The Real McCoys
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The Real McCoys was a television situation comedy. The program aired on the ABC network from 1957 through 1962. It aired for one more season on CBS before its end in 1963.
The series revolved around the lives of a mountain family who originally hailed from West Virginia. The McCoys moved to California where they became dirt farmers. The family consisted of Grandpa Amos McCoy (the head of the family; Walter Brennan), his grandson Luke (Richard Crenna), Luke's new bride Kate (Kathleen Nolan), teenage sister Hassie (Lydia Reed), and 11-year-old brother Little Luke (Michael Winkelman). The double-naming of the brothers was explained in the first episode by the elder Luke as due to their parents being so excited over the birth of the younger boy, "they forgot all about me!"
Just before the show ended its run on ABC, Nolan decided to leave the show due to a contract dispute, so her character was killed off for the final season. The beginning of the final season also saw Hassie leaving home to attend college and Little Luke joining the army. Luke became a widower and many of the stories revolved around Grandpa trying to match him up with a new wife.
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