The Real McCoys
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Real McCoys |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1957-1963 |
| Production company |
Brennan-Westgate, Marterto Productions |
| length | 22-24 minutes |
| Episodes | 224 in 6 seasons |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea | Irving Pincus |
| music | Harry Ruby |
| First broadcast | October 3, 1957 (USA) on ABC |
The Real McCoys is an American sitcom with 224 episodes in six seasons that was produced for ABC and CBS from 1957 to 1963 . The series was developed by Irving Pincus . The theme song was composed by Harry Ruby and sung by Jimmie Rodgers on the final season .
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The series revolves around the poor McCoy farming family from West Virginia who take over a farm in the San Fernando Valley . The family consists of Amos McCoy ( Walter Brennan ), his grandson Luke McCoy ( Richard Crenna ) and his wife Kate ( Kathleen Nolan ), as well as Luke's siblings, Hassie ( Lydia Reed ) , who was thirteen at the start of the series, and her younger brother Little Luke ( Michael Winkelman ). Another main character is the farm worker Pepino Garcia ( Tony Martinez ).
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The Real McCoys ran on ABC from October 3, 1957 to September 20, 1962, when it was sold to CBS. There the series ran from September 24, 1962 to September 22, 1963 before it was finally discontinued.
actor
- Walter Brennan : Grandpa Amos McCoy (225 episodes)
- Richard Crenna : Luke McCoy (225 episodes)
- Kathleen Nolan : Kate McCoy (186 episodes)
- Tony Martinez : Pepino (152 episodes)
- Michael Winkelman : Little Luke (136 episodes)
- Lydia Reed : Hassie (124 episodes)
- Andy Clyde : George MacMichael (57 episodes)
- Madge Blake : Flora MacMichael (27 episodes)
Web links
- The Real McCoys at the Internet Movie Database (English)