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Premiered

Thursday, October 3, 1957

Ended: Thursday, June 26, 1958

When does The Real McCoys Season 1 come out?

The Real McCoys Season 1 premiered Thursday, October 3, 1957 on CBS and ended Thursday, June 26, 1958. The season has 39 episodes.

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The Real McCoys Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Californy, Here We Come

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.""

Thursday · 69 years ago

2. The Egg War

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

Thursday · 69 years ago

3. Kate's Dress

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.

Thursday · 69 years ago

4. Grampa Sells His Gun

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.

Thursday · 69 years ago

5. A Question of Discipline

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.

Thursday · 69 years ago

6. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

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.

Thursday · 69 years ago

7. Luke Gets His Freedom

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.

Thursday · 69 years ago

8. Grampa's Date

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.

Thursday · 69 years ago

9. The Fishing Contest

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

10. It's a Woman's World

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

11. The Bigger They Are

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.""

Thursday · 68 years ago

12. Gambling Is a Sin

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

13. Let's Be Buddies

Thursday · 68 years ago

14. Grampa and the Driver's License

Thursday · 68 years ago

15. The Lady's Man

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

16. Luke's Mother-in-Law

Thursday · 68 years ago

17. The Matchmaker

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

18. The Goodys Come to Town

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

19. Little Luke's Education

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

20. Time to Retire

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

21. Grampa's Proposal

Thursday · 68 years ago

22. The Homeymoon

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

Thursday · 68 years ago

23. Once There was a Traveling Saleswoman

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

Thursday · 68 years ago

24. My Favorite Uncle

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

25. Grampa's Birthday

Thursday · 68 years ago

26. New Doctor in Town

Grampa has a cold, but he doesn't trust the new doctor - or any doctor, for that matter.

Thursday · 68 years ago

27. For Love or Money

Thursday · 68 years ago

28. Kate's Career

Thursday · 68 years ago

29. When a Fellow Needs a Friend

Thursday · 68 years ago

30. It Pays to Be Poor

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

Thursday · 68 years ago

31. The Life of the Party

Thursday · 68 years ago

32. Three Is a Crowd

Thursday · 68 years ago

33. The New Look

Thursday · 68 years ago

34. Volunteer Fire Department

Thursday · 68 years ago

35. You Can't Always Be a Hero

Thursday · 68 years ago

36. The Homely Boy

Thursday · 68 years ago

37. Her Flaming Youth

Thursday · 68 years ago

38. The Corn Eating Contest

Thursday · 68 years ago

39. You're Never Too Old Finale

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.

Thursday · 68 years ago

The Real McCoys Season 1 guest stars

  • Lurene Tuttle

    Lurene Tuttle

  • Charles Lane

    Charles Lane

  • Andy Clyde

    Andy Clyde

  • Reta Shaw

    Reta Shaw

  • John Stephenson

    John Stephenson

  • Will Wright

    Will Wright

  • Raymond Bailey

    Raymond Bailey

  • Herbert Anderson

    Herbert Anderson

    Dr. Nugent

  • Joseph Kearns

    Joseph Kearns

  • Harry Shannon

    Harry Shannon

  • Anabel Shaw

    Anabel Shaw

  • Junius Matthews

    Junius Matthews

  • Parley Baer

    Parley Baer

  • Earle Ross

  • Emory Parnell

    Emory Parnell

  • Peggy Knudsen

    Peggy Knudsen

The Real McCoys Season 1 FAQ

When does The Real McCoys Season 1 come out?

The Real McCoys Season 1 premiered Thursday, October 3, 1957 on CBS.

How many episodes are in The Real McCoys Season 1?

The Real McCoys Season 1 has 39 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Real McCoys Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Real McCoys Season 1 finale?

The The Real McCoys Season 1 finale (Episode 39) aired Thursday, June 26, 1958.

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