The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

From the hills of West Virginia, Amos McCoy moves his family to an inherited farm in California. Grandpa Amos is quick to give advice to his three grandchildren and wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him around.

Genre: ComedyFamily

Cast:Walter BrennanRichard CrennaKathleen NolanTony MartinezMichael WinkelmanLydia ReedAndy ClydeMadge BlakeJanet De GoreJon LormerButch PatrickWillard WatermanStanley FarrarRobert FoulkMarjorie BennettEva NordeEddie QuillanOlan Soule


1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Beware a Smart Woman

Tue, Dec 6, 1960

Luke and Kate attend night school. Luke accuses Kate of thinking she is smarter than him. The two have an argument, and stop speaking to each other. In order to save their marriage, Grandpa tries to get Kate to quit studying.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Executive Wife

Thu, Oct 20, 1960

Kate is headed for fame and fortune, after a food company offers to patent her pickled preserve recipe.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Pepino McCoy

Thu, Oct 27, 1960

The McCoys are struggling financially, so Pepino secretly gets a job moonlighting as a singer at the El Tippi-Tin.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Father and Son Day

Thu, Nov 10, 1960

Little Luke's hopes of having his brother as his relay-race partner are dashed when Grampa steps in to take Luke's place.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Farmer or Scientist

Thu, Nov 17, 1960

Grampa is upset to learn that Little Luke wants to grow up to be a scientist, rather than continuing farming in the MCcoy tradition.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The New Librarian

Thu, Nov 24, 1960

Both Grampa and his best friend, George, have their caps set on the new librarian.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Smothered in Love

Thu, Dec 1, 1960

The entire family begins to pamper Grampa - much to his displeasure.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Baldy

Thu, Dec 8, 1960

When Luke fears that he may be losing his hair, Grandpa employs an unusual tactic to remind Luke that appearances aren't as important as he thinks.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Hermit

Thu, Dec 15, 1960

An eccentric area hermit furtively exchanges miscellaneous items for his subsistence but, when he trades for McCoy assets, Amos has him arrested for theft but is regretful when a hearing to put the man under state supervision ensues.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ The Legacy

Thu, Dec 22, 1960

When the gossip-monger postman , who has witnessed George McMichael's will, lets it slip that Luke's family benefits substantially, Luke, Kate and the children engage in excessively fawning behavior toward George to the disgust of Amos.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ A Bundle from Japan

Thu, Jan 12, 1961

The McCoys hire a Japanese girl named Nikko to help around the house.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ The Horse Expert

Thu, Jan 19, 1961

Grampa claims he can tame a horse. The horse allows anyone to ride it - except Grampa.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The City Boy

1961

Deprived city boy, Pete, arrives on the farm and uses his urban smarts to get the McCoys to do his assigned chores for him. A good lesson is learned by all.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ The Investors

Thu, Mar 9, 1961

Grampa is approached b a relative who wants him to invest in an oil well. In turn, Grampa gets some of his friends to invest, as well.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ If You Can't Lick'Em

Thu, Mar 16, 1961

After Grampa sells a large quantity of produce to a stranger, he finds out that he's really competing with himself.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ The Rival

1961

Grampa tells George about the time Luke became jealous of a photographer who was taking pictures of Kate.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ The Good Neighbor Policy

1961

George files a claim against Grampa's auto insurance policy.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ You Can't Beat the Army

1961

The McCoys one and only cow goes missing soon after the Army sets up a war games area next to their property.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ The Bazaar

Thu, Mar 9, 1961

Grampa sets up a booth at the school bazaar and uses radical methods to raise money for the children's athletic equipment fund.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ The Swedish Girl

Thu, Mar 16, 1961

The gossip mill is running overtime with rumors connecting Luke with the McCoys' new young and beautiful Swedish maid.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ The New Sunday School Teacher

Thu, Mar 23, 1961

Grampa takes over as the new Sunday school teacher.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Baseball vs. Love

Thu, Mar 30, 1961

Little Luke develops a crush on an older woman - the McCoys' beautiful Swedish maid, Helga.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Theatre in the Barn

Thu, Apr 6, 1961

Amos is not thrilled that Luke offers the McCoy barn for a Grange fund raising play but Amos' resistance softens when he learns Fay Wray will join the production but then becomes envious of George's lead opposite the actress.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ George Retires

Thu, Apr 13, 1961

Grampa plots to keep George from selling his place and moving away.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ Pepino's Wedding

Thu, Apr 27, 1961

Pepino can't wait to marry Maria - until they get engaged.

26Season 4

S4.E26 ∙ Sorority Girl

Thu, May 4, 1961

Hassie tries to impress her high school sorority so she can be accepted.

27Season 4

S4.E27 ∙ Kate Comes Home

Thu, May 11, 1961

Kate returns from her extended stay at her mother's, while Hassie takes over the cooking chores.

28Season 4

S4.E28 ∙ Money in the Bank

Thu, May 18, 1961

Grampa resists storing the family cash in the bank, rather than in the cookie jar.

29Season 4

S4.E29 ∙ A Man of Influence

Thu, May 25, 1961

Grampa takes on a trio of con men.

30Season 4

S4.E30 ∙ Back to West Virginny

Thu, Jul 27, 1961

Grandpa, Luke, and Kate return to Smoky Corners for Great Grandma McCoy's 100th birthday, but worry that their modest keepsake gifts don't measure up to those given by the newly-prosperous McCoys who remained in West Virginia.

31Season 4

S4.E31 ∙ Fly Away Home

Thu, Aug 3, 1961

Grampa interferes with the sale of a parcel of McCoy real estate in West Virginia.

32Season 4

S4.E32 ∙ September Song

Thu, Aug 10, 1961

While still visiting relatives in West Virginia, Grampa is reintroduced to an old flame, who he remembers well - but she doesn't seem to remember him, at all.

33Season 4

S4.E33 ∙ Kate's Competition

Thu, Aug 17, 1961

Kate gets the wrong idea after Luke compliments a new female neighbor's cooking skills.

34Season 4

S4.E34 ∙ Lost and Found

Thu, Aug 24, 1961

While Amos is walking through town, $200 floats down to him from the heavens above.

35Season 4

S4.E35 ∙ First Love

Fri, Aug 25, 1961

After Grampa counsels Little Luke on how to overcome his shyness with girls, he soon thinks he's God's gift to women.

36Season 4

S4.E36 ∙ Hassie's European Trip

Thu, Sep 7, 1961

Charlie Ruggles guest stars as a wealthy neighbor who offers to send Hassie abroad as a traveling companion for his granddaughter.

37Season 4

S4.E37 ∙ How to Win Friends

Thu, Sep 14, 1961

Luke thinks his rural accent is holding him back and decides to take elocution lessons.

38Season 4

S4.E38 ∙ The Matador

Thu, Sep 21, 1961

Grampa sees red when a matador tries to lure Pepino into the bullring.

39Season 4

S4.E39 ∙ George's Housekeeper

Thu, Sep 28, 1961

With his sister away, George hires a housekeeper who sweeps him off his feet.