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The Patty Duke Show

The show follows the lives of Patty Lane, a teenager, and her cousin Cathy, who share a strong resemblance, as they navigate the challenges of family and high school.

Cathy Lane, a teenage daughter of a globe-trotting journalist, moves in with her uncle, a newspaper editor in New York City. She bears a striking resemblance to her uncle's daughter, Patty, but despite their identical appearance, Cathy and Patty have vastly different personalities.

Episodes:

Episode 2 The Genius

2. The Genius

Aired: Sep 25, 1963

Patty inadvertently alters a computerized IQ test. As a result, she is mistak...

Episode 3 The Elopement

3. The Elopement

Aired: Oct 2, 1963

Martin mistakenly believes that the family is trying to hide the fact that Pa...

Episode 4 The House Guest

4. The House Guest

Aired: Oct 9, 1963

Crotchety Aunt Pauline comes to the Lane household for her annual visit. Thin...

Episode 6 The Slumber Party

6. The Slumber Party

Aired: Oct 23, 1963

Patty and Cathy have a slumber party at their house for some of their girlfri...

Episode 7 The Babysitters

7. The Babysitters

Aired: Oct 30, 1963

In an effort to raise enough money to buy a new dress, Patty enlists Richard ...

Episode 8 The Conquering Hero

8. The Conquering Hero

Aired: Nov 6, 1963

Cathy helps Brooklyn Heights high school's best basketball player prepare for...

Episode 9 The President

9. The President

Aired: Nov 13, 1963

Patty and Cathy unknowingly nominate each other for President of the Girls Le...

Episode 10 Double Date

10. Double Date

Aired: Nov 20, 1963

Through no fault of their own, Cathy accidentally gets the flu shot that was ...

Episode 11 The Actress

11. The Actress

Aired: Nov 27, 1963

At an audition for a school play, Patty inadvertently steals the part of Cleo...

Episode 12 How to Be Popular

12. How to Be Popular

Aired: Dec 4, 1963

After feeling like a wallflower at one of Patty's parties, Cathy asks a newsp...

Episode 13 The Songwriters

13. The Songwriters

Aired: Dec 11, 1963

In order to win Richard back, Patty, on the advice of her mother, decides to ...

Episode 14 The Princess Cathy

14. The Princess Cathy

Aired: Dec 18, 1963

Patty and Cathy compete for the attention of a visiting foreign student. The ...

Episode 16 Auld Lang Syne

16. Auld Lang Syne

Aired: Jan 1, 1964

Now that Uncle Kenneth (Cathy's father) has made it home and been fired from ...

Episode 17 Horoscope

17. Horoscope

Aired: Jan 8, 1964

After a few horoscope predictions come true, Patty sees this as an opportunit...

Episode 18 The Tycoons

18. The Tycoons

Aired: Jan 15, 1964

When a dress made by Cathy becomes a hit at school, Patty decides to market t...

Episode 19 Author! Author!

19. Author! Author!

Aired: Jan 22, 1964

A French teenager writes a best-selling book. Patty thinks she can do the sam...

Episode 20 The Continental

20. The Continental

Aired: Jan 29, 1964

Martin's newspaper reassigns him to the Paris bureau for a year. At first the...

Episode 21 Let 'Em Eat Cake

21. Let 'Em Eat Cake

Aired: Feb 5, 1964

Patty and Cathy accidentally eat a cake that Patty's mom had baked for a cont...

Episode 22 Going Steady

22. Going Steady

Aired: Feb 12, 1964

Patty accepts Richard's ring and they both decide to go steady. Both of their...

Episode 23 Are Mothers People?

23. Are Mothers People?

Aired: Feb 19, 1964

Natalie begins to feel unappreciated at home. And the advice she gets from he...

Episode 24 The Con Artist

24. The Con Artist

Aired: Feb 26, 1964

Cathy gets in over her head when she purchases a vacuum cleaner from a door t...

Episode 25 The Perfect Teenager

25. The Perfect Teenager

Aired: Mar 4, 1964

Patty takes a test in a magazine to see how good of a teenager she is. Her se...

Episode 28 Pen Pals

28. Pen Pals

Aired: Mar 25, 1964

Patty finds a pen pal through the newspaper and soon decides that her new pal...

Episode 29 The Friendship Bit

29. The Friendship Bit

Aired: Apr 1, 1964

Shortly after Cathy receives a present for doing well on a test, Patty begins...

Episode 32 The Drop Out

32. The Drop Out

Aired: Apr 22, 1964

Richard decides to drop out of high school, and Patty, in turn, decides to dr...

Episode 33 Leave It to Patty

33. Leave It to Patty

Aired: Apr 29, 1964

After Patty is put in charge of the school prom she poses as Cathy in order t...

Episode 34 The Little Dictator

34. The Little Dictator

Aired: May 6, 1964

Cathy is chosen to be student principal for the week. As part of her duties s...

Episode 35 The Working Girl

35. The Working Girl

Aired: May 13, 1964

Patty has an opportunity to work at the shake shop. At first she is enthusias...

Episode 36 The Cousins

36. The Cousins

Aired: May 20, 1964

Patty and Cathy reminisce about the time when Cathy came to live with the Lan...

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Info about The Patty Duke Show

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Family, Music