diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/3D/bar3d_simple.py b/galleries/plot_types/3D/bar3d_simple.py
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+"""
+==========================
+bar3d(x, y, z, dx, dy, dz)
+==========================
+
+See `~mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d.Axes3D.bar3d`.
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery')
+
+# Make data
+x = [1, 1, 2, 2]
+y = [1, 2, 1, 2]
+z = [0, 0, 0, 0]
+dx = np.ones_like(x)*0.5
+dy = np.ones_like(x)*0.5
+dz = [2, 3, 1, 4]
+
+# Plot
+fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": "3d"})
+ax.bar3d(x, y, z, dx, dy, dz)
+
+ax.set(xticklabels=[],
+       yticklabels=[],
+       zticklabels=[])
+
+plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/3D/plot3d_simple.py b/galleries/plot_types/3D/plot3d_simple.py
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+"""
+================
+plot(xs, ys, zs)
+================
+
+See `~mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d.Axes3D.plot`.
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery')
+
+# Make data
+n = 100
+xs = np.linspace(0, 1, n)
+ys = np.sin(xs * 6 * np.pi)
+zs = np.cos(xs * 6 * np.pi)
+
+# Plot
+fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": "3d"})
+ax.plot(xs, ys, zs)
+
+ax.set(xticklabels=[],
+       yticklabels=[],
+       zticklabels=[])
+
+plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/3D/quiver3d_simple.py b/galleries/plot_types/3D/quiver3d_simple.py
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+"""
+========================
+quiver(X, Y, Z, U, V, W)
+========================
+
+See `~mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d.Axes3D.quiver`.
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery')
+
+# Make data
+n = 4
+x = np.linspace(-1, 1, n)
+y = np.linspace(-1, 1, n)
+z = np.linspace(-1, 1, n)
+X, Y, Z = np.meshgrid(x, y, z)
+U = (X + Y)/5
+V = (Y - X)/5
+W = Z*0
+
+
+# Plot
+fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": "3d"})
+ax.quiver(X, Y, Z, U, V, W)
+
+ax.set(xticklabels=[],
+       yticklabels=[],
+       zticklabels=[])
+
+plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/3D/stem3d.py b/galleries/plot_types/3D/stem3d.py
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+"""
+=============
+stem(x, y, z)
+=============
+
+See `~mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d.Axes3D.stem`.
+"""
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery')
+
+# Make data
+n = 20
+x = np.sin(np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, n))
+y = np.cos(np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, n))
+z = np.linspace(0, 1, n)
+
+# Plot
+fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={"projection": "3d"})
+ax.stem(x, y, z)
+
+ax.set(xticklabels=[],
+       yticklabels=[],
+       zticklabels=[])
+
+plt.show()