Episode
My Three Sons: Mister X
Overview
A bearded man of mystery confounds the Douglas family and the authorities alike, while Steve is working on a top priority project at home. Barbara soon identifies him as her former father-in-law.
Details
- Series
- My Three Sons
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1970-03-14
Episode context
Mister X is Episode 23 in Season 10 of My Three Sons. It aired on 1970-03-14.
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Episode 22: Baubles, Bangles, and Beatrice
Young Ernie Douglas becomes the unwilling object of the affection of Dodie's six year old friend while Barbara is asked by the Board of Education to take a substitute teacher's job at a local high school. She finds her stepson Chip in the class and he embarrassingly becomes her prized pupil.
Episode 24: Dodie's Dilemma
Dodie calls upon her big brothers to help her fight her battles in the school playground when some girls say that Douglas is not her real name. Steve feels he should formally adopt Dodie to make it official but this only solves half of Dodie's problems.
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Episode 26: J.P. Douglas
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Episode 19: Guest in the House
Barbara tells her mother that she feels rejected when the boys never tell her their troubles and go to Steve or Charley instead. While Steve is away on business, she is forced to confront one of Chip's teachers when he and another student are accused of cheating in an exam.
Episode 18: You Can't Go Home
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Episode 16: Dodie's Tonsils
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