james mitchell played the dad on my three sons.
james mitchell played the dad on my three sons.
who played the dad on my three sons?
james mitchell
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my three sons is an american sitcom. the series ran from 1960 to 1965 on abc, and moved to cbs until the end of its run on april 13, 1972. "my three sons" chronicles the life of widower and aeronautical engineer steven douglas (fred macmurray) as he raises his three sons.
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while the three sons were always central to the storyline, several major changes took place by the late 1960s. in the spring of 1967, the ratings for the series began to sag and "my three sons" finished its seventh season in 31st place in the nielsen ratings. it was decided that the 1967-1968 season would bring the program not only a new time slot, but also new storylines to spice up the ratings. in the fall of 1967, cbs moved "my three sons" to saturday night at 8:30 pm. in the season-premiere episode, "moving day", the douglas family and uncle charley relocate from the fictional town of bryant park in the midwest to los angeles. robbie (don grady) marries his classmate/girlfriend, katie miller (tina cole). tina cole, in fact, had appeared in different roles on three previous episodes of "my three sons": "house for sale" from the fourth season (february 13, 1964), "the coffee house set" from the fifth season (november 19, 1964), and "robbie and the little stranger" from the sixth season (february 17, 1966). at the end of the 1967-1968 season, the ratings had improved from the previous year with the series placing at 24th in the nielsens. the following season, the newlyweds discover that katie is pregnant, and she gives birth to triplets named robert, steven, and charles. originally played by sets of uncredited twins, these babies were later played uncredited by guy, gunnar, and garth swanson. the most familiar triplets in the show's last two seasons are played by michael, daniel, and joseph todd.
my three sons