History YMMV / ThePattyDukeShow

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: A Creator/NickAtNite marathon included bumpers interviewing a woman claiming to be Patty Duke's body double (who always kept her back turned towards the camera, even in other TV appearances), one of which shared a fake clip of her winning an Emmy award. Decades later, the Emmy judges would begin awarding body doubles by creating the Outstanding Stunt Performance category.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: A Creator/NickAtNite marathon included bumpers interviewing a woman claiming to be Patty Duke's body double (who always kept her back turned towards the camera, even in other TV appearances), one of which included a fake clip of her winning an Emmy award. Decades later, the Emmy judges would begin awarding body doubles by creating the Outstanding Stunt Performance category.

* TearJerker: The death of Jean Byron. This is more evident in the AARP spin-off shorts of the show where we see the main cast all several decades older, but no Natalie. It gets more acute with the deaths of William Schallert, Patty Duke and Eddie Applegate, all in 2016. This leaves Paul O'Keefe as the last surviving star.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Patty Duke playing two identical-looking characters with contrasting personalities took on a new dimension when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. What's more, this very idea was based upon show creator Sidney Sheldon's observation that Patty had two distinct sides to her personality.

* MST3KMantra: The best attitude to adopt if you find yourself pondering how it is possible for there to be identical cousins. Anyway, it's more plausible than sitcoms of the same vintage featuring [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie a genie]] and [[Series/MisterEd a talking horse]]. Patty Duke's bio [[WordOfGod on Patty Duke's official webpage itself]] describes the identical cousins as being "genetically unexplainable". The closest thing to an explanation that the series itself gives is that Patty's father Martin and Cathy's father Kenneth are identical twins.

* TearJerker: The death of Jean Byron This is more evident in the AARP spin-off shorts of the show where we see the main cast all several decades older, but no Natalie. It gets more acute with the deaths of William Schallert, Patty Duke and Eddie Applegate, all in 2016. This leaves Paul O'Keefe as the last surviving star.

** Creator/BonnieBartlett played Miss Castle in "My Cousin the Heroine"
* TearJerker: The death of Jean Byron, this is more evident in the AARP spin-off shorts of the show where we see the main cast all several decades older, but no Natalie. It gets more acute with the deaths of William Schallert, Patty Duke and Eddie Applegate, all in 2016. This leaves Paul O'Keefe as the last surviving star.

** Sweet, introvert Cathy is the obvious one, especially when the show highlights her missing her father or having problems making friends in a new country. A notable example is the Aunt Pauline episode, who clearly favors Patty and Ross to her, because she dislikes Cathy's father.

** Daniel J. Travanti played Hank "Rocky" Elway in "Block That Statue".
** Bonnie Bartlett played Miss Castle in "My Cousin the Heroine"

* MST3KMantra: The best attitude to adopt if you find yourself pondering how it is possible for there to be identical cousins. Anyway, it's more plausible than sitcoms of the same vintage featuring [[Series/IDreamofJeannie a genie]] and [[Series/MisterEd a talking horse]]. Patty Duke's bio [[WordOfGod on Patty Duke's official webpage itself]] describes the identical cousins as being "genetically unexplainable". The closest thing to an explanation that the series itself gives is that Patty's father Martin and Cathy's father Kenneth are identical twins.

* MST3KMantra: The best attitude to adopt if you find yourself pondering how it is possible for there to be identical cousins. Anyway, it's more plausible than sitcoms of the same vintage featuring [[Series/IDreamofJeannie a genie]] and [[Series/MisterEd a talking horse]]. Patty Duke's bio [[WordOfGod on Patty Duke's official webpage itself]] describes the identical cousins as being "genetically unexplainable".

* MST3KMantra: The best attitude to adopt if you find yourself pondering how it is possible for there to be identical cousins. Anyway, it's more plausible than sitcoms of the same vintage featuring [[Series/IDreamofJeannie a genie]] and [[Series/MisterEd a talking horse]].
** Patty Duke's bio [[WordOfGod on Patty Duke's official webpage itself]] describes the identical cousins as being "genetically unexplainable".
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JohnSpencer of ''Series/TheWestWing'' fame had his first TV role as Henry, one of Patty's love interests.
* TearJerker: The death of Jean Byron, this is more evident in the AARP spin-off shorts of the show where we see the main cast all several decades older, but no Natalie.It gets more acute with the deaths of William Schallert and Patty Duke.
* TheWoobie: Sweet, introvert Cathy is the obvious one, especially when the show highlights her missing her father or having problems making friends in a new country. A notable example is the Aunt Pauline episode, who clearly favors Patty and Ross to her, because she dislikes Cathy's father.

** Natalie in ''Are Mothers People?'', feeling under-appreciated by her family.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In ''The Babysitter'', after putting up with a bratty child, his clueless [[DotingParent Dad]] comes home as soon as the boy yells out that he has a surprise for Patty in the enclosed kitchen. Cathy soon suggests that the father go see first, and as soon as the father opens the door, he receives the PieInTheFace meant for Patty. The father soon gives the kid a spanking while the Lane girls giggle; she then is able to buy that coveted gown she wanted.

** The [[http://www.pattyduke.com/filmography-history/patty-dukes-bio/ bio]] [[WordOfGod on Patty Duke's official webpage itself]] describes the identical cousins as being "genetically unexplainable".

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In ''The Babysitter'', after putting up with a bratty child, his clueless [[DotingParent Dad]] comes home as soon as the boy yells out that he has a surprise for Patty in the enclosed kitchen. GenreSavvy Cathy soon suggests that the father go see first, and as soon as the father opens the door, he receives the PieInTheFace meant for Patty. The father soon gives the kid a spanking while the Lane girls giggle; she then is able to buy that coveted gown she wanted.

* RetroactiveRecognition: John Spencer of ''Series/TheWestWing'' fame had his first TV role as Henry, one of Patty's love interests.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Patty Duke playing two identical-looking characters with contrasting personalities took on a new dimension when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

** The [[http://www.pattyduke.com/filmography-history/patty-dukes-bio/ bio]] [[WordOfGod on Patty Duke's]] official webpage itself describes the identical cousins as being "genetically unexplainable".

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In ''The Babysitter'', after putting up with a bratty child, his clueless [[DotingParents Dad]] comes home as soon as the boy yells out that he has a surprise for Patty in the enclosed kitchen. GenreSavvy Cathy soon suggests that the father go see first, and as soon as the father opens the door, he receives the PieInTheFace meant for Patty. The father soon gives the kid a spanking while the Lane girls giggle; she then is able to buy that coveted gown she wanted.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In ''The Babysitter'', after putting up with a bratty child, his clueless DotingFather comes home as soon as the boy yells out that he has a surprise for Patty in the enclosed kitchen. GenreSavvy Cathy soon suggests that the father go see first, and as soon as the father opens the door, he receives the PieInTheFace meant for Patty. The father soon gives the kid a spanking while the Lane girls giggle.