The Real McCoys: Season 3
Season 3 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 2.
- 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 3 Progress Shield
The Farmer Took a Wife
Jul 16, 1959
The McCoys expect company: Kate's lamebrained ex-beau and his wife. Eph: James Holden. Joanna Moore. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Game Warden
Jul 23, 1959
Grampa is being hounded by the new game warden---neighbor George (Andy Clyde). Richard Crenna, Walter Brennan. Judge: Lewis Martin. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.
The Screen Test
Jul 30, 1959
The cookie-jar funds are tapped to pay for Hassie's screen test. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
Work No More, My Lady
Aug 6, 1959
The family finally takes notice of Kate's cooking---after she dumps Luke's dinner on his head. Kathleen Nolan, Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed.
The Garden Club
Aug 13, 1959
The McCoys try their luck convincing cousin Orval he's not a jinx. Orval: Sterling Holloway. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Weaker Sex?
Aug 27, 1959
Grampa and George are rivals in an important lodge election. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Fighter and the Lady
Sep 3, 1959
Grampa sweet-talks a marriage-minded spinster out of a foreclosure. Walter Brennan. Bertha: Minerva Urecal.
The Gas Station
Sep 10, 1959
Grampa pumps up a stream of trouble working in George's gas station. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Grampa Fights the Air Force
Sep 17, 1959
Grampa charts a course of action to prevent jets from flying over his house. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Girls at Mom's Place
Sep 24, 1959
Grampa gives a widow the business while teaching her to run a cafe. Mrs. Meade: Sarah Selby. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Politician
Oct 8, 1959
Grampa learns that his candidate's interest in farmers doesn't amount to a hill of beans. Slade: Robert Middleton. Gladys: Barbara Nichols. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Bre
Pepino Takes a Bride
Oct 15, 1959
The McCoys help Pepino (Tony Martinez) make a good impression on his future in-laws. Rosita: Saruta Vara. Lopez: Henry Lascoe. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
The Ghostbreakers
Nov 5, 1959
Little Luke spends a night in a haunted house---and finds he's not alone. Vern: Jimmy Baird. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Lennie: Stephen Wootton.
The Marriage Broker
Nov 12, 1959
Grampa turns matchmaker to keep alien Sam Hartunian in the country. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jacques Aubuchon. Aggie: Betty Garde. Luke: Richard Crenna.
How to Build a Boat
Nov 19, 1959
A stream of arguments scuttle Grampa's plan to build a boat. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Harvey: David Mortashed. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.
The Artist
Nov 26, 1959
Grampa paints a rosy future for his artist pal---and himself. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Flora: Madge Blake. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Perfume Salesman
Dec 3, 1959
Luke tries to sweeten the McCoy bankroll---by selling barn perfume. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Dr. Thornton: Dick Elliott.
The Television Set
Dec 10, 1959
The scene is set for trouble when Grampa refuses to buy a television. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Lawsuit
Dec 17, 1959
A newly dug ditch comes between Grampa and George (Andy Clyde). Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
The Town Councilman
Dec 24, 1959
In a race for town councilman, Grampa manages George's campaign---and ends up favoring the opposition. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna.
Cousin Naomi
Jan 7, 1960
The McCoys take in George's visiting cousin---who soon takes over the whole house. Naomi: Verna Felton. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.
The Bowling Champ
Jan 28, 1960
Kate spares no wrath when she finds Luke bowling with a pretty girl. Marian: Jeanne Vaughn. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
The Talk of the Town
Feb 4, 1960
Little Luke's prize-winning essay reveals a dark secret about Grampa (Walter Brennan). Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Once There Was a Man
Feb 11, 1960
Luke puts up a squawk when he takes a gander at his henpecked cousin. Charlie: Hal Baylor. Ethel: Doris Singleton. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
Weekend in Los Angeles
Feb 18, 1960
Luke tries to make a splash with the girls at a swimming pool. Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Walter Brennan. Grand Pharaoh: Frank Nelson. Overland: Addison Richards. Wilson: Pete
First Date
Mar 3, 1960
Little Luke fills a tall order when he takes Agnes to the school dance. Agnes: Lynette Winter. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Mary Lou: Sherry Alberoni. Grampa: Walter Brennan.
How To Discover Oil
Mar 10, 1960
Troubles flow when Grampa and George think they've struck oil. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.
A House Divided
Mar 17, 1960
The children take advantage of the situation when Grampa becomes disciplinarian. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.
McCoys, Ahoy
Oct 6, 1960
Amos struggles against conflicting state government and military timetables to save a destroyer named after a West Virginian patriot when the ship is docked in Long Beach, where it