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The Best Episodes of My Three Sons

Every episode of My Three Sons ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of My Three Sons!

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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, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    My Three Sons Season 1 Episode 4 - Countdown
    8.6/10(160 votes)

    #1 - Countdown

    S1:E4

    A Missile launch, sleeping in and Daylight Saving make for an interesting Monday morning. The Douglas household is a chaotic affair of lost indian arrow heads for Chip's turn in show and tell at School, Robbie's missing trumpet and some important lost plans of Steve's that Mike has nearly burned in the incinerator.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writers:David Duncan, Peter Tewksbury, George Tibbles

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  2. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 4 - Countdown to Marriage
    8.4/10(70 votes)

    #2 - Countdown to Marriage

    S8:E4

    The day before her wedding Katie Miller feels she faces complete disaster. When Robbie tries to console her, she flares up at him and after a short argument, the pair declare the wedding is off. Of course, Grandma Collins thinks otherwise.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  3. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 5 - Wedding Bells
    8.4/10(70 votes)

    #3 - Wedding Bells

    S8:E5

    Early on his wedding day, Robbie Douglas and his family are peacefully oversleeping. They awaken just in time and scramble madly to get ready as Robbie and Katie are soon married amid traditional confusion and tears. The lost family dog, Tramp, returns in time to join the family in the front pew.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  4. My Three Sons Season 9 Episode 7 - My Three Grandsons
    8.4/10(79 votes)

    #4 - My Three Grandsons

    S9:E7

    The day -- or rather the night -- of the big event finds expectant mother Katie quite calm, and Steve and Uncle Charley quite the opposite, and a hapless father to be off on Army manouvres. At the hospital, Katie gives birth to identical triplet boys and Steve must adjust to the fact that he is a Grandfather, three times over.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  5. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 1 - Moving Day
    8.3/10(76 votes)

    #5 - Moving Day

    S8:E1

    The Douglases move to California, where at first they are depressed to find the residents as chilly as the weather is warm. Robbie enrols in the University and is totally captivated by a blonde girl, and Uncle Charley is initiated into the rapid-fire procedure of shopping in supermarkets. The family begins to feel that their next door neighbors represent the characteristic stand-offishness of all Californians until they discover that they moved into the neighborhood the day before they did.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  6. My Three Sons Season 7 Episode 1 - Stag at Bay
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 15 - You're Driving Me Crazy
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    #7 - You're Driving Me Crazy

    S8:E15

    Chip Douglas is so nervous about taking his driving test that his new sister in law Katie decides to help by taking the test with him. Soon after they both get their driving licenses the family car collects a big scratch, but neither will plead guilty.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  8. My Three Sons Season 1 Episode 8 - Chip's Harvest
    8.1/10(125 votes)

    #8 - Chip's Harvest

    S1:E8

    Thanksgiving Day's turkey dinner is threatened when the electricity is short-circuited throughout the neighborhood. Chip decides to bring along his Indian friend as his sole guest much to the annoyance of his brothers who say he is a bum who lives near the railway tracks in a rundown old shack.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. My Three Sons Season 7 Episode 2 - Fly Away Home
    8.1/10(64 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. My Three Sons Season 11 Episode 1 - The First Anniversary
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    #10 - The First Anniversary

    S11:E1

    Chip begins studying with a pretty co-ed whose disciplinarian father wants to know why her new friend is spending so much time with her. Meanwhile, on the eve of Steve and Barbara's first wedding anniversary, Dodie announces she is throwing a surprise party, but neglects to tell everyone when or where.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  11. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 25 - Robbie Wins His Letter
    8.0/10(81 votes)

    #11 - Robbie Wins His Letter

    S3:E25

    Robbie's science master announces a special achievement award for being a straight 'A' student and to his embarassment, Robbie wins it. This causes more trouble than he could have imagined but Steve does his best to assure Robbie that he did deserve the award.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. My Three Sons Season 4 Episode 29 - The Tree
    8.0/10(63 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 3 - Brother Ernie
    8.0/10(75 votes)

    #13 - Brother Ernie

    S6:E3

    Ernie's adoption into the all-male Douglas household is threatened by a regulation that there must be a lady of the house. Steve again makes a request to adopt the child, but Misses Coulter and Miller of the adoption agency, say they are powerless to change the regulations. Miss Miller has a brilliant idea, however, and soon the family is appearing before a judge who decides that housekeeper Uncle Charley can legally be designated the 'lady of the house'. Charley approves if this fact is kept secret and Ernie is enthusiastically welcomed into the family.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  14. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 16 - Liverpool Saga
    8.0/10(86 votes)

    #14 - Liverpool Saga

    S8:E16

    Chip invites his neighbour's long-haired, guitar playing boy from Liverpool as a key addition to his off-key rock and roll band. The English lad's soft, folksong guitar is a disappointment and obviously won't work with the raucous amplified trio, but he helps them to win a trophy in an amateur talent contest.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. My Three Sons Season 4 Episode 22 - House for Sale
    7.9/10(64 votes)

    #15 - 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?

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Danny Simon

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  16. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 1 - The First Marriage
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    #16 - The First Marriage

    S6:E1

    Mike and Sally finally get married and leave for the East where Mike has a job as an assistant college psychology instructor. Robbie happily moves into Mike's old room. When Uncle Charley notes that they may soon be calling Steve 'Grandpa' he becomes somwehat concerned about growing old and calls up his former girlfriends. Robbie, now a college man, offers to help his father make friends with younger women, and while pretending to be disinterested, tries a few of his suggestions. When it is learned that Ernie must return to an orphanage, because he will not be allowed to accompany his foster parents in their move to the orient, Chip invites Ernie to move in permanently, giving Steve three sons once more.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  17. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 2 - Red Tape Romance
    7.9/10(67 votes)

    #17 - Red Tape Romance

    S6:E2

    Steve explores the possibility of adopting 10-year-old Ernie but runs into antagonism from Uncle Charley, who can forsee nothing but more work with a new boy to take care of. The family desperately wants to adopt the boy and Robbie decides that Steve must make a play for the lovely Miss Coulter. Her boss comes to inspect the house just as the boys have made a shambles of the place. At eight the next morning, Miss Miller returns. She inspects the house, spic and span now, and ushers in a happy Ernie, who is to stay on a temporary basis.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  18. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 21 - Whatever Happened to Baby Chip?
    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #18 - Whatever Happened to Baby Chip?

    S6:E21

    When Chip adopts a Beatle-style, shoulder length haircut, the other members of the family feel that Steve should lay down the law to the long-haired one, but he and his associate consult a company psychologist for a solution. Steve decides not to be a strict father but to give the boy more attention, without affect.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 32 - London Memories
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #19 - London Memories

    S6:E32

    The Douglas family returns from a trip to Britain and as the family watches home movies of their vacation, the amateurish footage reveals the reason for Steve's current moodiness: He is still carrying a torch for a lovely widow.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  20. My Three Sons Season 7 Episode 6 - If At First . . .
    7.9/10(65 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. My Three Sons Season 9 Episode 13 - The New Room
    7.9/10(65 votes)

    #21 - The New Room

    S9:E13

    The contractor that Steve hires to add a baby alcove to Robbie and Katie's room leaves much to be desired. He displays all the charm of a top sergeant and is putty in Katie's hands, but is exasperatingly gruff and non co-operative to the males in the Douglas home.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  22. My Three Sons Season 12 Episode 9 - The Enthusiast
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  23. My Three Sons Season 5 Episode 10 - The Coffee House Set
    7.8/10(67 votes)

    #23 - The Coffee House Set

    S5:E10

    Robbie's new girlfriend offers to get him and his guitar an audition at a club, and introduces him to a strange new world of far out youngsters who comprise the audience. When Robbie becomes a smash his family struggles to bring him back from stardom.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  24. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 6 - The Homecoming
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    #24 - The Homecoming

    S8:E6

    Robbie and Katie come home from their honeymoon to face the problems of newlyweds in a previously all-male household. Katie finds her role difficult, for Charley insists on continuing as the family cook and attending to all the laundry. Robbie becomes worried about her frequent weeping spells.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. My Three Sons Season 8 Episode 14 - Leaving the Nest
    7.8/10(48 votes)

    #25 - Leaving the Nest

    S8:E14

    When minor irritations arise in the Douglas household, Robbie and Katie move temporarily into a borrowed apartment while their friends are away. Their life is complicated by the absence of a coffee pot, a pull-down bed that won't go up and the lack of a television set.

    Director:Frederick de Cordova
    Writer:Peggy Elliott

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Best Episodes Summary

"Countdown" is the best rated episode of "My Three Sons". It scored 8.6/10 based on 160 votes. Directed by Peter Tewksbury and written by David Duncan, Peter Tewksbury, George Tibbles, it aired on 10/20/1960. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Countdown to Marriage".