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The Best Episodes of My Three Sons Season 6

Every episode of My Three Sons Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Three Sons Season 6!

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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 6 Episode 2 - Red Tape Romance
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    S6:E2

    Steve explores the possibility of adopting 10-year-old Ernie but runs into antagonism from Uncle Charley, who can forsee nothing but more work with a new boy to take care of. The family desperately wants to adopt the boy and Robbie decides that Steve must make a play for the lovely Miss Coulter. Her boss comes to inspect the house just as the boys have made a shambles of the place. At eight the next morning, Miss Miller returns. She inspects the house, spic and span now, and ushers in a happy Ernie, who is to stay on a temporary basis.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  2. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 3 - Brother Ernie
    8.0/10(81 votes)

    S6:E3

    Ernie's adoption into the all-male Douglas household is threatened by a regulation that there must be a lady of the house. Steve again makes a request to adopt the child, but Misses Coulter and Miller of the adoption agency, say they are powerless to change the regulations. Miss Miller has a brilliant idea, however, and soon the family is appearing before a judge who decides that housekeeper Uncle Charley can legally be designated the 'lady of the house'. Charley approves if this fact is kept secret and Ernie is enthusiastically welcomed into the family.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  3. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 1 - The First Marriage
    7.9/10(79 votes)

    S6:E1

    Mike and Sally finally get married and leave for the East where Mike has a job as an assistant college psychology instructor. Robbie happily moves into Mike's old room. When Uncle Charley notes that they may soon be calling Steve 'Grandpa' he becomes somwehat concerned about growing old and calls up his former girlfriends. Robbie, now a college man, offers to help his father make friends with younger women, and while pretending to be disinterested, tries a few of his suggestions. When it is learned that Ernie must return to an orphanage, because he will not be allowed to accompany his foster parents in their move to the orient, Chip invites Ernie to move in permanently, giving Steve three sons once more.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  4. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 32 - London Memories
    7.9/10(57 votes)

    S6:E32

    The Douglas family returns from a trip to Britain and as the family watches home movies of their vacation, the amateurish footage reveals the reason for Steve's current moodiness: He is still carrying a torch for a lovely widow.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  5. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 21 - Whatever Happened to Baby Chip?
    7.8/10(71 votes)

    S6:E21

    When Chip adopts a Beatle-style, shoulder length haircut, the other members of the family feel that Steve should lay down the law to the long-haired one, but he and his associate consult a company psychologist for a solution. Steve decides not to be a strict father but to give the boy more attention, without affect.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 10 - My Son, The Ballerina
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    S6:E10

    Robbie is so eager to make the track team that, to improve his timing, he agrees to join a ballet class. He proves an unwilling pupil, self-conscious in dancer's tights and ballet shoes, but after days of practising, his hurdling style suddenly improves. Reluctantly, he agrees to become the sole male dancer in the upcoming Ballet Class recital.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  7. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 31 - The Wheels
    7.6/10(60 votes)

    S6:E31

    Uncle Charley takes away Robbie's driving privileges after the campus beauty queen gets a $16 traffic ticket while driving his car. Robbie then faces the horror and humiliation of exisiting without a car, but soon to his amazement his girlfriend is enjoying walking home from school with him.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  8. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 9 - Charley and The Dancing Lesson
    7.5/10(61 votes)

    S6:E9

    A seductive dance instructor named Helen signs Uncle Charley up for a lifetime membership in a dance club. Dreaming of a professional dancer's career, he purchases a top hat and tails for his appearance at the school's annual ball.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 11 - The Ernie Report
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    S6:E11

    Ernie feels neglected when the other members of the Douglas family are busy with various girlfriends and he is left alone. Close to tears, Ernie is puzzled and saddened by the mysterious powers of the opposite sex. He's even more puzzled when he meets eleven year old Linda-Lou.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 16 - What About Harry?
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    S6:E16

    A huge shaggy stray dog adopts Steve Douglas and disrupts the neighborhood with his howls when Steve tries to leave home. A neighbor and lover of stray animals, is delighted to learn that Steve plans to keep the dog until its owner can be found, rather than sending it to a shelter. However, the dog continues to regard Steve as his mother as well as his master.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 5 - There's a What in the Attic?
    7.4/10(72 votes)

    S6:E5

    An escaped circus lion makes a midnight call at the Douglas house, and Ernie sees it and awakens the understandably skeptical Steve who accompanies his new stepson to investigate. Steve eventually sees the lion and nervously plays a game of tag with it, warning the family to keep their bedroom doors closed.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Tom Adair

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  12. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 8 - Monsters and Junk Like That
    7.4/10(63 votes)

    S6:E8

    Ernie writes a play and volunteers Steve's services for his father-and-son night, so he dons a heavy robot costume. The family leaves early, and Steve finds himself alone on the street, helpless in his non-removable suit.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 12 - The Hong Kong Story
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    S6:E12

    Steve Douglas turns a business trip to Hong Kong into a vacation for the whole family. Uncle Charley, who once lived in China, is reluctant to visit modern Hong Kong, for apparently he still carries a torch for a beautiful girl he knew in the 1930s.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  14. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 15 - Charley The Pigeon
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    S6:E15

    When Steve travels to Washington on business, he leaves $50 with Robbie, to pay for golf club repairs but Uncle Charley limbers up his billiard cue to get revenge after two girl pool sharks take Robbie's $50 when they coyly ask him to show them how to play the game.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 22 - Robbie and The Little Stranger
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    S6:E22

    Robbie Douglas is practically engaged to his girlfriend Joanne, and when they discover how their friends are both successfully attending university while raising a baby they begin to think that perhaps teen-aged marriages are workable.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Tom Adair

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  16. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 28 - The State vs. Chip Douglas
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    S6:E28

    Chip demands a jury trial after he borrows four cents from a pile of brother Ernie's pennies and Ernie accuses him of taking a valuable penny from his coin collection. Finally Chip accepts Ernie's challenge to stand trial in a court composed of their friends.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 29 - A Hunk of Hardware
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S6:E29

    Ernie packs a suitcase, ready to leave home, after he fails to win a cup for the family trophy shelf. He eagerly goes into training, planning to win a school track award, convinced that he won't really be a member of the family until he too can provide a trophy.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 4 - Robbie and the Chorus Girl
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    S6:E4

    Uncle Charley is upset when he learns that Robbie is dating a flashy chorus girl, but Steve refuses to worry because he trusts his son's common sense. Charley predicts Steve will be invited to pay the girl cash on the line if he wants her to stop dating his son.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 7 - Mary-Lou
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    S6:E7

    Chip's secret love is an older girl named Mary Lou. When Steve suggests his love sick son should find out where he stands by asking for a date, Chip calls and identifies himself as 'Douglas'. Mary Lou is delighted -- thinking she is going out with Robbie Douglas, a genuine college freshman.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  20. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 13 - Marriage and Stuff
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    S6:E13

    Steve's unusual behaviour convinces his family that he is about to be secretly married. The boys plan to leave home to provide privacy for the newlyweds, and Charley arranges to ship out on a freighter. Steve brings the pretty blonde girl home to meet the family, only to find the house deserted.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 20 - Robbie The College Man
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    S6:E20

    Robbie takes on a heavy work load of waiting on tables in his girlfriend's sorority house and working as a chemistry laboratory worker, so that he can rent a room away from home. Worst of all, his romance with his current girlfriend languishes because he is too tired to take her on a date.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 30 - The Wrong Robbie
    7.3/10(61 votes)

    S6:E30

    A boy who looks just like Robbie almost ruins his reputation by driving around on-campus and inviting strange girls to kiss him, before the deception is uncovered. Finally, both boys and their parents are brought to the dean's office.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  23. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 27 - Ernie and That Woman
    7.2/10(58 votes)

    S6:E27

    Chip is worried when his younger brother Ernie becomes a close friend of a pretty sixth grader, because the girl is now interested in collecting postage stamps, and Chip is sure she has her eye on Ernie's precious Liberian triangle.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  24. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 14 - Douglas-A-Go-Go
    7.1/10(56 votes)

    S6:E14

    The Douglas family bravely accepts the challenge when 13 year old Chip decides to give a party -- with girls. On the party evening the record player breaks down and Chip contemplates the disintegration of his first teenage party. But Steve comes up with a solution.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. My Three Sons Season 6 Episode 17 - From Maggie, With Love
    7.1/10(63 votes)

    S6:E17

    Steve Douglas meets recently divorced Maggie Bellini, reputed to be one of the world's ten richest women. She sets her sights on Steve by showering his family with costly gifts. Robbie has the use of an experimental sports car, Chip is invited to fly to Austria for a weekend of skiing, and Ernie is provided with the use of a computer for his arithmetic homework.

    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Red Tape Romance" is the best rated episode of "My Three Sons" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by James V. Kern and written by George Tibbles, it aired on 9/23/1965. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Brother Ernie".