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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!

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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 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 1 - The French Teacher
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #1 - The French Teacher

    S1:E1

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

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 2 - The Genius
    7.5/10(53 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.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 3 - The Elopement
    8.0/10(42 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.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 4 - House Guest
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #4 - House Guest

    S1:E4

    Martin's Aunt Pauline comes to visit.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 5 - The Birds and the Bees Bit
    7.3/10(40 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 6 - The Slumber Party
    7.9/10(38 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 7 - The Babysitters
    7.4/10(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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 8 - The Conquering Hero
    7.6/10(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.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 9 - The President
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #9 - The President

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 10 - Double Date
    8.2/10(36 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 11 - 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 12 - 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.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 13 - The Song Writers
    8.0/10(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!!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 14 - The Princess Cathy
    6.5/10(36 votes)

    #14 - The Princess Cathy

    S1:E14

    Cathy falls in love with a foreign exchange student.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 15 - Christmas Present
    7.3/10(45 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 16 - Auld Lang Syne
    7.4/10(35 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 17 - Horoscope
    7.5/10(33 votes)

    #17 - Horoscope

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 18 - The Tycoons
    7.8/10(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.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 19 - Author! Author!
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Author! Author!

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 20 - The Continental
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #20 - The Continental

    S1:E20

    Martin learns that he is being transferred to Paris.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 21 - Let 'Em Eat Cake
    8.2/10(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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 22 - Going Steady
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #22 - Going Steady

    S1:E22

    Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 23 - Are Mothers People?
    7.7/10(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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 24 - The Con Artist
    7.8/10(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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Patty Duke Show Season 1 Episode 25 - 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.

    Director:Stanley Prager
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The French Teacher" is the best rated episode of "The Patty Duke Show" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1963. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Genius".