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Season 1

  • S01E01 Detour for Sure

    • October 2, 1965
    • NBC

    A construction crew is attempting to evict Maw and Paw Rugg out of their house so they can put in a new highway. However, the Ruggs are content to stay where they are.

  • S01E02 Woodpecked

    • October 9, 1965
    • NBC

    The Bear family is being disturbed by a noisy woodpecker. Paw finds a solution when he buys a female woodpecker to distract him.

  • S01E03 Anglers Aweigh

    • October 16, 1965
    • NBC

    Maw sends Paw to catch a catfish for their dinner and gets more than he bargins for when he runs into Ol' Whiskers.

  • S01E04 Stranger Than Friction

    • October 23, 1965
    • NBC

    A chimpanzee escaped from the circus wagon and goes to visit the Bear family. The stranger is a guest into the family.

  • S01E05 Goldilocks and the Four Bears

    • October 30, 1965
    • NBC

    The Bear family decides to take a walk to let their breakfast cool. Meanwhile, a passing movie star named Goldy Looks gets a flat tire and finds the Bear's house while looking for help. She ends up eating their food and sleeping in their beds and she runs off when the Bears get home with an idea for a movie.

  • S01E06 Going, Going Gone Gopher

    • November 6, 1965
    • NBC

    Paw is put in charge of guarding the garden when Maw goes to town. He winds up having to defend it from a very hungry gopher.

  • S01E07 Courtin' Disaster

    • November 13, 1965
    • NBC

    A truce is called between the Rugg's and the Hopper's so that Floral and Claude can begin dating.

  • S01E08 Picnic Panicked

    • November 20, 1965
    • NBC

    Clyde Hopper is determined to catch Floral and her chicken filled picnic basket in an event at the Hog Woller country picnic. Since the Ruggs are feuding with the Hoppers, Paw is just as determined to stop him.

  • S01E09 Judo Kudos

    • November 27, 1965
    • NBC

    Sumo the Japanese fighting bear is on his way to the circus when he falls out of the truck when it hits a bump. Sumo helps Paw Rugg learn karate so he can use it on his rival, Claude Hopper.

  • S01E10 Just Plane Around

    • December 4, 1965
    • NBC

    Experimental plane X-Ray-X lands near the Rugg house and Paw goes for an unexpected ride with agent 00700 and his pal who are trying to steal the plane.

  • S01E11 War Games

    • December 11, 1965
    • NBC

    The Pentagon decides to conduct war games in the Rugg's backyard.

  • S01E12 Bricker Brats

    • December 18, 1965
    • NBC

    Shag and the Hopper boy keep getting in fights over who has the toughest dad threatening to start the feud back up.

  • S01E13 Slap Happy Grandpappy

    • December 25, 1965
    • NBC

    Grandpa Rugg comes for a visit much to the excitement of Shag and Floral. Grandpa wants to shoot some Hoppers not knowing that Paw has just ended the feud with them.

  • S01E14 Pooped Pops

    • January 1, 1966
    • NBC

    It's July and time for Paw's yearly bath. When he's finished Maw makes Paw play a Robin Hood game with Shag even though he is very tired.

  • S01E15 Leaky Creek

    • January 8, 1966
    • NBC

    Maw sends Paw down to the creek to take a bath even though he just took one last year and doesn't think he needs another one. When he gets to the creek he finds it has gone dry due to a pesky beaver that has built a dam.

  • S01E16 My Fair Hillbilly

    • January 15, 1966
    • NBC

    Maw is tired of Paw being such a slob so she sends him to the J.P. Snobbs School of Charm and they try to turn Paw into a gentleman.

  • S01E17 Rickety Rockety-Raccoon

    • January 22, 1966
    • NBC

    Paw battles with Rickety Raccoon after he steals eggs from the hen house.

  • S01E18 Modern Inconvenience

    • January 29, 1966
    • NBC

    Maw and Paw are selected as the Hillbilly family of the month by Good Hillbillying Magazine and are given every modern convenience for one month.

  • S01E19 Rabbit Rumble

    • February 5, 1966
    • NBC

    Maw sends Paw and Shag to hunt for a rabbit for dinner.

  • S01E20 Speckled Heckler

    • February 12, 1966
    • NBC

    Professor Beetlebottom arrives at the Rugg house looking for a rare butterfly, the Speckled Fleeby Doo, and offers a $1,000 reward if they capture one.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Whirly Bear

    • September 10, 1966
    • NBC

    Paw Rugg goes on an unexpected ride while trying to fix the windmill.

  • S02E02 Saucy Saucers

    • September 17, 1966
    • NBC

    Aliens capture Paw and take him back to their planet for observation.

  • S02E03 Chipper Chirper

    • September 24, 1966
    • NBC

    Paw's out hunting a meal for dinner when Maw's pet bird gets out of its cage and runs away.

  • S02E04 Gettin' Paw's Goat

    • October 1, 1966
    • NBC

    Paw battles with the neighbor's billy goat that is eating everything in his garden.

  • S02E05 Buzzin' Cuzzins

    • October 8, 1966
    • NBC

    Paw's cousin Fud sends a telegram saying he is going to stop in for a visit since they have never met. Meanwhile, Gorzo the Wild Man escapes from a truck delivering him to the circus and is mistaken for cousin Fud when he shows up at the cabin.

  • S02E06 Do the Bear

    • October 15, 1966
    • NBC

    Maw tries to wake up Paw from his between-naps rest period so he can go to the store for her. Some music producers offer Paw a lifetime music contract after hearing him play the guitar in the store.