The Real McCoys: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Real McCoys Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Do You Kiss Your Wife?
Nov 20, 1958
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
Grampa Learns About Teenagers
Oct 9, 1958
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 K
The Dancin' Fool
Oct 23, 1958
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
The New Car
Oct 2, 1958
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
The New Dog
Nov 4, 1958
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. M
The New Hired Hand
Dec 18, 1958
Grampa's sales pitch persuades Luke to coach the little leaguers. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. McGinnis: Willard Waterman.
The Great Discovery
Jan 22, 1959
Trouble begins when Luke unearths a valuable prehistoric bone. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Dr. Kirkwood: Eleanor Audley.
Kate Learns to Drive
Feb 5, 1959
After Grandpa tells Little Luke and his friends an exciting (but untrue) story about serving with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War, he is invited to appear as a guest of
The Mrs. Homemaker Contest
May 7, 1959
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 Tax Man Cometh
Apr 30, 1959
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 Insurance Policy
May 14, 1959
Grampa's scheme to withhold an insurance payment backfires. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Simmons: Rusty Lane. Sloane: Stanley Farrar. Luke: Richard Crenna.
How to Paint a House
May 21, 1959
A paint salesman gives the McCoys the brush---after swindling them. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Great Woodsman
May 28, 1959
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.
Grampa's New Job
Jun 11, 1959
Grampa gets a job answering mail. His problem: he can't read. Woodruff: Jack Mather. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.