The Real McCoys Trivia Quiz

Answer: Amos

Portrayed by Academy award-winning actor, Walter Brennan, Grandpappy was presented an an irascible, stubborn and opinionated man. However, he could sometimes be persuaded into thinking the way the majority of the family did with logic or reasonable demonstration. Many of the plots revolved around Amos's conflicts with other family members, neighbors, or community regulations.

Answer: brothers

Unbelievable as it seems, Luke (Richard Crenna) and Little Luke (Michael Winkleman) were brothers. This is explained in the pilot episode when the elder Luke relates that their parents were so excited about having another baby, they forgot about the elder one. That's a stretch!

Answer: Tallahassie

Tallahassie "Hassie" McCoy was the younger sister of Luke and older sister of Little Luke. She was played by Lydia Reed. Hassie was a high school student and dated on and off with a boy named Tommy (Malcolm Cassell) who was into hot rods much to Grandpappy's consternation.

Answer: West Virginia

The opening theme says it all: "From West Virginee they came to stay in sunny Californ-i-ay" mirroring "Beverly Hillbillies" a decade later. The McCoys were Appalachian dirt farmers hailing from Smokey Corners, West Virginia who relocated to California when they inherited a farmstead there.

Answer: Uncle Ben

Only mentioned once in the pilot, when Uncle Ben passes, his farm is left to the McCoys. They decide to pack up, relocate there and try to make a go of the farm out west.

Answer: Pepino

Tony Martinez, who was actually Puerto Rican, played the friendly but sometimes less than ambitious worker. In one episode, Luke and Grandpappy notice Pepino works much harder when he has a girlfriend. They try to marry him off thinking they can get more work out of him. Martinez started out as a bandleader and was an accomplished musician.

He worked on Broadway and also had may guest appearances on TV shows in the 1960s. BTW - "Pepino" in Spanish means "cucumber".

Answer: Andy Clyde

George lived on a nearby farm with his sister, Flora (Madge Blake). The two men sometimes squabbled over minor issues, but it was implied that Flora might be a developing love interest for Grandpappy. However, that never seemed to pan out. Clyde was born in Scotland and was perhaps best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, California Carlson.

Answer: sonic booms

Grandpappy became very riled because he thought the military jet's sonic booms were disturbing the livestock, not to mention his own peace and quiet. It was resolved when the reason for them was explained along with an appeal to Grandpappy's patriotic nature.

Answer: an old jalopy

Ford Motor Company supplied all the vehicles used on the show. The McCoys owned an old Model A that always seemed to break down at critical moments. A far cry form the Galaxie that neighbor George MacMichael drove.

Answer: Sugar Babe

Luke usually used it when placed in an awkward situation with Kate (Kathleen Nolan) along with much stammering. Nolan left the series in its last season, usually attributed to a contract dispute, and was written out. Her disappearance was never explained on the show, only referring to Luke as a widower. Nolan was the first female president of the Screen Actors Guild, serving from 1975 to 1979.