Petticoat Junction (TV Series) (DVD)

Synopsis

Return to Hooterville and..."Come ride the little train that is rolling down the track to the junction!"

The long-running television classic "Petticoat Junction" (CBS-TV, 1963-1970) was one of the most successful and beloved situation comedies of the 1960s. Created by Paul Henning (the same mastermind behind The Beverly Hillbillies), PETTICOAT JUNCTION ranked as the fourth-highest rated series during its debut season.

Set in the folksy farming community of Hooterville, Petticoat Junction centers on Kate Bradley, a widow who runs the charming Shady Rest Hotel with the help of her three beautiful young daughters - Billie Joe, Bobbie Joe and Betty Joe - along with the girls' Uncle Joe. Sam Drucker runs the local general store. Railroad engineers Charlie Pratt and Floyd Smoot operate the Cannonball, a steam engine train that runs through the valley and brings a host of interesting visitors and humorous mishaps to the Shady Rest.

This Ultimate Collection features 20 rare and restored episodes from the show's first year, complete wit the original theme song plus all-new, trivia-packed introductions by actress Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Joe Bradley) and a wealth of other extras. (also see the "Official" Complete Season sets)

The small farming community of Hooterville provided the setting for this highly successful rural situation comedy. Kate Bradley was the widowed owner of the only transient housing in town, the Shady Rest Hotel. Helping her run the hotel were her three beautiful daughters, Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo. Also assisting was the girls' lazy Uncle Joe, who had assumed the title of manager.

In addition to her involvement with the hotel, the romantic lives of her daughters, and her association with the townspeople, Kate was constantly at odds with Homer Bedlow, vice-president of the C.F.&W. Railroad. Homer was determined to close down the steam-driven branch of the railroad that ran through Hooterville, scrap its lone engine (the Cannonball), and put its two engineers (Charlie Pratt and Floyd Smoot) out of jobs.