Spur Line to Shady Rest (24 Sep. 1963)

The struggling Shady Rest Hotel is further jeopardized when a no-nonsense vice president of the C & FW Railroad is dispatched to investigate the apparently forgotten spur line that connects the towns of Hooterville and Pixley.

Director:

Richard Whorf

Writers:

Paul Henning (creator), Paul Henning

Stars:

Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Jeannine Riley

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Bea Benaderet	...	Kate Bradley
Edgar Buchanan	...	Uncle Joe Carson
Jeannine Riley	...	Billie Jo Bradley
Pat Woodell	...	Bobbie Jo Bradley
Linda Henning	...	Betty Jo Bradley (as Linda Kaye)
Smiley Burnette	...	Charley Pratt
Rufe Davis	...	Floyd Smoot
Charles Lane	...	Homer Bedloe
Frank Cady	...	Sam Drucker
Roy Roberts	...	Norman Curtis
Eddie Quillan	...	Dick
John Ashley	...	Fred

Storyline

Officials of the C. & F.W. Railroad discover the company is still running a short spur line between Hooterville and Pixley. C. & F.W. dispatches Homer Bedloe to find out what's going on and to shut it down. The spur line carries the "Cannonball" train, and is vital to the Shady Rest Hotel, run by Kate Bradley, her three grown daughters and "Uncle Joe" Carson. If Bedloe succeeds, Kate faces ruin.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1963 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Smiley Burnette's first TV performance.

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Goofs

After boarding the train at the Shady Rest, it proceeds to Drucker's store where it waits for Kate and the girls while they shop. After getting back on the train with their supplies the next stop is the Shady Rest.

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Quotes

Floyd Smoot: I wonder what kind of engines they're runnin' on the main line now.
Charley Pratt: I wouldn't know, Floyd. It must be twenty years since we've seen the main line.
Floyd Smoot: Yeah! You reckon they'll ever put that trestle back up so we can get there?
Charley Pratt: No. Floyd, if you ask me, the folks have forgotten all about us at the C & F.W.

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