The Real McCoys (1957)
The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto Productions", in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus' "Westgate" company. The series aired for five seasons on the ABC-TV network from 1957 through 1962 and then for its final year on CBS from 1962 to 1963. The series, set in the San Fernando Valley of California, was filmed in Hollywood at Desilu studios.
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Episode 1 - Californy, Here We Come
Release Date: 1957-10-03The McCoys move from Smokey Corners, West Virginia., to a ranch in Fernando Valley, Calif., which Grampa McCoy has inherited from his brother Ben. They have also inherited Pepino, a ranch hand, and they meet their neighbors, Flora and George MacMichael. But Grampa finds himself homesick for ""West Virginny.""
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Episode 2 - Luke Gets His Freedom
Release Date: 1957-11-14When Grampa thinks Luke is being henpecked by Kate, Luke decides to prove him wrong—and ends up sleeping on the couch in the living room.
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Episode 3 - Grampa's Date
Release Date: 1957-11-21Luke and Kate urge Grampa to invite Flora MacMichael as his date to attend the Valley Ranchers annual fall dance and box supper. Grampa will have none of it until he hears that Flora is the best cook in the county.
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Episode 4 - Kate's Dress
Release Date: 1957-10-17The male McCoys try to outwit the female members by using money in the cookie jar to buy a shotgun rather than a dress for Kate to attend the PTA meeting. When the men concede defeat and they buy Kate a dress, things get even worse. Fortunately, the PTA president is able to correct their choice of dress.
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Episode 5 - The Egg War
Release Date: 1957-10-10The McCoys start a roadside eggstand and, inadvertently, an egg war with neighbor Harry Poulson.
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Episode 6 - You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Release Date: 1957-11-07Grampa thinks he's made a sharp business deal when he sells some useless farm land, until he finds out the freeway is going through that part of their land. Luke and Kate feel Grampa has been swindled -- but Grampa's native honesty saves the day for the McCoys.
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Episode 7 - Grampa Sells His Gun
Release Date: 1957-10-24The McCoys find themselves in trouble when they need $150 to meet a mortgage payment. Checking through all their wordly goods, they discover their only valuable asset is a rifle handed down to Grampa by his great-grandfather. Grampa finally decides parting with his treasure is better than borrowing money from his neighbor George.
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Episode 8 - A Question of Discipline
Release Date: 1957-10-31Grampa McCoy takes over the supervision of Hassie and Little Luke when, after getting bad grades in school, Kate starts to discipline them. He soon learns it isn't as easy as he thought and is happy to turn the job back to Kate.
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Episode 9 - It's a Woman's World
Release Date: 1957-12-05The McCoys' neighbor Mrs Webster asks their support in her race for a seat on the City Council, but Grampa feels women have no place in politics. When he learns it is necessary to read and write in order to vote, he tries various subterfuges to pass the reading test. His innate honesty prevails, and he also assists the neighbor in her political ambitions.
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Episode 10 - Little Luke's Education
Release Date: 1958-02-06When Little Luke gets into a fight after classmates call him a ""hillbilly,"" the entire McCoy family becomes involved. Grampa finally sets things right when he is asked by the teacher to address the class, and he proceeds to tell them about the ""dumb hillbillies"" who helped build the country they are living in.
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Episode 11 - You're Never Too Old
Release Date: 1958-06-26Luke and Kate join a young people's recreation group and suggest Grampa join the ""Young Old Timers."" He refuses, saying they are all old fuddy-duddies with no family interests. After consistently being left alone, he finally decides to investigate the old-timers group and is acclaimed by them as an artist at whittling.
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Episode 12 - The Matchmaker
Release Date: 1958-01-23A hunting dog wanders onto the McCoy ranch, and when the owner, Joe Johnson, appears to claim him, Grampa tries to make a trade with him for the dog. Joe refuses until Grampa promises he will arrange a date for Joe with Flora MacMichael.
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Episode 13 - The Lady's Man
Release Date: 1958-01-09Luke becomes jealous when a photographer for a national magazine comes to their ranch to use Kate as a model and is over-attentive to Kate from Luke's viewpoint. Grampa eggs him on, and they are both humiliated when they learn the photographer is a happily married man. He tells Luke how lucky he is to have Kate for his wife.
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Episode 14 - The Fishing Contest
Release Date: 1957-11-28Grampa McCoy and his archrival George MacMichael enter a fishing contest. With the discovery that California fish are elusive if not intelligent, Grampa almost resorts to cheating.
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Episode 15 - Time to Retire
Release Date: 1958-02-13When Luke and Kate learn mailman Mr. Perkins is retiring at the insistence of his children, they decide Grampa should take things easy. Grampa feels he is not needed on the ranch, and he pretends to be ill. The family decides he is not yet ready for retirement.
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Episode 16 - Gambling Is a Sin
Release Date: 1957-12-19Grampa and Luke invite their minister to the house for dinner to help Kate get on a church committee. Before the minister shows up, Grampa has given a billboard salesman permission to use the barn roof for an advertisement for a gambling house in Las Vegas. Luke solves the dilemma by painting out some of the letters in the advertisement.
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Episode 17 - The Goodys Come to Town
Release Date: 1958-01-30The McCoys are visited by Frank Goody and his attractive daughter from Smokey Corners, West Virginia. When Elvira starts playing up to Luke, Kate becomes jealous.
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Episode 18 - The Bigger They Are
Release Date: 1957-12-12Grampa's jealousy leads him to court and a confrontation with his romantic rival---the judge. Grampa finds a stranger beating his time with Flora and takes his revenge on Flora's apple tree. When Flora hauls him into court for refusing to pay damages, Grampa recognizes the judge as the ""stranger.""
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Episode 19 - It Pays to Be Poor
Release Date: 1958-04-24 -
Episode 20 - New Doctor in Town
Release Date: 1958-03-27 -
Episode 21 - Let's Be Buddies
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Episode 22 - Grampa and the Driver's License
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Episode 23 - Luke's Mother-in-Law
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Episode 24 - The Homeymoon
Release Date: 1958-02-27After two years of marriage, Luke and Kate go on their honeymoon. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
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Episode 25 - Grampa's Proposal
Release Date: 1958-02-20 -
Episode 26 - Grampa's Brithday
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Episode 27 - Once There was a Traveling Saleswoman
Release Date: 1958-03-06Luke falls head over heels for a pretty swimming-pool saleswoman. Miss Eberle: Peggy Knudsen. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
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Episode 28 - My Favorite Uncle
Release Date: 1958-03-13Uncle Dave's tall tales impress all the McCoys except Grampa (Walter Brennan). Dave: Harry Shannon. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.
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Episode 29 - Volunteer Fire Department
Release Date: 1958-05-22 -
Episode 30 - For Love or Money
Release Date: 1958-04-03 -
Episode 31 - Kate's Career
Release Date: 1958-04-10 -
Episode 32 - When a Fellow Needs a Friend
Release Date: 1958-04-17 -
Episode 33 - The Life of the Party
Release Date: 1958-05-01 -
Episode 34 - Three Is a Crowd
Release Date: 1958-05-08 -
Episode 35 - The New Look
Release Date: 1958-05-15 -
Episode 36 - You Can't Always Be a Hero
Release Date: 1958-05-29 -
Episode 37 - The Homely Boy
Release Date: 1958-06-05 -
Episode 38 - The Corn Eating Contest
Release Date: 1958-06-19 -
Episode 39 - Her Flaming Youth
Release Date: 1958-06-12