My Three Sons

About 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, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.

My Three Sons is a comedy series made for CBS. Fred MacMurray leads the cast as Steve Douglas, Don Grady as Robbie Douglas, Stanley Livingston as Chip Douglas, and Barry Livingston as Ernie Thompson.

Its 12 seasons and 380 episodes aired between September 1960 and April 1972. That is around 32 episodes a season.

Shelv files it under single father and sitcom. In the United States it streams on Philo. It carries a TV-PG rating.

Full House, Raising Hope, and Suburgatory make useful companions to My Three Sons.