My Three Sons

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My Three Sons was a television series sitcom that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. My Three Sons chronicled the life of a Mid-West Aeronautical Engineer, Steve Douglas, played by Fred MacMurray, who watches his family grow up. This seemingly simple premise was a huge hit and a cornerstone of CBS in the 1960s. Featuring 380 episodes, it is second only to The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as television's longest running (live-action) family sitcom. The show began on ABC but moved to CBS in the 1965-66 season.

Episodes from 1960-1965 (ABC) were telecast in B&W; when the show switched to CBS in 1965, the show began to be telecast in color.

Reportedly, most if not all of MacMurray's scenes for each season were produced in one block of filming, freeing the actor up to follow other pursuits while the remainder of season production continued.

My Three Sons was created by George Tibbles and produced by Don Fedderson.

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Cast

The actors and the characters they played:

Fred MacMurray, Steve Douglas
Tim Considine, Mike Douglas (1960-1965)
Don Grady, Robbie Douglas
Stanley Livingston, Richard "Chip" Douglas
Barry Livingston, Ernie Thompson/Douglas (1965-1972)
William Frawley, Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey (1960-1965)
Meredith MacRae, Sally Ann Morrison Douglas (1963-1965)
William Demarest, Uncle Charlie O'Casey, Bub's brother (1965-1972)
Tina Cole, Katie Miller Douglas (1967-1972)
Beverly Garland, Barbara Harper Douglas (1969-1972)
Dawn Lyn, Dodie Harper Douglas (1969-1972)
Ronne Troup, Polly Williams Douglas (1970-1972)
Daniel, Joseph and Michael Todd, Robbie, Stevie and Charlie Douglas (respectively, 1970-1972)