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Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson. The series is one of three interrelated shows about rural characters produced by Paul Henning. "Petticoat Junction" was created upon the success of Henning's previous rural/urban-themed sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962–1971)
instead of the familiar opening and closing music, which is still under copyright.
As of April, 2019, the original black and white episodes of "Petticoat Junction" are airing on the Retro Television Network.
Home media.
The Paul Henning Estate holds the original film elements to the black-and-white episodes, and in 2005 allowed 20 black-and-white episodes from Season One to be officially released on DVD in an "ultimate collection" via MPI Home Video. This release features the first