ernie: you gonna blow up the stove again mr. douglas? steve: no ernie, i don t think i ll make that same mistake again. [laughs] [small expolsion] barry livingston: it was a show about a single dad. he was a widower with three boys, trying to raise them in an all-male household. chip: you dry. barry livingston: everyone had to do something. everyone had to pitch in. we did dishes, you know, we were darning socks. these are things that you never saw in the ozzie and harriet show or donna reid or leave it to beaver. [phone rings] mike: hey that s mine, i ve got it! bob saget: when you watch a show that s based on losing someone. steven: come on, look out. you re going to tear it. bob saget: that adds a deep-rooted truth to the hardness of life. and then it gives comedy even more of a reason to go as crazy as you want to go. uncle charlie: i think that shirt s done. robbie: oh my gosh my shirt! steven: well, robbie you ll just have to wear your pants higher.
throughout the years, the boundaries have been pushed back and the walls have come down. if you look back to the 50 s there was a lot of confines on what family looked like, and what was acceptable and what wasn t. hi chipper. hi squirt. hi cats. my three sons was the first show that deviated from the perfect pleasantville nuclear family. you gonna blow up the stove again mr. douglas? no ernie, i don t think i ll make that same mistake again. it was a show about a single dad. he was a widower with three boys, trying to raise them in an all-male household. you dry. everyone had to do something. everyone had to pitch in. we did dishes, you know, we were darning socks. these are the things that you never saw in the ozzie and harriet show or donna reed or leave it to beaver. hey that s mine, i ve got it. when you watch a show that s based on losing someone - come on, look out. you re going to tear it.