The Real McCoys

Season 3

TV-14

Amos McCoy moves his family from the hills of West Virginia 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.

39 Episodes

The Farmer Took a Wife
E1
The Farmer Took a WifeThe McCoys expect company: Kate's lamebrained ex-beau and his wife. Eph: James Holden. Joanna Moore. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Game Warden
E2
The Game WardenGrampa is being hounded by the new game warden---neighbor George (Andy Clyde). Richard Crenna, Walter Brennan. Judge: Lewis Martin. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.
The Screen Test
E3
The Screen TestThe cookie-jar funds are tapped to pay for Hassie's screen test. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
Work No More, My Lady
E4
Work No More, My LadyThe family finally takes notice of Kate's cooking---after she dumps Luke's dinner on his head. Kathleen Nolan, Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed.
The Garden Club
E5
The Garden ClubKate is expecting some women from the Garden Club to visit, and is nervous about them asking her to join. Of course, Grampa makes the wrong impression and Kate is sure that she will not get the invite.
The Weaker Sex?
E6
The Weaker Sex?Grampa and George are rivals in an important lodge election. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Fighter and the Lady
E7
The Fighter and the LadyGrampa sweet-talks a marriage-minded spinster out of a foreclosure. Walter Brennan. Bertha: Minerva Urecal.
The Gas Station
E8
The Gas StationGrampa pumps up a stream of trouble working in George's gas station. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Grampa Fights the Air Force
E9
Grampa Fights the Air ForceGrampa charts a course of action to prevent jets from flying over his house. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Girls at Mom's Place
E10
The Girls at Mom's PlaceGrandpa and Kate are upset when Luke sells food on credit to a failing restaurant run by a widow and her daughter, but the McCoy patriarch softens his "no credit" stance considerably when he learns that the proprietress is attractive and spunky.
The Politician
E11
The PoliticianThe McCoys are initially honored by a visit from supposedly "pro-farmer" Congressional candidate Jim Slade, but they decide to turn the tables when they learn that he has never been a farmer and is interested mainly in self-aggrandizement.
Pepino Takes a Bride
E12
Pepino Takes a BrideGranpda urges Pepino to marry his new girlfriend Rosita when he notices improvements in his work ethic, but the McCoys must first help him obtain a dowry by making a favorable impression on the girl's demanding Uncle Lopez.
Hot Rod
E13
Hot RodGrampa thinks that he's discovered a shortcut into town, but it's actually a drag strip for the local hot rod club.
The Ghostbreakers
E14
The GhostbreakersLittle Luke spends a night in a haunted house---and finds he's not alone. Vern: Jimmy Baird. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Lennie: Stephen Wootton.
The Marriage Broker
E15
The Marriage BrokerGrampa turns matchmaker to keep alien Sam Hartunian in the country. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jacques Aubuchon. Aggie: Betty Garde. Luke: Richard Crenna.
How to Build a Boat
E16
How to Build a BoatA stream of arguments scuttle Grampa's plan to build a boat. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Harvey: David Mortashed. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.
The Artist
E17
The ArtistAfter Amos mocks George's painting, cheap junk dealer Daggett pays twenty dollars for a painting by George at the McCoy farm so Amos encourages George's painting to be his manager unaware that Daggett has actually paid for the frame.
The Perfume Salesman
E18
The Perfume SalesmanLuke tries to sweeten the McCoy bankroll---by selling barn perfume. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Dr. Thornton: Dick Elliott. Pepino: Tony Martinez.
The Television Set
E19
The Television SetThe scene is set for trouble when Grampa refuses to buy a television. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Lawsuit
E20
The LawsuitNeighbor George drives into a newly dug ditch where Grandpa Amos was sure he put a warning sign. Everyone becomes upset after Luke and Pepino admit to not seeing the sign either when questioned. Little Luke's arrival back home clears things up.
The Town Councilman
E21
The Town CouncilmanIn a race for town councilman, Grampa manages George's campaign---and ends up favoring the opposition. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna.
Cousin Naomi
E22
Cousin NaomiThe arrival of neighbors George and Flora's cousin and their sudden absence leave the McCoys in a bind. They invite Naomi to stay with them but her bossy nature causes turmoil in the house. Grandpa Amos comes up with a plan to solve the problem.
The Bowling Champ
E23
The Bowling ChampKate becomes upset when she learns that Luke is teaching an attractive (and unattached) young woman how to bowl, but at Grandpa's urging she turns the tables by convincing a handsome younger man to provide her with bowling lessons of her own.
The Talk of the Town
E24
The Talk of the TownLittle Luke's prize-winning essay reveals a dark secret about Grampa (Walter Brennan). Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Once There Was a Man
E25
Once There Was a ManCousin Charlie (Hal Baylor) brings his bride Ethel (Doris Singleton) to the farm to meet the kinfolk. The McCoy men are dismayed by the way Charlie is bossed around and give him some advice. Kate is also sharing ideas with Ethel which eventually leads to problems between Luke and Kate.
Weekend in Los Angeles
E26
Weekend in Los AngelesLuke tries to make a splash with the girls at a swimming pool. Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Walter Brennan. Grand Pharaoh: Frank Nelson. Overland: Addison Richards. Wilson: Peter Leeds. Sam: Jon Lormer.
First Date
E27
First DateLittle Luke is highly resistant to the idea of taking tall and awkward Agnes Maypole to a school party, but when Grandpa finds the girl to be kind and considerate he becomes equally determined to compel the boy to honor his commitment to go ahead with the date.
How To Discover Oil
E28
How To Discover OilTroubles flow when Grampa and George think they've struck oil. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
A House Divided
E29
A House DividedThe children take advantage of the situation when Grampa becomes disciplinarian. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.
Foreman of the Jury
E30
Foreman of the JuryGrampa thinks that his court case against the telephone company will be a sure victory after he finds out that George is the jury foreman.
One for the Money
E31
One for the MoneyLittle Luke does amazingly well after he starts delivering newspapers, but the rest of the family is even more astonished when the boy refuses to add his money to the McCoy cookie jar.
That Was No Lady
E32
That Was No LadyKate defies Luke and Grampa to wear a new strapless dress to the Grange dance.
The Tycoon
E33
The TycoonThe local farmers form a co-op and decide to raise the prices of their eggs by holding on to them--but Grampa sees it as an opportunity to get rich by underselling his half of the McCoy's eggs to willing customers.
Where There's a Will
E34
Where There's a WillGrampa misunderstands why a couple of antique dealers paid a good price for some old furniture left to him by a late family member, and decides he can get rich by buying junk furniture and auctioning it off.
The Jinx
E35
The JinxKate refuses to believe that a visiting cousin is really the family jinx, despite Luke and Grampa's warnings.
The Delagates
E36
The DelagatesGrampa proves to be a better schemer after he gets more votes than George to be a lodge delegate--but then Grampa finds out that he can't afford the trip to the convention in San Francisco.
The Gigolo
E37
The GigoloAn elderly financier decides to foreclose the mortgage she holds on the McCoy's farm, and Grampa can think of only one way to save the family's home--by marrying the lonely spinster.
Teenage Wedding
E38
Teenage WeddingMuch to everyone's dismay, Hassie and her latest boyfriend have decided to get married, and Grampa has his own scheme to solve the problem.
McCoys, Ahoy
E39
McCoys, AhoyAfter a destroyer with historical ties to West Virgina is slated to be junked by the navy, Grampa takes matters into his own hands to save the ship from the scrap heap.