My Three Sons - Season One, Vol. 2

I received this DVD within 3 days and the quality was superb. I would highly recommend this seller to anybody that wants a great purchase. I remember watching this when I was about 11-12 years old and it is still as funny now. The DVD's are of great quality and the comedy is so well written and funny. Truly a timeless classic. I highly recommend this for anybody that wants a great 1/2 hour of pure old time family chaos.

Well be greatfull that the studios are putting out anything from this time period of golden tv. In those days tv wasn't looked at for future runs or reruns. now that there is an interest and dvd technology more shows are popping up. Its a shame but some times the original elements are lost and yes you have to deal with music changes of something else in order to get the product out at all. Don't you think if all was intact the studios would definetly put it out but somtimes its just not possible to get a clean copy of every segment even from the actual archives.I enjoyed season one volume one very much I was too small to remember any of the William Frawley episodes and truly delighted to see him in something else besides I love Lucy.I am 47 and have finally seen the first half of the season and enjoyed it very much.Yes there lots of people delighted to see it with or without original scores, only the original audience the first time will be annoyed but new generations of fans won't mind. As I said the elements may not exist anymore hence the changes in music etc.one example MPI researched hard to find every episode of ABC gothic soap opera Dark Shadows from 1966 to 1971 unfortunately quite a few of episodes were lost and replaced with black and white video copies of even color episodes. It would be stupid to boycott a show because some of the original color shows are not there, lost by the actual archives.Just be glad the studio did its best to bring you the series as complete as possible.Boycotting a series for these technical differences will just ensure that no future volumes of long running series will come out, after all are you taking your money to your grave, live it little and enjoy whats put out cause there may be none after that in our lifetime. Examples to this day still Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman and Batman Adam West series may never make it to dvd because of contract and litigation.So be gratefully your favorite has made to dvd at all.MONTHS LATER IT IS July 2010 AND NO CHANGE

The black and white MY THREE SONS were the best ones. Unfortunately because they were in black and white they were not re-runned as much as the color ones. If you've only seen the color ones you have no idea how fresh, funny and creative the show was in those 5 seasons.This DVD set is all the proof that is needed The cast also helps..William Frawley was much better than his later replacement and Tim Considine was sorely missed after he left the show. While Don Grady remained in the color episodes his parts eventually got reduced and he didn't get to show his genuine flair for comedy that we get to see in the 5 black and white years. Later the show lost what made it unique. Here you have a truly different kind of family and there is humor and charm tn these episodes that is very appealing. So far only the first 2 seasons are available, but that's better than nothing and the video quality is excellent. If you haven't seen these, you have not really seen MY THREE SONS

I enjoyed the seasons with Bub to be quite honest and wasn’t as crazy for Charlie and when the boys started to marry off and when Chip grew up and his friend Ernie moved in. So these sit well with me, although I wish that they would do a full box set.

Just what I ordered

I never saw these growing up because we didn't have a TV. Every episode is quality and humorous and true to family life. We were amazed that they didn't just entertain but each episode had a life lesson imparted through family life. Excellent buy!!

This series is still funny. It reminds of a different time in US history where neighbors knew each other and family spent time together. This was not a typical family, it was all men. Grandfather, father and three boys and the writing was great in portraying how difficult but yet functional a melded family could be

For Baby Boomers who fondly remember My Three Sons as just your typical quaint '60s family sitcom, there are surprises in store in these 18 episodes that conclude its groundbreaking first season. Credit director Peter Tewksbury, who directed every episode of the first season, with subverting sitcom convention. The clever episode, "Man in a Trench Coat," unfolds in the style of film noir, as middle son Robbie (Don Grady), under the influence of pulp-fiction paperbacks, lets his imagination get the better of him as sneaks around with a flirtatious blonde and tries to elude a stranger who's been tailing him. "Small Adventure" is a Hitchcockian exercise in which the family goes about its business unaware of the danger when romping family dog, Tramp, fetches an unexploded stick of dynamite into the house. In "Fire Watch," the season finale, college-bound son Mike (Tim Considine) gets much more than he bargained for when he takes a job with the Forestry Service and must man his watchtower post during a violent storm. In this first season, My Three Sons was the raucous flipside to the comparatively staid suburban domesticity of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver. Fred MacMurray's Steve Douglas was a widower raising his boisterous brood with the help of "dear old Bub," his gruff father-in-law (William Frawley). The home "looks like a disaster area... nothing but bottlenecks and traffic jams." And between games of keepaway in the living room, blaring trumpet practice, and squabbles over the phone and lack of privacy, there are few quiet moments. But as a more misguided and regimented parent (future Bewitched star David White) observes in the episode, "Other People's Houses," "You enjoy living together, sharing everything." While some of the episodes are corny and silly (In one, Steve and Robbie think they've found an abandoned baby, and in another, Bub searches frantically for youngest son Chip's escaped frog), others grapple with real-life issues such as first love, as when Mike and his girlfriend test their feelings for each other by not seeing each other for a week. My Three Sons' first year holds up well. And who can resist the irresistible invitation of the classic toe-tapping "Chopstickian" theme song? Product Description MY THREE SONS is a delightful slice-of-life comedy about the American family. The series chronicles the life of the Douglas family; a seemingly simple premise that was a huge hit with audiences and a keystone of the TV family lineup in the `60s. Fred MacMurray delivers a standout portrayal as Steve Douglas, an aeronautical engineer and widower raising his three sons alone. Region 1 Dvd

Warning, this review contains major spoilers. Product arrived quickly and is of very good quality. Seasons 1 and 2 bridge the last five months of Eisenhower’s America and the emergence of Camelot. It’s a time when stay at home moms wore knee-length skirts, heels and pearls, male teachers wore suits and ties, frat boys assembled to study, students respected their teachers, and Bryant High was as racially diverse as you’re thinking it was. Season 1 is exceptionally well written, with the “Countdown” episode having the family follow the narrative from a television rocket launch. Extremely innovative for its time. And anyone who thinks Seinfeld created a show about nothing should watch Robbie and Mike spend an episode painting a fence. Season 2 is strongly written and if you let the girl of your dreams get away in High School the ending of “A Perfect Memory” will leave you in deep thought. The laugh track is restrained, almost absent, and refreshingly contrary to the bludgeoning in a Chuck Lorre production. We also see the Drysdales, Daisy Moses, Larry Tate, Miss Jane, Fred Ziffel, Steve Elliot, Connie Brooks and Edna Larch in cameos. And wait till you find out Major Hochstetter escaped war-torn Germany to the US, shaved his moustache, and used his training in cryptology and with the Gestapo to rise to the level of Sergeant in the local police detachment! Don’t bother to count the number of times Steve leaves for or returns from work. The cast chemistry is superb and things are not sugar-coated. Steve’s designs fail. Robbie loses a soap-box derby race, gets punched in the face (more than once), and is edited out of his school film. Chip starts fights, breaks into the Principal’s office, and sneaks on a plane. Mike and Robbie tell each other to “shut up!” and spanking is threatened. I only saw the “Ernie” episodes 50 years ago and I’m so glad I purchased the first two seasons. I’m not even sure I want to watch the later seasons now as it can only be a letdown; as but one example there’s no way Uncle Charlie can replace the well-rounded and endearing character of Bub. And Mike’s response to Robbie’s “Marlon” nickname is funnier than any five comedy episodes on television today. If you’re a fan of this genre at all this purchase is a must, if only to know the story behind “please pass the Bunsen burner”.

Brilliant! No problem with picture or sound. Very pleased with it.

The writing and acting was/is brilliant. Robbie was awkward in his interactions with girls. Chip struggled in his attempt to make the baseball team. Mike teetered between being a kid and an adult. In short, they were real kids with relatable problems. Given that the Douglas family slept through later seasons (before the arrival of Tina Cole), these early episodes must have captivated the early '60s TV audience. Two volumes made sense when these DVDs were released a decade ago. Classic TV shows had 30+ episodes -- about equal to two seasons for modern shows. And, the price of TV series on DVD was higher (e.g. one can buy the entire I Love Lucy or MASH series for less than the price of a single season when those shows were first released on DVD).

Enjoyed reliving the good ole days!