Almost the Sound of Music To capture the affections of a pretty blond, Robbie turns pop composer and produces a novelty song. The family agrees to do the vocal background, but when they are selected to sing the song on television, Steve gets a bad case of stagefright. Details Casts Title Almost the Sound of Music Genres Comedy Family Release Date 1963-09-19 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes Season Number 4 Episode Number 1 Production Companies MCA Television, Don Fedderson Productions, Gregg-Don Inc. Fred MacMurray Steve Douglas Tim Considine Mike Douglas Don Grady Robbie Douglas Stanley Livingston Chip Douglas William Frawley Bub O'Casey