List of My Three Sons episodes

This is a list of episodes from the American sitcom My Three Sons. The show was broadcast on ABC from 1960 to 1965, and was then switched over to CBS until the end of its run; 380 half-hour episodes were filmed. 184 black-and-white episodes were produced for ABC from 1960 to 1965, for the first five years of its run. When the show moved to CBS in September 1965, it switched to color, and 196 half-hour color episodes were produced for telecast from September 1965 to the series' end in 1972.

Season	Episodes	Originally released			Rank	Rating
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	Network	Rank	Rating
1	36	September 29, 1960 (1960-09-29)	June 8, 1961 (1961-06-08)	ABC	13	25.8^[a]
2	36	September 28, 1961 (1961-09-28)	June 7, 1962 (1962-06-07)		11	24.7
3	39	September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20)	June 20, 1963 (1963-06-20)		28	21.0
4	37	September 19, 1963 (1963-09-19)	May 28, 1964 (1964-05-28)		27	21.9
5	36	September 17, 1964 (1964-09-17)	May 20, 1965 (1965-05-20)		13	25.5
6	32	September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16)	April 28, 1966 (1966-04-28)	CBS	15	23.8
7	32	September 15, 1966 (1966-09-15)	May 11, 1967 (1967-05-11)		29	20.2^[b]
8	30	September 9, 1967 (1967-09-09)	March 30, 1968 (1968-03-30)		24	20.8
9	28	September 28, 1968 (1968-09-28)	April 19, 1969 (1969-04-19)		14	22.8
10	26	October 4, 1969 (1969-10-04)	April 4, 1970 (1970-04-04)		15	21.8^[c]
11	24	September 19, 1970 (1970-09-19)	March 20, 1971 (1971-03-20)		19	20.8
12	24	September 13, 1971 (1971-09-13)	April 13, 1972 (1972-04-13)		42^[1]	17.2^[2]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	1	"Chip Off the Old Block"	Peter Tewksbury	George Tibbles	September 29, 1960 (1960-09-29)	101
The main characters are presented, including the three sons: Mike aged 18, Robbie aged 14, Chip aged 7, and Tramp the dog. The basic relationships within the family are established, that Steven Douglas is of Scottish descent, and has been a widower for six years. Chip gets a phone call from Dorine Peters and he is not happy about it. Plus, his brothers tease him. Chip tells Steve that Dorine is always making eyes at him and telling him she loves him. Steve insists Chip be nice and patient with Dorine and she will probably get over her crush. Later, Bub tells the boys that Steve is having dinner with Hal (Harlan Warde) and Nancy Mosby. They apparently are always trying to find a wife for Steve. Hal and Nancy introduce Pamela MacLish (Patricia Barry) to Steve. Pamela invites Steve over to dinner the next night. Steve is under the impression that there will be other people at the dinner, but it is just him and Pamela. Steve starts to feel that Pamela has marriage on her mind. Chip gets invited to a dance with Dorine and Steve wants him to go. Dorine comes by the house and Chip asks Pamela to go to the dance with Steve. At the dance, Chip and Steve agree that they have to find a polite way to get rid of the women. Chip completes his mission, but Steve does not. George N. Neise as Salesman.
2	2	"The Little Ragpicker"	Peter Tewksbury	David Duncan	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)	108
The annual school rag drive starts Chip off on a scavenger hunt of the neighborhood. Every time neighbor Miss Cynthia Pitts (Marjorie Eaton) looks out the window she sees strange happenings at the Douglas household. She sees Bub outdoors waving a bottle that looks like whiskey. Later, Robbie and Mike are carrying in a dummy that she thinks is Bub in a drunk state. She tells Irene Sailor (Lois January) that she does not think the boys are getting proper care. Irene thinks Cynthia may be overreacting. When Chip goes to get rags from Miss Pitts, she feeds him and refuses to let him leave. Meanwhile, the Douglas house has no water and Bub sends for a plumber. Steve comes home and everyone is wondering where Chip is. Chip is finally able to sneak out of Cynthia's house. Later Cynthia goes over to talk to Steve about her concerns and sees Chip in his bedroom hitting the dummy. When the dummy accidentally falls out of the upstairs window, she faints on the sidewalk. Steve brings Cynthia in the house and they explain everything. Irene saw Steve carrying Cynthia and gets the wrong impression.
3	3	"Bub in the Ointment"	Peter Tewksbury	Story by : George Tibbles Teleplay by : James Leighton, Peter Tewksbury, & George Tibbles	October 13, 1960 (1960-10-13)	103
Bub disrupts a PTA meeting at Chip's school. Mike tells Steve that a man from a state college is coming by in a couple days to interview him. Mike is worried about what Bub might say. Steve says that when their mother died, Bub came to the home to try and fill her place. They should give Bub a chance. Bub embarrasses Robbie when he comes to his class bringing the sack lunch that Robbie forgot. Bub then proceeds to make suggestions to the teacher. When Robbie complains to Steve, Steve says they should not hurt Bub's feelings. Mr. Finch from the college comes by to speak to Mike. Bub interrupts them. Steve says he will straighten Bub out, and now the boys start to feel bad. Before Steve can say anything, the boys learn that Robbie's teacher liked Bub's suggestions, Mike is in line for the scholarship to the college and no one at the PTA minded Bub's ideas. Plus, Bub buys Robbie a car motor that he wanted.
4	4	"Countdown"	Peter Tewksbury	David Duncan	October 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)	102
A missile launch, sleeping in and daylight saving time make for an interesting Monday morning. The family seems to be unusually tired. The Douglas household is a chaotic affair of lost Indian arrowheads for Chip's turn in show and tell at school, Robbie's missing trumpet and some important lost plans of Steve's that Mike has nearly burned in the incinerator. In the end, they went through all that trouble for nothing. Apparently Bub accidentally set the clocks an hour ahead instead of turning them back one hour with the end of Daylight Savings Time. This episode features the voice talent of Paul Frees narrating the missile lunch for the entire episode. Note: The official DVD of this episode uses the credits from the previous episode in error. David Duncan is the correct writer.
5	5	"Brotherly Love"	Peter Tewksbury	Paul West	October 27, 1960 (1960-10-27)	107
Judy Doucette (Cheryl Holdridge) thinks Mike is really handsome. But Gordy misunderstands and thinks she's taking about Robbie. Gordy tells Robbie that Judy would like to meet him. At the library that night, Gordy introduces Judy to Mike and Mike offers to drive Judy home. Robbie arrives just in time to see this. When Mike and Robbie cross swords over Judy, the issue widens until the whole family is involved in the argument. But it is difficult for Steve to teach his sons that violence solves nothing with a pugnacious father-in-law around. While trying to mediate a peace between Mike and Robbie, Steve and Bub get into a big argument. Seeing what their fight has caused, Mike and Robbie make up and then Steve and Bub make up. Beau Bridges as Russ Burton.
6	6	"Adjust or Bust"	Peter Tewksbury	James Leighton & Peter Tewksbury	November 3, 1960 (1960-11-03)	104
A family argument starts when there is no food in the house for dinner. Mike was unable to drive Bub to the store because many unexpected things came up. Steve says "life is just an endless series of small adjustments". Steve's theory is put to the test in just one day's discovered doings. He needs to borrow Mike's car as Mike will take the station wagon to drive Bub around. Steve must meet with a top Air Force general to discuss plans for a rocket design. The men barely fit into Mike's car. Steve drops off the general and makes plans to have him over for dinner. On the way home, the car dies, and Steve has it towed. He then has to take the bus home. Steve falls asleep and misses his stop. He winds up calling Bub from a house that is having a party. Meanwhile, Mike is waiting at the bus stop for Steve. What follows are more transportation inconveniences and missed connections. It turns out the general had to cancel the dinner plans. Kate Murtagh as Hedwig. Note: An almost unrecognizable Richard Deacon appears as a garrulous fellow bus passenger who shares a seat with Steve.
7	7	"Lady Engineer"	Peter Tewksbury	Dorothy Cooper	November 10, 1960 (1960-11-10)	105
Steve is to be teaming up with another engineer on a project and he expects to meet a man. Steve becomes enamored of his new business associate, engineer Dr. Joan Johnson (Dorothy Green), who is strictly business. Because they have to work late, Steve and Joan discuss the job over dinner. Steve tries to set a romantic mood, but things do not work out. He is tempted to continue to mix business with pleasure but finds that she thinks only about the job at hand and does not have any plans to expand her love life, despite this romantic interlude. Steve is supposed to drive Joan to the airport, but he oversleeps. He is hurt and disappointed when he finds out she left without saying something to him. It turns out Joan did call and spoke with Chip. She left a message suggesting that maybe one day they will cross paths again. John Gallaudet as Mr. Jim Guthrie. Barbra Fuller as Mrs. Phelps. Sam Flint as Dr. Johnson.
8	8	"Chip's Harvest"	Peter Tewksbury	Peggy Phillips	November 17, 1960 (1960-11-17)	109
It is the day before Thanksgiving and the boys each tell who they have invited to dinner. Mike has invited Jean Pearson (Cynthia Pepper) from next door. Robbie is bringing his teacher Miss Benson. Chip befriends Johnny Squanto (Monty Ash),^[3] who claims to be a Native American, and invited him. His brothers say he is a bum who lives near the railroad tracks in a run-down old shack. Steve decides to have a talk with Johnny. Steve starts to tell Johnny that Chip made a mistake in inviting him. But seeing his disappointment, Steve tells him he is welcome to dinner. Thanksgiving Day's turkey dinner is threatened when the Douglas' stove breaks down. They cannot get anyone to fix it that day. Johnny starts to roast the turkey in the backyard without a grill. Mike and Robbie make fun of Johnny and he leaves. Johnny returns in traditional Native American clothes. Johnny tells the story of his ancestors living on the land the Douglas house is on. With everyone else's help, the dinner is a success.
9	9	"Raft on the River"	Peter Tewksbury	Paul West	November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24)	106
Feeling left out when Mike and Robbie decide to go camping at Gunman's Gulch, a lonely Chip uses an enclosed raft his brothers helped make in the backyard, on which he and Steve spend a night, pretending to float down the Mississippi. They are accidentally locked out when it begins to rain. Steve begins to worry when he wakes up from a nap and thinks it is way past 4am and thinks that Bub has not yet returned from his pinochle game. Chip hears some strange noises and Tramp starts growling. Turns out there are some cats in the yard. Chip is scared and Steve says there's nothing to be afraid of. The rain starts leaking through the rafts roof. Chip and Steve then see a large black object in the yard and are frightened. It winds up being Bub under a tarp because of the rain. Bub tells them that it's only a little after 10 o'clock. Despite it seeming so much longer, Steve realizes they've only been out there an hour or so. The next day, Chip and Steve figure out what caused a lot of the scary noises they heard.
10	10	"Lonesome George"	Peter Tewksbury	James Allardice	December 1, 1960 (1960-12-01)	110
TV star George Gobel is in town for a benefit. Bub tells the boys that he knows George personally. Robbie and Mike tell Bub to invite George over for dinner. Bub does not think it's a good idea as Steve is out of town for a few days. The boys now do not believe Bub knows George. Meanwhile, Ken Monroe, the public relations VP for the hotel, has a full itinerary for George before the benefit. George would rather just have some quiet time. Bub goes to the hotel. Though George does not know Bub, he uses Bub to get away from Ken and the crowds and goes to Bub's house. George will spend the night at the Douglas house. Bub forgets to tell his son-in-law Steve, who returns from an out of town business trip and arrives home late at night. Neither George nor Steve know the other is there and they keep missing each other while moving about the house. Steve tiptoes around the house only to find a strange man occupying his bed. The next morning, things are a little chaotic with the family, as it usually is. But George likes it as it is just like his house. Nelson Olmsted as Keith Ditmer. Betty Bronson as Mrs. Butler. Ollie O'Toole as Taxi Driver.
11	11	"Spring Will Be a Little Late"	Peter Tewksbury	Jack Laird	December 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)	111
Robbie is baffled when his girlfriend, Peggy 'Pig' Meredith (Marta Kristen), rejects the excitement of his new motor in favor of standard feminine frills. Peggy almost falls off of a step stool and Robbie grabs her to help. But he gets her dress all greasy and she runs off crying. At dinner, Robbie gets upset when the family teases him about falling for a girl. Robbie tells Steve that he's surprised how "Tomboy" Pig suddenly changed. Robbie tries to win her over by telling the boys on the football team that no girls are allowed, knowing this will upset her as she was considered one of the guys. Later, Steve tells Robbie that everything changes including Peggy. Robbie gets flustered when Steve suggests that he ask Peggy out on a date and maybe even kiss her goodnight. Robbie does go out with Peggy, and despite it being a little awkward for him, Robbie starts to see Peggy in a different light.
12	12	"My Three Strikers"	Peter Tewksbury	Arnold Peyser & Lois Peyser	December 15, 1960 (1960-12-15)	112
The Douglas boys call a family meeting at which they demand a raise in their allowances. Steve emphatically says 'No' because the family bills are mounting and they are leaving all of their chores to be done by Bub. Steve suggests that if the boys do not like the way things are, they should go on strike. A night of sharp words is followed by some bad dreams. Chip dreams he is a baseball player. Umpire Steve calls him out and throws him out of the house. Then Chip is locked out. Robbie dreams that he has joined the French Foreign Legion. He had to join because things got bad at home after the fight with Steve and the whole town turned against him. Mike dreams that Steve is chained up and Mike urges the crowd to attack him. But then Mike changes his mind. Steve dreams that the boys are in a daze and cannot respond to him. Steve and Mike wake up and run into each other in the kitchen. They get into a heated discussion about the raises in the boys' allowances. They calm down and come to an understanding.
13	13	"The Elopement"	Peter Tewksbury	Story by : Phil Leslie Teleplay by : Phil Leslie & John McGreevey	December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)	113
Robbie reluctantly agrees to bring his clock collection to a Women's Club meeting. Robbie then teases Mike about next door neighbor Jean Pearson and when are they getting married. Mike and Jean are working on a Social Studies project on teenage marriages. Because he doesn't actually have any, Robbie is on a clock salvaging attempt to find historic clocks after he gets into a spot of bother with his teacher. Mike and Jean arouse the suspicions of Steve and Bub when secrets are exchanged and the two are seen leaving with suitcases. Steve and Bub go to speak with Jean's parents, Henry and Florence Pearson (Florence MacMichael). Florence finds an application for a marriage license in Jean's room. Steve, Bub and Henry go to the license bureau. They learn from a guard that the couple went to see the Judge. The men now believe the couple are married. Back at the Douglas house, Mike and Jean tell Steve and Bub they were doing research for their project against teenage marriage.
14	14	"Mike's Brother"	Peter Tewksbury	John McGreevey	December 29, 1960 (1960-12-29)	114
Steve can barely park his car in the garage because of all the junk in there. Mike mentions how he might have a part time job, but it's between him and another boy. Robbie didn't make the basketball team and complains about how the coach thinks Mike was so great. Constant comparisons to his brother, Mike, leaves Robbie feeling inferior and angry. Steve wants Mike and Robbie to build some shelves in the garage. Mike works on it one day and Robbie should finish it the next day. Robbie wants to meet up with his friend Trish so he cuts some corners finishing the shelves. Meanwhile, Mike is not doing too well at his job try out. After Steve parks his car in the garage, the shelves collapse on the car. When Steve questions Robbie about the shelves, Robbie starts complaining about Mike. Steve tells Robbie that any time he fails to do something right, he uses being compared to Mike as an excuse. Something else Steve says makes Robbie realize he's got the wrong attitude. And when Mike says he didn't get the job, Robbie realizes that his brother isn't always perfect.
15	15	"Domestic Trouble"	Peter Tewksbury	James Leighton & Peter Tewksbury	January 5, 1961 (1961-01-05)	116
In the middle of the night, Bub is suddenly called out of town. When some of the local ladies can't help the family, Steve seeks an agency to get temporary help. Steve has to get ready for work so he asks Mike to call an agency. With his older brothers passing the buck, Chip accidentally rings Domestic Bliss, Inc., a marriage seeking department. Steve gets on the phone and speaks with Mrs. Barr (Anne Seymour), who will send out a woman inspector right away. On his way to work, Steve goes to the Domestic Aide Service, who he thought he was talking to on the phone, to cancel the inspector. Mrs. Barr comes by the Douglas house and speaks with Chip. Chip shows her around the house. Steve calls Mike and tells him the Domestic Aide Service is sending a woman and be ready to meet her. Once again, the older brothers pass the buck leaving Chip to meet her. Leona shows up and Chip has her move into Steve's room. Steve comes home and Mrs. Barr shows up again. The two have a confusing conversation and then they run into Leona. Things get straightened out and Leona stays as housekeeper. Steve tells the boys no more passing the buck.
16	16	"Bub Leaves Home"	Peter Tewksbury	Story by : Arthur Dales Teleplay by : Arthur Dales & John McGreevey	January 12, 1961 (1961-01-12)	117
Bub tells this story while waiting at the bus station. Bub complains to Steve that the boys don't pay attention to him. Steve invites his second cousin Selena Bailey (Mary Jackson) to come and visit. Selena arrives and everyone is happy to see her, she even fixes Mike's car. Selena starts doing things around the house and spending a lot of time with the boys. Bub gets the strange impression that he is being neglected and isn't really needed. He decides to take up the offer of managing a movie theater in Plainview. He tells Steve he'll be leaving that night, and nothing the boys say or do can make him change his mind. At the bus station, Selena suddenly sits next to Bub. Selena finds a subtle way to make Bub change his mind about leaving. George Dunn as Listener. Note: Arthur Dales was a pseudonym of writer Howard Dimsdale.
17	17	"Mike in a Rush"	Peter Tewksbury	AJ Carothers	January 19, 1961 (1961-01-19)	115
Mike prepares for the transition from high school to college and the question of joining a fraternity is one that complicates his life considerably. Mike and Jean attend a party as prospective applicants and Mike tells several of the guys he's not sure yet that he's going to college. When he says this, they stop talking to him. After meeting Jean, Art Landis invites Mike to his frat get together the next day. Mike tells Steve he's definitely going to college and he wants to join the frat that Art is in. Art calls the Douglas house and leaves a message that he couldn't get Mike an invite to the frat party. Mike doesn't get the message and goes to the party. Mike finds out that Jean and him have been dropped from the waiting list and he tells off Art. When Mike gets home, Jean is there. Art comes by to talk to Mike. Art explains things to Mike and they part as friends. Skip Young as George Collingwood.
18	18	"The Bully"	Peter Tewksbury	Robert Bassing	January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26)	118
Chip falls afoul of the school bully, Ralph Cole. That night at dinner, Steve mentions how he'll be away for two weeks and he hopes things will run smoothly at home. Chip isn't eating and Robbie says that he heard Ralph was picking on Chip. Steve says that while he doesn't condone fighting, Chip has a right to defend himself. Chip keeps coming home from school all bruised and tattered. One day, he comes home with a black eye. Chip also brings a note from the principal because he's getting bad grades. Bub goes to speak with Mrs. Wisbee (Mary Adams) and mentions what's going on with Ralph. Steve comes back early from his trip and goes to pick up Chip from school. He witnesses Chip attacking Ralph, who isn't interested in fighting with him. Steve soon realizes that Chip is deliberately provoking the boy each day in the school yard to prove a point. Steve also learns that Ralph has been put on probation. An unintended incident in front of Mrs. Wisbee causes Ralph to get into trouble. Knowing it could cost him detention in the principal's office, Chip confesses to her that he was the one starting the fights, not Ralph. Mrs. Wisbee decides to not punish either child, and the boys start to get along.
19	19	"Organization Woman"	Peter Tewksbury	James Leighton & Peter Tewksbury	February 2, 1961 (1961-02-02)	119
Steve's ever efficient sister Harriet (Joan Tewkesbury) arrives for a visit. Steve, however, will be out of town for the first part of her stay. Harriet would like to surprise Steve by transforming the chaos of the household into efficient calm. She gives each family member a time chart with what to do all day, which immediately changes and complicates the entire Douglas household. The challenging aspect to the whole deal is a decision that Harriet soon regrets, especially once Steve returns home early. Steve and Harriet get into an argument and Steve says something that he regrets. To make up for it, Steve tries to fit himself into the time chart. Harriet tears up all the charts. She decides that the family should act like people and not machines. Soon the happy chaos returns and something in her private life changes for the better.
20	20	"Other People's Houses"	Peter Tewksbury	John McGreevey	February 9, 1961 (1961-02-09)	120
Robbie sees his new friend Hank Ferguson's home and is envious of what he thinks is really the perfect teenage home. Robbie complains to the family about how noisy and cluttered the Douglas house is. Steve tells Bub that Robbie may have a point. Meanwhile, Hank talks to his parents about going to military school. His father, George (David White), reluctantly agrees. His mother Laura thinks he might be running away from something. The Ferguson's invite Robbie over for dinner. When a scheduling conflict arises between Hank's parents, Robbie invites Hank to stay at his house for the weekend. Hank becomes envious of the turbulent, happy-go-lucky Douglas household. Both George and Laura start to second guess their method of raising Hank. George stops by the Douglas house and sees how wild things are and how much fun Hank is having. This reinforces his feeling that he and Laura need to be less rigid at home. Something George says before he leaves makes Hank think he'll skip going to military school.
21	21	"The Delinquent"	Peter Tewksbury	Diane Honodel & James Menzies	February 16, 1961 (1961-02-16)	121
Mike and the family mongrel Tramp keep disappearing at night. Turns out Mike and his friend Tim Weede are building Jean a hi-fi set for her upcoming birthday as a surprise. They are building it in Tim's basement. Meanwhile, Jean is waiting for Mike at the Douglas house and is wondering why he's so late. She tells Bub she hasn't seen Tim in days and she thinks he has another girl. Jean goes home and late that night sees Mike coming home. He doesn't answer any of her questions as he's very tired. Things get confusing when Chip and Robbie are talking about Tramp and what he may be doing at night and Bub and Jean think they're talking about Mike. While driving Jean home from school, Mike and Tim are talking cryptically about electronics. But, Jean somehow thinks they're talking about a motorcycle gang. She then sees a police officer going to the Douglas house, but he's actually bringing Tramp home. Jean mentions the police to Mike and Tim and they perpetuate the gang story. Steve comes back from a trip and Jean tells him about the police. Steve and Jean catch Mike and Tim in the Douglas garage with the hi-fi. Andy the policeman comes by with Tramp and things get straightened out. Jean finds out about the hi-fi. She yells at Mike because she feels the fool for believing the gang story. Jean and Mike make up.
22	22	"Man in a Trenchcoat"	Peter Tewksbury	AJ Carothers	February 23, 1961 (1961-02-23)	122
Robbie is studying with Judy Doucette and he doesn't want his girlfriend Vivian Gibson (Cindy Carol) to find out. They walk past a car that has a hubcap that fell off. Robbie tries to put it back on and a man confronts him. Robbie and Judy run away. When Robbie gets home, Steve asks him why he's been reading so many mystery novels lately. Robbie sees Vivian and she makes a remark about Judy. Robbie goes to see Judy again and tells her someone in a trenchcoat is following him. Back at home, Robbie tells Mike someone is following him and points the man out across the street. Robbie asks Mike's help. Robbie leaves the house and the man starts to follow him. Mike then comes out and follows the man. The man runs off and Robbie and Mike run after him, but they lose him. The next day, Jean tells Mike that a man came to school to look through student pictures. He picks out Robbie's. Judy and Vivian each get mysterious letters. The two girls both wind up in the Douglas house cellar. Jean and her father show up. Robbie shows up and no one knows what's going on. Mike arrives and reveals he was the one that sent everyone the letters. Mike explains who the man following Robbie is and then the lights go out. But it turns out the person who was following Robbie was actually Vivian's brother, Andy. Vivian had Andy follow Robbie because she thought there was something going on between Robbie and Judy. Things do get straightened out.
23	23	"Deadline"	Peter Tewksbury	David Duncan	March 2, 1961 (1961-03-02)	123
Chip and Bub complain to Steve about things Robbie has done. Meanwhile, Mike is highly vocal in his criticism of the sports page of the high school newspaper. Edgar Loos (Woodrow Chambliss), the faculty advisor for the paper, is looking for a substitute sports editor. Agnes Finley (Charlotte Stewart) suggests Mike. Stu Walters (Mark Slade) calls Mike and overhears Mike bad mouthing him. Thinking he'll fail and to get back at him, Stu tells Mr. Loos Mike would be perfect for the job. Knowing he's been given one shot at revamping the sports page, Mike tackles the job with gusto. Things don't go well with Mike's staff. Mike has to finish the layout and write a sports article by himself in between running in a track meet and going to a dance with Jean. But it gets complicated when he's late to the dance, Jean tells him off and his layout gets messed up because of wind from an open window. Jean helps Mike fix the layout, but then Agnes walks into the room and the layout gets ruined again. Mike is about to give up, but the girls help him fix the layout before the printing deadline. Mike is glad that the job was only temporary, but then Mr. Loos assigns the editor job to him permanently. Beau Bridges as Russ Burton.
24	24	"The Lostling"	Peter Tewksbury	David Duncan	March 9, 1961 (1961-03-09)	124
Steve tells Bub that he's late coming home because he lent his car to Bernadene Foote, who works at his office. The Hawkins family moves into the vacant house across the street from the Douglas house. They have a station wagon identical to Steve's. Meanwhile, Chip begins to think it would be great to be an older brother, so he wishes for a little sister. Mary Hawkins (May Heatherly) tells her mother, Laura Thompson, to put Baby Betty in the back of the car where it's quiet. Laura mistakenly puts Betty in Steve's car. Robbie finds the baby and Chip thinks he got his wish. Bernadette calls the Douglas house and a wild sequence of events results in a improbable case of mistaken identity, the baby is somehow confused with a leg of lamb Bernadette left in Steve's station wagon. Robbie goes to the Hawkins house and borrows some baby food. John Hawkins thinks that a doll in a bassinet in his car is baby Betty. Bernadette comes to the Douglas house to pick up her leg of lamb and they learn the baby is not hers. Robbie and Steve figure out that baby Betty belongs to the Hawkins. They manage to get the baby back into the Hawkins car before it is noticed missing. Steve and Bub can't find the leg of lamb because Mike accidentally took it with him on a field trip.
25	25	"Off Key"	Peter Tewksbury	David Duncan	March 16, 1961 (1961-03-16)	125
Robbie and Steve have a conversation about how Chip always comes to Robbie with questions about things and Robbie doesn't always have an answer. Chip brags to his new playmate, Huey 'Sudsy' Pfeiffer, that his genius brother Robbie can fix and do almost anything. Chip tells Sudsy how well Robbie can play the piano and they start yelling at each other about it. Bub kicks Chip, Sudsy and Robbie out of the house. The boys go to Sudsy's house and Robbie plays the piano there. Robbie breaks one of the keys on the piano. Chip says that Robbie can fix it, but Robbie has already snuck out of the house. Robbie is looking at the inside of the Douglas piano and then heads back to Sudsy's house. Steve plays a few keys on the piano and one doesn't work, so he starts to take the piano apart. At Sudsy's house, Robbie is taking that piano completely apart. Steve fixes his piano and then gets a call from Robbie. Robbie asks a couple questions about the piano and then learns from Steve that Sudsy's mother is on the way home. Ruth Pfeiffer pulls up to the house in her car and Chip and Sudsy go out to stall her a little. Robbie gets the piano put back together before Ruth comes in. She sits down to play and wonders how the one dead key now works. Turns out Robbie didn't break the key after all. Chip tells Ruth that Robbie fixed it and she tells Robbie he's a genius. She then asks Robbie to fix several other things in the house. Steve also gets in over his head when he agrees to fix something for Ruth.
26	26	"Small Adventure"	Peter Tewksbury	Dorothy Cooper Foote	March 23, 1961 (1961-03-23)	126
Steve is away in Seattle on a business trip. He would like to call home, but figures it's too early on a Saturday morning. Bub is woken up by a dynamite blast from where they're working on a new road. Then the boys are all making noise and he can't get back to sleep. Meanwhile, Ed (Ken Christy), one of the construction workers, finds a large stick of dynamite that has somewhere and somehow survived since the end of the Second World War. The Douglas household's version of man's best friend has been known to drag home anything he can get his jaws into. This time Tramp slinks in with the large stick of dynamite Ed found. Thinking it's just a wooden stick, Mike tries to get the dynamite away from Tramp, but can't. The dynamite winds up in various places in the house. Steve gets worried when for one reason and then another he can't get through to the house by phone. Steve finally reaches Bub, but then there's a loud explosion and he is cut off. The noise was actually a thunder clap as it started to rain by the Douglas house. Tramp leaves the dynamite outside in the rain. Steve gets a hold of Robbie and finds out the noise he heard was the thunder storm. Paul Trinka as Art, construction worker. Note: From this point onwards writer Dorothy Cooper will now go by her married surname of Cooper-Foote.
27	27	"Soap Box Derby"	Peter Tewksbury	John McGreevey	March 30, 1961 (1961-03-30)	127
Trish Markle fawns all over Andy Gibson because he's building a race car for the soap box derby. Robbie decides to build a car as well. Meanwhile, Steve is in a rush to help a missile manufacturer get his project off the launch pad in a race to beat a rival company. Both Robbie and Steve are coming under increased pressure to make their projects better than their competitors. With time running short and things not going as planned, both of them quit the projects. It's not long before both are back to finish where they left off. Robbie wins his first race. But, Robbie loses his next race which happened to be against Andy. Steve's missile launch winds up being a failure and the missile had to be destroyed. Back at home, Steve and Robbie console each other on their failures. A little mishap in the garage somehow cheers them up. Richard McKenzie as Quinn. Fred Sherman as Chief Accountant. Joe Higgins as Junk Dealer.
28	28	"Unite or Sink"	Peter Tewksbury	Art Friedman	April 6, 1961 (1961-04-06)	128
Robbie and Mike want some extra pocket money but Steve tells them that they will have to earn it by themselves. Steve also mentions that sometimes it's nice to do something just for the sake of helping someone. Robbie asks milkman Harry (Robert Gothie) if he knows any way to make some money. Harry says the Jensen's need their fence painted. Bub mentions how run down their yard is. Robbie gets the job from Mr. Jensen, but it turns out that Mrs. Jensen gave the job to Mike. The brothers argue over whose job it is. Neighbor Verna Foster (Ann Morgan Guilbert) tells the boys that they need to sand the fence first and offers to get some sandpaper. Then neighbor Mr. Kincaid (Malcolm Atterbury), milkman Harry and Bub come by and everyone has a different opinion on the proper way to paint the fence. Before long several more neighbors pitch in together to help restore the yard to its former glory. While everyone's working, there's also a lot of gossip and disagreements. The day is over and the yard is beautiful. Steve finds out that Robbie and Mike didn't charge the Jensen's for their work. Bill Idelson as Pete.
29	29	"The Wiley Method"	Peter Tewksbury	John McGreevey	April 13, 1961 (1961-04-13)	129
Robbie can't seem to arouse the interest of the affairs of the heart with his new classmate Maribel Quinby. Back at home, Robbie mentions that his history teacher, Jeff Wiley, really makes the class fun. Robbie then says how much he likes Maribel, but she won't even talk to him because he's so dull. Steve tells Robbie that he should use the Wiley method to make himself more interesting. So with the help of his best friend Hank Ferguson, Robbie proceeds to try and get Maribel's attention. But the first attempt fails when Hank almost hits teacher Cynthia Pitts (Marjorie Eaton) with a bicycle. After class, Robbie and Hank try another stunt, but Maribel has already walked away. Plus, Hank gets into trouble with Mr. Wiley. Robbie manages to get Hank off the hook. He then explains to Mr. Wiley that he was trying to use the Wiley method to make himself more interesting to Maribel. Mr. Wiley tells Robbie he has to relax and be himself. Mr. Wiley asks Robbie to pick up a book for him at the library. Robbie runs into Maribel at the library. She says that she did notice him in school, but thought he wasn't interested in her. Turns out Mr. Wiley sent her to the library to get the same book that Robbie went for.
30	30	"The National Pastime"	Peter Tewksbury	Mathilde Ferro & Theodore Ferro	April 27, 1961 (1961-04-27)	130
Robbie, Mike and Bub are finding some of Chips baseball stuff in places it shouldn't be. Chip is so discouraged by his batting slump that he quits the baseball team. His brothers encourage him to return and offer to help him practice, but Chip just doesn't seem interested. Steve tells Chip to just go to the coach and tell him he wants back on the team. Chip talks to Coach Townsend (William Leslie) and the coach says he'll try to work Chip in. Steve gets a call and is told one of the parents, a volunteer umpire, has called in sick and Steve is asked to substitute. At the game, Coach puts Chip in and he gets on base. Chip thinks this will be the perfect opportunity to become the team hero. When the next player gets a hit, Chip tries to get all the way to home plate despite the Coach yelling at him to stop at third. Steve calls him out at home plate. Back at the house, Steve and Chip have a talk and Chip will still try to have fun playing baseball.
31	31	"The Croaker"	Peter Tewksbury	Arnold Peyser & Lois Peyser	May 4, 1961 (1961-05-04)	131
Chip brings in the house a bullfrog that he named Malcolm. He's going to bring him to school for show and tell on Monday. Steve is in a hurry and as he leaves, he knocks over the box that Malcolm was in, freeing the frog. Bub finds the frog. Bub discerns a marked resemblance to his Uncle Brian O'Casey in Malcolm's face. Bub then sings When Irish Eyes Are Smiling to the frog. He puts the frog in a cage and feeds him. Later, Robbie thinks Bub is talking to himself, but he's actually talking to Malcolm. Bub hides the frog, but things get confusing and the frog winds up in a pot on the dinner table. It's Monday morning and Chip goes to get Malcolm, but he's not in his cage. The boys and Bub look for the frog, but soon the boys have to leave for school. Bub comes to Chip's classroom with a bag. Bub describes the frog to the class, but then says he couldn't find Malcolm. Bub gets Chip and the class to realize that Malcolm was better off free and not in a cage.
32	32	"The Musician"	Peter Tewksbury	Dorothy Cooper Foote	May 11, 1961 (1961-05-11)	132
Robbie meets Elizabeth Martin (Sandy Descher) while she's practicing the piano. She plays very well and Robbie tells her that he plays the trumpet, even though he isn't very good. To impress her he tells her he really digs classical music, but in fact he doesn't know the difference between Puccini and Presley. She invites him to her house and Robbie sees that she lives in refined and elegant style. This causes Robbie to turn a critical eye on his own home life. Because Robbie has been to her house several more times, when she calls him, Bub invites her to dinner. Robbie's worried about what she'll think of the Douglas household. Steve tells him that if he's going to continue to see Elizabeth, she better see what the Douglas family is really like. But when she does come for dinner, the table is set up very fancy and the family are all wearing suits. Things are very awkward and Robbie just freaks out. In the end, the family and Elizabeth play a jazzy tune together. Much to his relief, Robbie learns that Elizabeth is not as high-brow as he thought. Marion Burns as Mrs. Martin.
33	33	"The Horseless Saddle"	Peter Tewksbury	Story by : Arthur Kober Teleplay by : Arthur Kober, James Leighton & Peter Tewksbury	May 18, 1961 (1961-05-18)	133
Bub gets a C.O.D. package from Nebraska with no return address that contains a horse saddle. Meanwhile, Chip's girlfriend Dorine Peters is talking to George (Arthur Hunnicutt), who gives pony rides. He has three ponies, but Cyclone is unrideable. Because Bub wants nothing to do with it, Chip takes possession of the saddle. Flo Afton (Betsy Jones-Moreland) visits George looking for obscure items to decorate her husband's office with. Mike drives Chip to George's place to meet up with Dorine and brings the saddle with. Chip is upset when Mike sells the saddle to Flo. Cyclone breaks free and wanders off. The pony follows Flo's car. The saddle falls out of Flo's car and winds up in a garbage truck. Steve sees the saddle out of his office window and thinks he's imagining it. The pony follows the garbage truck. It's not long before Flo, George and a policeman are chasing the pony. The saddle falls out of the garbage truck by the Douglas house and Chip finds it. The pony and the crowds following it arrive. Chip winds up riding Cyclone with his saddle. Turns out Cyclone came from an old friend that sent the saddle to Bub.
34	34	"Trial by Separation"	Peter Tewksbury	AJ Carothers	May 25, 1961 (1961-05-25)	134
Graduation for Mike and his girlfriend Jean is a week away. At a dance, the two get into a little fight over Mike teasing Jean about her hair being in curlers earlier. Jean then tells Mike that her graduation present was a trip to Europe. She'll be leaving in two weeks and will be gone all summer. Jean will then be going to a different college and the two may never see each other again. Mike asks her if they are in love. They decide to try the strength of their affection by not seeing each other the week before graduation. Mike asks Bub about love and Bub starts singing a song. Mike then asks Steve about love and Steve does his best to explain it. Jean's mother Florence talks to Steve about Jean not seeing Mike in days and that something must be wrong. They decide the two families should have dinner together. At dinner, Mike and Jean explain to their parents about their experiment. While trying to plan to go to the same college, Mike and Jean wind up in another fight. But it's not long before they make up.
35	35	"The Sunday Drive"	Peter Tewksbury	AJ Carothers	June 1, 1961 (1961-06-01)	135
Robbie is trying to avoid the clutches of a girl named Mary Lou Miller. Because it's such a lovely spring day, neighbor Henry Pearson would like to take a quiet Sunday drive in the country with his wife. Jean has been studying poetry with Mike and decides to have Mike and her go on the drive as well. Steve is trying to get some work done, but Chip and Sudsy playing spacemen is distracting him. Steve asks if Chip and Sudsy could go along on the drive with the Pearson's. To avoid answering more phone calls from Mary Lou, Robbie talks his way into joining the others for the drive. Because there are now so many people, Mike says that Mr. Pearson can drive Steve's station wagon. Before they can leave, Mary Lou comes by and asks Florence Pearson if she's seen Robbie. Robbie is hiding under a blanket in the back of the car. The trip is delayed by people getting sweaters, others getting food and Florence answering a phone call. Mary Lou then asks Henry for a ride home and gets in the car. Not being able to see behind him because of all the people, Henry backs into another car. Mary Lou finds Robbie.
36	36	"Fire Watch"	Peter Tewksbury	Paul West	June 8, 1961 (1961-06-08)	136
Mike gets a summer job with the Forestry Service and he thinks it's going to be a barrel of fun. Mike's boss is Joe Mitchell (William Boyett), Steve's old Air Force buddy. The men are up in the watchtower and Mike soon realizes there isn't much to do. Several weeks pass and nothing is happening. One day two young hikers, Shirley (Candy Moore) and Roger (Tiger Fafara) come by. Mike comes down from the tower to talk to them. Joe comes back from an errand and reprimands Mike for leaving his post. More time passes and Mike is becoming restless and agitated. There is a storm approaching. Mike tells Joe that he's quitting and Joe says quit after the storm. Joe leaves the tower to check the river level. The power goes out in the tower and the wind is causing the tower to sway quite a lot. Joe is stranded down at the creek and Mike spends a harrowing time trying to stay calm. Something Joe does, helps Mike make it through the night.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
37	1	"Birds and Bees"	Richard Whorf	George Tibbles	September 28, 1961 (1961-09-28)	201
Chip announces Tramp is the father of six puppies. He also gives Steve a note about a lecture at school about adolescents and the opposite sex. Steve is concerned because he has never explained the cycle of life to his son. Steve and Bub attend the lecture which is given by Muriel Stewart (Joan Taylor). Afterwards they speak with Muriel about Chip. She says that it's time Steve spoke to Chip about girls. Muriel also asks Steve if they can meet later and discuss a certain project of hers. At home, Steve tries to talk to Chip, but the conversation keeps going off topic. Bub tries and talks about bees and pollen, which confuses Chip even more. Chip tells Robbie about the conversations and Robbie thinks that Steve is going to get married. Muriel is actually getting married, but to a man in the Navy. The next day, Chip sees Steve having lunch with Muriel at school. Chip and Robbie tell Mike what they think about Steve. Muriel comes by the house to get some phone numbers from Steve. Chip hears them talking about where to honeymoon. Something Chip says to them makes them realize Chip thinks they are getting married. Steve talks with Chip and straightens things out.
38	2	"Instant Hate"	Richard Whorf	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	October 5, 1961 (1961-10-05)	202
The good neighbor policy gets a real workout when the Douglas' tangle individually with members of the new family across the street. First Chip and Tramp have a problem with Tommy Kaylor and his cat. Robbie runs into a rude Kaylor daughter in school. Steve lectures the boys but on his way to work as he's backing out the driveway, he is delayed by a fender-denting idiot who turns out to be none other than John Kaylor. Steve doesn't quite like John's attitude. The next day, Steve and John almost bump cars again and they make some snide comments to each other. Steve notices that his secretary Marge can't get along with fellow employee Herman (Norm Grabowski). He realizes that's his problem with John. Steve tells Mike that the family should go over to the Kaylor's and welcome them to the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Bub has a confrontation with an elderly woman at the market. That night, Steve and the family visit the Kaylor's. Everyone seems to be getting along until Bub meets Aunt Marian Kaylor (Lillian Powell), the woman he had the problem with at the market. Things then get heated between everyone. Back at home, Steve figures that there are some people that one just can't be friends with. But then the Kaylor's come by to make amends.
39	3	"The Crush"	Richard Whorf	Arnold Peyser & Lois Peyser	October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12)	203
Mike excitedly tells the family about the girl he met at college, Mary Beth Jackson (Jena Engstrom). Steve tells Mike he should invite her and her family over for a cook out. When Mike brings her home to meet the family, she makes a beeline straight for Steve. Mary Beth asks Steve to maybe help her with her trigonometry. After Mike and her leave, Bub tells Steve that she definitely has a thing for him, but Steve brushes it off. Mary Beth calls Steve at his office to discuss him helping her study. Steve mentions having her over for a cook out, thinking Mike had asked, which he didn't. Mary Beth comes by the Douglas house and asks Bub if she can help with the cook out. Bub has no idea what she's talking about. Steve comes home and gets trapped into tutoring her. Mike arrives and gets a little jealous over the situation. At dinner, Mary Beth is fawning all over Steve and Mike has a few more jealous moments. Mike has a talk with Steve and tells him that he's encouraging Mary Beth. Mary Beth tells her mother that the man she is interested in is named Steve Douglas. Her mother says that Mary Beth's Aunt Rose used to date a boy named Steve Douglas. Her mother also says that she herself had a crush on him. Mary Beth finally realizes something and the next day at the cook out, she spends all her time with Mike.
40	4	"Tramp the Hero"	Richard Whorf	George Tibbles	October 26, 1961 (1961-10-26)	204
Sudsy tells Chip that his mother will let him have a dog. Sudsy says it won't be a dumb dog like Tramp. Sudsy gets a new, well-trained German shepherd, which emphasizes to Chip just how stupid Tramp is. Chip is getting tired of hearing about all the tricks that Bismarck the dog can do. Robbie calls Tramp dumb when the dog knocks over a science project he was working on. Steve tells Chip that even though Tramp can't do tricks, he's still a friend. Even Chips friends Freddie Ryan and Dianne Ferguson have dogs that can do tricks. The brothers try to teach Tramp some tricks. The next day, Sudsy and Bismarck's picture is in the paper for winning an award at the dog show. This makes Chip feel even worse. That night, at three in the morning, a neglected slow boiling pot of fat on the stove explodes into flames. Tramp's barking at a cat outside wakes the family. Chip and Hero dog Tramp get their picture in the paper. Chip and Sudsy now find they have something in common to talk about.
41	5	"A Perfect Memory"	Peter Tewksbury	Dorothy Cooper Foote	November 2, 1961 (1961-11-02)	205
Mike mentions to Steve that an old friend of Steve's, a Josephine Kringles (Patricia McNulty), came by the house. Mike then drove her to a drugstore in town. Steve goes to the drugstore and starts to reminisce about Josephine and how much he liked her. Flashback to when he was 17 and sharing a dessert with Josephine in the drugstore. He is taking her to the Class of 1931 Senior Hop that he actually has to play at. In the present, the waiter mentions that Josephine was asking about Wilson Hall that used to host senior dances. Steve goes to that hall and there's some band equipment on the stage and he starts playing a saxophone. Flashback to Steve playing saxophone at the dance. Steve gets upset when Josephine is dancing with Larry Peckinpaugh. Steve stops playing and goes to dance with Josephine. In the present, a Janitor (Ludwig Stössel) there applauds Steve's playing. The Janitor says Josephine was there earlier. Steve goes walking through a park. Flashback to Steve and Josephine having a picnic in a park and he gives her a kiss. Later, Josephine tells Steve that her father found a job in California and she'll be moving away. She says that she'll never forget him. In the present, Steve goes home and is told Josephine is coming by soon. A boy drops off a letter from Josephine. It says that she's sorry she won't be coming by. She thanks Steve for the wonderful memories of their youth and signs the letter Josephine Kringles Peckinpaugh. Note: This episode was actually filmed the previous season and held over for telecast.
42	6	"Bub's Lodge"	Richard Whorf	Shirl Gordon	November 9, 1961 (1961-11-09)	206
Bub and Mike are at odds with each other because both are trying to get into different, exclusive clubs. Mike is rushing for a fraternity. Bub is to be installed as the D'Artagnon of the East Door in the Brotherhood of Cavaliers lodge. Doug (Stuffy Singer) and Marty, who are also rushing for the fraternity, come by. Mike is embarrassed when they see Bub in his lodge uniform. The next night, Doug and the boys call Mike and make fun of Bub. Bub picks up the extension phone and hears Mike and the boys talking about him. The fraternity boys come by the house hoping to see Bub dressed up. Then some of Bub's lodge members come by to pick him up and they're all dressed up. Mike is again embarrassed. Steve sees this and tells Mike he should stick up for his grandfather, but Mike is upset. Later, Mike is subjected to his initiation which involves pretend fishing in front of the local drug-store. Mike doesn't know, but Steve is seeing the whole thing. Back at home, Steve makes Mike realize that the silly things Bub did for his lodge is no different than the silly thing Mike did for the fraternity. Mike waits up for Bub to come home and they both reach an understanding. Doodles Weaver as Max.
43	7	"A Lesson in Any Language"	Richard Whorf	Danny Simon	November 16, 1961 (1961-11-16)	207
Mike has a Spanish test next week and he believes he has an easy way to pass it. His friend Russ Burton (Beau Bridges) has a Spanish tutor for him. Mike is even going on a skiing trip over the weekend. Turns out Russ's tutor is a Spanish language record. While one sleeps they learn Spanish via osmosis. Before he leaves for his trip, Mike sets up the turntable to a timer so it will turn on and then off during the night. That night, Steve decides to sleep in Mike's room because Bub painted his. The record turns on during the night and the next morning Steve speaks Spanish here and there. Steve can't understand how he suddenly knows Spanish. Steve is at work and can't explain to co-worker Joe Walters (Bill Erwin) how he's speaking Spanish. Joe thinks Steve is taking a South American job. That night, because Bub painted his own room, he'll sleep in Mike's room. The next morning, Bub is speaking Spanish. The two finally figure out about the record. Steve comes up with a way to teach Mike something else important. Steve gets a raise in pay from Joe to keep him from taking the other job.
44	8	"The Ugly Duckling"	Richard Whorf	Edward J. Lakso	November 23, 1961 (1961-11-23)	208
Robbie is heading for an "F" in world literature. Plain looking, but smart, Carrie Marsh offers to help Robbie with his studies, but he turns her down. Teacher Mr. Teel introduces a new student named Beverly Mason. She is quite beautiful and Robbie is attracted to her right away. In class, when Robbie is asked to read The New Knighthood by Rudyard Kipling, he struggles. Carrie feels sorry for him. Back at home, Robbie goes on about Beverly. Carrie comes by and brings some books she thinks might help Robbie. Robbie is very cold to Carrie and the family can't believe how he treated her. The next day at school, handsome Charlie Willart tries to make time with Beverly. Robbie is thrilled when Mr. Teel assigns Beverly as his study partner. Carrie is hurt by this, as she feels that Robbie is being rewarded for bad behavior. That night, Beverly comes to Robbie's house to study. Robbie quickly discovers that Beverly is not as smart as she is pretty. Charlie is teamed up with Carrie and after a few days convinces Robbie to trade partners. Charlie is happy with pretty Beverly and Carrie is happy to be with Robbie.
45	9	"Chip's Composition"	Richard Whorf	Elroy Schwartz & Glenn Wheaton	November 30, 1961 (1961-11-30)	209
A composition titled "What My Mother Means to Me" has Chip baffled. Steve starts to describe Chip's mother, but then he says that Chip should ask the teacher if he could write about something else. Meanwhile, Robbie keeps getting phone calls from Bonnie. She can't get up the nerve to ask Robbie out, so she keeps asking about homework assignments. Chip asks Mike what Mom was like. Mike has a talk with Steve and says they're going to have a problem with Chip. Chip trades his lizard to Sudsy so that Chip can watch what Sudsy's mother does. Mrs. Pfeiffer finds out what Chip did and invites him to dinner. Chip comes home from Sudsy's house and says he wishes he had a mother. Steve has a talk with him. After interviewing other mothers in the neighborhood, Chip makes a courageous effort to improvise by writing about his own Grandfather, whom he feels is the most maternal person he knows. Chip's teacher, Mrs. Bergen (Natalie Masters), asks the family to come to the PTA meeting. There the family is surprised when Chip is asked to read his composition and they realize the story is about Bub. John Gallaudet as Mr. Pfeiffer. Note: The audience gets to see a photo of Steve's late wife, the mother of the three sons.
46	10	"Mike in Charge"	Richard Whorf	George Tibbles	December 7, 1961 (1961-12-07)	210
Steve and Bub are both called out of town and Mike urges them to leave him in charge. Robbie and Chip immediately try to take advantage of Mike. Mike finds the role of mother hen is harder than it looks when he is called to Chip's school because of a problem between Chip and a girl classmate. After dinner, Mike has to put his foot down to get Chip and Sudsy to study and Robbie to do the dishes. Steve calls and Mike says everything is fine. Sudsy is staying over, but during the night he says he doesn't feel well and wants to go home. Mike calls Mrs. Pfeiffer and she says that letting Sudsy sleep with an adult usually makes him feel better. Mike has a hard time sleeping with Sudsy. The next morning, Robbie and Mike have an argument over Robbie going out that night. Later, Mike's worth is really put to the test when he learns that Robbie and Hank have been taken to hospital after an accident at school. Turns out that Robbie and Hank are OK. Mike is relieved when Steve and Bub come home. June Walker as Annie.
47	11	"Bub Goes to School"	Richard Whorf	Paul David	December 14, 1961 (1961-12-14)	211
Even though he doesn't know the answers to the boys questions, Bub is upset that they don't ask him. Bub decides to go to adult night school. There he meets Margaret Cunningham (Harriet E. MacGibbon). He passes himself off as a former show business producer. Bub learns that Margaret lives in a fancy neighborhood and is a widower. During the following classes, Bub keeps making out to be a show business big shot. After one class, Bub walks Margaret to her car and it's a large limousine. Bub thinks she's a high society dame, when in fact she's really a maid. He later tells Mike that he realizes he's told too many lies. Mike makes Bub feel better and tells him to call Margaret. An awkward moment occurs when Bub calls Margaret and she has to pretend he called a wrong number. At the next class, Margaret cancels a date her and Bub had. One night, Bub decides to tell Margaret that he's a big phony. He goes to what he thinks is her house and sees her in her maid uniform. They both understand they were just trying to impress each other and they go out for the evening. Jerry Ziesmer as Young Man. Note: Prior to this episode, Bub's first name was Michael. But in this and future episodes, it was changed to William with no explanation.
48	12	"Robbie's Band"	Richard Whorf	Robert O'Brien	December 21, 1961 (1961-12-21)	212
The Douglas household is tormented by the discordant rehearsals of Robbie's band. When the band hears that Steve plays the saxophone, they ask him for help. Steve doesn't want to interfere. But after a while, Steve steps in to help them. Meanwhile, Mike's College fraternity is looking for a band to play their annual dance. Robbie suggests his band, the Temple Troubadours. Knowing they'll play for cheap and that Steve has been working with them, Mike sets up an audition. After a shaky start, the audition goes pretty well and they get the job. It's the day of the dance and Hank hurt his lip and can't play. Steve comes home from a trip and gets talked into filling in for Hank. The dance is a success. Richard Bellis as Carl.
49	13	"Damon and Pythias"	Richard Whorf	Gail Ingram Clement	December 28, 1961 (1961-12-28)	213
Robbie and Hank decide to join a club together to be like Damon and Pythias. Robbie is also fed up with being compared to his brother Mike all the time. Mike finds a jacket he wore when he was in the Vikings club at school. He gives it to Robbie and says he got Robbie in the club. Robbie wants nothing to do with the jacket or the club. He tells Mike that he's going to join the Chieftains club because Mike was never in that one. Mike tells Steve that the Chieftains are a bunch of snobs and they'll never accept Robbie. Steve says they have to let Robbie make his own mistakes. Don, the president of the Chieftains, is telling two other members that Robbie's place is an open-house. They will let Robbie in the club to use him and his house. Robbie is told he's in the club, but they won't take in Hank. Robbie tells a disappointed Hank that he's not in the club. The club throws a big party at Robbie's house. Robbie is upset that he pretty much has to ignore Hank now and that Hank couldn't get into another club. Hank comes by and tells Robbie that Mike got him into the Vikings. Hank thanks Robbie for getting Mike to do it. Robbie admits he had nothing to do with it. Mike than says he didn't talk to the club. Hank is excited thinking he now got in on his own. Later, Mike tells Robbie he did talk to the club. Robbie tells Mike and Steve that he quit the Chieftains. Robbie asks Mike if he can get him into the Vikings. Steve tells Robbie that he should ask Hank to get him in. Buddy Joe Hooker as Hal.
50	14	"Chip Leaves Home"	Richard Whorf	Joanna Lee	January 4, 1962 (1962-01-04)	214
Chip and Sudsy come to the house and Bub and Robbie start yelling at Chip for things he's done. Sudsy leaves and Chip goes upstairs. Mike tells Bub and Robbie that they shouldn't have embarrassed Chip in front of his friend that way. Mike says Chip might rebel and maybe even run away from home. Chip over hears what Mike said. Chip asks Steve if he would miss him if he weren't around. Steve makes light of the question, but then gets upset with Chip for cutting up the evening paper. That night, Chip puts a note in Tramp's collar and leaves the house. Chip gets into town but is scared and goes home. That morning, Robbie sees Chip is not in bed and finds the note on Tramp. Steve calls the police to report a missing child. Steve has a irritating conversation with the Police Sergeant (Howard Caine). Tramp leads Mike and Bub to the attic where they find Chip asleep. Steve is furious but Mike says to ignore Chip otherwise he might do it again. Chip is in the attic for quite some time and the family is getting worried. They don't know Chip is having a great time. Mike keeps trying to use child psychology, but Steve has had enough and is going to get Chip. Mike convinces Steve and Bub to try one more thing, but they don't know Chip is asleep. They wait downstairs not knowing Chip left the attic and got into his bed. When they don't find Chip in the attic, Steve calls the police again. The Police Sergeant says they'll be over right away. Robbie finds Chip in his bed. Steve and Chip have a nice talk together.
51	15	"The Romance of Silver Pines"	Richard Whorf	Jack Laird	January 11, 1962 (1962-01-11)	215
Steve takes a week's vacation from the family to stay at a wilderness fishing lodge called Silver Pines. Steve just hopes for some peace and quiet. He meets Ed Wallace (Ed Begley), an elderly gentleman who is in the next room. Ed immediately invites Steve on a picnic with Ed's wife, Rusty (Irene Ryan), and a woman named Fran Borden (Jan Clayton). Steve tries to get out of it, but Ed won't take no for an answer. Steve meets Rusty and Fran. Fran is quite unsociable towards Steve. They all head out for the picnic and some fishing and it's obvious that Ed and Rusty are playing matchmaker. When they get to where they were going to fish, the creek is dried up. And because Ed thought they'd catch enough fish, Rusty didn't bring any sandwiches. Fran tells Steve that she was hoping for peace and quiet and was forced by the Wallace's to go on this picnic because of him. Steve points out that he only came along on the trip to appease the Wallace's. Fran now understands and is friendlier to Steve. Ed has already made plans for the next day. When the plans are cancelled because Ed isn't feeling well, Steve and Fran spend a peaceful morning together. They talk about their children and then they kiss each other. But then Ed and Rusty show up. The next day, Ed and Rusty are getting ready to head home. Something Ed says makes Steve and Fran realize why he was so pushy. Steve and Fran feel bad for the way they acted towards the Wallace's. Steve and Fran decide to return home early to see their families. Dal McKennon as Mac Ivers. Note: Tim Considine (Mike), Don Grady (Robbie), and Stanley Livingston (Chip) do not appear in this episode.
52	16	"Blind Date"	Richard Whorf	George Tibbles	January 18, 1962 (1962-01-18)	216
Because he already has a date for the dance, Hank talks Robbie into taking Janie Miller (Trudi Ames), the daughter of a friend of his mother's. Meanwhile, Mike gets talked into a blind date, but he has to pretend to be a boy named Bob. The girl's name is Bonnie Walters and she will pick Mike up at his house. Sudsy is at the Douglas house. Everyone else is busy, so he answers a phone call from Hank. Hank gives Sudsy the address where Robbie is supposed to pick up his date. Thinking the call was for Mike, Chip calls his fraternity and leaves a message with the address. Bonnie shows up at the Douglas house and meets Robbie. She is taller and older than Robbie was expecting. Mike picks up a younger Janie. Robbie does the best he can, but Bonnie is having a miserable time. Janie, on the other hand, is having a great time with Mike, but Mike is quite bored. Mike and Janie are leaving a restaurant when they run into Steve and Helen (Marjorie Stapp). Steve is surprised how young Janie is. Mike and Janie are now in a malt shop when Robbie, Bonnie and Hank show up. Hank figures out that the two dates got mixed up.
53	17	"Second Time Around"	Richard Whorf	Kitty Buhler	January 25, 1962 (1962-01-25)	217
Pamela MacLish (Patricia Barry), an old friend of Steve's, runs into him at a restaurant. After she leaves, Steve tells Ed Giles (George Cisar) that the two had one dinner together and she kind of scared him off. Pamela tells her friend Meg that she's still interested in Steve. When Meg finds out that Steve has an Irish father-in-law, she gives Pamela a reason to visit the Douglas house now and then. Pamela should talk to Bub about an Irish Club she knows of and then hopefully she'll run into Steve more often. Pamela keeps finding reasons to come by the house and Bub starts to think she is interested in him. As often as she does come by, she never runs into Steve. Mike and Robbie mention to Steve about Pamela always being around and how Bub acts towards her. One night when Bub is to see Pamela he wears a fancy suit and has on a toupee. Steve meets with Pamela to tell her that Bub is falling for her. While Pamela would like to be Bub's friend, she will let him down easy. Bub has been sulking for a couple days. Something the boys do finally gets Bub back to his old self. Wally Brown as Max. Richard Reeves as Smitty.
54	18	"The Girls Next Door"	Richard Whorf	Bud Freeman	February 1, 1962 (1962-02-01)	218
Steve tells the boys that he'll be working from home for the week on an important project and he'll need quiet. Four attractive American Airlines stewardesses rent the Pearson's house next door. Bub and the boys befriend Ann Stoeffer (Kaye Elhardt), Ellen (Marlyn Mason), Georgia (Barbara Lyon) and Dodo right away. Steve is trying to get some work done and the boys and the ladies are making a lot of noise outside. Steve asks them to stop and Chip says that Steve is crotchety. One night, the ladies are having a party for Ellen's birthday. Steve is trying to work and is annoyed by all the noise from the party. He tries calling them, but the line is busy. Steve goes over to the house and complains about the noise. The next day, the boys are upset with Steve because he called the police on the ladies. Steve says he didn't call the police. The boys go next door to tell the ladies it wasn't Steve that made the call. Ann comes by to apologize to Steve, but some of the things he says really makes Ann mad. The next day Steve leaves for the Pentagon. When Steve gets on the plane, Dodo and Ellen are on the same flight. A Dr. Gordon tells Steve that the two stewardesses just helped save a three month old baby's life. After the trip, Steve visits the ladies to apologize and brings some humble pie.
55	19	"Bub Gets A Job"	Richard Whorf	Teleplay by George Tibbles Story by Robert & Judith Specht	February 8, 1962 (1962-02-08)	219
A magazine article on bored homemakers suggests getting a part time job. Bub mentions it to Steve and Steve says that everyone gets restless once in a while. Bub then decides against another job. After the boys annoy Bub, he tells Steve he's going job hunting the next morning. Things do not go well with Bub's First Interviewer (Bryan O'Byrne). Bub then goes to the Philbrick Electric Company and that interview doesn't go any better. That night the boys cook dinner and it's not too good. Steve tells Bub that he knows someone at the Philips Company department store. They need salesmen and Steve's friend put in a good word for Bub. Bub gets the job and the first day it's hard for him to be polite to a Lady Customer (Geraldine Wall). On another day, Bub has words with floorwalker Mr. Tully (Jonathan Hole). Bub has problems when he tries to fit a jacket on a boy with an ice cream cone. The boys are starting to miss having Bub around. Steve thinks it won't be long before Bub's temper gets the best of him. After an embarrassing encounter with a Mr. Dennis (Raymond Bailey), Mr. Tully fires Bub. Bub is happy to be back with his annoying grandchildren. Rusty Stevens as Cletus Bleeker.
56	20	"Le Petit Stowaway"	Richard Whorf	Dorothy Cooper Foote	February 15, 1962 (1962-02-15)	220
Chip is all set to go on a business trip with his father to Chicago for the weekend. Chip wants to brag about the trip to his friend Sudsy. Joe Walters (Bill Erwin), Steve's boss, comes by the house. He tells Steve that plans have changed and Steve must go on a highly classified trip to Paris. Chip can't go on the trip. Steve explains to Chip on the way to the airport. Once at the plane, Steve meets Captain Maynard (Bert Remsen), who gives him his written orders. As the family is heading towards the car, Chip sneaks onto the plane. The family don't notice until the plane has taken off. At the Paris airport, Chip can't find Steve. Out on the street, Chip runs into a little French girl named Marie (Beatrice Richter). She takes Chip to her father and he brings Chip to his wife, who works at the Eiffel Tower restaurant. Mama speaks English and says when she gets off work they will call the hotel and find Steve. Steve and Captain Maynard walk into the tower restaurant and Steve sees Chip from behind, but doesn't know it's him. Marie takes Chip around to a few places in town. Walking in town, Steve thinks he saw Chip but knows it can't be him. Steve goes to a public phone to call home. Outside the phone booth are Chip and Marie. Bub tells Steve about Chip being on the plane and when Steve turns around, he sees Chip. Steve pretends to not know Chip, but then Steve forgives him and Chip apologizes. Steve, Captain Maynard, Chip and Marie go off together.
57	21	"Robbie Valentino"	Richard Whorf	Paul David	February 22, 1962 (1962-02-22)	221
Bub is bar-b-quing and it doesn't turn out well. Even Tramp won't eat the meat. Robbie mentions that a Film maker is in town to do a documentary on Robbie's physics class. Bub says that it's one way for Robbie to get into show business. At school, teacher Miss Harris (Nancy Kulp) introduces the director of the film, Edward Murry. Mr. Murry lets the class know that he is not a big time Hollywood director, he's just with a small company. He then proceeds to observe the class doing their work. Robbie and Marilyn Turnthurston are chosen for a close up shot, showing what they are doing in physics. At home, Robbie tells Bub that he just has a small part in the film. Bub says there are no small parts, just small actors. Bub tries to coach Robbie with his one line. Robbie and Marilyn are rehearsing and her boyfriend Chuck comes by. Chuck and Robbie give each other a fat lip. The next day filming starts and Robbie is very nervous and overacts his part. Later, the film is being shown at school. Robbie's face is cut out of the scene and another voice was used. Only Marilyn can be seen. Robbie and Chuck become friends and Marilyn hangs out with the drama club.
58	22	"The Masterpiece"	Richard Whorf	Gail Ingram Clement	March 1, 1962 (1962-03-01)	222
Sudsy makes fun of a picture Chip is drawing for a homework assignment. The pictures will be shown at an open house at school. Meanwhile, Robbie made the wrestling squad and Mike is helping Robbie work out. Chip tries redoing his picture several times and neither Mike, Steve nor Bub can figure out what he has drawn. Bub draws a sailboat for Chip to keep. Because of something Robbie says, Chip signs his name to the picture. He then turns it in to his teacher, Mrs. Bergen. The day of the open house, Chip tries to keep Steve and Bub from seeing his picture. Chip's picture isn't on the wall where it should've been. Mrs. Bergen explains that Principal Shutley (Gilman Rankin) wanted the best picture from the class and she gave him Chip's picture. The picture will be entered into an art contest and the winner and the picture will be put in the newspaper. Chip plans to steal the picture back, but Sudsy tells he what kind of trouble he could get into. That night, Chip has a dream that he's in jail for taking the picture and Sudsy is his lawyer. The next day, Chip talks to Sudsy's father, Mr. Pfeiffer, because he's a lawyer. When Mr. Pfeiffer doesn't get any information from Chip, Sudsy tells his father about the picture. Mr. Pfeiffer calls Bub and tells him the situation. Mike's training has caused Robbie to lose weight and Robbie is thrown off the team. Bub and Steve talk to Mr. Shutley and they hope Chip will confess on his own. Chip does something to make everything work out for the best.
59	23	"A Holiday for Tramp"	Richard Whorf	Dorothy Cooper Foote	March 8, 1962 (1962-03-08)	223
Steve is returning from a business trip by train. He learns from passenger Mrs. Bradshaw (Reta Shaw) that actress Marisa Montaine (Eve Arden) is on board. She doing a book signing tour for her autobiography. The family is at the train station to meet Steve. Tramp is along and he's tied to the car. Tramp gets loose and boards the train, which then leaves the station. Tramp winds up in Marisa's room and wakes her up. Marisa asks her assistant, Brownie (Maudie Prickett), to get rid of the dog who she now calls Whiskers. Marisa arrives in Chicago and starts to take Tramp to the pound. Back at home, everyone is still looking for Tramp. Marisa has second thoughts and brings Tramp to her hotel room. Just when she starts to grow fond of Tramp, a message comes from the railway station saying they found the owner of the dog. Marisa brings Tramp back and Chip she's her and Tramp in the car. Marisa sadly says goodbye to Tramp and leaves. Lois January as Mrs. Nichols. Charles Seel as Conductor. Johnny Silver as Chauffeur.
60	24	"The Big Game"	Richard Whorf	Gail Ingram Clement	March 15, 1962 (1962-03-15)	224
Steve stops at the drugstore to pick up some medicine as Chip has a cold. He runs into Mike and Mike goes to wait in the car. Teacher Miss Fisher (Nancy Kulp) comes by. She tells Steve that Robbie is not doing well in mathematics as he is all wrapped up in football. Back at home, Steve tells Robbie if he doesn't pass Friday's math test, he cannot play in the big football game. Robbie is trying to study but he's getting frustrated with fractions. He comes up with the idea of trying to catch Chips cold so he wouldn't have to go to school and take the test. That night, Robbie has a dream that he has a fever. The next morning, Robbie is still healthy. At school, Robbie passes the test because there were no questions about fractions. Turns out Chip now has the measles and Steve says Robbie might get it. It's the day of the game and Robbie is fine. Steve tells Robbie he doesn't deserve it, but he can go and play. Robbie goes down the stairs and twists his ankle.
61	25	"Chip's Party"	Richard Whorf	Howard Leeds	March 22, 1962 (1962-03-22)	225
Chip's 10th birthday is coming up and he doesn't want a party. Some of his classmates try to talk him into one. Steve tells the family that one doesn't have a birthday party for the presents, it's about friendship. When you ask a person to your party, it's because you want them to share a special time in your life. Chip then decides to have the party. Sudsy's mother offers to help Bub with the party if he needs it. Dr. Foster comes by the house and tells the family that Steve has the German measles. The Doctor doesn't think they have to cancel the party because Steve should be fine in a few days. Word spreads between the mothers about Steve and his disease gets exaggerated. Steve is feeling better but won't make the party because of the work he has to catch up on. It's the day of the party and the house is all decorated. Calls start coming with mothers saying their children can't come to the party because of Steve's measles. At school, Chips class throws him a surprise birthday party. Lois January as Mrs. Brubaker.
62	26	"Casanova Trouble"	Richard Whorf	Muriel Roy Bolton	March 29, 1962 (1962-03-29)	226
Chip and Sudsy are hiding from two girls because the girls want to walk the boys to school. Meanwhile, Steve's secretary Julie Evans is very distracted and Steve asks her why. Julie thinks her thirteen year old daughter Linda (Brenda Scott) is in love with an older man. Julie knows the guys name starts with an M, but she can't get any other information out of Linda. The next day, Julie tells Steve she found Linda's diary and wonders if it would be right to look in it. Robbie asks Linda to stop calling him Marlon as it's embarrassing. Without Mike knowing it, Robbie borrows Mike's fraternity pin to replace a missing button on his shirt. A mix up, caused by the borrowed fraternity pin, causes Steve to think it is Mike who is dating the Linda. An angry Steve goes home and accuses Mike of being with Linda. Mike has no idea what Steve is talking about. Steve leaves to answer a phone call. Robbie tells Mike that Linda took Mike's fraternity pin from him. Robbie tells Steve that Linda calls him Marlon and makes up stuff about him in her diary. Steve goes to talk to Julie. He tells her that Linda has a crush on Robbie, they're not dating and everything that Linda put in her diary is made up. Linda comes home and tells Julie and Steve she now has a crush on another boy. Chip and Sudsy find out that the two girls who followed them around are now after two other boys.
63	27	"The Pencil Pusher"	Richard Whorf	Howard Leeds	April 5, 1962 (1962-04-05)	227
Bub has baked a cake that is to be dessert after dinner and no one is to touch it. Mike and Robbie each create a distraction and steal a piece of the cake. Chip comes home with a black eye he got in a fight. When Bub goes to get something to put on the eye, Chip steals a piece of cake. Steve comes home and Chip tells him the reason for the fight. It seems that Danny Miller said that his father had an important job because he's a fire chief and Steve was nothing but a pencil pusher. Chip told Danny that Steve is a test pilot. Steve tells Chip that he is an aeronautical engineer which sounds as boring as a pencil pusher to Chip. Bub suggests to Steve the he take Chip to his work place. At the air base, Steve shows Chip all the Air Force planes. Chief Miller comes by and shows Chip and Steve some of the fire fighting equipment. Chip is having a good time. Steve then shows Chip his office and where he draws up plans. Chip is unimpressed with the office. However, when Steve is asked to help a pilot land a plane that is malfunctioning, Chip gets a different view of his father's job. William Tannen as Colonel.
64	28	"Innocents Abroad"	Richard Whorf	Dick Conway & Roland MacLane	April 12, 1962 (1962-04-12)	228
Mike needs some money to buy a scuba outfit, but Steve tells him to earn the money. Wally Osborne (Roy Engel), an old college friend of Steve's, calls. Steve invites him over for dinner. After dinner, Steve and Wally reminisce about old times. Wally mentions how when they needed money back then, they just went to another town and got a job. And they didn't tell their parents they were going. Mike gets the idea to just pick up and leave for Glenville to work for two weeks. The next morning, Mike and Robbie leave a note for Steve and head off. Steve believes they'll be home before dinner. The boys wind up at Mrs. Hansen's boarding house. Another one of her boarders is Mr. Gifford who works at the local cannery. Mr. Gifford says it's hard work, but Mrs. Hansen talks him into giving Mike and Robbie a job. One day of work and the boys are exhausted. Steve finally gets a letter from the boys and they say they're working and doing fine. He travels to Glenville to see how the boys are doing. Steve overhears the other boarders say how well raised Mike and Robbie are and what hard workers they are. Robbie and Mike admit they're homesick, but Steve taught them to finish what you started. Steve is very proud and knows they're OK. Jose Gonzales-Gonzales as Jose.
65	29	"Robbie the Caddy"	Richard Whorf	Mannie Manheim & Arthur Marx	April 19, 1962 (1962-04-19)	229
Robbie needs some money for a new carburetor. Hank tells Robbie he should be a golf caddy at the Bryant Hills Golf Club Tournament. At the Golf Club, Pro Golfer Danny Donnigan (Robert J. Wilke) complains about the caddy he was given during his practice round. No one else will volunteer to be the temperamental golfers caddy. Hank and Robbie show up and Robbie is assigned to be Danny's caddy. It's the day of the Tournament and Robbie meets Danny. Danny begins by playing very well. Then one of Danny's drives goes into the rough. Robbie finds the ball, but accidentally moves it. This makes it easy for Danny to hit the ball onto the green. Robbie tries to tell Danny what happened, but isn't able to. It's the end of the day and the first round of the tournament is over. Robbie tells Mike what happened and Steve overhears it. Steve tells Robbie that even though it will disqualify him, Danny needs to be told. The next day, Steve tries to talk to Danny, but Danny won't listen. Danny wins the tournament. In the locker room, Steve is able to tell Danny what happened. Steve will leave it up to Danny to do the right thing. The next day, they see in the newspaper that Danny came clean and disqualified himself.
66	30	"Coincidence"	Richard Whorf	Dorothy Cooper Foote	April 26, 1962 (1962-04-26)	230
It's Steve's day off from work and he would like a little peace and quiet. But the household and the boys are anything but quiet. Steve admits to Bub that there have been times he wished he had a house full of girls. Steve drives into town for some pipe tobacco. Along the way he picks up Billy Longfellow (Billy Barty), who claims to have missed his bus. Mike is in town and sees Steve in his car. Because Billy is so short it looks as though Steve is talking to himself. Steve and Billy are talking about Steve's loud household. Steve drops Billy off. Billy gives Steve a coin for good luck and suggests a shortcut back. Steve runs out of gas in front of a house. As he goes up to the door there's a dog that looks like Tramp. A little girl named Kit Anderson (Susan Gordon) lets Steve in to use the phone. The inside of the house looks exactly like the Douglas house. He meets older sisters Bobbie (Barbara Parkins), which is short for Roberta and Mike, which is short for Michelle. Bobbie asks Steve advice on boys and tells him her mother Irene (Mary Jackson) is a widow. Steve then meets the girls grandmother, Mub (Verna Felton), who takes care of them while Mother works. Back at home, Steve tells the family about how much the Anderson household resembled theirs. Everyone thinks Steve just imagined the Andersons. Steve brings them to the house. The door is open and when Steve goes inside, the house is completely vacant. The family is now worried about Steve. It turns out the Andersons did move and also picked up Billy Longfellow. They also get a shortcut from Billy and then stop to ask for directions. They just happen to stop at the Douglas house. Irene explains the quick move and she brings in the family so Steve can introduce them to his family. Billy just happens to show up at the house as well.
67	31	"Air Derby"	Richard Whorf	Lou Breslow & Joseph Hoffman	May 3, 1962 (1962-05-03)	231
Robbie wakes up the family with his early morning testing of his model airplane engine. Robbie wants to compete in the upcoming Junior Air Meet to win a $500 scholarship bond. A boy named Harold (Roly-Poly) Bates (Joey D. Vieira) is also competing. Roly is delivering some groceries to Bub and Bub tells him to store some of the cans in the garage. Robbie thinks that Roly was trying to take a look at his plane which was also in the garage. Steve thinks that Robbie wants to use the bond to go to college, but Robbie just wants to cash it in. Steve is at the Hobby Shop and overhears Mr. Bates (Ed Prentiss), Roly's father, complain to the owner about a purchase Roly made. Apparently, he can barely afford to clothe and feed Roly and doesn't want the boy spending money on silly things. Steve learns from Pop Johnson, the owner, that Roly has a bright future in aeronautics. Robbie hears from Chip that Steve would really like to see Roly win the Meet. The day of the Meet, Steve apologizes to Robbie for saying that he'd like Roly to win. Steve also says he's proud of Robbie and hope he wins. At the Meet, Robbie is in second place behind Roly and it's time for their final flights. The wing on Roly's plane gets broken. Robbie could have Roly forfeit, but he gives Roly time to fix the plane. The boys do their final flights. Robbie winds up crashing his plane and Roly wins. Robbie claims a part came loose on the plane, but Steve finds out that Robbie intentionally crashed the plane. Chick Hearn as Announcer. Butch Patrick as Little Boy.
68	32	"Too Much in Common"	Richard Whorf	John McGreevey	May 10, 1962 (1962-05-10)	232
Steve mentions to Bub how Mike and his girlfriend June Barker (Carolyn Craig) are getting a bit predictable as they have a lot in common. They go to different schools, but see each other on weekends. June is at the Douglas house for dinner and during the conversation, Mike and June finish each others sentences. At school, Mike has to share a book with Amy Bennett as there's only one available in the library. They then go to the shake shop and Mike finds it interesting that she has different likes and priorities than he does. Later, Mike mentions to the family that he might stay at school next weekend and see a play with Amy. Mike wonders if he should just make up an excuse to give June for not coming home for the weekend. Steve thinks Mike should tell June the truth, but Mike doesn't think June would understand. Meanwhile, June tells her father, Harry Barker (Bill Zuckert), that she would like to have one date with Ken Everetts as she finds him interesting. She doesn't know how to tell Mike and Harry says she should just tell the truth. Mike and June try to tell each other that they want to see someone else, but can't bring themselves to do it. Back at school, Mike tries to tell Amy he can't make their date, but isn't able to. Mike sends a letter to Steve asking him to tell June he'll be stuck at school for the weekend. Harry comes by to tell Steve that June won't be home for the weekend and he should let Mike know she'll see him next weekend. Mike is at the play with Amy and he sees June. When he tries to go inside unnoticed, June sees him. They both try to hide from each other, but the two couples wind up sitting next to each other. Later, Mike and June are happy things turned out the way they did and they agree that if they want to see someone else it's OK. Josie Lloyd as Linda Prentiss.
69	33	"Chug and Robbie"	Richard Whorf	William Kelsay	May 17, 1962 (1962-05-17)	233
It's Robbie's first day at High School and he meets the school's star athlete, Chug Williams (Ryan O'Neal). Later at home, Robbie excitedly tells Mike that his locker is next to Chug's. Mike is not that impressed and calls Chug a show off. The next day at school, Robbie introduces Chug to Gloria Davenport, who Robbie went to grade school with. Chug tells Robbie that he took a few of Robbie's things, but Robbie says that it's OK. Robbie is developing a serious case of hero worship. Meanwhile, Chip is upset because Sudsy is inviting girls to his birthday party. Later, Robbie asks Gloria out and she says she already has a date with Chug. Mike and Robbie get into an argument because Mike says Chug is just being friendly to Robbie because there's something in it for him. Chug is running for president of the Student Body. Robbie learns that Mike is right when Chug asks Robbie to rig the election in his favor. Chip finds a way to get the girls to leave Sudsy's party early. Robbie and the rest of the Student council have finished counting the votes for president. Robbie goes over to Chug's house and meets Mr. Williams (Del Moore). Turns out that Mr. Williams was also quite the athlete when he was younger. He tells Robbie that he was also president of the Student Body when he was in High School. Robbie tells Mr. Williams and Chug that it was close, but Chug didn't win the election. Mr. Williams says that it's OK the Chug didn't win. After his father leaves the room, Chug thanks Robbie for not rigging the election. Note: This episode aired very out of place in the season's timeline with Robbie entering High School and Mike is about to start college. Both had been in those schools for the entire season.
70	34	"Good Influence"	Richard Whorf	John McGreevey	May 24, 1962 (1962-05-24)	234
Bub is trying to paint a chair, but because of the boys, things keep disappearing on him. Robbie is collecting newspapers for a school salvage drive. Chip is hiding from Freddy Selby, whom he doesn't care for. Bub makes Chip go out and play with Freddy. They wind up at Freddy's house and have milk and cookies. After Chip leaves, Ralph (George D. Wallace) and Claire Selby (Mary Anderson) talk about the trip to the lake they're going to take. Freddy would rather stay home and play with Chip. Meanwhile, Mike and Amy are having a disagreement over what talent means. Amy sees one of the papers that Bub had under the chair he was painting and thinks it's artwork. She would like to show it to her uncle who runs an art gallery. Ralph calls Steve and asks if Chip could go on the trip with them. At first Chip doesn't want to go, but then he tells Steve he will. Amy tells Bub that her uncle liked the painting, has a buyer for it and would like to see more of Bub's work. Up at the lake, Chip sees how much Claire pampers Freddy. Ralph tells Claire he'd like to see Freddy act more like a boy. Bub has now seriously taken up painting. Amy's uncle is not impressed with Bub's new paintings. Chip and Freddy get into a fight when Freddy calls Chip a show off and Chip calls him a chicken. The boys give each other a black eye and become friends. Claire and Ralph are actually happy about the fight.
71	35	"The Hippopotamus Foot"	Richard Whorf	Teleplay by George Tibbles Story by Richard Whorf	May 31, 1962 (1962-05-31)	235
Steve gets a special delivery letter asking him to come to the college as Mike may be facing disciplinary action. At the school, Steve speaks with Dean Vincent Talbot (Alexander Lockwood) about a fraternity prank. The Dean explains in a flashback that last Monday night it was raining and the boys were bored. Mike brings into the room an umbrella stand shaped like a hippopotamus foot. The next day the boys bring the foot into the forest. Mike is sent to keep Quinby Lewis (Hank Patterson), the caretaker, busy. Then the boys use the foot to make tracks that lead to the reservoir. Quinby starts to believe that Mike is stalling for some reason. He tells Mike that he's going to take a nap and sends Mike away. Quinby then goes looking around outside and finds the tracks. He brings in some police and they call for Professor Atkins from the museum. One of the police goes around the reservoir and says whatever it is, it didn't come out. Professor Atkins says they are hippopotamus tracks. The Dean then tells Steve how after a few days, the boys spread rumors that the water in town tastes funny. The Mayor orders the dragging of the reservoir. Mike and Tim think the joke has gone far enough, but the other boys don't care. Now there's plans to drain the reservoir. Mike comes up with a plan to make it look as though the Hippo walked out of the reservoir and then out of town. One of the boys, Buzz Talbot, who happens to be the Dean's grandson, confesses to Dean Talbot what they did. The Dean tells Steve how they will be disciplined and asks every parent's approval. Mike Minor as Ray.
72	36	"The Kibitzers"	Richard Whorf	Teleplay by John McGreevey & George Tibbles Story by John McGreevey	June 7, 1962 (1962-06-07)	236
Bub is playing cards with Max (Burt Mustin) and Smitty (Lloyd Corrigan). Mike is trying to get a girl named Wendy to notice him. Chip's teacher, Mrs. Bergen, is mad at Chip because he put an ant farm on her desk and the ants escaped. Bub's friends talk about the women Mike and Chip are having problems with and how Steve could use air conditioning in the house. Later, Steve comes home to find a Mr. Hewlitt (Eddie Quillan) and Mr. Crockett measuring things in the house. They give him an estimate for air conditioning. Mike tells Steve that because of something Wendy heard, she is now interested in him. Mrs. Bergen comes to the house and she accuses Bub of sending a blackmail letter to her about Chip. It's another day and Bub and his friends are playing cards again. Robbie comes in and tells Bub he's been nominated for class president. Mrs. Bergen is still giving Chip extra homework because of the ants. And what Wendy heard about Mike turns out to not be true, so she's lost interest in him. Someone is getting involved in a job prospect for Steve. Mrs. Bergen gets another letter and tells Bub if there's a third letter she will call the police. The guy that's running against Robbie for president gives him a black eye because of something that was said over the school PA system. The family is starting to wonder who is behind all of this. Bub's friends come by and Steve and the boys suddenly think they may be involved. Bub thinks they were just trying to help and Steve goes to talk to them. Steve doesn't get through to them, so Bub talks to them. Bill Erwin as Joe Walters.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
73	1	"Weekend in Tokyo"	Gene Reynolds	George Tibbles	September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20)	301
Robbie is at wrestling class and Freddy Nagata tells him about how his father is a black belt in Judo. Mike comes by and tells Robbie to come home right away as Steve has arranged a last minute trip. Turns out Steve has to go for the weekend to Japan for business and decided to take the boys as well. Mike is not happy about leaving his girlfriend Jane. The family arrive in Tokyo and are met by Mr. Tanaka. Mr. Tanaka brings them to the house where they will be staying. They meet the house keeper and her grand-daughter Kimiko, who speaks English. Mike enjoys spending time with the pretty Kimiko and Mr. Tanaka takes Robbie to a Judo school. That night, Kimiko takes Mike to a dance club for young adults. It's time to go home and Mike is very happy when Kimiko comes to the airport to say goodbye. Back home, Robbie shows off some of the Judo moves he learned on Freddy. Buck Young as Coach.
74	2	"Robbie's Employment Service"	Gene Reynolds	Glenn Wheaton & Mannie Manheim	September 27, 1962 (1962-09-27)	302
Robbie and his friend Hank need to make money to go on dates. They decide to start a business for home repairs and outdoor chores. They will hire other kids to do the work and take a third of the money. Meanwhile, Mike is off to the Air Force Reserves for the weekend. Robbie and Hank go to see Enoch Lieb (Booth Colman) at the bank's loan department. The boys talk Enoch into giving them a loan despite having no collateral. The business starts off doing well. Chip comes by looking for a job because he wants to buy a new bike. Robbie tells him to start his own business. J.C. Dobbins (Richard Bull), the City License Commissioner, drops by. Dobbins tells the boys they need a license to operate and they pay for it. When Mrs. Edgerton calls to complain about a weed pulling job, Robbie and Hank have to go out and finish the job. Steve is surprised when several young children show up at the Douglas house. It seems Chip started a baby sitting service. Business has hit a slump for Robbie and Hank and they have some bills coming up. Enoch drops by and reminds the boys they have a loan payment due in a few days. Robbie asks Chip to loan him some money. Steve will only let Chip do it if Robbie dissolves his business and goes out and gets a real job.
75	3	"Tramp's First Bite"	Gene Reynolds	Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz	October 4, 1962 (1962-10-04)	303
Tramp gets out of the house and wanders around. The family comes home from shopping and Chip looks for Tramp. John the Policeman comes by and tells them that Tramp is at the animal shelter because he bit a little boy named Alan Edgerton (Tim Matheson). The family doesn't believe Tramp would bite anyone. Bub goes to the shelter and Steve and Mike go to see the Edgertons. Mrs. Edgerton tells Steve that she'll be taking him to court. Tramp will have to be quarantined at home for 2 weeks. Steve and the family consult with Matt Richards (Willard Sage), a lawyer. That night, Chip hides Tramp in the attic. When he gets back to bed, Robbie tells him that trick won't work. Chip and Sudsy dye half of Tramps fur black. Chip tries to tell the family he got rid of Tramp and he has a new dog named Sam. In court, Alan says that Tramp growled at him and when he tried to run away, the dog bit him. There is also testimony from the animal control man, Mr. Davis. During a lunch recess, Matt tells Steve that it doesn't look good for Tramp. Matt suggests making a deal with the Judge (Tyler McVey) to find Tramp a home in the country. Steve reluctantly agrees. When Robbie learns that the leash that was on Tramp didn't belong to Mr. Davis, he tells Steve it must have been Alan's. Matt gets Alan to confess that he put the leash on Tramp because he wanted to take the dog home. And after Alan tried to drag the dog, Tramp bit him. The Judge dismisses the case.
76	4	"Moment of Truth"	Gene Reynolds	Ken Englund	October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11)	304
Mike nervously asks Sue Ellen Chase to the fraternity dance. Roger had asked her, but he may have to visit his sick mother. If Mike can wait til the last minute, she'd be happy to go with him. At Pop Acton's (Robert Foulk) Hamburger Place, Mike meets Jackie Acton, Pop's daughter. He gets a date with her to see a movie that night. After the movie, Jackie tells Mike how envious she is of girls like Sue Ellen who will go to the dance in fancy clothes. Mike then asks Jackie to go to the dance with him. Later, Mike finds out that Roger did leave, and Sue Ellen can go to the dance with him. Some people are telling Mike he shouldn't take Jackie because she's from the "wrong side of the tracks" and wouldn't fit in. Steve is not happy with what Mike is doing to Jackie. Mike goes to tell Jackie he's going with Sue Ellen. But when Mike sees how excited about the dance Jackie is, he can't break off the date. It's the night of the dance and Mike's tuxedo pants are too big. Jackie comes in to wait for Mike while Bub fixes the pants. Jackie has quite the unusual dress on. Steve wants to find another dress for her and they figure out a way to do it. Jackie now looks beautiful and they have a great time at the dance. Mike Minor as Duke.
77	5	"Daughter for a Day"	Gene Reynolds	Shirley Gordon	October 18, 1962 (1962-10-18)	305
On a flight back home, Steve runs into an old friend named Elizabeth Hill and her daughter, Jeannie (Suzanne Cupito). It turns out that Elizabeth is giving a lecture in Steve's town. Steve invites them over to the house. Back at home, Bub's lodge is having a picnic, Mike has to go to the Air Force Reserves, Robbie is going horse back riding and Chip is going on a Cub Scout hike. Steve arrives home and learns that everyone but Chip is gone. Chip and Sudsy talk to Jeannie for a while. The boys are fascinated by tales of Jeannie's worldly travels. It's not long before the boys have to leave and Steve finds he'll have to care for Jeannie by himself. Steve finds out from Jeannie that her parents are divorced and she spends 6 months with each of them. The two play house with Steve being the mother. They then go to the Soda Fountain for a while. The family comes home and Steve isn't there. Steve and Jeannie come home from the zoo and she meets the others. The family and Jeannie spend a nice evening together. Elizabeth comes to pick up Jeannie and Jeannie tells Steve that when she plays house again, she'll know what a real family is like. Barbara Lyon as Stewardess.
78	6	"The Ghost Next Door"	Richard Whorf	Teleplay by George Tibbles Story by Richard Whorf	October 25, 1962 (1962-10-25)	306
Bub meets Abbie Pearson. She'll be watching her son's house, which is next door to the Douglas house, while he's on a trip. Bub lends her some candles as the power in the Pearson house hasn't been turned back on yet. Meanwhile, Chip and Sudsy try on their costumes for Halloween that night. The boys tell Sudsys mother that they're not afraid of ghosts. Back at the Douglas house, Chip and Sudsy are surprised when they see the door close at the Pearson house, because it's supposed to be empty. It's evening and Bub leaves for a lodge meeting. Chip and Sudsy go out trick-or-treating. While walking through an alley, they are frightened by someone trying to get into their house in the dark. Chip and Sudsy then see someone - or something - carrying a candle in the window of the Pearson house. The boys tell Steve there's a ghost in the house next door. Steve tells them that the house is vacant and they just imagined it. Sudsy spends the night with Chip and has a bad dream. The next morning, Abbie tells Bub she saw Steve and her power will be turned on today. Because the door is open, Chip, Sudsy and Tramp go into the Pearson house. They see Abbie sweeping and run out of the house because they think she's a witch. Chip falls down and Abbie brings him in the house. Sudsy tells Bub, Mike and Robbie that the witch took Chip. They go to the Pearson house and have a nice time with Abbie. Note: This episode was filmed the previous season and held over for broadcast
79	7	"Pretty as a Picture"	Gene Reynolds	George Tibbles	November 1, 1962 (1962-11-01)	307
Chip and Robbie are doing homework in the kitchen. But Robbie is actually drawing a picture of Cleo Cornell, a girl from school. Clara Gilbert, who clearly likes Bub, comes by to bring him some eggs. Bub finds Clara annoying. Robbie tells Steve that Cleo is a senior at school and doesn't know he exists. Mike tells Robbie that instead of drawing pictures of Cleo, he should take his camera to school and take a photo of her when she's not looking. Robbie has Hank take a picture when he's standing next to Cleo. Steve advises Robbie to forget about Cleo as she is two years older and in high school, that is a world apart. After Hank spreads rumors at school that Robbie and Cleo are going together, Robbie starts showing the picture. Robbie gets a call from Cleo and she asks him over to her house. When Robbie gets to her her house, Cleo introduces him to her two older brothers. The brothers ask about the picture and Cleo then tears it up. At school, some people start to question whether Robbie is really going with Cleo. Hank forces Robbie to talk to Cleo. At first she is mad at him. But he tells her the only reason he took the picture was because he thought she was so beautiful. She asks Robbie to have lunch with her and he finds they have nothing in common. Following Mike and Robbie's advice, Bub finds a way to have Clara stop bothering him.
80	8	"What's Cooking?"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	November 8, 1962 (1962-11-08)	308
Chip overhears Robbie on the phone and thinks that Robbie is trading him for another little brother. But it actually has to do with freshmen at Robbie's school. It will help Robbie meet a girl he's interested in. Chip asks Bub if he has any recipes on a card and Bub says he doesn't write his down. Chip tells Steve that the PTA is having a cooking contest with the kids submitting their mother's favorite recipe. Steve says he has a recipe he used to make. He'll try and remember it and write it down. Bub overhears Chip tell Robbie about the fancy recipe that Steve is going to write down. Bub now is trying some new recipes. Chip says that Steve's recipe was picked as one of the three finalists. It turns out Steve now has to cook his dish at a PTA meeting. Chip makes a bet with Dorine Peters over who will win the contest. Flora McEvoy (Molly Dodd) comes by to take a picture of Steve for a story about him cooking. Bub leaves a note saying he won't be home and Steve should cook dinner. Steve practices the dish he is to cook and it doesn't go well. Bub agrees to cook in Steve's place at the contest. Bub winds up winning first prize with one of his own recipes that he pretended was Steve's. Lois January as Mrs. Hildebrandt. Patsy Garrett as Agnes Peters.
81	9	"Chip's Last Fight"	Gene Reynolds	Joanna Lee	November 15, 1962 (1962-11-15)	309
On the phone, Robbie is having a hard time asking Nancy to the dance and she tells him she's going with someone else. Mike calls up a girl and shows Robbie how it's done. Everyone has plans for the evening, so Steve wants to get a sitter for Chip. Chip is upset because he thinks he's old enough to be by himself. The next day, Chip tells Sudsy how mad he is that he had to have a sitter. Chip wants to join a neighborhood boys club, but some of the guys say he is too young. Gibbs (Tim Matheson) says Chip has to pass a bravery test. Chip has to fight Casey's little brother and the winner can be the club mascot. Gibbs tells Chip to come back next Saturday. When his brothers turn him down, Bub agrees to show Chip how to fight. Bub notices that Chip has a fever. The Doctor (Bill Quinn) tells Steve that Chips tonsils have to come out. The surgery will be scheduled for Saturday. Chip doesn't tell Steve why, but he doesn't want to do it on Saturday. The family just thinks Chip is afraid, but he's actually worried that Gibbs will think he chickened out. Mrs. Aldrich, Casey's mother, comes by the Douglas house. She tells Steve and Bub that Casey is in a secret club and that Chip was supposed to fight her youngest son Tommy this Saturday. She also says that she put a stop to the fight. Steve now understands why Chip didn't want to have the operation. Steve tells Chip that the fight is called off and he can go to the hospital. Chip is actually relieved. Celeste Yarnall as Ginny Stewart.
82	10	"Steve Gets an A"	Gene Reynolds	True Boardman	November 22, 1962 (1962-11-22)	310
Robbie has been swamped with homework and has a term paper for history due on Monday. Steve finds out that Robbie has had the assignment for weeks and has just procrastinated. Steve says Robbie has the whole weekend to work on it. But Robbie says he has a chance to go with Janee Holmes (Mimsy Farmer) and her parents to the lake for the weekend. Steve says the paper comes first. Janee comes by and tells Robbie how much she is looking forward to the trip. While he doesn't condone it, Mike shows Robbie a history paper Steve wrote long ago and got an A on. Robbie copies it. Janee and Robbie have a wonderful weekend together. Back at school, Robbie gets his term paper back from teacher Mr. Armstrong. Robbie got an F on the paper and a letter to give to Steve. Robbie gives Steve the letter which asks Steve to meet with Mr. Armstrong. Robbie confesses to copying the paper. Mike tells Steve he was the one that showed Robbie the paper to begin with. Steve goes to see Mr. Armstrong. Though he doesn't remember that far back, it seems Steve copied his paper word for word from an article published in 1874. Steve confesses to Robbie that he copied the paper as well. During the night, Steve gets up and shows Bub something he found in the attic. It turns out Steve was supposed to copy that paper for a typing class, so he didn't cheat. Steve decides to not tell Robbie because of the bonding moment they had.
83	11	"Heat Wave"	Gene Reynolds	Paul David	November 29, 1962 (1962-11-29)	311
The town is experiencing a record heat wave. Chip and Sudsy are collecting for their Cub Scout paper drive and Chip is having a hard time finding any. Meanwhile, Mike is excited because he got a date with Janie Stempel (Anjanette Comer). She is coming over for dinner and Mike wants everything perfect. The heat is making Bub very irritable. Because Janie lives in a big house with servants, Mike would like everyone to dress for dinner. At dinner, Janie is wondering why the men are wearing jackets in this heat and insists they take them off. Mrs. Fletcher (Templeton Fox) comes by with a truck to pick up what papers Chip has collected. Chip mistakenly gabs some important papers that Steve needs for work. Steve finds the papers missing and panics. If they are not in the mail by midnight that evening, Steve loses a million dollar contract. Robbie, Mike and Janie go to the grocery store parking lot where the papers are being delivered. Milton Gibson (Bartlett Robinson) arrives to meet with Steve about the contract. Steve and Bub try to stall Milton. A Janitor (Billy Beck) tries to stop Robbie, Mike and Janie from rummaging through the papers, but Janie gets him to help. Chip shows up with all the Cub Scouts to help with the search. Milton is losing his patience. Robbie finds Steve's papers and races home. Steve is about to confess to Milton, when Bub hands him the papers.
84	12	"The Beauty Contest"	Gene Reynolds	Walter Black	December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06)	312
It's almost time for the college beauty pageant. Eddy and Arch want nothing to do with being a judge because of past problems. They pick Mike to do it and he is thrilled. Mike's girlfriend Laurie (Nancy McCarthy) comes by and tells him that she has entered the contest. Mike picks the four finalists and Laurie finds out she's not one of them. Laurie is not happy. Chip and Susdsy look over pictures of the girls in their class because they thought about having a beauty contest. But they don't think any of the girls are pretty. Finalist, Kim Franklin (Jeannine Riley), comes to the house. She invites Mike to a sorority dance that evening. Finalist Jill Wagner (Eilene Janssen) introduces Mike to her rather large friend Dan Palmer. Dan kind of implies that Jill better be the winner. Finalist Mary Ellen Conway, a woman's field hockey player, tells Mike that she plays to win. Mike meets finalist Pat Parnell and she tells him she doesn't care about the contest. She would withdraw if her sorority would let her. Mike now regrets being the judge because he's going to make a lot of enemies. It's the day of the decision and Mike picks Pat. Meanwhile, Chip and Sudsy pick Mary Lou to win their contest. They figure she's big enough to protect them from the other girl's brothers. Mike and Laurie get back together.
85	13	"Doctor in the House"	Gene Reynolds	Teleplay by Danny Simon & George Tibbles Story by Danny Simon	December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13)	313
Joe Walters (Russ Conway) asks Steve to oversee a project in Bolivia. Joe does says that the job will involve some physical labor. It's Friday and Joe says Steve has to leave on Monday. Chip has a school project where he has to build a model of the solar system. Meanwhile, Mrs. Gilbert complains to Bub that the boys leave their stuff all over her yard, including Chips roller skates. Steve comes home and when he bends down to pick up one of the skates that Bub dropped, he strains his back. Bub calls Dr. Stasser and finds out he's no longer a general practitioner, he's now an obstetrician. Steve goes to see him anyway. Stasser recommends Steve see Dr. Prince. When Steve finds out from the Door Painter (Sidney Clute) that Prince is starting his practice, Steve leaves. Bub gets a Dr. Waterman (Viola Harris) to come to the house, but Steve won't see her either. Joe comes to the house to go over some things about the trip with Steve. Joe finds out about Steve's injury, but Steve guarantees he'll be fine in a couple days. Chip asks Steve to help him with his school project because Steve's the only one he trusts. Steve tells him there are other capable people. When Mike tells Steve that Dr. Prince is here, Steve says he only wants Dr. Stasser. Steve thinks about what he just told Chip and learns a lesson. Because of Dr. Prince, Steve is able to make his trip. Shirley O'Hara as Nurse.
86	14	"Going Steady"	Gene Reynolds	AJ Carothers	December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20)	314
At the sophomore sock hop, Robbie asks Linda Francis (Marta Kristen) to go steady with him and she says yes. Paulette Francis (Lola Albright), Linda's mother, calls Steve. She says she doesn't approve of her daughter going steady at her young age. The next day, Paulette shows up at Steve's office. Steve is surprised at how attractive she is. She mentions that she's raising Linda on her own. Paulette would like to come up with a simple way to stop the children from going steady. Her and Steve decide to just talk to the children. Steve's talk with Robbie backfires and Robbie thinks Steve condones him being with just one girl. Steve and Paulette go out on a date and talk about how they didn't get through to the kids. Steve and Paulette come home to Paulette's place and find Robbie and Linda sitting on the couch. When Robbie realizes that Steve was on a date he suggests double dating one night. Steve and Paulette spend more time together and Bub runs into them grocery shopping. Paulette has Steve meet her mother, Mrs. Lindsay (Madge Kennedy). Linda comes in saying she saw Robbie holding hands with another girl and she never wants to see him again. Paulette is upset that Robbie would treat Linda that way, but Steve says that they wanted the children to see other people. While they both had fun, Steve and Paulette figure that their time together is over as well.
87	15	"Mother Bub"	Gene Reynolds	Dorothy Cooper Foote	December 27, 1962 (1962-12-27)	315
Chip and Sudsy each would like a model auto that they see in the toy store. Sudsy's mother won't let him have one. Sudsy tells Chip he's lucky he doesn't have a mother to worry over him all the time. Steve comes home from a business trip. Chip's birthday is coming up soon. Steve and Chip go to the toy store where Chip shows him the auto he would like to have. Steve says he'll have to think about. Sudsy tells Chip that dad's will buy things for their kids when they're sick. Chip then pretends to be sick. Bub tells Steve that Chip is just putting on an act to get something, but Steve doesn't believe it. Steve catches Chip talking to Sudsy on the phone. He asks Chip why he was pretending to be sick. Chip tells him about how Sudsy says father's will give in where mother's won't. Chip says he's glad he doesn't have a mother, but then starts crying. Steve shows Chip pictures of Chip and Bub having good times. Steve gets a call that he'll have to leave on another business trip and he'll miss Chip's birthday. Steve feels bad and buys Chip the car. Bub comes up with an argument against it and says Chip can't have it. Chip agrees to send it back as he feels he also has a mother now. Steve Conte as Delivery Man.
88	16	"Honorable Grandfather"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03)	316
Angela Telfer wants Robbie to take her to a fancy French restaurant. Because they don't have a reservation, there are no available tables. But then Angela's friend Bradley (Aron Kincaid) shows up and is able to have them join him at his table. Things get a little embarrassing for Robbie. Meanwhile, Steve brings his friend Ray Wong (Benson Fong) to the house. School is out for the rest of the week and Sudsy is out of town, so Chip is miserable. Ray invites Chip to spend a few days at his house. Steve drops by Ray's house to bring Chip some things he forgot. Steve is introduced to Ray's wife Alice Wong (Beulah Quo), Grandfather Wong (Hsi Tseng Tsiang) and Alice's cousin Mai Pah (Judy Dan). Chip is having a good time with the Wong's daughter, Sally. Alice invites Steve and the family to Grandfather's birthday party on Saturday. Robbie is depressed because Bradley is taking Angela to all different kinds of restaurants. Ray tells Robbie to bring Angela to the party on Saturday. At the party, they honor Grandfather Wong and Grandfather Bub with a traditional Chinese dinner. Everyone also gets to see a Chinese New Years parade and Angela is very impressed with Robbie.
89	17	"How to Impress a Woman"	Gene Reynolds	James Allardice & Tom Adair	January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10)	317
Robbie has Mike help him fix his scratch-built electric guitar and amplifier. Meanwhile, Mike talks to Laurie Burns (Nancy McCarthy) about Grimm's department store doing an add in the college paper about college fashion. Mike wants some the college girls to be models. Susan Hopkins (Diana Millay), from Grimm's, comes by to speak with Mike. Despite being older, Mike is immediately attracted to her. While at lunch, Mike finds out that Susan has a passion for guitar music. To impress Susan, Mike comes up with a plan to fake playing guitar while Robbie runs a phonograph record not far away. Mike goes to Susan's place with the guitar and amp and Robbie is outside the window. Mike leads Susan to believe that he built the guitar. Two of Susan's female friends come by. Mike was only planning on "playing" one song for them. Things go wrong when the ladies ask him to play one more. Wanting to seem older and more responsible to Susan, Mike is thinking of leaving school and getting a job. Steve and Bub go to see Susan. The men think Susan might have designs on Mike. She tells them that despite having some feelings for Mike, it was just a casual relationship. But she's afraid Mike might propose to her and she'll have to say no. Mike arrives and Steve and Bub slip out the back. Susan finds a way to let Mike down gently. Celeste Yarnall as Ginny Stewart.
90	18	"Roman Holiday"	Gene Reynolds	Written by Gail Ingram Clement & Douglas Tibbles Story by Douglas Tibbles	January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17)	318
Joe Walters (Russ Conway) comes by the Douglas house. He informs Steve that he has to take a trip to Rome to close a deal. Steve would like Joe to send someone else. Joe really needs Steve to go and as an incentive, the boys can go along. Steve says he'll think it over. Steve tells Bub about the time he was in Rome with the boys mother and there are just too many memories. Something Bub says convinces Steve to make the trip. In Rome, Steve and the boys stay at a house run by housekeeper Sophia. Robbie notices Steve acting strange. Chip goes grocery shopping with Sophia, Robbie does some sight seeing and Mike hopes to meet some Italian women. Robbie tells Steve about a guy he met named Giovanni. Giovanni's mother hasn't left her house in 6 years. She's a widow and doesn't want to see any of the places she used to go to with her husband. Something Robbie says makes Steve decide to visit some of the places he was at with the boys mother. Mike runs into Steve at a restaurant and Mike is with a girl he thinks is Italian but turns out to be American. The next day the family and friends takes a picture at a place Steve and the boys mother visited.
91	19	"Flashback"	Gene Reynolds	Dorothy Cooper Foote	January 24, 1963 (1963-01-24)	319
Steve is waiting at a bus stop when 16 year old Rebecca Holly (Joyce Bulifant) and her Aunt Martha (Meg Wyllie) come in. Rebecca reminds Steve of someone he knew long ago. Back at home, Steve tells Robbie and Chip about Rebecca and how she was a sweet old fashioned girl. Robbie introduces Corky to Steve. She is a very wild and outgoing girl. Steve suddenly remembers who Rebecca reminded him of, a girl named Sarah Belle Thompson (Joyce Bulifant). Steve takes a walk with Bub and reminisces about the old days. Flashback to a young Steve asking Sarah Belle to a movie. Steve and Bub walk to a fish pond. Flashback to after the movie, Steve and Sarah Belle are by a fish pond where people throw in pennies. Steve tries to kiss Sarah Belle, but she pushes him into the pond. Steve and Bub run into Rebecca, who is staying with another Aunt nearby. The next day, Bub suggests to Robbie that to make Steve happy, he should go out once with Rebecca. Robbie reluctantly agrees. Before the date, Steve tells Robbie again what a nice old fashioned girl she is. Rebecca turns out to be anything but old fashioned. She's very aggressive and forward and Robbie is a little uneasy. At the pond, she tries to kiss Robbie and he falls in. As Robbie runs off, Rebecca says she had a nice evening. Not wanting to disillusion Steve, Robbie does not tell him how Rebecca really was.
92	20	"The Dream Book"	Gene Reynolds	Ernest Chambers	January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31)	320
Larry Travers (George Ives), one of Steve's coworkers, asks Steve to join his musical group. Steve turns him down, but Larry says he'll check with Steve the next day. When he gets home, Steve tells Bub about Larry. That night, Steve has a bad dream where he's being chased by a man with a long white beard who looks like Larry and is carrying a trumpet. Steve winds up waking the boys. Mike says that maybe they should try and decipher the dream, but Steve falls asleep. The next morning, Bub shows Mike his book about dreams that was written by a gypsy. Mike thinks it's just a bunch of superstition. Mike describes a dream he recently had and Bub tells him the books interpretation of it. Mike thinks the interpretation is silly. Mike talks to Professor Engel (Werner Klemperer ) about Steve's dream. Mike thinks the dream means that Steve is afraid of getting old. Wanting to make Steve feel young, Mike and a couple friends talk him into playing basketball with them. They then invite him to a party, but Steve turns them down. Mike decides to have the party at the Douglas house. They have one of the girls, Polly, ask Steve to play his saxophone. Polly and the other girls actually enjoy Steve's playing. Something else happens that has Bub's interpretation of Mike's dream come true. The next day, Steve thanks Mike for trying to make him feel young, but it isn't necessary.
93	21	"Big Chief Bub"	Gene Reynolds	Teleplay by Paul Crabtree & Gail Ingram Clement Story by Paul Crabtree	February 7, 1963 (1963-02-07)	321
Den Mother Mrs. Thorndyke (Marge Redmond) has set up a picnic lunch for her boy-scout group. While she's back in the house, two older boys come by, steal the cupcakes and knock over the pitcher of juice. Mrs. Thorndyke informs her group that this will be her last time as Den Mother. Her husband's job is transferring him, so she and her scout son, Benjy, will be moving away. The boys say that none of their mother's are available to fill in. Chip volunteers Bub to be Den Mother. Later, Chip tells Steve that he volunteered Bub without asking him first. That night the family pampers Bub and then Chip tells him what he did. Bub says he doesn't want to be Den Mother. Steve talks Bub into it. At his first scout meeting, Bub asks the boys why there's white paint on their uniforms. They say that the older boys, Larson and Phil, have been picking on them. Bub tells them they shouldn't run from bullys. Bub attends a meeting with the other Den Mothers. One mother complains that Bub is too rough on his group, making them march and teaching them about fighting. Chip tells Steve that some of the boys are quitting because of Bub. The scouts are having a bake sale. When Larson and Phil come by and try and steal two cakes, Bub pushes their faces into the cakes. One of the mothers witnesses this, doesn't approve of what Bub did and she takes the scouts away. Chip is proud of what Bub did. That night, the mother comes by with the scout group and admits that Bub did the right thing. Mercedes Shirley as Mrs. Kaye. Templeton Fox as Mrs. Olson.
94	22	"The Clunky Kid"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Arnold Peyser & Lois Peyser Teleplay by : John McGreevey & Arnold Peyser & Lois Peyser	February 14, 1963 (1963-02-14)	322
Robbie, Hank and Joan (Bernadette Withers) are at an automobile junk yard. Joan is upset because she and Hank were supposed to be on a date and she leaves. Later, Robbie apologizes to Joan and says the afternoon was all his fault. He tells her she shouldn't stay mad at Hank. Joan tells him she's no longer interested in Hank. She's tells Robbie she's glad he came over and this could be the start of something. Meanwhile, Chip wants Sudsy to come out and play. But Sudsy is spending time with his new friend Barry and Chip is odd man out. That night, Steve can sense something is wrong with Chip. He is told that Chip is upset because Sudsy is only playing with new kid Barry. Steve wants everyone to spend more time with Chip to try and cheer him up. The next day Steve takes Chip to the Air Base with him. Robbie tells Hank that while he likes Joan, he doesn't want to go out with her because she's Hank's girl. Hank wants Robbie to go out on the date because she'll eventually come back to him. Hoping to upset Joan, Robbie brings Chip on the date. The plan backfires when Joan thinks it's sweet. The next day the family has plans to go to the ballgame. Sudsy comes by and wants to play with Chip, but Chip says he's busy. Bub learns from Mrs. Pfeiffer that Chip gave Sudsy the brush off. The family comes up with a plan to make Chip want to play with Sudsy again. Robbie and Hank come up with a plan to have Joan get back with Hank. It works, but not perfectly. Hari Rhodes as Guard.
95	23	"Caged Fury"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz Teleplay by : Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz & George Tibbles	February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21)	323
Coach Wade is not happy with the wrestling team's practice. Mr. Dunham (Ivan Bonar) tells the Coach that all the boys on the team need to improve their math grades or they will flunk. Meanwhile, Bub is telling Chip about the fishing trip he's going on with his friend Jerry to catch a special trout named Old Roy. In the locker room, one of the boys suggests that Robbie's father tutor them as he is an aeronautical engineer. Robbie asks Bub if it's OK for the wrestling team to come to the house. Robbie figures that Steve will see how poorly the team is in math and volunteer to help. The team shows up and Steve isn't home yet. One of the boys, Lloyd, complains about how hot he is. Bub calls Dr. Miller (Bill Quinn), who comes by and after examining Lloyd, says he has diphtheria. Dr. Miller says the whole house has to be quarantined. Bub is upset because now he can't go fishing. Steve and Mike come home, learn about the quarantine and go to a hotel. The next morning, Bub just mopes about the house. Chip is worried about Bub because he doesn't do anything when the guys boss him around. Bub receives a postcard saying that Jerry caught Old Roy. Chip and Robbie are happy because Bub now starts yelling and ordering the boys to do things. Steve winds up tutoring the boys from outside, calling out to Robbie at the window his instructions, and letting his son relay them to the guys inside. It's been five days and nerves are getting frayed. Steve throws the boys a party with girls dancing outside. Dr. Miller comes by and the quarantine is over. Even though Old Roy has been caught, Bub goes on his fishing trip. Heather North as Sally.
96	24	"Make Way for Yesterday"	Gene Reynolds	Teleplay by John McGreevey Story by Ron Alexander	February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28)	324
Chip is trying to teach Tramp to fetch but is having no luck. Robbie, Hank and Joan Marshall get together to decide what kind of booth their current events club should have at the school carnival. Some of the other clubs will have booths featuring atom smashing, space capsules and computers. Robbie gets upset when Joan starts laughing at something Bub did earlier. He says that no one laughs at his grandfather. Robbie stops the meeting and tells them that he's off the committee. Later, Joan comes back to the Douglas house and talks with Bub and Steve. She apologizes to Robbie and he agrees to be on the committee again. Bub comes up with the idea to have an old fashioned dunking machine booth at the carnival. Robbie brings up the dunking machine to the current events club members. At first they are against the idea, but then they reluctantly agree to it. Robbie and Steve start building the machine. It's the day of the carnival. Bub is doing his best as a carnival barker but no one is going to the dunking machine booth. After Bub throws a ball and dunks Robbie a crowd forms around the booth. The dunking booth winds up taking in quite a bit of money. Pamela Austin as Susie. Stephen Lodge as Rango Milford.
97	25	"Robbie Wins His Letter"	Gene Reynolds	Glenn Wheaton & Mannie Manheim	March 7, 1963 (1963-03-07)
Science teacher Mr. Armstrong tells his class that he's convinced the school board to give out a school sweater award for outstanding scholar. The two candidates are Robbie Douglas and Mildred Harper. Right away a couple of the football players give Robbie a hard time. Later that day, Steve sees an article in the paper about the award and it lists Robbie's and Mildred's names. Steve is very proud, but Robbie is not happy. Hank comes by the house and tells Robbie and the family he won't be coming around for a while. His father saw the article and he wants Hank to study more and bring his grades up. Robbie goes to his girlfriend Betty's (Brooke Bundy) house. She can't go on anymore dates until her grades get better. Robbie tells Steve he needs to find a way to lose the award. Steve says that it would be an honor to win and it's a shame the other kids can't see that. In science class, Robbie answers a question wrong intentionally. Mildred talks to her psychiatrist mother, Dr. Harper (June Dayton), about Robbie. Mildred thinks her and Robbie have more in common and can't understand why he is interested in Betty. Mildred gets all made up and goes to talk to Robbie. She tells him he should try and win the award. Robbie starts to notice how pretty Mildred now is. It's time to present the award and Mr. Armstrong introduces General Jimmy Stewart. Jimmy tells the students how important a good education is and how vital to the country it is. Jimmy then presents the award, a school Letterman sweater, to Robbie. All the students, even the ones that gave Robbie a hard time, stand up and cheer.
98	26	"High on the Hog"	Gene Reynolds	Glenn Wheaton & Mannie Manheim	March 14, 1963 (1963-03-14)	326
Chip asks Bub if he can have a new puppy and Bub says no more animals in the house. Robbie and Hank complain about being broke. Their farm friend George (Jimmy Hawkins) offers them a pig to raise. They'll be partners on the profits when they sell the pig. Despite Bub being against it, Steve allows Robbie to keep the pig, but he has to take care of it. Robbie and Hank build a pen for the pig in the back yard and they name it Hamlet. The guys have to find something for Hamlet to eat when Bub refuses to give them anything from the kitchen. That evening a Police Officer comes by and tells Steve there's been a complaint about the pig making noise. Steve finds out that Robbie was gone all day and the pig was making noise because it wasn't fed. Steve is upset that Robbie isn't taking better care of Hamlet. Hank tells Robbie that the pig is taking up too much of his time and he wants out of the partnership. It's been a while now and the pig is much bigger and doing well. Chip is upset when he learns Hamlet is to be sold for food. Steve has a long talk with Chip and gets him to understand. Robbie starts to feel bad and asks George to just keep Hamlet on the farm and not sell him. George decides to enter Hamlet in a local livestock show. The Judge (Dub Taylor) gives Robbie a special award for raising a pig the hard way, in the city.
99	27	"First Things First"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	March 28, 1963 (1963-03-28)	327
Steve and Chip visit the Air Force base to see Mike. Sgt. McCullum (Rayford Barnes) tells them he didn't show up. They had to abort a mission because the crew needed his help with a mechanical failure. Meanwhile, Robbie wishes he were a little older in order to impress Ingrid. They are the same age, but Robbie says girl's like older men. Mike tells Steve that he wasn't scheduled to go to the base today, it was purely voluntary. The next week, Mike apologizes to McCullum for not volunteering the week before. Mike says he'll volunteer for the next mission and nothing will stop him from being there. Mike's friend, Burt, tells him that Melissa Cartwright (Donna Corcoran) asked about Mike. Burt thinks she wants to invite Mike to the Junior Guilds Ball. Mike tells Steve that the best looking girl at school is interested in him and he won two tickets to a baseball game. Mike realizes that the game is on the day he's to be at the base and gives the tickets to Steve. Mike gets together with Melissa and she does ask him to the Ball. It's also on the day he is to be at the base, but Mike doesn't say anything. Robbie shows Bub the fake mustache he's wearing. Mike sets up going to the drag races with his friend Archie, but then finds out it's during the weekend he is to be at the base. Mike talks to Steve about maybe not going to the base for the next mission. Steve tells him he will have to make that decision. Mike winds up going to the air base and he's able to set up a date with Melissa for the next weekend. Ingrid invites Robbie to a party where everyone has to dress up as little kids. Mike Minor as Fetterman. James Victor as Pete Abbott.
100	28	"Bub's Butler"	Gene Reynolds	Douglas Tibbles	April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04)	328
Bub has been entering a lot of contests. Bub and the boys are watching the Mother Barstow's Famous Foods contest on TV. After the first and second prize winners are announced and Bub didn't win, he turns off the TV. Robbie is talking to Maureen on the phone. Her parents were watching the same show and said that Bub won fourth prize. The prize will be delivered the next morning. The next morning Charles Augustus Caesar Bevins (John Williams) arrives. He tells Bub that he is to be Bub's butler for the next two weeks. At first Bub enjoys being pampered, but then he finds out he'll still have to do the cooking. It's 2 o'clock in the morning and Bub finds Charles having tea in the kitchen. Charles tells Bub about Angela, a woman he cares for back in England. Charles is in the States to earn enough money as Angela won't consider marriage without security. Charles is competing with another guy named Monty and the first to get enough money wins Angela. The next day Charles receives a cablegram, but he won't tell Bub what it says. For the next couple days Charles is in a bad mood. That night the family can't find Tramp. Charles says he put the dog in an animal shelter as he is allergic to him. Steve goes to talk with Charles to find out what's going on. Charles would like to be fired. Bub finds out that Monty is returning to England with enough money. Charles wants to go back but if he quits, he loses his salary. If he's fired, Charles still gets the money. Charles receives another cablegram from Angela saying Monty didn't have enough money and she's waiting for him. Now realizing that money is too important to Angela, Charles sends her a cablegram saying "Get Lost". Paul Kent as Announcer.
101	29	"Francesca"	Gene Reynolds	Teleplay by Ernest Chambers & Gail Ingram Clement Story by Ernest Chambers	April 11, 1963 (1963-04-11)	329
Steve and Bub will be out of the house for the day. Chip and Sudsy are wondering what Tramp is barking at. It turns out to be a wild bird that must be sick as Chip can pick it up. Robbie brings the bird into the house and puts it in a shoe-box. Meanwhile, a woman enters the Douglas house and starts eating some food Bub left on the kitchen table. She hears Robbie coming and as she's about to leave, she faints. Dr. Nugent (Maurice Manson) comes by and tells Robbie that she must have hit her head when she fainted but he thinks she'll be OK. The Doctor thinks she fainted from hunger. The woman comes to and Dr. Nugent tells her she needs rest and some food. Chip and Sudsy show the woman their wild bird. As Robbie is feeding her soup, she says she's from Italy and her name is Francesca Powley. Mike comes home and is thinking about calling the police on Francesca. She tells him her father is a Count back in Milan. She is a Countess and her father sent her to America to marry the son of a friend of his. The son was ugly and treated her cruelly, so she ran away before the wedding. Someone told her that there were only men in this house, so she thought she could cook for them. Mike's not sure he believes her story and finds a phone number in her purse. He learns from her sister that Francesca's running away from a job as a house maid and her sponsor died. She is supposed to be sent out of the country. Mike says they should call the immigration authorities. Francesca says she wants to stay in America. Mike makes another call and finds out that all she has to do is find another sponsor. Steve and Bub come home and the boys tell them about Francesca. When they go to see her, she's gone.
102	30	"The Rug"	Gene Reynolds	Gail Ingram Clement	April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18)	330
Robbie wants a copy of a picture of Mike in his uniform. Robbie has a girl pen pal that is older and wants to pass off Mike as himself. Chip needs a note for school because of a book he lost. Robbie and Mike are mad at Chip for messing with their things. After Steve finds out that Chip did something to his pen, he tells Chip that he has to respect other peoples property. Steve puts Chip on probation and if he touches one more thing that belongs to someone else, he will be severely punished. Meanwhile, Bub is giving several items from the attic to Miss Davis (Sarah Selby) for a rummage sale. Miss Davis sees a tiger skin rug that she thinks someone will like. Bub tells her he'll put all the stuff in a closet until she is ready to pick them up. Chip and Sudsy see the rug in the closet and Sudsy thinks it's fake. Chip at first doesn't want to touch it because of what Steve said, but then he pulls it out to show Sudsy. The boys leave the rug in the living room. Robbie receives a picture from his pen pal and she is beautiful. Mike says that maybe she sent a picture of someone else the way Robbie did. A Truckman comes by to pick up the rummage sale stuff and Bub finds the rug on the floor. Chip comes home and panics when he sees the rug is gone. Sudsy tells Chip there a tiger skin rug at the rummage sale. Chip goes there and asks the Saleswoman (Irene Tedrow) if he could buy it, but he doesn't have enough money. Chip tells Robbie and Mike that they probably took the rug to get him in trouble. The two go and buy the rug to help Chip. Robbie gets a letter from his pen pal. She says her family will be coming to the states and the picture she sent was of her older sister. Turns out his pen pal is actually younger than him. Steve asks Mike and Robbie how the rug got back to the house. Chip finds out what his brothers did to help him. Something later backfires when Robbie thinks he's going to meet his pen pal. Lisa Seagram as Maria.
103	31	"The System"	Gene Reynolds	Tim Considine & John Considine	April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)	331
There's going to be a Sadie Hawkins dance at Robbie's school and a lot of girls are calling Robbie, so he doesn't know which girl's invitation he will accept. Meanwhile, Chip is practicing knot tying for Cub Scouts. Mike suggests using a system he learned in his psychology class using indirect questioning to find the right girl for Robbie. He would test each girl without them knowing they are being tested. Mike will be helping Robbie and he could use the subject for his psychology term paper. Robbie will have to avoid running into any of the girls while at school. The first girl Mike talks to asks more questions then he does. Robbie over hears Janie (Pamela Austin) and Sally talking about him. It turns out several of the girls who called him were actually calling to get other boys phone numbers. Robbie is upset because all the girls are getting dates while he was waiting for Mike to finish the test. He'll probably wind up with no one. Mike finishes analyzing his data and says that Robbie should go with Audrey Kent (Linda Marshall). Robbie is not happy with the selection as Audrey is kind of plain looking. It's the night of the dance and when Robbie picks up Audrey, she is beautiful. Robbie and Audrey have a wonderful time together. Mike goes out with Judy (Charlotte Stewart), one of the girls that he tested because she seemed right for him. He has a miserable time on the date. Apparently Mike's system isn't fool proof. During Cub Scouts, Sudsy ties up Chip and Steve can't get the knot untied. Templeton Fox as Mrs. Curtis. Note: The characters Mike (Tim Considine) and Judy (Charlotte Stewart) were married in real life, 2 1/2 years after this episode aired. They were married from October 1965 - May 1969.
104	32	"Let's Take Stock"	Gene Reynolds	Larry Markes & Michael Morris	May 2, 1963 (1963-05-02)	332
Because of something that Steve doodled on some plans, Harvey Reynolds (Raymond Bailey) thinks Steve's into the stock market. Steve says that it's just a family game they're playing. Meanwhile, Robbie is at a stock brokers office and gets upset when he sees a stock of his going down. Chip tells Sudsy that he's doing market research to see the things kids like and then he'll by stock in that product. At school, Mike tells Duke about a stock he's interested in. Dick Pomeroy (Robert Brubaker), from the broker's office, calls Steve and tells him he's worried about Robbie. Steve tells Dick that it's a school economics project. Each student gets fictional money to see if they can increase their investment. Steve says that the rest of the family is participating because he thinks it's a good way for them to learn about investing. Steve is going over the plans with Harvey and Mr. Johnson (John Alvin), when he gets a call from Bub. Bub mentions some of the boys stocks and Harvey is interested. Steve says it's just a project, but Harvey doesn't believe him. Harvey buys one of the stocks that he heard Steve mention. Robbie complains to Steve that a lot of the guys are making money buying and selling their stocks. Steve says that we're not traders, we're investors. Harry gets upset when he hears the stock he bought is going way down. Chip winds up making the most money on his investments. Steve gets a $2000 bonus and suggests putting a down payment on a cabin by the lake. The boys think he should buy some stock with it.
105	33	"Total Recall"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Elon Packard & Stanley Davis Teleplay by : Elon Packard & Stanley Davis and George Tibbles	May 9, 1963 (1963-05-09)	333
Chip and Sudsy show off the fishing poles they made. Steve reads in the paper that Skipper Thompson (Rusty Lane), an old baseball manager, is coming to town to get an award from the high school. Bub and Skipper went to high school together. During the day, Bub becomes very irritable and snaps at everyone. Mike tells Steve that he thinks Bub is upset because of Skipper. Mike thinks Bub should talk to Professor Engle. Days go by and Bub is still upset. Mike and Robbie find Bub repeating "Ja-Da" in his sleep and they can't figure out what it means. Professor Engle comes by the house and Mike introduces him to Bub. It doesn't take long for Engle to realize Bub hates Skipper. Engle suggests the family surprise Bub and invite Skipper to the house. Skipper comes by the house with his wife Ruthie (Betty Bronson). Ruthie asks Bub if he remembers when they had a crush on each other in high school. Bub even remembers the first song they danced to and Bub sings Ja-Da. Steve tells Mike that Skipper obviously stole Bub's girl and that's what's been making Bub irritable. Skipper is clearly not thrilled about Bub and Ruthie reminiscing. Skipper mentions that he has to go get his award and he and Ruthie leave. Later, something Steve and Robbie say makes Bub realize he has to move on from Ruthie.
106	34	"When I Was Your Age"	Gene Reynolds	Ernest Chambers	May 16, 1963 (1963-05-16)	334
Steve tells Bub that he's concerned about a meeting he's to have with Thorne Masterson (Edward Platt), the President of Union Aircraft. Steve is supposed to sell him on a very important contract. Later, Mike doesn't want to walk 5 blocks to a girl's house. Bub tells Mike he used to walk 2 miles to school. He tells the boys they are lazy compared to the boys of his generation. They decide to surprise Bub by doing some chores around the house while he's at the dentist. Meanwhile, Thorne tells his assistant Jensen that he's surprised they're sending an engineer to negotiate the contract and not someone more important. Steve had left the phone number of where he'll be having the meeting in case of an emergency. Each son calls Steve and interrupts his meeting with questions that he can't help with. Bub comes home and finds that everything the boys tried to help with went wrong. He calls Steve and tells him the boys have to stop trying to help him. Despite all the interruptions, Steve's meeting went well. Thorne tells Jensen that he was wrong and Steve was just the kind of guy he liked working with. Thorne also thought that all those calls were from Steve's office and they can't get along without him.
107	35	"Chip's World"	Gene Reynolds	Dorothy Cooper Foote	May 23, 1963 (1963-05-23)	335
Despite it being Saturday, Steve has to go to work. Steve tells Bub that Robert Johnson (John Alvin) will be coming by to pick up an envelope. Bub has something to do, so he gives the envelope to Mike. Mike and Robbie have to leave, so Chip gets stuck staying at home to wait for Robert. Chip is in the front yard and sees little girl Sandy Riley. A guy on a bicycle is heading right for Sandy and Chip pulls her out of the way. Chip decides to take Sandy home. Meanwhile at work, Steve gives a lecture about sending a rocket to the moon. It's quite a ways to Sandy's house and Sudsy joins Chip. A man in a car asks Chip for directions. Chip doesn't know it, but that man is Mr. Johnson. Sandy is asleep and the boys try to get her into her backyard without Mrs. Riley (Mercedes Shirley) seeing. Somehow Chip gets back to the house before Mr. Johnson shows up. When he does arrive, the two recognize each other from earlier. Gil Perkins as Painter. Bill Idelson as Clerk.
108	36	"Evening with a Star"	Gene Reynolds	Douglas Tibbles	May 30, 1963 (1963-05-30)	336
Chip complains that he doesn't have hand brakes on his bike. Mike reads in the paper that a guy won a raffle and got a date with movie star Kim Novak. Bub shows Chip a scrapbook from when he was a vaudevillian star. Chip tells Sudsy that he's going to sell raffle tickets for a night with a star to earn money for the hand brakes. Sudsy has a printing press and makes the tickets for Chip. When Sudsy asks who the star is, Chip says it's a surprise. Sudsy asks his father (Olan Soule) if it's OK that he print a bunch of extra tickets for himself and put them in Chips bowl. Mr. Pfeiffer isn't paying attention and says it's OK. Chip has sold a lot of tickets. Chip finally reveals to his brothers and Bub that Bub is the big star. Bub doesn't mind being the star. It's time to pull the winning ticket and the name is Sudsy. Sudsy is not happy when he finds out Bub is the star. At first Bub is not thrilled with the idea of spending time with Sudsy, but he agrees to it. Bub is out with Sudsy and it's not going too well. Hoping to help, Steve calls Mooney (J. Pat O'Malley), the owner of the place Bub and Sudsy are at. Mooney finds a way to make Bub look like a big star.
109	37	"The Date Bureau"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	June 6, 1963 (1963-06-06)	337
Robbie and Marcia (Davey Davison) are not having a good time on their blind date. The next day, Chip and Sudsy are looking around the Douglas house for fire hazards. If Chip finds enough, he could become a junior fire marshal. Robbie complains that there has to be an easier way to find the right girl. Robbie and Hank decide to start a date bureau in the Douglas house. They start gathering information from their classmates. Marcia comes by to fill out a card and then hangs around. Robbie and Hank learn that no one wants to go out with Marcia. Because they guaranteed her a date, Robbie takes Marcia out again. The date doesn't go any better than their last one. Marcia asks Robbie to take her card out of the bureau's files. When he takes her home, Robbie discovers they have a common interest in cars. Chip becomes a junior fire marshal and tries to run a fire drill at home.
110	38	"Bub's Sacrifice"	Gene Reynolds	Howard Leeds	June 13, 1963 (1963-06-13)	338
Bub accidentally gets neighbor old lady Ethel Carlson mad at him. Robbie is practicing dancing for the junior prom and Bub shows him a dance move. Steve comes home and gives Bub a ticket to the fighting match. Pretty Claudia Martin comes to the door looking for her Aunt Ethel. Robbie tells her Ethel lives next door. Later, Robbie runs into Claudia again and learns she's visiting her Aunt for the weekend. Robbie asks her to the prom that evening, but she already has a blind date with a Bill Mason. Bill is into body building and Bub goes to see him at the gym. Bub talks Bill into taking his ticket to the fight and skipping the prom. Robbie calls Claudia, but because Bill cancelled the date, she promised to go to the movies with her Aunt. Steve tricks Bub into asking Ethel to the movies so Claudia can go to the dance. Things don't work out the way Bub hoped. But in the end, Ethel agrees to go out with Bub. Robbie and Claudia change their minds about the prom and go to a movie. Robbie tells Mike what a great time he had with Claudia.
111	39	"Found Money"	Richard Whorf	Gail Ingram Clement	June 20, 1963 (1963-06-20)	339
Chip is going to a dance and Bub reminisces about teaching Chip to dance when he was younger. He then recalls when everyone was trying to find a missing stamp that was worth a lot of money. Then there's the time Chip went to the grand opening of a new store to get a free lollipop. The Store Owner (Jess Kirkpatrick) tells Chip he's all out of lollipops. Chip goes outside and finds a bunch of coins on some newspapers that people put there to pay for them. Chip brings them back into the store. Not knowing where Chip got them from, a lady customer tells him he can keep the money. Chip tells Sudsy about it and when they go back to the store, there's more money. Chip buys a baseball with the money, but later finds out the money was to pay for the newspapers. He leaves the baseball on the papers. Meanwhile, the stamp was found but then gets lost again. Chip is afraid he'll get into a lot of trouble for taking the money. A Policeman (Dick Winslow), who is there to buy the stamp from Bub, comes to the door. Chip thinks he's there to arrest him. Chip tells Mike what he did and the two go and explain things to the Store Owner. The Owner understands and Mike pays him back. Thanks to Chip, the stamp is found. Burt Mustin as Elderly Man. Owen Bush as Policeman. Note: This season 3 finale is mostly made up of footage from an unaired season 1 episode represented as a flashback.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
112	1	"Almost the Sound of Music"	Gene Reynolds	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	September 19, 1963 (1963-09-19)	401
Bub and Chip are watching Robbie on a teen dance show on TV. The host, Bunny Baxter, reminds viewers that there is one week left to enter a song writing contest. The girl Robbie is with, Nancy, thinks he should write a song. Robbie finishes writing a song and wants to tape record it. Bub thinks the family should do the backing vocals. It takes some time, but Robbie finally gets a good recording of his song. Robbie tells the family that he is 1 of 4 finalists and will perform the song on the TV show. He wants the family to go along and sing. Steve doesn't want to do it, but then reluctantly agrees. Backstage at the show, Robbie introduces another finalist, Dennis Rhinehart (Allan Hunt), to Steve. Dennis' father is August Rhinehart (Paul Birch) of Rhinehart Aviation, a man Steve is to have a meeting with. Steve now doesn't want to perform because he's afraid August will see him on TV. During the song, Steve keeps trying to hide in the background, but the stagehands stop him. Robbie's song wins the contest. Steve meets with August and he says Steve looked silly on the show. But, August is happy that his son didn't win because he didn't want Dennis to be a song writer.
113	2	"Scotch Broth"	Gene Reynolds	George Tibbles	September 26, 1963 (1963-09-26)	402
Steve takes the family to Scotland after he learns he's inherited a castle. In the town there are many in the Douglas clan that are not happy about Steve getting the castle and them being cut off. When the family arrives in town, Steve goes into a local pub. Some of the clan are there and at first they think Steve is Laird Douglas (Fred MacMurray), because they look identical. But they soon realize Steve is American. The family is given a lousy room in the pub. The next day, Mike and Robbie meet two girls their age and have a nice conversation. Their brother doesn't want them talking to Mike and Robbie and chases the girls away. Chip meets a boy with the same name as his, Richard Douglas. His father comes by and wants Richard to go home. At the bar, Bub gets into a fight with one of the clan and Steve has to drag Bub outside. Steve thinks the people will treat them better if they dress likes Scots, but that doesn't work. Mike figures out that Steve owns the pub as the sign outside says "The Castle". Some of the men apologize to Steve for treating the family so poorly. Steve says he doesn't want the pub and that the clan can have it. Steve finally meets Laird Douglas and both claim to not see a resemblance. The Laird gets upset when Steve says he doesn't want the inheritance. Steve finds a loophole in the will that prevents him from keeping the pub. John McLiam as Douglas. William O'Connell as Archibald. Ronald Long as Bruce MacKenzie.
114	3	"Didya Ever Have One of Those Days?"	Gene Reynolds	Milt Rosen & Danny Simon	October 3, 1963 (1963-10-03)	403
Bub tells Mike that Steve's going to have a bad day as he cut himself shaving and then he burned his finger. Now he can't get the car started. Steve finally starts the car then knocks over the garbage cans as he's driving off. At work, Mr. Gordon (Addison Richards) asks Joe Walters (Russ Conway) where Steve is as he has a meeting with A. J. Putman. Steve finally arrives and tells Joe he ran out of gas. Then it turns out that Steve left the plans he was to show Putman at home. Mike brings the plans and later Steve spills ink on his suit. A couple more bad things happen and Steve asks Joe to drive him home. Later, things get complicated when Chip takes a phone message from Mr. Gordon that Steve is to meet Mr. Putman at 7:30 that evening. Steve's wallet is in the suit with ink on it at the cleaners. Now there's a mad scramble to get money so Steve can pay for the Putman's at the restaurant. Steve is late in getting to the restaurant because of the money problem. Steve has an embarrassing moment while dancing with Mrs. Putman. Back at home, Steve has one more thing go wrong to finish his day. Bill Idelson as Mr. Higgins. Barbara Lyon as Hat Check Girl.
115	4	"Dear Robbie"	Gene Reynolds	Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx	October 10, 1963 (1963-10-10)	404
Robbie becomes the writer of an advice column for the school paper. Bub doesn't think Robbie should be giving out advice, but Steve thinks it's all harmless. Steve reads one of the columns where a girl says she loves an older man and wants to marry him right away. Her parents don't approve. Robbie says that you may never get another chance at love and she should elope. Steve gets a call from Miss Whitmore (Mary Carver), Robbie's journalism teacher, and she's concerned about Robbie's column. The girl who wrote the letter to the column calls and Steve says he would like to talk to her. She agrees to meet him at the malt shop. Once there, Joanie Baker (Brenda Scott) only tells Steve her first name. Joanie's friend, Mary Lou, comes by and thinks Steve is the older man. Mary Lou tells Mr. (Arthur Peterson) and Mrs. Baker (Elizabeth Harrower) that Steve is the man Joanie wants to marry. Steve brings Joanie home and Mr. Baker confronts him. Steve says that he's not the older man and he believes he's convinced Joanie not to elope. Joanie talks to Robbie and tells him how much she likes Steve. Joanie now follows Steve everywhere. 19 year old John Carter (Jimmy Hawkins) comes to Steve's office and tells him he's the older man who was to elope with Joanie. Steve makes John promise to not marry Joanie without her parents permission. Steve then comes up with a plan to get John and Joanie back together.
116	5	"A Car of His Own"	Gene Reynolds	Steve McNeil	October 17, 1963 (1963-10-17)	405
Robbie asks Mary Lou (Brooke Bundy) to go steady, but she's not sure. Jimmy (Tommy Cole) drives up in a flashy car and offers Mary Lou a ride home which she accepts. Robbie is depressed because he can't afford a car. After dinner, Bub, Chip and Mike bring Robbie to the garage. Mike is going to get another car so Robbie can have his old one. The three are surprised when Robbie doesn't seem that excited. Mike talks to Robbie and Robbie says that while he appreciates what Mike did, he wants a car of his own. So it will really be his, Robbie offers to buy Mike's car. Robbie then trades the car for a beat up one that doesn't even run. Steve comes home from a trip and Bub tells him what Robbie did. Robbie goes around and gets parts for the car on credit. Bub tells Steve he's worried about how in debt Robbie's getting. Robbie finally finishes fixing the car and shows the family. It takes a little bit, but he gets it started and the brothers go for a ride. Robbie sells the car back to Mr. Smith (Sidney Clute), the car dealer. He makes enough money to pay off his debts and buy a car of his own. Steve Conte as Deliveryman.
117	6	"How Do You Know?"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Joanna Lee Teleplay by : Joanna Lee & Gail Ingram Clement	October 24, 1963 (1963-10-24)	406
Mike tells Steve that he thinks he's in love with Darlene (Julie Parrish). At the office, Steve's secretary, Helen Mason (Bobo Lewis), tells him they need to find a date for Sally Ann Morrison (Meredith MacRae in her first of 29 appearances). Sally is Mr. Barns' new secretary. Helen thinks Mike would be a perfect date, but Steve says he's taken. But he'll ask Mike if any of his friends would be interested. Meanwhile, there's a school dance coming up and Bub is teaching Chip to dance. Mike sets up a date for Sally with his friend Moose. Mike and Darlene will double date with them. Mike finds out that Moose broke a couple teeth and can't make the date. The three then go to a dance and Mike is not happy about it. Days later Steve brings Sally to the house. Mike tells Bub that Sally just rubs him the wrong way. Mike asks Darlene to wear his Fraternity pin, but he calls her Sally. Darlene knows things aren't right and they decide to be just friends. Mike asks Sally out. At first she says no, but then agrees to go out with him. Mike and Sally start to see more of each other. Chip had a great time at the dance because he played ping pong the whole night.
118	7	"My Friend Ernie"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Shirl Gordon Teleplay by : Shirl Gordon & George Tibbles	October 31, 1963 (1963-10-31)	407
Chip asks Bub if it's OK for his new friend Ernie Thompson (named after Ernie Bishop the cabbie driver from It's a Wonderful Life) to spend the night. Ernie claims to have a map of where a bank robber buried stolen money. The two boys go off on an adventure to find the treasure chest. Meanwhile, Bub is to be made Sergeant at Arms of his lodge and Steve is going out with model Valerie Hobbs (Patricia Blair). Chip and Ernie get lost in the woods. When the two are late for dinner, Bub sends Robbie out to look for them. Ernie decides to find his own way home using his map and Chip hopes Tramp will find the way back. While at dinner with Valerie, Steve gets a call from home telling him that Chip and Ernie aren't home yet. Bub also goes to look for the boys. Chip and Ernie run into each other. Steve and Valerie leave dinner to look for the boys. Tramp finds the way home and the boys go up to Chip's room without Mike and Sally noticing. Two policemen find Steve and Valerie and then Robbie and take them away. Alan and Myrtle Thompson come to the Douglas house for news on the boys. Steve, Valerie and Robbie arrive. Robbie finds the boys asleep upstairs. Peter Leeds as Policeman. George Sawaya as Policeman. John Wesley as Policeman. Note: Barry Livingston's first appearance as Ernie.
119	8	"The End of You-Know What"	Gene Reynolds	James Allardice & Tom Adair	November 7, 1963 (1963-11-07)	408
Dr. Blackwood (Dayton Lummis), who lives down the street, believes that a planetoid will hit the earth in one weeks time. Dr. Hastings checks his figures and agrees it will be the end of the world. The men agree not to announce it for fear of panic. As they are in Blackwood's back yard, Chip and Ernie are eavesdropping. Chip doesn't believe it. He asks Mike about Dr. Blackwood and Mike says he's one of the top scientists around. Chip starts to think it could happen. Meanwhile, Blackwood and Hastings discover an error and there will be no collision. The boys agree to do good things with their time left. But whatever they do seems to backfire on them. Steve decides to talk to Chip and Chip finally tells him about the world coming to an end on Friday. Steve goes to see Dr. Blackwood and finds out about the mistake. It takes a little doing, but Steve convinces Chip that everything will be OK. Suddenly, the power, phone and water shut off and everyone starts wondering if it's really the end of the world. Chip comes in and tells the family that he forgot that he called to have everything shut off because of what was going to happen.
120	9	"The Toupee"	Gene Reynolds	Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz	November 14, 1963 (1963-11-14)	409
Bub's friend Harry Ferguson (Owen McGiveney) has a sister, Gladys (Viola Dana), who will be coming for a visit. Bub puts some hair restoring solution on his head in hopes of growing hair in order to impress Gladys. Mike and Robbie tease him about it. Ernie tells Chip that Bub should get toupee. Chip would like to surprise Bub and buy him one. While Bub is napping, Chip and Ernie manage to get an impression of Bub's head. The toupee arrives and Chip gives it to Bub. Bub is very grateful. But when he puts it on, the rest of the family starts laughing. Tramp barks at Bub and Robbie mentions how the toupee is the same color as Tramps fur. Chip overhears the family try and talk Bub out of wearing the toupee. Bub says he's going to wear it because Chip put a lot of effort into buying it. Chip finds a way to make Bub believe he'll look better without the toupee. Harry and Gladys arrive and Bub leaves with them for the evening. Tramp plays with Bub's toupee and Chip says it's OK as Bub doesn't need it.
121	10	"The Ever-Popular Robbie Douglas"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Ernest Chambers Teleplay by : Ernest Chambers & Gail Ingram Clement	November 21, 1963 (1963-11-21)	410
At school, Robbie is trying to get the attention of Amber Anderson (Linda Foster), but is having no luck. Robbie is running for a position on the student council. He only gets two votes and loses. Wanting to impress Amber, he decides to run for class president. Meanwhile, Joe Walters tells Steve that in order to get the contract he wants, he should spend some time golfing with the client. Steve believes that his design will win the client over. Robbie decides to change his personality to become more popular. He tells Steve to change his personality to win his client. Steve still thinks doing a good job is the best and thinks that's what Robbie should do. Everyone at school, including Amber, seems to like the new Robbie. But he only gets one vote and loses. Steve tells Robbie he won the client's contract because of his better design. Steve says Robbie should just be himself. Robbie calls Amber and she agrees to go out with him. Kim Hamilton as Librarian. Note: Ronne Troup, who plays Chip's wife in the final seasons, has an uncredited role in this episode.
122	11	"The Proposals"	Gene Reynolds	Douglas Tibbles	November 28, 1963 (1963-11-28)	411
Mike and Sally are watching a love story on TV and Mike tries to get around to proposing to her. Bub then interrupts them. Mike asks Steve how he proposed. Flashback to Young Steve (Tom Skerritt) and Louise sitting on a couch and Steve uses a casual approach. Meanwhile, Robbie mentions to Steve he has a date with both Ann Talmaster and Georgia Fleck (Janet Landgard) for the prom. Mike tries a casual proposal, but he doesn't get far with that. Robbie tries to get Georgia uninterested in him, but winds up with the date to the prom and them going steady. Bub tells Mike the romantic way he asked his wife to marry him. Mike tries the romantic touch with Sally, but she just laughs at him and they have a fight. Robbie tries to annoy Ann with a lot of corny romantic talk, but it backfires and he's also going steady with her. Mike tells Steve that Sally's going to have to ask him to get married. Steve tells Sally that her and Mike should make up, but Sally says Mike has to make the first move. Mike runs into Sally sitting on a park bench. Mike comes right out and pops the question in a traditional, straightforward manner. Sally accepts immediately and admits she should have done so the other times he tried to ask. Ann and Georgia find out that they are each going steady with Robbie and both break up with him. Note: Mike and Sally will marry in Episode 185 -- Season 6, episode 1.
123	12	"Steve and the Viking"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Ken Englund Teleplay by : Ken Englund and George Tibbles	December 5, 1963 (1963-12-05)	412
Joe Walters tells Steve that the bosses have picked him for an important job. Danishman Eric Willumsen (Gene Roth), whose company has an account with Steve's, is in town and wants to meet him. Mr. Gordon (Addison Richards) introduces Steve to Eric and his wife, Valberg Willumsen (Kate Murtagh). Steve then meets their attractive daughter Helga (Sally Kellerman). Steve is to entertain Helga because he's the only single guy at the plant who's taller than her. Helga keeps Steve out until very late at night. Steve barely gets any sleep and Mr. Gordon calls to tell him how pleased Helga is with him. She shows up early to go hiking with Steve. Helga then takes him to a steam bath and he gets a really rough massage. The family tells Sally that Helga is so energetic that Steve can't keep up with her. Steve comes home exhausted and goes to sleep. Joe comes by to remind Steve that he is to take Helga to a costume ball at the Danish consulate. Steve reluctantly agrees to go. Helga comes by and after putting on his costume, Steve refuses to go. When she reveals that the ball is being held to celebrate her seventeenth birthday, Steve appoints Robbie to go in his place. Robbie gladly agrees. Chuck Hicks as Masseur.
124	13	"Par for the Course"	Gene Reynolds	Gail Ingram Clement	December 12, 1963 (1963-12-12)	413
Robbie is practicing some golf and he meets Ted Cooper (George Petrie). Ted knows Steve and tells Robbie to sign up for the Father and Son tournament coming up. Robbie mentions that Steve is annoyed with him for always forgetting to pass on messages and other information. Robbie tells Steve that he signed them up for the tournament and Steve is excited. Robbie's friends, Gil (Christopher Connelly) and Dave, tell him it's not a good idea to be in the tournament with Steve. If Robbie screws something up, Steve will get mad at him. Robbie doesn't think Steve would be like that. Later, Robbie starts to worrying when Steve talks about winning the tournament. It's the day of the tournament and Steve is still talking about winning. The two are close to winning, but Robbie messes up on the last hole. Robbie walks off the course before Steve can say anything. Later that night, Robbie comes home. Steve tells Robbie how disappointed his is in him. Robbie says he's sorry and he won't play golf again. Steve tells him he's upset because Robbie forgot to give him another message. Steve says that as far as the golf is concerned, it's not that Robbie failed, it's that he did his best. Robbie feels better. Harlan Warde as Mr. Kruger.
125	14	"Windfall"	Gene Reynolds	Danny Simon and Milt Rosen	December 19, 1963 (1963-12-19)	414
Chip and Ernie want to join a club in their neighborhood, but the guys say they're too young. On the way home, Chip rescues a little dog that was trapped in a pipe. It's collar has an address on it and Chip takes the dog there. Ernie comes by the Douglas house and Chip isn't home yet. Chip arrives with a Mr. Dudley, who owns the dog. Mr. Dudley is very grateful as the dog is a valuable show dog. Mr. Dudley owns a sporting goods and toy store chain and as a reward, Chip can come by and pick something out. When Chip and Ernie go to the store, Chip learns he can have $250 worth of items. They come home with a truck load of stuff. Wheels (Tim Matheson) and the other boys from the club come by. Wheels says despite their age, both Chip and Ernie can join the Tigers. The boys play with all of Chip's new things. When no one plays with him, Ernie leaves. Steve runs into Ernie and finds out what happened. Steve tries to explain to Chip that the boys only became friends with him because of all the things he has. Steve hides everything in the garage. When the boys come by and see everything gone, Wheels kicks Chip out of the Tigers. Chip donates everything to a welfare home for boys and apologizes to Ernie. Billy Beck as Attendant.
126	15	"Top Secret"	Gene Reynolds	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	December 26, 1963 (1963-12-26)	415
Steve gets a phone call and has to fly to Washington D.C. right away. Meanwhile Chip and Ernie are talking to their friend Richard (Billy Booth). Richard brags about how important his father is because he makes shoes. At the Pentagon, Steve speaks with Col. Ed Fisher (Byron Morrow), Mr. Henning (William Bryant) and others. Steve is asked to work on a top-secret, high-security project. He will work from home, but he's told the family will be under surveillance. Steve comes home and there are already men watching the house. The family wonders what Steve is working on in his locked room. The men follow the boys when they leave the house and they listen in on phone calls. Steve is away from his room and Chip goes in and sees some of the papers he's working on. Steve makes Chip promise to not tell anyone what he saw. Bub asks Steve what he's working on. Steve makes up a fanciful project and tells Bub to keep it a secret. Chip learns that Mr. Fowler (Bert Remsen) is following him. Chip tells Ernie and Richard he knows important stuff and the FBI is following him. Fowler and Morley (Robert Karnes) are listening. Bub is talking to Doris Randall (Patsy Garrett) and Mrs. Fletcher (Sandra Gould) in the grocery store. He tells them about the fanciful project Steve is working on and Fowler is listening. Steve tells Morley that he got that story from a comic book. Steve finishes the project. Note: This is the only episode where Fred MacMurray breaks the "4th wall" and looks directly at the camera to address the TV audience.
127	16	"Will Success Spoil Chip Douglas?"	Gene Reynolds	Ray Brenner and Robert Specht	January 2, 1964 (1964-01-02)	416
Chip comes home from school pretending to be sick. Steve can tell he's faking and asks him why he doesn't want to go to school the next day. Chip doesn't want to be picked to be Christopher Columbus in a school play. Ex-Vaudevillian Bub laments that there hasn't been a member of the Douglas family in show business for over thirty years. Bub makes Chip feel a little better about acting. The next day, teacher Miss Andrews (Joan Vohs) says the class must cooperate with student Millie Mae Peabody, who wrote the play. Chip accepts the role of Columbus. The students start to rehearse the play. Later, Chip tells Ernie that there's a family tradition of acting and he doesn't want to disappoint Bub. Bub gives Chip some tips on acting. At the next rehearsal, Millie Mae and Miss Andrews notice Chip's overacting. Miss Andrews tells Chip that they'll find another role for him that is more suited to his acting style. Chip tells Bub that he quit the play. Bub pretends to not be disappointed. Chip tells Steve that he was actually kicked out of the part and Steve says he should tell Bub the truth. Chip was given a smaller part. It's the night of the play and Ernie is Columbus. Chip portrays a Native American and Bub is proud. Jack Davis as Joey. Billy Booth as Charley.
128	17	"Second Chorus"	Gene Reynolds	Dorothy Cooper Foote	January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)	417
It's Saturday night and the boys are surprised that Steve isn't going out. Steve meets Susan Duvall (Jaye P. Morgan), while he is out walking Tramp. Susan is upset because Tramp chased her little dog. Steve learns that Susan works at the Top Hat night club and she's working in a little while. Steve tells her that his son Mike was going there. Steve goes to the club and sits with Mike and Sally. Susan joins them and Steve stays out late with her. The next morning, Mike and Robbie are surprised at how youthful Steve is acting. Steve has another date with Susan and the next morning he is tired. Mike is worried that Steve is falling in love with a woman 20 years younger than him. Mike and Robbie go to speak with Susan and tell her Steve just can't keep up with her. She thinks everything is fine and even mentions marriage. Mike learns that Steve is taking a trip and Susan checked out of her hotel room. Something Bub says to them makes them realize that Steve does have a life of his own. When they mention marriage to Steve, he says that while he's had fun with Susan, he's not getting married. They are both just going to the airport together and then going their separate ways.
129	18	"Never Look Back"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	January 16, 1964 (1964-01-16)	418
Steve performs some cheers from his college days for Bub, Robbie and Chip. They are not that impressed. Steve is looking forward to his twenty fifth year class reunion. Bub thinks the reunion is a silly idea, because everyone will have changed so much. Chip and Robbie think about some of the people they haven't seen in a while. Robbie goes to visit Georgina Williams (Cheryl Miller), who he knew from long ago. Chip takes Ernie to go see Pee Wee Andrews, an old friend who lives in a different neighborhood now. Pee Wee is now a big kid and calls himself Rocky. He remembers Chip giving him a hard time back then and chases Chip away. Robbie remembers Georgina being a tom-boy, but now she's a beautiful young woman. Robbie and Chip realize that Bub was right and want to talk Steve out of going. Heather Marlow (Frances Rafferty), from the old college days, comes by the house. Her and Steve used to spend a lot of time together back then and they have a nice time reminiscing. They both decide to not attend the reunion because the two of them getting together was reunion enough. Marcia Mae Jones as Mrs. Williams. Stephen McEveety as Boy.
130	19	"Marriage By Proxy"	Gene Reynolds	George Tibbles	January 23, 1964 (1964-01-23)	419
Mike and Sally are having a cook out and their friends Wally and Barbara are invited. Wally and Barbara are married and Wally tells Mike that they have anniversaries for just about every first they've had. Wally and Barbara are having some fun chasing each other around when Barbara becomes dizzy. Bub says that she's pregnant. Later, Mike is a little nervous when Sally volunteers to watch a friend's 3 month old baby. Mike asks Steve if he thinks newlyweds are every ready to have children. Old friend Howard Sears (Beau Bridges) tells Mike that his wife, Francie (Indus Arthur), is going to have a baby at any time. Because he work's nights, Howard was wondering if Mike could make himself available to take Francie to the hospital should the baby come at night. A nervous Mike does wind up taking Francie to the hospital. Mike is in the waiting room with other husbands when he's told Francie had a baby girl. Howard shows up and Mike says he's never going through that again. Mike tells Steve he's breaking off the engagement because he's not ready for the stress. After Steve tells Mike about his experience when Mike was born, Mike decides he's still getting married. Janice Carroll as Night Nurse. Maxine Jennings as Second Nurse. Elsie Baker as Woman. Note: A pre-Petticoat Junction Mike Minor appears here as Herb.
131	20	"The Chaperone"	Gene Reynolds	Dorothy Cooper Foote	January 30, 1964 (1964-01-30)	420
Robbie needs a chaperone for a meeting at Betty McIver's (Quinn O'Hara) house where they'll decide what kind of birthday party she will have. Robbie convinces Bub to do it. When they get to the house, Bub meets all the kids. Bub gets a little strict about a couple dancing on the couch and everyone leaves. Back at home, Bub says he'll never chaperone again. Robbie is upset with Bub, but Steve makes him talk to Bub anyway. Steve tells Robbie that courtesy and respect are still important. Robbie brings Betty some flowers and suggests she have a costume party for her birthday. Betty is a bit dismissive and Robbie leaves. That night Robbie has a dream that he is in Victorian times and he calls on Betty. Everything is very prim and proper. Robbie, Betty and Mrs. McIver (Viola Harris) go for a ride in his horse and carriage. Mike, Chip and Bub drive up in a 1930's car and frighten the horse. Chip wakes Robbie up. The next day, Betty calls and tells Robbie that the other kids made fun of his costume party suggestion. Betty's friend Ethel Bigsby (Gail Gilmore) wants to play a trick on Robbie. They'll have Robbie bring over Bub as a chaperone and tell him that that gang decided to go with the costume party idea. Robbie and Bub will be the only ones in costume. The night of the party, Robbie and Bub arrive and find out they were tricked. Robbie doesn't think it's funny and starts to leave. Betty comes down the stairs in a Victorian dress and apologizes. Some party crashers show up, and Bub finds a way to get rid of them. All the kids are grateful and have a good time. Henry Z Jones Jr. as Jimmy Burns.
132	21	"My Fair Chinese Lady"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	February 6, 1964 (1964-02-06)	421
Gloria Ruth is thrilled to be on a date with Robbie, but she suggests some changes in his appearance. Steve is with his friends Raymond (Benson Fong) and Mary Wong (Beulah Quo). Jimmy Soo (George Takei), a hip, young restaurateur, comes by and meets Steve. Jimmy is actually there to meet Chu Yin Tai, but Ray doesn't think the time is right. Ray explains to Steve that Yin Tai was groomed to marry a much older man in China, but he passed away. She is staying with Ray and Mary for now. Steve meets Yin Tai and she is very quiet and demure. Ray asks Steve to have Robbie help her adjust to America before meeting Jimmy. Meanwhile, Chip and Ernie try to change a girl they know, Ethel Mae, into a tom-boy. Robbie meets Yin Tai and asks her what she used to do for fun. She says she learned things to make her a better wife. Robbie gives her the nickname Sunny and starts to teach her the ways of young Americans. Robbie and Sunny get along very well and she learns much from him. Ray is going to have a party and will invite Jimmy. Sunny is a little anxious about meeting Jimmy. It's the night of the party and Sunny comes out acting all hip and obnoxious. She tells Ray she did it because she didn't want Jimmy to like her because he's much older than her. The party goes on and things work out. It's another day and Sunny and Robbie are at the malt shop. She suggests some changes in his appearance. Note: A pre-Star Trek George Takei appears here.
133	22	"House for Sale"	Gene Reynolds	Danny Simon and Milt Rosen	February 13, 1964 (1964-02-13)	422
Fred Gordon (Addison Richards) shows the family a film about Hawaii. Steve says the reason they saw the film is that he has a chance to do some work for Fred's company in Hawaii. The whole family can come along and they'll leave as soon as they sell the house. Mike doesn't want to go and leave Sally, but he couldn't say anything to Steve. Robbie's girlfriend Ina isn't happy either. Steve asks Bub if everyone is on board with the move and Bub says they are, but they really aren't. Steve flashes back to a talk about life he had with a young Chip. He then flashes back to an outdoor barbecue where Bub burned the meat and even Tramp wouldn't eat it. Steve then recalls when the family tried to put out a fire on the kitchen stove. The next day, Ina brings over a homemade surfboard for Robbie. She talks to Ernie about not wanting Robbie to leave. Mr. Gavin (Woodrow Parfrey) comes by and tells them he'll probably buy the house. Ernie makes up a bunch of things that are wrong with the house. Mr. Gavin changes his mind about the house. Next, Helen Taylor (Shelby Grant) really likes the house. But then her husband Harold comes in and says they're leaving. This time it was Ina that made up bad things about the house. It's been a week and the house hasn't sold. Real Estate agent Celia Evans tells Steve that she has another couple coming the next day. Ralph Proctor (Fredd Wayne) and his wife Florence (Jan Shutan) come by to look at the house. For some reason things are falling apart in the house and Steve tries to hide them. The Proctor's leave. Ina confesses to sabotaging the house and Steve learns that the family doesn't want to move. Note: In her first of 135 appearances, Tina Cole guest stars as Robbie's girlfriend Ina; three years later she'd appear as Katie Miller, Robbie's girlfriend and eventual wife.
134	23	"Stone Frog"	Gene Reynolds	Ed Jurist	February 20, 1964 (1964-02-20)	423
Chip and Ernie are walking down the street when Rajeet (Christopher Dark), a man from India, asks them for directions. The boys lead him to his cousin Siranee's (Kamala Devi) house. While Siranee gets some candy as a reward, the boys look at all the interesting things in her house. Siranee gives Chip a small stone frog and tells him it's magical. If one holds it and makes a wish, the wish will come true. At home, Chip wishes for some cherry ice cream. Bub comes home and says he bought chocolate, but when he looks at it, it's cherry. Chip asks Mike and Sally if they believe in magic and Mike says no. Something else that Chip wishes for comes true. Steve is walking with Chip and Chip sees Siranee. He wants Steve to ask her about the magic frog and she tells Steve the same thing she told Chip. Robbie wants to ask Dolores for a date and Chip tells him about the frog. Robbie then gets a call from Dolores and she wants to go out with him. Mike still insists there is no magic, but then another wish Robbie made comes true. Other things happen that keep Chip believing in the magic. Steve goes to speak with Siranee and meets Rajeet, Ankara and Sadi (Richard Hittleman). They help him understand the power of the mind. Siranee then talks to Chip and finds a way to explain that the magic is in the mind.
135	24	"Stage Door Bub"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Robert Welch Teleplay by : George Tibbles	February 27, 1964 (1964-02-27)	424
Bub goes backstage at a theater to see old friend Thelma Wilson (Pert Kelton). There he runs into Stage Manager Joe Fleck (Jerry Hausner). Bub knew Joe's parents. After her performance, Bub tells Thelma about how he takes care of the Douglas family. She tells him about the acting jobs she's had. Bub goes to see her perform almost every night for a week. He tells the family that he has invited Thelma over for dinner. Mike wonders if Bub has gotten the show-business bug again. At dinner, Thelma really envies Bub's life. Bub longs for the thrill of the stage. They decide to exchange jobs and talk Joe into it. Steve is not thrilled that Bub didn't tell them about this new arrangement and having a complete stranger move in. After his first performance, Bub comes by to pick up some things and tells Steve how much he enjoyed being on stage again. Both Thelma and Bub are having a hard time adjusting to their new lives. Robbie comes by to visit Bub and tells him the family is throwing him a farewell party before he goes on tour. Thelma tells Steve she wishes she were going on tour, but she doesn't want to spoil it for Bub. Bub says he doesn't want to go on tour because he'll miss the family too much. The two exchange jobs again.
136	25	"Fish Gotta Swim, Birds Gotta Fly"	Gene Reynolds	Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz	March 5, 1964 (1964-03-05)	425
Steve and the boys are going fishing. Mike says that, despite not knowing how to fish, Sally wants to go along. Mike knocks on Sally's door and wakes her up. By the time they get to the lake, all the good spots are taken. Steve tries to show Sally what to do, but things don't go smoothly. Sally gets frustrated. Steve catches a big fish and when Sally tries to net it, she lets the fish get away. It's the end of the day and Sally feels bad that things didn't go well. Sally tells her mother, Helen Morrison, that Mike expects her to go fishing with them every time and she's not looking forward to it. Helen suggests that every time Mike takes her fishing, she should make him do something that he wouldn't enjoy. Even though they know nothing about it, Helen suggests bird watching. Mike tells Steve that Sally expects him to go bird watching with her mother and sisters. Mike is not having a good time with Sally and the family. But then he reads something in a bird book and figures out that the women know nothing about bird watching and were just tricking him. Mike then pretends to be enjoying himself and leads the women all around the forest. Mike reveals that he knows they were tricking him and the women are not happy. Sally hasn't been answering Mikes calls. Steve tells Mike that Sally probably hates fishing and couples need to communicate more. Patricia Morrow as Nancy. Note: This is the first of eight appearances for Doris Singleton, two as Sally's mother and then six appearances in Season 11 as the mother of Chip's wife.
137	26	"Cherry Blossoms in Bryant Park"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Kitty Buhler Teleplay by : George Tibbles	March 12, 1964 (1964-03-12)	426
Bub reads a letter that says Kimiko, a woman Mike met in Tokyo, is coming for a visit. Bub is worried because Mike is with Sally now, but Steve isn't concerned. The letter also says that Kimiko is bringing her Chiyo with. Everyone wonders what a Chiyo is. Mike comes home from a field trip and Bub tells him Steve is picking up Kimiko from the airport. Mike doesn't know what he'll tell Sally. Steve arrives with Kimiko and it turns out Chiyo (Lisa Lu) is her Aunt. Sally meets Kimiko and Chiyo and then leaves. Sally won't answer Mikes calls. That night at dinner, Chiyo can't pronounce Bub, so she says Boob. Later, Mike shows Kimiko some of the town and he's a little uncomfortable. She tells Mike that she knows he's engaged and she says she's engaged as well. Sally and Kimiko have lunch together and Kimiko tells Sally how Japanese wives act. Mike and Sally go out and Sally starts acting a little subservient. Mike comes in the house and sees Kimiko and Chiyo giving Steve and Bub a neck rub. Mike learns that Kimiko told Sally that it's a wife's place to serve. Mike has some fun and makes Sally give him a back rub. She figures out what he's up to and they have a friendly pillow fight. Kimiko writes a thank you letter to the family when she gets back to Japan.
138	27	"What's the Princess Really Like?"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Cynthia Lindsay Teleplay by : Cynthia Lindsay & Gail Ingram Clement	March 19, 1964 (1964-03-19)	427
Steve once dated a woman named Joanne Norton. She moved to Europe and became a Princess after she married Prince Sundra (John van Dreelen). The two will now be visiting Bryant Park. Mr. Griffith (Tommy Farrell), a reporter, comes by and hopes to get a story from Steve, but Steve has nothing to say. As a result of the visit, the entire Douglas family receives formal invitation letters with an RSVP request for each. When Ernie and Wilson the dog come for a visit, Chip has some fun with writing the RSVP letter before he writes the real serious letter. When in a rush the next day, Chip accidentally hands Bub one of the joke letters, now on the way to the royal highness. Chip attempts to speak directly to the Prince and Princess to correct the mistake, and ends up unknowingly interacting with the Prince himself. Later that day, the Prince invites Chip inside where he is greeted with ice cream and cake. Despite these efforts, the Princess has requested the RSVP letters be delivered to her directly. Back home, nobody believes Chip when he tells of his adventure with the Prince. This is until the Prince and Princess Joanne arrive at the Douglas home, where Joanne proceeds to tell Chip that she thought the letter was very funny and not to worry. Sundra and Joanne stay dinner. Robert Patten as Hotel Manager. A pre-Sgt. Schultz John Banner has a bit part as Chief of Protocol.
139	28	"The People's House"	Gene Reynolds	Dorothy Cooper Foote	March 26, 1964 (1964-03-26)	428
Steve tells Bub that he'll be home late because it's the opening day of the aeronautical convention and he's on the welcoming committee. Steve meets Marta Robbins (Dianne Foster), who is an editor for a home decorators magazine. She was at another convention downstairs. Steve goes to the other convention hoping to run into Marta again. While there, he runs into Mike and Sally. Steve does find Marta and tries to make a date with her, but she seems to be very busy. He enters a magazine contest for distinctive homes because he learns that Marta comes to see the homes. Back at the house, Steve tries to set a romantic mood for when Marta arrives. But instead of Marta showing up, her secretary, Molly Dunbar (Jean Stapleton), shows up. Molly is an older woman. Molly tells Marta about meeting Steve's sons and Bub and about the house. Marta seems intrigued. Meanwhile, Bub and the boys are cleaning up the house for when the contest committee comes to judge the place. Bub really wants to win. Marta and the committee arrive. While Bub shows the committee the house, Steve introduces the boys to Marta. When the contest is over, the Douglas house doesn't even get mentioned. As a consolation, the boys give Bub a bust of himself that says "Champ Homemaker". John Alvin as Engineer.
140	29	"The Tree"	Gene Reynolds	Howard Snyder and Jack Harvey	April 2, 1964 (1964-04-02)	429
Steve finds a key and it's bothering him that he doesn't know what it's to. Mrs. Adams (Adrienne Marden) and Mrs. Hackett come by and ask Bub to sign a petition. Without knowing what it's for, Bub says no. Meanwhile, Robbie is seeing Juliet Johnson (Cheryl Holdridge). Her father has a tree at the end of his driveway that he wants the village to cut it down. The family learns that the petition that the women wanted Bub to sign was to save the tree. And Mrs. Elsie Martindale (Mary Adams) is one of the women. Because Bub likes Elsie, he is now interested in helping and goes to the Women's Betterment League. There he sits next to Elsie and makes an excellent suggestion to help their cause. The ladies and Bub picket in front the tree. Robbie is afraid about what Mr. Johnson will think when he finds out Bub is his grandfather. The next day, Bub stops Mr. Johnson from turning a hose on the ladies. Mr. Johnson does find out about Bub and Robbie and Juliet have to sneak around to see each other. Bub finds a way to have sentimental Mr. Johnson keep the tree. Mike finds a locked box in the attic and Steve's key opens it. Inside is another key. Templeton Fox as Genevieve. Note: In this episode we learn that Bub's late wife and the boys' maternal grandmother was named Mary. We also learn that the name "Bub" came from Chip's inability to say his real name, Bill.
141	30	"The Substitute Teacher"	Gene Reynolds	George Tibbles	April 9, 1964 (1964-04-09)	430
At dinner, Robbie mentions an essay he has to write for Mrs. Proctor's (Mabel Albertson) class. Mike remembers having her as a teacher. Robbie gets a phone call and is excited when he learns that Mrs. Proctor broke her leg and will be out for a while. The next day at school, attractive young Miss Martha Tinsley takes over as substitute teacher. The guys proceed to be very distracting in class and give her a hard time. This goes on for a couple weeks. While telling her friend, Mrs. Drake (Hope Summers), what the boys have been doing, Martha breaks down and cries. At home, Robbie tells the family what's been going on at school. Robbie gets an earful from both Steve and Mike after Mike recognizes Martha's name. The next day, Robbie tells the guys that he's going to leave Miss Tinsley alone. Robbie tells Steve that he went to Mrs. Proctor and asked her advice in helping Miss Tinsley. Now he feels funny about it, but Steve said he did the right thing. Mrs. Proctor goes to speak with Martha and teaches her how to handle the boys. Jimmy Boyd as Victor Peppitone. Danny Lockin as Jay Robinson. Bobby Diamond as Mickey. Linda Foster as Girl. Note: A pre-Peyton Place Christopher Connelly appears as Gil.
142	31	"Mike Wears the Pants"	Gene Reynolds	Douglas Tibbles	April 16, 1964 (1964-04-16)	431
Chip is sad when he learns that after Mike and Sally get married, Mike will move out. Mike would like to get married right away, but they would need money for an apartment. Because he wants to finish college, Mike suggests that Sally move into the Douglas house. Steve gives Mike the OK to have Sally move in, but he tells Bub he's not sure it's a good idea. Sally tells Bub she's not sure that moving in is a good way to start a marriage. Bub suggests she try it out for the weekend and she could have Mike's room for herself. Ernie is staying the weekend as well and things get a little hectic. Bub mentions to Sally that he's planned a wedding shower for Thursday. While Sally feels welcome, she would rather have some more privacy. Mike and Sally have dinner with their married friends, Howard and Francie Sears. Things don't go smoothly and Howard and Francie have a fight. Back at home, Mike thinks they should postpone the wedding. Not because of their friends fight, but because Mike thinks they should have their own apartment. This is exactly what Sally wanted to hear. Mike tells Chip that he's not getting married for a year and Chip is happy. Bub has to call everyone and cancel the wedding shower.
143	32	"The Guys and the Dolls"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	April 23, 1964 (1964-04-23)	432
Mike is with some of his Air Force Reserve men. Randy Griggs' (Martin Sheen) father owns a toy company. They produced 10,000 defective dolls. Randy would like to go to a disaster area in South America and bring the girls there the dolls. Mike and the other guys aren't interested. Meanwhile, Chip and Ernie are supposed to do some good deeds. Chip helps old lady Mrs. Sowerby (Mary Young) across the street and carries her bags for her. Mike tells the family about Randy's idea and they think Mike should do it. Randy comes by and tells Mike that Colonel Kramer gave the mission the go ahead. The Reservists get to the flooded out town and start to distribute the dolls. Mike meets a little mute girl named Luise. Chip is wearing himself out doing things for Mrs. Sowerby. Mike wants to bring Luise back home to have the doctors there look at her. Steve gets a telegram to pick up Luise at the airport. The family thinks it's some young woman. They are surprised when Luise is a little girl. Mike arrives home and says that a doctor has volunteered his services. The operation is a success and Luise can now speak. To give Chip a break, Steve helps Mrs. Sowerby. Mike Minor as Carl Janson. James Victor as Pete.
144	33	"The Ballad of Lissa Stratmeyer"	Gene Reynolds	Story by : Glenn Wheaton & Mannie Manheim Teleplay by : Glenn Wheaton & Mannie Manheim and Douglas Tibbles	April 30, 1964 (1964-04-30)	433
Robbie's school football team is losing game after game. Lissa Stratmeyer (Patricia Morrow), one of the cheerleaders and Robbie's girlfriend, tries to make him feel a little better. Apparently, the school is only letting boys with good grades play on the team and they are not always the best athletes. The team is very despondent and wants to forfeit the last game. Mike writes a song making fun of the team and Robbie likes it. The girlfriends of the team players decide to stage a boycott against the boys until they beat Freemont High at the last game. Even Lissa gives Robbie the ultimatum. The guys try other girls their age, but they want the team to win as well. The guys then decide to ask freshman girls to the victory rally the night before the game. Robbie asks Debbie Rogers. When he picks her up, Robbie meets Debbie's older sister Arlene and winds up taking her and Debbie to the rally. At the rally, Robbie is surprised when he learns Arlene and Lissa are old friends. Lissa talks Arlene into leaving with Debbie. The next day, the team tries hard but still loses. Steve finds a way to show Robbie the team won a moral victory. Tommy Ivo as Tom. Hank Jones as Don. Bobby Diamond as Mark. Heather Menzies as Mona. Note: A young Ann Jillian (It's a Living, Jennifer Slept Here) appears as Debbie Rogers.
145	34	"Tramp Goes to Hollywood"	Gene Reynolds	Glenn Wheaton and Mannie Manheim	May 7, 1964 (1964-05-07)	434
Jack Keeler, who works for Gordon Bernard (Phillip Pine) Productions of Hollywood, stops Steve as he's about to walk Tramp. Jack thinks Tramp would be great for the animal lead in a movie they're making. Bub, Robbie and Chip go out to Hollywood with Tramp so he can do a screen test. Jack greets them at the studio and introduces them to Gordon. They also meet the co-star in the film, Joanne Grant (Joy Harmon). Robbie has lunch with Joanne and Bub tries to get Gordon to audition Robbie. Chip winds up being a stand-in for child actor, Johnny VanBaron (Kevin Brodie). It's time for Tramp's screen test and things do not go smoothly. Robbie tries to get some audition time in as well. The next day they watch the film footage and Robbie realizes how poorly he did. Back at home, Chip gets a check in the mail for his stand-in work. They also get a letter from Gordon stating that Tramp didn't get the part.
146	35	"Adventure in New York"	Gene Reynolds	Ed James and Seaman Jacobs	May 14, 1964 (1964-05-14)	435
Mike and Robbie have been writing songs and sending them to publishers in New York. But they all get sent back because the publishers don't look at unsolicited items. Bub tells them they need to go to New York and submit the songs in person. Bub thinks his show business friend Charlie Turner (J. Pat O'Malley) could introduce the boys to someone. Steve reluctantly says the boys can go. Once in New York the boys meet Charlie. He tells them he's set up an appointment with big-time publisher Buddy Albert. But when they get to Buddy's office, he won't be able to see them until next week. The boys Cabbie, Eddie Fowler (Joe Mantell), wants to help them. Eddie finds a way for the boys and Buddy to ride together in his cab. The boys sing their song for Buddy. Although Buddy doesn't want the song, he gives them some real-life solid advice. Mike and Robbie later find out that Charlie's not the big shot in show business that Bub claimed he still is. Back at home, the boys don't want to hurt Bub, so they talk up Charlie. Sidney Clute as Frank. Sandra Gould as Receptionist. Charles Lampkin as Herman. Maurice Manson as George the Clerk. Note: The featured song, "A Broken Heart Knows Better", was written by (musician/singer) Don Grady and (lyricist) Gary Abrams. The song was not a hit at the time, but has since become a '60s retro-favorite.
147	36	"Huckleberry Douglas"	Gene Reynolds	George Tibbles	May 21, 1964 (1964-05-21)	436
Chip has to do a book report and gets the book Tom Sawyer from the library. Ernie checks out the book as well. That night, Chip and Ernie talk on the phone about how much they enjoy the book. After everyone is in bed, Ernie comes by the house and wants Chip to sneak out so they could go on an adventure like in the book. Ernie brought a table top they could use as a raft. They go to the creek, but it's too dry. The boys stay out all night. The next morning, Steve reads a note Chip left about going to the creek. Melinda sees Chip and Ernie with the table top. She's been reading Tom Sawyer as well and wants to join them, but they say no. The boys go to a river and Melinda shows up. She brought food so they go with her to look at a cave. While they're eating a bobcat shows up and the kids run away. They then see some men digging a hole and think they're going to bury someone. The kids run away when the men see them. The kids then run into a man named Jim (Joel Fluellen). They go with Jim to where the men were digging and he says the hole was for people with the water company. Mike and Robbie find them and they say goodbye to Jim. Back at home, Steve was not happy about Chip's adventures and wants to know where he's going from now on. Kim Hamilton as Librarian.
148	37	"Guest in the House"	Gene Reynolds	John McGreevey	May 28, 1964 (1964-05-28)	437
Steve is at the Engineer's Club Dinner where Judge Helen Weston (Sarah Selby) is the guest speaker. She is a judge of the Juvenile Division. Helen talks about a project where delinquents are placed in good homes for a while. Mr. Chandler (John Alvin) volunteers his home. Steve reluctantly agrees to his house as well. The boys are not thrilled about having a guest in the house for a week. Steve, at the last minute, has to go out of town. He calls Judge Weston and asks to postpone the boy's visit. Bub is on vacation and he calls Steve. He says that his friend's nephew, Gilbert Thornbury (Tony Dow), will be staying in his room at home for a few days. Steve leaves a note about Gilbert and then leaves. The boys think Gilbert is the delinquent. When Gilbert arrives, the boys are very stern with him. And they misinterpret much of what Gilbert says. More misunderstandings occur and a Policeman (Frank Gerstle) even gets involved with one of them. Some of Gilbert's friends come to visit him and Robbie kicks them all out. The boys find out who Gilbert really is and feel bad.

List of My Three Sons episodes

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1960–61)

Season 2 (1961–62)

Season 3 (1962–63)

Season 4 (1963–64)

Season 5 (1964–65)

Season 6 (1965–66)

Season 7 (1966–67)

Season 8 (1967–68)

Season 9 (1968–69)

Season 10 (1969–70)

Season 11 (1970–71)

Season 12 (1971–72)

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