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Auburn Annie · 02-19-2007, 09:33 AM

For anyone with a hankerin' to buy the whole series, you can get all 224 episodes on DVD at various places including here http://www.dvdavenue.tv/movie/comedy...708573148ec140

There are also smaller collections with as few as 4 episodes to two seasons each. The show ran from 1957 - 1963, with Kathleen Nolan leaving just before the last season, so Luke became a widower in the storyline, with Grandpa trying to fix him up with a new wife. Here's some background:

The Real McCoys

Show Type: Sitcom

First Telecast: October 3, 1957

Last Telecast: September 22, 1963

Cast

Grandpa Amos McCoy..... Walter Brennan

Luke McCoy..... Richard Crenna

Kate McCoy (1957-1962)..... Kathy Nolan

Aunt Hassie..... Lydia Reed

Little Luke (1957-1962)..... Michael Winkelman

Pepino Garcia..... Tony Martinez

George MacMichael..... Andy Clyde

Flora MacMichael..... Madge Blake

Aggie Larkin (1959-1960)..... Betty Garde

Louise Howard (1963)..... Janet De Gore

Greg Howard (1963)..... Butch Patrick

Winifred Jordan (1963)..... Joan Blondell

SYNOPSIS

When this backwoods situation comedy was first proposed to the networks by writers Norman and Irving Pincus, they said it would never make it - it just would NOT appeal to city viewers. NBC turned the series down cold. Walter Brennan, their intended star, wanted nothing to do with it.

The Pincus Brothers, however, would not take no for an answer. Walter Brennan finally said yes, financing was obtained from Danny Thomas Productions and a spot was found on ABC's lackluster schedule. The two brothers had the last laugh however as The Real McCoys became one of the biggest hits on TV for the next six seasons and started a trend toward rural comedy shows which lasted through the 1960's.

The show revolved around a happy-go-lucky West Virginia mountain family who picked up stakes and moved to a ranch in California's San Fernando Valley. The undisputed star of the show was Grandpa, a porch-rocking old geezer with a wheezy voice who liked to get involved in everybody's business - neighbors and family alike! Three-time Academy Award winner Walter Brennan was 63 when the series began. He played the role to perfection!

Grandpa's kin included: Luke, Grandpa's grandson; Kate, Luke's new bride; "Aunt" Hassie, Luke's teenage sister and Little Luke, Luke's younger brother (their parents were deceased). Other cast members included: Pepino, the musically talented farm hand; George MacMichael, their argumentative neighbor and George's sister Flora, who had eyes for Grandpa but he never noticed and they never got together.

In 1962, the series moved to CBS and Luke became a widower and many of the plots began to revolved around Grandpa's attempts to match him up with a new wife. There series ended in 1963.

CBS aired reruns of the show with the title shortened to The McCoys from October 1962 to September 1966 on weekday mornings.

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I had completely forgotten Joan Blondell in the last season, and she's one of my favorite under-rated actresses. I think it's funny Walter Brennan had to be talked into taking the part. See also Butch Patrick before he became Eddie Munster.

02-19-2007, 09:33 AM	#15
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	For anyone with a hankerin' to buy the whole series, you can get all 224 episodes on DVD at various places including here http://www.dvdavenue.tv/movie/comedy...708573148ec140 There are also smaller collections with as few as 4 episodes to two seasons each. The show ran from 1957 - 1963, with Kathleen Nolan leaving just before the last season, so Luke became a widower in the storyline, with Grandpa trying to fix him up with a new wife. Here's some background: The Real McCoys Show Type: Sitcom First Telecast: October 3, 1957 Last Telecast: September 22, 1963 Cast Grandpa Amos McCoy..... Walter Brennan Luke McCoy..... Richard Crenna Kate McCoy (1957-1962)..... Kathy Nolan Aunt Hassie..... Lydia Reed Little Luke (1957-1962)..... Michael Winkelman Pepino Garcia..... Tony Martinez George MacMichael..... Andy Clyde Flora MacMichael..... Madge Blake Aggie Larkin (1959-1960)..... Betty Garde Louise Howard (1963)..... Janet De Gore Greg Howard (1963)..... Butch Patrick Winifred Jordan (1963)..... Joan Blondell SYNOPSIS When this backwoods situation comedy was first proposed to the networks by writers Norman and Irving Pincus, they said it would never make it - it just would NOT appeal to city viewers. NBC turned the series down cold. Walter Brennan, their intended star, wanted nothing to do with it. The Pincus Brothers, however, would not take no for an answer. Walter Brennan finally said yes, financing was obtained from Danny Thomas Productions and a spot was found on ABC's lackluster schedule. The two brothers had the last laugh however as The Real McCoys became one of the biggest hits on TV for the next six seasons and started a trend toward rural comedy shows which lasted through the 1960's. The show revolved around a happy-go-lucky West Virginia mountain family who picked up stakes and moved to a ranch in California's San Fernando Valley. The undisputed star of the show was Grandpa, a porch-rocking old geezer with a wheezy voice who liked to get involved in everybody's business - neighbors and family alike! Three-time Academy Award winner Walter Brennan was 63 when the series began. He played the role to perfection! Grandpa's kin included: Luke, Grandpa's grandson; Kate, Luke's new bride; "Aunt" Hassie, Luke's teenage sister and Little Luke, Luke's younger brother (their parents were deceased). Other cast members included: Pepino, the musically talented farm hand; George MacMichael, their argumentative neighbor and George's sister Flora, who had eyes for Grandpa but he never noticed and they never got together. In 1962, the series moved to CBS and Luke became a widower and many of the plots began to revolved around Grandpa's attempts to match him up with a new wife. There series ended in 1963. CBS aired reruns of the show with the title shortened to The McCoys from October 1962 to September 1966 on weekday mornings. ------------------------------------------------ I had completely forgotten Joan Blondell in the last season, and she's one of my favorite under-rated actresses. I think it's funny Walter Brennan had to be talked into taking the part. See also Butch Patrick before he became Eddie Munster.