mins
Robbie tells Chip that teenage parties are the best, so Chip decides he should throw his own party, with girls. Ernie is not invited since he is too young. As the party starts, the record player breaks. Ernie comes up with a solution.
Episode 15
Thu, Dec 30, 196530 mins
Steve gives Robbie $50 to pick up his golf clubs; finding the store not opened, Robbie goes to the pool hall. Two girls bet him to a game. They are pool sharks and win all of Robbie's money. Charley plays pool shark and wins the money back.
Episode 16
Thu, Jan 6, 196630 mins
A shaggy dog follows Steve home and does not want to leave. The dog loves Steve and howls a cry to him, disrupting all the neighbors. Steve has a difficult time leaving the house to go to work.
Episode 17
Thu, Jan 13, 196630 mins
Maggie Bellini, a wealthy businesswoman, promises to match the money that Bryant Park raises to build an art center. She meets the Douglas family and is interested in Steve. She tries to buy his attentions by giving gifts to the others.
Episode 18
Thu, Jan 20, 196630 mins
Robbie (Don Grady) saves Terri Wong (Irene Tsu) from getting hit by a car. She tells Robbie that according to Chinese custom, she must do everything for him. He enjoys the attention at first, but it becomes awkward when she continues day after day.
Episode 19
Thu, Jan 27, 196630 mins
Robbie (Don Grady) meets a female explorer (Terry Moore) and she stops by his house, where the family meets her and she stays for dinner. Steve (Fred MacMurray) asks her out and they date while she is in town. When she leaves for another safari, she asks Steve to go with her.
Episode 20
Thu, Feb 3, 196630 mins
Now that Robbie (Don Grady) is going to college, he wants to live at a dorm at college, instead of commuting from home. Robbie and his dorm roommate are on different schedules and it makes dorm life difficult.
Episode 21
Thu, Feb 10, 196630 mins
Long hair for boys is now the fad since the Beatles arrived in America. Steve has been away on business and Chip's hair has gotten long and he does not want to cut it.
Episode 22
Thu, Feb 17, 196630 mins
Robbie and Joanne think being married while in college is easy when their friends seem to manage. They find it is not easy when they babysit the friend's child.
Episode 23
Thu, Feb 24, 196630 mins
Steve (Fred MacMurray) and Chip (Stanley Livingston) deal with females in non-traditional male activities. Steve works with Max (Kipp Hamilton), a female engineer who acts like a man and dresses in overalls at work. Georgie (Terry Burnham), a female student, signs up for the boy's track team at school and Chip thinks it is wrong.

Episode 24
Thu, Mar 3, 196630 mins
Robbie is dating Charlene, whose younger brother is a friend of Chips. It seems every time Robbie and Charlene get together, Chip is there with Tim, always underfoot.
Episode 25
Thu, Mar 10, 196630 mins
Uncle Charley tells Steve that Robbie is going steady with two girls. Steve talks to Robbie, but Robbie says he can handle it. One day, the two girls meet and start to compare notes on their very similar boyfriends.
Episode 26
Thu, Mar 17, 196630 mins
After learning about the Statue of Liberty in school, Ernie decides to write a thank you letter to the French Ambassador in Washington DC. The Ambassador is touched, and invites the Douglas family to visit in Washington.
Episode 27
Thu, Mar 24, 196630 mins
Ernie's girlfriend is an older classmate who is more interested in his stamp collection than him. Once she has the stamp she wants, the friendship is over. Meanwhile, Robbie is working on a school project but he has girls do all the work.
Episode 28
Thu, Mar 31, 196630 mins
Ernie notices that a rare coin in his collection is missing and accuses Chip of swiping it. A kangaroo court is held and Chip is acquitted. Ernie then finds the coin and realizes Chip was innocent all along.
Episode 29
Thu, Apr 7, 196630 mins
Ernie feels left out, when he realizes he has no trophies to add to the Douglas trophy shelf.
Episode 30
Thu, Apr 14, 196630 mins
Robbie has an exact double around campus and it nearly ruins his reputation.
Episode 31
Thu, Apr 21, 196630 mins
To impress the campus queen (Sherry Jackson), Robbie lets her drive his car. He soon realizes she is a speed demon and she gets a ticket from the police. Robbie promises to pay her ticket, but then Uncle Charley tells Robbie he cannot use his car for a week.
Episode 32
Thu, Apr 28, 196630 mins
Steve seems to have changed since returning from London. When the family views home movies they took in London, Robbie realizes Steve's mood is because he misses a woman (Anna Lee) he met in London.