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My Three Sons

TV·1960–1972·12 seasons, 380 episodes·CBS·Comedy, Family

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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 loving family in later seasons.

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Episodes by season

Season0136Episodes1960–61AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Chip-Off the Old BlockSeptember 29, 1960Aeronautical Engineer Steve Douglas and his youngest son Chip face a parallel problem -- how to rid themselves of two designing females.
  2. S01E02The Little RagpickerOctober 6, 1960The Annual School rag drive starts Chip off on a scavenger hunt of the neighbourhood. Every time the neighbor, Miss Pitts, looks out the win
  3. S01E03Bub in the OintmentOctober 13, 1960When Bub steps on the toes of each grandson in turn, Steve is about to rebuke him when the household returns to normal once again. Being chi
  4. S01E04CountdownOctober 20, 1960A Missile launch, sleeping in and Daylight Saving make for an interesting Monday morning. The Douglas household is a chaotic affair of lost
  5. S01E05Brotherly LoveOctober 27, 1960When Mike and Robbie cross swords over a blonde schoolgirl, the issue widens until the whole family is involved in the argument. But it is
  6. S01E06Adjust or BustNovember 3, 1960Steve's theory that 'life is just a small series of adjustments' is put to the test in just one day's discovered doings. Steve must meet wit
  7. S01E07Lady EngineerNovember 10, 1960Steve is enamored of his new business associate, an attractive woman who is strictly business. He is tempted to mix business with pleasure b
  8. S01E08Chip's HarvestNovember 17, 1960Thanksgiving Day's turkey dinner is threatened when the electricity is short-circuited throughout the neighborhood. Chip decides to bring al
  9. S01E09Raft on the RiverNovember 24, 1960Feeling left out when Mike and Robbie decide to go camping at Gunman's Gulch—and at the urging of his father to use his imagination, to conj
  10. S01E10Lonesome GeorgeDecember 1, 1960TV Star George Gobel is invited to dinner by Bub, who forgets to tell his son-in-law Steve who returns from an out of town business trip and
  11. S01E11Spring Will Be a Little Late This YearDecember 8, 1960Robbie is baffled when his girlfriend rejects the excitement of his new motor in favor of standard feminine frills. He tries to win her over
  12. S01E12My Three StrikersDecember 15, 1960The boys want a raise in their allowance, but Steve tells them that they are spending money recklessly and not doing their chores. Bub has b
  13. S01E13The ElopementDecember 22, 1960Mike and the girl next door arouse the suspicions of Steve and Bub when secrets are exchanged and the two are seen leaving with suitcases. M
  14. S01E14Mike's BrotherDecember 29, 1960Constant comparison to his brother, Mike, leaves Robbie feeling inferior and angry—and their father has to face the consequences as Robbie
  15. S01E15Domestic TroubleJanuary 5, 1961When Bub is suddenly called out of town, Steve seeks an agency to get temporary help—unaware that he may be recruiting a wife. With his
  16. S01E16Bub Leaves HomeJanuary 12, 1961When Steve invites his second cousin Selena to come and visit, Bub gets the strange impression that he is being neglected and isn't really n
  17. S01E17Mike in a RushJanuary 19, 1961Mike prepares for the transition from high school to college and the question of joining a fraternity is one that complicates his life consi
  18. S01E18The BullyJanuary 26, 1961Chip falls foul of the school bully who isn't interested in fighting with him. Steve soon realises that Chip is deliberately provoking the b
  19. S01E19Organization WomanFebruary 2, 1961Steve's ever efficient sister arrives for a visit, and immediately changes and complicates the entire Douglas household. The challenging asp
  20. S01E20Other People's HousesFebruary 9, 1961When Robbie Douglas sees his new friend's home he is envious of what he thinks is really the perfect teenage home and becomes almost as envi
  21. S01E21The DelinquentFebruary 16, 1961Mike Douglas and the family mongrel Tramp keep disappearing at night, and Jean becomes increasingly suspicious, unaware that Mike and his fr
  22. S01E22Man In a Trench CoatFebruary 23, 1961On a dark night when Steve is away, Robbie and his date are frightened by a man in a trench coat. It all happens when Robbie is seen putting
  23. S01E23DeadlineMarch 2, 1961Mike 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 d
  24. S01E24The LostlingMarch 9, 1961Chip begins to think it would be great to be an older brother, so he wishes for a little sister. After the new Hawkins family move into the
  25. S01E25Off KeyMarch 16, 1961Chip brags to his new playmate that his genius brother Robbie can fix almost anything. Soon Robbie is repairing a Grand Piano and has five
  26. S01E26Small AdventureMarch 23, 1961With Steve away in Seattle on a business trip, the Douglas household's version of man's best friend has been known to drag home anything he
  27. S01E27Soap Box DerbyMarch 30, 1961Unaware of each other's problems, Steve and Robbie engage in what seem to be widely varied projects. Robbie is trying to construct a race ka
  28. S01E28Unite or SinkApril 6, 1961Robbie and Mike want some extra pocket money but Steve tells them that they will have to earn it by themselves. The boys ask their neighbour
  29. S01E29The Wiley MethodApril 13, 1961Robbie can't seem to arouse the interest of the affairs of the heart with his classmate Maribel Quinby. So with the help of his best friend
  30. S01E30The National PastimeApril 27, 1961Chip is so discouraged by his batting slump that he quits the baseball team. After his brothers encourage him to return, one of the parents,
  31. S01E31The CroakerMay 4, 1961Malcolm, a frog that Chip has captured for a school project is the focus of all eyes in the Douglas home. Bub discerns a marked resemblance
  32. S01E32The MusicianMay 11, 1961Robbie's new girlfriend, lives in refined and elegant style, causing Robbie to turn a critical eye on his own home life. To impress her he t
  33. S01E33The Horseless SaddleMay 18, 1961Bub sets out to find the mysterious person who sent him an old saddle... C.O.D.
  34. S01E34Trial by SeparationMay 25, 1961Its final exam time and Mike and his girlfriend Jean have thought up a test of their own - to try the strength of their affection by not see
  35. S01E35The Sunday DriveJune 1, 1961Mr. Pearson's idea of a quiet drive in the country with his wife is altered by a station-wagon load of Douglases. Meanwhile Robbie is trying
  36. S01E36Fire WatchJune 8, 1961Mike Douglas gets a Summer job with the Forestry Service and he thinks its going to be a barrel of fun until he learns that he's expected t

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0236Episodes1961–62AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Birds And BeesSeptember 28, 1961When Chip announces Tramp is the father of six puppies, Steve is concerned because he has never explained the cycle of life to his son. But
  2. S02E02Instant HateOctober 5, 1961The good neighbour policy gets a real workout when the boys, and later Bub, tangle individually with members of the new family across the st
  3. S02E03The CrushOctober 12, 1961Mike has found a girl at college, Mary Beth. But when he brings her home to meet the family, she makes a beeline straight for Steve, who is
  4. S02E04Tramp The HeroOctober 26, 1961When a boiling pot explodes Tramp's barking wakes the family saving them.
  5. S02E05A Perfect MemoryNovember 2, 1961An old high school sweetheart calls for Steve while he is out. Feeling nostalgic, Steve tries to locate her in town, but never seems to be a
  6. S02E06Bub's LodgeNovember 9, 1961Bub and Mike are at odds with each other because both are trying to get into different, exclusive clubs. Bub is to be installed as the D'Art
  7. S02E07A Lesson in Any LanguageNovember 16, 1961Mike wants to go skiing on the weekend with his friends but must also keep up his Spanish studies. So he adopts the learn while you sleep me
  8. S02E08The Ugly DucklingNovember 23, 1961Robbie is heading for an ‘F' in world literature until the teacher assigns a beautiful blonde newcomer as his study partner. He is attract
  9. S02E09Chip's CompositionNovember 30, 1961A composition titled ‘What My Mother Means to Me' has Chip baffled. After interviewing other mothers in the neighborhood, he makes a coura
  10. S02E10Mike in ChargeDecember 7, 1961Steve and Bub are both called out of town and Mike urges them to leave him in charge, only to find the role of mother hen harder than it loo
  11. S02E11Bub Goes to SchoolDecember 14, 1961Bub decides to go to night school when he finds that his grandsons keep asking endless questions that he simply cannot answer. He meets a fe
  12. S02E12Robbie's BandDecember 21, 1961Robbie's band rehearsals upsets the household. Mike's fraternity is looking for a band and Robbie tries to get the job.
  13. S02E13Damon and PythiasDecember 28, 1961When Robbie and his friend Hank decide they want to join a club at school, Robbie insists he does not want to join Mike's old club. When he
  14. S02E14Chip Leaves HomeJanuary 4, 1962Chip feels ignored by his family and decides to do them all a favour by running away from home. His solution is to strike away for far-east
  15. S02E15The Romance of Silver PinesJanuary 11, 1962Steve takes a week's vacation from the family where he soon finds that he can fall in love with someone as easily as fall out of love with t
  16. S02E16Blind DateJanuary 18, 1962Two dates, confused phone calls and name mix-ups create a tangled evening for brothers Mike and Robbie, when each get's the other's date. Mi
  17. S02E17Second Time AroundJanuary 25, 1962Attractive Pamela MacLish whom Steve took to Chip's grade school dance a year ago, is still trying to melt his bachelor heart. She arrives a
  18. S02E18The Girls Next DoorFebruary 1, 1962Four beautiful airline stewardesses move into the vacant house next door and Mike and Robbie immediately are attracted to the glamorous care
  19. S02E19Bub Gets a JobFebruary 8, 1962Bub reads an article in a magazine which is directed at bored homemakers and he begins to think that he fits the description. Steve warns hi
  20. S02E20Le Petit StowawayFebruary 15, 1962Steve is going to Chicago on business and he's promised to take Chip with him. A change of plans sees Steve boarding a military plane bound
  21. S02E21Robbie ValentinoFebruary 22, 1962Bub fires Robbie's show business ambitions when he tells him to make the most of an opportunity when Robbie's 9th grade physics class is the
  22. S02E22The MasterpieceMarch 1, 1962Chip tries to snow his teachers so he can win an art contest and almost succeeds with some help from Bub, who actually painted the artwork.
  23. S02E23A Holiday for TrampMarch 8, 1962The Douglas family goes to the train station to meet Steve but when they prepare to leave, they can't find Tramp anywhere. Tramp has wander
  24. S02E24The Big GameMarch 15, 1962Robbie 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
  25. S02E25Chip's PartyMarch 22, 1962Chip's schoolmates want to help him celebrate his tenth birthday with a party but he doesn't want to share the occasion with certain young l
  26. S02E26Casanova TroubleMarch 29, 1962Steve's friend asks him to come up with a solution when she thinks her daughter is dating an older man. Steve is shocked when he sees that
  27. S02E27The Pencil PusherApril 5, 1962Chip puts his father into the uncomfortable position of defending the importance of his profession. Chip is unenlightened by the tour of the
  28. S02E28Innocents AbroadApril 12, 1962When Steve and an old boyhood pal discuss the time they ran away to another town, Mike and Robbie, who are continually in need of cash, deci
  29. S02E29Robbie the CaddyApril 19, 1962At the suggestion of his best pal Hank, Robbie plans to earn some extra pocket-money by caddying at the local Golfing Tournament. He's assig
  30. S02E30CoincidenceApril 26, 1962Steve's wish for a calm life sends him on a chaotic journey into a parallel universe when on a typically rambunctious morning, the Douglas h
  31. S02E31Air DerbyMay 3, 1962Robbie's only real competition for winning a school scholarship in a model airplane contest is a young boy named Roly Bates, a studious lad
  32. S02E32Too Much In CommonMay 10, 1962Mike has problems with his girlfriend's father when Mike tries to see another girl.
  33. S02E33Chug and RobbieMay 17, 1962On his first day in High School, Robbie has some memorable highlights -- such as being assigned a locker with Chug Williams, the school's st
  34. S02E34Good InfluenceMay 24, 1962Steve 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
  35. S02E35The Hippopotamus FootMay 31, 1962Mike faces disciplinary action at the hands of the Board of Regents and the Dean of the College for a wayward fraternity prank in which seve
  36. S02E36The KibitzersJune 7, 1962Two of Bub's cronies who are visiting for their usual game of pinochle, accidentally get an earful of the family's woes. Their mysterious in

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0339Episodes1962–63AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Weekend in TokyoSeptember 20, 1962Steve is going on a business trip to Japan and thinks he might as well take his family along with him. Mike gets involved in a new romance w
  2. S03E02Robbie's Employment ServiceSeptember 27, 1962Robbie and Hank think there is only one thing in the whole world that impresses girls -- money! So they decide to open their own home help
  3. S03E03Tramp's First BiteOctober 4, 1962Tramp supposedly takes a nip out of pampered young Alan Edgerton and the court case that follows, gives Robbie the chance to help out the fa
  4. S03E04Moment of TruthOctober 11, 1962College freshman Mike Douglas has invited the reigning campus beauty to his fraternity's Saturday night dance, but he sort of doubts that sh
  5. S03E05Daughter for a DayOctober 18, 1962Homeward bound from a long business trip Steve meets an old friend on the plane and he suggests that her daughter stay at the Douglas househ
  6. S03E06The Ghost Next DoorOctober 25, 1962Chip and his friend Sudsy see a Halloween spook carrying a candle in the neighbor's vacant house next door while out trick or treating, and
  7. S03E07Pretty As A PictureNovember 1, 1962Robbie get in trouble with the big brothers of a girl he likes when he takes her picture.
  8. S03E08What's Cooking?November 8, 1962A cooking contest at school upsets Chip when he realizes he doesn't have a mother to submit a recipe. But there is much rejoicing when Stev
  9. S03E09Chip's Last FightNovember 15, 1962Chip is thrown out of the neighbourhood clubhouse because he cannot convince the older boys that he is all grown up. He makes a bargain -- h
  10. S03E10Steve Gets An 'A'November 22, 1962Robbie goes on a date when he was suppose to write a term paper. Mike gives him a paper that Steve wrote and received an 'A'. Robbie copies
  11. S03E11Heat WaveNovember 29, 1962A summer heat wave has tempers flaring. Steve remains cool and calm until some important plans go missing and he thinks it might be in the p
  12. S03E12The Beauty ContestDecember 6, 1962Mike is dragooned into acting as the sole judge of a campus beauty contest and discovers that the hazards of choosing a winner to be a formi
  13. S03E13Doctor in the HouseDecember 13, 1962Steve is in too big a hurry to get home to his family and spread the good news of his upcoming business trip to Bolivia, but hurts his back
  14. S03E14Going SteadyDecember 20, 1962Robbie wants to date a cute fifteen year old blonde, whose mother campaigns for Steve's co-operation to end the relationship, but this move
  15. S03E15Mother BubDecember 27, 1962Chip and Sudsy see a model auto at the toy store. When he is reminded that he is doesn't have a mother to nix the idea, he tries to persuade
  16. S03E16Honorable GrandfatherJanuary 3, 1963Chip gets a relief from boredom when Steve's friend invites him to a birthday celebration for his ""honorable"" grandfather, and Robbie find
  17. S03E17How to Impress a WomanJanuary 10, 1963Mike has the job of recruiting some campus models for a fashion show and when a gorgeous store representative stops by to give him help, he
  18. S03E18Roman HolidayJanuary 17, 1963Steve's reluctance to make a business trip to Rome with the family puzzles everyone in the Douglas household except Bub. He remembers that S
  19. S03E19FlashbackJanuary 24, 1963Steve encounters a sweet, old-fashioned 16-year-old at the bus depot, who reminds him of someone from his high school days. After hearing ab
  20. S03E20The Dream BookJanuary 31, 1963When he is badgered by one of his co-workers to join the company musical combo as a saxophonist, Steve, who is rather apprehensive about the
  21. S03E21Big Chief BubFebruary 7, 1963Chip volunteers Bub to be their Cub Scout leader.
  22. S03E22The Clunky KidFebruary 14, 1963Chip is overcome with loneliness when Sudsy starts spending all of his time with a new boy in the neighborhood. The entire household rallies
  23. S03E23Caged FuryFebruary 21, 1963The members of Robbie's high school wrestling team need higher grades to remain eligible, so they choose Steve as their tutor. Soon the hous
  24. S03E24Make Way for YesterdayFebruary 28, 1963Bub, representing the older generation, makes some suggestions for Robbie's school club carnival, but to the Committee they sound a mite old
  25. S03E25Robbie Wins His LetterMarch 7, 1963Robbie's science master announces a special achievement award for being a straight 'A' student and to his embarassment, Robbie wins it. This
  26. S03E26High on the HogMarch 14, 1963When Robbie and his friend complain about being broke, another student offers them a pig to fatten in a profit-sharing plan. When the time c
  27. S03E27First Things FirstMarch 28, 1963With his Air Force Reserve crew depending on him for an engine maintenance exercise, Mike is faced with having to abandon a date, as well as
  28. S03E28Bub's ButlerApril 4, 1963Bub, an inveterate contest buff, finally hits the jackpot, winning a prize worth $1,000 in a TV competition. But when the boys learn that a
  29. S03E29FrancescaApril 11, 1963While 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, w
  30. S03E30The RugApril 18, 1963Steve lays down the law to Chip, warning him he'll be grounded for a month the next time he loses or misuses someone else's property. Meanw
  31. S03E31The SystemApril 25, 1963Mike learns the importance of indirect questioning in his psychology course when Robbie is sought after by eight classmates. Mike sets out
  32. S03E32Let's Take StockMay 2, 1963Robbie's economics teacher gives each student a fictional $10,000 dollars to invest in stocks but Steve's boss at work gets the impression t
  33. S03E33Total RecallMay 9, 1963Bub's old classmate is returning to town to receive an award.
  34. S03E34When I Was Your AgeMay 16, 1963Bub 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
  35. S03E35Chip's WorldMay 23, 1963Chip spots a runaway toddler and disobeys orders to stay home and wait for someone who is coming to pick up some plans.
  36. S03E36Evening with a StarMay 30, 1963Chip reads a news item about someone winning a date with an actress and gets the idea of raffling off a date with a big star - his grandfath
  37. S03E37The Date BureauJune 6, 1963After a series of disastrous blind dates, Robbie and Hank set up a romantic employment agency that works to avoiding dull dates by matching
  38. S03E38Bub's SacrificeJune 13, 1963To 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. Howeve
  39. S03E39Found MoneyJune 20, 1963The family is so engrossed in searching for a missing, valuable stamp that they ignore Chip's announcement that he is getting rich everyday.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0437Episodes1963–64AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Almost the Sound of MusicSeptember 19, 1963To capture the affections of a pretty blond, Robbie turns pop composer and produces a novelty song. The family agrees to do the vocal backgr
  2. S04E02Scotch BrothSeptember 26, 1963The Douglas family inherit a castle in Scotland from their Scottish Grandfather and the whole family descends upon Sheehan Bridge to see it.
  3. S04E03Didya Ever Have One of Those Days?October 3, 1963It's a bad day for Steve when everything seems to be going wrong for him. His run of bad luck starts when he cuts himself shaving, burns hi
  4. S04E04Dear RobbieOctober 10, 1963Robbie is chosen to write an 'advice to the lovelorn' column for the school newspaper, but Steve gets caught in the middle when a baffling l
  5. S04E05A Car of His OwnOctober 17, 1963Mike offers to give Robbie his old car but his response baffles everyone. Robbie says he needs his own car to impress a new girl and does so
  6. S04E06How Do You Know?October 24, 1963Steve gives Mike advice on love after he announces his passion for his new girlfriend Darlene, who Mike wants to devote time to, so he hardl
  7. S04E07My Friend ErnieOctober 31, 1963Chip 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 pl
  8. S04E08The End of The You-Know-WhatNovember 7, 1963Chip and Ernie, having heard two scientists calculate that the world will be destroyed in one week are faced with the classic problem of wha
  9. S04E09The ToupeeNovember 14, 1963The pungent smell around the Douglas home proves to emeante from Bub's head for his baldness is anointed with yet another hair restorer as h
  10. S04E10The Ever-Popular Robbie DouglasNovember 21, 1963Robbie is faced with a real political dilemma when he and a rival for a girl's affections, are campaigning for Student Council Representativ
  11. S04E11The ProposalsNovember 28, 1963Mike gets cold feet when he decides to propose marriage to Sally. His bungling attempts further confuse the issue. He tries a combination of
  12. S04E12Steve and the VikingDecember 5, 1963Steve is chosen to act as nursemaid for the attractive daughter of a visiting Danish dignitary who turns out to be only 17. The girl's ener
  13. S04E13Par for the CourseDecember 12, 1963Robbie is always forgetting to pass on Steve's telephone messages and to get back in his good graces, decides to take up his father's favour
  14. S04E14WindfallDecember 19, 1963Chip comes to the rescue of a trapped dog and receives a reward, which leads to new found popularity with his fellow members of the club tha
  15. S04E15Top SecretDecember 26, 1963Steve has to fly to Washington and is given a top secret military project. Steve tells the Pentagon brass that he would attract the least a
  16. S04E16Will Success Spoil Chip Douglas?January 2, 1964Ex-thespian Bub laments that there hasn't been a member of the Douglas family in show business for over thirty years, so he is delighted whe
  17. S04E17Second ChorusJanuary 9, 1964While walking the dog through the park one night, Steve meets a lovely cabaret singer and before the evening ends he is out night-clubbing w
  18. S04E18Never Look BackJanuary 16, 1964Steve eagerly anticipates his twenty fifth anniversary class reunion at Midwest University. Ignoring Bub's warnings that the old gang won't
  19. S04E19Marriage by ProxyJanuary 23, 1964Mike and Sally try to discover the truth about marriage from two of their recently wed friends, and think twice about getting married and ha
  20. S04E20The ChaperoneJanuary 30, 1964Bub is appointed chaperone to Robbie and his friends when they decide to have a costume party. Robbie feels it will dampen the party as Bub
  21. S04E21My Fair Chinese LadyFebruary 6, 1964Robbie is chosen to help Americanize a traditional Chinese girl who is soon to meet her very hip Chinese-American fiancé. However, she is a
  22. S04E22House for SaleFebruary 13, 1964The 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 out
  23. S04E23Stone FrogFebruary 20, 1964Chip believes in a magical stone frog, given to him by a lady from India and as coincidences stack up, the magic is hard to deny. The boy's
  24. S04E24Stage Door BubFebruary 27, 1964Bub 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.
  25. S04E25Fish Gotta Swim, Birds Gotta FlyMarch 5, 1964Mike feels that Sally should learn how to fish, since she's joining a family of avid fishermen - Except that Sally really hates the pastime.
  26. S04E26Cherry Blossoms in Bryant ParkMarch 12, 1964Kimiko, a Japanese girl Mike met in Tokyo last year comes to town to test her old feelings for Mike before she can be sure she loves another
  27. S04E27What's the Princess Really Like?March 19, 1964Steve's high school sweetheart returns to town as a real-life Princess, complete with entourage and the Douglases are invited to a posh roya
  28. S04E28The People's HouseMarch 26, 1964In order to get himself a date with an attractive magazine editor, Steve submits his house as an entry in her magazine's distinctive homes c
  29. S04E29The TreeApril 2, 1964The 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. T
  30. S04E30The Substitute TeacherApril 9, 1964Disciplinarian Mrs. Proctor, Robbie's awful history teacher, breaks a leg and the replacement they receive is even worse. She is a charmin
  31. S04E31Mike Wears the PantsApril 16, 1964Anxious to get married, but unable to afford an apartment, Mike suggests that he and his fiancee Sally move in with him and his family. Bub
  32. S04E32The Guys and the DollsApril 23, 1964Mike and Chip take part in good deeds -- Mike goes with his fellow U.S. Air Force Reservists to deliver ten thousand dolls to children in a
  33. S04E33The Ballad of Lissa StratemeyerApril 30, 1964When Robbie's team gets slaughtered one too many times, their keenest fan Lissa Stratemeyer gets her girlfriends to ignore the boys for the
  34. S04E34Tramp Goes To HollywoodMay 7, 1964
  35. S04E35Adventure in New YorkMay 14, 1964Aspiring song writers Mike and Robbie decide to take a song they wrote to New York City and present it to a publisher. A friendly cab driver
  36. S04E36Huckleberry DouglasMay 21, 1964Mark Twain's stories inspire Chip, Ernie and Melinda to re-enact the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer and Becky when the youngster
  37. S04E37Guest in the HouseMay 28, 1964Steve is roped into boarding a delinquent for just one week so the boys put on their armor and ready themselves for battle. When Steve is no

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0536Episodes1964–65AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Caribbean CruiseSeptember 17, 1964Steve sails aboard the S.S. Carolina in order to establish a business contract with a firm but his task is complicated by Robbie who has a v
  2. S05E02A Serious GirlSeptember 24, 1964Robbie and Ernie find that women are full of surprises and not all of them pleasing. Robbie tires of his noisy rock and roll girlfriend and
  3. S05E03The Practical ShowerOctober 1, 1964Realising the need for economy, Mike and Sally decide that her shower will be productive of useful gifts for the kitchen, but Bub is all for
  4. S05E04Dublin's Fair City (1)October 8, 1964Bub decides to use his winning raffle ticket to take the Douglases to Ireland to visit his relatives. While in the village of Farnsea, they
  5. S05E05Dublin's Fair City (2)October 15, 1964The Douglas family continues to revel in the fun in the Irish village of Farnsea, ruled by the formidable Aunt Kate. Steve realises that her
  6. S05E06One of Our Moose is MissingOctober 22, 1964Steve brings a business associate home for a quiet weekend of work, forgetting a prior commitment to the Cub Scouts where he has promised to
  7. S05E07Lady PresidentOctober 29, 1964Political overtones arise in the Douglas house when Steve becomes escort to a visiting congresswoman. Meanwhile Chip must entertain a small
  8. S05E08A Touch of LarcenyNovember 5, 1964Chip and Ernie get an interesting lesson in honesty, and dishonesty from the school bully, who volunteers an insight to the underbelly world
  9. S05E09Goodbye AgainNovember 12, 1964Mike's life is complicated by the return of his old girlfriend Jean Pearson. He can't bring himself to tell her that he is engaged to marry
  10. S05E10The Coffee House SetNovember 19, 1964Robbie'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 youngst
  11. S05E11The Lotus BlossomNovember 26, 1964At the Lotus Blossom Cafe, Steve is impressed by the timid and beautiful proprietress. The elegant Chinese widow contemplates returning to H
  12. S05E12First, You're a TadpoleDecember 3, 1964Robbie consults Sally about his latest heartthrob—and he's sure he's too young for the girl. Robbie alarms Sally when he appears to be in
  13. S05E13You're in My PowerDecember 10, 1964After acting as the subject for a stage hypnotist, Robbie decides that hypnosis could help in his latest romance, which leads to a chain rea
  14. S05E14The In-Law WhammyDecember 17, 1964It's a comedy of errors when Mike sets out to make an impression on his future father-in-law when Sally's father returns from an archeologic
  15. S05E15Robbie and the NurseDecember 24, 1964Robbie breaks a leg on the football field and becomes the first patient of a dazzling French nurse. Robbie doesn't mind being hospitalized w
  16. S05E16Divorce, Bryant Park StyleDecember 31, 1964When their best friends' marriage heads for the rocks, Mike and Sally pause for a second thought about their forthcoming wedding. Mike and
  17. S05E17A Woman's WorkJanuary 7, 1965Bub decides to leave for an Irish holiday to help his formidable Aunt Kate celebrate her 104th Birthday in Dublin. Son-in-law Steve eagerly
  18. S05E18Here Comes CharleyJanuary 14, 1965With Bub permanently away in Ireland, Steve finally resorts to domestic assistance and the Douglas home is afflicted with a fiery dragon of
  19. S05E19Charley and the KidJanuary 21, 1965A young engineer finds his lost half-Korean daughter who is staying temporarily at the Douglas House. But Uncle Charley finds that she exhi
  20. S05E20He Wanted WingsJanuary 28, 1965Robbie follows the fad and buys an antique aircraft to impress his new girlfriend. Steve lets him go ahead with trying to restore it, convin
  21. S05E21Be My GuestFebruary 4, 1965Robbie's glamorous girlfriend invites him to the exotic Brookdale Country Club, and he resolves to put pressure on Steve to join, despite th
  22. S05E22Lady in the AirFebruary 11, 1965A top woman pilot is preparing for her flight around the world and calls on Steve Douglas to modify the design of her plane. Steve takes mor
  23. S05E23Hawaiian CruiseFebruary 18, 1965Steve's plan for an Hawaiian holiday is cancelled when Chip develops a case of bronchitis, so Charley and the boys plan to bring Hawaii to h
  24. S05E24The TeenagersFebruary 25, 1965Chip dates an older woman and Robbie finds his ideas misinterpreted when the Douglas boys face the troubles of growing up. Meanwhile, Robbie
  25. S05E25Mexico OléMarch 4, 1965To avoid being absent from the family longer than neccessary, Steve declines an invitation to stay at a luxurious mansion in Mexico. So his
  26. S05E26The Fountain of YouthMarch 11, 1965Charley accompanies Robbie and his date to a reading by an old pal of his, Maggie McSterling. She is a veteran actress and she and Charley r
  27. S05E27It's a Dog's LifeMarch 18, 1965Steve is to show important engineering plans to a British scientist on a rush visit to the United States. But soon disappearing blueprints a
  28. S05E28The Sure ThingMarch 25, 1965Robbie's friend has a grandfather that trains horses, but on the day of the big race when the thoroughbred racehorse loses her mascot, a rab
  29. S05E29Chip, the TrapperApril 1, 1965Chip 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' a
  30. S05E30Steve and the ComputerApril 8, 1965Steve is having nightmares and his vision of the future has a computer named Betsy join the family. It interferes with wedding plans when it
  31. S05E31Tramp and the PrinceApril 15, 1965Tramp causes confusion in two households when he runs away from home for fear of a cat. Meanwhile pampered 'Prince', pet in the mansion of
  32. S05E32Chip O' the IslandsApril 22, 1965Charley has a visit from an old Australian acquaintance who quickly fires the boys' imagination with tales of a paradise in the South pacif
  33. S05E33The Glass SneakerApril 29, 1965Chip meets a group of Vaudevillians at a black tie affair with Uncle Charley and loses his sneaker in a Cinderella-like adventure when he fa
  34. S05E34All the WeddingsMay 6, 1965Preparations for Mike and Sally's coming nuptials get confusing when Sally's mother arrives two months early and takes over organising for t
  35. S05E35The Leopard's SpotsMay 13, 1965Sally has her hands full when her glamorous cousin comes to visit after being expelled from three colleges. She attracts so much attention
  36. S05E36Uncle Charley and the RedskinsMay 20, 1965Charley refuses to believe that a polite and quietly dressed man is in fact the last Chief of Owahnanee Tribe and his disbelief is deepened

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0632Episodes1965–66AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01The First MarriageSeptember 16, 1965Mike and Sally finally get married and leave for the East where Mike has a job as an assistant college psychology instructor. Robbie happily
  2. S06E02Red Tape RomanceSeptember 23, 1965Steve explores the possibility of adopting 10-year-old Ernie but runs into antagonism from Uncle Charley, who can forsee nothing but more wo
  3. S06E03Brother ErnieSeptember 30, 1965Ernie's adoption into the all-male Douglas household is threatened by a regulation that there must be a lady of the house. Steve again make
  4. S06E04Robbie and the Chorus GirlOctober 14, 1965Uncle Charley is upset when he learns that Robbie is dating a flashy chorus girl, but Steve refuses to worry because he trusts his son's com
  5. S06E05There's a What in the Attic?October 21, 1965An escaped circus lion makes a midnight call at the Douglas house, and Ernie sees it and awakens the understandably skeptical Steve who acco
  6. S06E06Office MotherOctober 28, 1965
  7. S06E07Mary-LouNovember 4, 1965Chip's secret love is an older girl named Mary Lou. When Steve suggests his love sick son should find out where he stands by asking for a da
  8. S06E08Monsters and Junk Like ThatNovember 11, 1965Ernie writes a play and volunteers Steve's services for his father-and-son night, so he dons a heavy robot costume. The family leaves early,
  9. S06E09Charley and The Dancing LessonNovember 18, 1965A seductive dance instructor named Helen signs Uncle Charley up for a lifetime membership in a dance club. Dreaming of a professional dancer
  10. S06E10My Son, The BallerinaNovember 25, 1965Robbie is so eager to make the track team that, to improve his timing, he agrees to join a ballet class. He proves an unwilling pupil, self-
  11. S06E11The Ernie ReportDecember 2, 1965Ernie feels neglected when the other members of the Douglas family are busy with various girlfriends and he is left alone. Close to tears, E
  12. S06E12The Hong Kong StoryDecember 9, 1965Steve Douglas turns a business trip to Hong Kong into a vacation for the whole family. Uncle Charley, who once lived in China, is reluctant
  13. S06E13Marriage and StuffDecember 16, 1965Steve's unusual behaviour convinces his family that he is about to be secretly married. The boys plan to leave home to provide privacy for
  14. S06E14Douglas-A-Go-GoDecember 23, 1965The Douglas family bravely accepts the challenge when 13 year old Chip decides to give a party -- with girls. On the party evening the recor
  15. S06E15Charley The PigeonDecember 30, 1965When Steve travels to Washington on business, he leaves $50 with Robbie, to pay for golf club repairs but Uncle Charley limbers up his billi
  16. S06E16What About Harry?January 6, 1966A huge shaggy stray dog adopts Steve Douglas and disrupts the neighborhood with his howls when Steve tries to leave home. A neighbor and lov
  17. S06E17From Maggie, With LoveJanuary 13, 1966Steve Douglas meets recently divorced Maggie Bellini, reputed to be one of the world's ten richest women. She sets her sights on Steve by s
  18. S06E18Robbie and the Slave GirlJanuary 20, 1966When Robbie Douglas yanks pretty co-ed Terri Wong out of the path of a speeding truck, he becomes the unwilling beneficiary of an old Chines
  19. S06E19Steve and The HuntressJanuary 27, 1966Steve Douglas is attracted to a beautiful female explorer who shows Steve and the family her exciting adventure films. She has to prepare fo
  20. S06E20Robbie The College ManFebruary 3, 1966Robbie takes on a heavy work load of waiting on tables in his girlfriend's sorority house and working as a chemistry laboratory worker, so t
  21. S06E21Whatever Happened to Baby Chip?February 10, 1966When Chip adopts a Beatle-style, shoulder length haircut, the other members of the family feel that Steve should lay down the law to the lon
  22. S06E22Robbie and The Little StrangerFebruary 17, 1966Robbie Douglas is practically engaged to his girlfriend Joanne, and when they discover how their friends are both successfully attending uni
  23. S06E23Call Her MaxFebruary 24, 1966Two tomboys - a pretty lady engineer named Max and a member of the girls Hockey team named Georgie prove tough to handle for both Steve and
  24. S06E24Kid Brother BluesMarch 3, 1966Robbie Douglas learns how much of a pest a younger sibling can be when Chip and a buddy break up his date with a pretty girl by eating appet
  25. S06E25Robbie's Double LifeMarch 10, 1966Robbie has a wonderful time going steady with two girls simultaneously -- a highschooler and a college co-ed -- until the two ladies compare
  26. S06E26Our Boy in WashingtonMarch 17, 1966Ernie Douglas sends a letter to the French Embassy to thank France for the Statue of Liberty and receives, in return, an invitation for him
  27. S06E27Ernie and That WomanMarch 24, 1966Chip is worried when his younger brother Ernie becomes a close friend of a pretty sixth grader, because the girl is now interested in collec
  28. S06E28The State vs. Chip DouglasMarch 31, 1966Chip demands a jury trial after he borrows four cents from a pile of brother Ernie's pennies and Ernie accuses him of taking a valuable penn
  29. S06E29A Hunk of HardwareApril 7, 1966Ernie packs a suitcase, ready to leave home, after he fails to win a cup for the family trophy shelf. He eagerly goes into training, plannin
  30. S06E30The Wrong RobbieApril 14, 1966A boy who looks just like Robbie almost ruins his reputation by driving around on-campus and inviting strange girls to kiss him, before the
  31. S06E31The WheelsApril 21, 1966Uncle Charley takes away Robbie's driving privileges after the campus beauty queen gets a $16 traffic ticket while driving his car. Robbie t
  32. S06E32London MemoriesApril 28, 1966The Douglas family returns from a trip to Britain and as the family watches home movies of their vacation, the amateurish footage reveals th

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0732Episodes1966–67AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01Stag at BaySeptember 15, 1966The usually all-male Douglas household becomes a refuge for an attractive girl dancer who has been evicted from her apartment, when Steve at
  2. S07E02Fly Away HomeSeptember 22, 1966Steve Douglas takes his family to his birthplace of Bedford Springs. He tries to locate his 1940 fiancee Ellen, married and still living in
  3. S07E03Forget Me NotSeptember 29, 1966Steve Douglas receives a perfumed letter from an old girlfriend announcing she will stop by and see him. She terrifies Steve by acting as t
  4. S07E04Good Guys Finish LastOctober 6, 1966Three 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 aro
  5. S07E05Arrivederci, RobbieOctober 13, 1966Because Robbie's friend wants him to understand Italians better, he invites Robbie to his home. Robbie runs afoul of an old custom when he t
  6. S07E06If At First . . .October 20, 1966Steve Douglas gets a parking ticket from Robbie's girlfriend, a pretty meter maid, and another citation for not having his driver's license
  7. S07E07Robbie's Underground MovieNovember 3, 1966Robbie films a 'way out' movie for his Cinema class with the aid of a non-talented, 'way out' co-ed who earnestly tries to make an 'honest'
  8. S07E08Fiddler Under the RoofNovember 10, 1966Ernie feels left out when the Douglas family orchestra begins to practise. Uncle Charley tries to teach Ernie the violin but runs into a ma
  9. S07E09Happy Birthday, WorldNovember 17, 1966When Robbie's girlfriend's father calls from out of town and asks him to deliver a birthday cake to her, he thinks there might be a fortune
  10. S07E10The Awkward AgeDecember 1, 1966Robbie is immediately infatuated when he hires a pretty chemistry instructor as a tutor, and their friendship seems to be blossoming. But wh
  11. S07E11A Real Nice TimeDecember 8, 1966When Ernie sends for a picture of Chip's favourite movie star, planning to give it to him as a birthday gift, Chip gets an actual date with
  12. S07E12Falling StarDecember 15, 1966Steve Douglas meets a celebrated popular vocalist of 20 years ago whose career seems over. Although her famous voice is still there, the pu
  13. S07E13Tramp or ErnieDecember 22, 1966Ernie sneezes as he brushes past the family dog, Tramp, and when a doctor verifies the boy's allergy to dog hair and says the dog must go, E
  14. S07E14Grandma's GirlDecember 29, 1966Chip's romance with a classmate flourishes when he rents a horse and buggy so as to impress the girl's strict, old fashioned grandmother. S
  15. S07E15You Saw a What?January 5, 1967Ernie's excited reports of seeing a flying saucer are received with skepticism, but the next day he not only sees the weird vehicle again, b
  16. S07E16Both Your HousesJanuary 12, 1967Robbie is delighted when college classmate Peggy moves in next door, and the pair immediately go to work on a joint assignment for their Sha
  17. S07E17My Pal DadJanuary 19, 1967Steve Douglas passes up his company's offer of a weekend in Rio because Saturday is the start of trout season. The boys do their best to ge
  18. S07E18TV or Not TVJanuary 26, 1967Television viewing at the Douglas household has dropped to zero because Uncle Charley, annoyed with the boys' quarreling about choice of cha
  19. S07E19My Dad, the AthleteFebruary 2, 1967Ernie's friends all boast of their dads' college athletic trophies, which forces Steve into a grueling two mile cross-country race with the
  20. S07E20The Good EarthFebruary 9, 1967Uncle Charley puts down a deposit on a vacation lot at beautiful Whispering Pines, only to learn he's been hoodwinked in a high pressure rea
  21. S07E21My Son, the BullfighterFebruary 16, 1967Robbie Douglas tries to impress his girlfriend by competing with a handsome bullfighter against a killer bull, but has to flee for his life
  22. S07E22The Best ManFebruary 23, 1967Robbie is crushed when he learns that Denise DuBois, a French exchange student that Robbie had hoped to marry, has accepted his friend Tom's
  23. S07E23Now in My DayMarch 2, 1967Chip Douglas's junior high school is having an Olden Days dance and the boys are to bring their mothers, and the girls their fathers. Chip f
  24. S07E24MelindaMarch 9, 1967To help out his Dad, Steve, Chip pretends to like the aggressive as she is pretty, daughter of a new executive woman that his dad is dating.
  25. S07E25Charley O' The Seven SeasMarch 16, 1967Uncle Charley's romantic tales of adventure captivates Ernie's teacher. The pretty, middle-aged lady is fascinated by the old boy's partiall
  26. S07E26Help the Gypsies are Coming!March 23, 1967Ernie Douglas's new school friend is little Laszlo, whose gypsy family is camped outside of town. Soon the gypsies are camped on the front l
  27. S07E27Ernie's FollyMarch 30, 1967Other fathers help their sons in a school science fair, but Steve tells Ernie he's on his own. Soon his project turns to disaster when his v
  28. S07E28Ernie's CrowdApril 6, 1967The older members of the Douglas family find their social lives complicated when little Ernie decides to accompany them on all of their date
  29. S07E29Ernie and the O'GradyApril 13, 1967A genial bum Ernie brings home for dinner outrages Uncle Charley by eating everything in sight and then decides to stay the night even thoug
  30. S07E30The Sky is FallingApril 20, 1967Robbie leaves school after contemplating a very important offer from a former school drop out who now heads his own Real Estate company. Whe
  31. S07E31So Long, Charley, HelloApril 27, 1967Uncle Charley's old seafaring buddy arrives with a wonderful proposition: He wants Charley to join him as first mate for a six month fishing
  32. S07E32Weekend in ParadiseMay 11, 1967On a visit to Hawaii, Robbie falls in love, Ernie almost gets arrested and Uncle Charley is pursued by an old girl friend from 1945, who wei

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season0830Episodes1967–68AiredSeason avg
  1. S08E01Moving DaySeptember 9, 1967The Douglases move to California, where at first they are depressed to find the residents as chilly as the weather is warm. Robbie enrols in
  2. S08E02Robbie Loves KatieSeptember 16, 1967After advice from his father who tells him it isn't right to tie himself down to one girl, Robbie Douglas, intending to break off his romanc
  3. S08E03Inspection of the GroomSeptember 23, 1967Robbie and Katie pick a wedding date two weeks off. Katie's sorority sisters decide to do some private investigating on their own. Prospecti
  4. S08E04Countdown to MarriageSeptember 30, 1967The day before her wedding Katie Miller feels she faces complete disaster. When Robbie tries to console her, she flares up at him and after
  5. S08E05Wedding BellsOctober 7, 1967Early on his wedding day, Robbie Douglas and his family are peacefully oversleeping. They awaken just in time and scramble madly to get read
  6. S08E06The HomecomingOctober 14, 1967Robbie and Katie come home from their honeymoon to face the problems of newlyweds in a previously all-male household. Katie finds her role d
  7. S08E07My Wife, the WaitressOctober 21, 1967For their fourth week wedding anniversary, Katie decides to earn some money for an expensive gift for Robbie by taking a one week job as a t
  8. S08E08The ChameleonOctober 28, 1967At school, Ernie meets Mike, who offers to play with him, but the family is exasperated to know Mike likes tomboyish pranks. Then there's a
  9. S08E09Designing WomanNovember 4, 1967Attractive lady engineer Eileen Talbot is assigned to help Steve Douglas on a rush project in his office, and she applies her many talents t
  10. S08E10Ernie, the BluebeardNovember 11, 1967Chip learns the meaning of empathy when he helps Ernie out of a predicament when he somehow winds up with two dates with two different girls
  11. S08E11The HeartbeatNovember 18, 1967One stormy night while Steve is in San Francisco, Katie is alone in the Douglas house while the rest of the family is attending a ballgame.
  12. S08E12The Computer PicnicNovember 25, 1967Chip manages to outwit the machine age when a computer is used to select partners for picnic dates for the boys in his class and girls from
  13. S08E13The Aunt Who Came to DinnerDecember 2, 1967Katie is worried when Steve invites her visiting Aunt to spend a week at the house while he is out of town. Before long, she is molding the
  14. S08E14Leaving the NestDecember 9, 1967When minor irritations arise in the Douglas household, Robbie and Katie move temporarily into a borrowed apartment while their friends are a
  15. S08E15You're Driving Me CrazyDecember 16, 1967Chip 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
  16. S08E16Liverpool SagaDecember 23, 1967Chip 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
  17. S08E17The ChaperonesDecember 30, 1967With his father Steve busy over the weekend, Chip suggests that newlyweds Robbie and Katie act as chaperones to him and his friends at a mou
  18. S08E18Green-Eyed RobbieJanuary 6, 1968Robbie Douglas displays a bit of jealousy when his bride innocently agrees to tutor a handsome student. Later, Katie confides to Uncle Char
  19. S08E19Charley's TeaJanuary 13, 1968Katie tearfully complains when Uncle Charley makes her feel unnecessary in the Douglas household. Steve speaks to Charley who is flabbergast
  20. S08E20Ernie, the JinxJanuary 20, 1968A series of strange coincidences make young Ernie feel he's a jinx to anyone he contacts, but his father assures him that he has a loyal fam
  21. S08E21Ernie and Zsa ZsaJanuary 27, 1968Bored because he has been left at home alone on a day off from school, Ernie goes on a search for movie stars. The boy loses his footing on
  22. S08E22A Horse for Uncle CharleyFebruary 3, 1968Uncle Charley is talked into buying an 11 year old trotting horse in the hopes of capturing old racing glories. The family is delighted whe
  23. S08E23Dear EnemyFebruary 10, 1968Robbie goes to Camp Roberts for two weeks military reserve training. At home, Steve becomes alarmed when he sees Charley's card telling him
  24. S08E24Uncle Charley's AuntFebruary 17, 1968Dressed as a chorine named Apple Annie at his Lodge 'Frolics' night, a weary Uncle Charley awakens from a nap after a matinee performance an
  25. S08E25The Standing-Still TourFebruary 24, 1968Ernie remains at home with Uncle Charley while the rest of the family travel to various locations. Charley invites an old friend to dinner,
  26. S08E26Honorable GuestMarch 2, 1968The Douglas family cancels a camping trip to play host to unexpected Chinese friends from Bryant Park who are en route to Hong Kong and this
  27. S08E27The Perfect SeparationMarch 9, 1968The first time Robbie and Katie entertain at home they imperil the marriage of two close friends, Denise and Larry. Denise insists on playin
  28. S08E28Gossip, IncorporatedMarch 16, 1968Steve Douglas is promoted to head up the Airflight Helicopter Division and the unmarried female employees quickly check and discover that he
  29. S08E29The Masculine MystiqueMarch 23, 1968Uncle Charley persists in singing an old song about a guy who steals his best friend's girl. Chip listens with some sorrow but there is a mi
  30. S08E30The Tire ThiefMarch 30, 1968Ernie and his friends sell two used tires they found in the family storage room so they can buy a water rifle, but they cease to enjoy their

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season0928Episodes1968–69AiredSeason avg
  1. S09E01The Great PregnancySeptember 28, 1968While the family is doing some spring cleaning, Katie faints behind the couch. Soon her mother's intuition brings her to the house and she a
  2. S09E02Dr. Osborne, M.D.October 5, 1968Controversy erupts in the Douglas household over the selection of a doctor for Katie during her pregnancy. While Robbie and Katie want to ch
  3. S09E03Life Begins in KatieOctober 12, 1968The baby stirs inside Katie and Robbie feels its movement and suddenly sheds his youthful ways to become very much the sober and altogether
  4. S09E04The GrandfathersOctober 19, 1968Because he is about to become a Grandfather, Steve has an easier time working out an important Air Force contract with a hard-shelled Genera
  5. S09E05The Baby NurseOctober 26, 1968When Robbie and Katie announce that they might hire a baby nurse, Uncle Charley is confident they will ask him. When they don't, he embarks
  6. S09E06Big Ol' KatieNovember 9, 1968In an advanced stage of pregnancy, Katie suffers qualms about her looks that are as out of proportion as her figure. She is temporarily dist
  7. S09E07My Three GrandsonsNovember 16, 1968The day -- or rather the night -- of the big event finds expectant mother Katie quite calm, and Steve and Uncle Charley quite the opposite,
  8. S09E08Tea for ThreeNovember 23, 1968As the triplets come home from the hospital their names are announced by the happy parents: Robbie Jr, Charley and Steve II. Their father R
  9. S09E09Back to EarthNovember 30, 1968It may not be poker, but nine in the Douglas family is a full house. Feeling somewhat responsible, Robbie decides to quit school in order t
  10. S09E10First Night OutDecember 7, 1968Robbie and Katie have been invited to a High School reunion and they are reluctant to leave their babies with an unknown sitter as everyone
  11. S09E11Cassanova O'CaseyDecember 14, 1968On the rebound after his girlfriend Sally suddenly marries another younger man, Uncle Charley acquires many new lady friends when Katie sche
  12. S09E12Expendable KatieDecember 21, 1968With three babies to look after, Dr. Osborne says Katie is completely exhausted and he prescribes a couple of days bed rest. She flies to Sa
  13. S09E13The New RoomDecember 28, 1968The 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 t
  14. S09E14The Fountain of YouthJanuary 4, 1969Steve meets an attractive widow who seems to be very interested in him but suddenly she turns cool towards his intentions. The family does i
  15. S09E15Three's a CrowdJanuary 11, 1969Although Katie confidently calls the look-alike triplets by name, other members of the family doubt her accuracy, and when Steve helpfully b
  16. S09E16Chip and DebbieJanuary 18, 1969Chip and his girlfriend announce to a startled Douglas family that they plan to marry and continue high school. Disapproving, Steve visits
  17. S09E17What Did You Do Today, Grandpa?January 25, 1969The Douglases feel that Steve is becoming sedentary, not knowing that he's just been assigned to help capture some enemy agents, but things
  18. S09E18Chip on WheelsFebruary 1, 1969Steve Douglas gives Chip a well-preserved second hand car for his 16th birthday but he is astounded by his son's unenthusiastic reaction; he
  19. S09E19Honorable Expectant GrandfatherFebruary 8, 1969Steve's old Chinese friend transfers to Los Angeles and happily renews his friendship with the Douglases. He confides in Steve and Charley
  20. S09E20The Other WomanFebruary 15, 1969Chip and Ernie observe their married older brother, Robbie, in the company of a glamorous woman. The boys report the upsetting situation to
  21. S09E21Goodbye, ForeverFebruary 22, 1969Young Ernie is crushed when he learns that his next door neighbors are selling their house, and his best friend is leaving the neighbourhood
  22. S09E22The O'Casey ScandalMarch 1, 1969Ernie and his girlfriend are dismayed when Uncle Charley and her grandmother don't act like old folks after they meet at a school band conte
  23. S09E23Ernie's Pen PalMarch 8, 1969Ernie bemoans the task of writing in Spanish to a Latin-American pen pal but she then astonishes him by accepting a dinner invitation by cab
  24. S09E24Ernie, the TransmitterMarch 15, 1969After being the only one in his class to choose the correct color in a card test, Ernie is convinced he has extra sensory perception. He pre
  25. S09E25The MatchmakersMarch 22, 1969Steve's co-worker and golf buddy, suggests that Steve and two of his sons, go to the company picnic with him and his two children. To the pa
  26. S09E26Ernie is SmittenMarch 29, 1969Ernie attempts to remould his image after a classmate he is attracted to, Margaret, refuses to give him a second look. Margaret, however, pr
  27. S09E27Two O'Clock FeedingApril 5, 1969When old Bryant Park friends move into the neighbourhood, they renew their friendship with the Douglases at a family barbecue where Steve is
  28. S09E28Teacher's PetApril 19, 1969Ernie's writing ability lands him in the dreaded special English class with its strict but efficient teacher. Her reputation as an ogre keep

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season1026Episodes1969–70AiredSeason avg
  1. S10E01The First MeetingOctober 4, 1969Robbie and Katie move into an apartment on the next block and widower Steve Douglas becomes the target of Katie's relentless matchmaking. H
  2. S10E02Instant Co-WorkerOctober 11, 1969Robbie needs to talk to his dad-who seems unreachable
  3. S10E03Is it Love?October 18, 1969The whole Douglas clan conspires to encourage Steve's romance with the lady in question, Barbara Harper. After dinner, Steve and Barbara go
  4. S10E04A Ring for BarbaraOctober 25, 1969Everyone (Except Barbara) knows Steve is going to propose to Barbara
  5. S10E05The Littlest RebelNovember 1, 1969With the ring finally on her finger, Steve and Barbara's engagement is exciting for everyone except Barbara's five year old daughter who isn
  6. S10E06Two Weeks to GoNovember 8, 1969Steve and Barbara have different ideas on how their wedding should go.
  7. S10E07One Week to GoNovember 15, 1969After 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 e
  8. S10E08Came the DayNovember 22, 1969On Steve's wedding day the groom is predictably nervous. Recalling certain mishaps from his own big day, super efficient Robbie determines t
  9. S10E09Mexican HoneymoonNovember 29, 1969Steve and Barbara's Honeymoon in a remote fishing village is bustling with hordes of other, younger honeymooners. They end up counselling se
  10. S10E10After You, AlphonseDecember 13, 1969With Steve and Barbara due back from their honeymoon in Mexico, Katie forces Robbie to lecture Uncle Charley on politeness, and the result o
  11. S10E11Rough on DodieDecember 20, 1969Little Dodie feels out of place among her three stepbrothers and her often grumpy uncle, and discovers that being a member of the Douglas fa
  12. S10E12Silver ThreadsDecember 27, 1969When Katie panics as she detects a few gray hairs in her youthful head, a family crisis is not far away. She further worries Robbie by sugg
  13. S10E13It's a Woman's WorldJanuary 3, 1970When her brothers have more pressing commitments, Steve gets cast in Dodie's school play as a tree, more or less proving Robbie's point that
  14. S10E14Table for EightJanuary 10, 1970Barbara faces a fiasco when she prepares her first dinner party for Steve's business associates and their wives. The event has Barbara worri
  15. S10E15Double JealousyJanuary 17, 1970Barbara is jealous when a glamorous special secretary enters the lives of both Steve and his son, Robbie, and causes a double domestic crisi
  16. S10E16Dodie's TonsilsJanuary 24, 1970Little Dodie goes to the hospital for a tonsillectomy and insists that her new father stay overnight with her. Barbara understands because s
  17. S10E17Who is Sylvia?January 31, 1970Hoping to renew her funloving friendship, Steve's old girlfriend from Bryant Park, who is now a rich divorcee, comes to town and gives Barba
  18. S10E18You Can't Go HomeFebruary 7, 1970Robbie 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
  19. S10E19Guest in the HouseFebruary 14, 1970Barbara tells her mother that she feels rejected when the boys never tell her their troubles and go to Steve or Charley instead. While Steve
  20. S10E20Charley's CelloFebruary 21, 1970Barbara feels that Uncle Charley is lonely playing his Cello, so she talks to a msuic store proprietress who invites three lady musicians to
  21. S10E21The Honeymoon is OverFebruary 28, 1970A Special time consuming project keeps Steve and son Robbie so pre-occupied that they are tired when they arrive home. After the project end
  22. S10E22Baubles, Bangles, and BeatriceMarch 7, 1970Young Ernie Douglas becomes the unwilling object of the affection of Dodie's six year old friend while Barbara is asked by the Board of Educ
  23. S10E23Mister XMarch 14, 1970A bearded man of mystery confounds the Douglas family and the authorities alike, while Steve is working on a top priority project at home. B
  24. S10E24Dodie's DilemmaMarch 21, 1970Dodie calls upon her big brothers to help her fight her battles in the school playground when some girls say that Douglas is not her real na
  25. S10E25Love Thy NeighborMarch 28, 1970Robbie and Katie have an unpleasant personality clash with the young couple who move into the next apartment in their building. Meanwhile, w
  26. S10E26J.P. DouglasApril 4, 1970Chip turns on to economics and is enthralled by the latest book by his accounting teacher, and vows that he will become rich early in life b

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season1124Episodes1970–71AiredSeason avg
  1. S11E01The First AnniversarySeptember 19, 1970Chip begins studying with a pretty co-ed whose disciplinarian father wants to know why her new friend is spending so much time with her. Me
  2. S11E02The Once-OverSeptember 26, 1970Uncle Charley and Barbara suspect that Chip and Polly are becoming serious about one another. Polly, unhappy at home because of her father'
  3. S11E03The Return of AlbertOctober 3, 1970Barbara is flustered when she receives a phone call from a former college suitor, and is very apprehensive when Steve invites him to dinner.
  4. S11E04The Non-ProposalOctober 10, 1970Chip delights Polly with an expensive locket for her 18th Birthday and after their vague conversation, he thinks he's agreed to go steady, b
  5. S11E05Polly Wants a DouglasOctober 17, 1970Chip and Polly open a joint bank account and Chip takes on a box boy job at a supermarket to accumulate money for their future marriage. La
  6. S11E06The Cat-BurglarsOctober 31, 1970Dressed as a cat for a costume party at the home of his employer in Bel Air, Steve goes for gasoline when his car stalls but the police arre
  7. S11E07The ElopementNovember 7, 1970Chip asks Steve's permission to elope, but before he grants it, he insists Chip give Mr. Williams the courtesy of asking his approval too. C
  8. S11E08The HoneymoonNovember 14, 1970Following their elopement to Las Vegas, newlyweds Chip and Polly are beset by nothing but trouble. The universal joint in their car gives ou
  9. S11E09One by One They GoNovember 21, 1970After Chip and Polly return from their honeymoon they spend a few days at the Douglases. Soon they move into their own college dormitory, an
  10. S11E10My Four WomenNovember 28, 1970Barbara becomes involved in presenting a fashion show for a woman's club luncheon, and Steve reluctantly agrees to become a model for a fash
  11. S11E11The Bride Went HomeDecember 5, 1970Chip becomes violently ill after eating Polly's cooking, and she learns from the family that Chip is allergic to some of the foods she's bee
  12. S11E12The Power of SuggestionDecember 12, 1970Against his classmate's better judgement, Ernie uses the unwitting Douglas household as guinea pigs for an experiment assigned by his psycho
  13. S11E13St. Louis BluesDecember 19, 1970Katie's mother gives Katie and Robbie a vacation by taking the triplets to St. Louis with her for a couple of weeks. Robbie figures that now
  14. S11E14The Liberty BellJanuary 2, 1971A boyhood friend from Bryant Park, rides his motorcycle back into Robbie's life and awakens Robbie's wunderlust with appealing tales of trav
  15. S11E15The Love GodJanuary 9, 1971Dodie and some of her girl classmates in the second grade get a big crush on Mr. Turley, their new teacher, and right away they make a batch
  16. S11E16The New Vice-PresidentJanuary 16, 1971Barbara suspects that a promotion for Steve maybe in the works and as her suspicions become stronger, a routine investigation on Steve's fam
  17. S11E17Robbie's HoneyJanuary 23, 1971Level-headed Katie becomes a jealous, suspicious wife when a pile of circumstantial evidence stacks up against Robbie, as she suspects him o
  18. S11E18Ernie DrivesJanuary 30, 1971Ernie and his friend Elmore both flunk their driving licence tests, while their dates for a dance both pass. Ernie and Elmore take part in
  19. S11E19Dodie Goes DowntownFebruary 6, 1971Ernie is left in charge for one day when Steve and Barbara are off to Chicago for a golf tournament while Uncle Charley attends a string mus
  20. S11E20The RecitalFebruary 20, 1971Dodie studying piano, Margaret on the violin and Susan at clarinet, comprise the 'Rondelay trio' and Dodie tells Steve and Barbara the good
  21. S11E21DebbieFebruary 27, 1971The rear bumper of Ernie's car is struck by a teenage girl in a parking lot. Ernie's car suffers no real damage but the other car's fender i
  22. S11E22Fit the CrimeMarch 6, 1971Barbara leaves Ernie in charge of looking after Dodie after she has to go shopping. However Dodie goes to her friend Drucilla's house, and w
  23. S11E23The Return of Terrible TomMarch 13, 1971Uncle 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 f
  24. S11E24After the HoneymoonMarch 20, 1971Rob is laid off from work, but decides to move with Katie and the boys to San Francisco to accept a job at another company. They move into a

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season1224Episodes1971–72AiredSeason avg
  1. S12E01The Advent of FergusSeptember 13, 1971Steve's look-alike Scottish nobleman cousin Fergus, comes to America looking for a bride to take back to his hometown of Sithian Bridge and
  2. S12E02Fergus for SaleSeptember 20, 1971When Uncle Charley learns that Fergus is looking for a wife to take back to Scotland to provide him with heirs to carry on the family name,
  3. S12E03Lady DouglasSeptember 27, 1971Steve's Scottish cousin Fergus, after only one date with Bowling Alley Cocktail Waitress Terri Dowling, proposes but gets turned down by her
  4. S12E04Goodbye, FergusOctober 4, 1971The wedding day for Steve's Scottish cousin and bowling alley waitress Terri Dowling finally arrives amid the traditional confusion and tear
  5. S12E05Four for the RoadOctober 18, 1971Having no choice, Steve takes the triplets to work where a secretary offers to take them home until he is finished. However he accidentally
  6. S12E06Polly the PigeonOctober 25, 1971Chip complains about Polly's lack of sales resistance because they have an apartment full of useless things. But she is trapped by a salesm
  7. S12E07Happy Birthday, AnywayNovember 1, 1971Uncle Charley leaves for a week's vacation in San Francisco but meanwhile, birthdays disrupt the Douglas household, when Barbara, Katie and
  8. S12E08Proxy ParentsNovember 8, 1971Childless young marrieds Chip and Polly Douglas suddenly find themselvs the temporary guardians of several young children including the trip
  9. S12E09The EnthusiastNovember 15, 1971Barbara's natural enthusiasm bubbles over into an embarrassing evening for Steve and some of his business associates. Barbara explains to S
  10. S12E10Katie's CareerNovember 22, 1971Katie Douglas takes a job singing in a small coffee house, but both Steve and Charley have their doubts about the man she is going to work f
  11. S12E11Polly's Secret LifeNovember 29, 1971Polly fears that Chip is losing interest in her as a woman, and she takes some very dramatic steps to remedy the situation. Ernie gets the i
  12. S12E12The Sound of MusicDecember 6, 1971Uncle Charley is persuaded to fill in as a Cello teacher to a small group of reluctant young music students. His teaching methods leave muc
  13. S12E13TV TripletsJanuary 13, 1972Katie's triplets are spotted by a talent scout for a production company and are selected to appear in a television commercial. The tempereme
  14. S12E14Three for SchoolJanuary 20, 1972Katie decides to put the triplets in a nursery school during the day when she fills in for a friend as a secretary, a move that enrages Uncl
  15. S12E15AlfredJanuary 27, 1972A little first grader named Alfred develops a big crush on third grader Dodie Douglas -- much to her displeasure. When Uncle Charley invites
  16. S12E16Buttons and BeauxFebruary 3, 1972When the Douglas men feel sorry for Katie because of her husband's continued absence, they proceed to overwhelm her with attention by each o
  17. S12E17PeanutsFebruary 17, 1972Dodie commits the entire Douglas family to a time consuming project - the awesome task of getting a four foot tall bag of Peanuts into small
  18. S12E18Bad Day for SteveFebruary 24, 1972Steve suddenly becomes accident-prone when his youngest son Ernie tries to discover by graph and observation how the moon's lunar phases aff
  19. S12E19Second BananaMarch 2, 1972While Steve becomes pre-occupied with a time-consuming project named Taurus, Barbara blossoms forth as a Championship Cook. Her recipe for '
  20. S12E20Bad Day for BarbaraMarch 16, 1972Although Barbara is feeling very ill, she is saddled with the responsibility of looking after the entire Douglas household but in the end, t
  21. S12E21The Birth of ArfieMarch 23, 1972The Douglas family becomes concerned about Dodie's despondency when Tramp, the ageing family mongrel, keeps disappearing at night. Meanwhil
  22. S12E22Lonesome KatieMarch 30, 1972Katie becomes disillusioned about life without Robbie, and seriously thinks about divorce after speaking with another of the wives in the sa
  23. S12E23Barbara LostApril 6, 1972Chip decides to quit his Chemical Engineering studies in favour of a rock music career when he meets up with a former friend who is now a bi
  24. S12E24Whatever Happened to Ernie?April 13, 1972Steve's boss Bob Anderson and his wife share 'Where-did-we-go-wrong?' panic as they struggle to communicate with their son; Steve and Barbar

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