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4 unusual facts about Petticoat Junction


Eldon, Missouri

The television show Petticoat Junction was based on the Burris Hotel that existed in this small railroad town in the midwest.

Minerva Urecal

Her final television appearances were in 1965/66 on CBS's Petticoat Junction.

Pixley, California

Pixley is famous for serving as a location for filming the 1960s American sitcom, Petticoat Junction.

Return to Green Acres

This movie was the final acting performance of character actor Frank Cady, who played Mr. Drucker, the Hooterville general store proprietor, who was featured concurrently on both Green Acres and the sister CBS sitcom from which it was spun off, Petticoat Junction; Cady died in 2012.


Bill Manhoff

His television series script writing credits included Sanford and Son, The Partridge Family, All in the Family, Room 222, The Odd Couple, Petticoat Junction, Leave It To Beaver, and The Real McCoys.

Glen Ash

As a result, Ash made the appearances on The Leslie Uggams Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Mayberry RFD, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, Petticoat Junction, among others, during the 1969-70 season.

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch is played by Higgins the Dog (best known for his roles as "Dog" in the television series Petticoat Junction and as the title character in Benji).

Ralph Levy

He directed episodes of several television shows, including I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O.

Richard Erdman

In 1965, he played Colonel Millbank in the episode "The Black Box" of CBS's Petticoat Junction, a rural sitcom starring Bea Benaderet and Edgar Buchanan.

Walter Baldwin

In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.


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Edgar Buchanan

Higgins had been found in an animal shelter and trained by Frank Inn, who also trained Arnold Ziffel (the pig) and the other animals used on The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres.

Lori Saunders

In addition to Petticoat Junction, she was a regular cast member on Dusty's Trail, a mid-1970s comedy television series starring Bob Denver.