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50/60s-sitcomlover · 06-03-2004, 02:25 AM

just wondering what the salaries for the three sons and uncle bub would have been when the series first began in 1960. i know fred mcmurray was part owner of the show so his income would be over the top. with some sitcoms paying a million per episode now, i bet back then it wasn't that way. just wondering if any of the old sitcom lovers like myself as an answer for this.

vze3t9q9 · 06-03-2004, 10:06 PM

I would tend to think the boys received $500.00 to $700.00 an episode to start . I do know kid stars of the 50's received about that much. It probablilty depended on the studio. The show lasted a while so I would think their salaries would have gone up. Although I do remember reading a tv guide article with Buddy Foster, yes Jodie's brother who was on Mayberry Rfd and he received $1,000. a week

hawaii five-o · 06-04-2004, 03:30 PM

I think Fred MacMurray and William Frawley received pretty good salaries. Fred was a big movie star when My Three Sons started and so they had to pay big bucks to get him. They also had to meet his demand that he only work a certain amount of days per year. William Frawley was juct coming from I Love Lucy and he was in demand, so he probably got paid a pretty penny.

By the way, Fred MacMurray had a reputation for being one of the biggest tight wads in Hollywood.

vze3t9q9 · 06-04-2004, 07:52 PM

I read doughnuts on the set were 10cents. He would break one in half and put in a nickel in the coin container.

hawaii five-o · 06-05-2004, 01:12 PM

What a cheapskate.

Bob's TV Treasures · 08-15-2004, 11:04 PM

I vote for Dodie as most annoying child ever on a tv series.

sofaspud05 · 09-17-2005, 01:12 AM

I thought Dodie - well, Dawn Lyn was cute. She was a really good little actress. The worst I think was the M3S producers making Dawn wear those dresses so short her underwear was always showing. That's cute for a toddler, not a 6-7 year old. Wow, that's hard, there are a lot of annoying former kid actors! Offhand I would say Beaver and Wally were the most annoying. Beaver's grammar... Thank goodness Ward would correct him! Wally was always saying "um" and "ah"!

liane49 · 02-23-2013, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by vze3t9q9

I read doughnuts on the set were 10cents. He would break one in half and put in a nickel in the coin container.

No much from today's sitcoms and they didn't get any re run money. Today actors can do a sit com for 8-10 years and make tons of money and make even more money with re runs.

06-03-2004, 02:25 AM	#1
50/60s-sitcomlover Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jun 03, 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 1	sitcom salaries just wondering what the salaries for the three sons and uncle bub would have been when the series first began in 1960. i know fred mcmurray was part owner of the show so his income would be over the top. with some sitcoms paying a million per episode now, i bet back then it wasn't that way. just wondering if any of the old sitcom lovers like myself as an answer for this.

08-15-2004, 11:04 PM	#6
Bob's TV Treasures Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 12, 2004 Location: california Posts: 529	Dodie I vote for Dodie as most annoying child ever on a tv series.

09-17-2005, 01:12 AM	#7
sofaspud05 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 19	sitcom salaries I thought Dodie - well, Dawn Lyn was cute. She was a really good little actress. The worst I think was the M3S producers making Dawn wear those dresses so short her underwear was always showing. That's cute for a toddler, not a 6-7 year old. Wow, that's hard, there are a lot of annoying former kid actors! Offhand I would say Beaver and Wally were the most annoying. Beaver's grammar... Thank goodness Ward would correct him! Wally was always saying "um" and "ah"!
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06-03-2004, 10:06 PM	#2
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	I would tend to think the boys received $500.00 to $700.00 an episode to start . I do know kid stars of the 50's received about that much. It probablilty depended on the studio. The show lasted a while so I would think their salaries would have gone up. Although I do remember reading a tv guide article with Buddy Foster, yes Jodie's brother who was on Mayberry Rfd and he received $1,000. a week

06-04-2004, 03:30 PM	#3
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	I think Fred MacMurray and William Frawley received pretty good salaries. Fred was a big movie star when My Three Sons started and so they had to pay big bucks to get him. They also had to meet his demand that he only work a certain amount of days per year. William Frawley was juct coming from I Love Lucy and he was in demand, so he probably got paid a pretty penny. By the way, Fred MacMurray had a reputation for being one of the biggest tight wads in Hollywood.

06-04-2004, 07:52 PM	#4
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	I read doughnuts on the set were 10cents. He would break one in half and put in a nickel in the coin container.

06-05-2004, 01:12 PM	#5
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	What a cheapskate.