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Though ''The Real McCoys'' did not air until 1957, Pincus had already coined the title and in 1955 was shopping the prospective series with [[NBC]].<ref>"NBC-TV Preps 'Real McCoys," ''Billboard'' magazine, October 8, 1955.</ref><ref>''Billboard'' magazine apparently misspelled "Pincus" as "Pinkus"; in the October 8, 1955, edition. However, ''Billboard'' used "Pincus" and refers to "Norm and Irv Pincus" in the edition of July 5, 1952.</ref> Irving Pincus and his brother, Norman Charles Pincus (1906-1978), wrote many of the scripts for ''The Real McCoys,'' which landed two years later on the ABC Thursday evening schedule. Irving Pincus joined Walter Brennan, in the formation of Brennan-Westgate Productions, with filming of the series at Desilu Studio, then owned by [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. Pincus produced ninety-one episodes from 1957 to 1961 and wrote scripts of eighty-five segments spread throughout the duration of the program, from the third episode "The Egg War" with character actor Charles Lane (1905-2007) as the memorable guest star, to the series finale called "Pepino's Mama."<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683913/|title=Irving Pincus|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>

Though ''The Real McCoys'' did not air until 1957, Pincus had already coined the title and in 1955 was shopping the prospective series with [[NBC]].<ref>"NBC-TV Preps 'Real McCoys," ''Billboard'' magazine, October 8, 1955.</ref><ref>''Billboard'' magazine apparently misspelled "Pincus" as "Pinkus"; in the October 8, 1955, edition. However, ''Billboard'' used "Pincus" and refers to "Norm and Irv Pincus" in the edition of July 5, 1952.</ref> Irving Pincus and his brother, Norman Charles Pincus (1906-1978), wrote many of the scripts for ''The Real McCoys,'' which landed two years later on the ABC Thursday evening schedule. Irving Pincus joined Walter Brennan, in the formation of Brennan-Westgate Productions, with filming of the series at Desilu Studio, then owned by [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. Pincus produced ninety-one episodes from 1957 to 1961 and wrote scripts of eighty-five segments spread throughout the duration of the program, from the third episode "The Egg War" with character actor Charles Lane (1905-2007) as the memorable guest star, to the series finale called "Pepino's Mama."<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683913/|title=Irving Pincus|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>

Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback (1920-1997), a former actor from [[Minnesota]], was the principal director of ''The Real McCoys, but versatile co-star Richard Crenna (1926-2003), in the role of Luke McCoy, later assumed duties as a director along with two others.

Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback (1920-1997), a former actor from [[Minnesota]], was the principal director of ''The Real McCoys,'' but versatile co-star Richard Crenna (1926-2003), in the role of Luke McCoy, later assumed duties as a director along with two others.

Kathleen Nolan (born 1933), one of the last two living members of the cast of ''The Real McCoys,'' recalls how the Pincus brothers discovered singer and bandleader Tony Martinez (1920-2002), the [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] native selected to play the Mexican farmhand Pepino Garcia. Martinez was playing at a club in [[Hollywood]], which the Pincuses visited. Nolan played housewife Kate McCoy in the first five years of the series; she was written out as "deceased" in the sixth season, which aired not on ABC but the CBS Sunday night schedule from 1963 to 1964. Nolan recalled that Martinez first failed to respond because he thought that the Pincus brothers' interest in his services was merely a joke, but the producers pursued Martinez and signed him to the cast. Nolan, who was also the president of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] from 1975 to 1980, called Martinez's selection as Pepino "a major breakthrough in terms of minority representation on television. It may not have been the representation that we are seeking now, but it certainly was a breakthrough to have a major character on television that was not white."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/cine/tony-martinez.htm|title=Tony Martinez, 'Pepino' on 'Real McCoys', Dies at 82|publisher=latinamericanstudies.org|accessdate=January 20, 2025}}</ref>

Kathleen Nolan (born 1933), one of the last two living members of the cast of ''The Real McCoys,'' recalls how the Pincus brothers discovered singer and bandleader Tony Martinez (1920-2002), the [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] native selected to play the Mexican farmhand Pepino Garcia. Martinez was playing at a club in [[Hollywood]], which the Pincuses visited. Nolan played housewife Kate McCoy in the first five years of the series; she was written out as "deceased" in the sixth season, which aired not on ABC but the CBS Sunday night schedule from 1963 to 1964. Nolan recalled that Martinez first failed to respond because he thought that the Pincus brothers' interest in his services was merely a joke, but the producers pursued Martinez and signed him to the cast. Nolan, who was also the president of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] from 1975 to 1980, called Martinez's selection as Pepino "a major breakthrough in terms of minority representation on television. It may not have been the representation that we are seeking now, but it certainly was a breakthrough to have a major character on television that was not white."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/cine/tony-martinez.htm|title=Tony Martinez, 'Pepino' on 'Real McCoys', Dies at 82|publisher=latinamericanstudies.org|accessdate=January 20, 2025}}</ref>