Episode guide
Petticoat Junction: Season 2
36 episodes · first aired Sep 22, 1964
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- 1 Betty Jo's Dog Sep 22, 1964 · 25m It's the first day of school and Kate is having trouble getting a couple of her daughters motivated to go. Betty Jo has a new friend, a little dog that follows her back from school. Kate…
- 2 Race Against the Stork Sep 29, 1964 · 25m Henry Barton is dropping off his pregnant wife Elsie at the Shady Rest. While the baby isn't due for two weeks, Henry still wants someone to watch Elsie as he will be gone for three days…
- 3 Have Library, Will Travel Oct 6, 1964 · 25m Uncle Joe isn't thrilled with the idea of turning the Cannonball's baggage car into a mobile library. He likes even less having to build the library shelves. But after meeting her, Uncle…
- 4 The Umquaw Strip Oct 13, 1964 · 25m Sam, Charley, Floyd and Uncle Joe are rehearsing a reenactment of the signing of the treaty between the Umquaw Indians and the C&FW Railroad. The treaty gave Indian land in the vicinity of…
- 5 As Hooterville Goes Oct 27, 1964 · 25m Hooterville has a long standing record of being the first community to have their political votes submitted to the state. Pip Winslow from Crabwell Corners is taking bets that they will…
- 6 My Dog the Actor Nov 10, 1964 · 25m Betty Jo wants to enter Dog in a contest to make a commercial for Tailwagger Dog Food. The winner also receives a $500 cash award. Kate tries to discourage Betty Jo because Dog doesn't…
- 7 The Great Buffalo Hunt Nov 17, 1964 · 25m Uncle Joe shocks Kate by bringing home a buffalo! Kate tells him to take it back, but all sales were final. It's part of his scheme to dupe wealthy British sportsman Lord Harold Faversham…
- 8 Betty Jo's Pen Pal Nov 24, 1964 · 25m The girls are trying to learn some Japanese to make Betty Jo's Japanese pen pal, Nobuko Takamura, feel at home for her visit. Nobuko has come to the US to attend college to improve her…
- 9 Bedloe's Nightmare Dec 1, 1964 · 25m Billie Jo is upset that the Cannonball is late and she believes it has outlived its usefulness. Meanwhile, Homer Bedloe, the Hooterville Cannonball's arch-enemy, has been having terrible…
- 10 Kate's Bachelor Butter Dec 8, 1964 · 25m Jack Crandall, who is with H-D-L Food Products, is a passenger on the Cannonball. He is stunned when the train stops just so Charley and Floyd can pick apples for Kate's special recipe…
- 11 Mother of the Bride Dec 15, 1964 · 25m Kate doesn't have anything against Dan, Billie Jo's boyfriend, that is except his mother is Selma Plout, her arch-enemy. Kate and Selma are once again arguing at the Every Other Wednesday…
- 12 The Lost Patrol Dec 29, 1964 · 25m Kate learns from Sam that the US Army is conducting war games in the area around the Shady Rest. Kate is worried about her three daughters because they are swimming in the water tower and…
- 13 Smoke-Eaters Jan 5, 1965 · 25m Uncle Joe has formed the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Volunteer Band. The band is so bad that it is driving paying guests away from the hotel. Joe hoped to raise money with the…
- 14 The Curse of Chester W. Farnsworth Jan 12, 1965 · 25m Mr. Richardson is a guest at the hotel. Uncle Joe tells him about the curse of Chester W. Farnsworth, a guest at the hotel fifty years ago. He was a traveling drummer and notorious hotel…
- 15 There's No Flame Like an Old Flame Jan 19, 1965 · 25m Uncle Joe has been receiving and sending what appears to be love letters. Kate eventually learns that Joe is writing to Mary Alice Perkins. Kate is upset because Mary Alice stood Joe up at…
- 16 Billie Jo's First Job Jan 26, 1965 · 25m Billie Jo wins a contest at secretarial school and is offered her first job. She will be private secretary to author Oliver Fenton. World traveling Fenton is coming to Hooterville because…
- 17 A Matter of Communication Feb 2, 1965 · 25m The girls are upset that they don't have a telephone at the hotel. They can't communicate with their friends and are social outcasts. Kate says it would cost $800 for the telephone company…
- 18 Kate Bradley, Girl Volunteer Feb 9, 1965 · 25m Volunteer fire chief Uncle Joe has designed a new nighttime alarm system. When a valley resident sets off a skyrocket in the event of a fire, a volunteer will fire off a cannon. But there…
- 19 Hooterville Crime Wave Feb 16, 1965 · 25m Convicts Barney Dawson and Max James have escaped from the state penitentiary. Meanwhile, Uncle Joe, a member of the CIA (Criminal Investigators' Alliance), accuses Sam of running a lax…
- 20 For the Birds Feb 23, 1965 · 25m The Cannonball has temporarily ceased operations. The reason is a bird has built a nest on top of the smokestack and has laid five eggs. Charley and Floyd refuse to move the train until…
- 21 Modern Merchandising Mar 2, 1965 · 25m O'Donnel's, a new supermarket, has just opened in Pixley. Sam hasn't had a customer since it opened. Even Uncle Joe goes to O'Donnel's to check it out. While there, Joe manages to annoy…
- 22 Visit From the Governor Mar 9, 1965 · 25m The Governor announces that he will make a grassroots tour of the state. Uncle Joe is excited by the news, but no one else seems to care. The Governor has not announced his itinerary, but…
- 23 A Borderline Story Mar 16, 1965 · 25m Uncle Joe sees some surveyors down by the railroad tracks next to the hotel. He mistakenly believes that a new road is going to be built there. Kate learns from surveyor Ralph Craig that…
- 24 The Shady Rest Hotel Corporation Mar 23, 1965 · 25m Uncle Joe mentions investing in the stock market and Kate reminds him about the bad stock he had her invest in once before. Meanwhile, the hot water heater in the hotel springs a leak…
- 25 A Tale of Two Dogs Mar 30, 1965 · 25m Crabwell Corners is suing the Town of Hooterville for possession of a Spanish-American War cannon. Crabwell Corners feels it is rightly theirs. Meanwhile, Tad Winslow of Crabwell Corners…
- 26 The Black Box Apr 6, 1965 · 25m Kate's spring cleaning coincides with the US Air Force doing maneuvers over the valley. Part of those maneuvers includes testing out a new high powered camera. It looks like an ordinary…
- 27 Bedloe's Most Fiendish Scheme Apr 13, 1965 · 25m Kate has a lot of outstanding debts, plus she hasn't made a mortgage payment in six months. Mr. Guerney, the President of the Pixley Bank, informs her that there is a new majority…
- 28 Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance Apr 20, 1965 · 25m In this second half of a two-part story, Homer Bedloe has controlling interest in the Pixley Bank and has fired its President, Mr. Guerney. He has decided not only to foreclose on Kate's…
- 29 The Mayor of Hooterville Apr 27, 1965 · 25m Because they don't have one, Uncle Joe wants to be named the Mayor of Hooterville. And as mayor, he would get an all expenses paid trip to the state capitol for the state's mayors'…
- 30 Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Jinx? May 4, 1965 · 25m Lately, bad things have been happening to people whenever Uncle Joe is around. He is now getting the reputation of being a jinx. Joe is initially upset by all the talk of him being a jinx…
- 31 The Chicken Killer May 11, 1965 · 25m Hinky Mittenfloss, the new dog catcher, is constantly trying to catch Dog. Hinky now believes that Dog killed three of Luther Craig's chickens. He takes Dog to the County Dog Pound where…
- 32 Why Girls Leave Home May 18, 1965 · 25m Music Professor Lieberschmit recommends that would-be singer Bobbie Jo go to New York City for three months to take singing lessons. Kate barely manages to borrow $300 for Bobbie Jo's trip…
- 33 There's No Stove Like an Old Stove May 25, 1965 · 25m Fed up with chopping wood for Kate's old wood-burner, Uncle Joe tries to convince Kate to buy a new electric stove. Joe tells Kate that people have stopped coming to the hotel because the…
- 34 The Brontosaurus Caper Jun 1, 1965 · 25m Betty Jo is giving up baseball to devote her life to science. The family finds out that she has a crush on Roland Barrett, her new science teacher. Dog brings home a large animal bone…
- 35 The Hairbrained Scheme Jun 8, 1965 · 25m Uncle Joe gets his friends Sam, Charley and Floyd to invest $15 in his latest get rich quick scheme. Kate makes him give back the money, and also makes him promise no more schemes. Joe…
- 36 There's No Business With Show Business Jun 15, 1965 · 25m Their latest traveling salesman guest sneaks out of the hotel without paying his bill. Kate and Uncle Joe find a guidebook for traveling salesmen listing certain hotels that can be…