About this season
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.
Episodes (39)
1. Do You Kiss Your Wife?
Aired 20 November 1958 • 30 min
Luke and Kate have a spat when Luke and Grampa show their disgust for public kissing by the Emerys, who have been married over five years. It takes Grampa to clear up the situation by explaining that there's a time and place for kissing, and that a public display of affection doesn't necessarily denote love.
2. Grampa Learns About Teenagers
Aired 9 October 1958 • 30 min
Grampa is upset when he finds Hassie learning to dance to rock and roll music and using makeup in order to attract the attention of Tommy, the most popular boy in her class. When Kate convinces Grampa his ideas are old-fashioned, he and Luke decide to assist Hassie in her conquest.
3. The Dancin' Fool
Aired 23 October 1958 • 30 min
When Kate is unsuccessful in trying to teach Luke to dance, she finally talks him into taking dancing lessons, much to Grampa's disgust. When Kate discovers the dancing teacher is a very attractive young lady, she becomes jealous.
4. The New Car
Aired 2 October 1958 • 30 min
Luke and Kate decide the McCoys should have a new car and trade in their old Ford. When Grampa learns of the transaction, he's heartbroken at losing a ""member of the family"" and tries to get it back. Flora MacMichael, knowing how Grampa feels about the old car, has bought it from the junk man and returns it to Grampa.
5. The New Dog
Aired 4 November 1958 • 30 min
Grampa becomes involved with a couple of con men over a dog. He realizes they are trying to cheat him, and with the help of George MacMichael, they turn the tables on the crooks. Meanwhile, the entire McCoy family has become so attached to the dog, Mac, he becomes a member of the family.
6. Blow the House Down
Aired 16 October 1958 • 30 min
7. Sing for Your Supper
Aired 13 November 1958 • 30 min
8. The New Hired Hand
Aired 18 December 1958 • 30 min
Grampa's sales pitch persuades Luke to coach the little leaguers. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. McGinnis: Willard Waterman.
9. The New Well
Aired 30 October 1958 • 30 min
10. Leave It to the Girls
Aired 4 December 1958 • 30 min
11. The Perfect Swine
Aired 27 November 1958 • 30 min
12. The Gift
Aired 11 December 1958 • 30 min
13. The New Neighbors
Aired 25 December 1958 • 30 min
14. The McCoys Visit Hollywood
Aired 8 January 1959 • 30 min
15. Luke Gets a Job
Aired 1 January 1959 • 30 min
16. The Bank Loan
Aired 15 January 1959 • 30 min
17. The Great Discovery
Aired 22 January 1959 • 30 min
Trouble begins when Luke unearths a valuable prehistoric bone. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Dr. Kirkwood: Eleanor Audley.
18. Sweet Fifteen
Aired 9 April 1959 • 30 min
19. Son of the Mystic Nile
Aired 29 January 1959 • 30 min
20. Kate Learns to Drive
Aired 5 February 1959 • 30 min
After Grandpa tells Little Luke and his friends an exciting (but untrue) story about serving with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War, he is invited to appear as a guest of honor at a public Veteran's Day celebration.
21. Grampa's Private War
Aired 12 February 1959 • 30 min
22. The Rainmaker
Aired 19 February 1959 • 30 min
23. The Perfect Houseguest
Aired 26 February 1959 • 30 min
24. The Wedding
Aired 5 March 1959 • 30 min
25. Kate's Diet
Aired 12 March 1959 • 30 min
26. What's a Family For?
Aired 19 March 1959 • 30 min
27. Grampa Takes the Primrose Path
Aired 26 March 1959 • 30 min
28. Batter Up!
Aired 2 April 1959 • 30 min
29. Go Fight City Hall
Aired 16 April 1959 • 30 min
30. Two's Company
Aired 23 April 1959 • 30 min
31. The Mrs. Homemaker Contest
Aired 7 May 1959 • 30 min
Grampa is aiming for the prize Kate may win in a homemaker contest. Amanda: Marjorie Bennett. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
32. The Tax Man Cometh
Aired 30 April 1959 • 30 min
Grampa puts on a convincing poor act for the tax man---and the neighbors. Wells: Richard Deacon. The Rev. Mr. Bascom: Thomas B. Henry. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
33. The Insurance Policy
Aired 14 May 1959 • 30 min
Grampa's scheme to withhold an insurance payment backfires. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Simmons: Rusty Lane. Sloane: Stanley Farrar. Luke: Richard Crenna.
34. How to Paint a House
Aired 21 May 1959 • 30 min
A paint salesman gives the McCoys the brush---after swindling them. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
35. The Great Woodsman
Aired 28 May 1959 • 30 min
Grampa plans to knock Little Luke's new hero off his pedestal. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Johnson: Lloyd Corrigan. Eddie: Raymond Karr.
36. The Big Skeet Shoot
Aired 4 June 1959 • 30 min
37. Grampa's New Job
Aired 11 June 1959 • 30 min
Grampa gets a job answering mail. His problem: he can't read. Woodruff: Jack Mather. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
38. The Actor
Aired 18 June 1959 • 30 min
39. Fire When Ready, Grampa
Aired 25 June 1959 • 30 min