The Real McCoys

*The Real McCoys*
The Real McCoys
	Title card
Also known as	The McCoys (for the 1962–63 season)
Created by	Irving Pincus
Directed by	Hy Averback; Richard Crenna; Sidney Miller; David Alexander
Starring	Walter Brennan; Richard Crenna; Kathleen Nolan; Michael Winkelman; Lydia Reed; Tony Martinez; Madge Blake; Andy Clyde
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	225
Production
Executive producer	Danny Thomas
Producers	Irving Pincus; Norman Pincus
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Brennan-Westgate; Marterto Productions
Original release
Network	ABC (1957–62); CBS (1962–63)
Release	October 3, 1957 –; June 30, 1963

The Real McCoys is an American sitcom starring Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan. Co-produced by Danny Thomas's Marterto Productions in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus's Westgate Company, it was broadcast for six seasons: five by the ABC-TV network, from 1957 to 1962; and a final season by CBS, 1962–1963. Set in California's San Fernando Valley, it was filmed at Desilu studios in Hollywood.

Synopsis

The Real McCoys concerns the lives of a family originally from the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, from a fictional place named Smokey Corners. They relocated to California to live and work on a farm they inherited from Ben McCoy, brother to patriarch Amos McCoy. The family included Grandpa Amos (Walter Brennan), his grandson Luke (Richard Crenna), Luke's new wife Kate (Kathleen Nolan), Luke's teenage sister Tallahassie "Hassie" (Lydia Reed), and her 11-year-old brother "Little Luke" (Michael Winkelman). The double naming of the brothers is explained in the first full episode ("Californy, Here We Come"), when the elder Luke introduces Little Luke to Pepino Garcia (Tony Martinez) and says, "Well, you see, in the excitement of having him, Ma and Pa plum forgot they already had me."^[1] Only Crenna appeared in all 225 episodes.

The former West Virginians join the Grange farm association and hire Pepino when he informs them he was Ben's foreman. In the episode broadcast January 8, 1962, Pepino becomes an American citizen and assumes the surname "McCoy." The McMichaels, a brother and sister played by Andy Clyde and Madge Blake in 29 and 21 episodes, respectively, lived on the hill near the McCoys. Amos McCoy and George McMichael, both crotchety old men, sometimes quarreled, often about their games of checkers and horseshoes. Kate is friendly with the Flora McMichael, George's sister, and becomes involved with life in the community.

Although still in her 20s, Kate serves as a mother figure for Luke's younger siblings, Hassie and Little Luke. Many episodes have a moral theme consistent with the conservative opinions of Walter Brennan.^[2]^[3]

Jon Lormer was cast seven times as an actor for The Real McCoys during 1959 and 1960, six as the character Sam Watkins. Joan Blondell appeared three times near the end of the series as Aunt Win. Marjorie Bennett was cast three times as Amanda Comstock. Pat Buttram and Howard McNear also appeared three times; they were subsequently cast as Eustace Haney on CBS's Green Acres and as Floyd the Barber on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show. Olin Howland and Willard Waterman appeared five times each as Charley Perkins and Mac Maginnis, respectively.^[3]

Early in the series, Charles Lane, who often appeared in a character role on I Love Lucy, was cast twice as Harry Poulson, a fast-talking egg salesman; Hassie McCoy has an interest in Harry's son. During 1963, Jack Oakie appeared three times in the role of Uncle Rightly. Dick Elliott was cast twice as Doc Thornton, and Lurene Tuttle appeared twice as Gladys Purvis, the widowed mother of series character Kate McCoy, with Jay Novello in one of those appearances as Gladys' intended second husband, a retired photographer from Fresno.^[3]

Malcolm Cassell appeared several times as Hassie McCoy's boyfriend, Tommy. Edward Everett Horton (the narrator of Fractured Fairy Tales) played J. Luther Medwick, the grandfather of Hassie's other boyfriend, Jerry; Medwick and Amos soon clash. Verna Felton, a member of the December Bride cast, appeared once as Cousin Naomi Vesper. Jesse White, known later as the actor portraying the Maytag repairman for television commercials and subsequently a cast member of CBS's The Ann Sothern Show, portrayed a used car salesman named "San Fernando Harry" who clashes with Amos in "The New Car" (October 2, 1958). On June 1, 1961, Amos, Luke, and Kate return to West Virginia for the 100th-birthday gathering of "Grandmother McCoy", played by Jane Darwell. In one episode, Lee Van Cleef played an Air Force Security Guard; in another Tom Skerritt appeared as a letter carrier.^[3]

The episode "The Tycoon" (August 30, 1960) four years later coincidentally shared the title of Brennan's next ABC sitcom, The Tycoon, with his co-actor Van Williams.^[3] Barbara Stanwyck made a cameo appearance in the 1959 episode "The McCoys Go To Hollywood", which also features Dorothy Provine, and a glimpse of the Desilu Studios, where the series was filmed. In 1961, Fay Wray is featured in the episode "Theatre in the Barn", as herself. She volunteers to direct a local amateur production to raise money for the Grange.^{[citation needed]}

On February 23, 1961, while working on the The Real McCoys, Kathleen Nolan was thrown from a horse and seriously injured. Her character of Kate was off the series for several months.^[4] Hassie left home to attend college, and Little Luke joined the United States Army. For the final season Hassie appeared only in the first episode; Little Luke was never seen again. Amos McCoy did not appear in the last eleven episodes; he was said to be back visiting family in West Virginia. Luke was a widower, and many of the stories concerned Grandpa trying to find him a new wife. This nearly succeeded when Luke met Louise Howard, portrayed by Janet De Gore, a widow with a young son, Greg, played by Butch Patrick, later of CBS's series The Munsters, a relationship which continued through the end of the series.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	39	October 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)	June 26, 1958 (1958-06-26)
2	39	October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02)	June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
3	29	July 16, 1959 (1959-07-16)	March 17, 1960 (1960-03-17)
4	39	August 4, 1960 (1960-08-04)	May 25, 1961 (1961-05-25)
5	39	July 27, 1961 (1961-07-27)	May 10, 1962 (1962-05-10)
6	40	September 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)	June 30, 1963 (1963-06-30)

Season 1 (1957–58)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Californy, Here We Come"	Sheldon Leonard	Bill Manhoff	October 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)
2	2	"The Egg War"	Sheldon Leonard	Bill Manhoff	October 10, 1957 (1957-10-10)
3	3	"Kate's Dress"	Sheldon Leonard	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 17, 1957 (1957-10-17)
4	4	"Grampa Sells His Gun"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff & Leonard Burns	October 24, 1957 (1957-10-24)
5	5	"A Question of Discipline"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)
6	6	"You Can't Cheat an Honest Man"	Sheldon Leonard	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	November 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)
7	7	"Luke Gets His Freedom"	Sheldon Leonard	Henry Sharp & Bill Manhoff	November 14, 1957 (1957-11-14)
8	8	"Grampa's Date"	Sheldon Leonard	Bill Manhoff	November 21, 1957 (1957-11-21)
9	9	"The Fishing Contest"	Hy Averback	Paul Henning & Dick Wesson	November 28, 1957 (1957-11-28)
10	10	"It's a Woman's World"	Hy Averback	Story by : Irving Pincus Teleplay by : Bill Manhoff	December 5, 1957 (1957-12-05)
11	11	"The Bigger They Are"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12)
12	12	"Gambling is a Sin"	Hy Averback	Bill Davenport & Jim Fritzell	December 19, 1957 (1957-12-19)
13	13	"Let's Be Buddies"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	December 26, 1957 (1957-12-26)
14	14	"Grampa and the Driver's License"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	January 2, 1958 (1958-01-02)
15	15	"The Lady's Man"	Hy Averback	Bill Davenport & Jim Fritzell	January 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)
16	16	"Luke's Mother-in-Law"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	January 16, 1958 (1958-01-16)
17	17	"The Matchmaker"	Hy Averback	Arthur Dales	January 23, 1958 (1958-01-23)
18	18	"The Goodys Come to Town"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff & Leonard Burns	January 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)
19	19	"Little Luke's Education"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff & Leonard Burns	February 6, 1958 (1958-02-06)
20	20	"Time to Retire"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	February 13, 1958 (1958-02-13)
21	21	"Grampa's Proposal"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	February 20, 1958 (1958-02-20)
22	22	"The Honeymoon"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	February 27, 1958 (1958-02-27)
23	23	"Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	March 6, 1958 (1958-03-06)
24	24	"My Favorite Uncle"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	March 13, 1958 (1958-03-13)
25	25	"Grampa's Birthday"	Hy Averback	Arthur Dales	March 20, 1958 (1958-03-20)
26	26	"New Doctor in Town"	Hy Averback	Bob O'Brien & Irving Elinson	March 27, 1958 (1958-03-27)
27	27	"For Love or Money"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	April 3, 1958 (1958-04-03)
28	28	"Kate's Career"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart & Irving Elinson	April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10)
29	29	"When a Fellow Needs a Friend"	Hy Averback	David Adler & Henry Sharp	April 17, 1958 (1958-04-17)
30	30	"It Pays to Be Poor"	Hy Averback	Henry Sharp & Bill Manhoff	April 24, 1958 (1958-04-24)
31	31	"The Life of the Party"	Hy Averback	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson & Irving Elinson	May 1, 1958 (1958-05-01)
32	32	"Three is a Crowd"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	May 8, 1958 (1958-05-08)
33	33	"The New Look"	Hy Averback	William Cowley & Peggy Chantler Dick	May 15, 1958 (1958-05-15)
34	34	"Volunteer Fire Department"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	May 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)
35	35	"You Can't Always Be a Hero"	Hy Averback	Henry Sharp & David Adler	May 29, 1958 (1958-05-29)
36	36	"The Homely Boy"	Hy Averback	Paul West & Irving Elinson	June 5, 1958 (1958-06-05)
37	37	"Her Flaming Youth"	Hy Averback	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	June 12, 1958 (1958-06-12)
38	38	"The Corn Eating Contest"	Hy Averback	George W. George & Judy George	June 19, 1958 (1958-06-19)
39	39	"You're Never Too Old"	Hy Averback	Nate Monaster & Arthur Alsberg	June 26, 1958 (1958-06-26)

Season 2 (1958–59)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"The New Car"	Hy Averback	Stanley Shapiro & Maurice Richlin	October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02)
41	2	"Grandpa Learns About Teenagers"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 9, 1958 (1958-10-09)
42	3	"Blow the House Down"	Hy Averback	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	October 16, 1958 (1958-10-16)
43	4	"The Dancin' Fool"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	October 23, 1958 (1958-10-23)
44	5	"The New Well"	Hy Averback	Stanley Shapiro & Maurice Richlin	October 30, 1958 (1958-10-30)
45	6	"The New Dog"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	November 6, 1958 (1958-11-06)
46	7	"Sing for Your Supper"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	November 13, 1958 (1958-11-13)
47	8	"Do You Kiss Your Wife?"	Hy Averback	Bill Davenport & Arthur Julian	November 20, 1958 (1958-11-20)
48	9	"The Perfect Swine"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	November 27, 1958 (1958-11-27)
49	10	"Leave It to the Girls"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	December 4, 1958 (1958-12-04)
50	11	"The Gift"	Hy Averback	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	December 11, 1958 (1958-12-11)
51	12	"The New Hired Hand"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	December 18, 1958 (1958-12-18)
52	13	"The New Neighbors"	Hy Averback	Paul West & Irving Elinson	December 25, 1958 (1958-12-25)
53	14	"Luke Gets a Job"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)
54	15	"The McCoys Visit Hollywood"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 8, 1959 (1959-01-08)
55	16	"The Bank Loan"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	January 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)
56	17	"The Great Discovery"	Hy Averback	Fred S. Fox & Maurice Richlin	January 22, 1959 (1959-01-22)
57	18	"Son of the Mystic Nile"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	January 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
58	19	"Kate Learns to Drive"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	February 5, 1959 (1959-02-05)
59	20	"Grampa's Private War"	Hy Averback	George W. George & Henry Sharp	February 12, 1959 (1959-02-12)
60	21	"The Rainmaker"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 19, 1959 (1959-02-19)
61	22	"The Perfect Houseguest"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	February 26, 1959 (1959-02-26)
62	23	"The Wedding"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	March 5, 1959 (1959-03-05)
63	24	"Kate's Diet"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	March 12, 1959 (1959-03-12)
64	25	"What's a Family For?"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	March 19, 1959 (1959-03-19)
65	26	"Grampa Takes the Primrose Path"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	March 26, 1959 (1959-03-26)
66	27	"Batter Up!"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	April 2, 1959 (1959-04-02)
67	28	"Sweet Fifteen"	Hy Averback	Irving Elinson & Paul West	April 9, 1959 (1959-04-09)
68	29	"Go Fight City Hall"	Hy Averback	Phillip Shuken & John Greene	April 16, 1959 (1959-04-16)
69	30	"Two's Company"	Hy Averback	Bob Ross	April 23, 1959 (1959-04-23)
70	31	"The Tax Man Cometh"	Hy Averback	Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell	April 30, 1959 (1959-04-30)
71	32	"The Mrs. Homemaker Contest"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	May 7, 1959 (1959-05-07)
72	33	"The Insurance Policy"	Hy Averback	Bob Ross	May 14, 1959 (1959-05-14)
73	34	"How to Paint a House"	Hy Averback	Charles Stewart & Jack Elinson	May 21, 1959 (1959-05-21)
74	35	"The Great Woodsman"	Hy Averback	Norman Paul	May 28, 1959 (1959-05-28)
75	36	"The Big Skeet Shoot"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	June 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)
76	37	"Grampa's New Job"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	June 11, 1959 (1959-06-11)
77	38	"The Actor"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	June 18, 1959 (1959-06-18)
78	39	"Fire When Ready, Grandpa"	Hy Averback	Story by : Frank Gabrielson Teleplay by : Paul West	June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)

Season 3 (1959–60)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
79	1	"The Farmer Took a Wife"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	July 16, 1959 (1959-07-16)
80	2	"The Game Warden"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	July 23, 1959 (1959-07-23)
81	3	"The Screen Test"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	July 30, 1959 (1959-07-30)
82	4	"Work No More, My Lady"	Hy Averback	Henry Sharp	August 6, 1959 (1959-08-06)
83	5	"The Garden Club"	Hy Averback	Norman Paul & Bob White	August 13, 1959 (1959-08-13)
84	6	"The Weaker Sex?"	Hy Averback	Ben Gershman & Bob White	August 27, 1959 (1959-08-27)
85	7	"The Fighter and the Lady"	Hy Averback	Paul Henning & Dick Wesson	September 3, 1959 (1959-09-03)
86	8	"The Gas Station"	Hy Averback	Bob Ross	September 10, 1959 (1959-09-10)
87	9	"Grampa Fights the Air Force"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	September 17, 1959 (1959-09-17)
88	10	"The Girls at Mom's Place"	Hy Averback	Norman Paul & Bob White	September 24, 1959 (1959-09-24)
89	11	"The Politician"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 8, 1959 (1959-10-08)
90	12	"Pepino Takes a Bride"	Hy Averback	Ben Gershman & Bob White	October 15, 1959 (1959-10-15)
91	13	"Hot Rod"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 22, 1959 (1959-10-22)
92	14	"The Ghostbreakers"	Hy Averback	Henry Sharp	November 5, 1959 (1959-11-05)
93	15	"The Marriage Broker"	Hy Averback	Ben Gershman & Bob White	November 12, 1959 (1959-11-12)
94	16	"How to Build a Boat"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	November 19, 1959 (1959-11-19)
95	17	"The Artist"	Hy Averback	Story by : Ralph Goodman & William Danch Teleplay by : Bob Ross	November 26, 1959 (1959-11-26)
96	18	"The Perfume Salesman"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	December 3, 1959 (1959-12-03)
97	19	"The Television Set"	Hy Averback	Ben Gershman & Bob White	December 10, 1959 (1959-12-10)
98	20	"The Lawsuit"	Hy Averback	Bill Manhoff	December 17, 1959 (1959-12-17)
99	21	"The Town Councilman"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	December 24, 1959 (1959-12-24)
100	22	"Cousin Naomi"	Hy Averback	Story by : Irving Pincus Teleplay by : Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	January 7, 1960 (1960-01-07)
101	23	"The Bowling Champ"	Hy Averback	Ben Gershman & Bob White	January 28, 1960 (1960-01-28)
102	24	"The Talk of the Town"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04)
103	25	"Once There Was a Man"	Hy Averback	Fred S. Fox & Irving Elinson	February 11, 1960 (1960-02-11)
104	26	"Weekend in Los Angeles"	Hy Averback	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 18, 1960 (1960-02-18)
105	27	"First Date"	Hy Averback	Irving Elinson & Paul West	March 3, 1960 (1960-03-03)
106	28	"How to Discover Oil"	Hy Averback	Arthur Stander & David Adler	March 10, 1960 (1960-03-10)
107	29	"A House Divided"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	March 17, 1960 (1960-03-17)

Season 4 (1960–61)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
108	1	"Foreman of the Jury"	James V. Kern	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	August 4, 1960 (1960-08-04)
109	2	"One for the Money"	David Alexander	Story by : Irving Pincus Teleplay by : John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	August 11, 1960 (1960-08-11)
110	3	"That Was No Lady"	David Alexander	Bob Ross	August 18, 1960 (1960-08-18)
111	4	"The Tycoon"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	August 25, 1960 (1960-08-25)
112	5	"Where There's a Will"	David Alexander	Bob Ross	September 1, 1960 (1960-09-01)
113	6	"The Jinx"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	September 8, 1960 (1960-09-08)
114	7	"The Delegates"	David Alexander	Ben Gershman & Bob White	September 15, 1960 (1960-09-15)
115	8	"The Gigolo"	Charles Barton	Story by : Irving Pincus Teleplay by : John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	September 22, 1960 (1960-09-22)
116	9	"Teenage Wedding"	Charles Barton	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	September 29, 1960 (1960-09-29)
117	10	"McCoys, Ahoy"	Charles Barton	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)
118	11	"Beware a Smart Woman"	Charles Barton	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	October 13, 1960 (1960-10-13)
119	12	"Executive Wife"	David Alexander	Story by : Arnold Horwitt & Michael L. Morris Teleplay by : Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)
120	13	"Pepino McCoy"	David Alexander	Story by : Irving Pincus Teleplay by : John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	October 27, 1960 (1960-10-27)
121	14	"Father and Son Day"	David Alexander	Ben Gershman & Bob White	November 10, 1960 (1960-11-10)
122	15	"Farmer or Scientist"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	November 17, 1960 (1960-11-17)
123	16	"The New Librarian"	David Alexander	Budd Grossman	November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24)
124	17	"Smothered in Love"	Charles Barton	Harry Winkler & Elon Packard	December 1, 1960 (1960-12-01)
125	18	"Baldy"	Charles Barton	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	December 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)
126	19	"The Hermit"	Charles Barton	Danny Arnold	December 15, 1960 (1960-12-15)
127	20	"The Legacy"	Charles Barton	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)
128	21	"A Bundle from Japan"	Charles Barton	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	January 12, 1961 (1961-01-12)
129	22	"The Horse Expert"	Charles Barton	Story by : Helen Diller & Andy Brennan Teleplay by : Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	January 19, 1961 (1961-01-19)
130	23	"The City Boy"	David Alexander	David Adler & Leo Rifkin	January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26)
131	24	"The Investors"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 2, 1961 (1961-02-02)
132	25	"If You Can't Lick 'Em"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	February 9, 1961 (1961-02-09)
133	26	"The Rival"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & William Davenport & Bob Ross	February 16, 1961 (1961-02-16)
134	27	"The Good Neighbor Policy"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	February 23, 1961 (1961-02-23)
135	28	"You Can't Beat the Army"	David Alexander	Harvey Bullock	March 2, 1961 (1961-03-02)
136	29	"The Bazaar"	David Alexander	Harry Winkler & Elon Packard	March 9, 1961 (1961-03-09)
137	30	"The Swedish Girl"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	March 16, 1961 (1961-03-16)
138	31	"The New Sunday School Teacher"	Richard Crenna	Harvey Bullock	March 23, 1961 (1961-03-23)
139	32	"Baseball vs. Love"	Richard Crenna	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	March 30, 1961 (1961-03-30)
140	33	"Theater in the Barn"	Lawrence Dobkin	Story by : Arthur Marx & Mannie Manheim Teleplay by : Bob Ross	April 6, 1961 (1961-04-06)
141	34	"George Retires"	Lawrence Dobkin	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	April 13, 1961 (1961-04-13)
142	35	"Pepino's Wedding"	David Alexander	Story by : John L. Greene & Phil Shuken Teleplay by : Bob Ross	April 27, 1961 (1961-04-27)
143	36	"Sorority Girl"	David Alexander	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	May 4, 1961 (1961-05-04)
144	37	"Kate Comes Home"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	May 11, 1961 (1961-05-11)
145	38	"Money in the Bank"	David Alexander	Phil Sharp	May 18, 1961 (1961-05-18)
146	39	"A Man of Influence"	David Alexander	Harvey Bullock	May 25, 1961 (1961-05-25)

Season 5 (1961–62)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
147	1	"Back to West Virginny"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	July 27, 1961 (1961-07-27)
148	2	"Fly Away Home"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	August 3, 1961 (1961-08-03)
149	3	"September Song"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	August 10, 1961 (1961-08-10)
150	4	"Kate's Competition"	David Alexander	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	August 17, 1961 (1961-08-17)
151	5	"Lost and Found"	David Alexander	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	August 24, 1961 (1961-08-24)
152	6	"First Love"	David Alexander	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	August 31, 1961 (1961-08-31)
153	7	"Hassie's European Trip"	David Alexander	Story by : Phil Shuken & John L. Greene Teleplay by : Harvey Bullock	September 7, 1961 (1961-09-07)
154	8	"How to Win Friends"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	September 14, 1961 (1961-09-14)
155	9	"The Matador"	David Alexander	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	September 21, 1961 (1961-09-21)
156	10	"George's Housekeeper"	Richard Crenna	Harvey Bullock	September 28, 1961 (1961-09-28)
157	11	"Excess Baggage"	Richard Crenna	Fred S. Fox & Irving Elinson	October 5, 1961 (1961-10-05)
158	12	"The Trailer Camp"	Danny Arnold	Harvey Bullock	October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12)
159	13	"Luke Leaves Home"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	October 19, 1961 (1961-10-19)
160	14	"The New Piano"	David Alexander	Danny Simon	October 26, 1961 (1961-10-26)
161	15	"The Handsome Salesman"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	November 2, 1961 (1961-11-02)
162	16	"Honesty is the Best Policy"	Sidney Miller	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	November 9, 1961 (1961-11-09)
163	17	"Cyrano McCoy"	Richard Crenna	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	November 16, 1961 (1961-11-16)
164	18	"The Diamond Ring"	David Alexander	Harvey Bullock	November 23, 1961 (1961-11-23)
165	19	"The Berry Crisis"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	November 30, 1961 (1961-11-30)
166	20	"The Rich Boy"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	December 7, 1961 (1961-12-07)
167	21	"The Gamblers"	David Alexander	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	December 14, 1961 (1961-12-14)
168	22	"The Marriage Counselor"	David Alexander	Fred S. Fox & Irving Elinson	December 21, 1961 (1961-12-21)
169	23	"The Washing Machine"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	January 11, 1962 (1962-01-11)
170	24	"Pepino McCoy, Citizen"	David Alexander	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	January 18, 1962 (1962-01-18)
171	25	"Meeting Hassie's Friends"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	January 25, 1962 (1962-01-25)
172	26	"The Law and Mr. McCoy"	David Alexander	John Bradford & Ray Brenner	February 1, 1962 (1962-02-01)
173	27	"George's Nephew"	David Alexander	Fred S. Fox & Irving Elinson	February 8, 1962 (1962-02-08)
174	28	"Made in Italy"	Richard Crenna	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	February 22, 1962 (1962-02-22)
175	29	"Who's Margie?"	Sidney Miller	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	March 1, 1962 (1962-03-01)
176	30	"You're as Young as You Feel"	Sidney Miller	Harvey Bullock	March 8, 1962 (1962-03-08)
177	31	"Double Date"	Richard Crenna	Paul David	March 15, 1962 (1962-03-15)
178	32	"In Grampa We Trust"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	March 22, 1962 (1962-03-22)
179	33	"Never a Lender Be"	David Alexander	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	March 29, 1962 (1962-03-29)
180	34	"Allergies Anonymous"	David Alexander	Story by : Sherry Cloth Teleplay by : Danny Arnold	April 5, 1962 (1962-04-05)
181	35	"Pepino's Fortune"	David Alexander	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	April 12, 1962 (1962-04-12)
182	36	"Pepino's Vacation"	Richard Crenna	Fred S. Fox & Irving Elinson	April 19, 1962 (1962-04-19)
183	37	"Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble"	David Alexander	Harvey Bullock	April 26, 1962 (1962-04-26)
184	38	"Don't Judge a Book"	David Alexander	Fred S. Fox & Irving Elinson	May 3, 1962 (1962-05-03)
185	39	"The Raffle Ticket"	David Alexander	John L. Greene & Phil Shuken	May 10, 1962 (1962-05-10)

Season 6 (1962–63)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
186	1	"Grampa Pygmalion"	Richard Crenna	Paul David	September 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)
187	2	"Three Strikes and Out"	Robert Gordon	R. Allen Saffian & Harvey Bullock	October 7, 1962 (1962-10-07)
188	3	"Army Reunion"	Richard Crenna	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	October 14, 1962 (1962-10-14)
189	4	"The Roofing Salesman"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	October 21, 1962 (1962-10-21)
190	5	"The Good Will Tour"	Richard Crenna	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	October 28, 1962 (1962-10-28)
191	6	"Money From Heaven"	David Alexander	Paul David	November 5, 1962 (1962-11-05)
192	7	"Actress in the House"	David Alexander	Ray Brenner & John Bradford	November 12, 1962 (1962-11-12)
193	8	"The New Housekeeper"	David Alexander	Phil Shuken & John L. Greene	November 18, 1962 (1962-11-18)
194	9	"Pepino's Inheritance"	Sidney James	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	November 26, 1962 (1962-11-26)
195	10	"The Girl Veterinarian"	Sidney Miller	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	December 3, 1962 (1962-12-03)
196	11	"The Health Addict"	Sidney Miller	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
197	12	"The Love Bug Bites Pepino"	Sidney Miller	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	December 16, 1962 (1962-12-16)
198	13	"Luke the Reporter"	Sidney Miller	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	December 24, 1962 (1962-12-24)
199	14	"The Farmer and Adele"	David Alexander	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	December 30, 1962 (1962-12-30)
200	15	"The Crop Duster"	Sidney Miller	Paul David & John L. Greene	January 6, 1963 (1963-01-06)
201	16	"Cupid Wore a Tail"	Sidney Miller	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	January 13, 1963 (1963-01-13)
202	17	"The Other Side of the Fence"	David Alexander	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	January 20, 1963 (1963-01-20)
203	18	"Sir Fergus McCoy"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	January 27, 1963 (1963-01-27)
204	19	"Little Boy Blew"	Richard Crenna	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	February 3, 1963 (1963-02-03)
205	20	"Luke in the Ivy League"	David Alexander	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	February 10, 1963 (1963-02-10)
206	21	"Aunt Win Arrives"	David Alexander	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	February 17, 1963 (1963-02-17)
207	22	"Aunt Win's Conquest"	Unknown	Irving Pincus	February 24, 1963 (1963-02-24)
208	23	"Grampa's Apron Strings"	Richard Crenna	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	March 3, 1963 (1963-03-03)
209	24	"Aunt Win Steps In"	Robert Gordon	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	March 10, 1963 (1963-03-10)
210	25	"How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?"	Richard Crenna	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	March 17, 1963 (1963-03-17)
211	26	"Luke the Dog Catcher"	Robert Gordon	Paul David & John L. Greene	March 24, 1963 (1963-03-24)
212	27	"The Incorruptibles"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	March 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
213	28	"The McCoy Hex"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	April 7, 1963 (1963-04-07)
214	29	"Skeleton in the Closet"	David Alexander	Ray Brenner	April 14, 1963 (1963-04-14)
215	30	"Uncle Rightly and the Musical Milker"	Sidney Miller	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	April 21, 1963 (1963-04-21)
216	31	"Up to Their Ears in Corn"	David Alexander	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	April 28, 1963 (1963-04-28)
217	32	"The McCoy Sound"	Sidney Miller	Paul David & John L. Greene	May 5, 1963 (1963-05-05)
218	33	"Luke Grows a Beard"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	May 12, 1963 (1963-05-12)
219	34	"The Auction"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	May 19, 1963 (1963-05-19)
220	35	"The Partners"	Jeffrey Hayden	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	May 26, 1963 (1963-05-26)
221	36	"The Peacemakers"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	June 2, 1963 (1963-06-02)
222	37	"Don't Be Nosey"	David Alexander	Irving Elinson & Fred S. Fox	June 9, 1963 (1963-06-09)
223	38	"Pals"	David Alexander	Danny Arnold	June 16, 1963 (1963-06-16)
224	39	"Pepino's Mama"	David Alexander	Paul David & John L. Greene	June 23, 1963 (1963-06-23)
225	40	"Kate's Former Sweetheart"	Hy Averback	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	June 30, 1963 (1963-06-30)

Home media

Infinity Entertainment released the first four seasons of The Real McCoys on DVD between 2007 and 2010.

On May 7, 2012, it was announced that Inception Media Group (IMG) had acquired the rights to the series. IMG subsequently re-released the first two seasons on DVD.^[5]^[6]

On June 4, 2012, IMG announced that it would be releasing a complete series set, featuring all 224 remastered episodes.^[7] Release of this set never happened, and the rights to the series' home videos later moved to SFM Entertainment, which released The Real McCoys: The Complete Series on August 29, 2017 in Region 1.^[8] This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively from Amazon.com.

DVD name	No. of episodes	Release date
Complete Season 1	39	July 24, 2007 July 24, 2012(re-release)
Complete Season 2	39	October 30, 2007 November 13, 2012(re-release)
Complete Season 3	39	June 17, 2008 August 26, 2014(re-release)^[9]
Complete Season 4	39	June 29, 2010 August 26, 2014 (re-release)^[9]
Complete Season 5	29	August 26, 2014^[9]
Complete Season 6	39	August 26, 2014^[9]
The Complete Series	224	August 29, 2017^[10]

Ratings

Season	Time slot (ET)	Rank	Rating
1957–1958	Thursday at 8:30–9:00 p.m.	#30	26.6 (Tied with The Loretta Young Show and Zorro)
1958–1959		#8	30.1
1959–1960		#11	28.2
1960–1961		#5	27.7
1961–1962		#14	24.2
1962–1963	Sunday at 9:00–9:30 p.m.	—

References

^ "The Real McCoys - Season 1 Pilot Episode 1" titled "Californy, Here We Come " (S01E01), The Real McCoys; full episode available on YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Mountain View, California; originally posted by Gregg Tate, November 22, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ Episode Guides, http://epguides.com/RealMcCoys/
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Full Cast and Crew for The Real McCoys (1957)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
^ Pearson, Howard (June 15, 1961). "Lippman Special, McCoys, Airport Show On TV". The Deseret News. p. D 11. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "The Real McCoys DVD news: Announcement for the Real McCoys - the Complete Season 1 re-release | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
^ "The Real McCoys DVD news: Release Date for the Real McCoys - Complete Season #2 | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
^ Lambert, David (June 4, 2012). "The Real McCoys – All 6 Seasons of the Classic Sitcom Will Be on DVD this Fall". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
^ Lambert, David (August 30, 2017). "The Real McCoys: 'The Complete Series' MOD Release is Now Available! All 6 seasons, plus a reunion special, because available as of yesterday". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Real McCoys DVD news: Update about the Real McCoys on DVD | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
^ "The Real McCoys DVD news: Announcement for the Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-30.

External links

[1] "The Real McCoys - Season 1 Pilot Episode 1" titled "Californy, Here We Come " (S01E01), The Real McCoys; full episode available on YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Mountain View, California; originally posted by Gregg Tate, November 22, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[2] Episode Guides, http://epguides.com/RealMcCoys/

[imdb-3] "Full Cast and Crew for The Real McCoys (1957)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

[4] Pearson, Howard (June 15, 1961). "Lippman Special, McCoys, Airport Show On TV". The Deseret News. p. D 11. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[5] "The Real McCoys DVD news: Announcement for the Real McCoys - the Complete Season 1 re-release | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

[6] "The Real McCoys DVD news: Release Date for the Real McCoys - Complete Season #2 | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-13.

[7] Lambert, David (June 4, 2012). "The Real McCoys – All 6 Seasons of the Classic Sitcom Will Be on DVD this Fall". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

[8] Lambert, David (August 30, 2017). "The Real McCoys: 'The Complete Series' MOD Release is Now Available! All 6 seasons, plus a reunion special, because available as of yesterday". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

[Archived_copy-9] "The Real McCoys DVD news: Update about the Real McCoys on DVD | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.

[10] "The Real McCoys DVD news: Announcement for the Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-30.

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