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The Best Episodes of My Three Sons

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son,...
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    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #1 - Stag at Bay

    S7:E1

    The usually all-male Douglas household becomes a refuge for an attractive girl dancer who has been evicted from her apartment, when Steve attends an office stag dinner. He takes her home where he lends her some of Robbie's clothes.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Fly Away Home
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #2 - Fly Away Home

    S7:E2

    Steve Douglas takes his family to his birthplace of Bedford Springs. He tries to locate his 1940 fiancee Ellen, married and still living in town, but he is disenchanted by the changes in her. Still pretty, she lives with her obnoxious husband and ill-mannered children.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #3 - The First Meeting

    S10:E1

    Robbie and Katie move into an apartment on the next block and widower Steve Douglas becomes the target of Katie's relentless matchmaking. However, Steve meets a remarkable woman in a high school corridor and the two are quickly attracted to each other.

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    8.0/10(59 votes)

    #4 - A Ring for Barbara

    S10:E4

    Everyone (Except Barbara) knows Steve is going to propose to Barbara

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    8.0/10(54 votes)

    #5 - Two Weeks to Go

    S10:E6

    Steve and Barbara have different ideas on how their wedding should go.

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    8.0/10(59 votes)

    #6 - Came the Day

    S10:E8

    On Steve's wedding day the groom is predictably nervous. Recalling certain mishaps from his own big day, super efficient Robbie determines that his own father's wedding will be perfect and after a few hours of hectic, last-minute preparations, Steve and Barbara are married in a simple church ceremony.

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  8. Background image for The Tree
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #7 - The Tree

    S4:E29

    The town of Bryant Park takes sides violently when it is proposed to cut down the tree which stands outside of Robbie's girlfriend's home. The Douglas family are soon involved as Bub joins a women's group in the neighborhood to save his favorite tree from being torn down.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(64 votes)

    #8 - If At First . . .

    S7:E6

    Steve Douglas gets a parking ticket from Robbie's girlfriend, a pretty meter maid, and another citation for not having his driver's license renewed -- and then flunks his driving test. Soon Robbie realizes that he's given his father last year's manual to study and that some laws have been changed.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Instant Co-Worker
    7.9/10(65 votes)

    #9 - Instant Co-Worker

    S10:E2

    Robbie needs to talk to his dad-who seems unreachable

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  11. Background image for Mexican Honeymoon
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #10 - Mexican Honeymoon

    S10:E9

    Steve and Barbara's Honeymoon in a remote fishing village is bustling with hordes of other, younger honeymooners. They end up counselling several couples who are not adjusting to married life. When a bottle of champagne arrives from the family back in Los Angeles, the other honeymooners realise that Steve and Barbara are indeed honeymooners as well.

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    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #11 - After You, Alphonse

    S10:E10

    With Steve and Barbara due back from their honeymoon in Mexico, Katie forces Robbie to lecture Uncle Charley on politeness, and the result of his very puzzling behaviour nearly drives Barbara out of her mind.

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    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #12 - House for Sale

    S4:E22

    The family is excited when Steve might travel to Hawaii on business, but there is dismay on their faces when the 'For Sale' sign goes up outside 837 Mill Street. Going on a trip to Hawaii is one thing, but could the entire family pack up and move there?

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
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    7.8/10(50 votes)

    #13 - Double Jealousy

    S10:E15

    Barbara is jealous when a glamorous special secretary enters the lives of both Steve and his son, Robbie, and causes a double domestic crisis. Barbara ends up consoling a heartbroken young lady who is eventually fired from her position.

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    7.8/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Guest in the House

    S10:E19

    Barbara tells her mother that she feels rejected when the boys never tell her their troubles and go to Steve or Charley instead. While Steve is away on business, she is forced to confront one of Chip's teachers when he and another student are accused of cheating in an exam.

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    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #15 - The Honeymoon is Over

    S10:E21

    A Special time consuming project keeps Steve and son Robbie so pre-occupied that they are tired when they arrive home. After the project ends, the co-workers throw a celebration party and when Barbara and Katie arrive with supper for their hardworking spouses, and see a party in full swing, they storm out.

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    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #16 - The Enthusiast

    S12:E9

    Barbara's natural enthusiasm bubbles over into an embarrassing evening for Steve and some of his business associates. Barbara explains to Steve that adrenalin gets her going in competition, and she is apprehensive when he is asked to play in his work's bowling team for fear she will make him lose concentration.

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  18. Background image for Is it Love?
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    #17 - Is it Love?

    S10:E3

    The whole Douglas clan conspires to encourage Steve's romance with the lady in question, Barbara Harper. After dinner, Steve and Barbara go back to her house where Steve is predictably nervous around her. They are both serious about their relationship, but neither of them realizes it.

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    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #18 - One Week to Go

    S10:E7

    After a series of events at which the Bride and Groom wonder if they are doing the right thing, Steve and Barbara have an argument serious enough for them to consider cancelling their wedding.

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    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #19 - You Can't Go Home

    S10:E18

    Robbie is asked to be the best man at the wedding of an old friend from Bryant Park. He decides to go back a week early to show Katie around the town where he grew up but ultimately makes a disappointing visit when he realises that time and years do change things.

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  21. Background image for How Do You Know?
    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #20 - How Do You Know?

    S4:E6

    Steve gives Mike advice on love after he announces his passion for his new girlfriend Darlene, who Mike wants to devote time to, so he hardly welcomes Steve's suggestion that he help find a date for the girl in his office.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Joanna Lee
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    7.6/10(63 votes)

    #21 - My Friend Ernie

    S4:E7

    Chip and his new sidekick Ernie find some old treasure maps but get lost in the woods when they go treasure hunting, causing the family's plans to be changed when they have to go looking for them.

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    7.6/10(57 votes)

    #22 - Good Guys Finish Last

    S7:E4

    Three fathers face their sons in a quiz game at a school entertainment night, and when the boys easily beat the dads so much interest is aroused in town that a re-match is scheduled on the local television station.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(53 votes)

    #23 - Top Secret

    S4:E15

    Steve has to fly to Washington and is given a top secret military project. Steve tells the Pentagon brass that he would attract the least attention by just doing the work at home. While Bub is just beside himself with curiosity, Chip suddenly becomes the target for security men.

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    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #24 - Second Chorus

    S4:E17

    While walking the dog through the park one night, Steve meets a lovely cabaret singer and before the evening ends he is out night-clubbing with her. Mike and Robbie feel they must intercede and protect Steve from a supposed matrimonial trap.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Awkward Age
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #25 - The Awkward Age

    S7:E10

    Robbie is immediately infatuated when he hires a pretty chemistry instructor as a tutor, and their friendship seems to be blossoming. But when he finds out that his father has been dating her, the shock affects his ability to concentrate on his studies.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Stag at Bay" is the best rated episode of "My Three Sons". It scored 8/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by James V. Kern and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/15/1966. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fly Away Home".