Triple Oscar winner Walter Brennan is Amos, head of a West Virginia clan on a California ranch, in a popular sitcom that paved the way for such rural hits as `The Beverly Hillbillies' and `The Andy Griffith Show.' Amos is the granddad who `roars like a lion but [is] gentle as a lamb,' sharing his wisdom with kin like grandson Luke and daughter-in-law Kate, and the farmhand Pepino. The Real Mccoys started on 1957. The show focuses on the lives of the mountain family in West Virginia. The McCoys transfered to California where they worke as a dirt farmers. The members of the family consists of grandpa Amos McCoy, grandson Luke, Luke's new bride Kate, his sister Hassie, and an 11-year-old brother Little Luke. The reason why two brothers are both named Luke because their parents got so excited over the birth of the younger boy that they have forgotten about their elder son. Before the show ended, Nolan decided to leave the show due to contract disagreement. As a result, the show decided to drop Nolan's character for the final season. Luke became a widower and some of the stories focuses on his grandfather looking for a suitable wife for Luke.