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The Best Episodes of The Patty Duke Show

Every episode of The Patty Duke Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Patty Duke Show!

The Best Episodes of The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August...

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  1. 8.3/10(27 votes)

    #1 - A Very Phon-y Situation

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    S3:E16

    When Martin puts a time limit on everyone's phone calls, the kids try to earn money to buy their own phone.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Sam Locke
  2. 8.2/10(34 votes)

    #2 - Double Date

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    S1:E10

    Patty plays Patty and Cathy at a party, after Cathy got sick for having taken a flu shot meant for Patty.

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    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.2/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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    S3:E3

    When Richard goes to a party without Paty, Patty decides to give a party the same night.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Ed Jurist
  4. 8.2/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Patty and the Eternal Triangle

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    S3:E9

    Patty decides to test Richards fidelity by posing as Cathy.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
  5. 8.1/10(45 votes)

    #5 - Let 'Em Eat Cake

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    S1:E21

    Natalie makes the mistake of leaving her cake in the church bazaar on the kitchen table unattened.

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  6. 8.1/10(26 votes)

    #6 - The Working Girl

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    S1:E35

    Patty gets a job at the local ice cream parlor.

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  8. 8.0/10(28 votes)

    #7 - The Perfect Teenager

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    S1:E25

    After flunking an exam for teenagers, Patty decides to enroll in modeling school.

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  9. 8.0/10(26 votes)

    #8 - The Wedding Anniversary Caper

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    S1:E27

    In order to buy a gift for his parents wedding anniversary, Ross enters Patty's photo in a teenagers beauty contest.

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  10. 8.0/10(30 votes)

    #9 - A Foggy Day In Brooklyn Heights

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    S3:E1

    Frankie Avalon stops by the Lane house to make a phone call, and ends up spending a short time there because the airport is fogged in.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.0/10(29 votes)

    #10 - The Guest

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    S3:E4

    When Richard's parents go out of town, Patty invites him to stay at the Lane house, but his personality and living style clashes with everyone else's.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.0/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Our Daughter the Artist

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    S3:E5

    Tha Lanes don't dare give Patty their true opinion of her op art creation.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.0/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Ross Runs Away -- But Not Far

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    S3:E17

    Martin and Natelie go away for the week-end, leaving Patty in charge. Trouble ensues when she and Ross becomes handcuffed together.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
  14. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #13 - Don't Bank On It

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    S3:E27

    Martin decides to teach Patty a lesson in responibility after she conceals the fact that she was not able to make an important bank deposit for Martin.

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    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:N/A
  15. 8.0/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Three Little Kittens

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    S3:E28

    Three kittens cause some promblems in the Lane household.

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    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Ed Jurist
  16. 8.0/10(24 votes)

    #15 - The Invisible Boy

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    S3:E30

    Patty asks Ross to do a favor for her and the new in town, in hope that he will ask her out, Patty, in return, tries to talk Martin into allowing Ross to drop French.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #16 - The Elopement

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    S1:E3

    J.R. Castle leads Martin to believe that Patty and Richard are planning to elope. Acutally, they are helping Natalie plan a surprise vacation for Martin and her at the same fishing lodge where tjhey spent their honeymoon.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.9/10(36 votes)

    #17 - The Slumber Party

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    S1:E6

    Ross tape records conversations at Patty and Cathy's slumber party's, and then blackmails them with the tape.

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  19. 7.9/10(31 votes)

    #18 - The President

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    S1:E9

    Patty and Cathy both run for president of the Girls' League.

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  20. 7.9/10(34 votes)

    #19 - How to Be Popular

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    S1:E12

    Cathy wants to win more friends, so she writes to Aunt Jane,a Lonely Hearts colunnist, for advice.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.9/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Going Steady

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    S1:E22

    Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

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  22. 7.9/10(24 votes)

    #21 - A Slight Case of Disaster

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    S1:E29

    In order to impress Sue Ellen, Patty buys an expensive dress that she can't afford.

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  23. 7.9/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Patty Meets the Great Outdoors

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    S3:E13

    When a handsome young forestry students movies in next door, Patty takes a sudden interest in nature.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
  24. 7.9/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Fiancee for a Day

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    S3:E29

    Richard and Patty decide to get married after graduation from high school.

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    Director:Harry Falk
    Writer:Ed Jurist
  25. 7.9/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Do a Brother a Favor

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    S3:E31

    Patty agress to date the president of Tigers' basketball club in order to increase Ross's chances of becoming a member.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.8/10(31 votes)

    #25 - The Song Writers

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    S1:E13

    Richard enters Patty and Cathy's song in the Jimmy Dean Songwriter Contest. Unfortunately, Patty had copied the words from a book of poetry!!

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Very Phon-y Situation" is the best rated episode of "The Patty Duke Show". It scored 8.3/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Gary Nelson and written by Sam Locke, it aired on 12/29/1965. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Double Date".