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S1 E37 Kate, Flat On Her Back

Comedy

TV-G

25 minutes

Jun 1, 1964

Kate is trying to get Shady Rest chosen as the site for a big convention, but a sprained ankle has incapacitated her and the job of cornering the convention is left to Uncle Joe and the daughters.Featuring: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Lori Saunders, Meredith MacRae, Mike Minor, Rufe Davis

Season 1, 36 Episodes

Petticoat Junction - Spur Line To Shady Rest

Spur Line To Shady Rest,

The Shady Rest hotel is threatened when a railroad detective comes to investigate a forgotten spur line on the property.

Petticoat Junction - Quick, Hide The Railroad

Quick, Hide The Railroad,

Kate uses her charms to keep Homer Bedloe from catching the train to Pixley.

Petticoat Junction - The President Who Came To Dinner

The President Who Came To Dinner,

President of the railroad comes to visit the Shady Rest hotel with the intention to terminate the Cannonball's service.

Petticoat Junction - Is There A Doctor In The Roundhouse

Is There A Doctor In The Roundhouse,

Norman Curtis breaks the Cannonball's throttle lever, threatening the success of the Shady Rest Hotel's annual jamboree.

Petticoat Junction - The Courtship Of Floyd Smoot

The Courtship Of Floyd Smoot,

Kate's intentions are mistaken when she tries to help Floyd Smoot regain his confience after being slighted by the woman he loves.

Petticoat Junction - Please Buy My Violets

Please Buy My Violets,

Kate is forced to peddle cologne when Uncle Joe buys a bunch of cases with the money meant for window screens.

Petticoat Junction - The Ringer

Betty Jo must challenge the legendary Pixley Fats in the Annual Horeshoe Tournament.

Petticoat Junction - Kat's Recipe For Hot Rhubarb

Kat's Recipe For Hot Rhubarb,

Kate tries to teach Betty Jo how to make Hot Rhubarb after setting her up on a double date.

Petticoat Junction - The Little Train Robbery

The Little Train Robbery,

Bank robbers stay the night at Shady Rest hoping to intercept a bank shipment on the Cannonball.

Petticoat Junction - Bedloe Strikes Again

Bedloe Strikes Again,

Uncle Joe is pelted with eggs after his team, the Hooterville Hornets lose a game.

Petticoat Junction - Uncle Joe's Replacement

Uncle Joe's Replacement,

Kate hires Herby to work as an Assistant Manager at the hotel, causing Uncle Joe to fear for his position.

Petticoat Junction - Honeymoon Hotel

Honeymoon Hotel,

Uncle Joe's latest scheme involves turning the Shady Rest into a Honeymooners getaway.

Petticoat Junction - Cannonball Christmas

Cannonball Christmas,

Homer Bedloe tries to gain possession of the Cannonball on Christmas Eve.

Petticoat Junction - Herby Gets Drafted

Herby Gets Drafted,

When Herby gets drafted, Kate tries to cheer him up by saying he could become an astronaut.

Petticoat Junction - Bobbi Jo And The Beatnik

Bobbi Jo And The Beatnik,

Bobbie Jo falls for an edgy young poet.

Petticoat Junction - My Daughter, The Doctor

My Daughter, The Doctor,

Billie Joe receives an endowment, but instead of using it for medical school, she wishes to go to Hollywood.

Petticoat Junction - Hooterville Vs. Hollywood

Hooterville Vs. Hollywood,

Kate tries to convince Billie Jo that she is sick in order to set her up with Dr. Harris.

Petticoat Junction - Visit From A Big Star

Visit From A Big Star,

A big movie star stays at Shady Rest.

Petticoat Junction - Last Chance Farm

Last Chance Farm,

Uncle Joe tries to convince two rich women that Shady Rest is a farm.

Petticoat Junction - A Very Old Antique

A Very Old Antique,

Homer Bedloe tries to sell the Cannonball to a rich man as an antique.

Petticoat Junction - The Art Game

The art dealer buys one of Uncle Joe's paintings for its valuable frame, but Uncle Joe thinks he's on the road to fantastic artistic success.

Petticoat Junction - Betty Jo's First Love

Betty Jo's First Love,

Betty Jo has her first crush - but the object of her affections (Orville Miggs) is more interested in tinkering with cars than he is in romance.

Petticoat Junction - Behind All Silver, There's A Cloud Lining

Behind All Silver, There's A Cloud Lining,

Uncle Joe tries to bring more guests to Shady Rest--and get his drainage ditch dug for free--by spreading rumors about a silver strike in the area.

Petticoat Junction - The Talent Contest

The Talent Contest,

Uncle Joe is promoting a talent contest, and he tries to make sure that one of his three nieces wins.

Petticoat Junction - Kate And The Manpower Problem

Kate And The Manpower Problem,

An old school chum thinks it's time Kate was married again, and she tells the girls to round up some prospects.

Petticoat Junction - The Hooterville Flivverball

The Hooterville Flivverball,

Uncle Joe decides to bankrupt the Hooterville Cannonball by starting his own railroad, powered by Orville Miggs' flivver.

Petticoat Junction - Kate, The Stockholder

Kate, The Stockholder,

Homer Bedloe becomes superintendent of the Hooterville Cannonball. He forces Charley & Floyd to keep to a strict schedule, all in his latest attempt to shut the train line down.

Petticoat Junction - Kate And The Dowager

Kate And The Dowager,

Socialite Clara Watkins is an important guest at Shady Rest. Unless she recommends the place to her friends, the bank won't lend Kate any more money.

Petticoat Junction - Charley Abandons The Cannonball

Charley Abandons The Cannonball,

Everyone seems too busy to spend any time with Charley, so he decides to quit his job as engineer of the Hooterville Cannonball.

Petticoat Junction - Dog Days At Shady Rest

Dog Days At Shady Rest,

Railroad President Norman Curtis thinks that his household's pet basset hound needs a change of scenery, so he sends the dog off to Shady Rest.

Petticoat Junction - A Millionaire For Kate

A Millionaire For Kate,

Kate Bradley is visited by an old schoolmate who's now a millionaire, but Uncle Joe has him pegged as a con artist.

Petticoat Junction - Bedloe And Son

Bedloe And Son,

Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville with his son, Homer Junior, who is as hateful and devious as his father.

Petticoat Junction - Local Girl Makes Good

Local Girl Makes Good,

Business executive Mary Jane Hastings returns home to Hooterville and impresses everyone with her administrative ability, particularly her handling of men.

Petticoat Junction - Cave Woman

Shady Rest would stand a better chance of being selected as the site of the big convention if Kate were around, but she's trapped in a cave-in.

Petticoat Junction - Kate, Flat On Her Back

Kate, Flat On Her Back,

Kate is trying to get Shady Rest chosen as the site for a big convention, but a sprained ankle has incapacitated her and the job of cornering the convention is left to Uncle Joe and the daughters.

Petticoat Junction - The Genghis Keane Story

The Genghis Keane Story,

When Adelaide "Genghis" Keane returns from Europe, Kate is surprised to find that the elderly schoolteacher is no longer the tyrannical disciplinarian she used to be.

Details

Petticoat Junction

Comedy

TV-G

4 Seasons

25 minutes

The lives of the residents of Hooterville are the setting for this rural situation comedy. Kate Bradley is the widowed owner of the Shady Rest Hotel which she runs with her three beautiful daughters. The girl's Uncle Joe acts as a handyman.

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