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Petticoat Junction
working titles
'Dern Tootin' 'Ozark Widow' 'Whistle Stop'
Episode Guide - version 6.0 November  2004
(#2.12 )
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Shawn A. Adam, Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdm.com)
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PETTICOAT JUNCTION
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Wayfilms production
(joint venture composed of Filmways TV, Inc., & Hen-Ten Corporation),
for
CBS (Tuesdays 9:00 PM EST)(season 1)(1963-64)
CBS (Tuesdays 9:30 PM EST)(seasons 2-4)(1964-67)
CBS (Saturdays 9:30 PM EST)(seasons 5-7)(1967-70)
Created by Paul Henning

US Comedy series 1963-70 222 episodes x 30 min (74 bw 148 color)
(7 seasons)
starring
Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley (1963-68)
Edgar Buchanan as Joseph P. "Uncle Joe" Carson (1963-70)

Jeannine Riley as Billie Jo Bradley #1 (1963-65)
Gunilla Hutton as Billie Jo Bradley #2 (1965-66)
Meredith MacRae as Billie Jo Bradley #3 (1966-70)

Pat Woodell as Bobbie Jo Bradley #1 (1963-65)
Lori Saunders as Bobbie Jo Bradley #2 (1965-70)

Linda Kaye (Henning) as Betty Jo Bradley Elliott(1963-70)

Smiley Burnette as Charlie Pratt (1963-67)
Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot (1963-68)
Charles Lane as Homer Bedloe (1963-68)
Frank Cady as Sam Drucker (1963-70)
Roy Roberts as Norman Curtis (1963-64)
Kay E. Kuter as Newt Kiley (1964-70)

Virginia Sale as Selma Plout #1 (1964-65)
Elvia Allman as Selma Plout #2 (1965-70)
Susan Walther as Henrietta Plout #1 (1965-66)
Lynette Winter as Henrietta Plout #2 (1966-70)

Mike Minor as Steve Elliott (1966-70)
Tom Lester as Eb Dawson (1966-70)
Regis Toomey as Dr. Barton Stuart (1968-69)
June Lockhart as Dr. Janet Craig (1968-70)
Byron Foulger as Wendell Gibbs (1968-70)
Paul Hartman as Bert Smedley (1968-69)
Elna Hubbell as Kathy Jo Elliott (1968-70)
Geoff Edwards as Jeff Powers (1968)
Jonathan Daly as Orrin Pike (1969-70)

Premise: Misadventures in a rural hotel and the train which serves it.

'Petticoat Junction ' was the first spin-off series from:-
'The Beverly Hillbillies' (1962-71) 274 episodes
starring Buddy Ebsen
The second spin-off was
'Green Acres' (1965-71) 170 episodes
starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor

DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
DAVID ALEXANDER, RICHARD L. BARE, CHARLES T. BARTON, RALPH LEVY,
GUY SCARPITTA, JEAN YARBROUGH [SC]
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WRITERS INCLUDED:
DICK CONWAY, PAUL HENNING, LOU HUSTON, ARTHUR MARX, AL SCHWARTZ,
DANNY SIMON, JAY SOMMERS, CHARLES STEWART, MARK TUTTLE [SC]

"Petticoat Junction" theme
by Paul Henning & Curt Massey
Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to the junction. (Petticoat Junction)
Forget about your cares, it is time to relax at the junction. (Petticoat Junction)
Lotsa curves, you bet. Even more when you get to the junction,( Petticoat Junction).

There’s a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the junction. (Petticoat Junction)
It is run by Kate, come and be her guest at the junction. (Petticoat Junction)
And that’s Uncle Joe, he’s a movin’ kind of slow at the junction, (Petticoat Junction)

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38 episodes black-and-white
CBS on Tuesdays from 9:00-9:30pm

1.01 [--] Petticoat Junction: SPUR LINE TO SHADY REST (bw) [SC]
24Sept63 CBS Tue
Directed By Richard Whorf
Written By Paul Henning
Guest Cast:
Charles Lane............as Homer Bedloe
Roy Roberts............as Norman Curtis
Eddie Quillian............as Dick
John Ashley............as Fred
Don Washbrook............as Herby Bates
Synopsis:
Homer Bedloe tries to scrap the forsaken Hooterville Cannonball
(an 1890's locomotive still running).

1.02 [--] Petticoat Junction: QUICK, HIDE THE RAILROAD (bw)
1Oct63
The Cannonball is headed for the last roundhouse, and Kate
decides that the only way to save it from the scrapheap is to
hide the ancient engine-all seven and a half tons of it.

1.03 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE PRESIDENT WHO CAME TO DINNER (bw)
8Oct63
C.&F.W. President Norman P. Curtis can't get Homer Bedloe to
scrap the Cannonball so he decides to do it himself.

1.04 [--] Petticoat Junction: IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE ROUNDHOUSE? (bw)
15Oct63
Douglass Dumbrille .... Dave LaSalle
Norman Curtis accidentally breaks the throttle of the
Cannonball-and folks can't get to Kate's annual "Shady Rest
Jamboree".

1.05 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE COURTSHIP OF FLOYD SMOOT (bw)
22Oct63
Floyd has been jilted by his mail-order sweetheart, so Kate
pretends to fall in love with him in order to restore his
confidence.

1.06 [--] Petticoat Junction: PLEASE BUY MY VIOLETS (bw)
29Oct63
Uncle Joe decides to go into the Cologne business. The only
problem, the cologne makes everyone shutter at the smell.

1.07 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE RINGER (bw)
5Nov63
Betty Jo enters the annual "Shady Rest Horseshoe Tournament"
against Pikley Fats and becomes the first female in the
Tournaments history.

1.08 [--] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S RECIPE FOR HOT RHUBARB (bw)
12Nov63
Kate is determined to get the good-looking Bobbie Jo to go out
on a date.

 1.09 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE LITTLE TRAIN ROBBERY (bw) [SC]
19Nov63 CBS Tue
Directed By Sherman Marks
Written By Ed James and Seaman Jacobs
Guest Cast:
John Wilder............as Arthur Gilroy
Jimmy Hawkins............as Lowell Rightmeyer
Norman Leavitt............as Fred Thompson
Synopsis:
A couple of respectable-looking young cooks plan to rob the
Cannonball of its bank shipment.

1.10 [--] Petticoat Junction: BEDLOE STRIKES AGAIN (bw)
26Nov63
John Hoyt .... John Fisher
Homer Bedloe returns to the "Shady Rest" for another try at
scrapping the Cannonball.

1.11 [--] Petticoat Junction: UNCLE JOE'S REPLACEMENT (bw)
Uncle Joe believes he is being "put out to pasture" when Kate
gives the general store clerk, Herbie Bates, a job as assistant
general manager of the "Shady Rest".

1.12 [--] Petticoat Junction: HONEYMOON HOTEL (bw)
10Dec63
Uncle Joe decides to become a justice-of-the peace and turn the
"Shady Rest" into a honeymoon haven.

1.13 [--] Petticoat Junction: A NIGHT AT HOOTERVILLE HILTON (bw)
17Dec63
Elvia Allman .... Mrs. Stroud
Shug Fisher .... Salesman
A newspaper columnist visits the "Shady Rest" to experience
the luxuries that Uncle Joe has grossly misrepresented in the
hotel's brochure.

1.14 [--] Petticoat Junction: CANNONBALL CHRISTMAS (bw)
24Dec63
Homer Bedloe plans to stop the Cannonball from making its
traditional Christmas caroling tour.

1.15 [--] Petticoat Junction: HERBY GETS DRAFTED (bw)
31Dec63
Herby Bates, who is sweet on Billie Jo, won't be seeing to much
more of her, having just been drafted.

1.16 [--] Petticoat Junction: BOBBIE JO AND THE BEATNIK (bw)
7Jan64
Dennis Hopper .... Alan Landman
Betty Jo is entranced with poet Alan Landman, a visiting
beatnik who is passing through Hooterville.

1.17 [--] Petticoat Junction: MY DAUGHTER, THE DOCTOR (bw)
14Jan64
Adam West .... Dr. Clayton Harris
Billie Jo receives a $500 insurance endowment, which her father
set aside for his first-born to become a doctor, but she wants
to go to Hollywood to become an actress.

1.18 [--] Petticoat Junction: HOOTERVILLE vs HOLLYWOOD (bw)
21Jan64
Don Beddoe .... Dr. Joseph Depew
Adam West .... Dr. Clayton Harris
Kate confers with Judge Drucker to see if she can legally
prevent Billie Jo from going to Hollywood.

1.19 [--] Petticoat Junction: VISIT FROM A BIG STAR (bw)
28Jan64
A movie idol wants to hide away from it all at the "Shady Rest"

1.20 [--] Petticoat Junction: LAST CHANCE FARM (bw)
4Feb64
Uncle Joe tells two plump ladies that the "Shady Rest" is a
reducing farm, where their loss is the management's gain.

1.21 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE VERY OLD ANTIQUE (bw)
11Feb64
Everett Sloane .... Philip Waterhouse
Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville with a retired railroad
tycoon who's interested in buying the Cannonball.

1.22 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE ART GAME (bw)
18Feb64
Lyle Talbot .... Mr. Cheever
An art dealer buys one of Uncle Joe's paintings for its
valuable frame, but Uncle Joe thinks he's on the road to
fantastic artistic success.

1.23 [--] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO'S FIRST LOVE (bw)
25Feb64
Betty Jo has her first crush-but the object of her attention
is more interested in tinkering with his cars than he is with
romance.

1.24 [--] Petticoat Junction: BEHIND ALL SILVER, THERE'S A CLOUD LINING (bw)
3Mar64
Glenn Strange .... Hawley
Uncle Joe tries to bring more guests to the Shady Rest-and
gets his drainage ditch bug for free-by spreading rumors about
a silver strike in the area.

1.25 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE TALENT CONTEST (bw)
10Mar64
Uncle Joe is promoting a talent contest, and he tries to make
sure that one of his three nieces wins.

1.26 [--] Petticoat Junction: KATE AND THE MANPOWER PROBLEM (bw)
17Mar64
An old school chum thinks it's time Kate was married again,
so she tells the girls to round up some prospects.

1.27 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE LADYBUGS (bw)
24Mar64
Sheila James Kuehl .... Sally Ragsdale
Uncle Jo decides to cash in on "Beatlemania" by casting his
nieces and Sheriff Ragsdale's daughter in a musical group
called "The Ladybugs."

1.28 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE HOOTERVILLE FLIVVERBALL (bw)
31Mar64
Uncle Joe decides to bankrupt the Cannonball by starting his
own railroad, powered by Orville Migg's flivver.

1.29 [--] Petticoat Junction: KATE THE STOCKHOLDER (bw)
7Apr64
In another attempt to do away with the Cannonball, Homer Bedloe
embarks on a program of harassment to force Charley and Floyd
to quit.

1.30 [--] Petticoat Junction: KATE AND THE DOWAGER (bw)
14Apr64
Socialite Clara Watkins is an important guest at the Shady Rest,
since unless she recommends the place to her friends, the bank
won't lend Kate anymore money.

1.31 [--] Petticoat Junction: CHARLIE ABANDONS THE CANNONBALL (bw)
21Apr64
Everyone seems too busy to spend any time with Charley, so
he decides to quit his job as engineer of the Cannonball.

1.32 [--] Petticoat Junction: DOG DAYS AT SHADY REST (bw)
28Apr64
Railroad President Norman Curtis thinks his household's pet
basset hound needs a change of scenery, so he sends his dog
off to the Shady Rest.

1.33 [--] Petticoat Junction: A MILLIONAIRE FOR KATE (bw)
5May64
Hayden Rorke .... H.J. Grant
Kate is visited by an old schoolmate who's now a millionaire,
but Uncle Joe has him pegged as a con artist.

1.34 [--] Petticoat Junction: BEDLOE AND SON (bw)
12May64
Steve Franken .... Homer Bedloe Jr.
Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville with Homer Junior, who
is as hateful and devious as his father.

1.35 [--] Petticoat Junction: LOCAL GIRL MAKES GOOD (bw)
19May64
Elena Verdugo .... Mary Jane Hastings
Business Executive Mary Jane Hastings returns home to
Hooterville and impress everyone with her administrative
ability, particularly handing of men.

1.36 [--] Petticoat Junction: CAVE WOMAN (bw)
26May64
"The Shady Rest" would stand a better chance of being selected
as the site of a big convention if Kate was around, but she's
trapped in a cave-in.

1.37 [--] Petticoat Junction: KATE FLAT ON HER BACK (bw)
2Jun64
Kate is still trying to get "The Shady Rest" chosen as the
site for the convention, but a sprained ankle has incapacitated
her, and the job of cornering the convention is left to Joe
and the daughters.

1.38 [--] Petticoat Junction: THE GENGHIS KEANE STORY (bw)
9Jun64
Ken Osmond .... Harold Boggs
Barbara Pepper .... Ruth Ziffel
Lurene Tuttle .... Adelaide Keane
When Adelaide "Genghis" Keane return from Europe. Kate is
surprised to find that the elderly schoolteacher is no longer
the tyrannical disciplinarian she used to be.

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############# season 2 1964-65 ###############
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36 episodes black-and-white
CBS Tuesdays from 9:30-10:00pm

2.01 [039] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO'S DOG (bw)
22Sep64
Betty Jo has a new friend in a little dog that keeps following
her around, which she'd like to keep, but Kate says that the
animal must go.

2.02 [040] Petticoat Junction: RACE AGAINST THE STORK (bw)
29Sep64
Barbara Pepper .... Doris Ziffel
Kate's friend, Elise, comes to stay at the Shady Rest while
waiting to have a baby, and a nervous Joe works out a master
plan to get a doctor to the Shady Rest when the crucial time
arrives.

2.03 [041] Petticoat Junction: HAVE LIBRARY--WILL TRAVEL (bw)
6Oct64
Uncle Joe has grown extremely fond of a pretty librarian who
has set up a traveling librarian in the baggage in the baggage
car of the Cannonball.

2.04 [042] Petticoat Junction: THE UMQUAW STRIP (bw)
13Oct64
Bernie Kopell .... Black Salmon
Homer Bedloe sees a opportunity to close down the Cannonball
when he learns that an Indian tribe has legal title to the
land the train's tracks are on.

2.05 [043] Petticoat Junction: AS HOOTERVILLE GOES (bw)
27Oct64
Barbara Pepper .... Doris Ziffel
Hooterville will have to go some to retain its record as the
first community in the state to file election returns, now
that Crabwell Corners has got itself an automatic voting machine.

2.06 [044] Petticoat Junction: MY DOG, THE ACTOR (bw)
10Nov64
Billie Jo enters a family of the dog in a pet food company's
contest, and the mutt is selected as one of five finalists.

2.07 [045] Petticoat Junction: THE GREAT BUFFALO HUNT (bw)
17Nov64
Reginald Gardiner .... Lord Faversham
Uncle Joe shocks Kate by bringing home a buffalo as part of
his scheme to dupe a wealthy British sportsman into coming
to "The Shady Rest Hunting Lodge."

2.08 [046] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO'S PEN PAL (bw)
24Nov64
The Shady Rest has an exotic guest, when Betty Jo's Japanese
pen pal, Nobuko, comes for a visit.

2.09 [047] Petticoat Junction: BEDLOE'S NIGHTMARE (bw)
1Dec64
Homer Bedloe's psychiatrist recommends that he "learn to live"
the Cannonball in order to get rid of the terrible nightmares
he's been having about the train.

2.10 [048] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S BACHELOR BUTTER (bw)
8Dec64
A food salesman traveling on the Cannonball is stunned when
the train stops just so Charley and Floyd can pick apples for
Kate's secret recipe: Bachelor Butter.

2.11 [049] Petticoat Junction: MOTHER OF THE BRIDE (bw)
15Dec64
Mike Minor .... Dan Plout
Rumor has it that Billie Jo is secretly engaged to Dan Plout,
son of Kate's archenemy, Selma Plout.

2.12 [050] Petticoat Junction: THE LOST PATROL (bw)
29Dec64 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Edward Platt ......... General Patterson
Larry Merrill ........ Pfc. Hank Benton
Rick Cooper .......... Pvt. Tod Langwell
Robert Beech ......... Pvt. Stu Howard
Synopsis 1:
The Shady Rest is invaded by the Army, which is conducting maneuvers in the
area, and some of the troops are more interested in Kate's daughters that
they are in the war games.
Synopsis 2:
Shady Rest is occupied by the Army, which is conducting war games in the area,
and the troops are mighty impressed by Kate's daughters. [RF]


2.13 [051] Petticoat Junction: SMOKE-EATERS (bw)
5Jan65
The members of the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band
are trying to raise money, because without it, they cannot
establish a Hooterville Volunteer Department.

2.14 [052] Petticoat Junction: THE CURSE OF CHESTER W. FARNSWORTH (bw)
12Jan65
Hal Smith .... Mr. Richardson
Doodles Weaver .... Chester Farnsworth
On a stormy night fifty years ago, the late Chester Farnsworth
checked into the Shady Rest and began stealing towels. Legend
now says his ghost is condemned to return all of the towels
he took.

2.15 [053] Petticoat Junction: THERE'S NO FLAME LIKE AN OLD FLAME (bw)
19Jan65
Uncle Joe as begun corresponding with an old flame who left
him standing at the alter, then married the best man.

2.16 [054] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO'S FIRST JOB (bw)
26Jan65
Ernest Truex .... Oliver Fenton
Billie Jo has landed her first job, but Kate's not sure she
approves, since Billie Jo will be private secretary to a
novelist whose books have been banned in Hooterville.

2.17 [055] Petticoat Junction: A MATTER OF COMMUNICATION (bw)
2Feb65
It's two miles to the nearest telephone and the girls are
beginning to feel like social outcasts, but Kate can't afford
to have a special line run to the Shady Rest.

2.18 [056] Petticoat Junction: KATE BRADLEY, GIRL VOLUNTEER (bw)
9Feb65
Hooterville's embarrassed volunteer firemen, unable to put out
a blaze on the Cannonball, have to call for outside help.

2.19 [057] Petticoat Junction: THE HOOTERVILLE CRIME WAVE (bw)
16Feb65
As Hooterville bounty hunter, Uncle Joe may finally get the
chance to capture someone when the word comes out that two
escaped convicts are in the area.

2.20 [058] Petticoat Junction: FOR THE BIRDS - aka - ALL FOR THE BIRDS
23Feb65
Homer Bedloe tries to turn the situation to his benefit when
the Cannonball must temporarily cease operations due to a bird
having built a nest in the train's smokestack.

2.21 [059] Petticoat Junction: MODERN MERCHANDISING (bw)
2Mar65
Sam Drucker's customers at the general store are deserting him
to shop at a new supermarket in nearby Pikley.

2.22 [060] Petticoat Junction: A VISIT FROM THE GOVERNOR (bw)
9Mar65
Florence Lake .... Emily Simpson nor
Uncle Joe wants to invite the governor as the state to visit
Hooterville, but no one will support his proposal.

2.23 [061] Petticoat Junction: A BORDERLINE STORY (bw)
16Mar65
Surveyors discover that the Shady Rest straddles the county
border, and Uncle Joe plans to play this up as a sure-fire
tourist attraction.

2.24 [062] Petticoat Junction: THE SHADY REST HOTEL CORPORATION (bw)
23Mar65
Byron Foulger .... Mr. Guerney
The hotel needs a new water heater, and Uncle Joe wants to pay
for it by selling stock in the Shady Rest Hotel Corporation.

2.25 [063] Petticoat Junction: A TALE OF TWO DOGS (bw)
30Mar65
Robert Shayne .... Mr. Fillmore
Hooterville is feuding with neighboring Crabwell Corners over
possession of a Spanish-American War cannon, and Betty Jo is
feuding with Tad Winslow of that town over who has a better dog.

2.26 [064] Petticoat Junction: THE BLACK BOX
6Apr65
Fred Clark .... General Loomis
Richard Erdman .... Colonel Millbank
A top-secret Air Force camera, equipped with a detonating
device to prevent its capture, falls out of a plane and lands
at the Shady Rest.

2.27 [065] Petticoat Junction: BEDLOE'S MOST FIENDISH SCHEME (bw)
13Apr65
Byron Foulger .... Mr. Guerney
Peter Leeds .... Gus Clegg
Homer Bedloe has arranged for the Pixley Bank to foreclose on
Kate's mortgage, so Uncle Joe and the daughters are forced to
seek employment.

2.28 [066] Petticoat Junction: BEDLOE GETS HIS COMEUPPENCE (bw)
20Apr65
Harold Peary .... Mr. Davis
Still pressuring Kate for the mortgage payment, Bedloe plans
to evict the Shady Rest folks unless they come up with the
money in a hurry.

2.29 [067] Petticoat Junction: THE MAYOR OF HOOTERVILLE (bw)
27Apr65
Uncle Joe thinks it's time Hooterville elected a mayor, and he
has an excellent candidate in mind: himself.

2.30 [068] Petticoat Junction: WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD JINX? (bw)
4May65
Susan Walther .... Sarah Jane
No one in Hooterville wants any part of Uncle Joe, for the
word's around that he's a jinx.

2.31 [069] Petticoat Junction: THE CHICKEN KILLER (bw)
11May65
Percy Helton .... Hinky Mittenfloss
The dogcatcher, who's been after the Bradley dog for some time,
locks up the pooch on the charges of killing a farmer's chickens.

2.32 [070] Petticoat Junction: WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME (bw)
18May65
Sig Ruman .... Professor Lieberschmit
Jesse White .... Col. Partridge
A music professor recommends that the would-be singer
Bobbie Jo go to New York for singing lessons.

2.33 [071] Petticoat Junction: THERE'S NO STOVE LIKE AN OLD STOVE (bw)
25May65
Fed up with chopping wood for Kate's old wood-burner, Uncle Joe
cooks up a scheme to get her to purchase a new stove.

2.34 [072] Petticoat Junction: THE BRONTOSAURUS CAPER (bw)
1Jun65
Betty Jo has given up baseball to dedicate her like to
science-or at least her new science teacher.

2.35 [073] Petticoat Junction: THE HAIRBRAINED SCHEME (bw)
8Jun65
Uncle Joe buys a goat, which he hopes to milk for millions by
peddling the milk as a hair growing balm to aid Hooterville's
numerous bald citizens.

2.36 [074] Petticoat Junction: THERE'S NO BIZ WITH SHOW BIZ (bw)
15Jun65
George O'Hanlon .... Harry Harmon
Circus boss Harry Harmon has heard about Uncle Joe's reputation
as an easy mark, and he plans to con Joe into letting the
flat-broke circus troupe take lodging at the Shady Rest.

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############# season 3 1965-66 ###############
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34 episodes color
CBS Tuesdays from 9:30-10:00pm

3.01 [075] Petticoat Junction: DEAR MINERVA (first episode in color)
14Sep65
Kate becomes an anonymous celebrity when she writes a lovelorn
column for the local paper.

3.02 [076] Petticoat Junction: THE BAFFLING RAFFLE
21Sep65
Uncle Joe runs into trouble while trying to recover his
winning raffle ticket from Kate, who is serving on a jury.

3.03 [077] Petticoat Junction: THE DOG TURNS PLAYBOY
28Sep65
Hank Jones .... Herbert
The Shady Rest pooch becomes wealthy when a lawyer appears at
the hotel and announces that the dog has inherited $200.

3.04 [078] Petticoat Junction: THE GOOD LOOK RING
5Oct65
Elvia Allman .... Cora Watson
Byron Foulger .... Mr. Guerney
Bobbie Jo counts on a "good luck" ring to help her win a
spelling contest.

3.05 [079] Petticoat Junction: JOE CARSON, GENERAL CONTRACTOR
12Oct65
Uncle Joe pretends he is a general contractor so he can make
a few dollars handling the renovation of the Green Acres
farmhouse.

3.06 [080] Petticoat Junction: BOBBIE JO'S SORORITY
26Oct65
Bobbie Jo must accomplish a seemingly impossible feat in order
to qualify for membership in Hooterville High School's only
sorority.

3.07 [081] Petticoat Junction: A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
2Nov65
Alan Reed Jr. .... Dr. Mathew Bailey
The Shady Rest hotel acquires a house physician, much to the
distress of proprietor Kate.

3.08 [082] Petticoat Junction: HOOTERVILLE A-GO-GO
9Nov65
Milton Frome .... Reece Garrett
Ray Hemphill .... King Ring A Ding
Kate's daughters clamor for her to invite rock 'n roll star
King Ring-a-Ding to perform at a benefit show.

3.09 [083] Petticoat Junction: HOOTERVILLE HURRICANE
16Nov65
Uncle Joe becomes a fight promoter when he meets up with a
young local plumber with the size and strength of a gorilla.

3.10 [084] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO GOES TO NEW YORK
23Nov65
A week in New York City transforms Betty Jo from a country girl
into a svelte sophisticate.

3.11 [085] Petticoat Junction: BEDLO'S SUCCESSOR
30Nov65
Homer Bedloe, arch-enemy of the Hooterville Cannonball, returns
to Hooterville Valley in abject disgrace and poverty.

3.12 [086] Petticoat Junction: THE CROWDED WEDDING RING
7Dec65
One of Kate's old flames pays a visit, but his efforts to
rekindle their romance are thwarted by his dominating sister.

3.13 [087] Petticoat Junction: UNCLE JOE PLAYS POST OFFICE
14Dec65
Uncle Joe becomes the new postmaster of Hooterville and moves
the post office to the Shady Rest hotel.

3.14 [088] Petticoat Junction: WHAT'S A TRAJECTORY?
21Dec65
Arthur O'Connell .... William Lawrence
The Shady Rest hotel is visited by a mysterious and affluent
guest, whom Uncle Joe deduces is a bank robber.

3.15 [089] Petticoat Junction: THE BUTLER DID IT
28Dec65
Maurice Dallimore .... Faversham
Bobbie Jo enters a contest sponsored by Gibney's Old English
Tomato Sauce and wins first prize--an English butler.

3.16 [090] Petticoat Junction: BETTER NEVER THAN LATE
4Jan66
Herbert Anderson .... Mr. Morton
Vaughn Taylor .... Mr. Foley
Kate battles rural postmasters to recover an ill-advised letter
from the mails.

3.17 [091] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO CATCHES THE BOUQUET
11Jan66
Tomboy Betty Jo goes looking for a husband on the premise that
fate has singled her out to become the next bride in the
community.

3.18 [092] Petticoat Junction: BILLIE JO'S INDEPENDENCE DAY
18Jan66
Billie Jo moves out from under her mother's roof and discovers
that independence has its drawbacks.

3.19 [093] Petticoat Junction: YOGURT, ANYONE?
25Jan66
High-schooler Betty Jo poses as a college coed to gain the
interest of a handsome college boy.

3.20 [094] Petticoat Junction: ONLY BOY IN THE CLASS
1Feb66
Bobbie Jo takes pity on the only boy in her home economics
class and induces her mother to help him win a passing grade.

3.21 [095] Petticoat Junction: THE COUNTRY FAIR
8Feb66
Pat Buttram .... Mr. Haney
All the Bradleys expect to be big winners in the contests they
enter at the county fair--until Uncle Joe gives them a hand.

3.22 [096] Petticoat Junction: JURY AT THE SHADY REST
15Feb66
Gluttonous jurors, lodged at the Shady Rest hotel, refuse to
reach a verdict because they like Kate's food so much.

3.23 [097] Petticoat Junction: THE INVISIBLE MR. DOBBLE
22Feb66
Kate believes she has lost her mind when she finds that one
of her guests at the Shady Rest hotel is invisible.

3.24 [098] Petticoat Junction: IT'S NOT THE PRINCIPLE, IT'S THE MONEY
1Mar66
Kate tries to refurbish the Shady Rest hotel to attract
conventions, while Uncle Joe plans to make it a shambles to
reduce taxes.

3.25 [099] Petticoat Junction: WAR OF THE HOTELS
8Mar66
J. Pat O'Malley .... Murdock Sneep
Kate fights a no-holds-barred "hotel war" with Murdock Sneep,
unscrupulous operator of the rival Pixley Hotel.

3.26 [100] Petticoat Junction: THE WINDFALL
15Mar66
Phyllis Davis .... Second Showgirl
On an excursion to Pixley (ostensibly to look for a job),
Uncle Joe stumbles on a fortune in buried money.

3.27 [101] Petticoat Junction: SECOND HONEYMOON
22Mar66
Steve Dunne .... Jeff Anderson
Emmaline Henry .... Nancy Anderson
Uncle Joe's solicitude threatens the 10-year marriage of a
couple who have returned to the Shady Rest for a second
honeymoon.

3.28 [102] Petticoat Junction: KATE SELLS THE HOTEL
29Mar66
Convinced that her daughters would like to move to New York,
Kate clinches a deal to sell the Shady Rest hotel.

3.29 [103] Petticoat Junction: KATE BRADLEY, PEACEMAKER
5Apr66
Kate acts as peacemaker when a feud between Floyd and Charley
threatens to end the operation of the Hooterville Cannonball.

3.30 [104] Petticoat Junction: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BETTY JO?
12Apr66
Betty Jo fails to return home from school on time, and her
alarmed mother concludes she has run away to get married.

3.31 [105] Petticoat Junction: EVERY BACHELOR SHOULD HAVE A FAMILY
19Apr66
Hugh Beaumont .... Ronnie Beckman
Kate and her bickering family stage a display of harmony to
impress a long-time bachelor who is considering marriage.

3.32 [106] Petticoat Junction: THE YOUNG MATCHMAKERS
26Apr66
Widow Kate's three daughters organize a lonely hearts club to
find eligible bachelors for her.

3.33 [107] Petticoat Junction: HOOTERVILLE VALLEY PROJECT
3May66
John Hoyt .... Mr. Fletcher
Homer Bedloe, the villainous railroad official and perennial
foe of Kate's, plans a dam that will flood the hotel.

3.34 [108] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO'S BIKE
10May66
The Shady Rest hotel becomes a giant nursery when Betty Jo's
baby-sitting business falls into the lap of her mother, Kate.

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32 episodes
CBS Tuesdays from 9:30-10:00pm

4.01 [109] Petticoat Junction: YOUNG LOVE
13Sep66
Sylvia Field .... Laura Bentley
Ernest Truex .... Tony Allison
Janet Waldo .... Violet
Uncle Joe starts a Free Wedding and Honeymoon Contest to
promote business for the Shady Rest hotel.

4.02 [110] Petticoat Junction: BIRDMAN OF SHADY REST
20Sep66
A young crop-dusting pilot makes a crash landing near the
Shady Rest hotel and an equally hard impact on Kate's daughters.

4.03 [111] Petticoat Junction: HOOTERVILLE, YOU'RE ALL HEART
27Sep66
Jesse White .... Henry Sharp
Steve Elliott is about to lose his crop-dusting plane unless
he can get up an overdue payment.

4.04 [112] Petticoat Junction: HE LOVES US, HE LOVES US NOT
4Oct66
Steve Elliott gets in a jam when the Bradley sisters decide
he is fair game for marriage.

4.05 [113] Petticoat Junction: THE ALL-NIGHT PARTY [SC]
11Oct66 CBS Tue
Directed By Richard Moder
Written By Dick Conway
Guest Cast:
Melinda Plowman............as Mary Jane
Tom Lester............as Ed Dawson
Sheila Bromley............as Mrs.Burris
Gail Bonney............as Mrs.Tomley
Jimmy Hawkins............as Scott
Elenora Woodruff............as Connie
Buck Buchanan............as The Boy
Synopsis:
Kate forbids Bobbie Jo to join her junior-college chums for
an all-night outing on the town.

4.06 [114] Petticoat Junction: CANNONBALL, INC.
18Oct66
Virginia Sale .... Maude Blake
Hooterville residents, taking over operation of the Cannonball,
demand so many changes that the train's crew decides to quit.

4.07 [115] Petticoat Junction: KATE GROUNDS SELMA PLOUT
25Oct66
Kate tangles with Selma Plout when Selma tries to lure pilot
Steve Elliott into marriage with her daughter.

4.08 [116] Petticoat Junction: THE ALMOST ANNUAL CHARITY SHOW
1Nov66
Kate loses her regular post as producer of Hooterville's
almost-annual charity show to her conniving arch-enemy,
Selma Plout.

4.09 [117] Petticoat Junction: HOW BUGGED WAS MY VALLEY?
15Nov66
Hooterville is thrown into chaos when Uncle Joe tries to
scare up some crop-dusting business for Steve Elliott.

4.10 [118] Petticoat Junction: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS TOO LATE
22Nov66
The presence of a competitor for Kate's hand motivates
storekeeper Sam Drucker to confess his long-standing secret
passion for her.

4.11 [119] Petticoat Junction: THE RUNT STRIKES BACK
29Nov66
Betty Jo dumbfounds her disdainful elder sisters by landing
a date for a dance with two handsome men.

4.12 [120] Petticoat Junction: IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE VALLEY?
13Dec66
Homer Bedloe tries to stop the Cannonball when he finds that
the train's schedule has been altered for medical purposes.

4.13 [121] Petticoat Junction: THE SANTA CLAUS SPECIAL
20Dec66
Scrooge-like Homer Bedloe derails Kate's plan for Christmas Eve
caroling and gift distributing aboard the Hooterville Cannonball.

4.14 [122] Petticoat Junction: MY DAUGHTER, THE SECRETARY
27Dec66
Kate's perennial foe Selma Plout schemes to cheat Kate's
daughter, Billie Jo, out of a weekend in "Excitement City."

4.15 [123] Petticoat Junction: THE RISE AND FALL OF A TYCOON
3Jan67
The Cannonball service creaks to a halt when Uncle Joe becomes
general manager of the Hooterville Railroad.

4.16 [124] Petticoat Junction: HIS HIGHNESS, THE DOG
17Jan67
The Shady Rest hotel is beset by dog problems when Uncle Joe
tries to make a quick buck as a dog-sitter.

4.17 [125] Petticoat Junction: GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
24Jan67
Jealousy permeates the Shady Rest hotel when the Bradley girls
invite each other's boyfriends to the Turnabout Dance.

4.18 [126] Petticoat Junction: TEMPERANCE! TEMPERANCE!
31Jan67
John Hoyt .... Jeremiah Priddy
Kate sells the virtues of human kindness to a touring
temperance lecturer who is neglecting his small son.

4.19 [127] Petticoat Junction: A STAR IS BORN?
7Feb67
Peter Leeds .... Syd Sparks
Residents of the Shady Rest hotel are thrown into turmoil
when a talent contest is held in Hooterville.

4.20 [128] Petticoat Junction: SHOPLIFTER AT THE SHADY REST
14Feb67
Ben Lessy .... Eustace Pockle
Alice Nunn .... Mrs. Benson
Olan Soule .... Mr. Benson
The Shady Rest hotel becomes a temporary jail when the sheriff
closes the county prison and goes on vacation.

4.21 [129] Petticoat Junction: DON'T CALL US
21Feb67
Frank Nelson .... Mr. Austin
Billie Jo lands her first professional singing engagement,
one night at the Flamingo Room in the Springdale Hotel.

4.22 [130] Petticoat Junction: HEY, LOOK ME OVER!
28Feb67
Billie Jo becomes jealous of her sweetheart, aviator Steve
Elliott, and her youngest sister, Betty Jo.

4.23 [131] Petticoat Junction: THAT'S MAX...??
7Mar67
Billie Jo is stunned when Steve Elliott all but announces that
he is about to marry a former girlfriend.

4.24 [132] Petticoat Junction: THE FISHING DERBY
14Mar67
To boost business at the Shady Rest, Uncle Joe and Sam Drucker
promote a fishing contest--but delay paying for the prize
merchandise.

4.25 [133] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S BIG DEAL
21Mar67
Kate's daughters are first for, then against, their mother's
plan to sell the Shady Rest hotel.

4.26 [134] Petticoat Junction: AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
28Mar67
Kate becomes worried when Bobbie Jo begins associating with a
strange group of friends after winning a poetry award.

4.27 [135] Petticoat Junction: STEVE'S OL' BUDDY
4Apr67
The arrival of an old Air Force buddy endangers Steve Elliott's
status with the Bradley sisters.

4.28 [136] Petticoat Junction: THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT WAS
11Apr67
Frank De Vol .... Dr. Newton
Kate's Shady Rest hotel is patronized by a guest who gives
every indication of being from outer space.

4.29 [137] Petticoat Junction: THE ETERNAL RECTANGLE
18Apr67
Bobbie Jo and Betty Jo compete for the favor of Steve Elliott,
heretofore the boyfriend of their sister, Billie Jo.

4.30 [138] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S COUSIN MAE
25Apr67
Shirley Mitchell .... Cousin Mae
The arrival of Kate's Cousin Mae brings both romance and
dissension to Hooterville.

4.31 [139] Petticoat Junction: A HOUSE DIVIDED
2May67
Jackie Joseph .... Housewife
Sarah Selby .... Wilma Tuttle
It's the males vs. the females when an increase in population
requires the election of a new county supervisor.

4.32 [140] Petticoat Junction: GO AWAY, FAT
9May67
Shirley Mitchell .... Cousin Mae
The Shady Rest hotel becomes a "diet farm" when Cousin Mae
brings in an overweight girl and starts a weight reduction
program.

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############# season 5 1967-68 ###############
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30 episodes
CBS Saturdays from 9:30-10:00pm

5.01 [141] Petticoat Junction: IS THIS MY DAUGHTER? [SC]
9Sep67
Directed By Ralph Levy
Written By Charles Stewart
Guest Cast:
David Watson............as Peter
Kirk Scott............as Brad
Jack Bannon............as Ronnie
Synopsis:
Folks at the Shady Rest hotel find Betty Jo extremely changed
after a trip to Europe (her graduation present).

5.02 [142] Petticoat Junction: IT'S NOT EASY TO BE A MOTHER
16Sep67
Peter Leeds .... Syd Sparks
Kate puts herself in a foolish position when she becomes
overly suspicious of one of her daughter's actions.

5.03 [143] Petticoat Junction: ONE DOZEN ROSES
23Sep67
A romantic problem develops when Betty Jo finds she has a
secret admirer.

5.04 [144] Petticoat Junction: YOU KNOW I CAN'T HEAR YOU WHEN THE THUNDER IS CLAPPING
30Sep67
Kate faces a mother's problem when the youngest of her three
daughters falls in love.

5.05 [145] Petticoat Junction: POP GOES THE QUESTION
7Oct67
Thanks to Uncle Joe's loose tongue, everybody in the valley
knows that Steve is going to marry Betty Jo--except Betty Jo.

5.06 [146] Petticoat Junction: A COTTAGE FOR TWO
14Oct67
Betty Jo's ramshackle "dream house" momentarily disrupts her
romance with Steve.

5.07 [147] Petticoat Junction: MIND IF WE JOIN YOUR WEDDING?
21Oct67
Floyd Smoot, suddenly engaged, convinces Steve Elliott that
he and Betty Jo should have a double wedding.

5.08 [148] Petticoat Junction: MEET THE IN-LAWS
28Oct67
Hugh Beaumont .... Donald Elliott
Steve's parents pay an unexpected visit to meet the Bradley
family--and to sample Betty Jo's highly touted cooking.

5.09 [149] Petticoat Junction: WITH THIS GOWN I THEE WED
4Nov67
Hugh Beaumont .... Donald Elliott
Shirley Mitchell .... Cousin Mae
Betty Jo faces a perplexing problem as her wedding day draws
near--she has four gowns to wear.

5.10 [150] Petticoat Junction: HAWAII CALLING
11Nov67
Kate expects a long-distance call at Sam's store from Betty Jo
and Steve in Hawaii, and Hooterville goes wild with excitement.

5.11 [151] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S BIRTHDAY
18Nov67
Kate fears that her honeymooning daughter and son-in-law have
forgotten her birthday.

5.12 [152] Petticoat Junction: THE HONEYMOON IS OVER
25Nov67
Newlyweds Steve and Betty Jo Elliott have their first spat--
over Steve's first night out with the boys.

5.13 [153] Petticoat Junction: A HORSE ON YOU, MR. BEDLOE
2Dec67
Railroad executive Homer Bedloe shows up again with a new
scheme to get the Cannonball discontinued.

5.14 [154] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S DAY IN COOURT
9Dec67
Kate decides to contest a jaywalking ticket she receives in
Pixley.

5.15 [155] Petticoat Junction: UNCLE JOE AND THE MASTER PLAN
16Dec67
Reginald Gardiner .... Gaylord Martindale
Sarah Selby .... Mrs. Pruit
Uncle Joe attempts to upgrade the facilities of the Shady Rest
hotel to impress a representative of a hotel association.

5.16 [156] Petticoat Junction: ALL THAT BUZZES AIN'T BEES
23Dec67
Uncle Joe's entry into the beekeeping business disrupts
newlyweds Steve and Betty Jo Elliott.

5.17 [157] Petticoat Junction: ALL SALES FINAL
30Dec67
Steve and Betty Jo each buy new furniture for their home
without telling the other about it.

5.18 [158] Petticoat Junction: THE POWER OF THE PRESS
6Jan68
As two crusading newspaper reporters, Bobbie Jo and her
boyfriend take over the "Hooterville World Guardian."

5.19 [159] Petticoat Junction: STEVE, THE APPLE POLISHER
13Jan68
Joi Lansing .... Millicent Marshall
Frank Wilcox .... J.P. Marshall
Newlywed Betty Jo encourages husband Steve to become an apple
polisher to secure a lucrative crop-dusting contract.

5.20 [160] Petticoat Junction: THE BARBER SHOP QUARTET
20Jan68
Burt Mustin .... Grampa Jenson
Uncle Joe's proclivity for off-key singing prompts his
dismissal from a barber shop quartet--just before a local
talent contest.

5.21 [161] Petticoat Junction: HIGGINS COME HOME
27Jan68
A feud develops over the Bradley family dog's apparently
divided loyalty.

5.22 [162] Petticoat Junction: GIRL OF OUR DREAMS
3Feb68
Joan Blondell .... Florabelle Campbell
Frank Faylen .... Ralph
Changes due to middle age make Uncle Joe and Sam Drucker
unrecognizable to a girl they both once courted.

5.23 [163] Petticoat Junction: UNCLE JOE RUNS THE HOTEL
10Feb68
Vaughn Taylor .... Mr. Clayton
Uncle Joe takes over the Shady Rest and is almost run out of
town for allegedly tossing out an old man for non-payment of
rent.

5.24 [164] Petticoat Junction: BILLIE JO'S FIRST RECORD
17Feb68
Del Moore .... Ted Swift
A slick, big-city promotion man concocts a phony publicity
build-up to promote Billie Jo's first record.

5.25 [165] Petticoat Junction: MAE'S HELPING HAND
24Feb68
Shirley Mitchell .... Cousin Mae
Cousin Mae wreaks havoc at the Shady Rest hotel, until Aunt
Helen comes to the rescue.

5.26 [166] Petticoat Junction: BAD DAY AT SHADY REST
2Mar68
Alan Reed .... Bandit Lawson
"Deputy" Joe Carson captures a desperate bank robber with the
help of Aunt Helen and a war-surplus life raft.

5.27 [167] Petticoat Junction: CANNONBALL FOR SALE
9Mar68
Railroader Homer Bedloe announces that the Hooterville
Cannonball is for sale to the highest bidder.

5.28 [168] Petticoat Junction: MY PAL SAM
16Mar68
Sam Drucker's vacation at the Shady Rest hotel turns out to be
a big disappointment for Uncle Joe.

5.29 [169] Petticoat Junction: RING-A-DING-DING
23Mar68
Betty Jo and Steve swear never to remove their wedding rings,
but the next day she accidentally drops hers down the drain
of the kitchen sink.

5.30 [170] Petticoat Junction: KATE'S HOMECOMING
30Mar68
Rosemary De Camp .... Aunt Helen
Dennis Fimple .... Elwood
William Mims .... Mayor Potts
Burt Mustin .... Grampa Jensen
Kate comes home and finds everything normal--there's a mix-up
on where to meet her, and fireworks set the Pixley depot ablaze.

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############# season 6 1968-69 ###############
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26 episodes
CBS Saturdays from 9:30-10:00pm

6.01 [171] Petticoat Junction: BIRTHPLACE OF A FUTURE PRESIDENT
28Sep68
Jean Vander Pyl .... Clara Miller
Herb Voland .... Mr. Andrews
Everyone feels Doc Stuart has been slighted when Steve Elliott
decides to take his wife to Baltimore for the birth of their
baby.

6.02 [172] Petticoat Junction: THE SINGING SWEETHEART
5Oct68
Sid Melton .... Ted Swift
Betty Jo reluctantly appears on a live television program as
a member of "The Singing Sweethearts."

6.03 [173] Petticoat Junction: ONLY A HUSBAND
19Oct68
The attention lavished on the expectant Betty Jo makes Steve
feel left out, so he goes fishing with Uncle Joe.

6.04 [174] Petticoat Junction: THE VALLEY HAS A BABY
26Oct68
Eddie Albert .... Oliver Douglas (from 'Green Acres')
Eva Gabor .... Lisa Douglas (from 'Green Acres')
Jean Vander Pyl .... Gladys Tuttle
Betty Jo must operate the Cannonball herself--in order to get
to the hospital to have her baby.

6.05 [175] Petticoat Junction: GRANNY, THE BABY EXPERT
2Nov68
Irene Ryan .... Granny Daisy Moses ('The Beverly Hillbillies')
Granny goes to Hooterville to take care of Betty Jo's new baby,
but loses her glasses and mistakes the family dog for the child.

6.06 [176] Petticoat Junction: WINGS
9Nov68
Richard Arlen .... Himself
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers .... Himself
Dennis Fimple .... Elwood
Jean Vander Pyl .... Mrs. Agnes Frisby
Richard Arlen and Buddy Rogers arrive for a premiere of
"Wings"--40 years late.

6.07 [177] Petticoat Junction: THE LADY DOCTOR
16Nov68
Hal Smith .... Ben Miller
Jean Vander Pyl .... Mrs. Agnes Frisby
Doc Stuart's new associate turns out to be an attractive woman,
which seems to displease everyone in Hooterville.

6.08 [178] Petticoat Junction: THE SNEAKY WAYS OF A WOMAN WHO IS BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND SMART
23Nov68
Dr. Janet Craig, rebuffed as a physician by the local males,
sets out to win them over as a woman--and a good cook.

6.09 [179] Petticoat Junction: THE STRANGE CASE OF JOSEPH P. CARSON
30Nov68
In an attempt to get rid of lady Dr. Craig, Uncle Joe fakes
an illness that becomes real.

6.10 [180] Petticoat Junction: BYE, BYE DOCTOR
7Dec68
Dennis Morgan .... Dennis Roberts
A handsome suitor shows up unexpectedly and threatens to take
Dr. Janet Craig from the valley.

6.11 [181] Petticoat Junction: FIRST NIGHT OUT
14Dec68
Harold Peary .... Brisbane Snead
Betty Jo and Steve enjoy an evening out, unaware that their
baby has gone to jail with her sitter.

6.12 [182] Petticoat Junction: A CAKE FROM GRANNY
21Dec68
Irene Ryan .... Granny Daisy Moses ('The Beverly Hillbillies')
Nancy Kulp .... Miss Jane Hathaway ('The Beverly Hillbillies')
Sarah Selby .... Nellie Hughes
Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville with a brand-new scheme
to sabotage the Cannonball.

6.13 [183] Petticoat Junction: THE FEMININE MISTAKE
28Dec68
Bobbie Jo decides to become an emancipated woman and leave
Hooterville.

6.14 [184] Petticoat Junction: THE BALLAD OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE
4Jan69
When it appears that Steve is beginning to take his wife too
much for granted, Bobbie Jo tries to make him be more
demonstrative.

6.15 [185] Petticoat Junction: THE CHRISTENING
11Jan69
Frank De Vol .... Reverend Barton
Five eminently qualified and extremely jealous rivals
volunteer to be baby Kathy Jo's godfather.

6.16 [186] Petticoat Junction: BILLIE JO AND THE BIG BIG STAR
18Jan69
Rich Little .... Rick Wayne
A big-city comedian threatens to alienate all of Hooterville
by making fun of local characters.

6.17 [187] Petticoat Junction: STEVE'S NEW JOB
25Jan69
Dennis Fimple .... Elwood
To go to New York or not to go to New York--that is the
question faced by Steve and Betty Jo after Steve gets a big
job offer.

6.18 [188] Petticoat Junction: THE CANNONBALL BOOKMOBILE
1Feb69
Betty White .... Adelle Colby
Three old friends become rivals for the affections of a
charming librarian.

6.19 [189] Petticoat Junction: A MAN CALLED CYRUS PLOUT
8Feb69
Plans for the annual Hooterville Founders' Day celebration
are wrecked by generation-gap dissension.

6.20 [190] Petticoat Junction: JOE SAVES THE POST OFFICE
15Feb69
Uncle Joe leads a delegation to Washington, D.C., to save
Sam Drucker's post office.

6.21 [191] Petticoat Junction: I'M ALLERGIC TO DADDY
22Feb69
Steve Elliott is declared out of bounds in his own house when
it appears his baby daughter is allergic to him.

6.22 [192] Petticoat Junction: UNCLE JOE RETIRES
1Mar69
Lazy Uncle Joe, who fancies himself a human dynamo, announces
his retirement

6.23 [193] Petticoat Junction: THE ORGAN FUND
8Mar69
Frank De Vol .... Reverend Barton
Jack Sheldon .... Freddie Kirby
The Hooterville folks are faced with a larcenous fund-raiser
when they try to find enough money to buy the church a new organ.

6.24 [194] Petticoat Junction: THE GREAT RACE
15Mar69
Hal Smith .... Jug Gunderson
The future of the Shady Rest hangs on the outcome of a race
between the Cannonball and an overland taxi.

6.25 [195] Petticoat Junction: TUNE IN NEXT YEAR
22Mar69
The people of Hooterville do everything they can think of to
prevent Dr. Janet Craig from leaving to work for a famed
neurologist.

6.26 [196] Petticoat Junction: BY THE BOOK
29Mar69
Kenneth Washington .... William R. Blake
Steve Elliott hurriedly takes off on a crop-dusting job, not
knowing he underbid for the assignment by $1800.

############ Petticoat Junction ##############
############# season 7 1969-70 ###############
############## (final season) ################
24 episodes
CBS Saturdays from 9:30-10:00pm


7.01 [197] Petticoat Junction: MAKE ROOM FOR BABY
27Sep69
J. Pat O'Malley .... The Hobo
The dog suddenly becomes a second-class citizen at the Shady
Rest hotel when Steve, Betty Jo and baby Kathy Jo move in.

7.02 [198] Petticoat Junction: THE GAME WARDEN
4Oct69
Uncle Joe, caught with too many fish in his possession by
Game Warden Orrin Pike, is threatened with a jail sentence.

7.03 [199] Petticoat Junction: THE OTHER WOMAN
11Oct69
Pat Buttram .... Mr. Haney
Betty Jo and Steve Elliott find the serenity of their honeymoon
cottage disturbed by intruders.

7.04 [200] Petticoat Junction: ONE OF OUR CHICKENS IS MISSING
18Oct69
Harry Dean Stanton .... Ringo (as Dean Stanton)
Harry Dean Stanton .... Sheriff (as Harry Stanton)
Two rough motorcyclists, suspected of poaching, are too many
and too tough for Game Warden Orrin Pike to capture.

7.05 [201] Petticoat Junction: THE THREE QUEENS
25Oct69
Harold Peary .... Jack King
Virginia Sale .... Myra
Sparks fly when the three Bradley sisters and Dr. Craig find
themselves competitors in a beauty contest.

7.06 [202] Petticoat Junction: THE GLEN TINKER CAPER
1Nov69
An unknown singer tries to smuggle an adorable Vietnamese
orphan into the United States by bringing her to Hooterville.

7.07 [203] Petticoat Junction: THE TENANT
8Nov69
Leslie Parrish .... Jacqueline Moran
When a glamorous author moves into the Shady Rest hotel,
Billie Jo turns on the charm to move her right out again.

7.08 [204] Petticoat Junction: SORRY DOCTOR, I AIN'T TAKING NO SHOTS
15Nov69
Dr. Craig persuades a stubborn hillbilly family to submit to
flu shots by curing their ailing hound dog.

7.09 [205] Petticoat Junction: A MOST MOMENTOUS OCCASION
22Nov69
Pat Buttram .... Mr. Haney
To stop Steve and Betty Jo from moving out, Uncle Joe installs
a new bathroom at the Shady Rest hotel.

7.10 [206] Petticoat Junction: THE CAMPING TRIP
29Nov69
Bobby Jo's boyfriend Orrin finally manages to make friends with
Uncle Joe when he rescues the old fellow from a hungry bear.

7.11 [207] Petticoat Junction: KATHY JO'S FIRST BIRTHDAY
6Dec69
Baby Kathy Jo almost misses her first birthday party when she
lands in jail with Uncle Joe.

7.12 [208] Petticoat Junction: THE GOLDEN SPIKE CEREMONY
13Dec69
Uncle Joe strikes oil at the Hooterville-Pixley golden spike
ceremony and plans ways to spend his new "fortune."

7.13 [209] Petticoat Junction: GOODBYE, MR. CHIMP
20Dec69
Uncle Joe tries to get rid of the pet chimp who is gradually
wrecking the Shady Rest hotel.

7.14 [210] Petticoat Junction: BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN IN ERIE, PA
27Dec69
Rudy Vallee .... H.A. Smith
An industrialist registers at the Shady Rest and offers Uncle
Joe a chance to make a fortune.

7.15 [211] Petticoat Junction: HOW TO ARRANGE A MARRIAGE
3Jan70
Greg Mullavey .... Jerry Roberts
Bobbie Jo attempts to soften up Billie Jo's new boyfriend
for marriage.

7.16 [212] Petticoat Junction: SELMA PLOUT'S PLOT
10Jan70
Jack Sheldon .... Ronnie Coleman
Selma Plout's scheme to snag a husband for her daughter almost
forces Steve out of the crop-dusting business.

7.17 [213] Petticoat Junction: WITH THIS RING...
17Jan70
Merlin Olsen .... Merlin Fergus
Orrin Pike is observed buying a ring, and the family jumps to
the conclusion that he's going to propose to Bobbie Jo.

7.18 [214] Petticoat Junction: THE VALLEY'S NEW OWNER
24Jan70
William Mims .... Mayor Potts
Shy Orrin Pike becomes a big man when an old deed indicates
he is the legal owner of the entire Hooterville Valley.

7.19 [215] Petticoat Junction: STEVE'S UNCLE GEORGE
31Jan70
Don Ameche .... Uncle George
Steve's Uncle George visits the Shady Rest hotel and lives up
to his reputation as a troublemaker.

7.20 [216] Petticoat Junction: SUSAN B. ANTHONY, I LOVE YOU
Billie Jo returns from Chicago with a visionary zeal for the
women's liberation movement, and enlists her sisters in
"the cause."

7.21 [217] Petticoat Junction: SPARE THAT COTTAGE
It becomes a tragic matter when it appears that Steve & Betty
Jo's honeymoon cottage will be demolished for a new highway.

7.22 [218] Petticoat Junction: WHIPLASH, WHIPLASH
Selma Plout tries to slap a lawsuit against Uncle Joe for a
whiplash injury suffered in a fall from a hammock.

7.23 [219] Petticoat Junction: LAST TRAIN TO PIXLEY
7Mar70
Sarah Selby .... Mrs. Frisby
Uncle Joe takes over as engineer of the Cannonball--until the
railway company decides to sell it for a tax write-off.

7.24 [220] Petticoat Junction: LOVE REARS ITS UGLY HEAD
21Mar70
Roy Roberts .... Game Warden Hughes
Jimmy Hawkins
Hank Worden
Billie Jo tries to spread love through the valley with a new
theory of sensitivity training.

7.25 [221] Petticoat Junction: NO, NO YOU CAN'T TAKE HER AWAY
28Mar70
The Bradleys are shaken by the news that a handsome and wealthy
male doctor is coming to visit their own Dr. Janet Craig.

7.26 [222] Petticoat Junction: BETTY JO'S BUSINESS (final episode)
4Apr70
Betty Jo Elliott starts a day nursery to augment the family
income.

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