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Season 3 – Petticoat Junction

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Widow Kate Bradley and her three daughters - Bobbie Jo, Billie Jo and Bettie Jo - run the Shady Rest Hotel, a small-town inn where city folks come to enjoy the quiet. Nothing much happens around Hooterville, so it's up to the girls to come up with their own schemes for fun.
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Bea Benaderet

Kate Bradley

Edgar Buchanan

Uncle Joe Carson

Gunilla Hutton

Billie Jo Bradley

Linda Kaye Henning

Betty Jo Bradley Elliott

Lori Saunders

Bobbie Jo Bradley

Frank Cady

Sam Drucker

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 14, 1965 Dear Minerva Kate becomes an anonymous celebrity when she writes a lovelorn column for the local paper. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 21, 1965 The Baffling Raffle Uncle Joe has trouble trying to recover his winning raffle ticket from Kate, who is serving on a jury. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 1965 The Dog Turns Playboy The Shady Rest dog becomes rich when a lawyer appears at the hotel to announce that it has inherited $200. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 5, 1965 The Good Luck Ring Bobbie Jo counts on a special ring to help her win a spelling contest. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 12, 1965 Joe Carson, General Contractor Uncle Joe pretends to be a general contractor so he can make a few dollars handling the renovation of the Green Acres farmhouse. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 1965 Bobbie Jo's Sorority Bobbie Jo attempts a seemingly impossible feat to be accepted into Hooterville High's only sorority. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 1965 A Doctor in the House A doctor establishes offices at Shady Rest, much to the chagrin of Kate and the two soon have a confrontation. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 1965 Hooterville A-Go-Go Kate's daughters beg her to invite a rock 'n' roll star to perform at a benefit show. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 1965 Hooterville Hurricane Uncle Joe becomes a fight promoter when he meets a young plumber with the size and strength of a gorilla. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 23, 1965 Betty Jo Goes to New York A week in New York transforms Betty Jo into a svelte sophisticate. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 30, 1965 Bedloe's Successor After being sacked from his job, Homer Bedloe arrives in Hooterville in disgrace but in reality it's all another scam to get rid of the Cannonball. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 7, 1965 The Crowded Wedding Ring One of Kate's old boyfriends attempts to rekindle their romance but is thwarted by his dominating sister. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 14, 1965 Uncle Joe Plays Post Office Uncle Joe becomes the new town postmaster and moves the post office to the Shady Rest. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 21, 1965 What's a Trajectory? The Shady Rest Hotel is visited by a mysterious and affluent guest, whom Uncle Joe deduces is a bank robber. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 28, 1965 The Butler Did It Bobbie Jo enters a contest sponsored by Gitney's Old English Tomato Sauce and wins first prize, an English butler. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 4, 1966 Better Never Than Late Kate battles rural postmasters to recover an ill-advised letter. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 11, 1966 Betty Jo Catches the Bouquet Tomboy Betty Jo goes looking for a husband on the premise that fate has chosen her to become the next bride in the community. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 18, 1966 Billie Jo's Independence Day Billie Jo moves out of the Shady Rest and discovers that independence has its drawbacks. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 25, 1966 Yogurt, Anyone? Betty Jo poses as a college coed to attract a handsome college student. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 1, 1966 Only Boy in the Class Bobbie Jo helps out the only boy in her home-economics class. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 8, 1966 The County Fair All the Bradleys expect to win the contests they enter at the county fair -- until Uncle Joe gives them a hand. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 15, 1966 Jury at the Shady Rest Gluttonous jurors lodged at the Shady Rest refuse to reach a verdict because they like Kate's cooking so well. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 22, 1966 The Invisible Mr. Dobble Kate believes one of her guests at the Shady Rest is invisible. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 1, 1966 It's Not the Principle, It's the Money Kate tries to refurbish the Shady Rest to attract conventions, while Uncle Joe plans to make it a shambles to reduce the taxes. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 8, 1966 War of the Hotels Kate fights a no-holds-barred war with the unscrupulous operator of the Pixley Hotel. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 15, 1966 The Windfall During a trip to Pixley, Uncle Joe unearths a fortune in buried cash. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 22, 1966 Second Honeymoon Uncle Joe's solicitude threatens the marriage of a couple who have returned to the Shady Rest for their second honeymoon. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 29, 1966 Kate Sells the Hotel Kate sells the hotel because she thinks the girls want to move to New York. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 5, 1966 Kate Bradley, Peacemaker A feud between Floyd and Charley threatens to end the operation of the Hooterville Cannonball. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 12, 1966 Whatever Happened to Betty Jo? When Betty Jo fails to return home from school at the proper time Kate jumps to the conclusion that she's eloped. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 19, 1966 Every Bachelor Should Have a Family The bickering Bradleys stage a display of harmony to impress a longtime bachelor who is considering marriage. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 26, 1966 The Young Matchmakers Kate's daughters organize a lonely-hearts club to find eligible bachelors for her. Details Episode 33 Aired May 3, 1966 Hooterville Valley Project Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville with yet another scheme. This time he wants to flood the entire valley in order to make a recreational lake. Details Episode 34 Aired May 10, 1966 Betty Jo's Bike The Shady Rest becomes a giant nursery when Betty Jo goes into the baby-sitting business. Details
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Season Info

Director
Charles Barton, Guy Scarpitta, Stanley Z. Cherry, Richard L. Bare, Richard Moder, Hollingsworth Morse, Dick Moder
Screenwriter
Al Schwartz, Howard Harris, David Braverman, Ben Starr, R. S. Allen, Frank Crow, Jay Sommers, Danny Simon, Lou Huston, Bob Marcus, Arthur Marx, Ronny Pearlman
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 14, 1965