The Real McCoys

(1957-1962)

30 minutes

Comedy / Family / Sitcom

The San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, California. The struggles of a poor farm family, the McCoys: Grandpa Amos, widower, the head of the clan; Luke, his grandson; Kate, Luke’s wife; and Hassie and Little Luke, Luke’s sister and brother (their parents, deceased).

This series revolves around the lives of a mountain family who originally hailed from the fictional community of Smoky Corners, West Virginia. The McCoys moved to California, where they became dirt farmers. The family consisted of Grandpa Amos McCoy, the head of the family (Walter Brennan), his grandson Luke (Richard Crenna), Luke's new bride Kate (Kathleen Nolan), teenage sister Hassie, and 11-year-old brother Little Luke. The double-naming of the brothers was explained in the first episode by the elder Luke: Because their parents were so excited over the birth of the younger boy, "they forgot all about me!" 

When they arrived at the new ranch, which had been in the family (it was originally owned by an uncle, Ben McCoy, who had died), they also gained a Latino ranch hand named Pepino (Tony Martinez), who worked with them and eventually became part of the family. The McMichaels, a brother-and-sister family, lived on the hill not far from the McCoys, and Amos and George would sometimes spat. Kate was friendly with Flora McMichael, George's sister, and got involved with a lot of the life in the community. She also served as a mother figure for Luke's younger siblings, Hassie and Little Luke.

Cast:

Walter Brennan as Grandpa Amos McCoy  
Richard Crenna as Luke McCoy
Kathleen Nolan as Kate McCoy aka 'Sugar Babe'   
Lydia Reed as Hassie McCoy
Michael Winkleman as Little Luke McCoy
Tony Martinez as Pepino Garcia, their hired hand
Andy Clyde as George MacMichael, Amos’s friend 
Madge Blake as Flora MacMichael, George’s sister
Willard Waterman as Mac Maginnis, Amos’s friend
Shirley Mitchell as Lela Maginnis, Mac’s wife
Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Jensen, the McCoy housekeeper  
Eva Norde  as Helga, replaced Mrs. Jensen 
James Lydon as Frank Grant, Helga’s boyfriend
Janet De Gore as Louise Howard, the owner of the ranch next to the McCoys
Butch Patrick as Gregg Howard   
John Qualen as Frank, their handyman   
Joan Blondell as Winifred Jordan, Louise’s aunt
Lloyd Corrigan as Hank Johnson, Amos’s friend
Charles Lane as Harry Purvis, Amos’s partner in the roadside egg business

Music: Billy Loo, Ed Norton and Harry Ruby

The Real McCoys Theme Song Lyrics:

Want you to meet the family that's known as The Real McCoys.
From West Virginee they came to stay in sunny Californi-ay.
That's Grand Pappy Amos and the girls and the boys of the family known as the Real McCoys.

Livin' like good folks should live, as happy as kids with toys.
Ol Grand Pappy Amos is head of the clan, he roars like a lion, but he's gentle as a lamb.
His grandson Luke keeps beaming with joy, since he made miss Kate Missus Luke McCoy.

What a house keeper Kate is, she's doin' what she enjoys.
No gal can beat her when it comes to looks, the same can be said about the way she cooks.
For Grand Pappy Amos and the girls and boys of the family known as the Real McCoys.

Sharing each others sorrows, enjoyin' each others joys.
Like all other families they quarrel and fuss, but it ain't never serious,
With Grand Pappy Amos and the girls and boys of the family known as the Real McCoys. 

The Real McCoys Intro

224 Episodes aired from October 3, 1957 to June 23, 1963

 
Season One
 
1.      Californy, Here We Come 10/3/1957

2.      The Egg War 10/10/1957

3.      Kate's Dress 10/17/1957

4.      Grampa Sells His Gun 10/24/1957

5.      A Question of Discipline 10/31/1957

6.      You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 11/7/1957

7.      Luke Gets His Freedom 11/14/1957

8.      Grampa's Date 11/21/1957
 
9.      The Fishing Contest 11/28/1957

10.     It's a Woman 's World 12/5/1957

11.     The Bigger They Are 12/12/1957

12.     Gambling is a Sin 12/19/1957

13.     Let's Be Buddies 12/26/1957
 
14.     Grampa and the Driver's License 1/2/1958

15.     The Lady's Man 1/9/1958

16.     Luke's Mother-in-Law 1/16/1958

17.     The Matchmaker 1/23/1958

18.     The Goodys Come to Town 1/30/1958
 
19.     Little Luke's Education 2/6/1958

20.     Time to Retire 2/13/1958

21.     Grampa's Proposal 2/20/1958

22.     The Honeymoon 2/27/1958

23.     Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman 3/6/1958
 
24.     My Favorite Uncle 3/13/1958

25.     Grampa's Brithday 3/20/1958

26.     New Doctor in Town 3/27/1958

27.     For Love or Money 4/3/1958

28.     Kate's Career 4/10/1958
 
29.     When a Fellow Needs a Friend 4/17/1958

30.     It Pays to be Poor 4/24/1958

31.     The Life of the Party 5/1/1958

32.     Three's a Crowd 5/8/1958

33.     The New Look 5/15/1958
 
34.     Volunteer Fire Department 5/22/1958

35.     You Can't Always Be a Hero 5/29/1958

36.     The Homely Boy 6/2/1958

37.     Her Flaming Youth 6/12/1958

38.     The Corn Eating Contest 6/19/1958
 
39.     You're Never Too Old 6/26/1958

Season Two
 
40.     The New Car 10/2/1958

41.     Grampa Learns About Teenagers 10/9/1958
 
42.     Blow the House Down 10/16/1958

43.     The Dancin' Fool 10/23/1958

44.     The New Well 10/30/1958

45.     The New Dog 11/6/1958

46.     Sing for Your Supper 11/13/1958
 
47.     Do You Kiss Your Wife? 11/20/1958

48.     The Perfect Swine 11/27/1958

49.     Leave It to the Girls 12/4/1958

50.     The Gift 12/11/1958

51.     The New Hired Hand 12/18/1958
 
52.     The New Neighbors 12/25/1958

53.     Luke Gets a Job 1/1/1959

54.     The McCoys Visit Hollywood 1/8/1959

55.     The Bank Loan 1/15/1959

56.     The Great Discovery 1/22/1959
 
57.     Son of the Mystic Nile 1/29/1959

58.     Kate Learns to Drive 2/5/1959

59.     Grampa's Private War 2/12/1959

60.     The Rainmaker 2/19/1959

61.     The Perfect Houseguest 2/26/1959
 
62.     The Wedding 3/5/1959

63.     Kate's Diet 3/12/1959

64.     What's a Family For? 3/19/1959

65.     Grampa Takes the Primrose Path 3/26/1959

66.     Batter Up! 4/2/1959
 
67.     Sweet Fifteen 4/9/1959

68.     Go Fight City Hall 4/16/1959

69.     Two's Company 4/23/1959

70.     The Mrs. Homemaker Contest 5/7/1959

71.     The Tax Man Cometh 4/30/1959
 
72.     The Insurance Policy 5/14/1959

73.     How to Paint a House 5/21/1959

74.     The Great Woodsman 5/28/1959

75.     The Big Skeet Shoot 6/4/1959

76.     Grampa's New Job 6/11/1959
 
77.     The Actor 6/18/1959

78.     Fire When Ready, Grampa 6/25/1959

Season Three
 
79.     The Farmer Took a Wife 7/16/1959

80.     The Game Warden 7/23/1959

81.     The Screen Test 7/30/1959

82.     Work No More, My Lady 8/6/1959

83.     The Garden Club 8/13/1959

84.     The Weaker Sex? 8/27/1959

85.     The Fighter and the Lady 9/3/1959

86.     The Gas Station 9/10/1959

87.     Grampa Fights the Air Force 9/17/1959

88.     The Girls at Mom's Place 9/24/1959

89.     The Politician 10/8/1959
 
90.     Pepino Takes a Bride 10/15/1959

91.     Hot Rod 10/22/1959

92.     The Ghostbreakers 11/5/1959

93.     The Marriage Broker 11/12/1959

94.     How to Build a Boat 11/19/1959
 
95.     The Artist 11/26/1959

96.     The Perfume Salesman 12/3/1959

97.     The Television Set 12/10/1959

98.     The Lawsuit 12/17/1959

99.     The Town Councilman 12/24/1959
 
100.    Cousin Naomi 1/7/1960

101.    The Bowling Champ 1/28/1960

102.    The Talk of the Town 2/4/1960

103.    Once There Was a Man 2/11/1960

104.    Weekend in Los Angeles 2/18/1960
 
105.    First Date 3/3/1960

106.    How To Discover Oil 3/10/1960

107.    A House Divided 3/17/1960

108.    Foreman of the Jury 8/4/1960

109.    One for the Money 8/11/1960
 
110.    That Was No Lady 8/18/1960

111.    The Tycoon 8/25/1960

112.    Where There's a Will 9/1/1960

113.    The Jinx 9/8/1960

114.    The Delagates 9/15/1960

115.    The Gigolo 9/22/1960
 
116.    Teenage Wedding 9/29/1960

117.    McCoys, Ahoy 10/6/1960 

Season Four
 
118.    Beware a Smart Woman 10/13/1960

119.    Excutive Wife 10/20/1960
 
120.    Pepino McCoy 10/27/1960

121.    Father and Son Day 11/10/1960

122.    Farmer or Scientist 11/17/1960

123.    The New Librarian 11/24/1960

124.    Smothered in Love 12/1/1960
 
125.    Baldy 12/8/1960

126.    The Hermit 12/15/1960

127.    The Legacy 12/22/1960

128.    A Bundle from Japan 1/12/1961

129.    The Horse Expert 1/19/1961

130.    The City Boy 1/26/1961
 
131.    The Investors 2/2/1961

132.    If You Can't Lick 'Em 2/9/1961

133.    The Rival 2/16/1961

134.    The Good Neighbor Policy 2/23/1961

135.    You Can't Beat the Army 3/2/1961
 
136.    The Bazaar 3/9/1961

137.    The Swedish Girl 3/16/1961

138.    The New Sunday School Teacher 3/23/1961

139.    Baseball vs. Love 3/30/1961

140.    Theatre in the Barn 4/6/1961
 
141.    George Retires 4/13/1961

142.    Pepino's Wedding 4/27/1961

143.    Sorority Girl 5/4/1961

144.    Kate Comes Home 5/11/1961

145.    Money in the Bank 5/18/1961
 
146.    A Man of Influence 5/25/1961

147.    Back to West Virginny 7/27/1961

148.    Fly Away Home 8/3/1961

149.    September Song 8/10/1961

150.    Kate's Competition 8/17/1961
 
151.    Lost and Found 8/24/1961

152.    First Love 8/31/1961

153.    Hassie's European Trip 9/7/1961

154.    How to Win Friends 9/14/1961

155.    The Matador 9/21/1961
 
156.    George's Housekeeper 9/28/1961

Season Five
 
157.    Excess Baggage 10/5/1961
 
158.    The Trailor Camp 10/12/1961

159.    Luke Leaves Home 10/19/1961

160.    The New Piano 10/26/1961

161.    The Handsome Salesman 11/2/1961

162.    Honesty Is the Best Policy 11/9/1961
 
163.    Cyrano McCoy 11/16/1961

164.    The Diamond Ring 11/23/1961

165.    The Berry Crisis 11/30/1961

166.    The Rich Boy 12/7/1961

167.    The Gamblers 12/14/1961

168.    The Marriage Counselor 12/21/1961

169.    The Washing Machine 1/11/1962

170.    Pepino McCoy, Citizen 1/18/1962

171.    Meeting Hassie's Friends 1/25/1962

172.    The Law and Mr. McCoy 2/1/1962
 
173.    George's Nephew 2/8/1962

174.    Double Date 3/15/1962

175.    Made in Italy 2/22/1962

176.    Who's Margie? 3/1/1962

177.    You're as Young as You Feel 3/8/1962
 
178.    In Grampa We Trust 3/22/1962

179.    Never a Lender Be 3/29/1962

180.    Allergies Anonymous 4/5/1962

181.    Pepino's Fortune 4/12/1962

182.    Pepino's Vacation 4/19/1962
 
183.    Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble 4/26/1962

184.    Don't Judge a Book 5/3/1962

185.    The Raffle Ticket 5/10/1962

Season Six
 
186.    Grampa Pygmalion 9/30/1962

187.    Three Strikes and Out 10/7/1962

188.    Army Reunion 10/14/1962

189.    The Roofing Salesman 10/21/1962

190.    The Good Will Tour 10/28/1962
 
191.    Money From Heaven 11/4/1962

192.    Actress in the House 11/11/1962

193.    The New Housekeeper 11/18/1962

194.    Pepino's Inheritance 11/25/1962

195.    The Girl Veterinarian 12/2/1962
 
196.    The Health Addict 12/9/1962

197.    The Love Bug Bites Pepino 12/16/1962

198.    Luke the Reporter 12/23/1962

199.    The Farmer and Adele 12/30/1962

200.    The Crop Duster 1/6/1963
 
201.    Cupid Wore a Tail 1/13/1963

202.    The Other Side of the Fence 1/20/1963

203.    Sir Fergus McCoy 1/27/1963

204.    The Little Boy Blew 2/3/1963

205.    Luke in the Ivy League 2/10/1963
 
206.    Aunt Win Arrives 2/17/1963

207.    Aunt Win's Conquest 2/24/1963

208.    Grampa Apron Strings 3/3/1963

209.    Aunt Win Steps In 3/10/1963

210.    How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? 3/17/1963
 
211.    Luke the Dog Catcher 3/24/1963

212.    The Incorruptibles 3/31/1963

213.    The McCoy Hex 4/7/1963

214.    Skeleton in the Closet 4/14/1963

215.    Uncle Rightly and the Musical Milker 4/21/1963
 
216.    Up to Their Ears in Corn 4/28/1963

217.    The McCoy Sound 5/5/1963

218.    Luke Grows a Beard 5/12/1963

219.    The Auction 5/19/1963

220.    The Partners 5/26/1963
 
221.    The Peacemakers 6/2/1963

222.    Don't Be Nosey 6/9/1963

223.    Pals 6/16/1963

224.    Pepino's Mama 6/23/1963