My Three Sons Season 1 Episode 36

Producer/Director Henry 'Peter' Tewksbury finished his tenure on the show with this episode. He was nominated for an Emmy award for Best comedy Director for his work during this inaugual season. Tewksbury was forced to innovate and shoot all of star Fred MacMurray's scenes together due to the actor's stringent demand that he work no more than thirteen weeks a year on the show. The show would eventually come together in the editing room, though the sometimes draining demands of such talents soon began to chip away at Tewksbury's enthusiasm regarding his work. Having gone by his middle name during his showbiz career, Tewksbury had been a stalwart of the Robert Young series "Father Knows Best" and left "My Three Sons" to concentrate on movies. Born in March 1923, he retired from show business in the 70s and lived with his wife in Vermont, where he was known as "Henry the Cheeseman" at the Brattleboro Food Co-operative, and had written a book, "The Cheeses of Vermont: A Gourmet Guide to Vermont's Artisanal Cheesemakers", which was published in 2002. He died on February 20, 2003 aged 79.

Actor William Boyett had a vast career as a dependable character actor in film and television. Many viewers will note his vocal contributions throughout this first season as an uncredited voiceover artist in various episodes of the show as noted above. He would continue his association with the series by also appearing in three color episodes later in the show's run. Born in 1927, Boyett had a great showbiz career playing guest roles that run the gamut of all types of entertainment, from comedies to dramas, to action shows and soap operas, as well as feature film and mini-series productions. His distinctive voice also was often heard in voice-over work, including national commercials for Hamm's Beer and Soft Scrub. He died of pneumonia and kidney failure aged 77 on December 29, 2004.

Mike and his partner are stationed at Needlepoint Lookout, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and consistent with U.S. summertime, the story takes place in July.

"Tiger" Fafara had been a supporting child actor on the "Leave It To Beaver" series.