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My Three Sons

1960–1972 · 12 seasons

Gentle, cozy domestic comedy where mild misunderstandings resolve warmly within the half hour, easy to half-watch.

Created by
James Sheldon, Peter Tewksbury
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, Tim Considine
Overview
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 loving family in later seasons.

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Created by
James Sheldon, Peter Tewksbury
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, Tim Considine
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • found family
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Length
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Languages
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