Episode
My Three Sons: Bub's Butler
Overview
Bub, an inveterate contest buff, finally hits the jackpot, winning a prize worth $1,000 in a TV competition. But when the boys learn that a British butler will be part of the family for two weeks, they succeed in shaking the impeccable and usually unflappable gentleman.
Details
- Series
- My Three Sons
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 28
- Air date
- 1963-04-04
Episode context
Bub's Butler is Episode 28 in Season 3 of My Three Sons. It aired on 1963-04-04.
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Episode 27: First Things First
With his Air Force Reserve crew depending on him for an engine maintenance exercise, Mike is faced with having to abandon a date, as well as a baseball match, all of which is just part of his same crowded weekend.
Episode 29: Francesca
While Steve and Bub are away, Chip, Robbie and Mike face the problem of caring for two sick foundlings, a wild bird and a frightened girl, who they learn is a runaway from a maid's job in Philadelphia where she has been unhappy.
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Episode 25: Robbie Wins His Letter
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Episode 24: Make Way for Yesterday
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Episode 32: Let's Take Stock
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Episode 23: Caged Fury
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Episode 33: Total Recall
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Episode 34: When I Was Your Age
Bub condemns modern-day youth as he reminds his three charges how different things were when he was their age. The boys try to convince him that they aren't as lazy as he thinks they are.