Petticoat Junction

There were 222 episodes produced for CBS and was on television from September 1963 till September 1970.
Petticoat Junction was a spinoff from The Beverly Hillbillies. The story takes place in a small town of Hooterville. Kate Bradley was the widowed owner of the only bed and breakfast type of establishment in the entire town. She had three beautiful daughters, Billy Jo, Betty Jo, Bobby Jo, who helped her run the rural Shady Rest Hotel. Assisting also in the day to day operations of the hotel was lazy Uncle Joe, under guise of the hotel manager. Not only was Kate having to deal with her daughters romances but also the Vice President of C.F. & W. Railroad, Homer Bedlow. He wanted close down the steam driven branch of the railroad that served Hooterville and put the two engineers , Charlie Pratt and Floyd Smoot out of work.
In the fall of 1966, Pilot Steve Elliott crashed his plane outside of Hooterville and was nursed back to health by the Bradley girls. He got romantically involved with Betty Jo and married her and they had a daughter, Kathy Jo Elliott.
Soon after the start of production of the 1968-1969 season, Bea Benaderet, passed away. Without a central key figure, the show's demise was evident. It was canceled in 1970.
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CAST:
Kate Bradley: Bea Benaderet Uncle Joe Carson: Edgar Buchanan Billie Jo Bradley: Jeannine Riley Gunilla Hutton Meredith MacRae Bobbie Jo Bradley: Pat Woodell Lori Saunders Betty Jo Bradley: Linda Kaye Henning Sam Drucker: Frank Cady Charley Pratt: Smiley Burnette Floyd Smoot: Rufe Davis Steve Elliott: Mike Minor Eb Dawson: Tom Lester Homer Bedlow: Charles Lane Roy Curtis: Roy Roberts Ben Miller: Tom Fadden Hal Smith Fred Ziffel: Hank Patterson Doris Ziffel: Barbara Pepper Newt Kiley: Kay E. Kuter Dr. Janet Craig: June Lockhart Dr. Barton Stuart: Regis Toomey Frank Ferguson Orrin Pike: Jonathan Daly Selma Plout: Virginia Sale Elvia Allman Henrietta Plout: Susan Walther Lynette Winter Kathy Jo Elliott: Elna Hubbell Barbara Whiter Heather Whiter Herby Bates: Don Washbrook Cousin Mae: Shirley Mitchell Grandpappy Miller: Walter Baldwin Jeff Powers: Geoff Edwards Aunt Helen: Rosemary DeCamp Oliver Wendell Douglas: Eddie Albert Roger Budd: Jack Bannon Willie Trankis: William 'Billy' Benedict Sandra Nelson: Susan Benoit Paul Henderson: Paul De Rolf Reverend Barton: Frank De Vol Lyle Cabot: Don Edmonds Elwood: Dennis Fimple Wendell Gibbs: Byron Foulger Lisa Douglas: Eva Gabor Bert Smedley: Paul Hartman Orville Miggs: Jimmy Hawkins Hank Thackery: Jonathan Hole Junior Hocker: Russell Horton Sheriff Vic Crandell: Barry Kelley Roland Barrett: Steve Lander Syd Sparks: Peter Leeds Mayor Potts: William Mims Grandpa Jenson: Burt Mustin Martin Evans: William O'Connell Edward: Dennis Pepper Willie: Jay Ripley Sheriff Pete Ragsdale: Michael Ross Gus Huffle: Benny Rubin Henry Brewster: Garrison True Roy Turlock: Hank Worden Various characters: Terry Phillips |
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