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The Best Episodes of The Patty Duke Show Season 1

Every episode of The Patty Duke Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Patty Duke Show Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Patty Duke Show Season 1

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. Background image for The French Teacher
    7.2/10(66 votes)

    #1 - The French Teacher

    S1:E1

    Patty gets a crush on her new French teacher after he makes her his test subject.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Genius
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #2 - The Genius

    S1:E2

    While Patty is taking a test to determine the intelligence of today's students, the machine goes nuts and the results say Patty is a genius with a 185 I.Q.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Elopement
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    #3 - The Elopement

    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:Unknown
  4. Background image for House Guest
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    #4 - House Guest

    S1:E4

    Martin's Aunt Pauline comes to visit.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Birds and the Bees Bit
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    #5 - The Birds and the Bees Bit

    S1:E5

    Ross is invited to his first dance, so Patty and Cathy try to teach him about girls.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Slumber Party
    7.9/10(36 votes)

    #6 - The Slumber Party

    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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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Babysitters
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #7 - The Babysitters

    S1:E7

    When Mr. Lane refuses to pay for an evening gown for Patty, she decides to go into the babysitting business.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Conquering Hero
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #8 - The Conquering Hero

    S1:E8

    When the star basketball player's parents move to Michigan, the Lanes invite him to stay with them.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The President
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #9 - The President

    S1:E9

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Double Date
    8.2/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Double Date

    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:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Actress
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #11 - The Actress

    S1:E11

    The school is putting on a lavish version of Anthony and Cleopatra. Cathy tries out for the lead, but Patty unexpectedly gets it.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for How to Be Popular
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #12 - How to Be Popular

    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:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Song Writers
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #13 - The Song Writers

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Princess Cathy
    6.5/10(36 votes)

    #14 - The Princess Cathy

    S1:E14

    Cathy falls in love with a foreign exchange student.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Christmas Present
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Christmas Present

    S1:E15

    Christmas is a day away and Cathy anxiously awaits a visit from her father, only to learn that he is a prisoner in a foreign country.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Auld Lang Syne
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Auld Lang Syne

    S1:E16

    Martin's brother Kenneth sets out to write his autobiography, but discovers writing a book to be more difficult than he imagined.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Horoscope
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #17 - Horoscope

    S1:E17

    Patty become an astrologist in order to earn money to buy Natalie a birthday present.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Tycoons
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #18 - The Tycoons

    S1:E18

    When all the girls like the dress that Cathy made, she and Patty decide to go into business.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Author! Author!
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Author! Author!

    S1:E19

    Patty writes a novel presenting the viewpoint of the American teenager and immediately gets a publishing contract.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Continental
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #20 - The Continental

    S1:E20

    Martin learns that he is being transferred to Paris.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Let 'Em Eat Cake
    8.1/10(46 votes)

    #21 - Let 'Em Eat Cake

    S1:E21

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Going Steady
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #22 - Going Steady

    S1:E22

    Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Are Mothers People?
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #23 - Are Mothers People?

    S1:E23

    Natalie Lane begins to feel unwanted and devises a plan to get even with her family for the uncaring way they have been acting.

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    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Con Artist
    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #24 - The Con Artist

    S1:E24

    Cathy buys a vacuum cleaner for Natalie's birthday but finds the cost is too much for her to handle.

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    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Perfect Teenager
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #25 - The Perfect Teenager

    S1:E25

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

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    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The French Teacher" is the best rated episode of "The Patty Duke Show" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1963. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Genius".