I think I remember a series of episodes where Bub, Steve, and the boys visited Scotland . Bub thought the Scottish people were unfriendly, and he said "If we'd gone to Ireland, my family would've had a celebration that'd put you in bed for a week" . Steve responded "In Scotland, they want a chance to stand back and look you over first !" . It's been many years since I saw that episode, but that was the general idea . Chip met a young boy named "Richard Douglas", and Chip said "My name is Richard Douglas, but everybody calls me 'Chip' !" . That's all I can remember . Does any of that ring a bell ? It had to take plece when Bub was on the show, and William Frawley played Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey in 165 episodes between 1960 and 1965 . Did they really visit Scotland ? What happened there ? Did anything of interest happen in Scotland that might jog my memory ?

I did find some information about a fourth season episode where Steve and his family go to Scotland . Episode # 113 ( "Scotch Broth" ) was first shown on September twenty -- sixth, 1963 . The summary on Wikipedia said "The Douglases go to Scotland to see their castle ." and the summary on TV.Com said "The Douglas family inherit a castle in Scotland from their Scottish Grandfather and the whole family descends upon Sheehan Bridge to see it . Not only does "The Castle" turn out to be an entire village pub in the highlands, but other members of the clan give them a freetly welcome ." ( "freetly ?" ) . Is this the episode I mentioned above ? Did Fergus MacDouglas first appear in this episode ? The summary of the episode where Fergus MacDouglas visited America called the town "Sithian Bridge" .

You know, your description does seem to ring a bell with me. I do seem to remember first seeing Fergus in one of the b/w episodes too. And them going to see a castle they inherited is very familiar. So it does look like they did go to Scotland, I just didn’t remember it till you brought up the storyline details. I’m pretty sure Fergus first appears in one of the b/w shows too.

Not only does "The Castle" turn out to be an entire village pub in the highlands, but other members of the clan give them a freetly welcome ." ( "freetly ?" ) . .

This was a word used on the original press sheet from Don Fedderson Productions who made the show, hence the reason I added it to the synopsis of the episode at TV.Com. To my understanding, freetly means a cold, unfriendly welcoming.

Geoff Brown,
Editor,
M3S at TV.Com

Mariette Hartley was in this episode, wasn't she???

No -- This was a 1963 episode where Steve and his family go to Scotland . Mariette Hartley played Mary Kathleen Connolly in a two -- part 1964 episode where Steve and his family go to Ireland . There's been some confusion over the two episodes .