The Tycoon (TV series)

This article is about the 1964–1965 television series. For the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, see The Last Tycoon. For other uses, see Tycoon (disambiguation).

The Tycoon is a 32-episode American sitcom television series broadcast by ABC. It starred Walter Brennan as the fictitious businessman Walter Andrews, similar to his birth name of Walter Andrew Brennan.

The Tycoon
Brennan and Van Williams from the 1964 premiere episode
Created by	Charles Isaacs
Starring	Walter Brennan Jerome Cowan Van Williams George Lindsey
Composer	Les Baxter
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	32
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Danny Thomas Productions (filmed at Desilu)
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 15, 1964 (1964-09-15) – April 27, 1965 (1965-04-27)

Walter Brennan
Notes
1 Brennan's second network series The Tycoon on ABC failed to attract the audience needed to survive in the 1964–1965 season though the quality of the program was never in question. (2) Brennan followed his role as the rustic Grandpa Amos McCoy from ABC's The Real McCoys with businessman Walter Andrews, the retired chairman of the board still meddling in company business but acting often as a philanthropist. (3) The first episode of The Tycoon was entitled "Horatio Alger Again", a reference to the "rags-to-riches" short story writer Horatio Alger.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Horatio Alger Again"	Unknown	Unknown	September 15, 1964 (1964-09-15)
Walter sets up a challenge to prove his success is not a fluke by moving to another town, starting a new business and becoming rich again.
2	"Shotgun Meyer"	Unknown	Unknown	September 22, 1964 (1964-09-22)
Walter has his eyes on a nice piece of property that would be used as a new industrial site. The problem is the owner, a grape grower, doesn't want to sell.
3	"Walter Gets Fired"	Unknown	Unknown	September 29, 1964 (1964-09-29)
Walter finds himself on both sides of the bargaining table in a management-union affair.
4	"The Great Race"	Unknown	Unknown	October 6, 1964 (1964-10-06)
Walter and his best friend are old rivals, and since each believes that their classic car is best, the two decide to race them.
5	"The Patient"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 1964 (1964-10-13)
Walter, trying to bypass hospital rules when he goes in for a checkup, is outsmarted.
6	"Top Ten"	Unknown	Unknown	October 20, 1964 (1964-10-20)
Walter and Pat go to Midwest Tech to recruit a student from the top 10—and come back with number 11.
7	"Inside Job"	Unknown	Unknown	October 27, 1964 (1964-10-27)
Walter does a quick shift when an electric eye invented by Pat adversely affects old friends.
8	"Mr. Fix-It"	Unknown	Unknown	November 10, 1964 (1964-11-10)
Walter is told he can't work in the company machine shop, but he still manages to indulge his love for tinkering.
9	"East Meets West"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1964 (1964-11-17)
It's a Mexican standoff when Walter and Wilson pit their talents against a Japanese manufacturer.
10	"Boy Genius"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1964 (1964-11-24)
Investigating a customer complaint, Walter finds it comes from a young man with a very high IQ.
11	"Toys in the Pentagon"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1964 (1964-12-01)
A new toy rocket launcher interests the U.S. Navy for important reasons.
12	"Talent Scout"	Unknown	Unknown	December 8, 1964 (1964-12-08)
Walter sees an opportunity for an old friend to make a show business comeback. Andy Clyde, who played George McMichael on The Real McCoys, is cast in this episode as Skippy Draper.
13	"Harvey Brinkerhoff, Who Needs You"	Unknown	Unknown	December 15, 1964 (1964-12-15)
Walter gives a job to the son of an old friend and finds that it was a big mistake.
14	"Baby Tycoon"	Unknown	Unknown	December 22, 1964 (1964-12-22)
Walter finds himself in the middle of a proxy fight—with 3,000 valuable shares controlled by his infant grandson.
15	"No Place Like Home"	Unknown	Unknown	December 29, 1964 (1964-12-29)
Walter is talked into a vacation and finds himself working harder than ever.
16	"The Honorable Dr. Adams"	Unknown	Unknown	January 5, 1965 (1965-01-05)
Walter's associates arrange for him to get an honorary college degree—at first against his wishes.
17	"Thunder Bowl"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 1965 (1965-01-12)
Walter and Wilson try to outsmart each other with the company's bowling championship at stake.
18	"Muscles Don't Retire"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1965 (1965-01-19)
Walter investigates a senior citizen community and makes some startling discoveries.
19	"Romance, Incorporated"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1965 (1965-01-26)
Walter stages a whirlwind campaign to sweep a widow off her feet.
20	"South of the Border"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1965 (1965-02-02)
Walter and Pat visit Latin America and learn some interesting facts about retirement.
21	"Tom's Trouble in Transistorland"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1965 (1965-02-09)
Walter enlists her granddaughter's husband in a Thunder Corp. experiment.
22	"Pat's Retirement"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1965 (1965-02-16)
Walter teaches Pat a less in the disadvantages of idleness.
23	"A Dog's Life"	Unknown	Unknown	February 23, 1965 (1965-02-23)
Walter asks Thunder engineers to design a walking harness for a dog.
24	"Johnny on the Spot"	Unknown	Unknown	March 2, 1965 (1965-03-02)
Walter and Pat are inadvertently involved with a robbery during a routine demonstration of a new television camera.
25	"Cloak and Dagger"	Unknown	Unknown	March 9, 1965 (1965-03-09)
Walter and his staff find themselves in trouble when they discover somebody in the company is giving away top secret company plans.
26	"Walter on a Pedestal"	Unknown	Unknown	March 16, 1965 (1965-03-16)
The town asks permission to erect a statue of Walter Andrews—and then Walter finds out why.
27	"Dangster Andrews"	Unknown	Unknown	March 23, 1965 (1965-03-23)
Walter becomes involved in the affairs of a drag racer, and when he's obliged to drive a racer, sets a new world record.
28	"It's All Relative"	Unknown	Unknown	March 30, 1965 (1965-03-30)
A nest of nepotism is uncovered when Walter gets his granddaughter a job with Thunder Corp.
29	"Kitchen Caper"	Unknown	Unknown	April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06)
Walter has to decide which of his associates gets a new free kitchen—with each one's wife interested in the prize.
30	"Mr. Wilson in Retirement Land"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1965 (1965-04-13)
Walter reassigns a job from Wilson to younger engineers.
31	"A Slight Case of Merger"	Unknown	Unknown	April 20, 1965 (1965-04-20)
Walter saves his housekeeper as well as his company from some bad deals.
32	"Honest Man"	Unknown	Unknown	April 27, 1965 (1965-04-27)
A pang of conscience sends Walter in search of a man he fears he wronged 50 years ago.

External links

• The Tycoon at IMDb