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Petticoat Junction: Season 3

34 episodes · first aired Sep 14, 1965

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1 Dear Minerva Sep 14, 1965 · 25m Sam has added an advice column called Dear Minerva to the newspaper, and Sam is Minerva. Kate thinks that the column should be written by a woman. Sam convinces Kate to be Minerva as long…
2 The Baffling Raffle Sep 21, 1965 · 25m Oliver Wendell Douglas and Lisa Douglas are staying overnight at the hotel. They are moving into their newly purchased farmhouse, the run down Haney place. When Joe finds out that Oliver…
3 The Dog Turns Playboy Sep 28, 1965 · 25m Betty Jo and Bobbie Jo and a group of friends are trying to plan a fund-raising stage production to buy some playground equipment for the kids. Because of casting problems, Betty Jo comes…
4 The Good Luck Ring Oct 5, 1965 · 25m Bobbie Jo is entering an upcoming spelling bee, but it may be a losing battle against stuck up but excellent speller Henrietta Watson. Cora Watson, Henrietta's equally stuck up mother…
5 Joe Carson, General Contractor Oct 12, 1965 · 25m Because Uncle Joe is supposed to paint the Hotel, he gets the idea that he can go into business as a general contractor. He finds out that the wealthy Douglases are looking for a…
6 Bobbie Jo's Sorority Oct 26, 1965 · 25m Bobbie Jo has been nominated for membership into Hooterville High's only sorority. She is worried as she knows many girls who were nominated but didn't pass the initiation. The head of the…
7 A Doctor in the House Nov 2, 1965 · 25m Uncle Joe answers the ad of Dr. Mathew Bailey. Dr. Bailey is looking for office space in return for free medical service. Kate doesn't think it's a good idea, especially with everyone in…
8 Hooterville A-Go-Go Nov 9, 1965 · 25m The Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Discussion Club, with its new member Lisa Douglas, is planning on holding a square dance as a high school benefit. The Bradley girls decide to try and…
9 Hooterville Hurricane Nov 16, 1965 · 25m Boxer Kid Dynamite is offering $100 to anyone who can stay in the ring with him for three rounds without going down. Uncle Joe is trying to find a fighter who he can train, while keeping…
10 Betty Jo Goes to New York Nov 23, 1965 · 25m Mrs. Douglas asks an excited Betty Jo to accompany her on a week long trip to New York City as her guest. After an initial hesitation, Kate allows Betty Jo to go. When Betty Jo returns to…
11 Bedloe's Successor Nov 30, 1965 · 25m Homer Bedloe, arch-enemy of the Hooterville Cannonball, returns in abject disgrace and poverty to Hooterville Valley. He has been replaced by Wilbur Goodfellow, who supposedly is the exact…
12 The Crowded Wedding Ring Dec 7, 1965 · 25m One of Kate Bradley's old swains named Ralph Denton sends a telegram stating that he is coming by the hotel for a few days. Uncle Joe thinks Kate is acting just a little too nonchalantly…
13 Uncle Joe Plays Post Office Dec 14, 1965 · 25m Joe insults Sam about the way he runs the post office, so Sam lets Joe take over. Joe decides to set up the post office at the hotel's reception desk. Kate tries to persuade Joe to give…
14 What's a Trajectory? Dec 21, 1965 · 25m It's been a month since there have been any guests at the hotel. But then a Mr. Reynolds checks in. To Kate and the girls, Mr. Reynolds seems like a nice, friendly man, but Uncle Joe…
15 The Butler Did It Dec 28, 1965 · 25m Bobbie Jo and Betty Jo are entering contests where they are required to send in food can and box top labels. This leaves much of Kate's pantry left with unlabeled cans and boxes. Bobbie Jo…
16 Better Never Than Late Jan 4, 1966 · 25m Uncle Joe advertises to hotel guests Billie Jo's services as a stenographer. Mr. Norton, a salesman who wants to write a business letter to Frank Mortimer, hires her. Norton dictates a…
17 Betty Jo Catches the Bouquet Jan 11, 1966 · 25m Gladys Knockleheimer and Bernie McKenzie are holding their wedding reception at the hotel. They are the fifth set of friends of Billie Jo's that have gotten married. Both Billie Jo and…
18 Billie Jo's Independence Day Jan 18, 1966 · 25m Billie Jo wants to move out of the hotel and into her own apartment in Pixley. Kate repeatedly says no. Kate finally gives in, but she has to approve of the place and the landlord. She…
19 Yogurt, Anyone? Jan 25, 1966 · 25m High-schooler Betty Jo is on the verge of breaking up with her latest boyfriend Edward. He believes Betty Jo is intellectually immature. The problem is that she now has no date for…
20 Only Boy in the Class Feb 1, 1966 · 25m It's the start of the new semester at Hooterville High and there are seven new girls and one new boy enrolled. Bobbie Jo takes pity on the new boy, Walter Thorp, as he is the only boy in…
21 The County Fair Feb 8, 1966 · 25m The annual county fair is coming soon. Betty Jo picks Everett the pig for Hooterville High's cutest livestock contest. Bobbie Jo will be singing in the talent contest. Uncle Joe hopes to…
22 Jury at the Shady Rest Feb 15, 1966 · 25m An accident at the county courthouse has blown off the roof of the building. Uncle Joe gets the jury of the current case sequestered at the Shady Rest. But things don't run as smoothly as…
23 The Invisible Mr. Dobble Feb 22, 1966 · 25m Kate receives a letter from a Mr. Donald Dobble requesting a reservation for two rooms for him and a friend. Mr. Dobble's friend, David Benton, arrives and acts as though Dobble were with…
24 It's Not the Principle, It's the Money Mar 1, 1966 · 25m Kate hopes to have a convention take place at the hotel. But, they are in competition with the Pixley Hotel, which has more modern conveniences. Kate decides to do a face lift of the…
25 War of the Hotels Mar 8, 1966 · 25m The Shady Rest is full with guests, while the Pixley Hotel is just about empty. The Pixley Hotel's unscrupulous owner, Murdock Sneep, suggests to Kate that they merge their businesses…
26 The Windfall Mar 15, 1966 · 25m The hotel is empty and bills piling up. In order to get some money, Kate suggests Uncle Joe find a paying job. Joe appears to be looking for a job, but he does his best not to get one. Joe…
27 Second Honeymoon Mar 22, 1966 · 25m Uncle Joe is excited by a letter from Jeff and Nancy Anderson. They honeymooned at the hotel and are planning on returning for their tenth wedding anniversary. This gives Joe the idea to…
28 Kate Sells the Hotel Mar 29, 1966 · 25m Carter Deming is a writer and the only current guest at the hotel. He tells Kate that he gets ten times more work done at the hotel than he does in his own home in New York. Uncle Joe lets…
29 Kate Bradley, Peacemaker Apr 5, 1966 · 25m The cheap refrigerator that Uncle Joe bought isn't working, so Kate sends him into Pixley to get some ice for the icebox. Floyd and Charley are having a fight over who is the boss of the…
30 Whatever Happened to Betty Jo? Apr 12, 1966 · 25m Kate is cleaning out the storage closet. She wants the family members to go through their belongings to see what can be thrown away. Uncle Joe thinks they should start an antiques business…
31 Every Bachelor Should Have a Family Apr 19, 1966 · 25m Kate's widowed friend Vera Wilson has been dating Ronnie Beckman, a bookkeeper who moved to the valley five years ago. Kate wants to know when they're getting married, but Vera says the…
32 The Young Matchmakers Apr 26, 1966 · 25m It seems that every night everyone has something to do except for Kate. Uncle Joe tells Kate that she needs to get out herself. The girls decide to try and find Kate an eligible bachelor…
33 Hooterville Valley Project May 3, 1966 · 25m Uncle Joe is excited about a new capital works project for the valley. The plan is to dam up Bleeker Creek which will create a new lake in the area. Kate points out to Uncle Joe that the…
34 Betty Jo's Bike May 10, 1966 · 25m Betty Jo wants to buy her friend Willie's motorized bicycle. Kate says she can if she is able to come up with the money. Betty Jo gets a babysitting job on the condition that Kate is…