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The Worst 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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  1. 5.3/10(66 votes)

    #1 - Uncle Charley and the Redskins

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    S5:E36

    Charley refuses to believe that a polite and quietly dressed man is in fact the last Chief of Owahnanee Tribe and his disbelief is deepened when the Indian asks for permission to visit their Tribal Burial grounds which just happens to be the backyard of the Douglas House.

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  2. 5.5/10(57 votes)

    #2 - Help the Gypsies are Coming!

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    S7:E26

    Ernie Douglas's new school friend is little Laszlo, whose gypsy family is camped outside of town. Soon the gypsies are camped on the front lawn of the Douglas home. To Steve's amazement and Uncle Charley's disgust they stage several hours of singing and dancing.

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  3. 5.6/10(60 votes)

    #3 - My Son, the Bullfighter

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    S7:E21

    Robbie Douglas tries to impress his girlfriend by competing with a handsome bullfighter against a killer bull, but has to flee for his life when the bull charges him.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:N/A
  4. 5.6/10(45 votes)

    #4 - Ernie and the O'Grady

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    S7:E29

    A genial bum Ernie brings home for dinner outrages Uncle Charley by eating everything in sight and then decides to stay the night even though he wasn't invited. Steve feels that they should let Ernie work things out for himself.

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  5. 5.7/10(48 votes)

    #5 - When I Was Your Age

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    S3:E34

    Bub condemns modern-day youth as he reminds his three charges how different things were when he was their age. The boys try to convince him that they aren't as lazy as he thinks they are.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  6. 5.7/10(44 votes)

    #6 - The Birth of Arfie

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    S12:E21

    The Douglas family becomes concerned about Dodie's despondency when Tramp, the ageing family mongrel, keeps disappearing at night. Meanwhile, Uncle Charley makes her a rag-doll and names it Arfie.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 5.8/10(50 votes)

    #7 - Francesca

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    S3:E29

    While Steve and Bub are away, Chip, Robbie and Mike face the problem of caring for two sick foundlings, a wild bird and a frightened girl, who they learn is a runaway from a maid's job in Philadelphia where she has been unhappy.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  9. 6.0/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Caged Fury

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    S3:E23

    The members of Robbie's high school wrestling team need higher grades to remain eligible, so they choose Steve as their tutor. Soon the house is quarantined for Diptheria, and when Bub doesn't get his long-awaited rendezvous with ""Old Roy,"" the biggest catch in the lake, watch out boys.

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  10. 6.0/10(52 votes)

    #9 - Stage Door Bub

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    S4:E24

    Bub wants to get back to the greasepaint, so he swaps jobs with an actress friend at the Playhouse theater who longs for a normal home life. Each is so envious of the other's life that they agree to switch roles for the remainder of the company's season.

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  11. 6.0/10(59 votes)

    #10 - The Ballad of Lissa Stratemeyer

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    S4:E33

    When Robbie's team gets slaughtered one too many times, their keenest fan Lissa Stratemeyer gets her girlfriends to ignore the boys for the victory rally until they do something about the score and break their losing streak.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.0/10(47 votes)

    #11 - Chip, the Trapper

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    S5:E29

    Chip feels left out of things when he is the only member of the family not working either full or part time. But watching 'Davy Crockett' and dreaming gives him a remarkable solution to his problem - he takes in a partner in his trapping business.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.0/10(54 votes)

    #12 - Tramp and the Prince

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    S5:E31

    Tramp causes confusion in two households when he runs away from home for fear of a cat. Meanwhile pampered 'Prince', pet in the mansion of a rich socialite, undergoes a complete and mysterious personality change.

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.0/10(42 votes)

    #13 - The Return of Terrible Tom

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    S11:E23

    Uncle Charley is elated when he gets word that his pugislistic shipmate and buddy is going to visit him in a few days. However, Charley is forced to concede that times and people do change when the tough-talking, bad mannered ex-sailor he once knew isn't so terrible anymore.

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  15. 6.1/10(66 votes)

    #14 - Second Time Around

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    S2:E17

    Attractive Pamela MacLish whom Steve took to Chip's grade school dance a year ago, is still trying to melt his bachelor heart. She arrives at the house on the pre-text of soliciting Bub's help to join an Irish Society called the 'Daughters of the Emerald Isle'. Soon Bub thinks that Pamela is after him.

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    Director:Richard Whorf
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  16. 6.1/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Bub's Sacrifice

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    S3:E38

    To help Robbie gain himself of the attentions of a beautiful girl, Bub is willing to give up two tickets to a pre-sold sellout fight. However part of the bargain entails that he take the girl's disagreeable Aunt to the movies.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  17. 6.1/10(55 votes)

    #16 - Tramp Goes To Hollywood

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    S4:E34

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  18. 6.1/10(49 votes)

    #17 - Four for the Road

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    S12:E5

    Having no choice, Steve takes the triplets to work where a secretary offers to take them home until he is finished. However he accidentally loses her details and when she finally rings, she announces that the boys have run out the front door, much to Steve's annoyance.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
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  19. 6.2/10(54 votes)

    #18 - Chip's Last Fight

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    S3:E9

    Chip is thrown out of the neighbourhood clubhouse because he cannot convince the older boys that he is all grown up. He makes a bargain -- he will fight one of the older boys for the privelege of becoming club mascot. But he doesn't count on being sent to hospital to have his tonsils removed the very day of the big fight.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Joanna Lee
  20. 6.2/10(44 votes)

    #19 - Total Recall

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    S3:E33

    Bub's old classmate is returning to town to receive an award.

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  21. 6.2/10(49 votes)

    #20 - A Horse for Uncle Charley

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    S8:E22

    Uncle Charley is talked into buying an 11 year old trotting horse in the hopes of capturing old racing glories. The family is delighted when they hear that the horse, driven by Uncle Charley, has qualified for a race after winning a trial competition.

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  22. 6.2/10(44 votes)

    #21 - Uncle Charley's Aunt

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    S8:E24

    Dressed as a chorine named Apple Annie at his Lodge 'Frolics' night, a weary Uncle Charley awakens from a nap after a matinee performance and is forced to walk home and is arrested by the police for hitting a flirtatious man.

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  23. 6.2/10(42 votes)

    #22 - Second Banana

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    S12:E19

    While Steve becomes pre-occupied with a time-consuming project named Taurus, Barbara blossoms forth as a Championship Cook. Her recipe for 'Tangy Tidbits' wins her a trip to Hawaii for the final cookout.

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    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:N/A
  24. 6.2/10(58 votes)

    #23 - Whatever Happened to Ernie?

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    S12:E24

    Steve's boss Bob Anderson and his wife share 'Where-did-we-go-wrong?' panic as they struggle to communicate with their son; Steve and Barbara are the counselors. The teenager is rude and disrespectful to his parents but his insolence doesn't bother them nearly as much as not knowing if he is taking drugs.

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  25. 6.3/10(59 votes)

    #24 - The Big Game

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    S2:E24

    Robbie finds out that he won't be able to play in the big game unless he passes a math exam. Steve assures him that if he fails he will not be playing against his team's arch rival. When Chip comes down with the measles, it dampens Robbie's attempt to play even more than before.

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    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:N/A
  26. 6.3/10(56 votes)

    #25 - Good Influence

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    S2:E34

    Steve pushes Chip to go on a week-long vacation with a boy he really doesn't like. The boy is very shy and timid, and when Chip calls him a chicken-clunk, he cops an unexpected black eye for his trouble. Meanwhile Bub tries his hand at painting.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Uncle Charley and the Redskins" is the worst rated episode of "My Three Sons". It scored 5.3/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by James V. Kern and written by George Tibbles, it aired on 5/20/1965. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Help the Gypsies are Coming!".