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  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Oct 22, 1963
  • 26 m
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Oct 22, 1963
  • 26 m

Summary Petticoat Junction centered around Kate Bradley, who ran the Shady Rest Hotel, located directly between the farming valley of Hooterville and its only slightly more "evolved" neighbor of Pixley. The only way to reach the place was by the Hooterville Cannonball, an old train which made regular stops along the way, though never adhered to ...

Directed By: Sherman Marks

Written By: Paul Henning, Ed James, Seaman Jacobs

  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Oct 22, 1963
  • 26 m
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Oct 22, 1963
  • 26 m
Petticoat Junction
S1 • Episode 5
The Courtship of Floyd Smoot
Air Date: Oct 22, 1963
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Summary Petticoat Junction centered around Kate Bradley, who ran the Shady Rest Hotel, located directly between the farming valley of Hooterville and its only slightly more "evolved" neighbor of Pixley. The only way to reach the place was by the Hooterville Cannonball, an old train which made regular stops along the way, though never adhered to ...

Created By: Paul Henning

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Episode 1 • Sep 24, 1963 • 25 m
Spur Line to Shady Rest
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.
Episode 2 • Oct 1, 1963 • 26 m
Quick, Hide the Railroad
Kate uses a combination of charm, subterfuge, and wiles to prevent Homer Bedloe from catching the Hooterville Cannonball and getting to Pixley in order to initiate proceedings that would permanently terminate the train's operation.
Episode 3 • Oct 8, 1963 • 26 m
The President Who Came to Dinner
Hard-hitting railroad president Norman Curtis travels to Hooterville with the intention of unceremoniously terminating the Cannonball's service, but he has a change of heart when he experiences Kate's hospitality and kindness.
Episode 4 • Oct 15, 1963 • 26 m
Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse?
The Shady Rest's Annual Jamboree is threatened when railroad CEO Norman Curtis breaks the Cannonball's throttle lever, but the executive tries to make amends with a determined effort to obtain the nearly-nonexistent replacement part.
Episode 5 • Oct 22, 1963 • 26 m
The Courtship of Floyd Smoot
Episode 6 • Oct 29, 1963 • 26 m
Please Buy My Violets
Uncle Joe spends Kate's money to buy cases of a stinky men and women's cologne for a fast buck. The money was for screens in the hotel to keep mosquitoes from repelling guests. Kate hopes to unload the stock and stop losing guests.
Episode 7 • Nov 5, 1963 • 25 m
The Ringer
Athletic Betty Jo becomes the first-ever female entrant in the Shady Rest's Annual Horseshoe Tournament, but she experiences conflicting emotions when she finds herself with an opportunity to defeat the legendary Pixley Fats.
Episode 8 • Nov 12, 1963 • 25 m
Kate's Recipe for Hot Rhubarb
When Kate talks Bobbie Jo into going on a double date with Billie Jo but Bobbie Jo turns out to be a dud, Kate sets out to teach Bobbie Jo how to make some "hot rhubarb" with the boys.
Episode 9 • Nov 19, 1963 • 25 m
The Little Train Robbery
Episode 10 • Nov 26, 1963 • 25 m
Bedloe Strikes Again
Episode 11 • Dec 3, 1963 • 25 m
Uncle Joe's Replacement
Episode 12 • Dec 10, 1963 • 25 m
Honeymoon Hotel
Episode 13 • Dec 17, 1963 • 26 m
A Night at the Hooterville Hilton
Episode 14 • Dec 24, 1963 • 26 m
Cannonball Christmas
Episode 15 • Dec 31, 1963 • 26 m
Herby Gets Drafted
Episode 16 • Jan 7, 1964 • 26 m
Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik
When Bobbie Jo brings home a mad-at-the-world young poet and slacker who has won her heart, Kate has to figure out how to show her his true stripes.
Episode 17 • Jan 14, 1964 • 26 m
My Daughter the Doctor
Episode 18 • Jan 21, 1964 • 26 m
Hooterville vs. Hollywood
Episode 19 • Jan 28, 1964 • 26 m
Visit from a Big Star
Episode 20 • Feb 4, 1964 • 25 m
Last Chance Farm
When the Junction needs money to stay afloat, Uncle Joe convinces two rich women the hotel is a reducing farm.
Episode 21 • Feb 11, 1964 • 25 m
The Very Old Antique
Episode 22 • Feb 18, 1964 • 26 m
The Art Game
Uncle Joe decides to take up painting and hopes to make money with his new venture. When an antique dealer buys a painting, Joe thinks he is a new art master on his way to success. However, the dealer only wants the valuable picture frame.
Episode 23 • Feb 25, 1964 • 26 m
Betty Jo's First Love
Tomboy Betty Jo falls in love with Orville, who only has eyes for cars!
Episode 24 • Mar 3, 1964 • 26 m
Behind All Silver, There's a Cloud Lining
Uncle Joe is given the task of digging a drainage ditch for the Shady Rest. He finds the lazy way to do it by spreading rumors of a silver mine in the ground by the Shady Rest. He figures others will do the digging for him.
Episode 25 • Mar 10, 1964 • 26 m
The Talent Contest
The girls enter a talent contents that Uncle Joe arranges. He also wants to arrange one of his nieces winning the contest.
Episode 26 • Mar 17, 1964 • 26 m
Kate and the Manpower Problem
Episode 27 • Mar 24, 1964 • 26 m
The Ladybugs
Episode 28 • Mar 31, 1964 • 26 m
The Hooterville Flivverball
Episode 29 • Apr 7, 1964 • 26 m
Kate the Stockholder
Homer Bedloe wants to get rid of the Cannonball Express in Hooterville, so he begins to harass Floyd and Charley. Kate finds a way stop Bedloe.
Episode 30 • Apr 14, 1964 • 26 m
Kate and the Dowager
A rich and powerful woman stays at the Shady Rest. Kate hopes she will endorse the hotel in order to increase business and get a loan at the bank, but Kate finds she has to cater to every need for the woman, no matter how ridiculous.
Episode 31 • Apr 21, 1964 • 26 m
Charley Abandons the Cannonball
Charley feels that no one is paying any attention to him, so he quits working on the Cannonball.
Episode 32 • Apr 28, 1964 • 26 m
Dog Days at Shady Rest
The president of the railroad company has a dog that seems bored. His solution is to send the dog to the Shady Rest for a vacation.
Episode 33 • May 5, 1964 • 26 m
A Millionaire for Kate
The latest guest at the Shady Rest is an old boyfriend of Kate's. He is rich now, but Joe thinks he is just a con artist and after Kate's money.
Episode 34 • May 12, 1964 • 26 m
Bedloe and Son
Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville to try and stop the Cannonball Express. This time, he brings his son with him, who seems to follow in his father's footsteps.
Episode 35 • May 19, 1964 • 26 m
Local Girl Makes Good
A former resident returns to Hooterville and seems to be a self-made woman. Mary Jane is a business executive who can handle any situation and seems to have a way with men.
Episode 36 • May 26, 1964 • 26 m
Cave Woman
A business representative from a company visits the Shady Rest to determine if a business convention should be held there. No one seems to be able to close the deal, and Kate is missing.
Episode 37 • Jun 2, 1964 • 26 m
Kate Flat on Her Back
After Kate's ordeal of being caught in a cave-in, she has a badly sprained ankle. A business executive is still considering the Shady Rest for a business convention. Can Kate close the deal?
Episode 38 • Jun 9, 1964 • 26 m
The Genghis Keane Story
7 Seasons

Top Cast

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Edgar Buchanan

Uncle Joe Carson

Linda Henning

Betty Jo Bradley

Bea Benaderet

Kate Bradley

Frank Cady

Sam Drucker

Lori Saunders

Bobbie Jo Bradley

Rufe Davis

Floyd Smoot

Meredith MacRae

Billie Jo Bradley

Mike Minor

Steve Elliott, Dan Plout

Smiley Burnette

Charley Pratt

Jeannine Riley

Billie Jo Bradley

Pat Woodell

Bobbie Jo Bradley

June Lockhart

Dr. Janet Craig

Gunilla Hutton

Billie Jo Bradley

Charles Lane

Homer Bedloe

Byron Foulger

Wendell Gibbs, Mr. Guerney

Elvia Allman

Selma Plout, Cora Watson, Gladys Stroud

Kay E. Kuter

Newt Kiley

Jack Bannon

Roger Budd, Betty Jo's Date, Buck, Deputy John Edwards, Ed, Jack Bevans, Ronnie, Sgt. Neely, Technical Sergeant, Tommy Johnson

Eddie Albert

Oliver Wendell Douglas

Barney Elmore

Townsman, Carnival Man, Hobo, Hotel Guest, Jenkins, Jewelry Salesman, Stockholder, Usher, Volunteer Fireman

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