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

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 63 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1963. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Genius".

  • The French Teacher
    7.2/1063 votes

    #1 - The French Teacher

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1963

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Genius
    7.2/1048 votes

    #2 - The Genius

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1963

    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.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elopement
    7.9/1037 votes

    #3 - The Elopement

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1963

    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.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • House Guest
    7.1/1040 votes

    #4 - House Guest

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1963

    Martin's Aunt Pauline comes to visit.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Birds and the Bees Bit
    7.2/1036 votes

    #5 - The Birds and the Bees Bit

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1963

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Slumber Party
    7.9/1033 votes

    #6 - The Slumber Party

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1963

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Babysitters
    7.3/1032 votes

    #7 - The Babysitters

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1963

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Conquering Hero
    7.5/1033 votes

    #8 - The Conquering Hero

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1963

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • The President
    7.9/1029 votes

    #9 - The President

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1963

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Date
    8.3/1032 votes

    #10 - Double Date

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1963

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Actress
    7.0/1033 votes

    #11 - The Actress

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1963

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • How to Be Popular
    7.9/1032 votes

    #12 - How to Be Popular

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1963

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Song Writers
    7.9/1029 votes

    #13 - The Song Writers

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1963

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Princess Cathy
    6.4/1033 votes

    #14 - The Princess Cathy

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1963

    Cathy falls in love with a foreign exchange student.

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Present
    7.4/1039 votes

    #15 - Christmas Present

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1963

    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.

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Auld Lang Syne
    7.3/1030 votes

    #16 - Auld Lang Syne

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1964

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Horoscope
    7.5/1030 votes

    #17 - Horoscope

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1964

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

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tycoons
    7.7/1031 votes

    #18 - The Tycoons

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/1964

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

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Author! Author!
    7.5/1028 votes

    #19 - Author! Author!

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1964

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Continental
    7.2/1033 votes

    #20 - The Continental

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1964

    Martin learns that he is being transferred to Paris.

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Let 'Em Eat Cake
    8.1/1043 votes

    #21 - Let 'Em Eat Cake

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/1964

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Going Steady
    8.0/1028 votes

    #22 - Going Steady

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/12/1964

    Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • Are Mothers People?
    7.5/1028 votes

    #23 - Are Mothers People?

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/19/1964

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Con Artist
    7.7/1029 votes

    #24 - The Con Artist

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/26/1964

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perfect Teenager
    8.0/1026 votes

    #25 - The Perfect Teenager

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/4/1964

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

    Director: Stanley Prager

    Writer: N/A