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Season 1

  • S01E01 Californy, Here We Come

    • October 3, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.""

  • S01E02 The Egg War

    • October 10, 1957
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E03 Kate's Dress

    • October 17, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E04 Grampa Sells His Gun

    • October 24, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E05 A Question of Discipline

    • October 31, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E06 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    • November 7, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E07 Luke Gets His Freedom

    • November 14, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E08 Grampa's Date

    • November 21, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E09 The Fishing Contest

    • November 28, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E10 It's a Woman's World

    • December 5, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E11 The Bigger They Are

    • December 12, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.""

  • S01E12 Gambling Is a Sin

    • December 19, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E13 Let's Be Buddies

    • December 26, 1957
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa can't tolerate George's insincere method of gaining membership at the local lodge.

  • S01E14 Grampa and the Driver's License

    • January 2, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa doesn't want to admit that he needs glasses to pass the test for his California driver's license..

  • S01E15 The Lady's Man

    • January 9, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E16 Luke's Mother-in-Law

    • January 16, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Mother Purvis comes for a visit, and Grampa warns Luke about mother-in-law trouble--but the trouble is for Kate.

  • S01E17 The Matchmaker

    • January 23, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E18 The Goodys Come to Town

    • January 30, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E19 Little Luke's Education

    • February 6, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E20 Time to Retire

    • February 13, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E21 Grampa's Proposal

    • February 20, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    When Flora's old flame returns and proposes marriage to her, Grampa decides he better put in a proposal himself.

  • S01E22 The Homeymoon

    • February 27, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa schemes to allow Luke and Kate a getaway to make up for their lost honeymoon, but it turns out to be everything but relaxing and private.

  • S01E23 Once There was a Traveling Saleswoman

    • March 6, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Luke gets swindled into buying a swimming pool from a beautiful saleswoman, but Grampa has a plan to void the contract without hurting Luke's bruised pride.

  • S01E24 My Favorite Uncle

    • March 13, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Everyone is thrilled when a rich uncle visits the McCoy's ranch for a short stay--except for Grampa, who has to share his bed with him.

  • S01E25 Grampa's Brithday

    • March 20, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa's method of keeping a calendar is off by a day, and he thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday.

  • S01E26 New Doctor in Town

    • March 27, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa refuses to admit that the new doctor's treatment helped him get over a bad cold.

  • S01E27 For Love or Money

    • April 3, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino goes to work for George after Grampa refuses to give him a raise.

  • S01E28 Kate's Career

    • April 10, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa won't tolerate Kate working at home as a dress maker--until the local shop owner riles him up by trying to put an end to her success.

  • S01E29 When a Fellow Needs a Friend

    • April 17, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa mistakenly gets a parking ticket, and he decides to fight it in court--but when he needs character witnesses, even his own family has to consider all of the fibs and tall-tales that he has told over the years.

  • S01E30 It Pays to Be Poor

    • April 24, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    A wealthy couple learns the joys of simple living from the McCoys.

  • S01E31 The Life of the Party

    • May 1, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa thinks that he's the life of Kate and Luke's parties.

  • S01E32 Three Is a Crowd

    • May 8, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    A marriage-minded widow is chasing George, and Grampa tries to put a stop to it.

  • S01E33 The New Look

    • May 15, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa refuses to let go of his old-fashioned ways of farming after a new county farm agent offers to help Luke modernize the henhouse.

  • S01E34 Volunteer Fire Department

    • May 22, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa tries to join the volunteer fire brigade, but they refuse him.

  • S01E35 You Can't Always Be a Hero

    • May 29, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa thinks he's the perfect role model for Little Luke--until the boy starts getting in trouble for telling fibs and using bad language.

  • S01E36 The Homely Boy

    • June 5, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    The homeliest boy in class wants a date with Hassie, but she refuses.

  • S01E37 Her Flaming Youth

    • June 12, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa comes to the rescue when an old photograph of Flora in a bathing suit gets people talking.

  • S01E38 The Corn Eating Contest

    • June 19, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    There's more than just pride riding on a McCoy in the school's eating contest--Grampa has bet Kate's prized laying hen that Little Luke will win.

  • S01E39 You're Never Too Old

    • June 26, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The New Car

    • October 2, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E02 Grampa Learns About Teenagers

    • October 9, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E03 Blow the House Down

    • October 16, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa has a scheme to get Little Luke a place in the school band.

  • S02E04 The Dancin' Fool

    • October 23, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E05 The New Well

    • October 30, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Luke goes over Grampa's head when he hires a geologist to locate and drill the new well.

  • S02E06 The New Dog

    • November 4, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E07 Sing for Your Supper

    • November 13, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Luke decides to prove to the family that he can really sing by entering a talent show being broadcast on the radio.

  • S02E08 Do You Kiss Your Wife?

    • November 20, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E09 The Perfect Swine

    • November 27, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa schemes at the county fair by a passing off a prized pig as his own.

  • S02E10 Leave It to the Girls

    • December 4, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa tries to teach Tommy the way to handle women, and starts a war of the sexes in the McCoy household that threatens to ruin the upcoming dance for everyone.

  • S02E11 The Gift

    • December 11, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    George gives Kate an old vacuum cleaner--and Grampa is insulted by the act of charity.

  • S02E12 The New Hired Hand

    • December 18, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino goes out of his way to hire what he thinks will be a weaker co-worker so that he won't have any competition.

  • S02E13 The New Neighbors

    • December 25, 1958
    • ABC (US)

    Kate likes the new neighbors, but Grampa insists that they are snobs.

  • S02E14 Luke Gets a Job

    • January 1, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke gets a job as a shoe salesman--and Grampa disapproves.

  • S02E15 The McCoys Visit Hollywood

    • January 8, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa is worried that Kate will become disillusioned with farm life after they visit her old friend in Hollywood.

  • S02E16 The Bank Loan

    • January 15, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys have a chance for a bank loan--until Grampa almost ruins everything.

  • S02E17 The Great Discovery

    • January 22, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke digs up a valuable prehistoric bone--and the trouble begins.

  • S02E18 Son of the Mystic Nile

    • January 29, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    A McCoy receives honors from the lodge--but it's Luke, and not Grampa.

  • S02E19 Kate Learns to Drive

    • February 5, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa refuses to give Kate driving lessons, but Luke gives in to her request.

  • S02E20 Grampa's Private War

    • February 12, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa delights in telling about his war adventures--until the truth comes to light.

  • S02E21 The Rainmaker

    • February 19, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa does everything he can to put an end to the drought--including a rain dance with an Indian.

  • S02E22 The Perfect Houseguest

    • February 26, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys all think that George is wonderful houseguest--except for Grampa.

  • S02E23 The Wedding

    • March 5, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoy household is worried that Kate's widowed mom has been swindled into marrying a man who is really after her $40 a month income.

  • S02E24 Kate's Diet

    • March 12, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Kate is worried about her weight, so Luke tries to ease her mind by altering her dress.

  • S02E25 What's a Family For?

    • March 19, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa thinks he's doing the right thing by escorting Hassie to the local hang-out for teenagers.

  • S02E26 Grampa Takes the Primrose Path

    • March 26, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    A young widow invites Grampa out, causing him to forget about his date with Flora.

  • S02E27 Batter Up!

    • April 2, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa talks Luke into becoming a little league coach.

  • S02E28 Sweet Fifteen

    • April 9, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Hassie thinks her family and friends are indifferent to her upcoming birthday, unaware that Grampa is secretly organizing a surprise party.

  • S02E29 Go Fight City Hall

    • April 16, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa becomes a civil disobedience hero when he threatens to bypass the county road commissioner's rules and repair a pothole himself.

  • S02E30 Two's Company

    • April 23, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke and Grampa's nightly checkers games leads Kate to feel like she is being neglected.

  • S02E31 The Tax Man Cometh

    • April 30, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa puts on a show to convince the tax man that he is poor--and the neighbors believe it as well.

  • S02E32 The Mrs. Homemaker Contest

    • May 7, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Kate is in line to win the homemaker contest, but Grampa has his eyes on the prize.

  • S02E33 The Insurance Policy

    • May 14, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa's latest scheme backfires when he witholds an insurance payment.

  • S02E34 How to Paint a House

    • May 21, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys are swindled by a shady paint salesman.

  • S02E35 The Great Woodsman

    • May 28, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa senses an opportunity to discredit Little Luke's new hero when the former city-dweller takes the neighborhood boys on a nature hike.

  • S02E36 The Big Skeet Shoot

    • June 4, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke aims to raise his standing with Little Luke by beating Grampa in the annual skeet competition.

  • S02E37 Grampa's New Job

    • June 11, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa doesn't let his lack of reading ability to get in the way of getting hired for a new job that requires answering mail.

  • S02E38 The Actor

    • June 18, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    A visitor trips on a post hole, and uses his acting skills to trick the McCoys into letting him have a long stay.

  • S02E39 Fire When Ready, Grampa

    • June 25, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke loses the church money he has raised to a carnival shyster, and Grampa has a scheme to get it back.

Season 3

  • S03E01 The Farmer Took a Wife

    • July 16, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Kate's "pickle-brained" ex-boyfriend visits the McCoys with his new bride, and Luke is envious of the old flame's unlikely success in the business world.

  • S03E02 The Game Warden

    • July 23, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa doesn't take George seriously as the new game warden--until he is issued a summons for hunting pheasant in the off-season.

  • S03E03 The Screen Test

    • July 30, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoy household dips into their meager savings to pay for Hassie's screen test.

  • S03E04 Work No More, My Lady

    • August 6, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    After feeling unappreciated by the McCoy household, especially when it comes to her cooking, Kate undertakes some extreme measures to get their attentions.

  • S03E05 The Garden Club

    • August 13, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Kate would love to get an invitation to the garden club--and Grampa schemes to get her one.

  • S03E06 The Weaker Sex?

    • August 27, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa is thrilled to have a new neighbor--a single, middle-aged lady--until she outdoes Grampa in everything from farming to pitching horseshoes.

  • S03E07 The Fighter and the Lady

    • September 3, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke gets tricked into stepping into the ring with a professional boxer, but Kate won't stand for it. With the McCoys' pride and $100 at stake, Grampa decides to take matters into his own hands.

  • S03E08 The Gas Station

    • September 10, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa takes a job at George's gas station, which leads to nothing but trouble.

  • S03E09 Grampa Fights the Air Force

    • September 17, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa sneaks into an Air Force base to complain about the low-flying jets that have been disturbing the farm.

  • S03E10 The Girls at Mom's Place

    • September 24, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa sends Luke out to sell farm produce, but Luke winds up lending the goods to a struggling cafe owned by a widow and her lovely daughter. Kate is suspicious that something more might be going on, while Grampa sets out to either collect the cash or take back the produce.LESS

  • S03E11 The Politician

    • October 8, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys are proud to receive a visit from a politician who campaigns on behalf of the farmers, but they soon realize that nothing seems to be adding up right for the candidate.

  • S03E12 Pepino Takes a Bride

    • October 15, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa thinks that Pepino would work harder if he was a married man, so he convinces the farmhand to marry his latest girlfriend--but Grampa has to turn his scheme around when he finds out that Pepino would have leave the farm to provide the bride-to-be's expected lifestyle.

  • S03E13 Hot Rod

    • October 22, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa thinks that he's discovered a shortcut into town, but it's actually a drag strip for the local hot rod club.

  • S03E14 The Ghostbreakers

    • November 5, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke is terrified when he has to explore the local haunted house as a club initiation, so Grampa and Luke try to convince him that there's no such thing as ghosts.

  • S03E15 The Marriage Broker

    • November 12, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa has a scheme to prevent Sam from being deported: a quick marriage to Aggie.

  • S03E16 How to Build a Boat

    • November 19, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Hassie has unexpected competition for her new boyfriend--Grampa and Luke need him to help build their boat from blueprints.

  • S03E17 The Artist

    • November 26, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa has a scheme to get rich after the junkman buys one of George's paintings for $20--until he finds out why the junkman wanted it.

  • S03E18 The Perfume Salesman

    • December 3, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke comes up with a new scheme for making money--selling perfume to sweeten barns.

  • S03E19 The Television Set

    • December 10, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Luke promises Kate and the kids that he'll buy a used television set, but Grampa has already committed the cookie jar money to buy an electric saw.

  • S03E20 The Lawsuit

    • December 17, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    George drives into a ditch on the McCoys' property, breaking their water pipe in the process. Grampa claims he posted a warning sign, but George claims there was no sign. A lawsuit ensues.

  • S03E21 The Town Councilman

    • December 24, 1959
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa manages George's campaign for town councilman, but trouble ensues when he starts favoring the opposition.

  • S03E22 Cousin Naomi

    • January 7, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    George's cousin stays at the McCoy's farm, and proceeds to take over the house.

  • S03E23 The Bowling Champ

    • January 28, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Luke is headed for the gutter after Kate finds him bowling with a pretty girl.

  • S03E24 The Talk of the Town

    • February 4, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa has mixed emotions after Little Luke wins a prize by writing an essay about him.

  • S03E25 Once There Was a Man

    • February 11, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Luke tries to put some backbone into his henpecked cousin.

  • S03E26 Weekend in Los Angeles

    • February 18, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys are excited to stay at a posh Los Angeles hotel for the annual Sons of the Mystic Nile convention. Unfortunately, Grampa finds out that the lodge is planning to introduce mandatory retirement for its older officers, and Kate has to worry about Luke and the bathing beauties at the pool.LESS

  • S03E27 First Date

    • March 3, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke gets a lot of ribbing from his friends after he draws Agnes' name as his partner, and schemes to take another girl to the school dance. But, Grampa and Luke have schemes of their own to convince the boy to play by the rules.

  • S03E28 How To Discover Oil

    • March 10, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa and George make a friendly swap of a couple of small plots, but begin scheming against each other after they separately discover oil on the land they previously owned.

  • S03E29 A House Divided

    • March 17, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Once again, Kate and Grampa argue about how to raise the youngsters of the family.

  • S03E30 Foreman of the Jury

    • August 4, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa thinks that his court case against the telephone company will be a sure victory after he finds out that George is the jury foreman.

  • S03E31 One for the Money

    • August 11, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke does amazingly well after he starts delivering newspapers, but the rest of the family is even more astonished when the boy refuses to add his money to the McCoy cookie jar.

  • S03E32 That Was No Lady

    • August 18, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Kate defies Luke and Grampa to wear a new strapless dress to the Grange dance.

  • S03E33 The Tycoon

    • August 25, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    The local farmers form a co-op and decide to raise the prices of their eggs by holding on to them--but Grampa sees it as an opportunity to get rich by underselling his half of the McCoy's eggs to willing customers.

  • S03E34 Where There's a Will

    • September 1, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa misunderstands why a couple of antique dealers paid a good price for some old furniture left to him by a late family member, and decides he can get rich by buying junk furniture and auctioning it off.

  • S03E35 The Jinx

    • September 8, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Kate refuses to believe that a visiting cousin is really the family jinx, despite Luke and Grampa's warnings.

  • S03E36 The Delagates

    • September 15, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa proves to be a better schemer after he gets more votes than George to be a lodge delegate--but then Grampa finds out that he can't afford the trip to the convention in San Francisco.

  • S03E37 The Gigolo

    • September 22, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    An elderly financier decides to foreclose the mortgage she holds on the McCoy's farm, and Grampa can think of only one way to save the family's home--by marrying the lonely spinster.

  • S03E38 Teenage Wedding

    • September 29, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Much to everyone's dismay, Hassie and her latest boyfriend have decided to get married, and Grampa has his own scheme to solve the problem.

  • S03E39 McCoys, Ahoy

    • October 6, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    After a destroyer with historical ties to West Virgina is slated to be junked by the navy, Grampa takes matters into his own hands to save the ship from the scrap heap.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Beware a Smart Woman

    • October 13, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Kate goes back to school--but learns the most valuable lesson from Grampa.

  • S04E02 Excutive Wife

    • October 20, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Things aren't so sweet between Kate and Luke after a company patents her preserves recipe.

  • S04E03 Pepino McCoy

    • October 27, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Unknown to the McCoys, Pepino moonlights as a night-club singer.

  • S04E04 Father and Son Day

    • November 10, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke thinks that he doesn't have a sporting chance with Grampa as his relay-race partner.

  • S04E05 Farmer or Scientist

    • November 17, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke plants the seeds of trouble when he tells the McCoy household that he'd rather be a scientist than a farmer.

  • S04E06 The New Librarian

    • November 24, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    The rivalry between Grampa and George flares up again with the arrival of a pretty librarian.

  • S04E07 Smothered in Love

    • December 1, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa gets fed up with the family's constant pampering.

  • S04E08 Baldy (a.k.a.) Luke's Hair Problem

    • December 8, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Luke becomes frantic when he realizes that his green thumb doesn't work for what grows on top of his head.

  • S04E09 The Hermit

    • December 15, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa takes on a scavenger hermit who is camping on the McCoy's land.

  • S04E10 The Legacy

    • December 22, 1960
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys are surprised to find out that George makes no mention of Grampa in his will.

  • S04E11 A Bundle from Japan

    • January 12, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys hire Nikko, a Japanese girl, to help around the house.

  • S04E12 The Horse Expert

    • January 19, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa has no choice but to accept a horse as payment on a loan.

  • S04E13 The City Boy

    • January 26, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Problems arise when the McCoys take in a city boy and try to fit him into their style of living.

  • S04E14 The Investors

    • February 2, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Cousin Claude talks Grampa into investing in an oil well.

  • S04E15 If You Can't Lick 'Em

    • February 9, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Things backfire on Grampa when he schemes against a fellow fruit-stand operator.

  • S04E16 The Rival

    • February 16, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Kate seems to be having too good of a time in Bakersfield, much to Luke's dismay.

  • S04E17 The Good Neighbor Policy

    • February 23, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa feels the pain when George tries to collect on the McCoy's insurance policy after an accident.

  • S04E18 You Can't Beat the Army

    • March 2, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa battles the U.S. Army after they take one of his cows.

  • S04E19 The Bazaar

    • March 9, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Rivalry insues when Luke and Grampa set up competing booths at the PTA bazaar.

  • S04E20 The Swedish Girl

    • March 16, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys hire a beautiful housekeeper in Kate's absence, leading to widespread gossip.

  • S04E21 The New Sunday School Teacher

    • March 23, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa has to teach Sunday school class after a failed scheme against the pastor.

  • S04E22 Baseball vs. Love

    • March 30, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke makes a few errors with his new girlfriend.

  • S04E23 Theatre in the Barn

    • April 6, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa schemes against George after losing a role in the Grange play.

  • S04E24 George Retires

    • April 13, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa plots to keep George on his farm after retirement.

  • S04E25 Pepino's Wedding

    • April 27, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino questions how to pay for his wedding, and Grampa has the answer.

  • S04E26 Sorority Girl

    • May 4, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Hassie does more than her best to convince a sorority that she shouldn't be overlooked for membership.

  • S04E27 Kate Comes Home

    • May 11, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Kate comes home from the hospital, and tries to jump back into her household chores despite everyone's objections.

  • S04E28 Money in the Bank

    • May 18, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa is convinced to stop using his cookie jar and to start putting the McCoy funds into the bank instead.

  • S04E29 A Man of Influence (a.k.a.) Amos McCoy, Leading Citizen]

    • May 25, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    A civic group has their hands full after they try to fool Grampa.

  • S04E30 Back to West Virginny

    • July 27, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys fly back to West Virginia to celebrate Great-Grandma's 100th birthday.

  • S04E31 Fly Away Home

    • August 3, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa causes trouble for his relatives in West Virginia when he holds up a proposed plant expansion.

  • S04E32 September Song

    • August 10, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa feels like he is young again when he encounters an old sweetheart.

  • S04E33 Kate's Competition

    • August 17, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Kate gets the wrong idea after Luke is complimentary about a new female neighbor's cooking skills.

  • S04E34 Lost and Found

    • August 24, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa is astonished when $200 falls mysteriously right out of the sky.

  • S04E35 First Love

    • August 31, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Little Luke thinks he is a knockout with his female classmates.

  • S04E36 Hassie's European Trip

    • September 7, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoy's wealthy neighbors invite Hassie along for a trip abroad, but Grampa is obstinate.

  • S04E37 How to Win Friends

    • September 14, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Luke thinks his rural accent is holding him back, and takes elocution lessons.

  • S04E38 The Matador

    • September 21, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    A matador convinces Pepino that he was meant to be a bullfighter, but Grampa doesn't agree.

  • S04E39 George's Housekeeper

    • September 28, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    George's new housekeeper steals his heart.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Excess Baggage

    • October 5, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa's mouth doesn't go well with his new job as a salesman, and almost leads him to bankruptcy.

  • S05E02 The Trailor Camp

    • October 12, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Trouble ensues on the McCoy's property when Luke allows to a man to park his trailer on it.

  • S05E03 Luke Leaves Home

    • October 19, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Luke is concerned when Grampa uses his nose to decide which crops will be planted.

  • S05E04 The New Piano

    • October 26, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Hassie gets a new piano as a result of Grampa's sharp wheeling and dealing.

  • S05E05 The Handsome Salesman

    • November 2, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Kate spends $46 on cosmetics when she falls for a slick salesman's pitch.

  • S05E06 Honesty Is the Best Policy

    • November 9, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Kate wants Grampa to lower the rental fee of his fruit stand.

  • S05E07 Cyrano McCoy

    • November 16, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa decides that George needs lessons in the McCoy style of courtship techniques.

  • S05E08 The Diamond Ring

    • November 23, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    An ailing Kate is having a bad Christmas, until Luke presents a diamond ring.

  • S05E09 The Berry Crisis

    • November 30, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Luke finds out the hard way about what it takes to run the farm when a swindler gets the best of him.

  • S05E10 The Rich Boy

    • December 7, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Trouble ensues when Grampa meets Randy, Hassie's rich boyfriend.

  • S05E11 The Gamblers

    • December 14, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    The McCoys get a hot stock-market tip, but Grampa stubbornly refuses to invest.

  • S05E12 The Marriage Counselor

    • December 21, 1961
    • ABC (US)

    Kate's visit to a marriage counselor upsets the McCoy household.

  • S05E13 The Washing Machine

    • January 11, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    The household snubs Grampa when he refuses to buy a new washing machine for Kate.

  • S05E14 Pepino McCoy, Citizen

    • January 18, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino prepares to take his citizenship test.

  • S05E15 Meeting Hassie's Friends

    • January 25, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Hassie's hip friends ridicule Grampa.

  • S05E16 The Law and Mr. McCoy

    • February 1, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa goes to jail for burning trash.

  • S05E17 George's Nephew

    • February 8, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    George's nephew comes to visit before joining the Navy. It's not long before he's trapped in a web of lies.

  • S05E18 Double Date

    • March 15, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Flora becomes fed up with Amos when he cancels their date in favor of going out with a more attractive woman.

  • S05E19 Made in Italy

    • February 22, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino falls in love with a beautiful Italian girl named Carla.

  • S05E20 Who's Margie?

    • March 1, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Kate becomes suspicious of Luke after she hears him muttering about his love for an unknown Margie in his sleep.

  • S05E21 You're as Young as You Feel

    • March 8, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa believes he's 7 years younger when he gets a letter from the government mistakenly stating his age as 61.

  • S05E22 In Grampa We Trust

    • March 22, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Trouble crops up when Luke takes charge of George's fruit stand.

  • S05E23 Never a Lender Be

    • March 29, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Amos and George have a falling out over the true ownership of a plant sprayer they've been lending back and forth to each other for years.

  • S05E24 Allergies Anonymous

    • April 5, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    George reacts wildly to Grampa's checkerboard: he's allergic to it.

  • S05E25 Pepino's Fortune

    • April 12, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    When Grandpa is entrusted with $100 belonging to Pepino, he can't resist the temptation to settle a few of the McCoy's past due bills. Luke and Kate berate him for violating his trust. Then an unexpected liquid asset turns to straighten things out.

  • S05E26 Pepino's Vacation

    • April 19, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino becomes suspicious when Grampa offers him a two-week paid vacation.

  • S05E27 Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

    • April 26, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Pepino hires the Owl Woman to make a love potion; Grampa thinks he's being hoodwinked and interferes, prompting the woman to put a curse on the farm.

  • S05E28 Don't Judge a Book

    • May 3, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa believes Cousin Sarah needs help with her marriage.

  • S05E29 The Raffle Ticket

    • May 10, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    When Grampa and George win a baby pig in a raffle, Kate, Luke and Pepino want to keep it as a pet, but Grampa and George are thinking more along the lines of lunch.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Grampa Pygmalion

    • September 30, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa arranges for Tilda Hicks from Smokey Corners to join the McCoy family as housekeeper, and she immediately sets her cap for widower Luke McCoy. The arrangement proves highly successful until Tilda attends the neighborhood dance with Luke and scores an immediate hit with the local masculine populace.

  • S06E02 Three Strikes and Out

    • October 7, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa becomes romantically entangled with three matrimonially inclined widows when he encourages their interest just enough to promote some free housecleaning chores and a few well-laundered shirts. Luke and Pepino take a dim view of his scheme when it becomes apparent that the three marriage-minded women are literally doing all the McCoy housework in separate shifts.

  • S06E03 Army Reunion

    • October 14, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    George MacMichael's big moment during his election as commander of the local VFW post is shattered when Grandpa brings to the ceremonies three of George's buddies who know the real story of his ""heroic"" battlefield actions.

  • S06E04 The Roofing Salesman

    • October 21, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    The wiles of a smooth-talking saleswoman embroil Luke in a roofing paint swindle that involves several of the McCoys' neighbors. Luke soon finds himself in such an embarrassing predicament that he needs the help of Grandpa to rescue him from it.

  • S06E05 The Good Will Tour

    • October 28, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa becomes involved with diplomatic relations and the U.S. State Department when a foreign nation's farm tour visits neighbor George's ranch and Grandpa pursuades the group to detour by the McCoy farm. At first it appears Grandpa has committed a colossal faux pas, but his apparent blundering develops unexpected consequences.

  • S06E06 Money From Heaven

    • November 4, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa thinks he has discovered a gold mine in the sky when an Army paratrooper lands with destructive force on a dilapidated chicken coop that was already marked for the scrap heap. When an Army captain arrives to assess the damages, Grandpa paints a black picture. Luke, however, takes a dim view of Grandpa's shenanigans and bluntly tells him so.

  • S06E07 Actress in the House

    • November 11, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Taina Engstrom, a Hollywood actress escaping from her hectic existence, finds peace and quiet at the McCoy farm and discovers that Luke has developed a strong attachment to her. Grandpa grasps the true situation and plans, with Tiana, to prevent Luke from receiving a major disappointment.

  • S06E08 The New Housekeeper

    • November 18, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa proves an easy target for Mrs. Gaylord, an ambitious housekeeper who hopes her new position in the McCoy household may lead to a more permanent position for her unmarried daughter. The daughter, Mary, turns out to be an extremely healthy specimen who immediately makes a play for Luke.

  • S06E09 Pepino's Inheritance

    • November 25, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa and Luke are left with an unproductive hired helper when Pepino apparently inherits a valuable Arizona estate. He warms up his romance with an old girlfriend and brings a flood of salesmen to his doorstep.

  • S06E10 The Girl Veterinarian

    • December 2, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Afraid that Grandpa will disapprove, Luke pretends that the girl veterinarian secretly treating their ailing cow is one of his new girlfriends. When Grandpa learns that Luke's ""romance"" is actually only trying to cure Agnes, the sick cow, he explodes, ordering the girl off his property.

  • S06E11 The Health Addict

    • December 9, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Luke lands the enjoyable job of teaching calisthenics at a ladies' health club. Grandpa decides that Luke's presence there may attract some business for the McCoy roadside fruit stand. Grandpa then surreptitiously tempts the dieting health club enrollees with a variety of tasty fruit products, thus undermining the efforts of unsuspecting Luke.

  • S06E12 The Love Bug Bites Pepino

    • December 16, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa and George take turns at playing Cupid when their respective farmhands, Pepino and Pedro, find themselves competing for the same girl. Grandpa steps into the romantic triangle because it turns out that Pepino's working efficiency suffers as he loses favor with his girlfriend, Chiquita.

  • S06E13 Luke the Reporter

    • December 23, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    Luke feels he has discovered a new source of income when he reports the gossip he overhears at the laundromat to the reporter of the local newspaper and is paid for the items. He runs into trouble with Pat Clemens, who runs a local gas station, when he reports that Pat is getting married.

  • S06E14 The Farmer and Adele

    • December 30, 1962
    • ABC (US)

    A winsome dance instructor tricks Luke into signing up for a 20-year dance course. It is up to Grandpa to rescue him from this embarrassing situation with a devious plan that involves Grandpa's signing up for the course, too. He also saves George, who likewise was tricked into taking the course.

  • S06E15 The Crop Duster

    • January 6, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke gets a hair-raising ride in an airplane that leaves him dizzy when he tangles with a crop duster over the affections of a wealthy girl from Texas, and winds up on the short end.

  • S06E16 Cupid Wore a Tail

    • January 13, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke discovers a new romance when he meets an attractive widow, Louise Howard, after her runaway cow tramples the McCoy cornfield. Grandpa connives to promote a romance between Luke and Louise in a most surprising way.

  • S06E17 The Other Side of the Fence

    • January 20, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa picks a peck of trouble when he helps Louise harvest her tomato crop.

  • S06E18 Sir Fergus McCoy

    • January 27, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Grandpa bristles at Sir Fergus, head of the Scottish branch of the McCoy family, when he arrives and proceeds to exercise all the authority of the Laird of the Clan. Grandpa's anger erupts when Sir Fergus extends his influence to Grandpa's pet goose, Floyd. Grandpa begins one of his devious plots to oust the Scotch usurper from his position of power.

  • S06E19 The Little Boy Blew

    • February 3, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Greg runs away from home when his widowed mom, Louise, decides to move to Cleveland and remarry.

  • S06E20 Luke in the Ivy League

    • February 10, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke joins the city slickers in his new job as a slogan writer for an advertising agency.

  • S06E21 Aunt Win Arrives

    • February 17, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Aunt Win uses feminine trickery during Grampa's campaign to be elected grange president.

  • S06E22 Aunt Win's Conquest

    • February 24, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    George loans Luke some money - thanks to the charms of Aunt Win.

  • S06E23 Grampa Apron Strings

    • March 3, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Grampa's afraid of Luke getting married, and thus, leaving the farm.

  • S06E24 Aunt Win Steps In

    • March 10, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Aunt Win sorts through a variety of single townsfolk, in order to find a suitable husband for Louise.

  • S06E25 How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?

    • March 17, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke and Louise feel they have a real problem with Greg, who is addicted to telling fantastic stories about imaginable playmates and people. When they return home from a day's outing, after leaving Greg with Pepino, he tells them three escaped convicts had been captured by the police at their home, and they decide it is just another one of his tall tales.

  • S06E26 Luke the Dog Catcher

    • March 24, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke takes a temporary job as Dogcatcher and winds up with a houseful of homeless pups.

  • S06E27 The Incorruptibles

    • March 31, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    George, Grampa, and Luke judge a homemaking contest, but the fix might be in.

  • S06E28 The McCoy Hex

    • April 7, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    George is doomed after Grampa curses him with the McCoy Hex.

  • S06E29 Skeleton in the Closet

    • April 14, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke's boorish Uncle Rightly drops in for a surprise visit, while Grampa is out-of-town.

  • S06E30 Uncle Rightly and the Musical Milker

    • April 21, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Uncle Rightly McCoy starts courting Flora, hoping she will finance his musical milker. When Luke informs George that Uncle Rightly is only interested in Flora's money, they decide to step in and break up the romance. Their scheme doesn't quite work out as they had planned.

  • S06E31 Up to Their Ears in Corn

    • April 28, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke is horrified when Uncle Rightly promotes a corn growing contest at the Grange and is so carried away he volunteers a $500 award to the winner in Grandpa and Luke's name. When Luke learns Uncle Rightly doesn't have the $500, it becomes a major problem of raising the money and saving face with the Grange members, but Rightly solves the problem in an unusual way and comes up with the prize money.

  • S06E32 The McCoy Sound

    • May 5, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    While Grampa's out-of-town, Luke takes in a few jazz musicians as boarders, which results in much loss of sleep for Luke and Pepino.

  • S06E33 Luke Grows a Beard

    • May 12, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke grows a full beard and a new rotten personality to go with it.

  • S06E34 The Auction

    • May 19, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke blows Grampa's tractor payment on some worthless art at an auction.

  • S06E35 The Partners

    • May 26, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke and Pat buy a boat. Sharing isn't easy.

  • S06E36 The Peacemakers

    • June 2, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke and Louise soon regret meddling in the Porters' squabble. Now they're at each other's throat.

  • S06E37 Don't Be Nosey

    • June 9, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke and Pepino regret trying to patch things up between George and his sister, Flora.

  • S06E38 Pals

    • June 16, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke runs smack into trouble when Greg spots him kissing his mother, Louise.

  • S06E39 Pepino's Mama

    • June 23, 1963
    • ABC (US)

    Luke schemes to get rich by selling Mama Garcia's bean sauce.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 The Real McCoys Reunion

    • January 1, 2000
    • ABC (US)

    Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan and Tony Martinez look back on the original series.