The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke. A total of 104 episodes were produced, most written by Sidney Sheldon.

Comedy

Seasons

1. The French Teacher

Air Date: 1963-09-18

Patty gets a crush on her new French teacher after he makes her his test subject.

2. The Genius

Air Date: 1963-09-25

While Patty is taking a test to determine the intelligence of today's students, the machine goes nuts and the results say Patty is a genius with a 185 I.Q.

3. The Elopement

Air Date: 1963-10-02

J.R. Castle leads Martin to believe that Patty and Richard are planning to elope. Acutally, they are helping Natalie plan a surprise vacation for Martin and her at the same fishing lodge where tjhey spent their honeymoon.

4. House Guest

Air Date: 1963-10-09

Martin's Aunt Pauline comes to visit.

5. The Birds and the Bees Bit

Air Date: 1963-10-16

Ross is invited to his first dance, so Patty and Cathy try to teach him about girls.

6. The Slumber Party

Air Date: 1963-10-23

Ross tape records conversations at Patty and Cathy's slumber party's, and then blackmails them with the tape.

7. The Babysitters

Air Date: 1963-10-30

When Mr. Lane refuses to pay for an evening gown for Patty, she decides to go into the babysitting business.

8. The Conquering Hero

Air Date: 1963-11-06

When the star basketball player's parents move to Michigan, the Lanes invite him to stay with them.

9. The President

Air Date: 1963-11-13

Patty and Cathy both run for president of the Girls' League.

10. Double Date

Air Date: 1963-11-20

Patty plays Patty and Cathy at a party, after Cathy got sick for having taken a flu shot meant for Patty.

11. The Actress

Air Date: 1963-11-27

The school is putting on a lavish version of Anthony and Cleopatra. Cathy tries out for the lead, but Patty unexpectedly gets it.

12. How to Be Popular

Air Date: 1963-12-04

Cathy wants to win more friends, so she writes to Aunt Jane,a Lonely Hearts colunnist, for advice.

13. The Song Writers

Air Date: 1963-12-11

Richard enters Patty and Cathy's song in the Jimmy Dean Songwriter Contest. Unfortunately, Patty had copied the words from a book of poetry!!

14. The Princess Cathy

Air Date: 1963-12-18

Cathy falls in love with a foreign exchange student.

15. Christmas Present

Air Date: 1963-12-25

Christmas is a day away and Cathy anxiously awaits a visit from her father, only to learn that he is a prisoner in a foreign country.

16. Auld Lang Syne

Air Date: 1964-01-01

Martin's brother Kenneth sets out to write his autobiography, but discovers writing a book to be more difficult than he imagined.

17. Horoscope

Air Date: 1964-01-08

Patty become an astrologist in order to earn money to buy Natalie a birthday present.

18. The Tycoons

Air Date: 1964-01-15

When all the girls like the dress that Cathy made, she and Patty decide to go into business.

19. Author! Author!

Air Date: 1964-01-22

Patty writes a novel presenting the viewpoint of the American teenager and immediately gets a publishing contract.

20. The Continental

Air Date: 1964-01-29

Martin learns that he is being transferred to Paris.

21. Let 'Em Eat Cake

Air Date: 1964-02-05

Natalie makes the mistake of leaving her cake in the church bazaar on the kitchen table unattened.

22. Going Steady

Air Date: 1964-02-12

Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

23. Are Mothers People?

Air Date: 1964-02-19

Natalie Lane begins to feel unwanted and devises a plan to get even with her family for the uncaring way they have been acting.

24. The Con Artist

Air Date: 1964-02-26

Cathy buys a vacuum cleaner for Natalie's birthday but finds the cost is too much for her to handle.

25. The Perfect Teenager

Air Date: 1964-03-04

After flunking an exam for teenagers, Patty decides to enroll in modeling school.

26. Chip Off the Old Block

Air Date: 1964-02-11

To increase the circulation of the school paper, Patty uses scandalous stories which infuriate the school principal.

27. The Wedding Anniversary Caper

Air Date: 1964-03-18

In order to buy a gift for his parents wedding anniversary, Ross enters Patty's photo in a teenagers beauty contest.

28. Pen Pals

Air Date: 1964-03-25

Patty receives some beautiful letters from a new pen pal, and therefore loses interest in Richard.

29. A Slight Case of Disaster

Air Date: 1964-04-01

In order to impress Sue Ellen, Patty buys an expensive dress that she can't afford.

30. The Friendship Bit

Air Date: 1964-04-08

Patty discovers that she is allergic to Cathy.

31. Patty, the Foster Mother

Air Date: 1964-04-15

Patty unknowingly signs papers to adopt a Korean orphan.

32. Drop Out

Air Date: 1964-04-22

Richard decide to quit school.

33. Leave it to Patty

Air Date: 1964-04-29

In order to get elected chairman of the class prom, Patty promise to get Pinky Gristol "The Mop" as a guest.

34. The Little Dictator

Air Date: 1964-05-06

Cathy, who is student principal for a week, has trouble dealing with Patty.

35. The Working Girl

Air Date: 1964-05-13

Patty gets a job at the local ice cream parlor.

36. The Cousins

Air Date: 1964-05-20

Patty and Cathy reminisce about Cathy's arrival in the Lane household.

1. The Green-Eyed Monster

Air Date: 1964-09-16

Richard is jealous of Geoffrey Davis, III, a military cadet in town for a visit.

2. Practice Makes Perfect

Air Date: 1964-09-23

Patty decides to take tuba lessons.

3. Simon Says

Air Date: 1964-09-30

Patty is ghost-writing an advice column for the school newspaper; and creating lots of trouble for lots of people.

4. Patty, the Organizer

Air Date: 1964-10-07

Patty, Cathy, and Ross form the UAFUM [United Association for Unprotected Miners] in the hopes of getting more privileges at home.

5. Patty, the Pioneer

Air Date: 1964-10-14

Patty accepts the challenge to live like a pioneer for one week.

6. The Boy Next Door

Air Date: 1964-10-21

Patty and Cathy both like their new next-door neighbor

7. Patty, the People's Voice

Air Date: 1964-10-28

Patty and Cathy campaign for T.J. Blodgett [Martin's boss], but they discover that they prefer his opponent.

8. The Greatest Psychologist In the World

Air Date: 1964-11-04

When Patty is invited to the Harvard Prom by Sue Ellen's cousin Rip, she decides to use psychology to persuade her parents to allow her to go.

9. Patty and the Peace Corps

Air Date: 1964-11-11

Patty decides to join the Peace Corps.

10. How to Succeed In Romance

Air Date: 1964-11-18

Cathy falls for Chris, a new student, and seeks advice from Patty; Chris, meanwhile, asks Richard for help.

11. Block that Statue

Air Date: 1964-11-25

The hero of the football team is in love with Cathy.

12. This Little Patty Went to Market

Air Date: 1964-12-02

Patty forms, "Patty Lane Inc." in order to market Cathy's apricot jam.

13. Best Date In Town

Air Date: 1964-12-09

Martin promises to take Patty to the father-daughter dance, but must cancel at the last minute.

14. Can Do Patty

Air Date: 1964-12-16

Patty follows Martin's suggestion and volunteers to do a lot of things at home and at school; everyone else, however, ends up doing the work for her.

15. Hi, Society

Air Date: 1964-12-23

Patty and Sue Ellen vie for the attentions of Woodrow Warren Calden III, a new student at school.

16. Patty, the Witness

Air Date: 1964-12-30

Patty witness an auto accident and thinks that one of the men is a robber.

17. Every Girl Should Be Married

Air Date: 1965-01-06

Patty belives her parents are tring to marry her off to a young man whom they invite to dinner.

18. The Perfect Hostess

Air Date: 1965-01-13

Cousin Betsy from Chattanooga comes to visit, captivating all the eligible young men.

19. Patty Meets a Celebrity

Air Date: 1965-01-20

Sal Mineo visits his alma mater, and Patty is cast in a play opposite him. The night of the performance, she gets stage fright and cannot speak her lines.

20. The Raffle

Air Date: 1965-01-27

To raise money for a church bazaar, Patty raffles off Richard.

21. Patty and the Newspaper Game

Air Date: 1965-02-03

Patty and the Newpapers Game""2.3.65 Martin is distrubed when he thinks that a new reporter has been hired to replace him.

22. Little Brother Is Watching You

Air Date: 1965-02-10

The Lanes have decided not to give Ross a surprise party, but he has already made plans for it.

23. Patty Pits Wits -- Two Brits Hits

Air Date: 1965-02-17

Patty tries to help a British singing duo become successful.

24. It Takes a Heap of Livin

Air Date: 1965-02-24

The Lanes discovers that their home was used during the American Revolution and is therefore an historical landmark.

25. Will the Real Sammy Davis, Please Hang Up?

Air Date: 1965-03-03

Patty is elected prom chairman and must get hold of a big-name star.

26. Don't Monkey with Mendel

Air Date: 1965-03-10

After styding genetic theory in school, Patty decides that Richard would not be a suitable father for her children.

27. Patty, the Practical Joker

Air Date: 1965-03-17

The Lane house becomes a "no-man's land" of booby traps, thanks to Patty and Ross.

28. Patty, the Master Builder

Air Date: 1965-03-24

After finding a composition (on Ross' desk) in which the author praises his sister, Patty decides to help Ross build a car for the soap box derby race.

29. Patty and the Cut-Rate Casanova

Air Date: 1965-03-31

Patty deserts Richard for Carlos, a boy who knows all the latest dance steps, so Richard begins dating Cathy.

30. The Daughter Bit

Air Date: 1965-04-07

Patty feels guilty when Martin complains that she doesn't spend enough time at home.

31. Cathy, the Rebel

Air Date: 1965-04-14

Cathy, writes a letter to the Chronicle criticizing an editorial and calling the author a "man with the mentality of a dinosaur."

32. Patty the Folk Singer

Air Date: 1965-04-21

Patty becomes a folk singer at a local coffee shop.

33. What's Cooking, Cousin?

Air Date: 1965-04-28

Patty tries to improve her cooking in order to impress Richard, who has grown fond of French food cooked by a girl named Gloria.

34. Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Air Date: 1965-05-05

Ross tries out for the Little League, and everyone tries to help him.

35. My Cousin the Heroine

Air Date: 1965-05-12

Cathy becomes a heroine after rescuing a drowning baby.

36. Patty, the Chatterbox

Air Date: 1965-05-19

Patty will get an extra week's allowance if she can refrain from talking for three days.

1. A Foggy Day In Brooklyn Heights

Air Date: 1965-09-15

Frankie Avalon stops by the Lane house to make a phone call, and ends up spending a short time there because the airport is fogged in.

2. Operation: Tonsils

Air Date: 1965-09-22

Patty falls for an attractive young doctor, and misunderstands his feelings for a boat as feelings for her.

3. Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Air Date: 1965-09-29

When Richard goes to a party without Paty, Patty decides to give a party the same night.

4. The Guest

Air Date: 1965-10-06

When Richard's parents go out of town, Patty invites him to stay at the Lane house, but his personality and living style clashes with everyone else's.

5. Our Daughter the Artist

Air Date: 1965-10-13

Tha Lanes don't dare give Patty their true opinion of her op art creation.

6. Patty's Private Pygmalion

Air Date: 1965-10-20

Patty decides to give a shy girl lessons in self-confidence.

7. The Girl From N.E.P.H.E.W.

Air Date: 1965-10-27

Patty becomes involved in the spy business when an Interpol agent visits the Lanes.

8. I'll Be Suing You

Air Date: 1965-11-03

Patty is the only witness to a traffic ac cident involving Richard.

9. Patty and the Eternal Triangle

Air Date: 1965-11-10

Patty decides to test Richards fidelity by posing as Cathy.

10. Sick In Bed

Air Date: 1965-11-17

Patty has a slight temperature and is forced to stay home from school, against her will.

11. Ross, the Peacemaker

Air Date: 1965-11-24

Ross tries to patch up the quarrel between Richard and Patty.

12. Patty, the Candy Striper

Air Date: 1965-12-01

Martin checks into the hospital the same day that Patty starts work as a candy striper.

13. Patty Meets the Great Outdoors

Air Date: 1965-12-08

When a handsome young forestry students movies in next door, Patty takes a sudden interest in nature.

14. Cathy Leaves Home -- but Not Really

Air Date: 1965-12-15

Cathy decides to apply to be an exchange student, and is very disappointed when the family doesn't stop her.

15. The History Paper Caper

Air Date: 1965-12-22

Patty gets a bright, new student at school to ""help"" her with her history paper.

16. A Very Phon-y Situation

Air Date: 1965-12-29

When Martin puts a time limit on everyone's phone calls, the kids try to earn money to buy their own phone.

17. Ross Runs Away -- But Not Far

Air Date: 1966-01-05

Martin and Natelie go away for the week-end, leaving Patty in charge. Trouble ensues when she and Ross becomes handcuffed together.

18. Poppo's Birthday

Air Date: 1966-01-12

Martin uses a pocket-knife advertisement to show the family what for his birthday, but they read the wrong side and try to buy him a $99 rifle. 4

19. Anywhere I Hang My Horn Is Home

Air Date: 1966-01-19

When Patty invites an out of work musician over for a meal, he decides to make the Lane home his permanent residence.

20. The Greatest Speaker In the Whole Wide World

Air Date: 1966-01-26

Patty promise her creative writing class that her father will appear as a guest speaker, but does not check with him first.

21. Big Sister Is Watching

Air Date: 1966-02-02

Patty patcher up a quarrel between Ross and the new boy in town because she is interested in the boy's older brother!

22. Patty Leads a Dog's Life

Air Date: 1966-02-09

Patty takes care of a society columnist's French poodle.

23. Too Young and Foolish to Go Steady

Air Date: 1966-02-16

The Captain of the football team asks Patty for a date.

24. Patty, the Diplomat

Air Date: 1966-02-23

As a assignment, Patty must write to a government offical. Problems arise when she chooses the President of the Soviet Presidium.

25. Do You Trust Your Daughter

Air Date: 1966-03-02

Patty has a date with an ""older man."" Due to a misunderstanding, Martin belives that she came home after the curfew he set.

26. A Visit From Uncle Jed

Air Date: 1966-03-09

Martin's Uncle Jed arrives the same night as Patty's formal dinner party.

27. Don't Bank On It

Air Date: 1966-03-23

Martin decides to teach Patty a lesson in responibility after she conceals the fact that she was not able to make an important bank deposit for Martin.

28. Three Little Kittens

Air Date: 1966-04-06

Three kittens cause some promblems in the Lane household.

29. Fiancee for a Day

Air Date: 1966-04-13

Richard and Patty decide to get married after graduation from high school.

30. The Invisible Boy

Air Date: 1966-04-20

Patty asks Ross to do a favor for her and the new in town, in hope that he will ask her out, Patty, in return, tries to talk Martin into allowing Ross to drop French.

31. Do a Brother a Favor

Air Date: 1966-04-27

Patty agress to date the president of Tigers' basketball club in order to increase Ross's chances of becoming a member.

32. Patty, the Psychic

Air Date: 1966-05-04

Patty belives that she has ESP.

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Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

1963-09-18

Episodes

104 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Chrislaw Productions

Cottage Industries

United Artists Television