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The McCoys move from Smokey Corners, West Virginia., to a ranch in Fernando Valley, Calif., which Grampa McCoy has inherited from his brother Ben. They have also inherited Pepino, a ranch hand, and they meet their neighbors, Flora and George MacMichael. But Grampa finds himself homesick for ""West Virginny.""

Californy, Here We Come

The McCoys start a roadside eggstand and, inadvertently, an egg war with neighbor Harry Poulson.

The Egg War

The male McCoys try to outwit the female members by using money in the cookie jar to buy a shotgun rather than a dress for Kate to attend the PTA meeting. When the men concede defeat and they buy Kate a dress, things get even worse. Fortunately, the PTA president is able to correct their choice of dress.

Kate's Dress

The McCoys find themselves in trouble when they need $150 to meet a mortgage payment. Checking through all their wordly goods, they discover their only valuable asset is a rifle handed down to Grampa by his great-grandfather. Grampa finally decides parting with his treasure is better than borrowing money from his neighbor George.

Grampa Sells His Gun

Grampa McCoy takes over the supervision of Hassie and Little Luke when, after getting bad grades in school, Kate starts to discipline them. He soon learns it isn't as easy as he thought and is happy to turn the job back to Kate.

A Question of Discipline

Grampa thinks he's made a sharp business deal when he sells some useless farm land, until he finds out the freeway is going through that part of their land. Luke and Kate feel Grampa has been swindled -- but Grampa's native honesty saves the day for the McCoys.

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

When Grampa thinks Luke is being henpecked by Kate, Luke decides to prove him wrongâ€”and ends up sleeping on the couch in the living room.

Luke Gets His Freedom

Luke and Kate urge Grampa to invite Flora MacMichael as his date to attend the Valley Ranchers annual fall dance and box supper. Grampa will have none of it until he hears that Flora is the best cook in the county.

Grampa's Date

Grampa McCoy and his archrival George MacMichael enter a fishing contest. With the discovery that California fish are elusive if not intelligent, Grampa almost resorts to cheating.

The Fishing Contest

The McCoys' neighbor Mrs Webster asks their support in her race for a seat on the City Council, but Grampa feels women have no place in politics. When he learns it is necessary to read and write in order to vote, he tries various subterfuges to pass the reading test. His innate honesty prevails, and he also assists the neighbor in her political ambitions.

It's a Woman's World

Grampa's jealousy leads him to court and a confrontation with his romantic rival---the judge. Grampa finds a stranger beating his time with Flora and takes his revenge on Flora's apple tree. When Flora hauls him into court for refusing to pay damages, Grampa recognizes the judge as the ""stranger.""

The Bigger They Are

Grampa and Luke invite their minister to the house for dinner to help Kate get on a church committee. Before the minister shows up, Grampa has given a billboard salesman permission to use the barn roof for an advertisement for a gambling house in Las Vegas. Luke solves the dilemma by painting out some of the letters in the advertisement.

Gambling Is a Sin

Let's Be Buddies

Grampa and the Driver's License

Luke becomes jealous when a photographer for a national magazine comes to their ranch to use Kate as a model and is over-attentive to Kate from Luke's viewpoint. Grampa eggs him on, and they are both humiliated when they learn the photographer is a happily married man. He tells Luke how lucky he is to have Kate for his wife.

The Lady's Man

Luke's Mother-in-Law

A hunting dog wanders onto the McCoy ranch, and when the owner, Joe Johnson, appears to claim him, Grampa tries to make a trade with him for the dog. Joe refuses until Grampa promises he will arrange a date for Joe with Flora MacMichael.

The Matchmaker

The McCoys are visited by Frank Goody and his attractive daughter from Smokey Corners, West Virginia. When Elvira starts playing up to Luke, Kate becomes jealous.

The Goodys Come to Town

When Little Luke gets into a fight after classmates call him a ""hillbilly,"" the entire McCoy family becomes involved. Grampa finally sets things right when he is asked by the teacher to address the class, and he proceeds to tell them about the ""dumb hillbillies"" who helped build the country they are living in.

Little Luke's Education

When Luke and Kate learn mailman Mr. Perkins is retiring at the insistence of his children, they decide Grampa should take things easy. Grampa feels he is not needed on the ranch, and he pretends to be ill. The family decides he is not yet ready for retirement.

Time to Retire

Grampa's Proposal

After two years of marriage, Luke and Kate go on their honeymoon. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The Homeymoon

Luke falls head over heels for a pretty swimming-pool saleswoman. Miss Eberle: Peggy Knudsen. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

Once There was a Traveling Saleswoman

Uncle Dave's tall tales impress all the McCoys except Grampa (Walter Brennan). Dave: Harry Shannon. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.

My Favorite Uncle

Grampa's Birthday

New Doctor in Town

For Love or Money

Kate's Career

When a Fellow Needs a Friend

The McCoys teach a wealthy couple the joys of simple living.

It Pays to Be Poor

The Life of the Party

Three Is a Crowd

The New Look

Volunteer Fire Department

You Can't Always Be a Hero

The Homely Boy

Her Flaming Youth

The Corn Eating Contest

Luke and Kate join a young people's recreation group and suggest Grampa join the ""Young Old Timers."" He refuses, saying they are all old fuddy-duddies with no family interests. After consistently being left alone, he finally decides to investigate the old-timers group and is acclaimed by them as an artist at whittling.

You're Never Too Old

Luke and Kate have a spat when Luke and Grampa show their disgust for public kissing by the Emerys, who have been married over five years. It takes Grampa to clear up the situation by explaining that there's a time and place for kissing, and that a public display of affection doesn't necessarily denote love.

Do You Kiss Your Wife?

Grampa is upset when he finds Hassie learning to dance to rock and roll music and using makeup in order to attract the attention of Tommy, the most popular boy in her class. When Kate convinces Grampa his ideas are old-fashioned, he and Luke decide to assist Hassie in her conquest.

Grampa Learns About Teenagers

When Kate is unsuccessful in trying to teach Luke to dance, she finally talks him into taking dancing lessons, much to Grampa's disgust. When Kate discovers the dancing teacher is a very attractive young lady, she becomes jealous.

The Dancin' Fool

Luke and Kate decide the McCoys should have a new car and trade in their old Ford. When Grampa learns of the transaction, he's heartbroken at losing a ""member of the family"" and tries to get it back. Flora MacMichael, knowing how Grampa feels about the old car, has bought it from the junk man and returns it to Grampa.

The New Car

Grampa becomes involved with a couple of con men over a dog. He realizes they are trying to cheat him, and with the help of George MacMichael, they turn the tables on the crooks. Meanwhile, the entire McCoy family has become so attached to the dog, Mac, he becomes a member of the family.

The New Dog

Blow the House Down

Sing for Your Supper

Grampa's sales pitch persuades Luke to coach the little leaguers. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. McGinnis: Willard Waterman.

The New Hired Hand

The New Well

Leave It to the Girls

The Perfect Swine

The Gift

The New Neighbors

The McCoys Visit Hollywood

Luke Gets a Job

The Bank Loan

Trouble begins when Luke unearths a valuable prehistoric bone. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Dr. Kirkwood: Eleanor Audley.

The Great Discovery

Sweet Fifteen

Son of the Mystic Nile

Kate Learns to Drive

Grampa's Private War

The Rainmaker

The Perfect Houseguest

The Wedding

Kate's Diet

What's a Family For?

Grampa Takes the Primrose Path

Batter Up!

Go Fight City Hall

Two's Company

Grampa is aiming for the prize Kate may win in a homemaker contest. Amanda: Marjorie Bennett. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The Mrs. Homemaker Contest

Grampa puts on a convincing poor act for the tax man---and the neighbors. Wells: Richard Deacon. The Rev. Mr. Bascom: Thomas B. Henry. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

The Tax Man Cometh

Grampa's scheme to withhold an insurance payment backfires. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Simmons: Rusty Lane. Sloane: Stanley Farrar. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The Insurance Policy

A paint salesman gives the McCoys the brush---after swindling them. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

How to Paint a House

Grampa plans to knock Little Luke's new hero off his pedestal. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Johnson: Lloyd Corrigan. Eddie: Raymond Karr.

The Great Woodsman

The Big Skeet Shoot

Grampa gets a job answering mail. His problem: he can't read. Woodruff: Jack Mather. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Grampa's New Job

The Actor

Fire When Ready, Grampa

The McCoys expect company: Kate's lamebrained ex-beau and his wife. Eph: James Holden. Joanna Moore. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The Farmer Took a Wife

Grampa is being hounded by the new game warden---neighbor George (Andy Clyde). Richard Crenna, Walter Brennan. Judge: Lewis Martin. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.

The Game Warden

The cookie-jar funds are tapped to pay for Hassie's screen test. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The Screen Test

The 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.

Work No More, My Lady

The McCoys try their luck convincing cousin Orval he's not a jinx. Orval: Sterling Holloway. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The Garden Club

Grampa and George are rivals in an important lodge election. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The Weaker Sex?

Grampa sweet-talks a marriage-minded spinster out of a foreclosure. Walter Brennan. Bertha: Minerva Urecal.

The Fighter and the Lady

Grampa pumps up a stream of trouble working in George's gas station. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The Gas Station

Grampa charts a course of action to prevent jets from flying over his house. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Grampa Fights the Air Force

Grampa gives a widow the business while teaching her to run a cafe. Mrs. Meade: Sarah Selby. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The Girls at Mom's Place

Grampa learns that his candidate's interest in farmers doesn't amount to a hill of beans. Slade: Robert Middleton. Gladys: Barbara Nichols. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

The Politician

The McCoys help Pepino (Tony Martinez) make a good impression on his future in-laws. Rosita: Saruta Vara. Lopez: Henry Lascoe. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

Pepino Takes a Bride

Hot Rod

Little 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 Ghostbreakers

Grampa turns matchmaker to keep alien Sam Hartunian in the country. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jacques Aubuchon. Aggie: Betty Garde. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The Marriage Broker

A stream of arguments scuttle Grampa's plan to build a boat. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Harvey: David Mortashed. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.

How to Build a Boat

Grampa paints a rosy future for his artist pal---and himself. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Flora: Madge Blake. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The Artist

Luke 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 Perfume Salesman

The 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 Television Set

A newly dug ditch comes between Grampa and George (Andy Clyde). Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The Lawsuit

In 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.

The Town Councilman

The McCoys take in George's visiting cousin---who soon takes over the whole house. Naomi: Verna Felton. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Cousin Naomi

The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto Productions", in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus' "Westgate" company. The series aired for five seasons on the ABC-TV network from 1957 through 1962 and then for its final year on CBS from 1962 to 1963.

The series, set in the San Fernando Valley of California, was filmed in Hollywood at Desilu studios.

The Best Seasons of The Real McCoys

The Best Seasons of The Real McCoys

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6