Was There Really Tension Between William Frawley & William Demarest Due to My 3 Sons?

[Brian Damage]

I read that on a website but haven't had any solid proof of that. It stated that Frawley resented Demarest for replacing him on the sitcom. It got so bad, apparently Frawley was banned from the set of My Three Sons. Is this actually true?

[Marvo301]

The reason William Frawley was written off My Three Sons was because his health was deteriorating and he could no longer be insured. William Demarest just happened to be the actor that was hired to take his place. So if Frawley had any resentment of Frawley is probably that he was really upset about his health issues and redirected that anger towards his replacement.

[biffbronson]

Frawley reportedly did say things like "that's not how I would have said the line," criticizing Demarest's performance right there on the set. So we do hear of friction, which seems to have been instigated by Frawley.

[Brian Damage]

Thanks guys for the info :)

[Stuck In The '70's]

I did read somewhere that they never got along even before My 3 Sons. Frawley was probably upset that he got replaced and was extra mad that he got replaced by Demarest. I don't remember where I read that though. Maybe TV Knowledge Fan will know.

[catlover79]

Boy, Bill Frawley really didn't have a lot of Hollywood friends, did he (well, I read that the M3S kids all adored him)? I wonder how Vivian Vance got along with William Demarest, if they'd ever met. :eek:

[66WASTOPS]

Boy, Bill Frawley really didn't have a lot of Hollywood friends, did he (well, I read that the M3S kids all adored him)? I wonder how Vivian Vance got along with William Demarest, if they'd ever met. :eek:
I remember reading somewhere that the 3 sons actually enjoyed working w/Frawley better and that they felt the show was never the same after he left[which is also my opinion as well.]

[old grouch]

Guess which one I prefer.:lol: