Petticoat Junction (1963)

Name: Petticoat Junction
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7
Cast: Edgar Buchanan, Mike Minor, Meredith MacRae, Linda Henning, Lori Saunders

Comedy

The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (4,205 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1963)

7.40 avg 38 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Spur Line to Shady Rest	7.8	222
2	Quick, Hide the Railroad	7.7	156
3	The President Who Came to Dinner	7.9	160
4	Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse?	8.0	149
5	The Courtship of Floyd Smoot	7.2	116
6	Please Buy My Violets	7.5	118
7	The Ringer	7.2	107
8	Kate's Recipe for Hot Rhubarb	7.4	119
9	The Little Train Robbery	7.6	114
10	Bedloe Strikes Again	7.8	106
11	Uncle Joe's Replacement	7.1	94
12	Honeymoon Hotel	7.1	103
13	A Night at the Hooterville Hilton	7.7	100
14	Cannonball Christmas	7.9	149
15	Herby Gets Drafted	6.9	97
16	Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik	7.3	116
17	My Daughter the Doctor	7.2	93
18	Hooterville vs. Hollywood	7.2	90
19	Visit from a Big Star	7.4	104
20	Last Chance Farm	7.6	89
21	The Very Old Antique	7.4	85
22	The Art Game	7.1	66
23	Betty Jo's First Love	7.2	70
24	Behind All Silver, There's a Cloud Lining	7.3	65
25	The Talent Contest	7.3	68
26	Kate and the Manpower Problem	7.0	67
27	The Ladybugs	7.7	83
28	The Hooterville Flivverball	7.3	71
29	Kate the Stockholder	7.9	66
30	Kate and the Dowager	7.1	70
31	Charley Abandons the Cannonball	7.0	61
32	Dog Days at Shady Rest	7.6	69
33	A Millionaire for Kate	7.3	63
34	Bedloe and Son	7.6	68
35	Local Girl Makes Good	7.1	66
36	Cave Woman	7.2	61
37	Kate Flat on Her Back	7.0	63
38	The Genghis Keane Story	7.5	63

Season 2 (1964)

7.36 avg 36 episodes 7.9 → 7.2 26 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Betty Jo's Dog	7.9	95
2	Race Against the Stork	7.5	68
3	Have Library Will Travel	7.1	68
4	The Umquaw Strip	7.2	67
5	As Hooterville Goes	7.1	63
6	My Dog the Actor	7.2	62
7	The Great Buffalo Hunt	6.5	56
8	Betty Jo's Pen Pal	6.7	64
9	Bedloe's Nightmare	7.8	61
10	Kate's Bachelor Butter	7.6	57
11	Mother of the Bride	7.2	59
12	The Lost Patrol	7.3	55
13	Smoke-Eaters	6.7	53
14	The Curse of Chester W. Farnsworth	7.8	63
15	There's No Flame Like an Old Flame	7.3	51
16	Billie Jo's First Job	7.3	52
17	A Matter of Communication	7.3	53
18	Kate Bradley, Girl Volunteer	7.6	49
19	Hooterville Crime Wave	7.5	52
20	For the Birds	7.7	52
21	Modern Merchandising	7.7	54
22	Visit from the Governor	7.7	48
23	A Borderline Story	7.6	54
24	The Shady Rest Hotel Corporation	7.4	51
25	A Tale of Two Dogs	7.3	55
26	The Black Box	7.8	54
27	Bedloe's Most Fiendish Scheme	7.8	60
28	Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance	8.0	60
29	The Mayor of Hooterville	7.3	46
30	Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Jinx?	7.4	52
31	The Chicken Killer	7.3	56
32	Why Girls Leave Home	7.3	51
33	There's No Stove Like an Old Stove	7.4	56
34	The Brontosaurus Caper	6.7	58
35	The Hairbrained Scheme	6.9	49
36	There's No Business with Show Business	7.2	53

Season 3 (1965)

7.11 avg 34 episodes 7.4 → 6.6 26 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dear Minerva	7.4	63
2	The Baffling Raffle	7.5	60
3	The Dog Turns Playboy	7.2	57
4	The Good Luck Ring	7.1	54
5	Joe Carson, General Contractor	7.2	56
6	Bobbie Jo's Sorority	6.9	62
7	A Doctor in the House	7.0	61
8	Hooterville a Go Go	6.7	54
9	Hooterville Hurricane	7.3	57
10	Betty Jo Goes to New York	7.3	62
11	Bedloe's Successor	7.0	62
12	The Crowded Wedding Ring	7.2	51
13	Uncle Joe Plays Post Office	6.9	47
14	What's a Trajectory?	7.4	45
15	The Butler Did It	7.0	55
16	Better Never Than Late	7.2	53
17	Betty Jo Catches the Bouquet	7.3	52
18	Billie Jo's Independence Day	7.8	52
19	Yogurt, Anyone?	6.9	55
20	Only Boy in the Class	7.0	47
21	The County Fair	6.9	52
22	Jury at the Shady Rest	7.2	45
23	The Invisible Mr. Dobble	7.4	53
24	It's Not the Principle, It's the Money	6.9	43
25	War of the Hotels	7.7	53
26	The Windfall	7.7	52
27	Second Honeymoon	7.4	58
28	Kate Sells the Hotel	7.1	46
29	Kate Bradley, Peacemaker	6.5	48
30	What Ever Happened to Betty Jo?	6.4	47
31	Every Bachelor Should Have a Family	7.0	47
32	The Young Matchmakers	6.4	48
33	Hooterville Valley Project	7.3	45
34	Betty Jo's Bike	6.6	49

Season 4 (1966)

7.16 avg 32 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 25 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Young Love	7.4	56
2	Birdman of Shady Rest	7.6	58
3	Hooterville, You're All Heart	6.8	50
4	He Loves Us, He Loves Us Not	7.1	47
5	The All-Night Party	7.4	46
6	Cannonball, Inc.	7.2	48
7	Kate Grounds Selma Plout	7.3	45
8	The Almost Annual Charity Show	7.2	45
9	How Bugged Was My Valley	7.3	41
10	Twenty-Five Years Too Late	7.6	41
11	The Runt Strikes Back	7.4	41
12	Is There a Doctor in the Valley?	6.9	43
13	The Santa Claus Special	7.5	74
14	My Daughter the Secretary	6.8	34
15	Rise and Fall of a Tycoon	7.0	37
16	His Highness the Dog	7.0	35
17	Girls! Girls! Girls!	7.7	58
18	Temperance! Temperance!	7.1	40
19	A Star Is Born?	6.8	36
20	Shoplifter at Shady Rest	7.0	41
21	Don't Call Us	6.9	35
22	Hey, Look Me Over	7.4	47
23	That's Max?	7.5	46
24	The Fishing Derby	6.5	37
25	Kate's Big Deal	7.1	41
26	Author! Author!	7.1	45
27	Steve's Ol' Buddy	7.3	44
28	That Was the Night That Was	7.1	47
29	The Eternal Rectangle	7.4	40
30	Kate's Cousin Mae	6.8	48
31	A House Divided	6.8	34
32	Go Away, Fat	7.2	40

Season 5 (1967)

7.31 avg 30 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Is This My Daughter?	7.7	66
2	It's Not Easy to Be a Mother	6.9	50
3	One Dozen Roses	7.3	51
4	I Can't Hear You When the Thunder Is Clapping	7.5	48
5	Pop Goes the Question	7.9	54
6	A Cottage for Two	7.4	45
7	Mind If We Join Your Wedding	7.4	40
8	Meet the In-Laws	7.2	59
9	With This Gown I Thee Wed	7.9	62
10	Hawaii Calling	7.3	43
11	Kate's Birthday	7.2	42
12	The Honeymoon Is Over	6.8	44
13	A Horse on You, Mr. Bedloe	7.7	46
14	Kate's Day in Court	7.0	45
15	Uncle Joe and the Master Plan	7.3	43
16	All That Buzzes Ain't Bees	7.0	38
17	All Sales Final	7.5	41
18	The Power of the Press	7.3	42
19	Steve, the Apple Polisher	6.8	50
20	The Barber Shop Quartet	7.2	41
21	Come Home Higgins	7.5	53
22	Girl of Our Dreams	7.0	46
23	Uncle Joe Runs the Hotel	7.3	42
24	Billie Jo's First Record	7.0	42
25	Mae's Helping Hand	7.0	41
26	Bad Day at Shady Rest	7.4	40
27	Cannonball for Sale	7.8	50
28	My Pal Sam	7.0	46
29	Ring-A-Ding-Ding	7.1	37
30	Kate's Homecoming	8.0	55

Season 6 (1968)

7.25 avg 26 episodes 7.8 → 7.3 26 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Birthplace of a Future President	7.8	52
2	The Singing Sweethearts	7.4	46
3	Only a Husband	7.4	41
4	The Valley Has a Baby	8.0	75
5	Granny, the Baby Expert	7.5	51
6	Wings	7.3	49
7	The Lady Doctor	7.4	46
8	The Sneaky Ways of a Woman	7.6	36
9	The Strange Case of Joseph P. Carson	7.5	35
10	Bye, Bye, Doctor	7.0	41
11	First Night Out	6.9	34
12	A Cake from Granny	7.3	44
13	The Feminine Mistake	6.6	39
14	The Ballad of the Everyday Housewife	6.9	43
15	The Christening	6.8	48
16	Billie Jo and the Big Big Star	6.9	40
17	Steve's New Job	7.2	41
18	The Cannonball Bookmobile	7.2	46
19	A Man Called Cyrus Plout	6.8	36
20	Joe Saves the Post Office	7.3	38
21	I'm Allergic to Daddy	7.2	39
22	Uncle Joe Retires	7.5	35
23	The Organ Fund	7.7	37
24	The Great Race	6.8	45
25	Tune in Next Year	7.2	41
26	By the Book	7.3	42

Season 7 (1969)

7.03 avg 26 episodes 7.2 → 6.7 26 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Make Room for Baby	7.2	54
2	The Game Warden	7.8	50
3	The Other Woman	7.2	45
4	One of Our Chickens Is Missing	7.2	47
5	The Three Queens	7.4	42
6	The Glen Tinker Caper	6.6	46
7	The Tenant	6.9	39
8	Sorry Doctor, I Ain't Takin No Shots	7.3	46
9	A Most Momentous Occasion	7.1	33
10	The Camping Trip	7.4	42
11	Kathy Jo's First Birthday	7.8	45
12	Goodbye, Mr. Chimp	6.7	40
13	The Golden Spike Ceremony	7.5	42
14	But I've Never Been in Erie, PA	7.0	37
15	How to Arrange a Marriage	6.7	45
16	Selma Plout's Plot	6.9	42
17	With This Ring	7.0	42
18	The Valley's New Owner	6.5	41
19	Steve's Uncle George	6.6	47
20	Susan B. Anthony, I Love You	5.7	54
21	Spare That Cottage	7.2	43
22	Whiplash, Whiplash	7.3	42
23	Last Train to Pixley	7.5	49
24	Love Rears Its Ugly Head	6.5	46
25	No, No, You Can't Take Her Away	7.0	45
26	Betty Jo's Business	6.7	51