My Three Sons
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Season 12
- Ep 25A Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons11/25/77
This would be probably the first and only time that the surviving original cast members would get together at the same time to celebrate the series which includes fondly remembered clips and an update of what they were doing in 1977 when it first aired as part of the "ABC Reunion" - and this was five years after "My Three Sons" had ceased production as a TV series. The intervening years and the passage of time would see two of the show's major stars pass away within a several years of each other. But, in a joint effort with the cast of the once popular Screen Gems comedy series "The Partridge Family" (which itself has become a post-series international cultural phenomenon), and which ran from 1970-74, the special was a one-off retrospective that was recieved well, but is now considered something of an oddity 30+ years later.
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The special was produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with Don Fedderson. The Executive Producer was Dick Clark, and the special was Produced by Al Schwartz with John Rea acting as Associate Producer. The program was videotaped at the ABC Television Center in Hollywood.
The program starts with Fred MacMurray walking up to the Douglases Bryant Park home as it looked at the time of this special. Then there is opening credits with current pictures of cast members.
Next scene is Fred and Shirley Jones on director chairs who chat a bit. Clip of Fred with a washing machine that's acting up.*(taken from the episode "Woman's Work")*
Clip of Fred coming home asking where everyone is as he says each name- the three original sons (Mike, Robbie and Chip) answer live in the studio *(Clip from "The Girls Next Door")*
They all sit down in living room set. Fred asks what they are now doing. Tim Considine says producing, writing and acting. Clip of Mike angry because his girl has a crush on Steve.*(from the episode, "The Crush")*
Then Stanley Livingston says he is writing a screenplay (says he can't wait to see his name upon the big screen under "Written by.." and co-starring in themovie "Hotwire".) Clip of Chip complaining a certain girl doesn't pick him for spelling bee contest.*(from the episode "Woman's Work")* [It should be noted that Stan's movie was retitled, "Smokey and the Hotwire Gang" and was held back from release until 1979. It was released to video under the title "Mafia Lady" in 1990 and remains a real B-grade entry].
Then Don Grady says he is writing music and recording an album. Clip- Robbie taking Ballet lessons *(from the episode "My Son, The Ballerina)*. Fred says he always thought of Robbie as a sensitive teenager. [Don had a contract with Elektra Records at the time of the Special and released an album called "Home Grown", which contained all self-penned songs recorded by Don under his real name, Don Agrati.]
Barry Livingston comes out on stage. Clip of Ernie's first appearance *(from the episode, "My Friend Ernie")* Says he is still acting in Summer workshops and has acted recently on Broadway.
Fred says that he is travelling with his wife, actress June Haver and still playing bad golf.
"The Partridge Family" side takes over:
Clip of Reuben and Danny dieting and not smoking *(from the episode "Each Dawn I Diet")*
Dave Madden and Danny Bonaduce come out. Clip of Chris and Tracy running away. Suzanne Crough, 14 and Brian Forster, 17 come out. Another clip of them running away again *(taken from the episode, "Home Is Where The Heart Was")*
Danny Bonaduce says he has made appearances on "Police Story" & the telemovies "Stingray" and "Murder on Flight 502"
Dave Madden says he is a stand up comic in Las Vegas.
Susan Dey is not there but sends a video message saying she is sorry she cannot be there as she is promoting her movie "First Love" co-starring William Katt. When she says that she wants to catch up with all of them, especially Danny, he is moved to think she really does care for him, which segues into a Blooper of Laurie pouring a pitcher of milk over Danny during a scene when Danny kept flubbing his lines.
Outtakes of the show are featured.
Clips of Keith with Chris and Tracy saying they want to grow up to become black people. *(from the episode, "Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Partridge")*
David Cassidy appears. Clip of song "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" *(from the episode "Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge?")* . Says he is breeding horses now and still acting. Did a Movie of the Week - "Police Story" (which would become the basis for his short-lived series, "David Cassidy-Man Undercover"). Says he is happily married to actress Kay Lenz. Shirley then introduces him again as he sings a new song, "Strengthen My Love".
Back to "My Three Sons":
Fred introduces the wives. Meredith MacRae, Tina Cole, and Ronne Troup come out but go to the wrong husbands. Ernie complains that it wasn't his fault that he wasn't old enough to get married on the show and Tramp comes out for him.
Meredith says she really dated Tim but is now married to actor Greg Mullavey and doing nightclub act. Clip of Mike trying to propose to Sally." *(from the episode, "The Proposals")*
Tina says she and Don almost got married in real life. Says she is now member of the King Family singers. Clip of Robbie and Katie's nuptials *(from the episode "Wedding Bells")* Then Tina sings a song Don wrote after their breakup. The song is called 'Story' and semi documents their careers on the show. Fred compliments her beautiful voice.
Ronne Troup bemoans the fact that both her and Stanley Livingston never had a traditional church wedding - Clip of Elopement of Polly and Chip. *(from the episode "The Elopement")*
Clip of Steve and Barbara's Wedding *("Came The Day")*
Fred says that he thought the scene in the church was quite touching. Beverly Garland comes out on stage. Trips over Tramp. And when they all sit down the on-set couch breaks for real and they almost all go tumbling backwards. That is pretty funny and spontaneous.
Bev says still acting and runs her own Hotel in North Hollywood, where she is also the honorary Mayor. She has 2 kids. ("Carrie" and "Big Jim")
Bev asks boys what they thought of her as a mother all answer at once. Fred sends Don to his room. "But I'm 33 years old" protests Don, so Fred sends him to his old room.
Fred reintroduces Shirley. She sings "He Touched Me".
Fred and Beverly do a skit about what the show would be like if on the air today. Fred and Beverly are both new-age. Alot of Farouts, groovys and granolas. Ernie stops by and is very conservative. Steve says they got divorced so they could live together. He brings a minister along to make it legal.
Video of William Demarest. Introduces clip of the Triplets *(from "My Three Grandsons")* Clip of Bub and Mike. Clip of himself and Chip *(from "Brother Ernie")* Finishes up saying it was an honor to be a part of TV history. Says he has known Fred for over 40 years and that he never knew a nicer man or a better friend.
Shirley and Fred wrap up. Shirley sings "Moments Make The Memories". Cassidy sings "As Time Goes By" and fakes playing the piano.
For the finale the casts of both series come on stage and sing "Moments Make The Memories" and that concludes the show.
Choreography for the show was Ron Poindexter, Musical Director was Kenny Stark and Special Musical Material was by Billy Bairnes.
Contributing Writers: Howard Leeds, George Tibbles, Arnold and Lois Peyser, John McGreevey, Shirl Gordon and Douglas Tibbles. (My Three Sons)
William S. Bickley, Richard Bensfield, Perry Grant, Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell and Susan Harris. (The Partridge Family)
Contributing Directors: Richard Whorf, James V. Kern and Fred DeCordova.
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Mel Swope, Jerry London, Richard Kinon and Bruce Bilson. (The Partridge Family).
Film Clip Research/Clearance was by Craig Austin. - Ep 24Whatever Happened to Ernie?4/13/72
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. - Ep 23Barbara Lost4/6/72
Chip decides to quit his Chemical Engineering studies in favour of a rock music career when he meets up with a former friend, John Simpson, who is now a big star. When Barbara visits John in the studio she is baffled by all the switches on the recording console, and realises that professional musicians know what they're doing, so how will Chip handle it?moreless - Ep 22Lonesome Katie3/30/72
Katie becomes disillusioned about life without Robbie, and seriously thinks about divorce after speaking with another of the wives in the same situation. Meanwhile, Dodie and her two pals campaign to Barbara to let them have a slumber party. - Ep 21The Birth of Arfie3/23/72
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. - Ep 20Bad Day for Barbara3/16/72
Although Barbara is feeling very ill, she is saddled with the responsibility of looking after the entire Douglas household but in the end, to escape the pressure, she just walks out leaving Steve in a worried state. - Ep 19Second Banana3/2/72
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. - Ep 18Bad Day for Steve2/24/72
Steve suddenly becomes accident-prone when his youngest son Ernie tries to discover by graph and observation how the moon's lunar phases affect people's behaviour. - Ep 17Peanuts2/17/72
Dodie commits the entire Douglas family to a time consuming project - the awesome task of getting a four foot tall bag of Peanuts into small little sacks which they hope to sell at the school fair to raise money for Korean orphans. - Ep 16Buttons and Beaux2/3/72
When the Douglas men feel sorry for Katie because of her husband's continued absence, they proceed to overwhelm her with attention by each one of them taking her out to the same restaurant each night. - Ep 15Alfred1/27/72
A little first grader named Alfred develops a big crush on third grader Dodie Douglas -- much to her displeasure. When Uncle Charley invites him to dinner, Dodie tries to fake illness to get out of it. Very soon Alfred's mother reports that he is missing. - Ep 14Three for School1/20/72
Katie 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 Uncle Charley when he hears about it. Later, it becomes apparent that he goes missing every afternoon causing the family to worry. - Ep 13TV Triplets1/13/72
Katie's triplets are spotted by a talent scout for a production company and are selected to appear in a television commercial. The temperemental Director yells when the boys misbehave and make a shambles of the studio. Grandfather Steve is asked to replace the actor doing the same so the boys will feel at ease.moreless - Ep 12The Sound of Music12/6/71
Uncle Charley is persuaded to fill in as a Cello teacher to a small group of reluctant young music students. His teaching methods leave much to be desired as he makes sure that they practice and practice for the upcoming recital. - Ep 11Polly's Secret Life11/29/71
Polly 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 impression that the marriage is on the rocks when he finds out she is sneaking away from school and making mysterious calls to a man named Andre.moreless - Ep 10Katie's Career11/22/71
Katie 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 for. After meeting the owner's wife, they realise she is in very good hands.'' - Ep 9The Enthusiast11/15/71
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.moreless - Ep 8Proxy Parents11/8/71
Childless young marrieds Chip and Polly Douglas suddenly find themselvs the temporary guardians of several young children including the triplets, when Katie flies to Peru for a weekend rendezvous with Robbie. Meanwhile, Steve, Barbara and Charley go on a camping trip and Barbara isn't exactly Mrs. Daniel Boone -- as Steve eventually finds out.moreless - Ep 7Happy Birthday, Anyway11/1/71
Uncle Charley leaves for a week's vacation in San Francisco but meanwhile, birthdays disrupt the Douglas household, when Barbara, Katie and Polly turn against their spouses over the men's apparent oversight. - Ep 6Polly the Pigeon10/25/71
Chip complains about Polly's lack of sales resistance because they have an apartment full of useless things. But she is trapped by a salesman into giving a dinner party for eight people in exchange for a free set of cookware. - Ep 5Four for the Road10/18/71
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. - Ep 4Goodbye, Fergus10/4/71
The wedding day for Steve's Scottish cousin and bowling alley waitress Terri Dowling finally arrives amid the traditional confusion and tears. They leave for a three day honeymoon in Las Vegas but Uncle Charley is worried about the lack of thankyou from them. - Ep 3Lady Douglas9/27/71
Steve's Scottish cousin Fergus, after only one date with Bowling Alley Cocktail Waitress Terri Dowling, proposes but gets turned down by her. She feels inadequate to return to Scotland as royalty, but is eventually persuaded by Steve. - Ep 2Fergus for Sale9/20/71
When 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, he takes out an ad in the local newspaper in an effort to rid the Douglas home of his nemesis. - Ep 1The Advent of Fergus9/13/71
Steve's look-alike Scottish nobleman cousin Fergus, comes to America looking for a bride to take back to his hometown of Sithian Bridge and moves in on the entire Douglas family, much to the dismay of Uncle Charley.
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Season 11
- Ep 24After the Honeymoon3/20/71
Rob 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 an apartment and meet several other tenants. One of them suggests Rob is always tired from the burden of supporting his family. Feeling disheartened by this and other remarks, Katie thinks that Rob doesn't want her and the triplets anymore.moreless - Ep 23The Return of Terrible Tom3/13/71
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. - Ep 22Fit the Crime3/6/71
Barbara leaves Ernie in charge of looking after Dodie after she has to go shopping. However Dodie goes to her friend Drucilla's house, and when Barbara returns he cannot remember where she is. After Dodie is found, Barbara sends them both to their rooms for the day. Then Ernie and Dodie rebel when they feel that they've been unjustly punished.moreless - Ep 21Debbie2/27/71
The 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 is crumpled. Before very long, this involves Ernie in an ill-fated romance. - Ep 20The Recital2/20/71
Dodie studying piano, Margaret on the violin and Susan at clarinet, comprise the 'Rondelay trio' and Dodie tells Steve and Barbara the good news that they'll practice at the Douglas house for their upcoming recital. - Ep 19Dodie Goes Downtown2/6/71
Ernie 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 music festival. Little Dodie and her friend take a shopping excursion into town but don't have enough money for the bus ride home. - Ep 18Ernie Drives1/30/71
Ernie and his friend Elmore both flunk their driving licence tests, while their dates for a dance both pass. Ernie and Elmore take part in a ruse to conceal this situation from their dates, but instead they end up in trouble with the law when they realise they are stranded after a date.moreless - Ep 17Robbie's Honey1/23/71
Level-headed Katie becomes a jealous, suspicious wife when a pile of circumstantial evidence stacks up against Robbie, as she suspects him of seeing another woman. - Ep 16The New Vice-President1/16/71
Barbara suspects that a promotion for Steve maybe in the works and as her suspicions become stronger, a routine investigation on Steve's family background turns up some rather startling information when it focuses on Uncle Charley. - Ep 15The Love God1/9/71
Dodie 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 of cookies for him. Dodie's crush begins to fade when she finds out that her Mr. Turley was once one of Barbara's students.moreless - Ep 14The Liberty Bell1/2/71
A boyhood friend from Bryant Park, rides his motorcycle back into Robbie's life and awakens Robbie's wunderlust with appealing tales of travel and adventure. Intrigued by Jim's stories of freedom, Rob agrees to take a holiday from Katie and the triplets. - Ep 13St. Louis Blues12/19/70
Katie'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 is the perfect time to do all of the things they haven't been able to do when they had the boys to look after. - Ep 12The Power of Suggestion12/12/70
Against his classmate's better judgement, Ernie uses the unwitting Douglas household as guinea pigs for an experiment assigned by his psychology teacher. He cuts inches off Uncle Charley's cane to make him think he is growing taller. Ernie soon finds his father Steve is a little less gullible. - Ep 11The Bride Went Home12/5/70
Chip 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 been preparing. Distressed, she feels it would be better for her husband if she left him. - Ep 10My Four Women11/28/70
Barbara becomes involved in presenting a fashion show for a woman's club luncheon, and Steve reluctantly agrees to become a model for a fashion show, but refuses at the last minute when he realizes he must wear a lacy, ruffled shirt and parade down a runway modelling it. - Ep 9One by One They Go11/21/70
After Chip and Polly return from their honeymoon they spend a few days at the Douglases. Soon they move into their own college dormitory, and bridegroom Chip faces a father in law who refuses to speak to his newly married daughter. - Ep 8The Honeymoon11/14/70
Following their elopement to Las Vegas, newlyweds Chip and Polly are beset by nothing but trouble. The universal joint in their car gives out and they have to be towed into town. The hotel where Steve and Barbara stayed is no longer for honeymooners but for singles, and the newlyweds must spend their first night in separate rooms.moreless - Ep 7The Elopement11/7/70
Chip asks Steve's permission to elope, but before he grants it, he insists Chip give Mr. Williams the courtesy of asking his approval too. Chip goes to see Mr. Williams only to have him accusingly flaunt a private detective's report detailing his relationship with his daughter. Realizing that Polly's own father had hired a man to constantly trail them, he storms out before asking for her hand.
moreless - Ep 6The Cat-Burglars10/31/70
Dressed 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 arrest him as a burglar. Meanwhile, Polly notes that there is so much love in the Douglas household, that she just has to become a part of it.moreless - Ep 5Polly Wants a Douglas10/17/70
Chip 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. Later after she's had an argument with her father, Polly comes to the Douglases with her packed suitcase, but when Chip turns down the girl's offer to elope, she storms out.moreless - Ep 4The Non-Proposal10/10/70
Chip delights Polly with an expensive locket for her 18th Birthday and after their vague conversation, he thinks he's agreed to go steady, but Polly tells her mother that she has become engaged. Perturbed by her husband's probable reaction, Mrs. Williams arranges a luncheon to judge the seriousness of the matter.moreless - Ep 3The Return of Albert10/3/70
Barbara is flustered when she receives a phone call from a former college suitor, and is very apprehensive when Steve invites him to dinner. The entire family is anxious to meet her old flame, thus compounding her uneasiness. - Ep 2The Once-Over9/26/70
Uncle Charley and Barbara suspect that Chip and Polly are becoming serious about one another. Polly, unhappy at home because of her father's strictness, is afraid of losing Chip because of her parents' meddling. She asks Chip to elope, and taken aback, he asks his father for advice. - Ep 1The First Anniversary9/19/70
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.moreless
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Season 10
- Ep 26J.P. Douglas4/4/70
Chip 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 by instituting a break-neck money earning schedule. Whilst working at several jobs, he doesn't take into account the expenses he begins to incur along the way to his goal.moreless - Ep 25Love Thy Neighbor3/28/70
Robbie and Katie have an unpleasant personality clash with the young couple who move into the next apartment in their building. Meanwhile, when Uncle Charley assures Dodie that Katie is her sister, she phones and leaves a message with Robbie. When he forgets to pass it on, a family crisis is not far away.moreless - Ep 24Dodie's Dilemma3/21/70
Dodie 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 name. Steve feels he should formally adopt Dodie to make it official but this only solves half of Dodie's problems. - Ep 23Mister X3/14/70
A bearded man of mystery confounds the Douglas family and the authorities alike, while Steve is working on a top priority project at home. Barbara soon identifies him as her former father-in-law. - Ep 22Baubles, Bangles, and Beatrice3/7/70
Young Ernie Douglas becomes the unwilling object of the affection of Dodie's six year old friend while Barbara is asked by the Board of Education to take a substitute teacher's job at a local high school. She finds her stepson Chip in the class and he embarrassingly becomes her prized pupil.moreless - Ep 21The Honeymoon is Over2/28/70
A Special time consuming project keeps Steve and son Robbie so pre-occupied that they are tired when they arrive home. After the project ends, the co-workers throw a celebration party and when Barbara and Katie arrive with supper for their hardworking spouses, and see a party in full swing, they storm out.moreless - Ep 20Charley's Cello2/21/70
Barbara feels that Uncle Charley is lonely playing his Cello, so she talks to a music store proprietress who invites three lady musicians to help join him in a string quartet. - Ep 19Guest in the House2/14/70
Barbara tells her mother that she feels rejected when the boys never tell her their troubles and go to Steve or Charley instead. While Steve is away on business, she is forced to confront one of Chip's teachers when he and another student are accused of cheating in an exam. - Ep 18You Can't Go Home2/7/70
Robbie is asked to be the best man at the wedding of an old friend from Bryant Park. He decides to go back a week early to show Katie around the town where he grew up but ultimately makes a disappointing visit when he realises that time and years do change things.moreless - Ep 17Who is Sylvia?1/31/70
Hoping to renew her funloving friendship, Steve's old girlfriend from Bryant Park, who is now a rich divorcee, comes to town and gives Barbara a few jealous moments. - Ep 16Dodie's Tonsils1/24/70
Little Dodie goes to the hospital for a tonsillectomy and insists that her new father stay overnight with her. Barbara understands because she knows that Dodie is finally accepting Steve as her real father. Meanwhile, Robbie and Katie go on a trip to Mexico and leave the triplets in care of the Douglases.moreless - Ep 15Double Jealousy1/17/70
Barbara is jealous when a glamorous special secretary enters the lives of both Steve and his son, Robbie, and causes a double domestic crisis. Barbara ends up consoling a heartbroken young lady who is eventually fired from her position. - Ep 14Table for Eight1/10/70
Barbara faces a fiasco when she prepares her first dinner party for Steve's business associates and their wives. The event has Barbara worried to death after a few schedule changes ruin most of her plans. Finally it is Barbara's mother who saves the day. - Ep 13It's a Woman's World1/3/70
When 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 females are instinctive manipulators. - Ep 12Silver Threads12/27/69
When 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 suggesting they discuss preparation of life insurance and superannuation. - Ep 11Rough on Dodie12/20/69
Little Dodie feels out of place among her three stepbrothers and her often grumpy uncle, and discovers that being a member of the Douglas family can be a rough and tumble proposition. - Ep 10After You, Alphonse12/13/69
With Steve and Barbara due back from their honeymoon in Mexico, Katie forces Robbie to lecture Uncle Charley on politeness, and the result of his very puzzling behaviour nearly drives Barbara out of her mind. - Ep 9Mexican Honeymoon11/29/69
Steve and Barbara's Honeymoon in a remote fishing village is bustling with hordes of other, younger honeymooners. They end up counselling several couples who are not adjusting to married life. When a bottle of champagne arrives from the family back in Los Angeles, the other honeymooners realise that Steve and Barbara are indeed honeymooners as well.moreless - Ep 8Came the Day11/22/69
On Steve's wedding day the groom is predictably nervous. Recalling certain mishaps from his own big day, super efficient Robbie determines that his own father's wedding will be perfect and after a few hours of hectic, last-minute preparations, Steve and Barbara are married in a simple church ceremony. - Ep 7One Week to Go11/15/69
After a series of events at which the Bride and Groom wonder if they are doing the right thing, Steve and Barbara have an argument serious enough for them to consider cancelling their wedding. - Ep 6Two Weeks to Go11/8/69
Steve and Barbara discover that they have been think in opposite terms as to the form their wedding should take. She's counting on a wedding with all the frills; he's quietly assuming the ceremony will be at City Hall in front of a Justice of the Peace. Finally Barbara's mother has the perfect solution.moreless - Ep 5The Littlest Rebel11/1/69
With the ring finally on her finger, Steve and Barbara's engagement is exciting for everyone except Barbara's five year old daughter who isn't sure she wants to share her mother. Meanwhile, Barbara employs her considerable store of diplomacy in an effort to gain acceptance by Steve's family. - Ep 4A Ring for Barbara10/25/69
Steve decides to propose to Barbara and the family unanimously gives their support. However, Steve finally pops the question under circumstances that are far from ideal; the two are being delayed at a police station. - Ep 3Is it Love?10/18/69
The whole Douglas clan conspires to encourage Steve's romance with the lady in question, Barbara Harper. After dinner, Steve and Barbara go back to her house where Steve is predictably nervous around her. They are both serious about their relationship, but neither of them realizes it. - Ep 2Instant Co-Worker10/11/69
Steve's romance with Barbara flowers and Robbie is offered a job as a structural engineer at his father's firm. He tries to talk it over with his father, who is head over heels in a very engrossing friendship and cannot be reached. - Ep 1The First Meeting10/4/69
Robbie and Katie move into an apartment on the next block and widower Steve Douglas becomes the target of Katie's relentless matchmaking. However, Steve meets a remarkable woman in a high school corridor and the two are quickly attracted to each other.''
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Season 9
- Ep 28Teacher's Pet4/19/69
Ernie's writing ability lands him in the dreaded special English class with its strict but efficient teacher. Her reputation as an ogre keeps him so uncomfortable that he not only performs badly in oral recitation but in his written work as well. - Ep 27Two O'Clock Feeding4/5/69
When old Bryant Park friends move into the neighbourhood, they renew their friendship with the Douglases at a family barbecue where Steve is cast in the role of marriage counselor by the eldest son who turns to him for help in saving his marriage. - Ep 26Ernie is Smitten3/29/69
Ernie attempts to remould his image after a classmate he is attracted to, Margaret, refuses to give him a second look. Margaret, however, prefers Roger and is obviously disappointed when Ernie is selected as her partner in a poem recitation. - Ep 25The Matchmakers3/22/69
Steve'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 parents' dismay, the youngsters take an immediate dislike for each other. - Ep 24Ernie, the Transmitter3/15/69
After 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 predicts disaster for Robbie and Katie if they keep an appointment for the babies with Dr. Osborne. - Ep 23Ernie's Pen Pal3/8/69
Ernie bemoans the task of writing in Spanish to a Latin-American pen pal but she then astonishes him by accepting a dinner invitation by cablegram; Maria is the daughter of a high ranking diplomat. - Ep 22The O'Casey Scandal3/1/69
Ernie and his girlfriend are dismayed when Uncle Charley and her grandmother don't act like old folks after they meet at a school band contest. Ernie confides in his amused family about his concern over Uncle Charley's behaviour. - Ep 21Goodbye, Forever2/22/69
Young Ernie is crushed when he learns that his next door neighbors are selling their house, and his best friend is leaving the neighbourhood. Pending their separation, the two boys are together day and night; the Douglases give Gordon a touching farewell party. - Ep 20The Other Woman2/15/69
Chip and Ernie observe their married older brother, Robbie, in the company of a glamorous woman. The boys report the upsetting situation to their father Steve, who assures them he has trust in Robbie and urges them to maintain confidence in their older brother too.'' - Ep 19Honorable Expectant Grandfather2/8/69
Steve's old Chinese friend transfers to Los Angeles and happily renews his friendship with the Douglases. He confides in Steve and Charley that he is concerned about the man his daughter has married - an aparently aimless hippie with long hair. - Ep 18Chip on Wheels2/1/69
Steve Douglas gives Chip a well-preserved second hand car for his 16th birthday but he is astounded by his son's unenthusiastic reaction; he is embarrassed to drive it, and parks it a long way from school so he won't be recognized as the old car's owner. - Ep 17What Did You Do Today, Grandpa?1/25/69
The Douglases feel that Steve is becoming sedentary, not knowing that he's just been assigned to help capture some enemy agents, but things get rough when he's taken to a Greenwich Village cocktail party where the spies start shooting when they find him hiding in the bathtub. - Ep 16Chip and Debbie1/18/69
Chip and his girlfriend announce to a startled Douglas family that they plan to marry and continue high school. Disapproving, Steve visits the girl's parents but they decide not to forbid the marriage but wait for further developments. When Katie becomes ill and Robbie takes her to the doctor, Chip and Debbie are left with the triplets for some hectic hours.moreless - Ep 15Three's a Crowd1/11/69
Although Katie confidently calls the look-alike triplets by name, other members of the family doubt her accuracy, and when Steve helpfully bathes them, she admits that she can no longer tell them apart because he washed off the inkdots put on their feet. They must be taken back to the hospital for proper identification.moreless - Ep 14The Fountain of Youth1/4/69
Steve meets an attractive widow who seems to be very interested in him but suddenly she turns cool towards his intentions. The family does its best to give the impression that Steve isn't really as old as he seems.'' - Ep 13The New Room12/28/68
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. - Ep 12Expendable Katie12/21/68
With three babies to look after, Dr. Osborne says Katie is completely exhausted and he prescribes a couple of days bed rest. She flies to Santa Barbara to be with her mother. While she is away the family must hire three cleaning ladies to restore the house back to normal. - Ep 11Cassanova O'Casey12/14/68
On the rebound after his girlfriend Sally suddenly marries another younger man, Uncle Charley acquires many new lady friends when Katie schemes to put the wind back in the lovable old windbag's sails. - Ep 10First Night Out12/7/68
Robbie and Katie have been invited to a High School reunion and they are reluctant to leave their babies with an unknown sitter as everyone in the family is otherwise busy. They hire a professional sitter that is recommended by the family doctor. - Ep 9Back to Earth11/30/68
It may not be poker, but nine in the Douglas family is a full house. Feeling somewhat responsible, Robbie decides to quit school in order to pursue work full time and find a new home for his family. A wise school counsellor takes steps to discourage the move. Meanwhile Steve designs some plans for an extension to the house to accomodate the babies further.moreless - Ep 8Tea for Three11/23/68
As the triplets come home from the hospital their names are announced by the happy parents: Robbie Jr, Charley and Steve II. Their father Robbie finds that he is totally unprepared for all of the attention that the infants attract. - Ep 7My Three Grandsons11/16/68
''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 maneuvers. 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.moreless - Ep 6Big Ol' Katie11/9/68
In an advanced stage of pregnancy, Katie suffers qualms about her looks that are as out of proportion as her figure. She is temporarily distressed by her hugeness until she learns from her doctor that she is going to have more than one baby. - Ep 5The Baby Nurse10/26/68
When 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 on a marathon of baby sitting so he can learn the ropes by hiring himself out as a professional baby sitter. - Ep 4The Grandfathers10/19/68
Because he is about to become a Grandfather, Steve has an easier time working out an important Air Force contract with a hard-shelled General. By watching the way Katie walks, the General predicts that she will have a baby boy. Meanwhile Ernie decides to run for class President at school. - Ep 3Life Begins in Katie10/12/68
The baby stirs inside Katie and Robbie feels its movement and suddenly sheds his youthful ways to become very much the sober and altogether too serious expectant father. Meanwhile, fatherhood is taking a different approach when Tramp's puppies to the next door neighbor's dog Frances, are about to be born. - Ep 2Dr. Osborne, M.D.10/5/68
Controversy erupts in the Douglas household over the selection of a doctor for Katie during her pregnancy. While Robbie and Katie want to choose their own doctor, Katie's mother insists on making an appointment with the Miller family doctor. Meanwhile, Steve stands in for an absent Robbie at his first baby class.moreless - Ep 1The Great Pregnancy9/28/68
While the family is doing some spring cleaning, Katie faints behind the couch. Soon her mother's intuition brings her to the house and she announces that Katie is going to be a mother. Once it is confirmed by a doctor, the family dotes on Katie, but seems to ignore the father to be.moreless
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