Q 01/05
A) NBC
B) ABC
C) CBS
D) DuMont
Answer · why
It was canceled in spring 1970 despite improving ratings, a precursor to the network's "rural purge".
Q 02/05
A) The Hooterville Inn
B) The Whistle Stop
C) The Shady Rest
D) The Burris House
Answer · why
Kate says her stubborn grandfather built it there because that was where the lumber fell off the train.
Q 03/05
A) June Lockhart
B) Bea Benaderet
C) Irene Ryan
D) Rosemary DeCamp
Answer · why
Paul Henning wrote the series for her after decades of second-banana roles with Jack Benny, Lucille Ball and Burns and Allen.
Q 04/05
A) Frank Cady
B) Edgar Buchanan
C) Smiley Burnette
D) Charles Lane
Answer · why
He was the only actor to appear in every episode and was just three years older than the actress playing his niece.
Q 05/05
A) Betty Jo
B) Bobbie Jo
C) Billie Jo
D) Kathy Jo
Answer · why
She was played for all seven seasons by Linda Kaye Henning, the creator's daughter.
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