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S1 E6 Adjust or Bust

Comedy

TV-G

26m

Nov 2, 1960

After Steve visits the office of a potential client, a General whose motto is "Adjust or bust," he experiences many transportation inconveniences and missed connections getting home in time for the General's dinner appointment.

Season 1, 26 Episodes

My Three Sons - Chip Off the Old Block

Chip Off the Old Block,

Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) and his youngest son, Chip (Stanley Livingston), are caught in the snares of designing women (Patricia Barry and Debbie Megowan), respectively.

My Three Sons - The Little Ragpicker

The Little Ragpicker,

Chip collects items for the school's annual rag drive. One neighbor notices all the strange happenings at the Douglas home. Bub appears drunk, Robbie carries a dummy in the house, and Chip talks to the dummy and drops it out the window.

My Three Sons - Bub In the Ointment

Bub In the Ointment,

Bub tries to fit into family life, but the boys find things difficult when Bub speaks against a PTA mother, shows up at school with a forgotten lunch, and seems to interfere with girlfriends. Turns out, all the help was needed.

My Three Sons - Countdown

A telecast of a countdown to a 1957 satellite launch provides the backdrop for a Monday morning in the Douglas household. Everyone seems to be unusually tired.

My Three Sons - Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love,

Robbie (Don Grady) finds out that a popular girl in school likes him, except that she (Cheryl Holdridge) confuses Robbie with Mike (Tim Considine).

My Three Sons - Adjust or Bust

Adjust or Bust,

After Steve visits the office of a potential client, a General whose motto is "Adjust or bust," he experiences many transportation inconveniences and missed connections getting home in time for the General's dinner appointment.

My Three Sons - Lady Engineer

Steve (Fred MacMurray) enjoys working with a woman engineer (Dorothy Green), who is beautiful. He asks her out for dinner, but she is only interested in work.

My Three Sons - Chip's Harvest

Chip's Harvest,

The Douglas's stove breaks down on Thanksgiving Day. There's no way to get it fixed that same day and every restaurant in town is booked.

My Three Sons - Raft On the River

Raft On the River,

While Mike and Robbie go camping in the woods, Chip and Steve go "rafting" in the backyard.

My Three Sons - Lonesome George

Lonesome George,

Lonesome George Gobel is in town for a benefit and escapes to the Douglas household for some "quiet" time.

My Three Sons - Spring Will Be a Little Late

Spring Will Be a Little Late,

Robbie is overwhelmed when his mechanic friend "Pig" puts on a dress and perfume and becomes the lovely Peggy.

My Three Sons - My Three Strikers

My Three Strikers,

The boys want a raise in their allowance, but Steve tells them that they are spending money recklessly and not doing their chores.

My Three Sons - The Elopement

While working on a Social Studies project on teenage marriages for school, Mike (Tim Considine) and his girlfriend Jean (Cynthia Pepper) have everyone convinced that they've eloped.

My Three Sons - Mike's Brother

Mike's Brother,

Robbie is tired of all the teachers at school calling him "Mike's brother" and making comparisons about how each of the boys are different.

My Three Sons - Domestic Trouble

Domestic Trouble,

When Bub has to go out of town for a few days, Steve asks Mike to call an agency and hire a maid. Mike asks Robbie to make the call, and Robbie asks Chip to make the call. Chip calls an agency but it is a marriage agency who matches people.

My Three Sons - Bub Leaves Home

Bub Leaves Home,

Steve's cousin Selena comes to visit and is only too happy to help around the house. When everyone is grateful for her help, Bub thinks he is being replaced and decides to take a job at a movie theater.

My Three Sons - Mike In a Rush

Mike In a Rush,

Mike (Tim Considine) receives an invitation to a frat rush at the local college, then is eventually dropped because his college plans are perceived as being unclear.

My Three Sons - Organization Women

Organization Women,

Steve's sister, an efficiency expert, pays a visit and within a few days transforms total chaos into a smooth, efficient household.

My Three Sons - Other People's Houses

Other People's Houses,

Robbie learns "the grass is always greener on the other side" when he is envious of his friend Hank's home, which seems perfect for a teenager. But Hank is envious of Robbie's life in a happy home and great family.

My Three Sons - Man In a Trench Coat

Man In a Trench Coat,

Robbie's girlfriend Vivian (Cindy Carol) suspects something is going on between Robbie (Don Grady) and Judy (Cheryl Holdridge) (the same girl who confused Robbie with Mike) and asks her brother (Paul Engle) to follow them.

My Three Sons - Off-Key

Sudsy breaks his mother's piano and asks Chip to ask Robbie to fix it. Sudsy's mother is due to be home in just a few minutes and Robbie has to fix it fast.

My Three Sons - Small Adventure

Small Adventure,

The Douglas' have their own small adventure when Steve is out of town on business. Tramp comes home with a live stick of dynamite and it is somewhere in the house.

My Three Sons - Soap-Box Derby

Soap-Box Derby,

Robbie builds a race car for the soap box derby. Meanwhile, Steve is building a missile in a race against a competitor company.

My Three Sons - Unite or Sink

To earn extra money, Mike and Robbie get a job painting a fence for a neighbor who's fence and yard are in a state of disrepair. The better the fence looks, the more that other neighbors help to restore the yard.

My Three Sons - The Wiley Method

The Wiley Method,

Robbie (Don Grady) tries to get a date with a classmate (Perri Sinclair), who does not seem to be interested. Robbie tries the approach his teacher, Mr. Wiley, uses in history class to get the students interested in what he is saying.

My Three Sons - The Sunday Drive

The Sunday Drive,

A neighbor, Mr Pearson, wants to take a leisurely drive with his family. Beyond his control, the Douglas' join him and the drive is anything but relaxing.

Details

My Three Sons

Comedy

TV-PG

2 Seasons

26m

My Three Sons is a delightful slice-of-life comedy about the American family. Fred MacMurray delivers a standout portrayal as Steve Douglas, an aeronautical engineer and widower raising his three sons alone.

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