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The Best Episodes of My Three Sons Season 3

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 25 - Robbie Wins His Letter
    8.1/10(89 votes)

    S3:E25

    Robbie's science master announces a special achievement award for being a straight 'A' student and to his embarassment, Robbie wins it. This causes more trouble than he could have imagined but Steve does his best to assure Robbie that he did deserve the award.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 10 - Steve Gets An 'A'
    7.6/10(64 votes)

    S3:E10

    Robbie goes on a date when he was suppose to write a term paper. Mike gives him a paper that Steve wrote and received an 'A'. Robbie copies it but gets an 'F'. When Steve talks to the teacher he finds out that the paper is plagiarized. Embarrassed Steve must explain to Robbie why he got the 'F'.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 4 - Moment of Truth
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    S3:E4

    College freshman Mike Douglas has invited the reigning campus beauty to his fraternity's Saturday night dance, but he sort of doubts that she'll accept. So to cover all bets, he invites another girl too, which lands him in more trouble than he bargained for.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 12 - The Beauty Contest
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    S3:E12

    Mike is dragooned into acting as the sole judge of a campus beauty contest and discovers that the hazards of choosing a winner to be a formidable task. Especially when he realizes his girlfriend is a contestant.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 7 - Pretty As A Picture
    7.4/10(62 votes)

    S3:E7

    Robbie get in trouble with the big brothers of a girl he likes when he takes her picture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 11 - Heat Wave
    7.4/10(65 votes)

    S3:E11

    A summer heat wave has tempers flaring. Steve remains cool and calm until some important plans go missing and he thinks it might be in the pile of papers given to the boy scouts for its paper drive.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 14 - Going Steady
    7.4/10(60 votes)

    S3:E14

    Robbie wants to date a cute fifteen year old blonde, whose mother campaigns for Steve's co-operation to end the relationship, but this move almost ends in another romance. Robbie starts shaving and Steve realises Robbie is becoming a man.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 18 - Roman Holiday
    7.4/10(70 votes)

    S3:E18

    Steve's reluctance to make a business trip to Rome with the family puzzles everyone in the Douglas household except Bub. He remembers that Steve and his late wife were once there and that the place may hold too many memories for him.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 1 - Weekend in Tokyo
    7.3/10(73 votes)

    S3:E1

    Steve is going on a business trip to Japan and thinks he might as well take his family along with him. Mike gets involved in a new romance with another beautiful girl named Kimiko and suddenly he forgets his girlfriend back home.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  10. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 5 - Daughter for a Day
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    S3:E5

    Homeward bound from a long business trip Steve meets an old friend on the plane and he suggests that her daughter stay at the Douglas household while her mother gives a lecture in town, but unfortunately everyone else at the house has plans and Steve is left to entertain the girl.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 6 - The Ghost Next Door
    7.2/10(77 votes)

    S3:E6

    Chip and his friend Sudsy see a Halloween spook carrying a candle in the neighbor's vacant house next door while out trick or treating, and are frightened out of their minds, but Steve and Bub will not believe them.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  12. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 20 - The Dream Book
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    S3:E20

    When he is badgered by one of his co-workers to join the company musical combo as a saxophonist, Steve, who is rather apprehensive about the situation, dreams of being chased by a man carrying a trumpet -- a man who looks very much like his workpal.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 2 - Robbie's Employment Service
    7.0/10(61 votes)

    S3:E2

    Robbie and Hank think there is only one thing in the whole world that impresses girls -- money! So they decide to open their own home help unit in the hope of making the big bucks that they are constantly in need of. However, they run into competition from Chip who organises baby-sitting as a means of increasing his allowance to buy a new bicycle.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 3 - Tramp's First Bite
    7.0/10(79 votes)

    S3:E3

    Tramp supposedly takes a nip out of pampered young Alan Edgerton and the court case that follows, gives Robbie the chance to help out the family's lawyer with some special investigating when he realises he can prove that the dog acted in self defense.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 16 - Honorable Grandfather
    7.0/10(62 votes)

    S3:E16

    Chip gets a relief from boredom when Steve's friend invites him to a birthday celebration for his ""honorable"" grandfather, and Robbie finds it hard to keep up with a new girl at school who seems unimpressed with him.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  16. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 27 - First Things First
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    S3:E27

    With his Air Force Reserve crew depending on him for an engine maintenance exercise, Mike is faced with having to abandon a date, as well as a baseball match, all of which is just part of his same crowded weekend.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  17. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 35 - Chip's World
    7.0/10(62 votes)

    S3:E35

    Chip spots a runaway toddler and disobeys orders to stay home and wait for someone who is coming to pick up some plans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 8 - What's Cooking?
    6.9/10(63 votes)

    S3:E8

    A cooking contest at school upsets Chip when he realizes he doesn't have a mother to submit a recipe. But there is much rejoicing when Steve's favourite recipe reaches the finals. The prospect of winning keeps Steve on edge, much to the displeasure of the boys and Bub.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  19. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 28 - Bub's Butler
    6.9/10(62 votes)

    S3:E28

    Bub, an inveterate contest buff, finally hits the jackpot, winning a prize worth $1,000 in a TV competition. But when the boys learn that a British butler will be part of the family for two weeks, they succeed in shaking the impeccable and usually unflappable gentleman.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 39 - Found Money
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    S3:E39

    The family is so engrossed in searching for a missing, valuable stamp that they ignore Chip's announcement that he is getting rich everyday.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 22 - The Clunky Kid
    6.8/10(56 votes)

    S3:E22

    Chip is overcome with loneliness when Sudsy starts spending all of his time with a new boy in the neighborhood. The entire household rallies together and their efforts to compensate the youngster succeed almost too well.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  22. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 31 - The System
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    S3:E31

    Mike learns the importance of indirect questioning in his psychology course when Robbie is sought after by eight classmates. Mike sets out to determine by voluntary questionnaire and graph who would be the most suitable scientific choice.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 32 - Let's Take Stock
    6.8/10(55 votes)

    S3:E32

    Robbie's economics teacher gives each student a fictional $10,000 dollars to invest in stocks but Steve's boss at work gets the impression that he has some really hot tips.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Larry Markes

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  24. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 36 - Evening with a Star
    6.8/10(57 votes)

    S3:E36

    Chip reads a news item about someone winning a date with an actress and gets the idea of raffling off a date with a big star - his grandfather Bub.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. My Three Sons Season 3 Episode 13 - Doctor in the House
    6.7/10(58 votes)

    S3:E13

    Steve is in too big a hurry to get home to his family and spread the good news of his upcoming business trip to Bolivia, but hurts his back by throwing out his sacroiliac and is convinced that there is only one doctor who can help him.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writers:George Tibbles, Danny Simon

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Robbie Wins His Letter" is the best rated episode of "My Three Sons" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Gene Reynolds and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/1963. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Steve Gets An 'A'".