My Three Sons
A Lesson in Any Language
Season 2, Episode 7 · Aired 1961-11-16
Synopsis
Mike wants to go skiing on the weekend with his friends but must also keep up his Spanish studies. So he adopts the learn while you sleep method via use of a pre-programmed record player. Steve's room has just been painted so he decides to sleep in Mike's bed. Mysteriously, he wakes up speaking Spanish, and the next night Bub does the same. Before long they are both uttering phrases they couldn't possibly know.
In the series
This episode is part of My Three Sons (1960–1972) on ABC/CBS.
Widower dad, three boys, and Uncle Charley — domestic sitcom built to last.
Key cast
- Fred MacMurray as Steve Douglas
- William Frawley as Bub O'Casey
- William Demarest as Uncle Charley
- Tim Considine as Mike Douglas
- Don Grady as Robbie Douglas