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The Best Episodes of The Real McCoys Season 1

Every episode of The Real McCoys Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Real McCoys Season 1!

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Californy, Here We Come" is the best rated episode of "The Real McCoys" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 77 votes. Directed by Sheldon Leonard and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/1957. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Luke Gets His Freedom".

  • Californy, Here We Come
    7.6/1077 votes

    #1 - Californy, Here We Come

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1957

    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.""

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: N/A

  • Luke Gets His Freedom
    7.9/1048 votes

    #2 - Luke Gets His Freedom

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/1957

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

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: N/A

  • Grampa's Date
    8.2/1040 votes

    #3 - Grampa's Date

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/1957

    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.

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: N/A

  • Kate's Dress
    8.4/1038 votes

    #4 - Kate's Dress

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1957

    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.

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: N/A

  • The Egg War
    8.0/1033 votes

    #5 - The Egg War

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1957

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

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: N/A

  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
    8.3/1035 votes

    #6 - You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1957

    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.

    Director: Sheldon Leonard

    Writer: N/A

  • Grampa Sells His Gun
    8.2/1029 votes

    #7 - Grampa Sells His Gun

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1957

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • A Question of Discipline
    8.0/1029 votes

    #8 - A Question of Discipline

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1957

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • It's a Woman's World
    7.7/1030 votes

    #9 - It's a Woman's World

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1957

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Luke's Education
    7.6/1026 votes

    #10 - Little Luke's Education

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/1958

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • You're Never Too Old
    7.3/1025 votes

    #11 - You're Never Too Old

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/26/1958

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • The Matchmaker
    7.8/1026 votes

    #12 - The Matchmaker

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/1958

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lady's Man
    8.3/1027 votes

    #13 - The Lady's Man

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1958

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fishing Contest
    8.3/1032 votes

    #14 - The Fishing Contest

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/28/1957

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: Paul Henning, Dick Wesson

  • Time to Retire
    7.5/1027 votes

    #15 - Time to Retire

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1958

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • Gambling Is a Sin
    7.7/1031 votes

    #16 - Gambling Is a Sin

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/1957

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • The Goodys Come to Town
    7.6/1024 votes

    #17 - The Goodys Come to Town

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1958

    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.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bigger They Are
    8.0/1029 votes

    #18 - The Bigger They Are

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/12/1957

    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.""

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • It Pays to Be Poor
    7.4/1032 votes

    #19 - It Pays to Be Poor

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/1958

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • New Doctor in Town
    7.4/1027 votes

    #20 - New Doctor in Town

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/27/1958

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • Let's Be Buddies
    7.6/1024 votes

    #21 - Let's Be Buddies

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/26/1957

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • Grampa and the Driver's License
    7.8/1023 votes

    #22 - Grampa and the Driver's License

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/2/1958

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • Luke's Mother-in-Law
    8.2/1026 votes

    #23 - Luke's Mother-in-Law

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/16/1958

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • The Homeymoon
    8.0/1024 votes

    #24 - The Homeymoon

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grampa's Proposal
    6.9/1023 votes

    #25 - Grampa's Proposal

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/20/1958

    No description available

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A