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[[File:Petticoat Junction title screen.jpg|thumb|Title screen from ''Petticoat Junction''.]]'''''Petticoat Junction''''' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. | [[File:Petticoat Junction title screen.jpg|thumb|Title screen from ''Petticoat Junction''.]]'''''Petticoat Junction''''' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 24, 1963 to April 4, 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). | 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). | ||
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File:Euglena Junction.jpg|link=Euglena Junction|1974: ''[[Euglena Junction]]'' wins the Prime Time Emmy for Best New Show. Broadcasting live from the Pantages Theater via NBC, host Johnny Carson calls it "an extraordinary study of the genus ''[[Euglena (nonfiction)|Euglena]]'', and a brilliant parody of ''Petticoat Junction''." | |||
File:Petticoat Junction does the dishes.jpg|"There's nothing more wholesome than a bunch of college-aged girls singing with abandon while doing the after-dinner dishes." | |||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petticoat_Junction Petticoat Junction]'' @ Wikipedia | * ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petticoat_Junction Petticoat Junction]'' @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
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[[Category:Television programs (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Television programs (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:07, 14 July 2021
Petticoat Junction is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 24, 1963 to April 4, 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).
The success of Petticoat Junction led to a spin-off, Green Acres (1965–1971). Petticoat Junction was produced by Wayfilms (a joint venture of Filmways Television and Pen-Ten Productions).
In the News
1974: Euglena Junction wins the Prime Time Emmy for Best New Show. Broadcasting live from the Pantages Theater via NBC, host Johnny Carson calls it "an extraordinary study of the genus Euglena, and a brilliant parody of Petticoat Junction."
"There's nothing more wholesome than a bunch of college-aged girls singing with abandon while doing the after-dinner dishes."
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Petticoat Junction @ Wikipedia