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 1

S1.E1 ∙ Californy, Here We Come

Thu, Oct 3, 1957

Grandpa, Luke, Kate, Hassie and Little Luke McCoy travel from Smokey Corners, West Virginia to California. They take over an inherited farm and everyone loves it, but Grandpa who has trouble adjusting to the new place.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Egg War

Thu, Oct 10, 1957

Grandpa gets into an egg feud with a rival egg salesman. He makes money, but the rest of the family suffers when Hassie wants to date the rival's son.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Kate's Dress

Thu, Oct 17, 1957

Grandpa and Luke need a new gun for a shooting contest. Kate needs a new dress to be inducted into the PTA. There's just enough money in the cookie jar for one of them.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Grampa Sells His Gun

Thu, Oct 24, 1957

The McCoys find out that they are three months behind on their mortgage payments and will lose the farm if they can't come up with the money. Grandpa fears that he will have to sell a 200 year old flintlock family rifle to get the payment.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ A Question of Discipline

Thu, Oct 31, 1957

Kate wants to discipline Hassie and Little Luke for bad grades and skipping school, but Grandpa thinks she is being too tough. So Kate lets Grandpa takes over raising the kids.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Thu, Nov 7, 1957

Grandpa's innate honesty saves the day when a dishonest real estate speculator tries to buy five unproductive acres of the McCoys' land for considerably less than its actual value.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Luke Gets His Freedom

Thu, Nov 14, 1957

Kate pointedly tells Luke that he is welcome to go fishing with Grandpa and Mac Maginnis and to do whatever he wishes for several nights thereafter, but Grandpa steps in to make amends when he realizes that Luke's "freedom" is causing a genuine strain on their still-young marriage.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Grandpa's Date

Thu, Nov 21, 1957

The Farmer's Association is having it's fall dance and Grandpa doesn't want to take Flora MacMichael until Little Luke tells him about the box supper that Flora is bringing.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ The Fishing Contest

Thu, Nov 28, 1957

Grandpa and George MacMichael compete to win the fishing contest. The only problem is that both of them are better at cheating than fishing.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ It's a Woman's World

Thu, Dec 5, 1957

Grandpa pretends to be able to read so he can vote against an uppity female politician.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Bigger They Are

Thu, Dec 12, 1957

Grandpa gets struck with jealousy because of Flora MacMichael and tries to take it out on her apple tree.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Gambling Is a Sin

Thu, Dec 19, 1957

Grandpa and Luke jeopardize Kate's chances to be named to a church committee when they unwittingly allow a Las Vegas gambling house to advertise on the McCoys' barn.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Let's Be Buddies

Thu, Dec 26, 1957

Much to Grampa's consternation, George wants to join a private club known as the Loyal Order of the Mystic Nile.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Grandpa and the Driver's License

Thu, Jan 2, 1958

Grampa's vanity gets the best of him when he refuses to acknowledge that he needs eyeglasses to pass the vision test for his new California driver's license.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Lady's Man

Thu, Jan 9, 1958

A multi-talented photographer obtains the McCoys' permission to take pictures of their farm, but Luke becomes jealous when he seems to be focusing most of his attention on Kate.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Luke's Mother-in-Law

Thu, Jan 16, 1958

Grandpa has Luke prepared for the worst when it is learned that Kate's mother is coming for a visit, but everyone is surprised when she arrives and repeatedly chides Kate for being insufficiently attentive to Luke's needs.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ The Matchmaker

Thu, Jan 23, 1958

Grandpa trades a date with Flora for a hound dog.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ The Goodys Come to Town

Thu, Jan 30, 1958

Amos invites their old neighbors to California for a visit including Luke's old girlfriend Elvira. Kate tries to hide her jealousy during the reminiscing of old times.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Little Luke's Education

Thu, Feb 6, 1958

When some of Little Luke's classmates tease and bully him about his "hillbilly" roots, Grandpa steps in to teach them about the perniciousness of prejudice.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Time to Retire

Thu, Feb 13, 1958

The retirement of the postman convinces Luke and Kate that Grandpa Amos should take it easier. It backfires when Grandpa instead works too hard and ends up bedridden.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Grampa's Proposal

Thu, Feb 20, 1958

Grampa breaks up Flora's romance, and is forced to propose to her.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ The Honeymoon

Thu, Feb 27, 1958

After one full year of marriage, Luke and Kate finally get to go on their honeymoon.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman

Thu, Mar 6, 1958

Luke McCoy is tricked into buying a swimming pool.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ My Favorite Uncle

Thu, Mar 13, 1958

Kate's rich Uncle Dave stays with the McCoys for the weekend.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Grampa's Birthday

Thu, Mar 20, 1958

Feeling that he's been forgotten on his birthday, Grampa runs away from home.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ New Doctor in Town

Thu, Mar 27, 1958

Grampa has a cold, but he doesn't trust the new doctor - or any doctor, for that matter.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ For Love or Money

Thu, Apr 3, 1958

After Grampa refuses to give him a raise, Pepino quits and goes to work for neighbor George MacMichael.

28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ Kate's Career

Thu, Apr 10, 1958

Kate creates a successful dress alteration business at home, much to the consternation of Grampa and the local tailor.

29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ When a Fellow Needs a Friend

Thu, Apr 17, 1958

Grampa is in desperate need of character witnesses to testify on his behalf at his parking ticket trial.

30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ It Pays to Be Poor

Thu, Apr 24, 1958

The McCoys teach a wealthy couple the joys of simple living.

31Season 1

S1.E31 ∙ The Life of the Party

Thu, May 1, 1958

Grampa thinks he's the life-of-the-party.

32Season 1

S1.E32 ∙ Three Is a Crowd

Thu, May 8, 1958

Grampa tries to stop a marriage-minded widow from chasing George.

33Season 1

S1.E33 ∙ The New Look

Thu, May 15, 1958

Luke wants to modernize the farm, but Grampa is against change.

34Season 1

S1.E34 ∙ The Volunteer Fire Department

Thu, May 22, 1958

Grampa has his heart set on joining the town's volunteer fire department.

35Season 1

S1.E35 ∙ You Can't Always Be a Hero

Thu, May 29, 1958

Little Luke worships his Grandpa Amos, but when he gets in trouble at school for using Grandpa's colorful language and telling lies the rest of the family tells Amos to set a better example for Little Luke. Amos tries his best to change his ways, but after a week he can't stand it anymore and reverts to his old habits. When Little Luke's teacher brings him home from school after a serious incident, Amos faces a hard choice: continue to be his grandson's hero or admit that he's not perfect.

36Season 1

S1.E36 ∙ The Homely Boy

Thu, Jun 5, 1958

Hassie refuses to accept a date with the homeliest boy in class.

37Season 1

S1.E37 ∙ Her Flaming Youth

Thu, Jun 12, 1958

Scandal erupts when a 30-year-old photo of Flora clad in a scanty swimsuit winds up in a local publication.

38Season 1

S1.E38 ∙ The Corn-Eating Contest

Thu, Jun 19, 1958

Grampa wagers Kate's prize hen, Jenny, on Little Luke winning a corn-eating contest.

39Season 1

S1.E39 ∙ You're Never Too Old

Thu, Jun 26, 1958

Grampa secretly joins an over-sixties club known as the "Young Old Timers".