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S3 E23 The Bowling Champ

Comedy

PG

22 minutes

Feb 1, 1960

Luke is headed for the gutter after Kate finds him bowling with a pretty girl.Starring: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan

Season 3, 39 Episodes

The Farmer Took a Wife,

Kate's "pickle-brained" ex-boyfriend visits the McCoys with his new bride. Luke is envious of the old flame's unlikely success in the business world.

The Game Warden,

Grampa doesn't take George seriously as the new game warden. That is, until he is issued a summons for hunting pheasant in the off-season.

The Screen Test,

The McCoy household dips into their meager savings to pay for Hassie's screen test.

Work No More, My Lady,

Feeling unappreciated by the McCoy household, Kate undertakes some extreme measures to get their attention.

The Garden Club,

Kate would love to get an invitation to the garden club, and Grampa has a plan to get her one.

The Weaker Sex?,

Grampa is thrilled to have a new neighbor — a single, middle-aged lady — until she outdoes Grampa in everything from farming to pitching horseshoes.

The Fighter and the Lady,

Luke gets tricked into stepping into the ring with a professional boxer, but Kate won't stand for it. With the McCoys' pride at stake, Grampa decides to take matters into his own hands.

The Gas Station,

Grampa takes a job at George's gas station, which leads to nothing but trouble.

Grampa Fights the Air Force,

Grampa sneaks into an Air Force base to complain about the low-flying jets that have been disturbing the farm.

The Girls at Mom's Place,

When Grampa sends Luke out to sell farm produce he winds up lending the goods to a struggling cafe owned by a widow and her lovely daughter.

The Politician,

The McCoys are proud to receive a visit from a politician who campaigns on behalf of the farmers, but they soon realize that nothing seems to be adding up right for the candidate.

Pepino Takes a Bride,

Grampa thinks that Pepino would work harder if he was a married man, so he convinces the farmhand to marry his latest girlfriend.

Grampa thinks he's discovered a shortcut into town, but it turns out to be a drag strip for the local hot rod club.

The Ghostbreakers,

Little Luke is terrified to explore the local haunted house for a club initiation, so Grampa and Luke try to convince him that there's no such thing as ghosts.

The Marriage Broker,

Grampa has a scheme to prevent Sam from being deported.

How to Build a Boat,

Hassie has unexpected competition for her new boyfriend when Grampa and Luke need him to help build their boat from blueprints.

Grampa has a scheme to get rich after the junkman buys one of George's paintings for $20.

The Perfume Salesman,

Luke tries to sweeten the McCoy bankroll by selling barn perfume.

The Television Set,

Luke promises Kate and the kids that he'll buy a used television set, but Grampa wants an electric saw.

Grampa threatens to sue George for ignoring a warning sign and driving into the McCoys' new waterline, but when the warning sign is missing, no one believes that Grampa posted it.

The Town Councilman,

Grampa manages George's campaign for town councilman, but trouble ensues when he starts favoring the opposition.

George's cousin stays at the McCoys' farm and proceeds to take over the house.

The Bowling Champ,

Luke is headed for the gutter after Kate finds him bowling with a pretty girl.

The Talk of the Town,

Grampa has mixed emotions after Little Luke wins a prize by writing an essay about him.

Once There Was a Man,

Luke tries to put some backbone into his henpecked cousin.

Weekend in Los Angeles,

The McCoys are excited to stay at a posh Los Angeles hotel for the annual Sons of the Mystic Nile convention.

Little Luke gets teased by his friends after he draws Agnes' name as his partner and schemes to take another girl to the school dance.

How to Discover Oil,

Grampa and George make a friendly swap of a couple of small plots, but begin scheming against each other after they separately discover oil on the land they previously owned.

A House Divided,

Once again, Kate and Grampa argue about how to raise the youngsters of the family.

Foreman of the Jury,

Grampa thinks that his court case against the telephone company will be a sure victory after he finds out that George is the jury foreman.

One for the Money,

12-year-old Little Luke gets his first job as a paperboy, but when it comes time to deposit his earnings in the family cookie jar, he chooses to spend the money on himself.

That Was No Lady,

Kate's newfound determination to wear a strapless dress to a church dance causes a rift in the McCoy family.

Grampa refuses to join the Grange co-op, so he strikes out on his own to make his fortune in the egg business.

Where There's a Will,

Grampa inherits some antique furniture from his recently deceased, 94-year-old uncle, Willie.

Kate refuses to believe that a visiting cousin is the family jinx, despite Luke and Grampa's warnings.

Amos and George stoop to dirty politics while campaigning for a trip to San Francisco as delegates representing the Ancient and Loyal Order of the Sons of the Mystic Nile.

In hopes of staving off foreclosure, Amos courts the elderly spinster holding the mortgage on the McCoy farm.

Teenage Wedding,

Much to everyone's dismay, Hassie and her latest boyfriend have decided to get married, but Grampa has a scheme to solve the problem.

When a destroyer with historical ties to West Virginia is slated to be junked by the Navy, Grampa takes matters into his own hands to save the ship from the scrap heap.

Details

The Real McCoys

Comedy

PG

6 Seasons

26 minutes

Amos McCoy moves his family from the hills of West Virginia to an inherited farm in California. Quick to give advice, Grandpa Amos wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him.

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