The Patty Duke Show

24min

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Chrislaw Productions

Cottage Industries

United Artists Television

Episodes

Cast

The French Teacher

1. The French Teacher

18th Sep 1963

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

The Genius

2. The Genius

25th Sep 1963

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.

The Elopement

3. The Elopement

2nd Oct 1963

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.

House Guest

4. House Guest

9th Oct 1963

Martin's Aunt Pauline comes to visit.

The Birds and the Bees Bit

5. The Birds and the Bees Bit

16th Oct 1963

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

The Slumber Party

6. The Slumber Party

23rd Oct 1963

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

The Babysitters

7. The Babysitters

30th Oct 1963

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

The Conquering Hero

8. The Conquering Hero

6th Nov 1963

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

The President

9. The President

13th Nov 1963

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

Double Date

10. Double Date

20th Nov 1963

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

The Actress

11. The Actress

27th Nov 1963

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

How to Be Popular

12. How to Be Popular

4th Dec 1963

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

The Song Writers

13. The Song Writers

11th Dec 1963

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

The Princess Cathy

14. The Princess Cathy

18th Dec 1963

Cathy falls in love with a foreign exchange student.

Christmas Present

15. Christmas Present

25th Dec 1963

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.

Auld Lang Syne

16. Auld Lang Syne

1st Jan 1964

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

Horoscope

17. Horoscope

8th Jan 1964

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

The Tycoons

18. The Tycoons

15th Jan 1964

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

Author! Author!

19. Author! Author!

22nd Jan 1964

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

The Continental

20. The Continental

29th Jan 1964

Martin learns that he is being transferred to Paris.

Let 'Em Eat Cake

21. Let 'Em Eat Cake

5th Feb 1964

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

Going Steady

22. Going Steady

12th Feb 1964

Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

Are Mothers People?

23. Are Mothers People?

19th Feb 1964

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

The Con Artist

24. The Con Artist

26th Feb 1964

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

The Perfect Teenager

25. The Perfect Teenager

4th Mar 1964

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

Chip Off the Old Block

26. Chip Off the Old Block

11th Feb 1964

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

The Wedding Anniversary Caper

27. The Wedding Anniversary Caper

18th Mar 1964

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

Pen Pals

28. Pen Pals

25th Mar 1964

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

A Slight Case of Disaster

29. A Slight Case of Disaster

1st Apr 1964

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

The Friendship Bit

30. The Friendship Bit

8th Apr 1964

Patty discovers that she is allergic to Cathy.

Patty, the Foster Mother

31. Patty, the Foster Mother

15th Apr 1964

Patty unknowingly signs papers to adopt a Korean orphan.

Drop Out

32. Drop Out

22nd Apr 1964

Richard decide to quit school.

Leave it to Patty

33. Leave it to Patty

29th Apr 1964

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

The Little Dictator

34. The Little Dictator

6th May 1964

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

The Working Girl

35. The Working Girl

13th May 1964

Patty gets a job at the local ice cream parlor.

The Cousins

36. The Cousins

20th May 1964

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

First air date

18th Sep 1963

Last air date

4th May 1966

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks