History Series / PetticoatJunction

''Petticoat Junction'' (1963-1970) is the intermediate entry in Paul Henning's trio of rural sitcoms, which also included ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' and ''Series/GreenAcres''. It centered on Kate Bradley, mother of three and owner of a quaint hotel called the Shady Rest in the small town of Hooterville. She was allegedly aided by Uncle Joe, who tried to avoid getting involved in anything resembling work. Most episodes were about Kate trying to move along her girls' love lives, or one of Joe's money-making schemes. From time to time, the railroad company would threaten to take away Hooterville's mostly unnecessary rail line, but Kate would always straighten them out, since she needed the train to bring her guests.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Each of the Bradley girls.

* Perfumigation: Uncle Joe attempts to make money by selling "Lord Violet" and "Lady Violet" perfume, which everyone but him hates because it smells terrible. Even the pigs hate it. He doesn't seem to notice. It turns out to be an excellent mosquito spray.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One line in the theme song goes "Lots of curves, you bet..." just as the clip of the girls' petticoats are seen on the exterior of the water tank.

* TheCastShowoff: An early example; while the first Bobbie Jo (as played by Pat Woddell)got to show her singing skills; this really didn't become prevalent until [[TheOtherDarrin Meredith MacRae]] took over as Billie Jo in 1966. Soon after, several songs featuring the actresses playing the sisters began to be produced.
** Steve Elliott, as portrayed by actor/singer Mike Minor, often got musical numbers as well.

* TheOtherDarrin: Of the three main girls; Betty Jo (played by Linda Kaye) was the only character whose actress remained the same throughout the show's run.

* TheCastShowoff: An early example; also this didn't occur until [[TheOtherDarrin Meredith MacRae]] took over as Billie Jo in 1966. Soon after, several songs featuring the actresses playing the sisters began to be produced.

* CoolTrain: Come on, admit it, you've seen Sierra No. 3 in more famous roles besides this.

''Petticoat Junction'' is the intermediate entry in Paul Henning's trio of rural sitcoms, which also included ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' and ''Series/GreenAcres''. It centered on Kate Bradley, mother of three and owner of a quaint hotel called the Shady Rest in the small town of Hooterville. She was allegedly aided by Uncle Joe, who tried to avoid getting involved in anything resembling work. Most episodes were about Kate trying to move along her girls' love lives, or one of Joe's money-making schemes. From time to time, the railroad company would threaten to take away Hooterville's mostly unnecessary rail line, but Kate would always straighten them out, since she needed the train to bring her guests.

# TooDumbToLive:Why Floyd works for the railway and is never fired is a mystery.

''Petticoat Junction'' is the intermediate (and possibly least popular) entry in Paul Henning's trio of rural sitcoms, which also included ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' and ''Series/GreenAcres''. It centered on Kate Bradley, mother of three and owner of a quaint hotel called the Shady Rest in the small town of Hooterville. She was allegedly aided by Uncle Joe, who tried to avoid getting involved in anything resembling work. Most episodes were about Kate trying to move along her girls' love lives, or one of Joe's money-making schemes. From time to time, the railroad company would threaten to take away Hooterville's mostly unnecessary rail line, but Kate would always straighten them out, since she needed the train to bring her guests.

Petticoat is probably better known for its numerous cast changes than its scripts; to start, there were the three daughters, Billie Jo, Betty Jo and Bobbie Jo (just don't ask which one's which). Only one of them was played by the same actress through the entire series, and another daughter was recast twice. Then, Bea Benederet, who played Kate, fell ill and died, resulting in the casting of a substitute, June Lockhart. Lockhart's character, the town doctor, didn't really have Kate's charisma, and the remaining episodes tended to focus more on the married daughter's home life. There was some turnover in the supporting cast along the way.

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''Petticoat Junction'' is the intermediate (and possibly least popular) entry in Paul Henning's trio of rural sitcoms, which also included ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' and ''GreenAcres''. It centered on Kate Bradley, mother of three and owner of a quaint hotel called the Shady Rest in the small town of Hooterville. She was allegedly aided by Uncle Joe, who tried to avoid getting involved in anything resembling work. Most episodes were about Kate trying to move along her girls' love lives, or one of Joe's money-making schemes. From time to time, the railroad company would threaten to take away Hooterville's mostly unnecessary rail line, but Kate would always straighten them out, since she needed the train to bring her guests.

* ExpositoryThemeTune: "Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to the junction/''PetticoatJunction''..."