Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)

The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.

Creator:

Paul Henning

Stars:

Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Edgar Buchanan	...	Uncle Joe Carson (222 episodes, 1963-1970)
Linda Henning	...	Betty Jo Bradley (222 episodes, 1963-1970)
Bea Benaderet	...	Kate Bradley (175 episodes, 1963-1968)
Frank Cady	...	Sam Drucker (162 episodes, 1963-1970)
Lori Saunders	...	Bobbie Jo Bradley (148 episodes, 1965-1970)
Rufe Davis	...	Floyd Smoot (128 episodes, 1963-1970)
Meredith MacRae	...	Billie Jo Bradley (114 episodes, 1966-1970)
Mike Minor	...	Steve Elliott (111 episodes, 1964-1970)
Smiley Burnette	...	Charley Pratt (105 episodes, 1963-1967)

Storyline

Bobbie Jo, Billie Jo, and Betty Jo Bradley are three sisters living with their Uncle Joe who owns the family hotel, and is always coming up with zany ideas. Their whole town revolves around the train "The Cannon Ball". The show also includes Kate (the mother), Steve (Betty Jo's boyfriend) and Sam Drucker (Store Keeper) who is also in "Green Acres".

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | hooterville | train | general store | green acres | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dern Tootin'

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Television, McCadden Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (222 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Meredith MacRae replaced Gunilla Hutton at the beginning of the '66-'67 season, in the opening credits' longshot of the Bradley girls coming down from the water tower, it's still Gunilla who appears, never corrected, for the next four years!

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Goofs

Even though the Cannonball is supposed to be a wood burning locomotive, and the tender car is loaded with chopped wood, the smokestack is blowing pitch black smoke. It should be blowing mostly white or light gray smoke from the wood. The black smoke reveals the real-life locomotive actually burned oil.

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Connections

Referenced in Green Acres: What's in a Name? (1966)

User Reviews

Show Started Stronger Than It Finished

This show centered around a hotel known as the junction near a small country town called Hooterville. It started very strong as veteran folks Edgar Bucanan & Bea Benedaret (Uncle Joe & Kate Bradley) ran the hotel.

Then there were the 3 Bradley girls. Bobbie-Jo, Billie-Jo & Betty-Jo. I met a lot of kids from the era of this show named after these girls. They were wholesome American teen girls who were every boys dream.

Then there was the Cannonball, the train that served the Hooterville. It was one of the charms of the show with the engineers. One of the charming holiday shows of this involved having the Cannonball all decorated for Christmas.

When Bea, the actress died in real life, they tried to bring on June Lockhart as a replacement. That was OK, but the scripts seemed to lose their comic energy. It still ran until 1970 anyway. The show had its charm.